KRK Rokit 6 or Rokit 8's. any thoughts?

SyncSailor · 17th May 2007

these are both in my price range. I listened to them this week at a store and they sounded really different from each other. the 6's had substantially more boost in the mid range. maybe too much. wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this before i purchase.

thank you

JamesMcp · 17th May 2007

i also think the 6s have to force the low end a little. the 8s are solid imo....
a dealer had told me that the rokits can be tiring on the ears rather quickly.

deuce42 · 17th May 2007

I had a similar quandry over Rockit 6's or 8's. Then by chance I listened to the Yamaha HS80's (8 inch drivers same price roughly as the rockit 8's) and the decision was made for me.

In the price range I think the yamahas are the best. So as to ensure I was not going nuts, I brought two of my classmates from SAE (audio recording school here in Australia) and we re-listened to them. All of us agreed on the HS80's.

Forkleg · 17th May 2007

i have a pair of the rokit 8s....they're...ok...nothing really special to me...it makes a huge difference if ur room is treated though.

jinksdingo · 21st February 2008

I went for the RP6s as I want the midrange detail which I feel I got more from the 6s. Depends on what genres you monitor on though. Electronic music "do you want a sub with that RP8?

Getafix · 21st February 2008

I never really liked my Rokit 6's, sold them a long time ago. They're great for listening to music but not really the best to mix on. I had a really hard time getting my mixes to translate well on to other systems.

I'm sure there are many better monitors out there, do a little more research.

Also consider saving up until you can afford something in the $1000 range as you'll only end up selling them later on when you decide to upgrade & lose a lot of money (like i did).

My two cents.

Corran · 21st February 2008

I had both. I like the 8s a lot better, better overall response and such. However when I upgraded to the 8s I also got the sub with it and that made a big difference.

Personally I think the extra is worth it. Of course when I got it I was a GC employee so I got them almost half-off

truthnlife13 · 21st February 2008

I didn't like the 8's especially with a sub. The 6's I found to be better to mix with. But I opted to go with blue sky 2.1 system which I like much better than any of the rokits. Now the V4's with a sub is another story. Really liked that combo

17th May 2007	#1
SyncSailor Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 225 Thread Starter	KRK Rokit 6 or Rokit 8's. any thoughts? these are both in my price range. I listened to them this week at a store and they sounded really different from each other. the 6's had substantially more boost in the mid range. maybe too much. wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this before i purchase. thank you

21st February 2008	#8
truthnlife13 Gear nut Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 143	not gonna like this I didn't like the 8's especially with a sub. The 6's I found to be better to mix with. But I opted to go with blue sky 2.1 system which I like much better than any of the rokits. Now the V4's with a sub is another story. Really liked that combo __________________ Bad Bones Studio http://www.badbonesrecords.com "Let the music do the talking" TASCAM DM-24, ONYX 1640 W Firewire, MOTU 828 MKII,, POWER MAC DUAL 2.0 G5, DIGITAL PERFORMER 5, BIAS PEAK, AKG C414 X-BLS, SHURE SM 81, 57, 58, SENNHEISER MD421, AUDIX I5, AKG D112, RODE NT5,EV ND767, SE REFLEXION FILTER

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17th May 2007	#2
JamesMcp Gear Head Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Canberra Posts: 65	i also think the 6s have to force the low end a little. the 8s are solid imo.... a dealer had told me that the rokits can be tiring on the ears rather quickly.

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deuce42 Gear nut Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 122	I had a similar quandry over Rockit 6's or 8's. Then by chance I listened to the Yamaha HS80's (8 inch drivers same price roughly as the rockit 8's) and the decision was made for me. In the price range I think the yamahas are the best. So as to ensure I was not going nuts, I brought two of my classmates from SAE (audio recording school here in Australia) and we re-listened to them. All of us agreed on the HS80's.

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Forkleg Gear Head Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Mia Posts: 68	i have a pair of the rokit 8s....they're...ok...nothing really special to me...it makes a huge difference if ur room is treated though.

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jinksdingo Gear addict Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 488 1 Review written	I went for the RP6s as I want the midrange detail which I feel I got more from the 6s. Depends on what genres you monitor on though. Electronic music "do you want a sub with that RP8?

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Getafix Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Pakistan Posts: 706	I never really liked my Rokit 6's, sold them a long time ago. They're great for listening to music but not really the best to mix on. I had a really hard time getting my mixes to translate well on to other systems. I'm sure there are many better monitors out there, do a little more research. Also consider saving up until you can afford something in the $1000 range as you'll only end up selling them later on when you decide to upgrade & lose a lot of money (like i did). My two cents.

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Corran Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2007 Location: South Georgia Posts: 2,929	I had both. I like the 8s a lot better, better overall response and such. However when I upgraded to the 8s I also got the sub with it and that made a big difference. Personally I think the extra is worth it. Of course when I got it I was a GC employee so I got them almost half-off