Kali Audio IN-8 Review - 2 Months Later

ProducerBenFord dives into the Kali Audio IN-8 Studio Monitors
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[@kaliaudio]

Fuck that B-Roll looks amazing. Nice review Ben!

[@producerbenford]

Thanks!! These monitors deserve the love!!!

[@ardonrumnong]

Give him that sub to review... :D

[@liltrboofficial4671]

Which is better the LP series or the The three-way series I really want an 8 inch speaker for my bedroom studio

[@v3zMedia]

@@liltrboofficial4671 The 3-ways are their flagship monitors. The LP's are entry level.

[@gabsauvage]

That edit at the begining is awesome, well done!

[@producerbenford]

Thank you!

[@RADERFPV]

Wow man, your production quality is 🔥! Doesn't hurt that you seem like a super nice guy too. Dig the monitors. I'm happy with my eris 5 xt's, but def want to check these out someday.

[@gotyor]

Great job shooting and editing video. Shows me you know a thing or two about technology. Ill be watching out for your next review!

[@producerbenford]

Thanks 🙏🏽

[@fantaztikbeatz]

KALI AUDIO CUT THE CHECK FOR MY MAN FREE PROMO!!! DOPE VIDEO BRO!

[@jamludentertainment]

Damn, they look damn good, I trust your judgement.will check em out

[@producerbenford]

Glad to help. You’ll love them. Guaranteed!!

[@MrMoviePhoneEx]

So when you’re mixing on the IN-8’s you’re within 1 meter from the speaker cones? That setup looks pretty close in but it’s a hard to tell actual distances from the video. I just bought a pair that I’m waiting on for delivery, but I have similar space issues including having to put them above me and slant them down to fit my desk. Probably about 4ft apart - not ideal, but I will have around 4ft distance from speakers for mixing and 6-7 feet for recording... Can you listen to them at lower volume levels and still get the full frequency range that close in? Or do they need to be turned up a bit to get the full range?

[@producerbenford]

Bryan R Thompson yes it’s two close to mix on with out hours of listening to train my ears to the set up. I have a bigger studio in storage and as soon as this COVID stuff relaxes enough to move into my new home I’ll have the real set up with the proper spacing. They are still very detailed event at the close distance.

[@MrMoviePhoneEx]

producerbenford good to know, thanks for the response!

[@Le_volver]

did you get your pair? how are they?

[@MrMoviePhoneEx]

@@Le_volver I did! Love them, though in my setup you can hear a low constant hiss if you keep each speaker at their 0 point. I’m sitting in basically a 1 meter triangle so I turn them down and the hiss is barely there. Amazing sound stage, great range for film score work... took me a little while to get used to the size though :)

[@GotBettaBeats]

Great video bro 🔥🔥🔥

[@jamesforte5379]

Is the 8 better than the 5 in sound quality?

[@producerbenford]

Depends on your room. If you have a smallish room. 100-160 SQ-FT. The 5s will be just fine and reproduce sound accurately. If you have a largish room then the eights will suit you better. Note: Though the sound reproduction is relative to the listening position and the room; ensuring that both the 5s and 8s work well if they are spaced and placed as instructed on the included @KaliAudio literature.

[@jamesforte5379]

@@producerbenford aite thank u bredren. I ordered the 8s on sweet water thru PayPal think it went thru see wagwan.

[@thanglongliving]

Good review, thnx!

[@EdSoloUK]

did you make the intro music?

[@producerbenford]

Yes

[@nickhyder9141]

are they much of an upgrade from LP6?

[@producerbenford]

The Version 2s are amazing and definitely worth the up grade. The LP6 monitors are definitely the truth though

[@TheRealBlokBoiOso]

How is the bass? Im a bass kind of dude!

[@tvcent4651]

Apparently not as noticeable as peope expected them to be they for the lp6s specifically compared to yamahas hs series

[@JonnyParker-]

Get passive speakers not monitors if youre a bass head .

[@Gamez4eveR]

@@JonnyParker- I disagree. I am a bass head (I have Audioquest Nighthawk Carbons powered by an iFi Zen Can with XBass on and with an EQ curve) and I absolutely love my Yamaha HS7s.

