Soo as gigs look like not being on for a while looking for recommendations for upgrading my home recording/noodling space.
Currently I have a Presonus Audiobox 96 as my interface. I also have a Boss GT1000core and HX stomp which work fine as interfaces.
My pc is pretty decent spec, and I use mainly Studio one Artist (v5) . I have Helix native as well which is good. Software wise, at the moment I'm fine.
Speaker wise I have an cambridge audio amp, and ancient set of gale mini monitors.
I also have connected up to the audiobox a pair of edirol MA-10A monitor speakers.
I also have a decent set of headphones (Yamaha HPH-MT8)
I'm thinking of replacing the speakers at this time, as the edirols are ok, but lack a bit of oomph.
Eventually I'd like to replace the interface as well, but I can't afford that outlay at the moment.
Budget wise I could stretch to around £200-£300 for speakers.
Room wise i'm in a long thing converted office in the garage. It's about 5 or 6 meters long and just about 2 metres wide. It's not treated for sound and isn't going to be..
Speaker wise I'd be looking for something that I can use for general PC use (videos, gaming etc) as well as music.
Interface I'm looking at the replacing the audiobox 96 with a Focusrite Clarett 2 (although as mentioned that's a bit further down the line).
So really looking for recommendations for speakers either new or 2nd hand! But if the Clarett 2 really is that good I could be persuaded to do that and use the existing speakers for a while.
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If your not doing any mixing that needs to stand up against commercial mixes then the lack of treatment in the room isn't an issue but if you are then I would spend the money on some small monitors that reveal well at low volumes, not something big that will just amplify the bad effects of an untreated rectangle room.
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Then treatment
Then mics (if applicable)
Then interface
Treatment is important of course but you need to be able to hear what you are doing.
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Room is under 2m wide. I can put a few bits on the wall here and there but I don't honestly think it will make much of a difference as I don't have the space.
Speaker wise I was looking at the presonus Eris 7xt. Is that going to be overkill?
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youI'm considering the E5XT's or possibly the Adam audio T5V now.
Cheers for the advice peeps.