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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).

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.

- Dan

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.