IN-5

I had kali in5s and 8s in my room and they're incredible, I've got ls50 metas now and they're better than the kalis used with a sub. Very engaging and immersive experience. Haven't heard ops model but kef are no joke and that coaxial design near field is awesome.

The reality is you won’t know til you listen to them in your room. Genelec have one of the best pedigrees out there, so I’m sure they’ll be great. Kali is newer but also quite excellent. I haven’t heard the IN5 but I use the LP6 v2 and absolutely love them, best value at their price IMO. I’m sure yo

I see some pretty alarmist replies that you are fucked given your room ratios. I'm not gonna speak in absolutes like that. You have to roll with what you have, unless you are a pro and can build a studio from scratch. Yes, room modes will be very prominent. That means you have to pay extra attention

ngl i've used both in untreated rooms and the kh80 are way more honest but brutally revealing. kali in5 are fun and forgiving for heavy bass music. if your room isn't treated, the kh80's ma1 calibration kit works magic - measures your room and adjusts the speakers. Neumann MA 1 comes as a bundle wit

From my experience, larger speakers always sound better. While the Kali IN5 and IN8 have similar low‑frequency extension on paper, the IN8 has significantly lower distortion. I’ve never bought into the idea that you have to match speaker size to room size — I’d always go bigger without hesitation. T

Kali is kinda dominating the budget monitor market for price-performance. All their monitors are decent but their coaxial designs sound incredible. The Kali in-5 or in-8 is what I’d look at. I have the in-5s for my DJ studio and the vocals sound amazing

I've been very happy with my Kali Audio LP8s. Enough so that my next upgrade will be the IN5s, and then I'll just be "done." I'm going down in size not for affordability, but because I prefer the speakers to be smaller and closer to me. The 8 inch Kalis are a little bit too big for desk use, IMO, so

I really like my Kali Audio monitors. Very good value across their lines. For $900, you can get a new pair of IN-5, or for $1000, a pair of IN-8s, which are great three way speakers. You might try those and if you find the bass lacking, add a sub. Or for $600, you could do their LP-8.

I do mix professionally in a very very small treated room with the IN 5, found out my mixes translated way better mixing with a pair of speakers with smaller woofer. I can't get a very clear response from low end as I would do with the IN 8s for example, but that's a price I am happily paying for re

Genelec was literally just one example. My point is that there have been some breakout brands, like Kali Audio, that make insanely good speakers for the price. The IN-5 and IN-8s for example have a plethora of reviewers saying they prefer them over $1000 or even $2000 speakers.