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is there anything better than the krk rp6 in this range?
http://www.thomann.de/gb/krk_rp6.htm
is it true that they "kill" lot of low frequencies??
thx!

I love mine but then again I don't make much dubstep so I don't have that much experience of any low frequencies potentially being killed. Go into a shop with a CD and listen for yourself. I'd heard good things about Alesis monitors at around the same price but when I got in there I thought they were too boomy. What I'm trying to say is don't believe everything you read, believe what you hear.

I usually have to turn up my EQ a little to get the bass in, but the new Rp6's are well worth the money. After you get used to them the bass wont even bother you. I only use them whilst mixing, and not for production.

The KRK's are very HiFI-ish so dont go down that rout if you want total flat response

Maybe look to save up a bit more and go down towards the Adam A5s or Genelec 8020's , it will be worth it!

I just picked up the Mackie MR5's. I listened to them in the store next to the KRK's and I think they sound a lot better. Mine were about $400 for the pair. Listening to them now and they sound fat. Nice low end, not muddy. Lovin them so far.

Tapco S5's

good deal on the mackie MR5's

gonna look into them
i couldnt offer a pair in your price range

but i have heard the 8030's and i love em..
the 8020's are ment to be just as good

I have some Alesis M1 Active 520's, to be honest, i wouldn't recommend them. They don't give off enough bass. when i mix down, it sounds great, but when export and play on my CDJ's and it's far too bassy and i have to keep going back to the project to sort it out. annoying.

I've heard great things about Mackies

thx for the advices!
how about the hs80m's? http://www.thomann.de/gb/yamaha_hs80m.htm
gonna try to check how these and the genelec sound..

I own the HS50's and I'm quite fond of them. The only problem is that they don't go below 40hz, but it's not that much of a problem once you get to know things and use your headphones a bit.

Johnny Beat wrote:I own the HS50's and I'm quite fond of them. The only problem is that they don't go below 40hz, but it's not that much of a problem once you get to know things and use your headphones a bit.

I own them too since 1 year, they are great, very accurate. Same remark about the low frequencies. HS10W sub could be added later.

Alpha Zulu wrote:The KRK's are very HiFI-ish so dont go down that rout if you want total flat response

disagree. they sound nothing like hi fi speakers, to my ears anyway - i assume you mean they sound like a 'smile curve'.

they might not be as flat as the adam or the genelec, but that wasn't the question, was it?

i cant stand the sound of the KRK's personally, ive only got Alesis MK2's, but for the price they sound way big. they were worth the $300 investment.