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[Steven Fondren]

Our small church is doing away with a pair of hotspots and getting some wedge floor monitors.  Any suggestions on mid-range quality pair of active monitors?  Would really like to have white.  Thanks in advance!

[Ivan Beaver]

Our small church is doing away with a pair of hotspots and getting some wedge floor monitors.  Any suggestions on mid-range quality pair of active monitors?  Would really like to have white.  Thanks in advance!

It would help to know what sort of budget you are looking at.

To some people "midrange: means $300-400.  To others it means $1500 each.

Does size matter?

What sort of angle is needed?

Do they have to be stand mount like your hotspots?

Is this for vocal or instruments also?

Details more than the color, would really help to get you some usable answers.

[Matt Edmonds]

Definitely need more info. We recently purchased some Danley SM-LMP monitors for our church. They are fantastic.

[John L Nobile]

Definitely need more info. We recently purchased some Danley SM-LMP monitors for our church. They are fantastic.

+1 on those monitors. I've got 4 of them and everyone is very happy with them. Low profile, smooth and very even coverage.

[Jared Koopman]

We just purchased some Tannoy VX8M monitors and they are quite nice. I realize they are passive but I suspect the powered versions are equally nice.

Nice clean sound to it. It gets loud enough for our purposes and while it doesn't have the lowest of lows, it still sounds full.

[Lee Buckalew]

We just purchased some Tannoy VX8M monitors and they are quite nice. I realize they are passive but I suspect the powered versions are equally nice.

Nice clean sound to it. It gets loud enough for our purposes and while it doesn't have the lowest of lows, it still sounds full.

I will second the Tannoy VX series as great sounding and compact.  I don't have any experience with the Danley SM-LMP so can't comment.  I will add for very compact, excellent sonic quality Martin DD6.  These are not active but offer many great features.
For mid price, mid range look at the Yamaha DXR series.  The DXR10 & DXR12 sound better than many/most in their price range. 
The JBL SRX812p offers some great features and a mid range price point for a self powered monitor.  Sounds very good too.

What are you using these monitors for?
Rock level music monitoring for a drummer in an enclosure?
Voice reinforcement for spoken word only?
Gathering 2-3 vocalists at a time in front of a single wedge as praise team vocal monitors?
Etc., etc.
Different uses will may best be filled with different solutions. 
Help us make the best recommendations for you by giving us more information.

Lee

edit; corrected spelling

[Jay Barracato]

If I were in Europe I would also look (listen) carefully at the new MMA offerings.

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[Mac Kerr]

I will second the at annoy VX series

Priceless.

Mac

[Lee Buckalew]

Priceless.

Mac

Oops! 

iPad and fat fingers.

Lee

[Steven Fondren]

Definitely the 2-400 range.  Floor monitors.  Only 8-10 feet from musicians so angle isnt critical.  Dont need a lot of power.  Smaller physical size the better.

[Antti Rintamaki]

Not sure about exact US street prices but compared prices over here, DB technologies active FM10 is hard to beat when it's about size, usability, sound and price.

It's not as good sounding as Danley SM-LMP mentioned or micro wedge or d&b, L'Acoustics etc. top range product. But the price is also totally different league.

I have 4 pcs of FM10 and it has been perfect for worship gigs. I highly valuate it over any "multipurpose" active speakers DXR, QSC K10, etc.  FM10 is monitor shaped and housed with coaxial element. It can be placed close to musicians/singers as the element is angled pretty upwards. The overall sound is not too bright, quite pleasing actually. With reasonable levels there's no need for radical eq's for monitors.

If you have a chance, go and listen one yourself. There's also smaller FM8 and more powerful FM12.

My choice would be these. If not, I would look for used 8" or 10" microwedges, Danley's or perhaps Nexo PS8 or PS10.

Antti


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[Lee Buckalew]

Definitely the 2-400 range.  Floor monitors.  Only 8-10 feet from musicians so angle isnt critical.  Dont need a lot of power.  Smaller physical size the better.

The closest thing that I have used would be the Yamaha DXR8 but it cost more than the price range you have listed.

Angle is critical so that the musicians are in the coverage pattern of the horn.

Lee

[Jeff Carter]

Definitely the 2-400 range.  Floor monitors.  Only 8-10 feet from musicians so angle isnt critical.  Dont need a lot of power.  Smaller physical size the better.

In that price range, when you don't need to get loud, the Alto SXM112A seems to come up a lot on these forums.

Based on that, I picked up two for my church a couple months ago and we've been happy with them so far.

[Jonathan Johnson]

Angle is critical so that the musicians are in the coverage pattern of the horn.

Not being in the coverage pattern will cause the performer to think the monitors suck. Another common, related problem is placing the music stand so it blocks the straight-line path between the HF driver and the performer's ears.

If you can't see it, you won't be able to hear it.

So whatever you get, make sure the placement is proper or you'll never be happy.

Poor placement of monitors, especially by blocking it with the music stand, is very common.

[frank kayser]

In that price range, when you don't need to get loud, the Alto SXM112A seems to come up a lot on these forums.

Based on that, I picked up two for my church a couple months ago and we've been happy with them so far.

Based on comments here, I purchased a pair of the Alto SXM112a.  They've worked out very well in my rig.  I demo'd them at the cafe, subsequently am deploying four for the cafe tomorrow.  At $299 ea, w/free shipping from some vendors, a nice coaxial, providing you don't need lots of volume. 

ymmv
frank

[Ervin Hyatt]

Our small church is doing away with a pair of hotspots and getting some wedge floor monitors.  Any suggestions on mid-range quality pair of active monitors?  Would really like to have white.  Thanks in advance!

I think you should get 10" woofers you do not need allot of low end build up on stage and they are smaller over all. Peavey PVx 10 (Behringer Eurolive B2100 WH is white). Under $400 Peavey would be hard to beat.

Get any black speaker and take it to car wrap place and get white shrink wrap on them. I think they can do it?

Another thing it to delay mains to monitors. I run a click track through monitors loud and mains lower level so i hear monitors in house. You will hear two clicks. Delay mains until i hear one click in house. This will add monitor spill to house in time. I have found this to work great in small venues. Never had complaints from stage and loud monitors act like front fills on the front row.

Lord Bless

[Debbie Dunkley]

Based on comments here, I purchased a pair of the Alto SXM112a.  They've worked out very well in my rig.  I demo'd them at the cafe, subsequently am deploying four for the cafe tomorrow.  At $299 ea, w/free shipping from some vendors, a nice coaxial, providing you don't need lots of volume. 

ymmv
frank

Probably not much help to the OP now but  +1 on the Altos. I got a couple and will get to use them this Saturday for the first time. Won't be using them much as the band's we mainly run sound for are all iem but love the small footprint and for the money they are tough to beat. Saturday we are running sound for a different band who only use floor monitors and these will work out really well. We had been dragging 15"'s around with us and only using a fraction of the power till I got these.
Probably doesn't matter to the OP but I like to have something small to mess around with when I need to run music or FX through a small speaker at home.

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