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KRK vs Alesis
Can I get a few comments on these two speaker?
Basically I had the KRK V4 monitor speakers. It look rather small and it fit nicely on the table due to the size. And now not even one year my right monitor had dead. I tried changing the fuse, but I had replaced the fuse two times and it blew immediately when I on the power. I was rather pissed that it went dead suddenly. I bought at the price of SGD889. Whereas that time Alesis MKII Monitor One is SGD900 but had dropped the price almost the same as KRK.
However, do you all think that I should just change to Alesis?
The KRK V4 is small and even the driver also small. But the sound quality is good I will say but the LOs are rather flat and I cant hear much. But compared to Alesis is totally different.
But which would you all choose? KRK or Alesis for the better sound quality to produce the music?
Really need a piece of advice for that. Thanks.
KRK V4
Alesis Active Monitor One MK II
I don't know about the KRK's but I have a pair of Alesis MKII's and they are pretty sweet. They are very raw sounding and give good frequency depths. This may sound lame but the reason i bought em are couse I saw a pair in the studio of Ian Van Dahl and decided if they use em them I guess they can't be that bad. Now I love em.
Limit Out!
I see. I like Alesis also but just that time I wanted to buy its out of stock and it went out of stock damn fast! Then give me the last resort to get KRK but it produce flat sounding IMO. But the driver are just too small.
I reckon most of the TA guys using Alesis MK II right?
oh man, if I'm able to sell it off I gonna get Alesis instead this time!
Thanks Limit.
Any others comments from other? Need some feedback.
M1 Active Mk2s are the shit. You arent going to find better speakers until you get up to Mackie prices. Ive heard from some people that they lack low end...havent had too much of a problem with that as my low end inmy tracks souind fine and dandy....even with my production partner who uses HR824s. How about them apples.
M1's are the shit. Nuff said.
the old series of krks sucked , but the new rockit series kickass
from what I've heard the krk ain't very good for electrtronic music but they rock for live styles like rock, pop and so on. Although this is just what I've heard from others, never got a chance to listen to them myself so you go ahead and do that and then you can come back and tell us if it's true or not 
imo the M1 MK2 ain't as good as everyone says, they are way to bassy wich results in getting a way to undetailed mid and high, the bass drowns all the other frequencies a little bit
I suggest you go one step up and try to find a good price on a pair of Event 20/20 bas instead (check used ones if you can't afford new ones)
Im currently using KRK V4. Ya and V series are new series but now currently they are out of V series Second Batch. THe one IM holding the driver are small. SO the low are abit flat and overall I reckon I had listen for long and get used to it.
I compared to Alesis MK II with V4. And I found that the Low is really abit bassy. Its aint that as clear as KRK. For electronic production, I really no idea on which monitor shall I changed.
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| M1 Active Mk2s are the shit. You arent going to find better speakers until you get up to Mackie prices. Ive heard from some people that they lack low end...havent had too much of a problem with that as my low end inmy tracks souind fine and dandy....even with my production partner who uses HR824s. How about them apples. |
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| from what I've heard the krk ain't very good for electrtronic music but they rock for live styles like rock, pop and so on. Although this is just what I've heard from others, never got a chance to listen to them myself so you go ahead and do that and then you can come back and tell us if it's true or not |
well the 20/20 bas are used by many producers that are into electronic music and I'velistened to them myself, they are just pure quality
they are (in my opinion) very well balanced between the different frequencies (no boosts anywhere) and they are detailed as hell, it was like a punch in my face when I listened to them the first time coz I wasn't prepared to how detailed they are
vizay, would you recommend the 2020's over the hr824. I went down to a dealer and since they didn't have them in stock I wasn't able to test drive 'em
This?
Shall find out more abt that. Thanks. Need to search price.
Spec:
20/20bas V2 � Biamplified Monitor Specifications
LF Driver: magnetically shielded 8" mineral-filled polypropylene cone with 1-1/2" diameter high-temperature voice coil and damped rubber surround
HF Driver: magnetically shielded 25mm ferrofluid-cooled silk dome
Frequency Response: 38Hz - 20kHz, �3dB (-2dB @ 38Hz), Ref. 500Hz
Crossover: 2.6kHz, active fourth order
LF Amplifier Power: 130W continuous per side
HF Amplifier Power: 70W continuous per side
Input: Balanced; gold combination XLR - 1/4"; accepts balanced or unbalanced sources
Input Sensitivity: 1.1V input produces full output with Input Level Control at maximum
LF Trim: Continuously variable control; max boost/cut settings produce �3dB @ 100Hz, �2dB @ 400Hz
HF Trim: Continuously variable control; max boost/cut settings produces �3dB above 2.6kHz
Protection: RF interference, output current limiting, over temperature, turn-on/off transient, subsonic filter, resettable mains circuit breaker
Cabinet: 5/8" vinyl-laminated MDF
Dimensions: 10-1/4" W x 14-3/4" H x 11-3/4" D
Weight: 30lbs each
^^ $900 on zzounds
Those Mackies sound real good. Some people say the Truths sounds a little bit like them but they're wrong and exagerating. I have the Truths and they don't sound too good. The Mackies are transparent and true...get them if you can afford them. I don't get them for the simple fact that I barely touch my gear so they would be sitting here staring at me. 
too many choices, opinions, and money. I know people say the best thing to do is listen to them. If my ears aren't trained that well then I won't know what to look for and misjudge. 
