The 8" 802's are great..Take my word , they will do what you are interested in...and they are better than Kingfrog's suggestions...

They are loud , full , great bass and lots of headroom...

Folks here are going to read a lot of positive feedback in a few more days....I hope OFD still has them in stock for the rest of you folks..

$220..those rip offs..charging me $240, and I gave all the publicity..

Well, if I'm able to get 8" speakers (these or others) with my pathetic budget, and they can do the trick as monitors, that opens up the possibility that I can sell my passive studio monitors and come out somewhere close to break even

I'd prefer to have two vs one speaker for versatility, but I definitely don't need two large speakers (and can't afford it)...

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Fran I am looking into who has these in Australia, as they might also be good for me to buy for very small restaurants I do.

BUT the problem I had before, and I suspect with these, is the speaker stands have WAY too big a "footprint" and I could'nt find speaker stands with the same size fitting connector with smaller leg space, if you know what I mean.

Are there any smaller speaker stands available in the US?

Thanks
Dennis

Dennis , I will check it out and see what is available..stands with a smaller floor span..It is possible to use an adapter on tripod mic stands, but they are not as stable...I will get back to you...

With these smaller speakers you can just keey the tripod legs closed more for a smaller footprint also.

With the small Barbettas, I used to use guitar amp stands. Worked great, and fold up to very small space.
DonM

I use a pair of these for my Yamaha MS60S, which are nearly the same dimesions as the referred to speakers.

Perfect.

Now to find some out here.. As well as the speakers that is.

I will ahve to look here because at that price the shipping from USA will be the same amount as the speakers themselves

Thanks Fran.

Dennis

Thanks Ian.

Now those I HAVE seen out here. And I might have to look at them instead if I cannot find the style Fran found. What height do they go up to Ian? I usually stand when playing, so it look kinda funny if they were at my kneecaps LOL...

Dennis