krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
i cant really decide. im trying to upgrade which have a better sound? do both catch the low freq good?
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Re: krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
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much better than both of those.
much better than both of those.
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Go with the KRK's they really do sound amazing, but in all reality I suggest you make your way to your local audio shop and do the following:
A) Bring some commercially recorded music you know.
B) Bring some of your own music.
C) Listen to as many monitors as you can.
In my opinion, try to stay away from systems that require sub-woofers as you don't really need them to produce. I've use a pair of 20/20bas for years and I'm still perfectly happy with my setup. Also take a look at some of the monitors which use ribbon tweeters rather than silk, as they will enable you to have longer sessions since they are less harsh on your ears. Make sure that the amp is powerful enough to playback low frequencies. Better monitors will have at least 2 amps (one for the low and one for the high frequencies).
Lastly the what you plan to use them for. I think the blue sky setup is fine for multimedia applications, but I wasn't sold for studio use as it tends to color the sound a bit.
KRK monitors are really a best bang for the buck, they sound much better than other monitors at that price range. If you can afford it I'd look at ADAM or dynaudio though. IMO they are 1000 times better than any of those.
A) Bring some commercially recorded music you know.
B) Bring some of your own music.
C) Listen to as many monitors as you can.
In my opinion, try to stay away from systems that require sub-woofers as you don't really need them to produce. I've use a pair of 20/20bas for years and I'm still perfectly happy with my setup. Also take a look at some of the monitors which use ribbon tweeters rather than silk, as they will enable you to have longer sessions since they are less harsh on your ears. Make sure that the amp is powerful enough to playback low frequencies. Better monitors will have at least 2 amps (one for the low and one for the high frequencies).
Lastly the what you plan to use them for. I think the blue sky setup is fine for multimedia applications, but I wasn't sold for studio use as it tends to color the sound a bit.
KRK monitors are really a best bang for the buck, they sound much better than other monitors at that price range. If you can afford it I'd look at ADAM or dynaudio though. IMO they are 1000 times better than any of those.
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Re: krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
so they are better than the hs80m? i would think he krk are better ive heard them guitar center and man theyre not bad, i just havent heard the yamahas. nai heard the blue skys and yeah not for my purpose. loljuanlittledevil wrote:Go with the KRK's they really do sound amazing, but in all reality I suggest you make your way to your local audio shop and do the following:
A) Bring some commercially recorded music you know.
B) Bring some of your own music.
C) Listen to as many monitors as you can.
In my opinion, try to stay away from systems that require sub-woofers as you don't really need them to produce. I've use a pair of 20/20bas for years and I'm still perfectly happy with my setup. Also take a look at some of the monitors which use ribbon tweeters rather than silk, as they will enable you to have longer sessions since they are less harsh on your ears. Make sure that the amp is powerful enough to playback low frequencies. Better monitors will have at least 2 amps (one for the low and one for the high frequencies).
Lastly the what you plan to use them for. I think the blue sky setup is fine for multimedia applications, but I wasn't sold for studio use as it tends to color the sound a bit.
KRK monitors are really a best bang for the buck, they sound much better than other monitors at that price range. If you can afford it I'd look at ADAM or dynaudio though. IMO they are 1000 times better than any of those.
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Re: krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
I personally would take the KRK over the yamaha. I've got a pair of the vxt 6 series at work and they give even the dynaudio monitors we have a run for their money (tho I still prefer the dynaudios). I have to say they sound quite nice.
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Re: krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
Test them... you'll choose the Yamaha.
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Re: krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
KRK better than dyn? that's an uncommon opinion.
Asking people on a forum about what monitor is better is always going to be a little fruitless really. It's such a subjective thing; everyone listens to different music, everyone has different shaped ears, different listening history, expectations and tastes.
I was almost absolutely certain I was going to buy KRK when shopping for monitors, based on online reviews, word-of-mouth, and forum threads not too dissimilar to this one. When I actually went in to the city to make my purchase and listened to them I was not impressed at all. I thought the midrange was really flat, no detail, sloppy transients. They just didn't sound like what I wanted to hear. I preferred the cheaper events.
Then once I heard the Dynaudio BM12a I ended up quadrupling my budget
My advice: spend some time listening to many monitors, and DO NOT listen to monitors outside your budget as you'll either be disappointed or broke. hehe
Asking people on a forum about what monitor is better is always going to be a little fruitless really. It's such a subjective thing; everyone listens to different music, everyone has different shaped ears, different listening history, expectations and tastes.
I was almost absolutely certain I was going to buy KRK when shopping for monitors, based on online reviews, word-of-mouth, and forum threads not too dissimilar to this one. When I actually went in to the city to make my purchase and listened to them I was not impressed at all. I thought the midrange was really flat, no detail, sloppy transients. They just didn't sound like what I wanted to hear. I preferred the cheaper events.
Then once I heard the Dynaudio BM12a I ended up quadrupling my budget
My advice: spend some time listening to many monitors, and DO NOT listen to monitors outside your budget as you'll either be disappointed or broke. hehe
Re: krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
I personally would take the KRK over the yamaha. I've got a pair of the vxt 6 series at work and they give even the dynaudio monitors we have a run for their money (tho I still prefer the dynaudios). I have to say they sound quite nice.
...just thought I'd chime in.
...just thought I'd chime in.
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so i went to check out the monitors and well, i like the hs80m better than the vxt 8, i even chose it over the jbl's. man quite surprising what those hs80m sound for its price.
Re: krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
Test them... you'll choose the Yamaha.
I was sure!! Someone with ears would also be.
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yeah i just got them in yesterday. now im just wating on my profire 610 to go with it. what do yall think about the hs80m with the profire 610bulo wrote:Test them... you'll choose the Yamaha.
I was sure!! Someone with ears would also be.
Re: krk vxt 8 or hs80m?
HS80M baby, also got them, much better then my old colored KRK's