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Monitor life span
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 11:14 pm
by Coolschmid
Yo, I got my Krk 6s somewhere around 2 years ago and I was just wondering if monitors had a sort of lifespan where afterwards their quality and accuracy would start to deteriorate. On a side note, does anybody else feel that the mids on the krk 6s are a bit muddy and boomy? Whenever my ears get used to my dt770s and I switch back to my monitors my midrange sounds like a mess.
Re: Monitor life span
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 11:40 pm
by LilWUB
I'm sure if the monitors are well taken care of they'll last decades. However, I'm no expert.
I really don't care for my dt770s. The seem to not have that great of a bass response and sound a bit shrill. Maybe mine are duds.
Re: Monitor life span
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 12:30 am
by Eat Bass
Yes krks are known for having slightly hyped and muddy upper lows/lower mids. That's the exact reason I went with fostex pm1 mk2s. Very neutral sounding monitors for the price
Re: Monitor life span
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:29 am
by koncide
Give them a good dust-off every now and then, dont play them ridiculously loud and keep them away from liquid. They should last for bare time.
Re: Monitor life span
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 1:47 am
by fragments
Eat Bass wrote:Yes krks are known for having slightly hyped and muddy upper lows/lower mids. That's the exact reason I went with fostex pm1 mk2s. Very neutral sounding monitors for the price
Yea. Personally having owned KRK Rokit 6's for four years I can't help but dissuade people from buying them. That is a terrible area for things to be muddy. If you've owned KRKs for a few years, save up some cash and get something more accurate. Mixing is a whole new world when that area gets cleared up.
Get as much as you can for the KRKs then bail ;p