KRK Rokit 5 RP5G4 vs KRK Rokit 7 RP7G4 || Sound & Frequency Comparison

[@DSAUDIOreview]

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[@vmicka]

I have a question because i'm newbie in monitor speaker :-). The difference between original track and this 2 set of speaker can be explained by the lack of subwoofer? It seems the sound is lacking bass. Does the Edifier S350SB can resolve this lack of bass?

[@swackymusic]

To all the people to sum up the video, a 6 or 7 inch speakers is the best for KRK, to buy in general, for a usual bedroom, like around the dimensions of 3-5m from every side or so. If you have a room dimensions less than 4-3m then you can go with the 5", as you can still reduce the volume and work on it. In medium or not so small rooms, you'll have to pump the volume up to mostly max, causing chances of distortion while making music, totally possible, and by getting a more wattage of speakers we get a better clarity of mix. Around 10-20 watts of energy is used up for the kicks and snare in the mix, you think 50w in total for all random sounds in a track, is enough? Martin Garrix for example, had around a 4-5m dimensions of room as seen in his streams and was analysed (I thought he had a room of 5m or more but no its somewhere around 4.5m) .He used the 6" for better clarity and a bit more advantage on the low end. About the 20-30 tracks he made on those systems sound great. He made Animals on that. The tracks sounded decent enough even when he played on livestream. Rather than spending more on a subwoofer later regretting the fact you had less sub, it's better you buy a slightly bigger sub for multipurpose, right in between the 8 and 5, most people here are for 5 or 7 I see, but if you have a bigger room, get the 8 ofc. The example is best described at this track 6:55, where details is even better, has more low end advantage for EDM especially. If you have the money, I prefer you spend the extra bit on the 7" KRK Rokit's, the volume can be adjusted according to the room size. But, in the end 5" sounds great too, that isn't a fail, especially when you have a smaller room as per the dimensions given. 5" is portable though, in case you are on partial movement at times. Also, Skrillex, Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, and multiple EDM artists use KRK Rokit's, mainly 5" at home studio, but also keep switching withing the 6", or they work with the monitors close enough to them, for the sub advantage. And the next main thing to consider after room size is your personal preference. Don't thirst out your money you can still do it great on 5" Therefore, get the studio monitors mainly based on wattage and size of room.

[@justinking5964]

The difference between them is very minimal but the rokits were always known for more their deep response of bass and I think it's still pretty much better than yams.

[@tekr666]

Great sum up for newbies like me. I'm getting the 7 inch monitors then

[@tamask001]

This video highlights my biggest concern about the testing methodology. It is very clear that the 5" version is brighter in this recording than the 7". It is also very obvious that something in the testing chain gives a very bright bias to all the speakers tested (in this and other videos). We are not only hearing the transfer properties of the speaker, but the combination of the speaker and the recorder. My issue is that it is hard to separate the effect of the speaker behavior and the recorder behavior. Since both the 5" and 7" sound brighter than the original track, I cannot tell what the right "brightness level" is. One way to interpret the recording is to say that the 7" is perfect, and the 5" is too bright, another is to say that the 5" is perfect, and the 7" is not bright enough. I suppose an expert could tell by looking at the frequency graphs in simpler cases, but I'm not an expert and I'm probably not the only non-expert viewer. It would be great to have a "recording chain adjusted" version of the track that compensates for the transfer function of the recording chain to give an idea of how the speakers would sound without the bias of the recording devices.

[@KarlGutowski]

I'm listening on Shure SRH1840. I think this testing "facility" has poor acoustic treatment and having the tweeter 2 inches lower on the smaller speakers makes a big difference. Maybe they don't bother to move the microphone lower, or raise the monitor to compensate for height difference between these monitors. I can also hear the bass slap back off the walls on bass heavy tracks while listening to these tests, and if you compare just how much worse the stereo image is to original tracks tells me that there's a lot of smearing and phase cancellation in the mids and bass. Lastly, every graph for every monitor they tested in this room show a hump at 85 Hz and a huge dip at 120 Hz.

[@littleoakstudio4254]

@@KarlGutowski if you were to guess, which one do you think is better for mixing rock?

[@ChrisBessy]

thank you for this information ..... that's why the T5V is so brillant or he is in the real life ? and wich is the best for a little studio between RP5 and RP7 for you ? thanks.

[@justinking5964]

The difference between them is very minimal but the rokits were always known for more their deep response of bass and I think it's still pretty much better than yams.

[@mirodelfi]

I’m not an expert, but I think the RP7’s sound more “round” all around. It just sounds nicer for the ear. Also a better bass frequency.

