KRK Rokit 5 G4 Review - These Monitors Are Severely Misunderstood (Budget Studio Monitors Review)

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Its finally time! I've spend the last quarter of this year understanding and mixing on these monitors, and my opinions are solidified, time for a review! The KRK Rokit 5 G4 monitors are severely misunderstood....no spoilers...but let's just say reddit has some opinions. For a budget studio monitor set up, these bring a lot to the table....and I reckon it'll be kind of hard to beat at this price.
TIMESTAMPS:
Something to Keep in Mind...: 00:00
A Misunderstanding about KRKs: 02:15
The App: 04:45
Mix Demonstration: 05:37
Mix Reaction: 09:09
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@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

If this review helped you make a decision, these affiliate links are how the channel is supported! Thank you my friends, happy mixing

@MrDCPatterson Жыл бұрын

As a "headphone mixer" I have the greatest appreciation for what you have done here. I loved the monitor mix. Hands down. I suspect headphone mixing leads to a lot of detail finessing that adds up to a sterile mix. Thanks for doing this.

@b00ts4ndc4ts 7 ай бұрын

I have never mixed just using headphones. I track myself with headphones, mix down using monitors and double check through computer monitors, earbuds and Bluetooth speakers. That way I know what it's going to sound like over a range of listening devices.

@lasu7712 6 ай бұрын

I like, not only the content of the video, but also the way you talk, clearly, articulated, that's a sign of caring of listeners. Thanks.

@sfish2684 Жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear that you preferred the monitor over the headphone mix. Me too. I just got a set of krks 5 g4's today and I'm still waiting to plug in so I'm just watching videos. I watched a few KZfaqrs review them and say that they were bass heavy but still wanted to keep them over the other monitors because they just sound good. I've had the yamaha hs5 and they sound expansive and clear but lacked bass. I always found myself trying to change the the yamaha hs5 settings because they made my ears tired after long sessions. Overall, the yamaha's became too busy and kinda harsh for daily use.

@ToadMeister313 Жыл бұрын

A very informative and instructional video. I enjoy all of your videos because you explain everything simply and thoroughly. Don't be concerned about broadening your topics because I think there are others like myself that want to learn all we can to improve our home projects. Thank you.

@AudioHaze Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

@PhotoFeelSaikat 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for putting your brilliant ideas in place to make things to understand so easily. That idea of mixing through headphone and monitors gave a crystal idea of the differences you hear. And that helped me BIG TIME to choose these monitors as my very first studio monitos. I can't thank you enough for this. God bless you.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you so much for the kind words! Glad I could help out in some way, you've made my day :)

@steviesteve750 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation, and content. Thank you. I've been playing around with some PEQ settings streaming music, and I've managed to eliminate a bass port him at around 550Hz, plus my room has a really hard 100Hz reinforcement that I'm stuck with, so dialled that back also, but found that these things can really punch hard with a 2-3dB lift at 50Hz with a Q of 3-4. I think they're brilliant as a pair of affordable desktop music speakers.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Love the in depth way you're tuning the monitors! More nuanced than my set up for sure :) they definitely can get super punchy when dialed in properly

@justinking5964 2 жыл бұрын

The difference between them is very minimal but the rokits were always known for more their deep response of bass and I think it's still pretty much better than yams.

@flowmaka 2 жыл бұрын

Great review and great info. I just got some Eris 3.5s so I could stop trying to mix on some budget headphones. I’m glad you sneered the question about headphones and monitors.

@pilfered1685 2 жыл бұрын

It's incredible how different the song is after the mixing. Really interesting video!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

right??? the differences in the mixes so still crazy to me

@thelunchtimekids2765 2 жыл бұрын

Great review. You're right there is no way to review speakers without being subjective. I see a lot of blogs and comments saying these monitors are bass boosted or not good overall but you cant really take peoples opinion seriously. Thanks!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@justinking5964 2 жыл бұрын

The difference between them is very minimal but the rokits were always known for more their deep response of bass and I think it's still pretty much better than yams.

