Very interesting. I was thinking about T7V but in the end i'm leaning towards the kali. Lp8v2 actually for a bit of extra bass. Never heard them though. Would you say there's a significant overall sound quality difference between kali and the mkiii?
Why are you using an amp with the kalis, aren't they powered? Also what is your listening distance?
In my setup there is a marked difference in sound, no comparison. Every area of the Kali's is superior, highs/mids/lows and surprisingly the amp section. The edifiers just didn't have anything behind it. I turn them up and its just.....meh. Nothing special stands out. If you want bluetooth connect and all that, and features you may never use, then that's what they're made for. IMO not for people that want serious sound. No joke when I say that my kid's edifier R1280T's sounds better EQ'd than the MKIII thru a midrange eclaro soundcard.
I have read reviews that the LP8's have a significant impact in the bass over the LP6 but I'm in an apt and have to modify the bass from the LP6 so it doesnt annoy anyone. The bass from the LP6 is impressive. Impressive enough that I had to cut the 20hz dip switch in the back by -2db AND modify a PEACE EQ to get the bass down even more on top of that. They will not do RCA outs, XLR is their main connect. The Adam T7V's and the KFK's had better bass than the Kali's - both were meatier sounding, especially the T7V's. The KFK and the Kali's were VERY similar in every other area. Its also a 7" woofer for Adam and KRK compared to 6.5" for the Kali's. I just couldnt deal with that tweeter color on the Adams. The Adam A7X (or AX7 I forget) do not have the color and sound like the Kali's on steroids, but also at around $900/pair USED.
The Master19 amp is being used as a preamp for the Kali's. The volume is preset and not touched on the Kali's and all volume is controlled thru the amp/windows which is connected to the Topping DAC. The Kali's are EQ'd thru PEACE.
I just noticed that I've been calling KRK - KFK this whole time, hahaha
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Oh the monitors are a little over 3 feet away attached the ends of the desk on each side.