Smooth, sweet, right on it. These monitors are pleasing to the ear. No listening fatigue, no overpronounced frequencies. Right on the money. Sure, the Yamaha M80's, and Mack 824's, are better, but they cost a hell of a lot more. I am 100% happy with the rp-8

Nice high frequency adjustment on the back. No bass adjustment, but you shouldnt be EQing monitors....that defeats their whole purpose.

I love the look of these. Super high quality casing. They are built link tanks- and wiegh a hell of a lot.

Nothing for this price is better. Trust me.

havent used yet.

wanted it, have it now.

Recording engineer, active drummer.

Rock

No Experience.

Very cool looking speakers, I like the orange Power LED, and of course the yellow woofer is killer ;-) !

Electronic Musician/Producer

Electronic, Breakbeats

Pretty amazing...even at higher volumes. I just picked these monitors up after reading all of the rave reviews and then (of course) testing them out at a local store. I have been mixing on some pretty cheap monitors and after re-doing a few mixes today through these things...WOW!!! There is a BIG difference in the overall quality of my mixes. These things are exceptionally flat and, overall, very detailed. Granted, I have only been working on the RP-8's for a total of 6 hours but the RP-8's are impressive, especially for the price.

Anything you would really need. A power switch on the front would have been a nice addition but I'm not complaining. It is pretty effortless to reach around to the back and flip a switch. Came with a pretty sweet power cable and a high quality cardboard box too!

Plug it in and enjoy

I can't be absolutely certain on this because I just purchased them today. As long as they hold up well, they are a definite 10. The Cabinet is seamless and the finish seems solid and attractive. They definitely seem to built like tanks.

I challenge you to find a better monitor for the price.

Haven't dealt with them

Seamless cabinet, wide port at the bottom, nice finish and, of course, the awesome yellow driver. The only thing that I don't particularly care for appearance-wise is the Rokit8 logo that is tacky on its own without having the power LED behind it. That isn't bad though. It is a great looking monitor and if a little logo is the best thing to complain about in a monitor, then I would call it a huge success.

Active Musician, Amateur Recording Engineer/Producer

Metal, Rock, Punk, Alternative, Country, Hip-Hop

I use these in my studio for recording, mixing and mastering (although I also use some high-end consumer speakers for A/B happy medium mastering). These speakers are excellent in accuracy for the money. I do augment them with the 10" sub to ensure that I am getting the entire spectrum when mixing and mastering, though. They have very good imaging capabilities and work well for multiple types of genres. I have them sitting on isolation stands and they sound tight and have no noticeable resonance. The amplifiers used have good power with good headroom. They do generate a bit of noise that's noticeable to only the most trained and close-up ear (negligible to the every day consumer). They have a very good directional focus as should all monitors within a well designed control room.

There is quite a few options in terms of how the speakers are fed from a source. The subwoofer (YOU NEED TO GET IT) has a crossover amp that shelves the lower frequencies from what is fed to these speakers in a continuous connection (from your mixer to the sub that then sends to the speakers). I would have given a 10 if they would have included an automated room analyzer microphone within the package (but I'm sure that would have pushed the cost too high).

I have the speakers and sub all tied to my console power strip, so I don't need a front power switch like many folks would complain about. They are easy to hook up and easy to use and also respond well to eq control from the board.

For this price, it's VERY HARD TO BEAT what KRK has done here. Nothing seems flimsy on these speakers and they disburse tight and punchy when needed.

The value is excellent for the price.

Never needed them...so I can only assume the support is great since they probably don't receive many calls.

The speakers certainly make a statement. While my initial visual view of the product was "how cheesy!" regarding the yellow cone...but once you hear these, you'll realize that you can "acquire" an affection for the color, yellow. Eh, it's better than black.

Recording Engineer, Producer

All

Based my my experiences,the RP8's are the most perfectly balanced monitors out there for $400.Sonically,thier very punchy & detailed at this price point-very impressive. I've only had these monitors for a day,but after having run all types of audio through it,such as my Zoom 8HD,commercial cd's and my Korg Triton Extreme,I get the distinct impression that mixing & mastering on the RP8's will be a breeze an a utter joy!

At this price point,the only feature I am not happy with,is the painfully loud yellow color of the woofers,but apart from that,it's a very nice looking cabinet & baffle.

