JBL LSR305 Monitors

These near-field monitors have gotten good reviews and they are not that expensive (around $300 for a pair).

Serious music engineers would not rate these as the very best, but for the money they are supposed to be very good near-field monitors.

Keep in mind that with near-field monitors, the frequency response is supposed to be flat in order for the engineer to properly mix.

When speakers have a subwoofer and tons of bass it is more difficult and, in fact, risky to mix audio on them alone. That’s why most music studios have 2-3 different pairs of monitors to allow the engineer to switch back and forth between the big huge bassy monitors and the accurate near-field monitors.

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