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uribin117
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So I´m looking to improve my audio with a pair of bookshelf speakers(Passive or Active), got 530 usd for a pair and like 100usd for and DAC/AMP

 

So far I got these options

KRK 6 G3

JBL 305

M-Audio BX5

Paradigm Shift A2

With  a Steinberg UR12 powering my mic and sending signal to my X2´s

 

 

If I go passive

Fluance SX6

ELAC Uni-fi B5

MartinLogan Motion 15

And a SMSL M3 amp also powering my headphones

 

I´m in Mexico so my options are pretty limited, any help will be appreciated

Thanks

My PC rig:Phenom 1055T ,ASUS M5A97 R2.0, ASUS GTX 680 Direct CU II OC 2GB, CoolerMaster HAF912 , Corsair CX600M, 2X VERTEX 3 120gb SSD, 1TB HDD, 6 GB RAM

Next Biuld: FX-8350, ASUS M5A97 R2.0, GTX 780Ti, NZXT H440 Black and Red, CoolerMaster V850, 2X VERTEX 3 120gb SSD, 2X 1TB HDD, 8GB Kingston Hyper X Fury 1600MHz

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5 minutes ago, JohnT said:

Can you purchase Emotiva products in Mexico?

Nope

My PC rig:Phenom 1055T ,ASUS M5A97 R2.0, ASUS GTX 680 Direct CU II OC 2GB, CoolerMaster HAF912 , Corsair CX600M, 2X VERTEX 3 120gb SSD, 1TB HDD, 6 GB RAM

Next Biuld: FX-8350, ASUS M5A97 R2.0, GTX 780Ti, NZXT H440 Black and Red, CoolerMaster V850, 2X VERTEX 3 120gb SSD, 2X 1TB HDD, 8GB Kingston Hyper X Fury 1600MHz

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6 hours ago, uribin117 said:

SNIP

I would go with the LSR 305 or the ELAC B5.

 

@GamerDude might be able to talk a bit about the KRK, I don't have that much experiance with them

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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Heh, I have the KRK Rokit5 G3, OP's looking at its beefier sibling, the Rokit6 G3. Still, I can honestly say that the Rokit5 has disappointed me, I use it for a variety of uses: gaming, music and movies. It's not a bright pair of speakers, treble is there when needed, but isn't at all bright. Mids is clear w/o graininess and bass is pretty good (you can boost or lower both Low and High Frequencies on back of speakers). Bass is punchy yet tight, I don't feel that it bleeds into the mids.....I'd originally wanted the LSR305, but I'm pretty happy with the Rokit5 G3.

 Main Rig: AMD AM4 R7 5700X3D (8C/16T) + TR Phantom Spirit 120 EVO | Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme | 2x 16GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3600 | XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX | 256GB Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 3.0 (OS) | 4TB Crucial P310 NVMe M.2 PCIe4x4 | 2TB TG Cardea Zero Z440 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 | 4TB Samsung 860 EVO SATA SSD | 2TB Samsung 860 QVO SATA SSD | 6TB WD Black HDD | CoolerMaster H500M | Corsair HX1000 Platinum | Logitech G915 + G303 Shroud Ed + 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4G | iFi Micro iDSD Black Label | Philips Fidelio B97 | C49HG90DME 49" 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2 | Omnidesk Pro 2020 48" | 64bit Win11 Pro 24H2

2nd Rig: AMD AM4 R9 5900X (12C/24T) + TR PA 120 SE | Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX | 2x 16GB Patriot Viper Elite II DDR4 4000MHz | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT | 500GB Crucial P2 Plus NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 4.0 (OS) | 2TB Adata Legend 850 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 |  2TB Kingston NV2 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 | 4TB Leven JS600 SATA SSD | 2TB Seagate HDD | Logitech G613 + G703 | SOLDAM XR-1 Black Knight | Enermax MAXREVO 1500 | 64bit Win11 Pro 24H2

HTPC: AMD R7 6800H | 32GB DDR5 4800MHz | AMD 680M iGPU | 2TB SSD (2 Partitions 400GB + 1.4TB)) + 1TB SSD | Logitech G613 + G304 | Win11 Pro  24H2

Laptop: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ACH6H - AMD 5800H | 32GB DDR4 3200MHz | 680M iGPU | 1TB Kingston NV1 NVMe M.2 (OS) | 4TB Lexar NM790 SSD | Win11 Pro

 

 

 

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32 minutes ago, GamerDude said:

 I can honestly say that the Rokit5 has disappointed me, but I'm pretty happy with the Rokit5 G3.

I think that you made a mistake or it atleast looks like that. Did you not have your coffee yet? :D 

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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27 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I think that you made a mistake or it atleast looks like that. Did you not have your coffee yet? :D 

Oops, I think I'd missed my cuppa joe this morning!

 

I'd meant to say, " I can honestly say that the Rokit5 has NOT disappointed me, and I'm pretty happy with the Rokit5 G3".

 Main Rig: AMD AM4 R7 5700X3D (8C/16T) + TR Phantom Spirit 120 EVO | Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme | 2x 16GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3600 | XFX MERC 310 RX 7900 XTX | 256GB Sabrent Rocket NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 3.0 (OS) | 4TB Crucial P310 NVMe M.2 PCIe4x4 | 2TB TG Cardea Zero Z440 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 | 4TB Samsung 860 EVO SATA SSD | 2TB Samsung 860 QVO SATA SSD | 6TB WD Black HDD | CoolerMaster H500M | Corsair HX1000 Platinum | Logitech G915 + G303 Shroud Ed + 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4G | iFi Micro iDSD Black Label | Philips Fidelio B97 | C49HG90DME 49" 32:9 144Hz Freesync 2 | Omnidesk Pro 2020 48" | 64bit Win11 Pro 24H2

2nd Rig: AMD AM4 R9 5900X (12C/24T) + TR PA 120 SE | Gigabyte X570S Aorus Elite AX | 2x 16GB Patriot Viper Elite II DDR4 4000MHz | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6900 XT | 500GB Crucial P2 Plus NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen 4.0 (OS) | 2TB Adata Legend 850 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 |  2TB Kingston NV2 NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 | 4TB Leven JS600 SATA SSD | 2TB Seagate HDD | Logitech G613 + G703 | SOLDAM XR-1 Black Knight | Enermax MAXREVO 1500 | 64bit Win11 Pro 24H2

HTPC: AMD R7 6800H | 32GB DDR5 4800MHz | AMD 680M iGPU | 2TB SSD (2 Partitions 400GB + 1.4TB)) + 1TB SSD | Logitech G613 + G304 | Win11 Pro  24H2

Laptop: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ACH6H - AMD 5800H | 32GB DDR4 3200MHz | 680M iGPU | 1TB Kingston NV1 NVMe M.2 (OS) | 4TB Lexar NM790 SSD | Win11 Pro

 

 

 

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Just now, GamerDude said:

snip

go get it :D 

 

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

Feel free to pm me if you have a question for me or quote me. If you want to hear what I have to say about something just tag me.

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