[@JonnyParker-]

​@@Gamez4eveR yeah i mean most monitors are aimed at a flat response for music production and mix/mastering , yeah youre gonna have some that are slightly more bass heavy but generally if youre a bass head and not a producer or wanting to listen analytically most people go for a preferred passive setup and get everything proper dialed in for their own colour preference and it will make a pretty big difference when you hear some unreal floor standing speakers with a vintage Sony amp or old pioneer amp just thumping that low end out and the soft mid cones etc its a whole different thing to sitting chilling with monitors .

[@Gamez4eveR]

@@JonnyParker- I've listened to plenty hi-fi and high end consumer setups that I've found no more impressive than my HS7s, so I'll stick with monitors

[@benjaminproducciones3983]

Los focal alpha 65 evo , no son mejores en calidad de sonido y de imagen estereo ?

[@wadewilliams1892]

Great video

[@stevenswall]

I can hear the hiss from 7 feet aware or so in my living room, even with my fridge running in my kitchen.These scored really well on Audio Science Review, and I really liked what I heard when I had a pair... But 2 months later I ended up putting $5000 into another set due to the hiss and wanting more bass extension. Excellent value for the money though if you can ignore that. Would have been great for a 5.1 system with their sub, and all for under $3000 or so. Can't wait for a 2.0 version of this. Excellent value and great port design, but that hiss is the loudest I've heard from any set of speakers. If you've heard JBL LSR3 series speakers, these seem to approach twice as much hiss. (6-10dB would be my guess.)

[@aces3261]

What did you buy for 5000

[@stevenswall]

@@aces3261 Genelec 8260 with GLM... Capable of going down to 20hz flat in a room, coincident drivers like these, but much flatter response, 10" woofer, cast aluminum frame.

[@stevenswall]

@@aces3261 Another alternative if want great vertical dispersion like this and more bass extension is a pair of Devialet Phantom Reactors. They are $2500 or so, but have major issues with their app.

[@mrc6182]

The hiss in near-field is a common complaint. Manufacturer says it was a trade-off: "hiss or accuracy." Me too ... wha?

[@Gamez4eveR]

7 fucking times the price, nice tho, Genelec is legit endgame material

[@SUNBOY_123_]

Good choice,👍😉)

[@MrThecarrott]

Yo what's your kick

[@producerbenford]

What do you mean?

[@MrThecarrott]

@@producerbenford in the b-roll and background music (I guess it's your music right ?)

[@producerbenford]

Yes that my music. I use and create a lot of different kicks. This particular kick is from Sonic Academy’s Kick 2.

[@liltrboofficial4671]

Just subscribe to your channel I’m not sure which one to get these or the LP series

[@VDJ4500]

That hiss is pretty annoying (from another video) ... too bad as i almost bought em...

[@mrc6182]

Yes, they're $399 --> EACH

[@milesmesser7135]

You're really paying for the 3-way feature. Kali audio also has an 8-inch monitor for $500 (per pair!) without the 3-way design.

[@stevenswall]

Compare this to anything else you can find that has a coaxial mid/tweeter and a separate woofer. The KEF R3, Elac Navis, KEF R300, and Genelec "The Ones" are all significantly more expensive at 2.5 to 10x the price. While I think the Adam T series can be a good value and have built speakers with a ribbon tweeter, there is a reason why I don't buy non-coaxial speakers anymore. (Currently have a Kali IN-8 the company sent me after they lowered and softened the hiss a touch, and a Genelec 8260 that has the bass extension I want without a sub and less hiss.)

[@LaidbackSounds]

Adam TV serie is really bad though, just saying. I used to have the TV7 really overrated speakers when you know your frequencies, its super high i totally agree but the rest is super scooped.

[@Gamez4eveR]

Adam T series are just fine. They don't beat the Yamaha HS series. The Kali LP series actually compete very competently with the HS.

[@bassiclogic]

The Hiss Masters! An $800.00 pair of speakers should not have any noise when powered up! My Mackie MR524's and HR824's have no noise. Kali Audio states that they have that noise to keep the cost down? My Mackie MR524' only cost $340.00 and have no noise when powered up! That's a line of BS that they can not produce a speaker for that price with out a noise filter that virtually cost nothing. Capacitors cost pennies!

[@crissnickers_frog6689]

go sub.,...........best ever

[@producerbenford]

Thanks!!!