Hi guys!
I am on a verge of buying one pair of these…just don’t know which is a better one?
They are about the same price, so…
Generally I felt the Kali Audio tend to be less defined than Fluid Audio…but didn’t listen directly to the ones I specified here. Kali seems to sound identical to Jbl…
I’m looking mainly for definition for my mixing.
Any opinions will be greatly appreciated!
Previously on Elektronauts:
Thanks but it’s FX8 not 80.
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I own the Kali Audio LP6. Never used the Fluid Audio FX8. But I do also own a pair of JBL LSR305s so I can make that comparison.
Stereo imaging is better on the 305s in my opinion. Resolution, detail, separation is quite better on the Kali Audios. In general, the Kali Audios are ridiculous value for money in my book.
They do have a bit of a noise floor, when they are on and not in use there‘s a quiet but perceivable hiss (though not a hiss more like the sound of static). It doesn‘t affect listening or mixing at all, just something I noticed after a while.
EDIT: Looking at a few reviews for the Fluid Audio FX8s, they apparently also have that hiss so that point is mute. In terms of quality, in all honesty at this price range, you can‘t go wrong with either of those three (Kali, Fluid, JBL). You won‘t get an Neumann KH310 in either of them, but all of them will/should be better than your average Rockit or Yamaha speaker (both popular choices). I went with the Kalis because we use a „professional“ recording studio (JRS in Berlin - big recommendation!) for more demanding recording and mixing and I only needed monitors for my home studio. I think Kali is an amazing company, the stuff they do at the price point at which they do it is quite disruptive. But you can tell I‘m bias :), I‘d say get the speaker that excites you the most, you won‘t miss out hugely with any choice between those three.
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