KRK Rokit 6 Studio Monitor / Room Setup

[LassenStPete]

Anyone have experience with the KRK Rokit 6 Studio Monitors?  There is a limited edition version for about $300 a pair which seems like a very good price.

I'm relatively new at recording and have been using a stereo amp and speakers with the controls set flat for mixing.  I'd like to add studio monitors with their flatter response.

I'm sure I need to do some work with my room, too.  I have a little setup in the corner of an office / spare bedroom.  It has a lot of soft materials like a carpet and a sofa bed combined with a high, but sloping ceiling.  My options to change the room are somewhat limited, but I might be able to do a bit. 

Any thoughts about the monitors and room would be much appreciated.

- Peter

[jimmyp]

I have Rokit 5s in my studio, and like them a lot! Wish I had the 6's, you'll like them and you can always adjust your room. jp

[Anton Emery]

I have the RP5's as well, and like them alot.  For my basic home recording needs they work out fine, and are not overly expensive.



Anton

[rockstar_not]

If  you can stay out of the corner, that will help you to keep from coupling into room modes which will give artificially high and low peaks/valleys in the response at your monitoring location.  Score! that your ceiling is not parallel to the floor - that's a great feature.

Auralex has some great training available from their site on how to treat rooms.  You don't have to necessarily use their products, but the concepts they present are worthy of study.  Have a look here:  http://www.acoustics101.com/

Another thing to keep in mind - if you are using a mixing console - avoid the urge to put these monitors on the meter bridge of the console.  Even though you see lots of pictures of bigshot studio guys with Yamaha NS-10 monitors sitting on the meter bridge, it's a bad practice and can result in comb filtering at your listening location due to the reflective path off the mixer surface combining with the direct path from the monitors to your ears.

-Scott