@CHR1TT3R 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!! You can really tell that you were trying to dial back the lower frequencies when using the headphones. I've been on the fence about spending the money on a set of monitors and now I'm convinced. Thanks bud!!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! So glad I could help :)

@marklar97 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I am about to get a pair of KRK, and this is what i was looking for. I also have a small room and there is not so many place for fancy studio setup. I listened it on iphone but still was able to hear a huge difference. Thanks for info!

@JRJMC Жыл бұрын

Great review and track and mix (monitor version haha). I love how much work you put in and I think it may have sold me on the KRK Rokits!

@ellfsproject 2 жыл бұрын

Idk what was better: the song or your surprise with the final mixes. Awesome video o/

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend!! It was nice to catch my genuine shock on camera lol

@PeterGregg 2 жыл бұрын

Don't pay attention to the numbers, you are loved and appreciated! Love it and my trust meter overmodulates when you are on my screen 😊 Big thumbs up Ricky 👍👍👍

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

"Trust meter overmodulates" is now one of my favorite phrases haha, and thank you so much!!

@DATApush3r Жыл бұрын

Your mix reactions are on point, I thought the same thing especially about the guitar solo... it just melted away into nothing on the headphone mix. KRK mix was more balanced and all the mid and high end was present. Edit: Also, as a current owner of the Rokit 8 G4s and had previous generations of the KRKs, I think at least some of the bass monster meme of the KRKs come from G2/G3. The G4s changed a lot about the Rokits (for the better).

@zwenz365 Жыл бұрын

absolutely agree

@jayriver1644 Жыл бұрын

I have been using KRK's few years now. Good price, very reliable and solid quality. I also use them to dial in my guitar parts.

@centralartistry4672 9 ай бұрын

I have some Beyer Dynamics 900 pro and just got the KRK g4 5 and can't wait to hear the difference. I know headphones are good for certain things but I keep hearing that monitors are where the magic happens. Appreciate the video on this!

@soulmalia 3 ай бұрын

What you think about the monitors now?

@thesillygooseisloose 2 жыл бұрын

This has totally helped me find the right pair of speakers! Keep up the great videos!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I could help!

@chypxzor 2 жыл бұрын

A really well made review, thank you. Top notch mix, do you have like a place where you post your music?

@ssalkey 2 жыл бұрын

this was one of the best reviews I ever seen period. I subscribed from this video. the monitor sound a lot more open than the cans.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you!! And yes definitely, I was shocked as you could tell in the reaction section lol

@isaaczulu2849 Жыл бұрын

Great video u have really helped me on bass I got discouraged from getting the krk speakers coz someone said they have too much bass

@matissemaaskant2383 9 ай бұрын

as im considering buying these as a first studio purchase, this video is really helpful, thanks

@Thewavelordworthmills 3 ай бұрын

Love how you explained the experienced detail between headphones and monitors. Also like how you transitioned and sectioned off each part of the Intrumental you produced. Sub and like here 👍

@harney-barrow2036 Жыл бұрын

Interesting how the headphone mix ended up sounding both muddy and dry in comparison to the monitor mix. Have noticed that recording/mixing through headphones have a higher potential for ear fatigue too, one of the biggest benefits to separate speakers aswell.

@rickbiessman6084 2 жыл бұрын

Nice explanation of what these are, and nice guitar playing! The difference in how you mixed on the KRKs and the headphones really was massive. Great example of how misleading consumer output equipment can be. Being nitpicky: Monitor speakers. Not speaker monitors. Or just monitors. :D While I totally agree that measuring speakrs is a heck of a lot more complex than a microphone’s frequency response, that too is pretty complex.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I should just say monitors lol

@tiagocontieri Жыл бұрын

Amazing video mate! Cheers!

@kaia8104 8 ай бұрын

This is such a unique way to give perspective on a monitor. Excellent content.

