KRK V8 (Series II): Wheres the low end?

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Yep,..sounds like a room problem. If you don't have the $$ to treat the room,..get the v8's away from the wall. Try to keep the same distance from the wall to monitors as your ears to monitors. (this will help,..but not solve the problem). Also,..not sure how long you've been at this,...but make sure you're mixing at low volume, and checking your bass at high volume I've got V8's and A/B them with NS10's. The V8's are awesome for the price and supprisingly accurate in the low end. Cheers, -LIMiT

I`m running V6`s and had the same problem. After adding the KRK 10" sub.........problem solved!!! ..Roy

Your not going to get alot of low frequency out of an 8" speaker. You will be able to hear some but not real low. Probably not much below about 70 hz or so.

Hey man, I'm up at Berklee as well. I'm graduating here in about 9 months, so I've been around there for awhile. I'm also an MP&E major. Since I'm in the dorms, I don't really have the best mixing environment, however, that's not really an excuse sometimes Like the other guys have said, the best possible way to gauge your monitors is to constantly listen to your favorite (and most familiar) albums. That way, you can really get a sense of how things are sounding on your speakers in combination with their placement, the desk they're on, your position in relation to them, the room itself, etc. Listening at extreme low and high levels will help as well (again, noted before). Most speakers react similarly at lower levels as the room and its surrounding play less of a role at those levels. But along with the technical side of things and using techniques, etc., it's also just a matter of knowing your speakers. I'm currently using M-Audio BX5's (read: drastically less low end compared to the V8's) for their portability and size. So I know how you feel there. They do sound great though, don't get me wrong. Despite that though, it took a few good listens of my previous mixes and other material to break them in. Once you're comfortable, it doesn't matter what speakers they are. I know for a fact that Bob Clearmountain does some mixing on tiny Apple self-powered speakers. A friend of mine, who can't afford monitors uses Altec Lansing computer speakers. Bottom line: they know what their stuff sounds like and their mixes are great. Anyway, sorry for the rambling Good luck man!