Ok I need some help from you guys and gals. I’ve been using my Dennon MC6k with my home stereo system for several months now. My home stereo system is pretty high end so ofcourse it sounds great. But next month my girlfriend wants to throw a birthday/holloween Party and wants me to DJ.
It will be a simple house party so I am thinking of going with some KRK Rokit 8 speakers but I am not sure what else I need… I’m sure I need some sort of amp?? Also will theses KRK speakers have good bass sound? As I mentioned before my home stereo system is pretty high end so I have a huge sub on the side along with the other speakers. I normally just go RCA from the Midi Controller to the front of the Home Reciever.
The KRK rp8s are usually fine for a small-mid size house party and the bass is pretty potent for their size. You don’t need an amp since they’re active (means they each have a built in amplifier).
Your best bet connection wise is to get a couple of XLR cables and use the Denon’s balanced master out.
One more question, is it worth going with the VXT-6 instead of the rokit 8’s? Also if you guys have other suggestions as far as speakers/amp combos for a home environment please let me know. Thanks.
You should keep in mind that the KRK spekares are near-field monitors, they are not suitable as an improv PA system, as they’re designed to have a flat frequency response, rather than colouring the sound fora pleasant listening experience.
Also, they are active speakers, which means that they do not need an amp, they will however require power.
Actually I kinda think they are suitable. I mean no one at a house party will give that much of a shit and it’ll be better than the cheap-ass ripoff stereo someone’s mum bought that normally gets used.
Speaking from experience, KRKs are not loud enough to make it over the party noisefloor. Yes, they’re plenty loud when you’re 5 feet away and there’s no other noise, but they can’t cover a whole house over the noise of 50 people. You should look into PA stuff.
Sadly there were so many people at this comedy skins style party that I couldn’t actually get close enough to see what ones they were. They certainly were KRKs though. Same funny shape, black finish, yellow cone, etc.
Disagree. The listening experience with the Rokits is very pleasant, that’s why so many DJs have them in their home setups. For perfect flat response for production you’re probably better off with the VXTs, but they’re a lot more expensive and for house parties the extra quality they give you is unnecessary.
If ALL you want to do with these speakers is rock house parties, you’d be better off with a PA system than monitors, but if they’re for DJing/listening and the occasional house party the Rokit 8s would be ideal.
I was using 6s pretty much maxed (running very hot after a couple hours) in an apartment with maybe 30 people. I’m sure a pair of 8s would go significantly louder but I have a hard time believing “deafeningly loud” club level over 200 people on their own. Can’t really argue the point as its comparing subjective experiences, so I’ll leave it at that. I don’t really see any reason to get monitors if you’re looking for loudspeakers. If you want to use them primarily as monitors and double over for a party every once in a while, that’s reasonable. But if you want PA speakers, just get PA speakers.
Yeah I think thats really what I am going for, something that I can use for normal listening and mixing at home but that will be strong enough, good sounding enough for the one off house party I end up throwing here and there at my place.
Honestly I’ll probably just end up doing about an hour live set then just put on some of my mixes I already have recorded. Its my girlfriends party so I’m sure she’ll not like it if I am mixing all night.
I’m pretty much settled on the VXT8’s instead of the rockits, more expensive but in the long run I think I will be happier with them longer.