@Nadroj97 Жыл бұрын

That was an incredible difference, thank you for making this video!!

@Le_Lys_Eclectique 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you heaps man! Watched different review on these studio monitors, but yours was the best!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you I really appreciate it my friend!

@Le_Lys_Eclectique 2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioHaze ❤️ simply the truth!!!

@johnheiser2604 2 жыл бұрын

Hi John here from Australia. I love my KRK 5 inch monitors. I also use them for transferring my 45 and 33 rpm vinyls to MP3 for personal use. They are magic.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! And cheers from Brooklyn :)

@TexasWaters Жыл бұрын

Great video, you are really talented, love the mix!

@malletdevoted 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Lots of information and extremely helpful, I’ve subscribed to your channel and liked this video

@shornstar 2 жыл бұрын

I have faith now in deciding. Thank you

@mace7754 2 жыл бұрын

I got the KRKs and they are the big ones.. I don't regret them.. they are great monitors. People need to stop ragging on products that they don't use.. and just use them and make up their own opinion. First time viewer. Great video and I'm subbing!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

100% agree!! And thanks for joining the community :)

@mynameiscalledtony 4 ай бұрын

great video man, thank you! also WOW what a demo track. As a prog metal fan that scratched the itch for me. great playing!

@pioupiou2885 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooo much for that, best review for sure, I've seen them all x)

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you so much!!

@talktalk4503 Жыл бұрын

Great vid as always. What do u think of the monitors? Say, compared to Genelecs? Should we skip em n go right ahead to gennies or they hv value?

@em8969 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video!! Keep it up buddy, you’re doing great work

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much my friend! More to come for sure, would love to dive more into audio monitors

@DJayFreeDoo Жыл бұрын

I had a pair of vxt8s and my problem with those was that depth in the mix was flipped on vocals. I mixed the vocals to clearly sit infront in the mix. But in other speakers, the phone and headphones the vocals were in the back of the sound. They translated most tracks well, but vocals and some other sounds, they were very misleading.

@thejonathandoan 2 жыл бұрын

I am astounded just how great the monitor mix sounds, and how muddy/truncated the headphone mix sounds. The monitor mix sounds like a professional release, the headphone mix sounds like crap! ;) Thanks for the video!

@raoofco 6 ай бұрын

Nice review bro! i got those 5 g4 after several months Research

@davidm2929 Жыл бұрын

Great video! keep doing like this

@faction95 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Just saw you at NAMM last weekend!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

ahaha wow you should have said hi!!

@nmarc 2 жыл бұрын

Just purchased KRKs and found this video, made me confidence. Man the difference. Wow.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha glad I could relieve any post-purchase anxieties

@nmarc 2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioHaze 😄🙌

@DaddaPsy 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video indeed. As a 100% headphone producer and listener, I could clearly hear the difference between your headphone mix vs monitor mix. The monitor mix you did sounded way better. Question though, are you using something like Sonarworks to correct the frequency response (both for your monitors and your headphones)? If not, would be interesting to see the difference between a headphone and monitor mix there.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! And yeah I am actually, I should have mentioned that during the vid. The CB-1s have a sonarworks preset, although I still felt the peaks in the upper midrange were pretty pronounced.

@sfish2684 Жыл бұрын

I agree, monitors sound fuller. The headphones sound different, not bad, they still sound good to me. Maybe more detail on the phones but I prefer a lot of bass in my mixes. It's more pleasant. High pitches and treble, little kids 😆, make me cringe. I love my daughter but her voice and high pitch squeals just hurt my ears.

@juangomez9218 2 жыл бұрын

Keep the good work man !!!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you good sir!

@jeffdowell1255 5 ай бұрын

Not only was your monitor mix clearer and more harmonically rich, but it just sounded substantially better. I own a pair of KRK Rokit 5's and havent had the space to properly set them up yet, but I am sold that the purchase was worth every penny. Oh, and I listened to your mixes through very cheap, crappy external computer speakers.

