Hey guys!!! Hope everyone's doing ok.

I have had a pair of KRK Rokit 6's for about 2 years. This problem took a while to figure out and to fully come to fruition. First one speaker started sounding funny. So I switched wires around and it sound ok again for a while. Now both speakers have started acting funny. Like the tweeters quit working. It's like they are all bass. You can't barely hear any highs at all. So anyway, I thought it might have been my audio device crapping out. Well after a long time of being dissatisfied, I figured it out. Shit sounds fine over headphones, interface must be working fine. So, I am convinced that these KRK speakers have shit the bed.

So my questions are 2.

1. Is there a cheap way to mod or rebuild the tweeters in these things to get them working again. Like maybe replace tweeters, or convert them with some capacitors or something.


2. If there is not a cheap mod or rebuild for these speakers, I want people's opinions on what the longest lasting studio monitors are. My requirements are: I want to spend under $300 US dollars per speaker. I want nearfield monitoring. I am going to be mixing metal mostly. I want active speakers. Finally, I want these new speakers I am going to buy to last a fucking lifetime. Like forever. Like until I die. I don't want to spend $400 dollars or more and these things not last more than two years. Thats fucking lame. So my highest priority is to learn which speakers have lasted people out there forever and are active and have decent sound quality. I am a middle of the road kind of guy with sound quality, they don't have to be the best. I just want these fuckers to last!!!


I was thinking about the JBL LSR line of speakers. Anybody have anything to say about their longevity?

 

Which is so why I would give a testacle for an ENGL guitar amp, handmade in Germany. But that shit is expensive as are Adam brand monitors.

 

Be carefull with Adam! In the a other thread about KRK i explained why Adam is not the best choice.

 

The Ribbon Tweeter is not the best choice! *no* And of course, i tell you why! The problem is, that you notice sounds in the mix who are not really noticable on other speakers, later you'll have the problem to hear things on normal speakers, which you heard before. Adam Speakers have this problem, and ESI also. For example, you have a Mix and you add a Pad-Synth, on speakers with ribbon tweeters, you'll hear it much more earlier then on speakers with normal, softdome or beryllium tweeters. This will be a problem later, when you listen to the mix on HiFi speakers or in the car, because then, the Pad-Synth can't be heard well anymore.

I work with Focal in the nearfield, and PMC in the farfield, and this works fine. I recomend the Focal Solo 6Be or the Twin 6Be.

 

Change the tweeters! They are not so expensive..

 

"I work with Focal in the nearfield, and PMC in the farfield, and this works fine. I recomend the Focal Solo 6Be or the Twin 6Be. "

I would take Focal, Dynaudio, Genelecs for the first pair and Yamahas HS for second pair and day, PMC also but not for mixing.

If you're looking for a cheap and good pair of monitors, take Yamahas HS8 or HS80M in consideration tater_one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCiLSOZXaQo If you can afford Focals CMS65 or solo, or Dynaudio BM6As, even better. I've got Dynaudio BM12As as my main pair, never had any problems, rock solid speakers. Focals are also known for their durability and build quality.

Most of the time I hear about KRK or Mackie speakers crapping out. I would definitely stay away from these. It's better to wait and save some money and buy proper, durable, quality made speakers.

What I also recommend to people is heaving some crappy Logitech speakers and some boombox for checkups... ;)

btw. I don't think that tweeters are the problem, but dodgy amps/electronics.

 

I've had my Rokit 6's for about 6 years now & they still sound as good as the day I bought them. I've played music through them at a fairly high volume as well.

 

you got lucky

Me not so much! I must have been Jack the Ripper in a previous life I have bad karma,

 

like angie said, replace the tweeters. and you have to replace both, not just the bad one. also, i had some JBL LSRs before & one tweeter went out on me two weeks into having them. i swapped them for a set of Yamaha HS80s & haven't looked back, or had any issues. highly recommend the yammies if you can get them.

 

Replace the tweeters as a few mentioned before...and if you're looking for new speakers, you can't go wrong with genelecs..any size of those sexy beasts will get the job done, they're expensive but well worth it

 

Dont change the speakers. Change METAL! No wonder KRK's didnt survive 2 years

 

@Fuad, you think just replacing tweeters would do it, or do you think it could be more complicated than that and actually be the amp that went bad?

And thanks for the info on the JBL's coolbeans! Guess I can take those off the list. Seems to me most people have no complaints about the yamaha's anywhere I've checked.

@don questo, me changing Metal would be like you changing your sexuality from homo to hetero, its just not going to happen!

 

I had this happen to one of the rokits in my surround setup. It ended up being a board on the amp, not the speakers. Might be worth having it checked out, rather than buying stuff you don't need. Good luck.

 

Thanks for that info L8L7, That is what I am thinking, why would a tweeter just give out on both speakers? I was thinking more like amp circuitry failed cause Rokits aren't best build quality. I definitely wouldn't consider buying a VXT or Expose after having the Rokits and having them utterly fail.

 

Dynaudio are ok, Genelecs not, because only the expencive ones are good. PMC BB5-XBD-A is great for mixing but a little expencive for someone. Focal Twin6Be are my favorite for nearfield after testing alot of different speakers. For example Adam, Event, Dynaudio, Klein&Hummel, Neumann, Yamaha.

By the way, Yamaha HS8 are not bad as second pair.

 

I honestly think just changing the tweets should do it man...and if if that wasn't the case it shouldnt be too expensive to fix them..i mean I had one of my genelec speakers go completely dead because of a short fuse and got it fixed for really cheap..plus if you have a warranty on them it should cost you nothing or very close to nothing..no need to spend more money on new speakers if you don't have to.

 

Ok well thanks everyone I think I have came to a conclusion. I will try to change one tweeter and see if that fixes one of the speakers. If it does I will fix both. And if I have to I am buying Yamaha HS8. No one seems to complain about those anywhere on the net.

Thanks again everyone!!!

 

I really don't think changing the tweeters will help. They don't break so easily, except if you play music too loud, so loud that these speakers cannot cope with it. I can bet it's something in the electronics that is broken. Unfortunately I don't think it's the fuses for the tweeters, but you can check them out. I draw this conclusion from your nice explanation how they stopped playing. It might be a transistor/IC of some kind... However, if your warranty is still valid you should take them for service. If not, take them for service anyway, of course. If you're familiar with electronics like I am, check the electronics yourself.

@Teletoby: Why do you think Genelecs are not good? This last series should be rather excellent, and lots of people praise them. Unfortunately I haven't been lucky to hear them anywhere so far, so I cannot comment on them, but I've heard and even worked with all the others. Yes, those PMCs would be good for mixing... LOL They cost an arm and a leg, and a kidney, too. ) I was talking about the lower end PMC models that are quite popular like DB1. ;) When I bought my Dynaudios, I also auditioned KRK VXT-8s, Dynaudio BM6As [old, I recommend MKII-more linear], some older Adam P33s, and BM12A won me over because they sounded the most pleasant and faithful to me with my reference music.

 

Thanks Sinewave I read ya loud and clear. I am going to try and get the warranty on them. They do have a 3 year, not exactly sure when I got them.

But ya not going to just outright change a tweeter, besides I could test them. I am semi good with electronics and will see what I can do, if I can't get any warranty work for free!

Thanks again everyone!!!!