These monitors blended very well into my treated,13'X 10' room.The HF adjustment is in the flat position,so it was just plug & play right out of the gate.

It's feels & appears to be sturdy,but down the road,only time will tell... Since these monitors have no mesh grilles over the drivers & the cabinet is fiberboard,I would not reccomend it outside of the studio,unless you tansport them with the original boxes.

Yes.

In the past,I've had good contact with them.

If it were'nt for the yellow woofer,I would have given the appearance a top rating...unless you have yellow walls with a carribean motif in your home,these monitors will clash harshly in a typical studio enviroment. A nuetral color for the LF driver,such as aluminum or any shade of gray would have been ideal,in my opinion.

Veteran recording hobbyist,keyboardist & audiophile

Rock,jazz,ambient,downtempo,pop,blues..too many to mention

These monitors sound awesome. Its got smooth, deep lows; full pronounced mids; and bright highs. My friend has a pair of Mackie HR824's and you can't tell a difference between those and my KRK's. I am sure there are better sounding monitors, there has to be, but for the price, you can't beat these. They really make beautiful, clear sounds.

These aren't loaded with features, but the high frequency adjustment knob is pretty nice. A power switch on the front would make it a bit easier to turn them off and on, but it's no big deal. You don't really need anything else. And my four year, no questions asked warranty is very nice.

Very simple to use, just plug them in, turn them on, and start making some sounds.

Everything seems very sturdy and of high quality, from the metal cabinet to the glass-aramid composit woofer. Definitely can't beat they're quality for the price. Seems just as high quality as monitors twice their price.

These ARE the best monitors you can buy for the price. If you're on a limited budget, but still looking to get a pair of good, clear sounding monitors, you have to get these.

I haven't needed they're support yet.

They just look awesome. The yellow woofer looks a lot better in person than I thought it would be. And again, the price just makes it a whole lot better, especially when you can compare them with a pair of Mackie HR824's.

producer, sound designer

dance, house, trance, ambient, drum n' bass

WOW WOW, and WOW. I bought the RP5's, was very inpressed, so i traded up to the RP8's. I'm so glad i did. There perfect. I love em. There the best monitor money can buy.

Good enough for me!

Again, like the RP5's, Rock solid. I'm sure you can park a truck on them without a scratch!

I got a hell of a deal, and i'm very happy!

Didn't need any.

Very classy, and attractive. They look like there worth more.

Active Musician, General Recording, Computer Generated Music

Rock, Techno, Country, Classic Rock

These aren't Genelecs, but they're head and shoulders above everything that I've heard in this price range. Nice response curve to my ear; strong bass reproduction like larger monitors.

XLR, 1/4", and RCA inputs are cool. Level control and adjustable high end response knobs are a bonus.

I've seen one of these speakers take a spill onto it's front, on cement, from a tabletop (while pumping) and not even flinch. (a few scratches.. still work perfectly.) Extremely well assembled.

The best kind- unnecessary.

Bumble bee theme. If you're looking at it, you're also hearing it.

Professional producer and DJ.

Jazz, Techno, House,

bought these monitors in response to a good review in mix because on my previous monitors the mix didnt transfer well to other systems, but on the RP8s what I hear in the control room is whats on the cd

fine tuning of high frequencies

solidly built

KRK quality for a passive monitor price

havent had any need to use support

cool looking design

rock

Good, detailed. Bass extends well up to 60 hz, no 140 as someone said. Pretty good for catching bass fights, I must say. Detailed highs. Midrangey, but thats what a monitor should do, be a magnifying glass. As with any $100 to $10000 monitors, you have got to know their sound. Several hours of listening are needed to become intimate with them. Someone said these ain't good for hip-hop or dance music. Not true. Its my business (dance music). I am good at it.

All switches and stuff you need. would like an on-off switch on front... Going to the back I dont like.

Turn on, plug the cable and go... Hm well, normal use.

I like the quality. Heavy and solid.

Incredible. I have heard some monitors (Including Genelecs in super big studios). These ain't Genelecs, but are pretty good for sure.

I havent used it.

Hmmm yellow cones. I ilike them. Waaaay sexier than flat black.

Musician, Producer.

Dance, Rock.

