Fostex PM0.5 MkII

Back in 2003 I was looking at purchasing a pair of speakers for two purposes: (1) For a monitor output for recording and playing through a Line6 POD (guitar DI Box) and (2) As a high fidelity music system using the PC as a source. After looking at...

I have both the Fostex PM0.5 MKII and the BX5a Deluxe for a while now. While the BX5a tends to get higher review rating and is more popular, I personally prefer the PM0.5 due to its having more bass & volume. Both models cost about the same, with the...

They sound good quiet and they sound good loud. With these monitors, it's very easy for my ears to pick out specific parts of a busy song and analyze and compare effects. They are rather huge, however. The individual rear power switch is a little...