NEW Studio Monitors: Kali Audio IN-5! 

Hi Friends, Kali have definitely hit this one out of the park for us! We are very impressed with the new IN-5! Please let me know what you're using! Love having discussions on speakers! Also don't forget to enter to win one of three pairs of the Kali's!

Listening to you listening to Kali monitors, through my Kali monitors... nice

You guys read my mind way too often. I’ve been shopping around for 3-way monitors and this pops up. 😳

So funny Kali speaker story: I have good little old Yamahas that I use to listen podcasts. I install the Lp-6's and am just playing video games-and all my podcasting friends have Shure SM-7s-straight digital into modern mixes. And I freak out because: " Get A Pop Filter!!!" "I can hear your chair squeak", and "You're compressor is set to high!!!!" :-)

"I use sock, this is a family show after all"" hahaha my tea went straight to my screen... thanks! Nice looking speakers :)

I bought the LP 6's after you did a video on them. Still in love with them. Great sound and quality. Thanks again for all you do!

Looking forward to hearing the contest winners this week! Thanks again for hosting these mix contests, Warren :)

These sound absolutely fantastic! I have the LP6’s! After working with Adam’s; Event’s; Yamaha HS5’s HS7’s and NS10’s; Fokal; Alesis; Genelec’s; and many more from being in many studios for many years. I absolutely love my LP6’s! These sound absolutely amazing and I agree they sound very close to your Genelec’s! These IN5’s are just another great Speaker from Kali Audio!

Warren, it sounds like Kali has hit the mark once again. Last year, I built my home studio around their IN-8s based on your recommendation and have never looked back. And yes, the Switch Witch is still available; also got mine from Sweetwater during last year's studio build for $300 or so, IIRC. Lets me flip between 3 sets of powered speakers plus a sub with no fuss at all. And last but by no means least, rest in sonic power Rupert Neve.

Just got Kali IN-5 and Neumann KH 80 (4 inch woofer). Tested Both with a KRK10G subwoofer set at 70hz crossover. running through RME Babyface Pro FS. I first received the Neumanns and were absolutely underwhelmed by their size and looks. They are small and not really pretty speakers looking more like bigger PC-speakers. They really can`t bass, they are small! But then i bought and connected the 10 inch KRK Sub. When the Neumanns don`t have to work in the lower bass frequencies, they can unfold their potential in the low mids, mids and highs. Then i got an opportunity to lend and test the Kali IN-5 in white (beautiful) from a local music store. I disconnected a Neumann from one channel and connected a KALI instead, and played some songs over Winamp - moving the pan-slider from 100% left to 100% right to directly test KALI vs Neumann. I really wanted to send back the Neumanns and keep the KALIs, - the white model is an eye candy compared to the small black toy-looking Neumanns. I would save lots of cash - it`s 350€/piece for Kali VS 570€/piece for the Neumanns. AAAND the Kalis are 3-way monitors instead of 2-way Neumanns. I have to note - i did not use any calibration software, nor used the Neumanns DSP, nor used any switches on the Kalis. RESULT: all praise for the Kalis is ridiculous. 3 Way your butt! Absolute mushy and muddy mids - where instruments and vocals really mask each other, really dull and truncated highs. You may think they are great, - when you hav nothing good or even mid-tier to compare. Neumanns, compared to Kalis hat much better localisation in the mids - vocals and instruments were separated from each other and you could clearly hear every single instrument/vocal. Aswell as crystal-clear highs. Switching to Kali were as if you would listen through a towel (i am exaggerating a bit, but the difference is immense) and switching back to Neumanns were as if you were back getting fresh air again. I were using Yamaha HS 80 M (almost identical to the newer H8) i would even take the H8 all day everyday over the Kalis. But in comparison to the small, toy-looking, cheapest Neumann KH80 the Kalis are trash. Completely underwhelmed and dissapointed. Gonna bring them back in 2 days and keep the Neumanns.

Can't fault Kali as a company. Great products and excellent aftersales service. Yes they actually respond to emails! Great stuff Warren. I have the LP-6 which in a small room sound fantastic (along with sonarworks). If was to upgrade to a 3way system i'd definitely consider these!

My IN8s blow me away every time I use them. I'm now in love with IN5s. Cheers Warren!

