Spread the cost of a studio monitors from £800 to £15,000+ with flexible finance options: HP, lease or refinance.
Yes, studio monitorss are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £800 to £15,000, and most deals are written over 24–60 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£800 – £15k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £15k
Rates From
5.8% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical studio monitors price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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For UK limited companies with 3+ months’ trading and monthly revenue.
On a purchase price of £4,000: a 10% deposit of £400, then 48 monthly payments of £84 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £4,432, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Genelec 8000 Series Nearfield Pair | £800 – £2,600 | Powered Nearfield Monitors |
| Genelec The Ones Series Pair | £3,000 – £10,000 | Coaxial Point Source Monitors |
| PMC Twotwo / Result Series Pair | £3,500 – £12,000 | Professional Nearfield/Midfield Monitors |
| Full Monitoring Chain (main pair, sub, calibration) | £6,000 – £15,000 | Monitoring System |
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Studio monitors qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance, so a purchase or HP agreement can usually be deducted against taxable profit in the year of purchase, and lease payments are deductible in full as they are paid. Acoustic treatment and room calibration services are typically invoiced as labour rather than sold as an asset, and sit outside the finance agreement.
Studio monitors are bought by recording, mixing and mastering studios, broadcast facilities and project studios, usually as a matched pair rather than individually. Engineers finance a monitoring upgrade because the pair is often chosen to match a specific room after acoustic treatment, so the purchase tends to happen alongside other room investment rather than in isolation. Replacement is generally driven by a change of room, a shift to a new reference standard used by clients, or a studio adding a second or third monitoring path, rather than the speakers failing outright. Monitors from established manufacturers hold their value well on the used market, which supports buying a second-hand reference pair or refinancing an existing set.
Some specialist lenders consider businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options may be available. Fundably may use a soft credit check for matching, which does not affect your credit score. A hard check may happen if you choose to proceed with a lender.
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