[@keisaboru1155]

i think the vattage makes the difference .

[@swackymusic]

True the wattage makes alot differnce, more wattage, better clarity. Martin Garrix preferred for 6" speakers earlier, and many did, that helps in better mixing and mastering.

[@keimforeignking]

i agree with you bro

[@FlowPadRecords]

And there more flater

[@arthurcrosby5755]

On my screen, and with my red/green colour deficient eyesight (not an uncommon occurrence, in males mainly) the colours in the Frequency Response Curves appear dark grey and light grey. Because red normally copies darker on grey-tone copies, I assume that the light grey (green for normal colour vision) is the RP7 and the dark grey(red for normal colour vision) is the RP5. From comparison of the frequency curves there is virtually no difference between about 38Hz and 300Hz. I would have expected that the RP7 would show a higher sound intensity at these sub 300Hz frequencies. If anything the darker line (RP5) shows a marginally higher intensity for the same frequency response value. The RP5 curve shows higher sound intensity compared with the RP7 from 2kHz to about 14.5kHz, which might be expected from the smaller bass cone. Surprisingly the RP7 is higher from 14.5kHz to 20kHz, the RP5 curve dropping more rapidly at the highest frequencies. Based on these observations, I would expect the bass signatures of the two monitors to be very similar and, in the higher frequencies, for the RP5 to sound brighter. Of course this assumes that the two response curves are based on the same zero intensity settings and that the measurements are made in exactly the same way, with the same microphone equipment and positioning relative to the high frequency drivers of each set of speakers. The lower frequency measurements are not quite as dependent on microphone height, since the wave propagation is less directional. Also the effects of the room acoustics modify the input to the microphones considerably as seen from the similar ups and downs of the curves which, if measured under anechoic conditions (i.e. no sound reflection from walls and ceilings), should presumably be horizontal for about 60Hz to 15kHz, if the manufacturer has tuned them well. However, despite these constraints, it is surprising to me that the 38 to 100 Hz are so similar. I expect the RP5 to be a little brighter above 200 Hz because of the smaller bass cone, which in each case handle the mid-base to low treble frequencies. To my ears, and through KZbin compression and my equipment, these two Rokits do sound remarkably similar. This begs the question whether it is worth paying more for the 7 inch monitors, unless your studio or listening area requires a higher output, which the 7 inch monitors with their more powerful amplifiers may provide. I would like to see a comparison between the Rockit 7 and Rockit 8, and anechoic recording of frequency response curves for comparison would be valuable. However, I don’t want to be burdensome, and the wonderful effort effort by this site owner is already so very laudable. Thank you for your efforts. 👍

[@joesephspiers6602]

If the graphs of the room response are over-layed, the 7 is louder across all frequencies and nearly identical in all room responses (localized fluctuations in curve possibly a sign of room acoustics more so than speaker output?). The 40-60 Hz response is slightly even greater in the 7 however there is one range where the two are equal. That is the 1.2 KHz to 2.2 KHz range. Which means, the 5 is as loud in that range but 2-5 decibels lower in all other. In essence it appears the 5 would be 2-5 decibels louder in the 1.2 KHz to 2.2KHz range if the volume for all other frequencies were normalized (set approximately equal). Thanks for the information.

[@DSAUDIOreview]

The frequency response and sound samples suggest that they both sound very close to each other in normal use. RP7 will have more headroom though, so it will be able to play louder without distorting. RP5 is not as loud but it has one advantage: much less hiss from the amplifiers

[@jcweiz09]

Rokit 5 is more natural sounding than the bigger sibling :D

[@xavi93p29]

For low level volume (bedroom levels) does 7" worth it? Or it would be similar to 5"??

[@adameberly7949]

Save your money and get the 5", it will fill a regular room nicely.

[@zajefajnylogin]

3:38 - What's the name of artist?

[@polymathpark]

it sounds like the rp7's have better low mids, it would be good to see others' personal reviews

[@gigiilmilionario2]

The RP7 were not in correct position, the tweeters were higher up so it seems to be less high frequencies

[@seanguillermo]

cmon who's the winner?

[@damianpriest196]

If I’m mixing rap music which do you suggest?

[@ryanc3368]

Why do people hate these , there specs are unmatched in there price range. I no that doesn't translate into real sound but they have to be at least impressive if not accurate. Rokit 7 g4 frequency response is ridiculous for any speaker. Also do you think the unusually high frequency response is throwing people off the sound?.

