Active Studio Monitors Under 200

These are actually the best active studio monitors objectively speaking. The best on the face of the planet revolving around the sun

The Avantone CLA-200 Studio Reference Amplifier is easily the best purchase I made all year. I own a pair of Yamaha NS 10M Studio Monitors and for years I just used random amplifiers to power them. I decided this year to invest in a better quality amplifier to improve the overall sound quality of my Monitors. After weeks of research And reading countless reviews I decided to go with the CLA-200. I must say the shipping was immediate and I received the new amplifier the very next day after ordering. I can't stress how impressed I was with the sound quality the CLA-200 brought to my NS-10's. The clarity and the frequency response was just amazing. I highly recommend the CLA-200 for any and all Yamaha NS10 users. You won't be disappointed!

Fantastic for the studio monitors.

Under $5, how could you go wrong? Thank You!

A couple years ago I started with the Lowepro Photo Active BP 200 AW and loved the quality of the bag and its versatility for daily use. But... it's a little small for my 14 inch Chromebook and if I want to take more than a few accessories for the camera or other items. So I picked up the Protactic BP 450. That is a beast and holds two bodies, a couple zooms, and all the accessories. But... it's huge! The Protactic BP 300 fits perfectly in between for me. A little more space than the Photo Active 200, the Chromebook fits in perfectly, and get's me one or two camera bodies, plus a couple telephotos lenses and power bank, without feeling like I'm squeezing too much into it. And it's still small enough to take with me everywhere during a day trip.

I have this as the sound processor for my kitchen system of JBL subwoofer and 2 JBL active monitors. I use it regularly and have had zero issues with its operation since putting it in service April 2017, now September 2022. This is not a critical listening area but it gets a lot of use. I detect no added noise. All controls work like new. I also have an older 215s and it too works just fine after years of service.

I replaced my active monitors with the ELAC speakers and a Yamaha integrated amplifier. Since the ELAC has coaxial arrangement of tweeter + midrange, I felt it would work fine for near field listening. I'm very happy with the result. With nothing playing, the combination of amp with passive speakers has no background hiss. My old monitors had audible hiss and non-defeatable auto-shutoff unless the playback was kept sufficiently loud. I'm using an RME ADI-2 DAC feeding the Yamaha amp. I chose ELAC's Satin White with Oak Sides to escape the all-black look of my old monitors.

I use this to control my active mixing monitors and it does what it's supposed to. No noise, a comfortable volume knob, the option of mono or mute, it fits right in. Good quality construction as far as I can tell, so if you need a passive control, this one is worth the money.

I gave 5 stars for decent quality and price. I am using Alesis M1 Active Mk 2 monitors with it, so far so good.

I like the way these studio monitors sound. I purchased several pairs.