Radias vs Monitors
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:10 pm
Greetings, earthlings. I've decided to go ahead and get the M3, I figure I've been with Korg since the 90s, so why mess with a good thing?
Anyway, when I order the M3, I thought a nice set of studio monitors might be a good thing to add. I've never owned or used "real" monitors at home. Until now, I've always just run my computer out to an aux channel on my home stereo, run the keyboard into an input on the computer, and voila. I have a decent set of Bose speakers, but I realize that they, in addition to the other components, "color" the sounds I hear from the keyboard. Sounds great when I'm programming at home, but there are times when I get out to a gig, plug into the PA, and there's a significant difference. So it seems that a set of reference monitors could help me get better sounds and better mixes when I sequence stuff for live performance.
On the other hand, the Radias board sounds like it'd be a good thing to have at my disposal, particularly for synth-heavy applications, like some of the more progressive-type stuff (Styx, Dream Theater, Rush, etc) one of my bands plays.
Radias = $299. KRK RP5G2 = $299/pair.
I'm kinda almost pushing my luck just getting the M3, however, I think I can sneak in another item without the wife throwing me out in the street. I think if I try to get both the Radias and the monitors, it might just push her over the edge. So, if it were you in my situation, and you had to choose between a Radias or about the same price worth of reference monitors, which would you consider to be more important? I understand that having both would be awesome, and I will eventually, just not this week. I really want to stay in my house, and in the good graces of my lovely and beguiling wife. She really is great, I already own more gear than some whole bands. LOL Please advise.
Thanks,
Russ
Anyway, when I order the M3, I thought a nice set of studio monitors might be a good thing to add. I've never owned or used "real" monitors at home. Until now, I've always just run my computer out to an aux channel on my home stereo, run the keyboard into an input on the computer, and voila. I have a decent set of Bose speakers, but I realize that they, in addition to the other components, "color" the sounds I hear from the keyboard. Sounds great when I'm programming at home, but there are times when I get out to a gig, plug into the PA, and there's a significant difference. So it seems that a set of reference monitors could help me get better sounds and better mixes when I sequence stuff for live performance.
On the other hand, the Radias board sounds like it'd be a good thing to have at my disposal, particularly for synth-heavy applications, like some of the more progressive-type stuff (Styx, Dream Theater, Rush, etc) one of my bands plays.
Radias = $299. KRK RP5G2 = $299/pair.
I'm kinda almost pushing my luck just getting the M3, however, I think I can sneak in another item without the wife throwing me out in the street. I think if I try to get both the Radias and the monitors, it might just push her over the edge. So, if it were you in my situation, and you had to choose between a Radias or about the same price worth of reference monitors, which would you consider to be more important? I understand that having both would be awesome, and I will eventually, just not this week. I really want to stay in my house, and in the good graces of my lovely and beguiling wife. She really is great, I already own more gear than some whole bands. LOL Please advise.
Thanks,
Russ