SOund is very clean and very balanced. I had Roland DS-90As for 3 days in my small studi and they sounded great, but one of the tweets was distorting on certain frequencies, so I returned them (used from a pawn shop). I got these as replacements. Slightly less bass, but it is true bass, not colored. I tested a burn to CD of some stuff and they proved very accurate.

Would have liked a low frequency control like on the DS-90As, but it does at least have a high control.

Plug it in and go.

Like everyone else has said. Like a tank. Nice rounded corners and no covering to peel off the wood at the corners like most monitors. It is like a solid block of polished granite. No seems anywhere.

Sound almost as good as some 1,200 JBLs they had at the store.

Don't know

Beautiful

Active

Rock/Alternative

For the price, this monitor is phenominal. The lows are tight and accurate, the highs are crisp and clean. The imaging provided enables me to hear everything in recordings... the crazy reverb on John Mayer's voice... the strange pan on the clav in the start of Superstition... the deep bass of Maxwell's Ascension. Great great great monitors.

The controls on the back for gain and high boost/cut are useful, but I think they could've included a few more controls... like crossover adjustments.

flawless. solid. beautiful.

I got mine on sale! The retail list price is a bit high...

I heard them in a store and had to have them. They sounded better than any other monitor in the store. (including the $700 Mackies!)

Recording Engineer/Producer/DJ

Electronic (etc)

The sound quality is very good for the price. The tweeter reproduces clean crispy highs, too analytical, but it's quite useful for the purpose. On the other hand the woofer is not so dynamic and rebelling as in more expensive studio monitors, is accentuated in the midbass region making the final output a bite boomy, anyhow it does a fine "ballsy" job if you know what I mean. The tonal balance is highly regarded, reaching exceptionally precise mixes with sound full of body, depth and articulation.

The speaker is very useful for producing because of it's several inputs, which puts up a very versatile tool for any kind of monitoring.

Very simple to use, it could benefit from a front on/off switch.

I experienced a few quality problems with my first two pieces, but a replacement did it for me. The truth is that I did not want the money back because I had already heard them in action so the retailer gave me another pair.

The sound quality is very good for the price.

Nothing to say

it looks like a black and yellow Porshe

Hobbyist

Latin Jazz and Electronica

There are better monitors out there, but they're over twice as much. Highs are very articulate and crisp. Mids are well defined and a bit more pronounced than most other monitors I demoed. You will most likely need to use a sub with these though. The 8" woofers do a great job for the low midrange but start losing volume at about 170hz and all but die at about 140hz. You can still hear it but it's very faint.

High frequency adjust knob, volume knob, power switch. I wish these had an auto on/off feature like the V-series 2. And maybe a few more room adjustment controls other than HF.

Plug in, determine your appropriate HF adjust, and you're ready to go.

The XLR input and power cord input do not fit snugly to cables. Maybe this was intended so an accident wouldn't topple your monitors.

This sound for that price is a great deal.

Can't think of any question the manual can't answer.

Yellow speakers are cool. I'm still getting used to looking at them when I wake up in the morning. I wish they would have put the "on" led behind the 8 instead of between the K and I. Totally nitpicking though.

Hobbyist

Mixing hard rock, but I listen to all styles

Sounds good to listen to music on, but very inaccurate for mixing. Top end is harsh and makes mixes sound dull because you have to compensate. Bass is rich and full but mixes come out muddy in the low end even if they sound OK on these.

8" woofer, frequency controls. Myriad connection options.

Very simple controls.

Solid, but speakers are cheap.

If you need 'em, hard to get in at this price point, but they will be money wasted down the road when you need better speakers.

Haven't used

The Right Honorable Anonymous Musician from NJ on Dec 3, 2007 seemed bent on bashing these and among the things he alleged was this: "I've examined the internals, and the amp uses an EI transformer instead of the more common and higher quality toroided these by saying." Don't know how much he knows about transformers, but this gentleman seems to know a good deal and apparently interviewed a number of high end speaker engineers and concluded that EI-frame transformers can be superior and are in most cases over toroidal transformers, despite the common use of them even in "high end" speakers. The link is here: http://www.soundstage.com/maxdb/maxdb071998.htm I just bought mine and they are being shipped, so we shall see :-) I just sensed an unfair bashing and it seems to go against the experts, at least on the transformer issue. Love, Me!

