These things look kind of great.

Kinda interesting that Pioneer is branching into speakers. With so many great sounding monitors out there though in that price range, I'm sure these have to sound pretty great.

It won't be easy for them to crack this market. There are so many companies out there with decades of experience with building monitor speakers who have earned the trust of profesionals over the years....Adam, Focal, Genelec, KRK, Dynaudio, Klein & Hummel....the list goes on. Unless Pioneer come up with a revolutionary product i foresee an uphill battle here.

@Patrice I agree with you but I also think anyone that would buy a Pioneer mixer/headphones/etc would also invest in these monitors. No disrespect if you own one of their mixers but for the price range of their products you could get Allen & Heath or Genelec as you mentioned. So I believe that there is indeed a market already. The 'uphill battle' as you put it, will be to get other people interested in listening to them when they're shopping.

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there is a lot of good monitors on the market, for better price

Completely agree, the mid-range monitor market has many excellent products from established makers. They will likely sell reasonably well in the dj market because of the name, but I doubt whether these will be better than similar models: Adam A7X, Dynaudio bm5a, Genelec 8040a etc. I'm sure Pioneer have a good R&D budget though.

Some good valid points, but it says these speakers are for Dj'ing with...so assumed this is for your deck set up etc..

The 5" are aimed towards DJ's with the 8" aimed towards producers.
Again though I think this might be a difficult market to crack, lets wait for some reviews and see what people make of them.

I think it's a rather artificial separation between dj-ing and producing. both models will sound about the same with some extra low end extension on the 8" model. in my opinion any decent studio monitor is suited for djing and home stereo purposes. most people would be amazed how much better even a 400 euro pair of monitors sounds than the average home speaker.

nice stuff! pioneer rocks!

mmm, a bit too expensive compared to other products in the market offering the same.

Hi Patrice - don't you think the 'truth' that monitors reveal is not always what average home listeners want from average home speakers?
I agree that this product seems to be a solution looking for a problem to solve.
Can't see it gaining much traction except where having gear that 'matches' is important ; )

Hey Timtango,
you got a good point. Garbage in, garbage out. Good powered monitors won't gloss over a poor quality recording but the detail you get, especially from dvd's, is pretty staggering. Once you get used to the honest sound of a monitor you probably won't want any different. They sound less boomy and bassy but are so good at reproducing delicate, detail rich sounds and a realistic stereo field (if positioned properly). Not needing an extra amplifier is another big bonus. Even audiophiles seem to catch on to the fact that for a fraction of the price of some impressive looking sculpture of a speaker they can get better performance from a good pair of monitors.

nice monitors !

Have to agree with most on syaing that it will be a hard market to break into given the quality of the current options for studio/dj speakers..but having said that, I saw and more importantly heard these at the BPM show in the UK about a month ago and I was shocked at the clarity of sound these speakers produced even in a trade show type situation with other stands around blasting tunes and having equipment demos etc.. and a constant layer of different music being pumped around the arena.. Would love to hear them in a much quieter environment to truly get a feel for the quality of sound they produce, but from what i;ve seen so far they definitly get my vote !!

There's a very large chance that they sound 'good' as opposed to 'flat' though...

interesting.....I'll have to give a listen~

these things look great, i think i'll be getting a pair for sure!

GOOOOD!

they arrived last week the sound is phenominal. Doesnt have to be loud either with in being so solid and crisp. Very pleased wiv my purchase even if it was £449 (four years guarantee mind you).

more prosumer crap from pioneer...

anyone who knows their audio will look elsewhere

don't you have anything better to do, than spout your anti-pioneer crap in every thread?
yawn.

shame really, i've listened to a few of your mixes and we share a very similar taste in music. they sound like they need mastering properly though, maybe get some new monitors? :-)

Just got both from Pioneer for a test run,,, will check em out tomorrow. Really got used to the Mackies 824s but lets see.

Pioneer Electronics unveiled its first line of active reference monitoring speakers for DJs and music producers, the compact Pioneer S-DJ08 and S-DJ05 speaker models which feature audio parameter control, built-in linear equalization and four switchable inputs. The speakers are packaged with a cool manual dial style control knob accessory which is used to change settings like EQ and audio inputs on the speakers. As for inputs, the S-DJ08 and S-DJ05 speakers both have XLR, TRS and two sets of RCA inputs, so connecting a computer, DJ equipment, or portable device is no problem.

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Selling these boys at work. They look great and feature-wise seems to be all there.

Once you go past the fiddly input mode setup, the sound that comes out is a little disappointing. I think its the case of not getting what you pay for these.

The Samson Resolv's we sell have a similar sound at a fraction of the price. Meh.

If you use speakers to make live-sets and radio shows and then switch back to production, they are an investment to consider, but for studio only they are far from Genelec or Adam speakers.

In the end it comes down to money and what you get.