Steve Dallas
Major Contributor
Don't hate me for this one. I could just use a little experience from my well-regarded fellow forumites...
I am changing up my home studio and my current monitors are too large (Kali IN-5) for the new setup. Of the monitors I have heard that would be the correct size for the new situation, the KH120II is my favorite, with the caveat I have not heard them in my room. They have the right amount of bass extension for me, are ruler flat in response, have very low distortion, and are the right size as mentioned before. I just don't want to pay $2000 USD for a new pair. (New and under full warranty is important to me for this type of purchase, so used is not an option.)
Am I overlooking another, less expensive monitor with the same or similar characteristics?
I am also open to passives plus a balanced desktop amplifier.
I have Dirac and ample PEQ available to correct any FR anomalies and to extend bass a few Hz without increasing distortion too much.
Are there good alternatives, or should I buy once and cry once to purchase my end-game small monitors?
I am changing up my home studio and my current monitors are too large (Kali IN-5) for the new setup. Of the monitors I have heard that would be the correct size for the new situation, the KH120II is my favorite, with the caveat I have not heard them in my room. They have the right amount of bass extension for me, are ruler flat in response, have very low distortion, and are the right size as mentioned before. I just don't want to pay $2000 USD for a new pair. (New and under full warranty is important to me for this type of purchase, so used is not an option.)
Am I overlooking another, less expensive monitor with the same or similar characteristics?
I am also open to passives plus a balanced desktop amplifier.
I have Dirac and ample PEQ available to correct any FR anomalies and to extend bass a few Hz without increasing distortion too much.
Are there good alternatives, or should I buy once and cry once to purchase my end-game small monitors?