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they're not double the price here.. =). i believe a pair of rokit 8's are 500... or a lil below... and the pair of mk2's i got were 420 with tax...

odd. over here rockits are £500 thereabouts. cheapest ive seen m1 actives for is 219.99 from imuso.co.uk

i got the rockit 5's these things are making me go deaf

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i work for guitar center and ill tell you first that the reason they are pushing those on you, is because we make the most $$$ on the KRK monitors. for producing, i would go with the alesis m1 mkII. however for DJ booth monitors, the alesis just dont have the power or the right sound. those RP-8s (rokit 8) are really a sweet sounding active mon. very nice bass response and very crip clean highs. also give the M-Audio bx8s a listen. they are pretty nice and pretty powerful as well. i dont think they sound better than the RP8s, but its all about what you think sounds the best. if you do decide to get the RP8s make sure they give you a good price on them. I would probably hook up a good customer with those for about $220 a piece or at least throw in the extended warrenty for free.

if know what you want and would like a price quote, PM me. I can allways take orders over the phone and ship em to ya.

I had all the Krk Rockits.. returned em all.. They are too metallic and too over bassed.

The krk V8s are very nice, they are still a bit metallic though. and for that price range I would recommend just saving for the Mackie 824s

I speant 3 months listening to and researching all different types of monitors in ALL the price ranges.. Ultimately I decided what everyone told me in the beginning was right, the Mackies are the ones to get. Nothing else I listened to sound as sollid as they do.

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Originally posted by Ludikruz I had all the Krk Rockits.. returned em all.. They are too metallic and too over bassed. The krk V8s are very nice, they are still a bit metallic though. and for that price range I would recommend just saving for the Mackie 824s I speant 3 months listening to and researching all different types of monitors in ALL the price ranges.. Ultimately I decided what everyone told me in the beginning was right, the Mackies are the ones to get. Nothing else I listened to sound as sollid as they do.

but arent the mackie's twice the price?

I paid $450 total for the Rockits. I know the Mackie's are a much better speaker, but they are also a LOT more money. I would rather buy a cdj1000 with the savings + some extra cash.

Is it that big of difference that it justifies the extra $$$?

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Well its really upto your ears man (and your wallet). If you got em and are happy with the way they sound then your good to go. For me it was obvious that it wasnt worth it for myself to get anything besides the Mackies, nothing else sounded completely satisfying to my ears.

If you got the 8s and are enjoying them then you are all set. They cost less for a pair than just 1 Mackie so it really is a big decision to make and if you cant justify it then it wouldnt make sense to do it. Anyway, how do you like the 8s? peace

actually, i bought them thursday night, left for atlanta on friday, got back last night, and will be setting them up tonight. i will post back.

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Originally posted by CosmoKid I would rather buy a cdj1000 with the savings + some extra cash.

you ungrateful bastard! That Denon is all you need! lol joke

btw, I just got your PM...for some reason the pop up didn't come up when you sent it though.

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Originally posted by zizack you ungrateful bastard! That Denon is all you need! lol joke btw, I just got your PM...for some reason the pop up didn't come up when you sent it though.

same thing happened to me with your PM.

i like the denon...for $350. if i was going to spend the $700 that it would have been new, i would have spent $950 on the pioneer.

now stop pawning your left overs on me!

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any updates cosmokid?

djmart is running a special on the rokit 8 now for $319, minus whatever I can get "knocked off" from "negotiating". I think I can definitely sell my M1s on ebay for that price.

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omg!!! 319!!


i want to sell my monitor 1's too.. hahhaha