r/studiomonitors

So had a shindig at mine and my friend brought his KRK rookit 5s and they sounded so good, done some digging and seen that the Kali audio lp-8s would be a better choice and sound much better. The kali audios have been delivered today and i know studio monitors are meant to be flat but so are the krks and they sounded nothing like these. I believe ive set the right settings up and am using a RCA in to 3.5mm jack. My question is that am i just being dumb and havent done something correctly or have i just completly bought the wrogn speaker for what im looking for? lots of people out there say the kalis are amazing for just general spotify listening but from what im hearing they really are not?

Some help would be amazing thank you

Probably not the first to ask but going to try anyways.

I'm going through the process of finding some good entry level studio monitors. I have a small room setup and my monitors will probably be close to the back wall in my office.

I'm looking at the 5" versions (due to desk size). Speakers like the ADAM Audio T5V are mentioned as being good monitors for the price but they have the sub in the back. Does anyone have experience with such a setup as i get a lot of recommendations to get a front sub and than it does keep getting back to KVK's which not a lot of people on Reddit (or other platforms) actually recommend :)

So basically i need desktop monitors, 5" speakers with woofer output in the front (i think).

With my HS5 they still have a good soundstage even though they don't have much sub bass. I think if you can mix good on speakers with less sub bass for most genres, your mix will translate well to other sound sources. I am also glad the HS5 doesn't have much sub bass since I'm not a Basshead.

So long story short, my Barefoot 02s (which i LOVE) have been acting up recently, last year it was one monitor, and this week it was the other -both slightly different issues. the most recent one still not fully fixed. And while i love them for how well my mixes translate to other systems (i havent had to check my mix in the car for years) , im genuinely considering moving on to something else that may be a bit more reliable. or at least having a the barefoots as backups once fixed.

The footprints were great for the price and i dont really think i see myself needing anything more than what they offer, both because of budget and my room size/ treatment.

So essentially I am wondering if there are any other monitors that offer the low end response and mid range clarity in the same price range?

I have been looking at the Adam A8H but worried about the midrange and dont have much knowledge or experience with focals. other than that, i don't really know many brands in that price range with the quality of the barefoots.

Hello everyone, im gonna buy my first set of studio monitors for mixing, and ive been considering between the Genelec 8030A and the Kali Audio in 5, ive done some research but it was inconclusive, ive read that the genelecs lack a little in low frequency response, but i dont know how that compares to the kali's. Can someone help me?