Used studio monitors in Melbourne typically sell for A$115 to A$670 (about $81 to $470). Studio monitors sell as a matched pair, so confirm both are the same model and revision, and check the drivers and surrounds on each.
Selling studio monitors in Melbourne
Melbourne has the strongest vintage and op-shop culture in Australia and a large student population across several universities, so buying second hand here is entirely ordinary. It is also the country’s music city, which keeps instruments, amps and records moving in a way they do not everywhere.
Students arrive in February and leave in November, which inverts the northern-hemisphere rhythm. The inner suburbs also carry a lot of share-house accommodation, and share houses reshuffle constantly rather than seasonally.
The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
On anything stored in a garage or shed, check for damp. The winters here are wetter and colder than the city’s reputation suggests, and fabric and particle board both suffer for it.
Handing it over in Melbourne
Australia Post covers everywhere, but distance pricing is real and interstate parcels cost meaningfully more than local ones.
What studio monitors are worth
What lifts the price
- Intact surrounds with no perishing
- Original cables and isolation pads
What pulls it down
- Perished foam surrounds on older monitors
- Odd single monitors
Working out what yours is worth
- Play a full-range test tone through both and compare
- Confirm both monitors match exactly
Getting it ready
- Confirm both speakers are the same model and revision, and test each independently.
- Note whether they are active or passive, the driver size, and what inputs they have.
Photograph
- The rear panel showing inputs and controls
- The tweeter, plus any dent, tear or cabinet damage
Put in the description
- Input types: XLR, TRS, RCA
- Cone and surround condition on both units, and whether cables are included
Brand, size and type: “Yamaha HS7 Active Studio Monitors, Pair, 6.5in Woofer”. Driver size is the primary spec and “pair” must be explicit. Say active or passive, since passive monitors need a separate amplifier.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Victoria)
Common questions
Where can I sell studio monitors in Melbourne?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The tram network covers the inner suburbs densely and is how most small handovers happen. The city is flat, which makes collecting a bike or a chest of drawers by car straightforward, though inner-suburb streets are narrow and permit parking is tightly enforced.
Are they active or passive?
Check the rear for a power inlet. Passive monitors need a separate amp, which is a real extra cost for the buyer.
How much are studio monitors worth in Melbourne?
Most used studio monitors change hands for A$115 to A$670 (about $81 to $470). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling studio monitors across Australia, what studio monitors are worth, everything second hand in Melbourne, or Music & Instruments in Melbourne.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.