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New KRK VXT

imdrecordings

Venerated Member
Ok...
I got to hear and play around with these today and they are killer....
I'm selling my Dynaudio BM5As and getting a pair of the KRK VXT 6 Powered Studio Monitor. For the money, these are killer!

The KRK VXT 4 sounded like or equal to my Dyns! :eek:
8\"s were cool.. a lot like the 6\" model but with more around 30hz-60hz.

I'M DONE WITH REAR PORTED SPEAKERS FOR GOOD! :twisted:
Their frequency response barely change at all at lower or high volumes.
As in there is still a good, even, true level of bass at lower volumes.
Lots of headroom.
Mids sounds fine.
SWEET! 8)
 

Eric Dahlberg

Purveyor of musical dreams fullfilled.
The E8B's are stunningly good monitors, so when I saw KRK used the same or similar cabinet designs for the VXT series, I had very high hopes. It's good to hear they live up to it.
 

imdrecordings

Venerated Member
Eric Dahlberg said:
The E8B's are stunningly good monitors, so when I saw KRK used the same or similar cabinet designs for the VXT series, I had very high hopes. It's good to hear they live up to it.
The E8b's are insane, Eric! They're priced that way, too. I think they weigh like 68lbs each! :eek:
 

Sparky2

Active Member
Whoa...they must be killer...I have the BM5A's and I LOVE them!!!!! When I dropped the $1200 CDN on them, I was became a little shaky in the knee's because this is a lot of dough for a home project studio...But they changed my life... In what way are these KRK's giving you something that the Bm's aren't??
 

imdrecordings

Venerated Member
Sparky2 said:
Whoa...they must be killer...I have the BM5A's and I LOVE them!!!!! When I dropped the $1200 CDN on them, I was became a little shaky in the knee's because this is a lot of dough for a home project studio...But they changed my life... In what way are these KRK's giving you something that the Bm's aren't??
I posted the differences here on gearslutz:
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/low-end-theory/134502-dynaudio-bm5a.html

you'll see someone second guess my opinion.
That same person in another thread,(about a/bing monitors at his local store) took a listen between the 2 again and ate his words...MMmwwwahhhhhh!*!@!*(@# :twisted:

Seriously though, VXTs rocked the DYns. I like the dyns for what they are, but they are just a little to fragile for the material I've been working with. The 6's were the tightest sounding. The 8's have more of the 30-70hz womp... But sound pretty close to the 6. 6's have a better mid and top end. That's probably because there are more freqs in the lower half of the 8's.
I need a more beefy full range speaker. I've tried working with a sub and had poor results. I'm also not a fan of rearported monitors. If I ever decide to move into a smaller soace, I'm screwed!

Anywho.
 

Eric Dahlberg

Purveyor of musical dreams fullfilled.
Dave, I think even Scott would agree that a monitoring system that switches between BM6's & BM15's is better than the VXT 6's alone. ;)
 

TheEastGateMS

Active Member
Oh, btw, regarding the Avantones... I might be doing a whole lot of radio work in a few weeks (isn't that part of what they are geared towards besides tv?)... Or would my Yamaha HS50M be satisfactory?

It just intrigues me so much that it doesn't have a tweeter. And a pair at the same price as 1 HS50M!
 

Eric Dahlberg

Purveyor of musical dreams fullfilled.
You should borrow my Auratone's for the time being since the job is coming up so quickly, that way you won't have to rush into anything. The Avantone's do seem to be very popular right now:

http://www.music-recording.com/index.cfm?id=3896

Regarding the nearfields, it seems to me the boxiness of the BM6's is exactly what makes them such a nice pairing with the BM15's. It really is a very nice system, I'm even starting to wonder why I haven't followed suit yet.
 

TheEastGateMS

Active Member
hmm, I feel like I need to defend the BM6s...
they aren't \"big,\" but boxy is more what I would say about the BM5s.
I suppose they are boxy when compared to the BM15s, but not overly so.

