Studio monitors...
Jan 23rd, 2010, 07:25
Hi Folks!
So, I took the plunge and bought a pair of KRK Rokit8 G2s today and I am really stunned by the quality of the sound I'm getting from these. It really is beyond belief. I listened to some Beatles, Royksopp, Bjork, Coldplay, David Guetta, and Rufus Wainwright through iTunes and I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
You were right, Rounik. I got a high-quality pair of cables and plugged them into the balanced TRS inputs and there is NOTHING but the music. Just for kicks I boosted them to the max from my Duet with nothing playing and there was the slightest (and I mean slightest) hiss. VERY happy with them so far.
Now, I went and opened logic and played a couple of tunes I thought were mixed pretty well through headphones, and boy, was I wrong! Things were so out of balance I couldn't even believe I had wasted time trying to mix without them. They are HUGE, which prompted me to run out and build an insert for the expandable table I'm using for a desk. I think I have them placed well because when I played some iTunes through them, the vocals sounded like they were literally coming from my screen. It was a bizarre experience, and I'm afraid I'm now going to be always scrutinizing sound that isn't from these amazing speakers.
Here's a photo of my ever-growing home studio, for those who are interested!
[img]http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5957/studiov.jpg[/img]
Jamie