Best 5" Active Monitors to go with my DDj-SX

There’s lots of good stuff out there. Haven’t heard the Pioneers yet (not a big Pioneer fan, so never felt “the urge”).

KRK Rokit 5s should be on your shortlist. Good price, good performance.

One thing you might want to reconsider is getting 6″ instead of 5″. It might make the difference between needing a sub (5″) or not (6″).

Greetinx.

Quite frankly, I don’t think there will be too much exciting new stuff in the later generations. Perhaps a slightly better (tuned) filter, more appealing design, slightly improved amp.

But if you stay in the same price bracket, you are gonna get about the same as you got before. No room to go to next level components.

I would buy a generation older on speakers any day of the week. Unlike controllers, speakers are in a very mature phase of product development. They get better with new versions (no matter how marginally perhaps), but the differences will be way smaller than with controllers.

Greetinx.

You are welcome. Be sure to look at both. I think the 6’s are still suitable sitting where they should, next to your monitors in an equidistant triangle with your head at the tip. High ends should be slightly above ear height and aimed slightly down at your ears. I am sure you can appreciate how 8’s would be rather bulky and block out all the sunlight us DJ’s love so much!

Seriously though. 8″ is pretty darn big. If you don’t mind and have the space, by all means go for it. With my style of working I wouldn’t need a sub either and 6s would do. If I were unsure, I’d still go for 6s and if I decided I need more umph, I’d get a sub (10″) after all.

Like I said, lot of it is personal choice, it pays to look at both closely somewhere, rather than be shocked when the boxes arrive!

Greetinx.

Not much difference in G2 to G3 for me hearing wise… I still use my 6s G2 and do not feel I need to upgrade.