@Sargoneees 11 ай бұрын

Would you say they're good enough to use them as speakers for guitar amp sims? Or I'd need bigger woofers for heavier/downtuned stuff? Thanks! and nice playing man good feels!

@sheen4dean71 6 ай бұрын

I wonder if it would have given closer results to the KRK’s had you used open back headphones. Great video.

@NAGA_99 2 ай бұрын

Good point

@matteal7017 5 ай бұрын

Ha actually listening to this video through some Rokit 5s! They're awesome!

@joostvisser6508 Жыл бұрын

Listening to the music on the very monitors you are reviewing, it's no surprise that the KRK mix sounded so much better than the headphone mix

@guybrushdeepwood3352 4 ай бұрын

No, he used in-ears to compare.

@drakegostream 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review. Coincidentally at the moment I'm choosing between these and Adam T5Vs. Leaning towards KRKs because from what I can hear of comparison recordings (it's silly I know but at least something), KRKs are less bright and have a little bit more low end which for prosumer like me might be a sweet spot in terms of balance between natural sound and fatiguing from long listening sessions. I have a somewhat nerdy question though. Do these Rokit 5s have certain maximum input level, in Vrms/dBU, like we see on headphone amplifiers? The manual only says that default 0.0 dB setting suited for +4dBU and in case of -10dBV one might want to dial +11dB of volume on the monitor. However I would like to know the actual limits of its amp in order to avoid clipping the signal and tune up my DAC properly. Thanks!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! But unfortunately I do not have an answer to that, I think thats beyond my scope in terms of what I know about the monitors and I don't want to give an educated guess and be totally wrong :/

@tylerbrown2335 Жыл бұрын

I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure they have built in limiters so you won’t get any clipping no matter how loud you go

@finonomastropiero4261 2 жыл бұрын

Thenkiu senpai. It really takes a weight out of my mind to listen that if some gear doesnt ring good, it is not appropiate for me

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Yes good good we all need ideal noise boxes happy to help

@GER_1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review! As good and helpfull as always! Why did you choose the KRK instead the Presonus Eris E5XT? Have a nice day!!!

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly a couple reasons, I’ve just had my eyes on the krks for a while, but also I knew the krks would be a more content-friendly monitor, since it’s a popular choice. If I could pick from a higher price bracket though, I’d probably go with HS8s! You have a nice day as well!

@GER_1 2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioHaze Thanks man!! You are so kind! I've tried de HS5s and the highs was too much for me...

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

@@GER_1 ahh but that’s the thing!! When you get your mix sounding good on hs5/8s they sound good anywhere lol

@JohnSmith-oe4bw 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to add a separate comment until I saw this one. I owned and/or auditioned all the usual suspect 5/6”monitors (KRK 5 g3/4, Eris XT, Adam TV5, JBL 305/306, Mackie CRX, and Kali LP6). In direct comparison, the Eris is a better monitor to the KRK. Better dynamics, depth, and clarity. Out of all those speakers, the Eris is the one on my desk. I switch between those, and the CRX’s (they give a more general/consumer audio viewpoint with the sound, but are still very good for monitoring, and have Bluetooth). The Eris tweeters are especially excellent with a wide sweet spot; probably the best out of the lineup I mentioned, in an untreated room.

@Joekhaliquebrown Жыл бұрын

Sick vid thank you brother!

@AudioHaze Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@SlaterMGFX Жыл бұрын

Why is no one talking about this track? Killer. Great review too. Love the A/B.

@accidentaljester 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, where can I listen to more of your music? At the very least what are your influences so I can listen to them. Thanks! Great video

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I don't have more out at the moment! Influences are definitely 90s grunge (soundgarden primarily), muse, radiohead, st vincent, royal blood, aphex twin, I could keep going lol

@BewareSpoiledBrat 2 жыл бұрын

Great review. I'd add only the OLDER KRK's didn't have those attenuation options and probably had a little to do with the bad "bassy" rap...

