KRK S12.4 vs Kali WS-12 v2

[TBsq]

Hi. I'm looking for a 12" subwoofer for audio monitoring. The only 2 I've seen below 1000€ are the KRK S12.4 and the Kali WS-12 v2. Which was has the better performance? I know the Kali is rated at 1000W but I'm going to need that much power.

 

[Somafunk]

I have no experience of the KRK S12 but I have owned the S10 and thought it was good value for money and easy to set up with my KRK monitor, sounded great in my room but i then upgraded to the setup in my sig and the Dynaudio subs were quite an upgrade.

From all online reports I doubt there’s much between them but purely on my previous experience I’d choose the KRK

 

[TBsq]

I have no experience of the KRK S12 but I have owned the S10 and thought it was good value for money and easy to set up with my KRK monitor, sounded great in my room but i then upgraded to the setup in my sig and the Dynaudio subs were quite an upgrade.

From all online reports I doubt there’s much between them but purely on my previous experience I’d choose the KRK

What Dynaudio sub did you buy?

 

[Somafunk]

Started off with one Dynaudio 18S in my setup but managed to find another that was sold as non-working so bought it for £125 and it turned out to be a break/fault in the cable at the kettle plug end , bought another cable for £8 and it works fine

Bargain of my year

 

[TBsq]

I saw that the Dynaudio 9S was in my price range but also a review that states that the lowest frequency is not 22 Hz but 38 Hz. I want to reach 25 Hz.

 

[Ellebob]

I've used the Kali and I think it is one of the best values for its price. I haven't used the KRK but going by specs the Kali has a bigger cabinet with more than twice the power 220w vs 500w. The Kali should play louder if drivers are similar. They both have a -10db frequency of 23hz so that should be comparable. The specs state the Kali is 3db louder. In the end they are probably close sowhichever one you can get a better deal.

 

[audio2920]

If you don't need the last few dB of headroom maybe get the KRK.

I love Kali's sound but have had so many manufacturing faults / DOA units / electronics failures it's kinda ridiculous. I'd say I've probably bought about 14 Kali speakers and at least 5 have issues.

Specifically for the WS-12, one of the five units I've owned died totally just after the warranty expired, and it had a fairly easy life until then. Another one which I still use, a v1, occasionally emits loud crackle after the soft start. It also gets passed to the HPF output; power cycling clears it. Another WS12 I have sometimes hisses. That said, the only v2 WS12 I have has been rock solid, so far. So that's 3 out 5 with problems... They are meaty things for the money though, so there is that. And maybe V2 is better..?

 

[TBsq]

I would also like to know the better option between 2 10" subs and 1 12" sub for studio monitoring? How much stereo audio is there below 80 Hz?

 

[Somafunk]

I would like to know the better option between 2 10" subs and 1 12" sub for studio monitoring? How much stereo audio is there below 80 Hz?

Depends on what style/genre of music you listen to, my preference is for electronic music 95% of the time and I’m currently listening to a track that has very deep sub bass that I can feel rather than hear.

 

[TBsq]

Depends on what style/genre of music you listen to, my preference is for electronic music 95% of the time and I’m currently listening to a track that has very deep sub bass that I can feel rather than hear.

I listen to a lot of genres, I also want to make music.