Hafler M5 Passive Monitors

[Rv-Sound]

I'm looking for some entry level monitors for my personal studio. I don't want fancy monitors I won't be able to afford. For now I'm just looking for some good entry-level monitors to use with my daw and my personal projects. I was checking musicians' friend and they have a hafler M5 passive pair/TA1100 amp combo for around $400. I read a very good review on this same combo on Recording mag. Any extra opinons from owners?
Thanks in advance

[Davros]

Hi,

I'd suggest avoiding the M5's if they are your first/only set of monitors. They are not the easiest of monitors to handle. Imaging is tight, but midrange is somewhat strong, and the overall sound is perhaps somewhat unfriendly. What I mean by that is you may get disappointed with your mixes if you are just using the M5's.

However, I think they make a fantastic second set of monitors for the budget-inclined musician. I use them in addition to Tannoy Reveals, and find that the combo works well. Good luck.

[Rv-Sound]

What amp are you using for those?

[bobmc]

Unless you want a separate amp for some reason, for a little more money ($500 U.S.?) it seems like you could get an excellent pair of active monitors (JBL LSR 25P's?)

[Rv-Sound]

are those JBL's the one's reviewed by prorec?...because if they are i tought they didn't get any high remarks.

[Bruckner]

How interesting. Ive been using the tannoy reveals as my main monitors along with the haflers as well. Both monitors complement each other and each makes up for what the other lacks. They both have excellent imaging although the soundstage on the haflers is a bit more rounded and true, kinda like a semi circle, while the tannoys are very wide and have a shallower front back depth.
The haflers have a more open or slightly hyped midrange (not as bad as event) while the tannoys have a very non hyped, almost muted midrange (steering clear of the NS10 model of monitor which as a concept may have worked for a time on the NS10s but becomes very trickey on most other midrange hyped monitors).
The tannoys seem dull at first but actually have a very detailed but smooth, unhyped top end. Something that is apparently very hard to accomplish as most monitors are either hyped or lack top end detail (or both -like events). The tannoys are much more detailed on bottom and in the low midrange. With the haflers, you know the bottom is there but you dont know what it really sounds like. The tannoys are great for getting an overall balance in a mix and will not fool you into thinking that your mixes sound better than they actually do. Mixes generally transalate better than I anticipated on my first few mixes with the tannoys. The haflers are great for running over what you might have missed and a dif overall perspective of your mix.