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michelkeijzers
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| panrixx wrote: | | michelkeijzers wrote: | | For home I ordered KRK G5 Rokit ... going to install it tonight. |
Do you mean KRK G2 Rokit 5 (RP5)?
Have have those and have no complaints. |
Yes the small ones. Looking forward to test it with my current gear (no Kronos for now, but if they sound good here they probably will sound even better with a Kronos).
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danatkorg
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Arjan wrote: | | danatkorg wrote: | | My great but not particularly esoteric HR824s are nominally flat (within 1.5dB) down to 39Hz, and extending below that naturally; the more recent mkII version claims a little lower for flat response, down to 37Hz. |
I have to agree with Dan here. I too have Mackie HR824's (original version) and I definitely don't need a sub with them; they go plenty low and loud as-is for their intended purpose as near-field speakers in a studio environment.
For my live rig I do have dedicated subs because at high SPL (higher than you'd ever use in a studio) you won't be able to get sufficient level for low frequencies from an 8" woofer; it's simply not able to displace sufficient amounts of air. You can certainly go extremely low on 8" speakers but there's a limit to how loud you can get it without ridiculously high speaker excursion. |
All good points; I should have been clear that my comments were about studio monitoring setups only.
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michelkeijzers
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I installed my KRK Rokit 5 (RPR5) and they sound great.
They are not positioned as should be (one is in a bookcase and the other on top of papersheet-holders (don't know the english term) on my desk. One is a bit further away then the other but still they sound great. I love the bass (don't use high volumes anyway) and my room is about 10x10 feet. The volume of the speakers is at 75% but I keep my mix levels down (having a small mixer to connect my synths/pc to them).
It sound as good as my semi-open Sennheiser headphones and a lot better than my old hifi stereo set.
Thanks for all the reviews and positive/negative remarks posted here.
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shap
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Arjan wrote: | | danatkorg wrote: | | My great but not particularly esoteric HR824s are nominally flat (within 1.5dB) down to 39Hz, and extending below that naturally; the more recent mkII version claims a little lower for flat response, down to 37Hz. |
I have to agree with Dan here. I too have Mackie HR824's (original version) and I definitely don't need a sub with them; they go plenty low and loud as-is for their intended purpose as near-field speakers in a studio environment. |
The lower cutoff frequency on the Mackie HR824's is -3dB at 37Hz. That gets you down to low D# (a.k.a. D#1) on the piano. It simply doesn't cover the full range.
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danatkorg
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| shap wrote: | | Arjan wrote: | | danatkorg wrote: | | My great but not particularly esoteric HR824s are nominally flat (within 1.5dB) down to 39Hz, and extending below that naturally; the more recent mkII version claims a little lower for flat response, down to 37Hz. |
I have to agree with Dan here. I too have Mackie HR824's (original version) and I definitely don't need a sub with them; they go plenty low and loud as-is for their intended purpose as near-field speakers in a studio environment. |
The lower cutoff frequency on the Mackie HR824's is -3dB at 37Hz. That gets you down to low D# (a.k.a. D#1) on the piano. It simply doesn't cover the full range. |
True, but see my earlier post; that may or may not matter. See discussions of the "missing fundamental" concept for more info.
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DavyP
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:44 pm Post subject: KRK ROKIT RP5 Montors |
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| michelkeijzers wrote: | I installed my KRK Rokit 5 (RPR5) and they sound great.
They are not positioned as should be (one is in a bookcase and the other on top of papersheet-holders (don't know the english term) on my desk. One is a bit further away then the other but still they sound great. I love the bass (don't use high volumes anyway) and my room is about 10x10 feet. The volume of the speakers is at 75% but I keep my mix levels down (having a small mixer to connect my synths/pc to them).
It sound as good as my semi-open Sennheiser headphones and a lot better than my old hifi stereo set.
Thanks for all the reviews and positive/negative remarks posted here. |
Glad you like the Rokit 5 monitors. I think they sound great with my Kronos 61 and I am very happy with them for the size of my room. They are really punchy and the Kronos has a lot of depth to many of its sounds especially the synth and drum sounds.
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michelkeijzers
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I only could try them for one hour because we have visiting family with a small child for a week but Tuesday evening I will test them more.
They really sound good so far.
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cabasner
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| Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I realize you said you were not interested in a subwoofer, but I have a pair of KRK Rokit RP8 G2s and a K10s subwoofer, which I use to amplify my Korg M3-88. I must say that the combination of these powered monitors is fabulous. I have not tried to use the RP8s on their own, without the subwoofer, so I can't tell you if the RP8s alone would be sufficient, but I can tell you that the combination of the 3 monitors is pretty impressive. My keyboard is in about a 10x12 room with hard floors, and the subwoofer volume is just barely turned up above zero, but that is enough to give a serious wallop on the low end. For the money, I think this setup is tremendous, and I'd seriously consider it for your own needs. |
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