Neumann KH 310A Review (Powered Monitor)

[q3cpma]

What I would rather like to see in its successor is a rotatable mid/high unit for also standing mounting like the KH420.

But that is the KH420.

 

[thewas]

But that is the KH420.

Not in that size and price range, plus the KH310 is closed baffle.

 

[DJBonoBobo]

I agree that would be a nice product especially for home use, but if you rotate tweeter and midrange the box has to be significantly bigger.

Edit: It would fit nicely in the middle, though...

 

[smcc]

It seriously needs an update

I dunno, auto power down would be nice...but other than that, you're talking built-in DSP...personally one the main reasons I went for these over the genelec ones is that there's no latency (i.e analog); so no, even if I could get a free upgrade I wouldn't want DSP in them...that said, I would be interested to know how much better they could sound with digital crossovers, I imagine the dispersion could be improved a bit.

 

[q3cpma]

I dunno, auto power down would be nice...but other than that, you're talking built-in DSP...personally one the main reasons I went for these over the genelec ones is that there's no latency (i.e analog); so no, even if I could get a free upgrade I wouldn't want DSP in them...that said, I would be interested to know how much better they could sound with digital crossovers, I imagine the dispersion could be improved a bit.

Why would you avoid DSP when you need LF EQ in any case?

 

[dfuller]

Why would you avoid DSP when you need LF EQ in any case?

It adds an extra few ms of latency. Some care about that more than others.

 

[smcc]

Why would you avoid DSP when you need LF EQ in any case?

Personal use case, I do indeed have LF EQ in my all in one interface/digital-mixer/system-processor (which has 0.8ms latency I/O)...so I don't need/want any more processing or ADDA...also it's nice to be able to go analog on the patchbay if I'm playing my keyboard, I prefer the odd bump to lag when playing (although I'm on the fence whether I can detect that 0.8ms...but 3 or 4 and I would)...

 

[smcc]

It adds an extra few ms of latency. Some care about that more than others.

I care about a lot more than others, lol...it's literally the only reason I use 96kHz...

 

[smcc]

They're great speakers for studio use...anything that's wrong, or just not great, is immediately obvious...but also, nothing is forced, so there's no need to second guess yourself, or micromanage...I doubt anything more expensive is really worth it unless you're a mastering engineer in a pro designed room tbh.

 

[dfuller]

Okay, so my pair showed up today.

I think the thing I didn't anticipate was how ridiculously stable the phantom center is. This is one of only a very few speakers I've heard that actually sounds like there's a center channel. The detail is insane as well - but not in a false boosted highs kind of way, but rather an extraordinarily low distortion kind of way. Perhaps my only nitpick is they seem rather bass-light compared to the Barefoots they replaced... but those were pretty seriously bass boosted.

 

[respice finem]

The leaner bass is the more lifelike bass IMHO, after a few days you will not want more. Many speakers (and most multichannel systems anyway) provide overblown bass masking fine detail in the midrange.

 

[TimVG]

I agree that would be a nice product especially for home use, but if you rotate tweeter and midrange the box has to be significantly bigger.

Edit: It would fit nicely in the middle, though...

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Guzauski has a monitor like that.

 

[Pearljam5000]

I wonder why they raised the price of such an old model

 

[respice finem]

Indeed, 200€ per unit more (in Germany). Tax hikes are expected, but after the September elections, so probably they simply follow the seemingly "booming" market. Just checked @ Thomann Germany, "available in approx. 1 week" = temporarily sold out.

Hesitant buyers have got inflation anxiety and started to buy "last minute"?

 

[Pearljam5000]

Ideed, 200€ per unit more (in Germany). Tax hikes are expected, but after the September elections, so probably they simply follow the seemingly "booming" market. Just checked @ Thomann Germany, "available in approx. 1 week" = temporarily sold out.

Hesitant buyers have got inflation anxiety and started to buy "last minute"?

If i knew they would raise the price i would have bought a pair

 

[respice finem]

I did, just in time, saved 400 € (and endless hesitating thanks to ASR)

 

[Moonhead]

All Kh line up has risen even The sub, they do that from time to time, Maybe something new around The corner, Maybe people have looked at Them more lately.

 

[FrantzM]

The KH310A is the Rodney Dangerfield of monitors. It has been called everything except “superlative”. Contrast this to anything from Genelec.

 

[Pearljam5000]

The KH310A is the Rodney Dangerfield of monitors. It has been called everything except “superlative”. Contrast this to anything from Genelec.

Jack of all trades, master of none?

 

[dfuller]

The KH310A is the Rodney Dangerfield of monitors. It has been called everything except “superlative”. Contrast this to anything from Genelec.

for its size, it's straight up outstanding. It sounds like something much bigger.