The Highs on these speakers are absolutely amazing....snares are real clear...vocals crisp, guitars and any other high sounding instrument r expressed extremely well.....when it comes to bass or a kick....they kind of falter...wouldnt recommend for hip-hop...woulda got the Events TR 8's but they wernt in stock....(fuller sound) its all about taste tho....im happy

power plug.....wut else??

REAL EASY...ur an idiot if u dont know how to hook these up

solid build....heavy.....tanks

best bang for the buck

never dealt with

sexy ass speakers

Hobbyist

Hip-Hop

The sound quality in my opinion is better than my homeboys $1200 mackie monitors. The sound is UNBELIEVABLE!

Everything you need to adjust to your particular space and acoustic set up.

Everything is cut and dry.

Unbelievable! These are the BEST monitors for under $500 for the pair. I mean they kick ASS!

never needed it.

I had hoped for good things frmo these after reading all of the reviews. Maybe too many people jsut haven't heard live music before. These sound tubby and recessed. Unfortunately, when you place the treble slector in the +1dB spot, they begin to sound harsh. One sounds better than the other though, and its apparent that there are quality control issues. One cabinet resonates terribly, while the other is solid when you knock on the side. I opened it up to check on the inside, and they don't even use toroidal transformers on the amp section like M-Audio does, they use cheap Els instead. I guess you get what you pay for, I knew the price was too good to be true, made in China...

As stated in the Sound section, they resonate and sound tubby. I have them at least 2 ft from side walls, and 2 ft from the rear wall, and then 3 ft from me with 4 ft between them. Ears sit between mid and tweeter.

Yuo can do better, probably with Alesis or M-Audio.

Why don't they have a N/A selection....?

Flat response,translates accurately on any other system,and trust me, I'm used to taking my final mixes and hearing them on about 10 different speaker systems and the KRKs give you a detailed realistic accurate representation of the mix.

Solid as a rock..

There are monitors at three times the price which can bow down to the KRKs.

Recording engineer, producer

Hip hop, Drum n Bass, Rock, Metal, Hardcore, Techno.....

The response is very flat and acurate. The sound is a little colored but, overall these monitors sound better than monitors that sell for double the price.

I think the less features a monitor has the better. These have all the adjustments you'll need. That should all be done with and eq anyway.

In my opinion KRK is leading the industry in quality. These things are built like tanks.

Best monitors for the money.

haven't needed any

Yellow and Black... who wouldn't want a pair of these? They look cooler than anything else in my studio.

Songwritter, Musician, Engineer

Rock, Electronic, Blues, whatever

What you hear is what you get. Thats all I have to say.....

I mean what more can you do, it's a moniter!

The best very well constructed.

If I had another studio these would be there.

N/A

already have it.

PRODUCER

RAP, R&B, JAZZ, HIP-HOP, etc.....( anything but thats what I focus on.)

compared to my old Tannoy eclipse, mid's are sounding a bit agressive but that's a matter of taste. These speakers are fine for mixing and these mixes translate well to other systems. I also A/B-ed the RP8's to other active speakers in the musicstore. Samson resolve 80's: forget these! (poor mids),Tannoy reveals active: nice mids & overpronounced bass (100hz), Mackie 624's: fine speakers (sound&looks)but twice the pricetag, Genelec 1031A's: excellent but hey, 5 times the pricetag!

One of the volumeknobs was stuck, after pullinf off the plastic knob abd refitting, everything o.k

If you can spend more, look for the mackies or genelec's

Hey I just bought these monitors to replace the M-Audio BX5's and these things KICK A**! They are very flat, which is obviously crucial for a great quality mix. For the price, you absolutely can't beat the value! The Event TR8's and the M-Audio BX8's defenitely hit harder for the bass, but if you are looking for a truer sound for your mix, get the KRK's. If your music hits with the KRK, it will THUMP in the club. Nuf said.

Gee there is a bunch of knobs on the back... Tweak to your hearts desire depending on your sound space EXCELLENT!

CAN'T BEAT THE QUALITY FOR THE PRICE!

WOW! I PAID $310 for the PAIR!!!!!!

NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.

Well they're not Mackie's, but I'm not rich...