events definetley sound better than the tapcos for sure. no one would argue that. in fact electronic musician put them as the best monitors under a grand(which included the mackies). i use the tr8s without any ear fatigue. ever. they are really accurate for the price. i rarely ever get surprised when listening on other systems. the thing that sealed it for me was when i went and got my first mix professionally mastered in a room that is extremely accurate(peerless mastering in boston, ma. accurate to 8hz not 80hz, 8 hz designed by micheal blackmer) and i heard the same thing i heard in my room. i really thought there would be surprises that i didnt hear in my room. but low and behold the events were really true. im not sayin they are the best monitors you can get or im even good at mixing, but for 500.00 you cant do better unless its monitors that cost over a grand that are on sale for 500.00. the event tr8 are based very closely on the event 2020s and those are highly respected monitors in many professional control rooms. that being said, get what you like the sound of. try everything you can in your room and mix on them and get what gives you the best results.