I had a problem with one of my kalis and they went out of their way to fix it. Excellent service from a excellent company. I reccomend kalis to everyone i know.

Oh WOW so excited, can't wait until my pair of Kali IN's arrive, I'm pretty sure that it will help me improve my mixes - thank you for this incredible review and big bravo to Nathan and the whole Kali Crew, wonderful people! ✌

I’ve been watching your stuff forever, and I went back to this video because I just bought a pair of the Kali’s. I JUST noticed the Thrills record on the wall. Let’s Bottle Bohemia is one of my very favorite records. I had no idea you worked on that! So cool!

Perhaps I should not rush buying new monitors yet. They look very promising!

Hi, Just wanted to let you know that your video was the one that let me decide to get these IN-5's. Great review, still after 3 years. Thanks a lot man! I'm also following Present Day Productions and i'm pleased that you joined them to make some video's together. Keep up the good work! Cheers from Belgium Johan

I just have to say how much I liked that first track you played. Great production and vocal delivery.

Had my LP6s for a year and a half, and to my ears they sound great. The diagram on the back made setting up a breeze, esp for an amateur like myself.

I like the fact that you hear speaker in front of us. Other reviewers make suppositions. About what they remember

Kick ass review Warren... I have both the LP6s and 8s... LOVE THEM... 🔈🎯🎼⚡️💡🎚

"The IN-5 introduces a new amplifier platform that reduces self-noise by 12 dB" thats some good news!!!

Thanks Warren! My son and I really appreciate your product reviews and everything thing else you share. We are looking for a second set of monitors for our home studio and these will have to be considered for sure! Cheers, Kent and Turner

The IN-5 will offer serious quality to many home studios. Get them! 3way is the way!

These or lp6 v2 for playing digital piano through and listening to music for enjoyment? I read some reviewer said the in5 are not enjoyable to listen to, exceptional in every other area though…

I feel the port on the Kali's give it a slight mid boost which to me sound like a cleaner, modern version of the NS10's! LOVE the smooth frequency response all the way to the top without strange peaks or crossovers. I need THIS for my setup. Crossing my fingers and toes for a win!!!

When you have multiple monitors, obviously they all can't be equilateral triangles from your listening position. Do you move back your listening position for each monitor?

listening through IN-8's paired with WS-12 here, very nice thing about that coaxial design is how it almost "erases" the room environment from the sound :)

I see Songs In The Key of Life on the console. Probably my favorite album of all time. Been a fan of Produce Like A Pro to a while too.

I cant wait to hear these for myself! I ordered a pair a couple days ago. Its currently Sunday and they should arrive on Wednesday. Extremely excited!!!!!!

I got a pair of LP-6s a year and a half ago and have been loving them. The best monitors in their price range. I'm looking to get a pair of IN-8s this year. These IN-5s look interesting though. Well done again Kali!

The same concept as in-8 would be a killer!... I will wait for..

I've had the Kali LP-6s for nearly two years and so far they've been great. I would consider anything they make seriously.

A comparison of the Kali IN5v2's and the iLoud MTM's. Am very pleased with the iLoud MTM monitors. Two 3.5 inch + tweeter and they have an internal calibration system that comes with a special mic, etc. Amazingly loud with a full-range bass response (remember 2 x 3.5 = 7 inches). I recently (4 months ago) got the Kali IN5 v2's. At first, I was not happy with the high-end and could not hear the reverb and delay trails as I could with the iLouds. Also the sub-bass was not as round, soft, and prominent as on the iLouds. In addition, the iLouds have much much more available/useable gain than the Kali's (a lot more). With all that being said, I engaged the +2db boost on the Kali's and it was a whole different world. They are superb now. I can hear the verb and delay trails, the upper mid's and highs have much more clarity and definition, and (surprisingly) the sub-bass seems more apparent and balanced and is comparable to the iLoud's. There are differences between the iLoud's and the Kali's (the iLoud's still have a softer, rounder, fuller, low-end and the stereo image is a bit different), but using both systems is working out really well. Warren, I know you reviewed the lower priced 2-way little brother of the iLoud MTM's, but you should really check out and review the MTM's too. :) -colin

Can't wait for my cats to sharpen their claws on the unprotected cones. 🤣

Rupert gone you said, oh what a genius of sound. What a shame.