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Nice thanks for the info!

@Fiveash-Art Жыл бұрын

I like that German Sheppard portrait ... Whoever painted it has a good eye. 🤘🏻

@andrewrice9383 26 күн бұрын

Very interesting. What I would probably do is spend time tuning the headphones with a custom EQ profile and then run the test again to see how the headphone mix turns out after you’ve kind of compensated for the things that they would cause you to do otherwise. Eg taking out harshness.

@093EXCLUSIVES 11 күн бұрын

best comparison ever , thanks

@estudiaphd 11 ай бұрын

Where I can find your music. I clicked for a review now. I want to hear more of this crazy style.

@cameronhawkins4877 10 ай бұрын

That monitor mix sounds so open and clean

@Time-Shepherd. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🙏🤠👍👍👍👍👍

@GuruPrasanna 10 ай бұрын

Great video. The upper mids seem to have been shaved off in the headphone mix, making it sound dull.

@matthewblue7839 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, would have been revealing if you used sonarworks and compared the profiles of your headphones ( i know they’d be averaged) and the monitors, they are likely quite different ? Thx!

@rorygallagher-redslug Жыл бұрын

Every single time there is a discussion on the KRK G4's the same comments appear about bloated bass from people who have never used these speakers. Even some professional reviewers are making the same claims. The only other decent review I've seen is from audio science review. As your measurements show, this is simply not a bass boosted monitor! (But can be, if desired, given the EQ control). Great review!

@MrGreenAKAguci00 Жыл бұрын

I've seen Dave Pensando using old school KRK 2 way near fields in one of his Pensado's place videos. Yeah they are somewhat popular with people who are amateurs or at the beginning of their sound journey, but that's not because the speakers themselves are lacking.

@Bcwilderness 2 жыл бұрын

great topic, i know my room is a bad cube and ive had top end prism neumann gear, and after years with ears :) i love my sony mdr7506 and not too loud but critical listening learning to identify problems in the music and the time it takes to learn compression and better mixing all add up, its annoying you can spend money on high end gear then your mate listens back on a phone speaker lol and the kick drum becomes a tiny little click lol, hey ho, at least it makes the music more important not the mix

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha true truem, us audio engineers are all so picky about where are mixes are listened back on lol, I'm sure it bugs our friends

@FlashStallone 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this for the review, but that jam was incredibly good.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it my friend!

@MrKarlGP 2 жыл бұрын

I guess you could shove a mix through your flat screen TV if is that the soundscape you are used to ;) I am always amazed at the perceived bass of phone speakers, despite the fact that it is a almost certainly a psychoacoustic effect based on phase delay etc rather than actual bass output

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

True! Sometimes I just dig the way my mixes sound on crappier speakers lol, maybe the like of detail is hiding all the harsh realities haha

@johnelig7723 Жыл бұрын

hello, I have the Rokit 8 studio speakers, and trying to figure out why one is louder than the other. I switch them and the left side is always louder, so it tells me perhaps it's a cable thing? I've checked all cables, all identical so trying to see if you have any advise on other troubleshooting i could do. Thanks for your videos!

@groovio 2 ай бұрын

Hi. Thank you for the video,. However, How can you do a speaker review in a completely untreated room and based on your mix output? I dont get it... sorry..

@SlaterMGFX Жыл бұрын

how do you feel about the Sony MDR-7506 headphones? I thought they were the studio reference standard?

