RH Labs KRH monitor: any info?

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"kevingan" <kevin.egan@yale.edu> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm looking for speakers for my daughter (so I can get mine back!),
> and the local shop has a pair of these monitors for a reasonable
> price--they were supposedly $900 new, now $140. I'm auditioning them
> with her tomorrow, but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about
> them; I know about RH Lab subs, which had a good reputation, but can't
> find any info on the speakers. They're trapezoidal, very solid
> cabinets, with a small foam-surround woofer and what looks like an ADS
> tweeter (large black square plate, small convex plastic dome) from the
> early 80s. Hearing them is the main thing, but I'm curious about their
> provenance, and whether there are likely to be good quality parts in
> the crossover. Thanks for any info! Best, Kevin

Listen, but be wary. KRK's are a fairly inexpensive brand of near-field
studion monitor, about on par with Peavy, Behringer, and Event monitors. In
quality, well below the Tannoys and JBL's and others. The most expensive of
the KRK's, those with built in active amps, probably sell around $350 each.
If they are passives that require an amp, as most home audio does, they
probably never sold for more than $200 each. In pro gear, the retail
suggested selling price is truly fictictious.

Also, be aware that these speakers are designed to sit out in the open, only
a few feet from the mixer or musicians ears in the so called "direct field".
They are not designed for a normal home environment with its usuall array of
nearby walls.

Having said that, give a listen. They may well be worth the $140. But also
be aware that there are Paradigms and Epos speakers in that same price
range, specifically designed for home audio use, and with superb
reputations. Perhaps you should check them out as well before deciding.

Good luck with the audition. I'm also a dad who has outfitted my three
kids with decent systems as they have reached their twenties, so I
empathize.

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I just notice that your heading said KRH, not KRK (which are well known
studio monitors). If they truly are KRH, then I do not know of them and you
can safely ignore my comments.

Harry

"Harry Lavo" <hlavo@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "kevingan" <kevin.egan@yale.edu> wrote in message
> news1d89j0d37@news2.newsguy.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm looking for speakers for my daughter (so I can get mine back!),
> > and the local shop has a pair of these monitors for a reasonable
> > price--they were supposedly $900 new, now $140. I'm auditioning them
> > with her tomorrow, but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about
> > them; I know about RH Lab subs, which had a good reputation, but can't
> > find any info on the speakers. They're trapezoidal, very solid
> > cabinets, with a small foam-surround woofer and what looks like an ADS
> > tweeter (large black square plate, small convex plastic dome) from the
> > early 80s. Hearing them is the main thing, but I'm curious about their
> > provenance, and whether there are likely to be good quality parts in
> > the crossover. Thanks for any info! Best, Kevin
>
> Listen, but be wary. KRK's are a fairly inexpensive brand of near-field
> studion monitor, about on par with Peavy, Behringer, and Event monitors.
In
> quality, well below the Tannoys and JBL's and others. The most expensive
of
> the KRK's, those with built in active amps, probably sell around $350
each.
> If they are passives that require an amp, as most home audio does, they
> probably never sold for more than $200 each. In pro gear, the retail
> suggested selling price is truly fictictious.
>
> Also, be aware that these speakers are designed to sit out in the open,
only
> a few feet from the mixer or musicians ears in the so called "direct
field".
> They are not designed for a normal home environment with its usuall array
of
> nearby walls.
>
> Having said that, give a listen. They may well be worth the $140. But
also
> be aware that there are Paradigms and Epos speakers in that same price
> range, specifically designed for home audio use, and with superb
> reputations. Perhaps you should check them out as well before deciding.
>
> Good luck with the audition. I'm also a dad who has outfitted my three
> kids with decent systems as they have reached their twenties, so I
> empathize.
>
>