Well after the girl that used Gorilla Glue on her hair!! The "Remove Before Use" makes complete sense! 😂 Beautiful monitors!

Kali makes amazing stuff. Love my LP 6 with a subwoofer. My mixes improved so much.

I have been planning on pulling the trigger on some less expensive monitors but maybe I'll wait on these.

Glad I waited on buying the IN-8. Already have HS8’s and wanted a smaller 5 or 6 inch secondary set of monitors. Getting these and the WS-12.

Kali use a wonderful wide sound field, very very accurate,have good depth, tight even when pushed by bass driven music. I bought Genelec’s 8020’s whilst studying Sound Engineering and Music Produxtion .. highs were too harsh hurting my ears - bought the Kali’s at half the price - more accurate - translated near perfectly to other systems ..🧤

I love my LP6's!! I'm still not sure about what I am hearing is right since this is the first time using studio monitors on my own! RIP Rupert Neve!!

I got the Kali LP 8 version, and I have to say, they aren’t as loud as I expected, but they sound fantastic. Think HS8... which I love. Side by side the mix sounds almost identical. How I use the dip switches... I have high freq hearing loss. So I use them to flatten it out for MY hearing loss. Then flip them flat and perfect 👌 I no longer need to use my wife’s ears to check my high frequencies. And the low end on the LP8 is exceptional. Not as loud as you think, very clean and clear. Great bang for the buck.

Great review. That track is a monster!!! Great production

Speaking of speakers, the speakers of my house are Kali LP8's and they are telling the truth.

These look really cool! Thanks for turning me on to Kali. I still really enjoy my LP6's on the daily

we're huge fans of Kali, I am I know. If that is a Dual Concentric HF/MR unit that is gonna be great for imaging and improve the mid's on your mixing. Also if they do a new speaker 6inch bass with the new unit the price will maybe go up a bit but would maybe give a tad extra output around 40Hz. If you get these new ones, and if Warren says they are VERY GOOD, HE MEANS IT. (I got the Kali 6)

New Kali's!! Good stuff Warren!!

I have the IN-8 and love them!! Great home studio monitors.

These or the Eves?

Self noise out of the tweeters is definitely a thing with my LP-6’s.

"Heck no, those are $8,000 speakers". Love that honesty.

I've always been looking to try Kali's speakers. I heard so many go things about them, these look pretty nice!

Acoustic engineer specialising in studio monitors, break in is usually done by the manufacturer of the transducer (driver) however some companies who make their own transducers (like adam) tend to leave that to the consumer, tho some definitely do it in house. Regarding the kali's, I'm endlessly impressed. They're the only monitors that I've struggled to get as accurate on a budget for diy one of designs, them and the adam t8vs, one genuine consideration for companies I'd love to work for if I ever leave my current employer.

Great video Warren! Moving into a smaller room in a couple of months. These would be perfect!

This would be an AMAZING addition to my UA Apollo. This would be the absolute base of my recording area.

These monitors sure look sweet! Thank you for the information!

Glad to be reminded to flip the switches on the backs; the sizable dip at 10k has me feeling like I can’t quite mix the highs adequately!

I know you meant good but why compare a Hyundai (Kalis) with say a Porsche (Gens). Can't do that bro! I was about to buy the Kalis but after hearing this AB test now I'm back to square one. Darn it! Haha.

Would love to see some more subwoofer reviews!

This is what I've been waiting for. A less noiser in8. This is goin to be my upgrade from the LP6

wOw, I love the sound of "Little Empire" and that song Too Bad.

Thanks so much. These monitors are fantastic sounding and such great value. I have them sitting horizontally with the proper dip switches in the “on” position. I also shelved the highs. A little bright for my taste. Right now, they’re sounding so good. Thanks again!

interestingly enough...just listening through this setup the Kali is a bit much on the low end... I use sonarworks as well so I suppose it would help. but they do seem good for entry level

Love your channel Warren. I have Dynaudio Core 59's and love them, I'm thinking about getting these for a second look at my mixes. I bought the Focal Evo's and absolutely HATED them and returned them. Focal only made changes to the look of the Speakers and defitnatly not the sound of them. So I guess I'll give these a try. Keep it coming Warren. Thank you.

