Hi! I'm currently planning to upgrade my audio listening setup and I eventually plan to get powered speakers to replace my current Kali LP-UNFs.
My bedroom is 13.5 ft x 12ft x 9ft, with the speakers on my desk at roughly arms length. The speakers sit in between the gaps for my 3 Displays. Anything bigger than 5.5" woofer size would be too and be in my face.
The room is currently untreated, I plan to fix this by installing acoustic panels and bass traps.
For some more context I want speakers to listen to music while I work. I don't make music or work with music professionally. I just want something that is really nice to listen to music, which brings out all of the detail in my music and helps me hear the music as the artists intended it and appreciate the detail in every track.
I live in India and I've been eyeing two speakers that were suggested to me in the 2k usd price range, namely Genelec 8030c and KH-120 II.
I've been reading on both of them and both of them seem really good to me. I have no current way to audition or listen to both of them before purchasing. So I'll have to go about this by trusting the internet, But I don't feel I can go wrong with anything at this price point.
As for the Neumann's, I've heard nothing but good things about them, People have been raving about their clarity. Their focus on neutrality, The vocal intimacy, The separation, the mids and it sounding super good to listen to in general. This was also the speaker that I was recommended on Reddit when I asked this question. People also mentioned its pairing with KH750 DSP and being able to room correct it, But I likely won't do this, (I'll explain more about this later). The only non positive review I heard was on here about them sounding too flat or something but given how much a room affects sound I don't know true that is. It also had a massive 6.7 pref score on here that is higher than the Genelec's 6.3.
About the Genelecs, I've also heard really good things that they're great, they apparently have excellent mids and imaging and have brighter treble than the neumanns, some cons that I've heard are that its treble can be harsh on some tracks, (I hate sibilance, and I'm a bit treble sensitive), Its a bit dull on some tracks. A person I talked to said they find the bass to severely lacking on the 8030 without a sub even on Singer Songwriter focused tracks. Some Genelec units apparently have some tweeter hiss. I don't want this either, where as the Neumann's are supposed to be fully silent. Some things that I quite liked about them is their styling, finish and build quality, They're made out of high quality aluminium, where as Neumann's are made of MDF and wood, I don't know how important this is but I expect both to be fairly long lasting, One other thing I noticed was that these Genelec's do not have the option for GLM or room correction whereas the KH120s do.
Like I said earlier, I do not plan on getting a subwoofer atm as I feel like bass for both of these models will be more than the kalis, which itself feels adequate to me for the room right now. Not to mention both the Subs from these companies when you include tax costs more than a pair of these speakers. So while I might get one a few years down the line, I'm not getting them right now.
Both the speakers I mentioned here cost the same here in India and given Its higher preference score and universal acclaim I'm leaning towards the Neumann's but I still have not made up my mind yet. What do you all think of this and what should I get?
My bedroom is 13.5 ft x 12ft x 9ft, with the speakers on my desk at roughly arms length. The speakers sit in between the gaps for my 3 Displays. Anything bigger than 5.5" woofer size would be too and be in my face.
The room is currently untreated, I plan to fix this by installing acoustic panels and bass traps.
For some more context I want speakers to listen to music while I work. I don't make music or work with music professionally. I just want something that is really nice to listen to music, which brings out all of the detail in my music and helps me hear the music as the artists intended it and appreciate the detail in every track.
I live in India and I've been eyeing two speakers that were suggested to me in the 2k usd price range, namely Genelec 8030c and KH-120 II.
I've been reading on both of them and both of them seem really good to me. I have no current way to audition or listen to both of them before purchasing. So I'll have to go about this by trusting the internet, But I don't feel I can go wrong with anything at this price point.
As for the Neumann's, I've heard nothing but good things about them, People have been raving about their clarity. Their focus on neutrality, The vocal intimacy, The separation, the mids and it sounding super good to listen to in general. This was also the speaker that I was recommended on Reddit when I asked this question. People also mentioned its pairing with KH750 DSP and being able to room correct it, But I likely won't do this, (I'll explain more about this later). The only non positive review I heard was on here about them sounding too flat or something but given how much a room affects sound I don't know true that is. It also had a massive 6.7 pref score on here that is higher than the Genelec's 6.3.
About the Genelecs, I've also heard really good things that they're great, they apparently have excellent mids and imaging and have brighter treble than the neumanns, some cons that I've heard are that its treble can be harsh on some tracks, (I hate sibilance, and I'm a bit treble sensitive), Its a bit dull on some tracks. A person I talked to said they find the bass to severely lacking on the 8030 without a sub even on Singer Songwriter focused tracks. Some Genelec units apparently have some tweeter hiss. I don't want this either, where as the Neumann's are supposed to be fully silent. Some things that I quite liked about them is their styling, finish and build quality, They're made out of high quality aluminium, where as Neumann's are made of MDF and wood, I don't know how important this is but I expect both to be fairly long lasting, One other thing I noticed was that these Genelec's do not have the option for GLM or room correction whereas the KH120s do.
Like I said earlier, I do not plan on getting a subwoofer atm as I feel like bass for both of these models will be more than the kalis, which itself feels adequate to me for the room right now. Not to mention both the Subs from these companies when you include tax costs more than a pair of these speakers. So while I might get one a few years down the line, I'm not getting them right now.
Both the speakers I mentioned here cost the same here in India and given Its higher preference score and universal acclaim I'm leaning towards the Neumann's but I still have not made up my mind yet. What do you all think of this and what should I get?
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