I have a home setup in a 10x12 room, not very big, but sufficient for my needs. I invested in the JBL LSR 310s subwoofer, two LSR 308 monitors (8") for the Kronos, and the sub and monitors handle the Kronos high and low frequencies with ease. I love the sound of them, and will probably get more out of them once I move from my current apartment back into a house in a few months. The LSR 308s are currently $400/pair, and the sub is $400.
I originally bought the 5" (LSR 305), but felt like the Kronos was rocking them pretty hard, but I kept them and grabbed the LSR 308s, and am very happy with them.
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Speaker Setup for Kronos in a Home Studio
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Sounds spot on to me. I have the monitors on the floor below me facing as my back faces. I am in a solid block and hard tile room that doesn't have echo problems and that makes for nice sound reflection filling the room, but only with the volume up.pedro5 wrote:Just my thoughts….probably won't be of any help,though...
Although some monitors can produce high volume levels,they are really meant to be used as nearfield "speakers",which basically means to be fairly close to the listener.
Perhaps a higher wattage speaker/amp combination or, possibly entering the realm of pa systems, would be better for a greater depth of volume….??
As a possible point of interest...I use a fairly low end (price wise) powered monitors with the volume set to around the 2 o'clock mark(two thirds its capacity) and the Kronos main volume at 12 o'clock.
Using the Kronos master slider to make further volume adjustments,as required,for audio recording via usb into an imac etc.
However,all audio outputs(Kronos plus other instruments,computer etc) go via a small mixer then onto the monitors.....not really ideal, due to adding some possible sound colouring, but it works for me having the monitor volume control in one place.
Although I tend to use the headphones more,lately....whenever I do use the monitors they've never been "overdriven" as such,because the overall volume would be painfully deafening at high levels due to their proximity....less than a meter from my ears.
I can imagine that monitors would have some form of built in "self protection".....usually distortion can be a good indicator if input levels are getting too hot etc.
Forgive the waffle....just sharing info....
Best Wishes.
Not every sound hits the speakers limit at the same high volume. 2 out of 5 on my setlist do though. One is a factory set combi and the other is my combi made of two factory preset programs.
Its maybe something in the frequencies. I have several high piercing combis with phat lows and no issues. So i guess certain frequencies at volume are behind it with these monitors.
I definitley need a powered keyboard amp or self powered 2 peice PA for stable sound at high volume.
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Unless you have a pretty crappy mixer, running another board through the AD/DA of the Kronos will do far more to color the sound than a mixer will.
Near field monitors are made for listening critically to a mix at a close distance. While some can go relatively loud, they don't have a very wide "sweet spot" and are not designed to "fill a room", let alone be of any use outside.
It sounds like you may be hitting the built in limiting on the speakers. It's an electronic circuit that kicks in to protect the cone or amp from blowing up. Basically, you're asking too much of the system.
Near field monitors are made for listening critically to a mix at a close distance. While some can go relatively loud, they don't have a very wide "sweet spot" and are not designed to "fill a room", let alone be of any use outside.
It sounds like you may be hitting the built in limiting on the speakers. It's an electronic circuit that kicks in to protect the cone or amp from blowing up. Basically, you're asking too much of the system.