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[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1364831497' post='2031411']
I am also interested in powered monitors, as I am moving my studio to a small shed sometime in the next year, and want new monitors to mix to, small and active and as uncoloured as you can get.
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Regarding monitors, have a look at this thread.
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198786-stage-monitor-which-is-small-powerful-and-high-quality/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/198786-stage-monitor-which-is-small-powerful-and-high-quality/[/url]

I bought a Behringer B205D. Very good and about the size of a domestic toaster. If you're ever over my way drop in and have a look.

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I put together a setup for my home office space on a similar budget last year.

I'm using a Soundcraft Notepad 124 mixer http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mixing-Console-Channel-Price-For/dp/B0091H0SVO with a dirt cheap Pulse Audio passive DI cable http://www.pulse-audio.co.uk/5051259017658.shtml
This works absolutely fine for me - the mixer also takes the output from my Presonus firewire audio from my Mac, audio from my phone, CD player and freeview box (used as a radio).

Add to that a Carlsbro powerline 400 amp and Carlsbro monitor speakers (admittedly chosen mainly because they were on offer at CPC at the time).

I'm personally not fond of powered speakers - I'd rather have separate items that I can replace/upgrade as needed, and have more flexibility (plus I had space in that 19" rack that needed filling).

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Some kind of Yamaha mixer (MG210c?) - I use mine for everything! Recording, monitors at gigs, disco's - pretty much everything musically that i do.

Not really an expert in monitors, but anything by Mackie or Wharfedale seem to be about standard in most studio's ive been in.

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Thanks fellas, I've sorted it. I bought a friend's Yamaha MG102c and M Audio BX8a's. I'm really please with it and it's doing the job I wanted doing but I am a little nervous of the speakers which seem to have a bad rep for reliability. I suppose it's like everything else, you only ever read about the 10 faulty ones and not the 10,000 trouble free ones.

I have a Tascam BT which is great but I get sick of using headphones so I've plugged it into the desk and can now play along to cd's without the 'phones as well as stuff stored on my computer and other stuff on t'interweb. Chuffed.

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