@iamhungry4000 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a bit of a long winded question for you, apologies in advance. I've recently bought a Bugera 6262 212 combo amp, and the amp says it should be set to 16 ohms for internal speakers. I'm actually going to bypass the speakers and plug into an axetrack isolation cab I managed to get, it's a speaker and an SM57 in a sealed box. It uses the input from where the amp would usually go to a cab, so the amp gets full use, it just goes to the iso speaker instead of the combo speaker. The SM57 picks it up, there's an XLR out which I'm planning to connect to a Behringer UMC22. That plugs into a computer and has headphones out, but to be honest I'm not that bothered about recording, I'm basically using the whole setup as an analog attenuator with air and a mic rather than limiting the signal electronically. I'd like to get the output from the UMC22 to go to the speakers on the amp that I'm using instead of through PC or headphones, I asked on Amazon and someone said that the signal would need a power amp otherwise it would be too weak for the speakers. So my chain is: Guitar > amp section of combo > iso box with sm57 > xlr > Behringer UMC22 > ...... Can I output from the UMC22 into something , amplify without colouring the sound (at least not too much), then send to the speakers in my 6262 cab? Are you aware of a product like this? I'd rather use my amp speakers than buying more. I don't know, I'm very confused lol. Sorry it's such a long question and thanks for your time.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Okay so I think I understand, so you'd be using the outputs of the UMC22 to go back into your amp rather than just to studio monitors? Those are stereo outs so how would you route it? Just send one of the stereo outs into the cab for a mono signal? You'll have to go through some sort of DAW to make this happen, the interface won't do direct routing without first converting it into a digital signal, going through your computer, and then spitting it back out as an analog one. I'm not sure if these will need a boost after leaving the UMC22, you could try to adjust the output in the DAW before it goes back out to the amp, and if it doesn't meet your expectation you could try a cloudlifter to clean transparent gain between the UMC22 and combo amp speaker. If you want to try a more janky solution, you could try compressor guitar pedal if you have one lying around. Hope this helps a bit!

@kagameen Жыл бұрын

I prefer the monitor mix, listened on the iPhone 13 promax xD (actually love its speakers) Different lower notes and bass are easily distinguished from each other and feels punchier. The guitar volume is very different on the mixes and I can’t tell exactly what’s better, feels like each has its own “vision”

@StevePaulSounds 10 ай бұрын

duuuuuuuuuuuuuuudddddeeeeee - at least plug in your AirPods. phones don't go below 400hz. that isn't the bass you're hearing - you're hearing overtones

@ZeroEntropy. Жыл бұрын

You noticed a HUG difference, I noticed nothing, they sounded the same to me / : All the same, was debating Presonus E5, Yamaha HS5 and the Rokit 5 G4s, back and forth I kept going and couldn't say no to these given the Cyber Monday deal on Amazon right now. Thanks for the great video!

@Liampanto Жыл бұрын

Such a good vid

@PaynePro 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏾

@valleysofneptune Жыл бұрын

I have a question, do you use the xlr inputs, I always have and prefer them to phono leads

@donvittoriosierra 7 ай бұрын

The KRK mix is really good I agree. The headphone mix was veiled in comparison

@jhalmu 2 жыл бұрын

I like your music. And review.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad I could help

@PutItAway101 Жыл бұрын

Is there any latency on these when playing instruments live through them? Bit worried that something with DSP is going to take time for processing.

@lundsweden 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit torn between the KRK Rokit 5 G4 and the Yamaha HS5s. I suspect they are both really similar. KRKs are a bit more modern, the Yammies have been around for about a decade without a refresh and pushing close to twenty years regarding the basic design (HS50 came out around 2005). I suspect the Yammies have slightly better build quality and possibly slightly less flattering than the KRKs.

@MetronomeBassist 11 ай бұрын

I'm planning on buying them for mixing, but what about this... could I play guitar through them (with another person for example on the second guitar (via interface) ) and expect something actually enjoyable while practicing in the room. The reason is I have 1 amp at the moment, it's only for 1 guitar and it's a bit too loud (actually very loud ) and I would like to plug a bass aswell into something that is not a guitar amp while practising :"D

@알쓰노바 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for super informative contents man. And great music too. The Korean subtitle sucks tho.

