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PSA - 8" Powered Monitors - $99 ea - Stupid Deal of the Day

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Stupid Deal of the Day - Sterling Audio MX8 8" Powered Studio Monitor
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid? ... 0887_38307
Manual PDF: http://sterlingaudio.net/wp-content/upl ... Manual.pdf

Been meaning to pickup a pair of 8" monitors to go with my 3" Mackie monitors.
This deal looks too good to be true. 37Hz to 22kHz, 125 watts. EDIT: this is the "amplifier" frequency response... wonder what the speaker frequency response is? :lol: Oh, well... for $200 we will see.
The brand, Sterling, is a division of Guitar Center.
Pro Sound News has a positive review: https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/gear-an ... o-monitors

I was like, "$200 a pair with free shipping?!?!" Trigger pulled!!! :dance:

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Nice! Let us know what you think once you get em. They look neat.
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Thanks Devin! As long as they have an even response, I think I'll be happy.
I will post a review as soon as I've spent a few hours with them.
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Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
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I got these too. I'm really happy with them but I am coming from gaming headphones and $10 PC speakers.

I can hear the bass much better now and they sound really decent..My only gripe is they are very large.
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They were a bit bigger than I expected, too.
I wish that the on off switch and volume knob were on the front... not really for any other reason than powering on and off.

They do sound pretty decent - played some Pink Floyd, Queen's Night At The Opera and some of my recordings through them... they seem to be solid so, no complaints.
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Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
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ajaxlepinski wrote:They were a bit bigger than I expected, too.
I wish that the on off switch and volume knob were on the front... not really for any other reason than powering on and off.

They do sound pretty decent - played some Pink Floyd, Queen's Night At The Opera and some of my recordings through them... they seem to be solid so, no complaints.


Yep, for a couple hundred I have zero complaints. They are not yellow and sound good to my ears. Huge step up from what I had although I am sure they would not compete with some Yamaha's or whatever.

I am happy with the purchase but yeah, a couple of minor things like you said. The switches would be better up front and I need a new desk now to fit them haha.
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