Check your wall sockets. You might want to replace them for the accessive noise you are getting. True unbalance cables are noisy, but not to an extend where its annoying. It can also be that your A/C is connected on the same circuit as your system - so you might have a ground issue somewhere. Your surrounding also play a big role in that. Are you near some satelite or cellular towers, Airport, Railway lines etc. First Check your wall socket connections and any extensions.
They're selling for $399 (for a pair) on special over here in Australia. For that price I just can't resist. I got a massive headache researching monitor speakers, specifically the KRK Rokit range in general. I figured these were the best allrounder for my Allen & Heath DJ Mixer set-up in my little apartment.
@@elwoodroadsmusic9639 They're great speakers. Specifically if you like a deep sound. Being able to manipulate the bass and treble on the back makes all the difference. In saying that i like to keep mine flat.
@@mphasis1983 They're very quiet. I don't hear any hissing at all. They're definitely worth buying. I don't cut corners when it comes to audio. I want the best sound possible. These monitors are great.
@@Themorningskoop thanks for your reply. had trouble finding speakers that don't have loud hiss or buzzing amps when no sound is going through them. i just need to make my mind up to either get the classic 5 or rokit 5.
I use them and another pair of monitors for home mastering, but for pro level mastering you'll need a much more expensive setup and a fully treated room (at that point its better to hire an expert to master)
Question, can I connect my audio interface (focusrite) to the balanced and connect my PC to the RCA at the same time? Essentially use them as my PC speakers whilst also use them for when I play guitar through the focusrite.
It *should* work. I know I did that with some Tannoy monitors I used to have years ago. Haven't tried it with my KRK Classic 5s, but you can set the focusrite as your playback device. If you're on on Windows, just click on the speaker icon in the bottom right of the screen and you can select your playback device from there. If you're on Mac, I don't know how to change the playback device, but I wouldn't imagine it'd be any more difficult than on Windows.
@@stuff.church thank you Amandeep... this is a major selling point at this entry level imho that gets completely ignored. And they're bi amped also a big deal at this price point... cheers!
I won one of these on a Gibson instagram giveaway and I honestly s thought it was an amp. I have no idea what ima use it for all I have is a electric guitar so idk if I can use it.
Thankyou for the review. Do you know or about the Classic KRK I read that they are in short FLAT and the newer generation ? has a bump from 1000K to 3000K and that to me logically puts a read flag up for me. If this information is correct. Please can you advise me on this. Rick Washbrook
Hi Mina...i don t understand the differences between these and the Rockit5 G4 (the one with keevlar tweeter) in terms of quality, perfotmance and specs (apart from the diffents input and room control)... could u clarify this???
Hey you! Are you doing research for new studio monitors? Yeah I was too, a couple weeks ago. Lucky you, I can tell you a thing or two. I got the G3 today. Right out the box they sound incredible. Truly incredible. Barely any hiss even when given full juice from my Yamaha MX mixer with no inputs. I'm glad I went with KRK. But let me tell you a few more things... The G3 get HOT when playing them for extended periods. This is due to the AB class amps. If you plan on playing them LOUD for extended periods, get the G4 instead. They have a class D amp which will keep them cooler. I can't speak to the sound fidelity of the G4 but they are likely also excellent. These G3 speakers are definitely colouring the sound to some degree. They are not true flat when the knobs on the back are set to flat. But if you take the high and low knobs and bring them down one notch, they sound more neutral and allow some room for mids. A perfect pair of monitoring speakers should not be flattering to crappy recordings or sources. This is probably the letdown for the G3, as I've played some low bitrate / poorly mastered records and they actually sound tolerable - but they shouldn't. This isn't ideal for monitoring, this is more ideal for consumer purposes. Making adjustments to the knobs on the G3 will be necessary for flat monitoring. My suggestion would be, if you want a good mixed use speaker for both monitoring in a DAW and listening to music for enjoyment, you can't go wrong with the G3, unless you want to thrash them all summer long above 50% gain. I feel like these would suffer and die after repeated abuse of that nature. The bass is amazing for 5 inch woofers. I almost don't want to get a sub, but I will be anyway because I'm a basshead. The bass is accurate. Notes/frequencies aren't being dropped all over the place like cheap consumer speakers. These have a light up logo on the front of the housing. This might be annoying if you are using them in a blackout movie room. Which you shouldn't be anyway, as they are far too small for that application. The G3 come with soft pads on the bottom of the housing, so don't bother buying third party pads for desk utilisation. A nice inbuilt feature to have. Another key difference is the auto off function. The G3 does not turn off automatically after 30 minutes. The G4 does, and many people complain about this feature. I was tossing up between these two, the Yamaha HS5 and the Focal Alpha 50. If I had double the cash the Focal Alpha 50 would have been my pick, but I honestly don't know how I'd be able to tell the difference. These G3 sound superb. To give you a point of reference, the best speakers I own are a pair of KEF C55 (British made audiophile level stuff) and the G3 sound BETTER. Having said that, the C55 aren't studio monitors, and aren't 50W like the KRKs. Take that with a pinch of salt. Good luck, and enjoy whatever you end up with. Just remember, if you are going to play them for hours on end at high volumes, don't get a class AB amped speaker. Get class D for thrashing.
@@stuff.church ok sorry. What I meant was simply laying the speakers on their sides as opposed to having them as they are shown in ads or vids. It's better for monitoring because all frequencies are presented to the listener at the same position (height in this case) creating a more integrated sound. It's the optimum position for most but not all reference monitors.👍
Interesting, I've actually heard the opposite, that laying on the side gives a worse image the vertically. Here is one article about it: www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-can-my-monitors-go-their-sides
@@stuff.church ok but does it say anything in the manual about the positioning? I have a pair of ALESIS M1 mk2's and the manual says laying them on their sides is the "optimal" way to set-up those particular speakers. Was wondering what the manual for the KRKs says...
😂 lol bro you sure you don’t wanna Uber over and set up all your monitors for a comparison? Every crackle and pop is a shot or a chug in this beer game 😅
