KRK rokit rp-5 monitors for edit station?

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PDX_DVX

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I am looking for a step up from computer speakers that I have been using, to a pair of actual audio monitors. I know that audio professionals will probably laugh at my choice of KRK rokit rp5's, but I am not looking to do any sort of high end audio. I just need some good, accurate, and not to expensive monitors that will get me better sound than my crappy eq'd computer speakers. What do you think of the KRK's?
 
PDX_DVX said:
I am looking for a step up from computer speakers that I have been using, to a pair of actual audio monitors. I know that audio professionals will probably laugh at my choice of KRK rokit rp5's, but I am not looking to do any sort of high end audio. I just need some good, accurate, and not to expensive monitors that will get me better sound than my crappy eq'd computer speakers. What do you think of the KRK's?
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I used to do audio mastering in a past life, and I LIKE the KRK's. Suggestion though - you may want to keep your eyes out for something used and thoroughly underpriced, like the $200 pair of self powered (active) bi-amped Genelecs a friend of mine just bought. :shocked:
 
i have a pair of the matthews speakers (i'm stupid, they are Rogers Speakers) that were built on a bbc design and used in their remote location trailers for monitoring the sound quality and i always used those for checking out the sound on my projects

and then i got a pair of the bose speakers, the two small ones that go on your monitor and the big subwoofer for the floor and i was amazed at how well the bose speakers sounded, especially with the classic matthews speakers as a reference point.

they call them the companion multimedia speakers. plus if there is a bose factory outlet near you, you can get refurb's even cheaper.

matthew
 
Just make sure it still sounds good on that crappy TV speaker too. That's what the majority of your audience will be listening to it on.
 
Interesting topic. I am far from being a "pro" studio or recording sound man, however my brother has developed a career in live sound venue mixing which has often times carried over into studio work. He'll be the first to tell you live mixing and studio mixing are entirely different things, but he has a pretty good idea of what is used and why and has explained it to me in general terms. The big boys use expensive equipment (should go without saying) but the most important thing is realizing the capabilities and limitations of the room you are mixing in. So, even a big mega buck studio with top shelf monitors would know, for example, that standing in point B in a room has a different low frequency response than Point A and so on. The key is really knowing what your equipment can do and even more what the room can do. That's very important. My knowledge on this topic is generally low, but I know enough to recommend having a good idea of the mixing environment in addition to having good monitors and acoustic treatments if you desire. FWIW, my brothers piano room has more acoustic baffles and carpety looking things on the walls than the price of a 24p camcorder and he tells me they do something--I'm just not sure exactly what besides reducing echoes and stuff. Point is, he knows what the room can and can't do and through experimentation placed his piano in exactly the "right" spot and installed acoustic panals in strategic places and at specific heights in the room for desired effect. I question if this would be necessary if somebody is just doing some simple mixes for a video project, but certainly if you're "really into it" then it would make all the difference in the world. Thought I'd provide a different perspective on things through the eyes of a mad cool sound guy (MY BIG BRO) Hope this helps.
 
KRK makes a superb line of monitors, but their Rokit series is really disappointing. I auditioned a lot of reasonably priced monitors and found the Event TR6's to be the best value of everything I listened to. The TR6's are only a little more expensive than the RP5's and I think they're an order of magnitude better. I feel like I could confidently mix and master a CD on my TR6's. The next step up for me will be the Mackie HR824's, but they're $1400/pair compared to the $360 for the TR6's. I don't see how you could get a pair of used Genelecs for $200, unless you were extremely lucky and the low-priced Genelecs (the 1029's) are in no way worth $1200/pair. The Genelec 1030's are excellent, but at $2100/pair, I'd still rather have the Mackie's.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&kw=EVTR6&is=REG&Q=&O=productlist&sku=285292
 
Also take a look at JBL's low end speaker, the LSR6325 I think it's called. Not much low end but I have heard good things about them.
 
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