of the $300 to $500 monitors

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I will admit if I'm not too careful on my RP-6's, I can mix bass too hot. As long as you can learn that, then you'd be good to go.
 
I just installed a pair of Yamaha HS-50M with an HS-10W sub. Once you get them balanced for your room the combination sounds great, has plenty of headroom and for about $800.00 total should work in your price range.

I know that some here will turn their noses up at the 2.1 configuration but as long as you don't set your high-pass too high you won't have any imaging issues in the low end.

Just my titled view.
Good Luck
 
Iran two rp5's and a rp 10 sub as a 2.1 config. I really thought it was great, until I unplugged the sub. After months of back and forth trying to get the balance right, I gave up. Not saying the 2.1 can't be done but for mastering my mixes, I prefer the 2.0 with a larger woofer in the near-field monitors.
 
I bought RP8-V2 over the M-Audios (nasty tweeters and scooped mids), Behringers (ok but not nearly as good as the KRK RP5/6/8), and the Mackies (sound nice but tweeters not as revealing as the KRK). RPs sound dark in comparison in the store but usually that's because the competitors are harsh, sound fine when you get them home.

Didn't get to compare the RP6 to the RP8 unfortunately. Both need subwoofers really so I can see how the RP6 could be better as the RP8 are a little pronounced in the lower mid/upper bass but not too bad - it didn't take me long to get used to it. Excellent stereo imaging too.

I just love the tweeters on the KRKs - easy to differentiate air from brightness from presence. In my opinion the RPs are the best value monitor under $1200/pr.
 
CircleX,
I guess I have a bit of an advantage in setting up my 2.1.
I've used the configuration in live sound plus I have an RTA to tweek with. I've got a nearly flat response left, right and center. I did have to play with the position and phase of the sub to get the center to flatten out but now that its set I love it.
That said, I haven't used the KRKs so I have no idea how well their cross-overs handle the 2.1 split.
 
I'm stuck between getting the KRK RP6's and RP8's now!

I've found somewhere i can get the RP8's from for £340 for a pair, and the RP6's are £280 a pair, so i thought since i have enough i should get the RP8's? Or are RP6's a better choice?
 
Magic,

The KRK RP6's are on sale at MF. If you buy the "limited Edition Yellow" they run $149 each. I am getting some just because the price is so good.
 
Unfortunatly I'm from the UK though, and they don't ship to here do they?
 
from the MF website:

"We are currently able to ship Internationally if you call 800-391-8762. We cannot ship Internationally via our website.
If toll free calls to the United States are not available in your area, you may call us at 801-501-9551."
 
ah awsome, suppose it just depends how much shipping is and everything
 
Can a 6" really reproduce accurate bass in a mix/master? I was thinking of getting a set of Tannoy Precision 6D to replace my RP8's

as I get it, the 6" doesn't go as low as an 8", but the mid freqs are there more than an 8...but this is theory and physics and all that. can you tell a difference? I don't know.

if you have mastered the RP8's, why start over learning new ones? RP8's are pretty well liked around here.

I think there's the near to midfield thing too, your room, how large is the triangle etc.. If you been with 8's why do you want to swap to a 6"?

My vote is 6"...but then I'm not generally recording heavy heavy bass and synths. I could live with an 8 too.....I think 5 and 4 a sub would need to round it out. imo.

I got to where Lightshadow62 is in that my mixes weren't doing anything with the subs. It sounds great and its a great check but it's back to my 3ft 6" YSM1P's and a bit of simplicity too, without the subs, crossovers for mixing and leveling etc... and I'm a lazy fhkr so less work is better.:D

I really like the KRK's....its a monitor company, years of doing it.
 

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as I get it, the 6" doesn't go as low as an 8", but the mid freqs are there more than an 8...but this is theory and physics and all that. can you tell a difference? I don't know.

if you have mastered the RP8's, why start over learning new ones? RP8's are pretty well liked around here.

I think there's the near to midfield thing too, your room, how large is the triangle etc.. If you been with 8's why do you want to swap to a 6"?

My vote is 6"...but then I'm not generally recording heavy heavy bass and synths. I could live with an 8 too.....I think 5 and 4 a sub would need to round it out. imo.

I got to where Lightshadow62 is in that my mixes weren't doing anything with the subs. It sounds great and its a great check but it's back to my 3ft 6" YSM1P's and a bit of simplicity too, without the subs, crossovers for mixing and leveling etc... and I'm a lazy fhkr so less work is better.:D

I really like the KRK's....its a monitor company, years of doing it.

I am pretty sure I am like everyone else here. I mix.master on my monitors and then burn a CD. I take said CD to every stereo I can find and listen to the song about 1000 times. Then I make an MP3 @ 320kps and listen to it on my iPod with several headphone units. Go back, tweak, repeat. The RP8's give me a really good starting point. I guess going to a higher quality 6 may just be me wanting new gear. :D
 
if you put that much time into your music playbacks, maybe get a pair of 4" to compliment your 8's?? A&B switch would be needed.
 
I'm still stuck between RP6 and RP8, since i'm only in a fairly small bedroom setup would the 6's be far more suitable for that environment?
 
I'm still stuck between RP6 and RP8, since i'm only in a fairly small bedroom setup would the 6's be far more suitable for that environment?

Maybe we are going about this in the wrong fashion. Maybe we should throw out all the rules and mix on a PA system with 20" subs and about 6000 watts of power!!!! :D Too much? Too soon?

I have found that smaller rooms do better with smaller speakers. my RP8's get very very loud. Maybe RP6 coupled with a set of HD 280's would do well.
 
RP6's with HD280's was exactly my plan in the first place, then i keep seeing other options that could work too, so spoilt for choice really! :p

I think i probably will go with the RP6's
 
well i just listened to the m-audio bx8a's and I think they sound awesome so I think I'm going to go with them but is it just because I like that scoop out the mids sound?

will my songs sound like the mids are boosted if I mix with them?

i also read this:
"So it’s not possible to adjust the response curve of these monitors to adapt them to the room in which they’ll be used. Also you should be aware that there’s a vent at the rear of the enclosure: you will have to keep them a safe distance from the wall or it will affect the bass. This is a defect that was already present in the BX8a and which hasn’t been corrected in this version. In short, make sure you have enough space ..."

and I have a small room. can you adjust the response curve on the rp6's? knowing that I have a small room what does that do to my options?
 
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