Haha I get it with the wife thing. It’s a compromise always. I’m in the process of getting ready to buy a new guitar. Spend some for her and then for me. Means my gear costs about double lol.
If I were you, I'd lean more towards studio monitors. The headrush is decent for the price, but not great. It's not really necessary if you're not jamming with a band. Do you have a Long & McQuade near you? If so, you can rent stuff for pretty cheap prices. They always have the Yorkville studio monitors available to rent and they have Yorkville FRFR speakers too. They don't have the headrush for rent, but from my experience the Yorkville stuff is slightly better anyway. Also, they sell their rental stuff too, so if you like what you rent you may be able to get a decent price on it.
Hi thanks for answering, I do have a long and mcquade relatively close and that does seem like a smarter idea than just buying a headrush before even trying it. Also why is it you think studio monitors are better? Other than that I will never gig live
Happy wife=happy life. Buying a new guitar is always a good idea haha even if it means spoiling the wife before
Studio monitors tend to work better at lower volumes. FRFR can sound OK at lower volumes, but like an amp they sound better when they're turned up louder than appropriate with others in the house. Also, unless you're going to buy a pair of headrush monitors, you won't take full advantage of stereo effects (which may or may not matter to you)
