Rokit 8" vs 10"

[GeekGod]

Well in my case I am used to my 10" Alesis studio monitor two's (http://www.alesis.com/monitor2) that sound absolutely fantastic. I figured the 10" rokits would sound at least comparable.

[sebastiannz]

as an aside... i have an 8" kef sub and 2 alesis m1 active 520s (5 "). I'm thinking of upgrading the alesis speakers to rokits, either the 6" ones or the 8". I feel with my current setup the mids are not strong enough.

But I'm wondering if I do this will it mean I don't need a sub anymore? I assume the 8" sub will still sound bassier because a) it's on the floor and b) the box design means it puts out more bass than a combined 8" monitor would.

thoughts?

[Xonetacular]

as an aside... i have an 8" kef sub and 2 alesis m1 active 520s (5 "). I'm thinking of upgrading the alesis speakers to rokits, either the 6" ones or the 8". I feel with my current setup the mids are not strong enough.

But I'm wondering if I do this will it mean I don't need a sub anymore? I assume the 8" sub will still sound bassier because a) it's on the floor and b) the box design means it puts out more bass than a combined 8" monitor would.

thoughts?

Yes you will still want the sub with it. Even if it's the same size as the woofer it still probably has a better frequency response and speakers on full range never sound as good as having dedicated subs. Just like how there is a huge difference between a 12" top and a 12" top with a 12" subwoofer (look at the QSC Ksub that has 12" drivers).

[scamo]

I have the Rokit 6"s and am quite happy with the bass out of them. Although I am eying the 10s sub for a bit more "WROOMPF".

scamo

[Rukks]

From what I have read and heard from many reputable reviews is that the KRK 6s plus a 10 inch KRK sub produces the most realistic sound.

I'm sure the 8's are fine but with a 10" sub there is no real reason to get an 8" monitor.

So basically the ideal setup is krk 10" sub and 6" monitors....but if you have money to blow then got with the JBL 4326p monitors with JBL 4310sp sub...its what i did and I couldn't imagine a better setup.

I also got my speaker setup for right around $600 which is about $1400 below retail :P

[Conall]

Personally id recommend mackie mr5's or mr8's

[Sublim&All]

Heard the 8" Rokits once, but also heard lots of monitor speakers which sounded way better than those. Bought myself a pair of M-Audio CX8s, beautiful sound and much better quality than the Rokits imo.

And about the subs: I don't really miss it. The CX8s can reach quite low frequencies, I only tend to miss sub bass at some drum&bass and industrial hardcore tracks, but for house it's perfect already.

[GeekGod]

After consideration I am going with the rokit 8's with a sub. So which sub would you all go with... the rokit 10"?

[Xonetacular]

After consideration I am going with the rokit 8's with a sub. So which sub would you all go with... the rokit 10"?

Yeah it's a pretty sweet studio sub for the money and has great inputs and outputs/ a good built in crossover. On my studio setup I run balanced 1/4" TRS from a Komplete Audio 6 to the sub then XLRs from the sub to each Rokkit 8. Then on my DJ setup I just use all XLRs.

They make some bigger fancier 12" subs but I haven't heard them and didn't have that kind of money. The 10" is more than enough for me.

[ThinkAboutIt]

Holy cow I never thought 10s is so expensive. Ity's about 450€ here in Vienna