[@martinarregui]

KRK 7 G4 versus KRK ROQUIT6 G3? Please

[@Styrant]

Wow the low end in the charts, looks almost margin of error... hard to describe but I feel like the R7 might have better transients?

[@iandeval351]

Yes, the low end response in the charts appears identical between the model 5 and model 7 despite the difference in drive unit size. However the high frequency response is notably different despite both monitors having exactly the same tweeter. If I had recorded these results I would be going back and doing it all again as it certainly does not look right.

[@adameberly7949]

I currently have the Presonus Eris 3.5" and they fill a room 14x11 feet with nice round sound and good lows, surprised yes me too, but I'm setting up a studio so I know the KRK 5 will be suck a step up from the Presonus. The 7s would be great but can't justify the extra cost for the space it will be sitting in. Thanks for the video.

[@Bilalibrahim71]

Hey, I'm using the Eris 3.5s now too. Thinking of the Rokit 5s or 7s. Have you upgraded yet? If so how do you find them? I want bigger monitors but not sure if it's worth the £400 cost.

[@TimK_Official]

I am not a professional in sound mixing and just listening this video using headphones Sony MDR 15 LP... But for me 7th woofer sounds more detailed in mid. On 5th-woofer I hear more detailed highs (16-17kHz)

[@TimK_Official]

So,I listened the KRK RP7 and RP5 of 4th generation in real life in special room and for me 7th sounds quite better then 5th. In 5th I heared that they lack the bass for comfortable mixing and they have redundant highs frequencies. P.S: I am totally recommended to buy KRK RP7 G4

[@aces3261]

@@TimK_Official what about if i plan to add a subwoofer

[@TimK_Official]

@@aces3261 I think it's a good idea. But on KRK RP7 low frequencies are enough too

[@arthurcrosby5755]

@@aces3261 Hi. I guess that I am a little late reading and answering you, but it may be of help to others looking at this for the first time. My suggestion is, if you definitely want KRK’s, go with the 8 inch Rokits, if your room is big enough, and you want more bass output. There is not a lot in price difference between the 7 and 8 inch monitors if you look around.

[@Quantumfluxfield]

Can someone please save me, I have bought the KRK 5 G4 and love the sound, but it's making a whine based on if Im in a game and my graphics card revs up, tried using front panel and back panel jacks. Must I get an expensive DAC or is there another easy fix? See many struggle with the same but I find no solution, thanks

[@creepy336]

Is 16m² normal for buying 7" or should i buy 5"? height room 3m the room is unprepared and has a little bit of reverb because it is a corner

[@michagorecki8893]

So which ones you ended up buying?

[@jenshuxley]

Finally he's the test, thank you for the good work!

[@joetunon]

I just returned the 7s for a pair of 5s, since I have a small treated room (10 x 10). The 7's sounded great, but to my surprise the 5's sounded even better, with tighter bass and significantly less self-noise. Your needs, of course, will vary. A larger woofer is better for a larger or an untreated room, but at close quarters with an acoustically treated room, the 5's were a far better fit. This video, even with the camera audio and KZbin audio limitations aside, actually does a pretty good job at capturing the tightness of the 5's bass if you listen with good phones. The bass sounds even tighter in person (again, in a treated room) on the 5s than the 7s. Both killer Rokits, though.

[@blastmanutz7798]

it's usually the other way around - smaller speakers better for small untreated rooms and bigger speakers better for treated rooms.

[@noobtis]

Could you show the FREQ. Response of the microlab b77 please? it's really hard to find one on the internet. Thanks very much!!

[@sanuchakraborty7271]

Hello sir, would you suggest me one thing, Actually I am in a confusion between Krk Rokit 5g4 and Kali Audio lp6 ? In my country almost price same . I watch your videos and really helpful. However, I have no acoustic treatment in this time , and my desk almost against the wall . So, if you suggest me an option , it will be helpful to me. Thank you. Love from India.

[@corydalicsvillehyvonen3178]

I have same problem witch one to get 😁

[@MrJohanmessi]

Same here haha

[@heatmane13]

@@JK-uy7im so which u got mane?

[@sanuchakraborty7271]

@@heatmane13 go for rokit g4 series.....

[@deans.4705]

7s sound closer to the original in the mids.. 5s sound more scooped with a higher high end. both are scooped up high though.

[@aces3261]

Im urging u not to judge based on this video

[@ayopaulbeats7298]

I'm looking for my first pair of monitors and I can't decide between the KRK 5 G4s and the 7 G4. The room is around 11m2 (118ft2) with a 3m ceiling height. I mainly make rap/trap/rnb and similar stuff so I want the speakers to really smack, and idk if the 5 can do it. Some people told me that the 7 is too much for 11m2, but I see mixed opinions online. I'm new to this so I could really use some help. Thanks.

