New Monitors-KRK v6 vs v8

[johnnyrock]

I'm looking to upgrade my Event PS 5 monitors and am thinking about KRK as an option.

Would either or both of the v6 and v8 be a substantial upgrade from what I have.

Is there anyone who can comment on the difference between the v6 and v8? I work in a small untreated room in my house. For the time being I will use them as true near field monitors, up close, but I'd like to be able to use what I buy now in an upgraded pro environment a year from now.

Music is guitar based rock.

Current pre amps are Joe Meek VC1 and API 7600 channel strip.

Sonar 4 Producers version.

Waves plug ins.

RME Hdsp 9632 with expansion channels.

Soudeluxe U95, sm57, most used mics.

[rowdy322]

Well, first of all a budget of some parameter would be helpful.I have used both of these and although they are both pretty powerful, I found them to cause ear fatigue too quickly.A lot of people say they are good for rock but I personally found them to be too inaccurate for me.In the 500.00 range, people are raving about the new Yamaha HS80's.If you have the stretch of funds or can wait for more funds, I recommend the Event ASP8's.IMO, they are the best I have ever heard in their price point.When I mix and send to final mix for CD purposes, I hear the same thing that I heard through them.Besides, they will blow you out of a room with power.One step up with them is when I added a UA 2192 to it, WOW, although not quite low end.Best of luck to you as you receive now a million different opinions,Welcome to the Gearslutz opinion board!!!

[warhead]

The V6 and V8 are great speakers, the V series stuff from KRK is very nice. The V8 reach down quite low for bass, and can get very loud. The V6 is a little more clear in the low mids but won't reach as low frequency wise. For the most part they are balanced sounding, "natural" comes to mind when I hear them.

Monitors are an extremely personal choice, make sure you can use them in your place to make the decision.

War

[johnnyrock]

Originally Posted by rowdy322

I recommend the Event ASP8's.IMO, they are the best I have ever heard in their price point.When I mix and send to final mix for CD purposes, I hear the same thing that I heard through them.Besides, they will blow you out of a room with power.One step up with them is when I added a UA 2192 to it, WOW, although not quite low end.

I could probably afford the ASP8's if the difference was worth the, I think the V8's are a grand for the pair. I want something that will be usable for a long time without upgrading.

[johnnyrock]

Originally Posted by warhead

The V6 and V8 are great speakers, the V series stuff from KRK is very nice. The V8 reach down quite low for bass, and can get very loud. The V6 is a little more clear in the low mids but won't reach as low frequency wise. For the most part they are balanced sounding, "natural" comes to mind when I hear them.

War

Is the bass response the only difference between the two?

In your opinion would either the v6 or the v8 be a sgnificant upgrade from the Event PS5's I currenlt use?

[warhead]

Originally Posted by johnnyrock

Is the bass response the only difference between the two?

In your opinion would either the v6 or the v8 be a sgnificant upgrade from the Event PS5's I currenlt use?

I am not familiar with the Events, I can only comment between the two KRK monitors.

The V6 have a somewhat clearer mid/low response than the V8, but the V8 extend further down. The mid and high end is very very similar between them.

And the V8 get louder, as I mentioned also.

You'd need to get a pair into your room and see the difference yourself. Spend some time with them, then make the decision.

War

[rowdy322]

You can pick up a mint pair of ASP8's for a liitle under a grand and believe me in comparison to the V8's, the difference is very noticeable.I have used both and the Event's are much more accurate and if you want the lows to "reach down", then these will work.

[A LaMere]

I have a pair of the v8's and they are darn loud. Too loud actually...

I actually prefer the v6's which I have heard, and used but don't actually own...
I use the v8's at a really low volume. I wish I would have bought the 6's because I honestly never turn the v8's louder than halfway...

If you are mixing in a small room and using them for "nearfields" my opinion is to choose the smaller 6" sized monitor regardless of whether you choose the krk monitors or not... The v8's are so loud that they honestly don't work as well for true "nearfield" monitors imho. I think they get a bit of a bad rap for ear fatigue because of this... I've used them in larger rooms in which they seemed perfectly normal in volume level but in smaller rooms... they are loud.

If you have the chance, listen to a mix of yours through any monitors you are using and choose the ones that you think tells you the most truth about your mix... The V8's are a step in a different direction than the Event 5's (which I've heard and used also).... and you might consider at least listening to another pair of Event monitors as they may be a bit more similiar to what you've been using/working with???... The KRK monitors are certainly going to have more clarity than the Event 5's..... Good luck!

[johnnyrock]

To All

Thanks for the comments , it is much appreciated.

Last night I mixed a 40 track orchestral piece that my buddy wrote using Sibelius and Vienna Symphony samples, I went to his studio to mix it, and he has Event ASP8's.

Everything sounded fine.

Brought it home and played it on my PS5's and it souded so bad I coculd not listen to it. The soft cellos sounded distoted, the entire mix sounded muddy and indistinct, most of the subtle frequency content above 10K was gone.

Listened through my Beyerdynamic DT 770 headphones and it was fine, the difference was unbelievavble.

So the ASP8's are on the list with the KRK's, and the PS5's are on the way to the trash can. I'll head down to GC this week, listen to them all, and report back to Gearslutz HQ's .

Thanks again.

[johnnyrock]

Originally Posted by warhead

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The V6 have a somewhat clearer mid/low response than the V8, but the V8 extend further down. The mid and high end is very very similar between them.

And the V8 get louder, as I mentioned also.

War

Warren

I seem to recal from other posts of your's that you use Mackie 824's how would you say they stack up against KRK v8's.

And the Mackie 624's? Can you tell me a little bit about how they mights stack up against the KRK v6.

Thanks for the input.

[warhead]

Originally Posted by johnnyrock

Warren

I seem to recal from other posts of your's that you use Mackie 824's how would you say they stack up against KRK v8's.

And the Mackie 624's? Can you tell me a little bit about how they mights stack up against the KRK v6.

Thanks for the input.

I do use the Mackies, they are very good speakers and I'm quite used to them. The tweeters in the Mackies are more extended sounding, the KRK sounding somewhat more natural and a bit softer. This is of course without tweaking any filter switches on them. They both get very loud, the V8's have maybe a more pleasing low end but you can attenuate the low end of either speaker.

I really don't have enough listening time on the 624's to give you a real answer on that one.

But on the V6, I find them to be more accurate in the midrange and mid / lows. No they don't reach as low as the V8 but they get plenty low enough (55hz) for nearfield use. There is better separation of sources like a kick drum and bass guitar on the V6, better response in that area whereas the V8 was harder to hear the separation (which could be a good thing and make you work harder?).

Overall I actually like the V6 better for its midrange clarity (when we took on the line we shot out the Rokit and V series and the V6 was the favorite for everyone in the studio), but the V8 is certainly a speaker giving you full range information that can be learned in your environment etc.

Listening on the sales floor is fine, but getting them home in your room will mean more.

War