KRK RP5's or RP8's?

[futbol1097]

I am buying my first set of monitors for home recording. There are two good local deals on KRK RP5's and RP8's where I am. I have a small studio setup at home (10x10 room) - is there any reason I need 8's over the 5's. The price is good on the 8's but still $150 more than the 5's. I record rock, indie, country - no hip-hop.

- J

[futbol1097]

Forgot to mention - treatment isn't very good in this room since its such a small apartment and the room gets used for other things. With lack of treatment, would I want to go with a smaller monitor or does it even matter?

[soldierone]

I'm currently using a pair of the 5s and they work great for what I need them to do. A lot of people I've talked to prefer the 8s as they have a little bit more kick, but the 5s work very well if you don't want to spend the money.

[kno1ills@yahoo.]

I'm using the 5's and I don't think they have much low end accuracy. But if you get a sub, they work good for the mids and highs. I'm using the 5's with KRK's 10" sub and it sounds great.

[rmaier]

I like my 5s as well. I do alot of classical stuff, mostly solo instuments and small ensembles, and the 5s had more than enough bottom end for me even without subs. Placement also had a huge impact - they sounded great in the store but after I got them home I thought they were going to be unusable until I got them away from the walls and corners. I also found that they sounded tighter after I made a couple of speaker pads for them by gluing together a few Walmart mousepads.

R

[punkrocker]

I have the eights. better low end

[CIRO]

If you can, go with the 8" (or 6", at least).

A room that size (any room, in truth) will need a lot of treatment (bass traps) to put the things under control, take a look (search) on the Studio Building forum.


Ciro
www.soundclick.com/ciromoreau

[AASteveo]

go for the 6's, there's currently a mic package deal that gives you free mxl 990/991 mics and mic stands with the speakers for 400 bucks.
this mic package deal is the same price as it would be for both speakers individually. jump on it.

http://www.music123.com/Musicians-Ge...00870.Music123