k1n0n3
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I've owned a pair of the HSM50's, they're very mid centric, but can sound hi-fi if you need them to by playing with the hi/mid/lo trims on the back. The KRKs (rokit) are more hi fi sounding and have more of a punch and mid bass hump, people usually have those to reference how their mix downs would translate to everyday audio gear vs using them as reference. To me the rokits sounded like the Audioengine A5s when I spent some time with them at a friend's place.
I now own a pair of M-Audio DSM2's (wanted the DSM3, but they were gone very fast with the current closeout prices). And as I have stated before, I don't think anything can compare to them at the current price(s). These are not strictly M-Audio monitors that carry a bad rep amongst studio pro's, instead these were a collab with digidesign and everything about them screams quality, from the aluminum woofer and the ferrofluid cooled tweeters, to the class D bi-amplification, to the optional digital inputs and dsp dip switches for trim. At this point I don't think there is much of a step up until you start looking at Focals, Opals and the like. Also to note, I do not use these in a professional setting, just casual listening.
Lastly, there are a lot of reviews for the HSM series, a lot of people own them, as they were supposed to replace the NS10s that were so famed and relied upon for production/mixing. I think best bet would be to check out gearlutz for more insight on studio monitors.
I now own a pair of M-Audio DSM2's (wanted the DSM3, but they were gone very fast with the current closeout prices). And as I have stated before, I don't think anything can compare to them at the current price(s). These are not strictly M-Audio monitors that carry a bad rep amongst studio pro's, instead these were a collab with digidesign and everything about them screams quality, from the aluminum woofer and the ferrofluid cooled tweeters, to the class D bi-amplification, to the optional digital inputs and dsp dip switches for trim. At this point I don't think there is much of a step up until you start looking at Focals, Opals and the like. Also to note, I do not use these in a professional setting, just casual listening.
Lastly, there are a lot of reviews for the HSM series, a lot of people own them, as they were supposed to replace the NS10s that were so famed and relied upon for production/mixing. I think best bet would be to check out gearlutz for more insight on studio monitors.