How would they stack up against the Events? The Events have been on the market for a couple of years and, as a result, are a bit cheaper than the newer KRKs, but I see them as direct competitors, gunning for a very similar market.Īfter extensive testing, there’s gotta be a winner, right? FATTEST BOTTOM? So it was with some interest that I put up the KRK Rokit RP8 G3s: an eight-inch, bi-amped bass reflex two-way monitor also on its third version/generation.

They don’t look anything remarkable, but they pack a real punch and represent amazing value. They’re an eight-inch (well, 7.1-inch to be precise) bi-amped, bass reflex two-way monitor. When I needed a no-nonsense pair of active monitors after getting my shed back into a condition for electronic music production I couldn’t see past the Event 20/20bas V3s.

That doesn’t bother me, in fact, I like the fact there is no right or wrong, it’s all about what works for you. Not ‘good versus bad’ differences but flavours. And it’s not a case of a Nike versus Adidas where marketing or celebrity endorsements win, there are real differences in tone and performance. The truth is, there’s still room for studio monitor tribalism: Adam versus Dynaudio versus Quested versus ATC versus JBL… and on it goes. And even if you spend $100,000 you won’t have nailed it because someone else’s $100k speakers will offer something just as amazing, but different. If there was a studio monitor that had the perfect combination of linearity, price, translation qualities, detailed sound stage, then I wouldn’t be writing this review. If one manufacturer had totally nailed it.

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