[@DSAUDIOreview]

They sound very similar but the bigger one has more headroom. Get RP5G4 as it has much less self noise/hiss and will fit you room better

[@ayopaulbeats7298]

@@DSAUDIOreview Thank you

[@BreakdanceMusic]

Forget about KRK 5, get Presonus E5XT they have more bass and mids definitely. KRK5 have good bass, but lacks mids and high too harsh. Presonus is more balanced and you can boost mids and highs with knob. On KRK you can't control mids.

[@mauriciomauricio9592]

Love this channel. Any JBL MkII vs. any KRK Rokit G4 please. The MkII series are being offered at a pretty attractive price.

[@DSAUDIOreview]

JBLs against KRKs are on the way

[@dus777]

I'm truly baffled by this. We're supposed to form an opinion while knowing nothing about the room, EQ settings, microphones, recorder, audio data compression, and then listen through our device's sound chip-set; feeding our speakers or headphones in a different room?

[@DSAUDIOreview]

Yep

[@thedeliriousartist8006]

Look at the description buddy

[@Panslapper]

At the risk of sounding like a cocky know all....it’s the 7s that have the money in this test.

[@thedeliriousartist8006]

@@Panslapper agred

[@blandchip8053]

@Digital Stereophony PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do the Yamaha HS5s vs Edifier 1280Ts!!! I would really love to tune the latter to sound like the former with the side dials.

[@w1p30ut3r]

5 = tuts tuts 7 = tunts tunts

[@paulwhite4073]

I,ll give a review as waiting for delivery ov the 7 classic I’ve got them for 140 dubstep drum n bass techno ,Roland leads aswell as cheap leads can affect to sound to be honest

[@Mauriciomilligan]

Hi, I have a question. Buy two KRK G4 7 monitors and when it turns on it emits a white background sound "Hissing ssssss", without any connection, this wave sound is heard up to 1.50 meter. Unlike KRK G3 monitors, there is no such white noise. I need help and know if this Hissing sound is normal? Thanks for your reply.

[@adampickering5820]

Mâtrïc dj Milligan hi, are you still struggling with the hissing sound? I’m looking at either getting the krk rokit rp7’s or the Yamaha hs7’s

[@Mauriciomilligan]

@@adampickering5820 Hi, some people say hissing noise is normal. Although it has a very clear audio sound, but the ssss sound is always present when you turn down the volume. I have a KRK 12S Woofer, I cannot change because I have always worked with KRK and I have everything complete. By switching to another brand, I would lose a lot of money selling my speakers

[@guisniatesygarnachas]

@@Mauriciomilligan you are using trs cable?

[@Mauriciomilligan]

guisniatesygarnachas Hello, the speaker with connection and without connection, this hissing ssss is always present. I wonder if it is normal from the factory?

[@zxnnn]

Mâtrïc dj Milligan it’s just electrical noise. it’s prevalent on all monitors, put some tin foil around the top and sides of the monitors and see if the hiss is still there, if it is then it is normal, if it is not then it is just a frequency interference between the monitor and a cell tower or something

[@dosandobeats]

I have a room 15 m2, I need krk rp5 g4 or rp7 g4 ??? Thanks 🙏🏼 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Coachsteven_]

what did u get im struggling between 5 and 7

[@dosandobeats]

@@Coachsteven_ Adam )

[@drako1260]

What is the artist and song name of Retro Wave at 6:00 min?? I love it.

[@thedeliriousartist8006]

The artist is akoahi Heres the original song kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5K6lIqhis-DeMk

[@drako1260]

@@thedeliriousartist8006 this is great! Thank you so much!!

[@thedeliriousartist8006]

@@drako1260 No problem!

[@DarayaVahu]

In generation 3 RP6 has noticeable more low end than RP5 ad overall sounds more properly, how did they make those in gen 4 nearly identical and the change in name from 6 to 7 is just marketing (the driver is the same size), the 7 in gen 4 is pointless, it would feel like a downgrade from 6 gen 3, only 8 gen 4 would be an upgrade but it's so massive if I had the space why not go for the 10-3 right away. Only wish my G3 did not work like room heaters and did not hiss beside the more efficient amp in G4 (not overheating) I haven't seen yet anything compelling to upgrade.

[@DarayaVahu]

@Purebred Shekelberg Whatever monitor you choose (at whatever is your price point) you better use Sonarworks Reference which minimizes differences between them anyway.