Oh, and any thoughts on the Yamaha instead of the Avantones? I do like that the Avantones don't have a tweeter...
 

imdrecordings

Venerated Member
Eric Dahlberg said:
Dave, I think even Scott would agree that a monitoring system that switches between BM6's & BM15's is better than the VXT 6's alone. ;)
Good god yes, I agree... I'd much rather have a pair of BM15's :)

Bm6's are a league above the BM5A and the VXT line. For sure.
 

Eric Dahlberg

Purveyor of musical dreams fullfilled.
Dave, didn't we A/B the BM5A's & BM6's together? I really didn't find them to sound all that different from one another, the BM6's have more bass but both still have that boxy, narrow, Dynaudio sound. Don't misunderstand me, I believe this quality is a big part of what makes Dyn's so good to mix on - they're almost like the ultimate NS10M's in that they translate as well yet without sounding as harsh - & that it also makes them a better pairing to your BM15's than the KRK's would be.
 

brian

Active Member
A little off topic here but I got to hear those new Digidesign RM2 monitors last week next to our Dynaudios (both the 6A and 15A). I definitely preferred the 15s over the Digis but they actually held up surprisingly well against the 6s. The bass port DSP modelling thing was a little gimmicky and I thought they sounded better with that disabled.

The Digis were actually pretty similar sounding to the 15s in the lower mid range but didn't extend as deep . The 15s had an edge in the treble range too and just sounded a little bigger in every dimension.

How much are those VXT 6s going for?
 

Eric Dahlberg

Purveyor of musical dreams fullfilled.
VXT 6's are $800/pr.

PMC/Digidesign monitors have amazing detail, perhaps better than any other monitor I've found, making them excellent for checking problems on but also strangely fatiguing in the high-end (strange because you wouldn't find them harsh at all). I've heard even very good engineers put out dark mixes when using PMC's.
 

brian

Active Member
That sounds like a really good deal. Do you find yourself wanting a sub when working with the VXT 6s?

I agree about those Digis being very detailed, but I definitely liked the high end on the 15s better. Maybe it is because of the strange high end fatigue you mentioned. I'm really used to the sonics of the 15s now so that may have something to do with my preference too. I didn't get a chance to try them in a more mid-field position, they were right on the meter bridge. I wonder if having them further back a bit might have made the top end friendlier.
 

Richard Hunter

Active Member
i love my boxy bm5as, but im the kinda guy that thinks the bass guitar/kick drum/beefy instruments are always too LOUD. bring em down i always say!

will have to listen to some of my mixes on the krks, scott. will do. my last monitors before the dyns were really hyped, and great for listening to well mixed music, but nothing translated well on them.

let us know how you feel the krk's translate mixes.
 

imdrecordings

Venerated Member
Richard Hunter said:
i love my boxy bm5as, but im the kinda guy that thinks the bass guitar/kick drum/beefy instruments are always too LOUD. bring em down i always say!

will have to listen to some of my mixes on the krks, scott. will do. my last monitors before the dyns were really hyped, and great for listening to well mixed music, but nothing translated well on them.

let us know how you feel the krk's translate mixes.
Will do.
I spent all week tracking with them... not bad. Quick mixes I threw up (VXT) sounded great in my headphones. When A/Bing the Dyn's with my headphones, headphones sound weak.(listening back through HD280's after mixing on the BM5A).
Haven't had a chance to really dig into them.
I will as soon as I get home form a trip up to Boise,ID. F**k it's hot around these parts. :eek: It should be even hotter up there. Bummer.
Anywho, I'll do the old mix on Dyns then mix on KRKS, burn a cd, play here play there. When I get back.
Late 8)

it's cause with digi equipment, you can hear all the way up to 192khz!
Are the DIGI monitors SPDIF in and up sample to 192khz or something? Are you Joking????maybe?? :?:

Edit: Nah, they're only 96khz. I don't carre anyways. :roll:
Anyone heard these?
 

Richard Hunter

Active Member
imdrecordings said:
Are the DIGI monitors SPDIF in and up sample to 192khz or something? Are you Joking????maybe?? :?:

Edit: Nah, they're only 96khz. I don't carre anyways. :roll:
Anyone heard these?
have a nice trip! and yeah, im kidding!
 
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