KRK RP5 vs. Yorkville YSM2P

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I need to know which one of the following monitors is better in mixing. I'll be getting one of them this saturday so i need your opinions.
 
Neither.
Both are awfully cheap and use too small woofers for you to hear what's going on down low.
 
TheDewd said:
Neither.
Both are awfully cheap and use too small woofers for you to hear what's going on down low.
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Oh just shutup please. I'm tired of you suggesting $2000+ monitors everywhere in the damn forum.
 
Studiomaster,

If you are heading to a dealer to pick them up, take some of your fav commercial CDs with you as demo material and compare them at the dealer to see which ones work best for you. Everybody's ears and tastes are different.

If you have to order them by mail or online, order one of each. Then check them out in your room and see which one works best for you. Then return the one you don't want in exchange for the one that you do. Even if you have to pay a couple of bucks for the second shipment, it's worth it to know you're getting what you really want.

G.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
Studiomaster,

If you are heading to a dealer to pick them up, take some of your fav commercial CDs with you as demo material and compare them at the dealer to see which ones work best for you. Everybody's ears and tastes are different.

If you have to order them by mail or online, order one of each. Then check them out in your room and see which one works best for you. Then return the one you don't want in exchange for the one that you do. Even if you have to pay a couple of bucks for the second shipment, it's worth it to know you're getting what you really want.

G.
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Thanks a million! :)

Yeah, I'm really leaning to the RP5's right now. they have a decent high and low response.
 
I don't know man, with some products maybe its worth shipping and trying.

But when the shipping is 40% of the entire piece, like these monitors?
I'd probably get something you can return without $$$...at this $200-300 level there's probably not a huge huge difference in accomplishing getting some budget monitors.

just 2 cents.
 
studiomaster said:
Oh just shutup please. I'm tired of you suggesting $2000+ monitors everywhere in the damn forum.
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Well, monitors ARE the most critical part of your setup.
It show that you are not THAT serious about getting a FLAT and ACCURATE response.
Dude, for this amount of money, the monitors you buy are no better than cheap home theater speakers. If those were $300 PASSIVE monitors, then it would make some sense, since the amps are the most costly component in an active monitor. So you get $200 worth of amps, transformers, transistors, etc...and $100 of ACTUAL speaker design.
What makes a good speaker is the quality of the design...so there you have your answer.
 
TheDewd said:
Well, monitors ARE the most critical part of your setup.
It show that you are not THAT serious about getting a FLAT and ACCURATE response.
Dude, for this amount of money, the monitors you buy are no better than cheap home theater speakers. If those were $300 PASSIVE monitors, then it would make some sense, since the amps are the most costly component in an active monitor. So you get $200 worth of amps, transformers, transistors, etc...and $100 of ACTUAL speaker design.
What makes a good speaker is the quality of the design...so there you have your answer.
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Really...so what monitors do you use?
 
studiomaster said:
Really...so what monitors do you use?
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I use a High quality flat and accurate headphone system.
Not those "toy" monitoring headphones you find in most studio.
I currently have some Sennheiser HD600 and Beyer DT880 (ancient generation).
Both these are extremely flat and accurate (as said by many on www.headfi.com and www.headphone.com).
As for amps, I build my own headphone amps, all class A using premium components.
I also plan on getting an even "flatter" pair of phones, the Sony SA5000 as soon as I get some more money. Maybe AKG K701 would be good too :D
My speaker monitoring rig consists of a Crown DC150 hooked to two JBL 4311 which (to my ears) sound and translate fantastic.
I hate nearfields and in order to get a nice bass going on, you have to use headphones or AT LEAST a 12 inch woofer or small thingies with a sub. but I hate subs as wou nearly always have a "hole" in the frequency response from highs to lows and you get some bass phase shift introduced by the seperate amp circuitry.
 
Hi, I own a pair of Rokit 5's and I find they are such an upgrade from hifi speakers. They have adequate low end for me, and as I have a fairly small room too much bass would get messy. I have also used them in much larger rooms and found them good. After auditioning several speakers in this price range I found they were the clearest, they have really good transient response.
*Note. I haven’t used the Yorkville’s so cannot comment on them specifically*
 
Don't discount the TAPCO's S-5 or S-8. I'm ordering Yamahas this week...but I've been happy with the s-5's....low end is where you'll have to learn your monitors. You can get a great sounding mix at your desk and find out its a muddy mess on other systems when it comes to low end. I suggest a sub for small monitirs.
 
I believe there is nothing wrong with RP5's. I own them myself and they're a huge upgrade from computer speakers. we ARE after all, home recording engineers not professional studio engineers. just use professionally mixed/mastered music as references and you'll get used to the sound that's to be reproduced.

of course i WILL be getting a subwoofer.. :rolleyes:
 
I hate nearfields and in order to get a nice bass going on, you have to use headphones or AT LEAST a 12 inch woofer or small thingies with a sub.
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Well, first off I wouldn't suggest using headphones to get an idea of your bass response. It's gonna be outa whack when you put it through any speaker system.

Second, I liked the rokit5's but they are a bit washy on the bass. If possible, splurge for the rokit 8's. Otherwise you'll probably want to pick up a woofer. All depends on your needs/room and how they sound to your ears ultimatly though.
 
I have the rp5s and although I love how they sound, there is definately a need for a sub with these speakers.
 
ace516 said:
we ARE after all, home recording engineers not professional studio engineers.
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You have now been added to the list of people who are no longer allowed to ask why your mixdown CDs don't sound as good or as loud as commercial CDs :). You have just given your own answer.

G.
 
E-Mu PM5

I picked up the E-Mu PM5s about a month ago after using bookshelf speakers forever and I simply love them. Don't let the 5" speaker fool you. Unless your stuff is extremely low frequency they should work out fine. I've had no bass balance problems when going to other systems. You might think it would be a problem but I haven't found it to be the case. They are small with a full spectrum sound. They prove you don't neccessarily have to have big to balance. Many home reckers are space challenged.

Bob the Mod Guy
 
Bob's Mods said:
Unless your stuff is extremely low frequency they should work out fine. I've had no bass balance problems when going to other systems.
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I guess this is why NS-10 users have to be "really" careful of the lows (most often they high pass everything at 60 Hz).
Simply put, a small woofer is not going to cut it because you just don't know what's going on below about 60 Hz.
So either you high-pass everything to be sure, or you check on other beefier systems.
I am only mixing pop hard rock metal and prog, so having nice bass response is really important for me.
 
I think listeners will notice if you drop out too much bass, just to please your Monitors abilitys? seems backwards kind of.

IMO, average systems now can easily produce the bass and lower freqs.
So you want to hear it...as it will be reproduced by the listener.

its a strange balance,
alot of cheap crap out there, but at the same time there's a lot better stuff than the card-board foldout record players of the 60's and 70's, thin scratchy audio...80's hissing-cassettes and others like digital magnetic-tape and MiniDisc... then CD's finally (80's to current)...the CD-RW.

but sub's were a big positive change in home audio, one of the best I've seen in many years...possibly since the CD format.

so again it doesn't make sense to "drop" it all out in the studio?
but I guess if your speakers can't handle the bass you might have to drop it out. Better that its not there at all I guess, to eliminate surprises on other systems?
 
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