[@aces3261]

@@DarayaVahu isnt the gen 3 known for being i accurate?

[@VtotheKallday]

@daraya I’m looking to order some Rokit speakers but I’ve only ever heard the rokit 6 (g3) and the bass was awesome on those. Does the Rokit 5 (g4) have a similar sound? Any help would be appreciated.

[@benjaminutrerasaraya1684]

A comparison between this krk 5 inch vs maudio bx5 please!

[@Panslapper]

...and the 8s

[@prayogi48]

hearing this on krk 5 g2 and more better frequency response XD

[@SlightlyRadMTB]

I hear MUCH more detail in the mids on the 7's.

[@Mionwang]

Still waiting for the Monkeybanana Gibbon Air videos... This channel is probably the best to get a pretty decent idea about these speakers!

[@kaikhongsai89]

Same here... Had requested two times already. Hope it will be out soon

[@traviskoh3318]

VS Bx5 D3 please.

[@MetallNYX]

Thank You!

[@nucentury08]

Both perfect Great job KRK own the 7s and HS8s 💪🏽💯

[@glueh]

Which one do you prefer my friend? I think the HS's are lit

[@jenshuxley]

The new KRK Series is really Good! The G3 Generation is not so my taste but this both Speakers Sounds very similar and sounds really good. The Bigger Sounds Bigger and have huge Amp´s and more than enough Power. I thing this Series is better as ***** or ****** or ****... :)

[@aces3261]

Add a sub and the tables turn

[@SonegPanasoneg]

imho In this test 5 and 7 sound almost identically in most of scenes....

[@ИгорьПаук-ю4е]

Mackie MR524 vs Mackie MR624

[@djsajrajtgutenberg4936]

I have a 7 and a 5 neck and I can't help it. The 5 have more bottom. Has anyone had a similar experience? And it does not hiss 5 or 7 as many wrote here.

[@matthewdoyle8644]

Could you do a test on the ATC SCM11 please?

Please make the test Swan MK200III vs Audio Engine A5+. Thank you!

[@nikitatomnov]

Will there be any 8 inch monitors?

[@WriteJus]

they are making 8's and 10's

[@nikitatomnov]

@@WriteJus sorry for my English. you not correctly understood). I just wanted to ask if the author of the channel will record large speakers.

[@gasolin75]

Missing alot of bass witrh the song/track DEEPnad there are bright,louder in the highs then neutral

[@Bigz4200]

Can buy a 10" krk sub to attach

[@1eidji652]

I have a room with 8 m2, i need krk 5g4 or 7 g4 ?

[@DSAUDIOreview]

Go for RP5G4

[@1eidji652]

Digital Stereophony in the price range of krk 5g4 you have another model to recommend?

[@Iarlaithtimmins]

am dumbfounded

[@aces3261]

I dont understand why krk underpowers their 5 inch monitors. 55 watts total power is ass

[@deans.4705]

Watts is an improper term for loudness. Its very misleading. SPL is the measurement of loudness. Klipsch proved that 30 years ago with a 1 watt speaker that was deafening. If you want P.A. volumes look for something in the 130db range. You never want to monitor at that volume though as explained by Fletcher Munson.

[@louisrmusic]

Wow ! These are definitely not made for metal ! The Adam T5V and T7V are so much better ! The Man On Fire track sounds like you have put a cloth in front of the speakers. I watched (heard) again both videos and Adam’s seem to have more bass to my ears. That’s why the KRK sounded muffled but they are actually better after a second review !

[@zdys2yllhso45]

You must be deaf dude.

[@oldschoolwaverider]

The mids seemed to be scooped out. These have a fantastic base response and crisp highs, but the rhythm guitar parts and other mids disappear in this example. I can imagine mixing down or performing with these on a synth, then after recording from the device used, transferring to another system a huge wall of mids appearing. Could be very interesting!! I think no matter what you use, getting used to and understanding what they reveal compared to other monitors would benefit the person using them. Whether that's someone performing, producing or mixing down and mastering music.

[@louisrmusic]

oldschoolwaverider I have bought the Rokit 5 and they sound amazing on Isoacoustics stands. These are my first studio monitors so I have no idea how other monitors sound like. What made me decide was mainly the front ported vent and the dsp driven settings.

[@aces3261]

@@louisrmusic then u can add a sub later which makes them even better

[@ChrisFaa]

Um, has everyone lost their minds? - playing audio from each speaker? - but I'm hearing everything on my current speakers? - um, complete waste of time?