I had sort of a similar problem whereas I couldn't listen to them at all. So what i did was a simple judgment based on what I need to do and price and who uses them. Like I posted before I saw the Alesis monitors in Ian Van Dahl's studio so I figure hey I'm pretty much making the same music and if they use em and get the good mix that they do then well for the price why the heck not. Another factor was that they didn't even use the Actives, they had an older version which used an external amp..the newer version was suposed to be better, freqauency wise and well I'm sure it is. Anyway this is a good place to do some research like you are but also check some studios and you'll be surprised.
Limit Out!
I had sort of a similar problem whereas I couldn't listen to them at all. So what i did was a simple judgment based on what I need to do and price and who uses them. Like I posted before I saw the Alesis monitors in Ian Van Dahl's studio so I figure hey I'm pretty much making the same music and if they use em and get the good mix that they do then well for the price why the heck not. Another factor was that they didn't even use the Actives, they had an older version which used an external amp..the newer version was suposed to be better, freqauency wise and well I'm sure it is. Anyway this is a good place to do some research like you are but also check some studios and you'll be surprised.
Limit Out!
Limit- is it the passive Alesis that is smaller then the Active Alesis MKII now? It kinda abit of greyish in color?
Perhaps Im get used to the sound on KRK. LOL. Was thinkin to change a bigger one. but HR824 is way too high cost in my pocket. Its aint gonna placed in the studio but bedroom.
How much will a HR624 cost?
Thanks for all replies
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| Originally posted by SOLTRI vizay, would you recommend the 2020's over the hr824. I went down to a dealer and since they didn't have them in stock I wasn't able to test drive 'em |
This is *slightly* off topic, but you are talking about mackie, so I'll give it a whirl, Has anyone tried the new Mackie/Tapco S8's ?
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yup, mackie hr824's
I doubt there will be anyone that has actually used the tapco's since they recently came out, but I could be wrong
first of all i was a huge fan of mackie's hr824's but i must say right now DO NOT get them. The speakers aren't accurate. The speakers are perfect to present them to A&R but the response isn't accurate. I heard some good and bad things about the tapco's but i forget. I know a guy who currently uses the M1's and he said they're amazing he uses them over his mackie hr824's and i trust his judgement cause he owns like everything in his studio. The good things about the M1's they can handle alot of bass but that can be a bad thing as well. You may want speakers to have just enough bass so your mix down will sound perfect instead of too bassy. But for me i plan to get the KRK Rokit 8's or the V6's. The clarity on the rokit 8's is fantastic compared to the V6's, but the V6's do have a warmer sound to it. I would suggest read reviews lots of them. I would suggest getting more opinions from users and professionals too.
i would suggest these sites
www.harmony-central.com
www.sonicstate.com
or read
Remix Magazine
Electronic Musician Magazine
I just went to guitar center to do some monitor shopping. Didnt like the 824s....really enjoyed the KRK V8s though
I bought the Event TR8XL's and I love them! They are the 150 watts versions of the TR8's. Very powerful and they are ever so clear and accurate.
KRK, Event, Mackie, etc...
These are all great speakers. You just gotta pick the one your ears like best. You still have to learn your monitors. I spent the last 2 days just playing tracks through them to get a feel of how they should sound. Once you know your monitors your mixes will translate well.
If your room is not acoustically sound u wont benfit from expensive monitors unless you treat your room. Mackies have alot of bass so beware if your studio is in a small space.
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| Originally posted by trancenrg69 I bought the Event TR8XL's and I love them! They are the 150 watts versions of the TR8's. Very powerful and they are ever so clear and accurate. KRK, Event, Mackie, etc... These are all great speakers. You just gotta pick the one your ears like best. You still have to learn your monitors. I spent the last 2 days just playing tracks through them to get a feel of how they should sound. Once you know your monitors your mixes will translate well. If your room is not acoustically sound u wont benfit from expensive monitors unless you treat your room. Mackies have alot of bass so beware if your studio is in a small space. |
I just bought a pair of KRK RP5 Rockit's online last night and I have a question. I also have an M-Audio Audiophile soundcard with RCA In/Out and a Midi connection.
I was wondering if I'll need some kind of mixing board or something to plug the speakers into and then into the soundcard?
Right now I just plug an RCA to minijack cable into the sound card and then into some crappy computer speakers. If I do need a mixing board can anyone recommend anything...preferrably something cheapish.
Thanks
Thought you had ur speaker bought and why you still use ur computer speaker??
From your 2496 RCA, get a adapter from your 1/4 " jack form monitor to RCA to your soudncard.
Most ppl use Mixer because they had a few hardware to plug in together. If ya do not have hardware, just plug to 2496 SOundcard will do.
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