The newest addition to KRK’s range of professional audio solutions, Rokit Generation Five Studio Monitors, are active, two-way studio reference monitors offered in 5-inch, 7-inch and 8-inch versions. They feature three new voicing modes, an enhanced tweeter design and a refreshed LCD. They are intended for use by musicians, composers, producers and sound engineers.
‘KRK engineers continually pull from the brand’s legacy of trust and performance to refine its studio monitors — blending cutting-edge technology with the time-tested principles of audio engineering,’ says Sterling Doak, Senior Director of Marketing for parent company Gibson.
‘The same holds true for this latest development. As the most advanced monitor in its class, the KRK Rokit Generation Five is powerful enough to handle the rigors of professional use but basic enough for emerging producers, engineers, and artists.’
The three voicing modes on offer include Mix Mode, which offers a flat frequency and phase response for mixing, mastering, and critical listening. Create Mode provides ‘more inspirational ‘voicing for writing, producing and casual listening. Focus Mode has mid-focused voicing for critical analysis of the midrange band, where vocals and instruments have the most energy.
The monitors also feature 25 evolved DSP boundary and tuning EQ combinations that help minimise and correct problems in an acoustic environment. Additionally, the newly designed tweeter benefits from a highly damped acoustic silk dome diaphragm for improved phase performance and an extended frequency range (up to 40kHz), while the refreshed, amber-coloured LCD DSP interface simplifies the calibration process with new tuning options.
The monitors also feature KRK’s woven Kevlar aramid fibre cone woofers and class-D power amplifiers to efficiently reduce operating temperatures and ensure maximum transient response and dynamics reproduction.
Intended for plug-and-play use, each pair of monitors comes with a set of isolation wedges, while integrated mounting points offer wall/ceiling mount options. Each pair also comes with a protective grille installed, while an additional faceplate option without the grille is included to accommodate aesthetic preferences.
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