active monitors 2.0, please help me


  1. stereo
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    active monitors 2.0, please help me


    Hello everybody.
    I want to replace my Logitech 5.1 x530 with some 2.0 active monitors.
    They will be connected to my soundcard Creative SB X-FI Xtreme Gamer. Sometime i use the headphones ( Sennheiser 429 HD ) for gaming, movies, music.
    What would you recommend me for about 400 US $ ?
    It would be nice if the monitors have headphones slot on the front / side, not in the back.
    Is that possible at all, to use the headphones with this monitors, for example ?
    M-AUDIO BX5 D2 | NetMusic - Instrumente muzicale, echipamente audio, Dynacord, Shure, Yamaha, Roland, Beringer, Electro-Voice
    As you can see in the picture, there is no headphones ...
    Please advice me, guys.
    Thank you
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  3. fireberd
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    I have a recording studio (using Sonar X2). I have Samson Resolv 6.5a studio monitors. Any studio monitor will work, just your choice.

    I haven't seen any with headset jacks. I can connect the studio monitors to the PC (if needed) but I still have the front panel headphone jack is I want to use headset with the PC sound card. Normally, my monitors are connected to my Roland Octa-Capture recording interface unit, which also has headphone jacks.
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  4. stereo
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    What about this :
    M-Audio BX5 D2 + external M-Audio soundcard ? Would that be okay ?
    M-Audio Fast Track Pro at zZounds
    http://www.musicradar.com/gear/tech/.../bx5-d2-526293
    If i use this external soundcard, could i plug in the headphones and leave them there, without to unplug them everytime when i want to use the speakers ?
    I didnt find a video about this soundcard + headphones.
    Thanks
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  6. fireberd
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    You want a unit that has both outputs for monitor speakers and headphones. I have a larger MAudio Fastrack Ultra 8R and it has that but many of the smaller port units do not.

    The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 has both monitor and headphone outputs and is switchable. http://us.focusrite.com/usb-audio-in...s/scarlett-2i2

    Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 | Sweetwater.com

    The KRK monitors are popular. KRK Rokit 5 | Sweetwater.com
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  7. stereo
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    What do you think about those :
    Behringer MS40 Digital Monitor Speakers: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments

    Amazon.com: M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Powered Speakers (Previous Version): Musical Instruments
    Do you think they are ok, compared with what i have now ? I mean Logitech 5.1 X530
    Logitech X-530 Speakers - Newegg.com
    And i mean only the sound quality / not the suround effects, etc.
    What would you recommend : M-Audio BX5 D2 + external M-Audio soundcard
    or M Audio AV40 / Behringer MS40 ?
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  8. fireberd
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    I have a friend with a recording studio and he has Behringer "Truth" studio monitors. Those Behringer's are popular.

    I don't know about the MAudio.
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