Thanks for telling me to wait. Not disappointed.

This is fantastic job on this video and a fantastic help to me in my music. I can't thank you enough!

I feel they try to compensate for small bass driver by huge bass reflex port but while it provides for fair amount of bass it also makes it muddy and lying around there as inevitably it also implies bigger phase issue ... My solution: Close the port by foam and forget about big low end ( while it gives more musical 12dB roll of instead of 18dB slope ) AND/or add a sub . Whoever wants solid bass dirrectly from nearfiels still has to go for bigger drivers in them looks like . I like the top mid approach and would like to listen to it more closely . Thanx for interesting review

Now these are what I’ve been waiting for! Definitely Getting these!

Hey Warren, do you have any plans to review the Output Frontier Monitors soon? Very interested to hear you thoughts. Thanks, Bryan

Thank you for showing!

Hi Warren, for monitors I'm using Tannoy Reveal 502s which sound very well balanced & also the reissue Auratone 5Cs. I will also us headphones to check & mixes seem to translate very nicely everywhere.

Hi Warren, thanks for all the great knowledge share. Question: I'm 57 and have tinnitus at about 8-9K. Is there any tips or tricks to avoid issues when mixing or mastering with this condition. Recently back into recording after a 17 year absence. Wow has tech changed the home recording environment. Awesome stuff. Cheers!

Would be nice if the would then add that 12 dB reduction in self noise to the IN-8. I’d think it would just be an automatic evolution like right now when you buy a new IN-8. Good job on the IN-5!

Nice review. I like your approach to it.

For me, i do all my work on my genelecs 8040. really love them

Hi Warren, Great review, thank you, all the best.

I always ❤️ music n indeed it's my hobby ever since my young days till date as life without music is dull.

really loved the lp-6's, I tried the in-8, didn't like it, too muddy, maybe the in-5 will produce better bass. Overall, not enough top end for me, but for the price range they are so good. thanks for the review !

Got my IN-8s would love the Independence babies!

Love your vids Warren. I'm so curious about these Kali monitors after watching your channel. I'm coming from JBL 305s and have been looking for a front port design because of wall placement. The Kali LP6 or IN-5's seem to be what I'm looking for. Would you consider the IN-5s to be worth the difference vs the LP6s?

thank you for the great review! is there a certain date when winners of the giveaway gonna be announced?

These are great speakers. I have n LCR of them. Kali please make a sub with surround bass management.

Been happy with my LP8s, they are a little big though. These might be more at home on a desk... been eyeing the new sub they came out with, would love to see a review of that... don’t really need a sub, but sometimes some extended low would be fun...

Thanks Warren!

I got a Pair of IN 5 and i live it.

I’m a genelec fanatic , just waiting for a sub woofer upgrade Not as popular in the states I have found

Pretty chuffed I could accurately pick up the differences before Warren pointed them out...the ear training is working!

That price makes them really interesting 🤔

Great video & insights into the IN-5. Was looking for a sub to bolster my current BX8 mains then saw your vid on Kali site. Now thinking the Kali WS-12 sub paired up with these little beauties will definately do the job with their coaxial squawker & tweeter and give me a better focussed near-field rig for mixing on - I HOPE. Thanks for the tip :)

The IN5 seems to be lacking that air

Wow ! The difference between tuned Genelecs and Kalis is just a touch (and in size obviously) but at that price point they compare almost 1:1 :D

I LOVE my Kali Audio LP-8s. I was wondering where yours went :)

Why monitors with DSP and AD/DA on signal path don't have digital inputs?

Love my Kali LP6s!

Just wondering if you can also review the new Adam t7v monitors. Supposed to be great for a low budget option.

I love my fpx7 Fluid Audio... but i wonder... if kali in 5 would be even better....

Thanks for this review.

Another nice pair of speakers from the folks at Kali. I'd be interested to know how they compare to the LP range?

OK-So-Kali IN-5s are massive-just in size. Like Dimensionally. I just installed the LP-6s but these new widgets-OK $8000 Dollar Genelecs have literally physically, Larger Drivers. Like Engineering wise-there is no way you can beat those-however-I'll stick with my LP-6s because I am getting older. And Small room. :-)