@marcelobelloni8754 2 жыл бұрын

I loved your song... It reminds me of starcraft zerg mision xD

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Eyyy thank you, that was the goal! Sort of a darkwave rock vibe :)

@skk6811 2 жыл бұрын

TBH, I prefer the Adam Audio T and A series over KRK's any products for one single fact, that was not mentioned in this video: the high-end harshness. One of my main conserns when mixing (and this is especially true for home studios as well) is not in the low end, bc unless you're having a room treated well in the low end, the response curve of the speaker will be minor in comparison with the response of your room. You'll be better off checking it with SPAN. But adjusting a De-Esser, dialing in saturation, judging the volume of a hi-hat, boosting on a Pultec-style EQ, that matters more to me than having an accurate low-end response. As I said, there's countless ways to dial those in without even hearing it as it is, which is usually the case with home studios.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Nice insight here! So you're saying the Adam T handles high end response better in home studio environments? I personally haven't found the high end to be overly harsh, but haven't tried any other monitors in my room to be fair

@skk6811 2 жыл бұрын

@@AudioHaze I've used a lot of entry level monitors, including the G4, HS8, T7V, IN8 and for my ears, the G4 has the worst high-end accuracy from all. I'm not talking about the overall response, that's reasonably flat on paper, but you can't really tell the difference between a +1,5db or a +3db of gain reduction on a de-esser, or a can't tell the accurate saturation overtones because it's tweeter is overly distorted on its own. Don't get me wrong, they're nice to listen to music on, impresses clients a lot (especially with the yellow kevlar look) but I never achieved any transparent high-end on my mixes anything close to what I was capable of with the Adams.

@jimmyonthebeatsofficial Жыл бұрын

@@skk6811 Los Monitores Adams son excelentes eso nadie lo puede negar yo tambien estoy interesados en comprar esos monitores debido a que son muy claros en su respuesta de frecuencias , Sin embargo eh pasado por muchos videos escuchando los krk rokit G4 y su respuesta de frecuencia es clara, plana y precisa, sin casi nada de realces en las frecuencias, similar a la que se podria escuchar en un monitor Adam , ahora si tu no lo escuchas que suenan muy bien los monitores krk g4 es por que ya has acostumbrado a tus oidos a los Monitores Adams eso hay que tomar en cuenta .

@ToddlerTN Жыл бұрын

I demoed the KRKs and Adam Audio monitors in my studio for two weeks and settled on the KRKs. Both are great choices, but my mixes on the KRKs translated perfectly whether I was listening in the car or on AirPods or in another studio. I love the high end of the KRKs and the tight, punchy low end. To my ears, the KRKs are an unbeatable value.

@HarryOsirian 7 ай бұрын

Great music!

@soulfulmusictime3315 2 жыл бұрын

I think the krk mix sound good than the headphone, and as well as the mix done on hs5s. Did you cut -2db at the back of the krk during mixing?

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, cut 2dB on the KRKs! BUT the other mic was not on the hs5s, they were done on the Status CB-1 headphones :)

@MadazzaMusik Жыл бұрын

Yep im getting some i need that kinda base control

@spikeypaul1 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure on speakers as I am just learning, but your music is kin Awsome

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Eyyy thank you so much dude! Made my morning :)

@PHELCAN 2 жыл бұрын

I've owned all the entry level monitors and out of all of them my mixes translated the best almost instantly from the KRKS. Their mixes TRANSLATE. But I do like switching it up with some yammahas because sometimes all that detail is just "too much information" when I just want to volume check a vocal with a snare. If you listen to DSAUDIO's comparison on here vs Genelecs and Focals (world class brands) the difference is almost non-existent. And the classics are great too.

@AudioHaze 2 жыл бұрын

Nice take! Yeah the Yamahas are great for getting a sort of "big idea" opinion

@hi-yv7uv 9 ай бұрын

what would be the best option ? i see a 130 difference on amazon with 3 yr warranty on the classic 5s is 295$ and on zzounds the rokit 5 g4s are 426$ w 3 years so a 130 difference i do want the flat response for better mixing but can tweak it with the screen and put flat in general these have been my dream monitors would love the input from anyone thanks