Neumann KH 80 DSP

I bought a pair of Neumann KH 80 DSPs for my home studio. As a composer of contemporary and electronic music, I work in several recording and electronic music studios across Europe. So, I would say that I have enough experience with loudspeakers and sound. What I can say about the Neumann KH 80 DSPs is that they are clear, defined and balanced. In addition, they are light, small and elegant. In addition to my home studio, I used them in 2 live electronic music concerts, in small rooms with about 50 people. I can only say good things about them. Have in mind that, depending on the style of music, they are not powerful in the low frequencies. Due to their clarity, they are also great for spatialization and I will soon buy another pair of Neumann KH 80 DSPs to carry out my experiments with quadraphony spatialization.

Antes de comprá-lo fiquei muito inseguro, pois ele não é barato, pelo menos pra realidade do país onde vivo, mas como gosto muito de música e quero viver disso, resolvi investir. Ele é muito bom, tem uma qualidade ótima. A única questão é que eu acho muito relevante você comprar também um Neumann KH 750 DSP pra usar junto, pois ele não é bom com frequências graves. E eu faço muito trap, e você acaba sentindo falta. Então, ele com o Subwoofer é perfeito.

After much research looking for some small sized studio monitors for my bedroom I decided to go with these KH80s. I was tossing up between these and the iLoud MTM monitors, as much as I've heard the bass response from the MTMs are amazing I'm glad I went with these as they are very, very impressive! Not only are the mids and highs extremely detailed the bass is definitely there, but more controlled and punchy for such a small speaker. I have to say one of the things that blows me away is the centre imaging, it's almost scary how well these monitors present the sound. Extremely impressed.

Anyway there's already plenty of reviews out there for these so if you're on the fence about getting them, just buy them...I love them and I can already tell after the short amount of time my mixing is better for investing in them.

Five stars.

I bought these about 9 months ago, so I've had time to learn them somewhat and get past the honeymoon phase. I'm a hobbyist now, but I ran a small-but-busy recording studio in the past, mostly working with local bands.

TLDR, I have nothing bad to say about these, I think they're fantastic.

I'm using them in a very small, but reasonably well-treated room in combination with the MA1 calibration system. Even without the calibration they're great, but it's a big help in my room, which has some pretty big issues with standing waves in the low and lower-mid range. I'd describe the character of the monitors as 'grey and unexciting, but not boring'.

Long story short, they're terrific. I'm very happy with my mixes and they translate well. I find the monitors accurate and unhyped, and they show me what isn't working. If something sounds 'off' through these monitors, then it's off. If it sounds good, then it probably is. For me, there's a lot less guess-work than I've had in the past. I simply mix so it sounds good on the monitor, no intellectual exercises required. Stereo imaging is great, centre imaging is great, depth-of-field is great.

I also have a single Mixcube to check mono compatibility, mid-range and transient response, but I usually don't have to make too many adjustments after working on the Neumanns. With this setup, I rarely get any surprises after I check on real-world systems (phone, laptop, earbuds, TV, clock radio, etc).

I also check the low end on Beyerdynamic DT880pros and Audio Technica ATHm50s', but I don't find too many surprises there, probably because I tend to high-pass quite a lot.

Less related to the monitors, but one unexpected benefit of my small room is that, if I stand 2m back from my mix position, the Neumann's (surprisingly) are still putting out frequencies as low as 40Hz, which gives me a ballpark idea of whether or not my hi-pass EQs are set right, especially when compared to reference mixes. It's a quirk of my room so won't apply to everyone, but it helps reveal woofiness in the low end.

I've had Yamaha HS50m's, Adam A7X's and Genelec 8030's in the past, but I prefer the Neumanns. For my purposes, I think they're all I'll ever need and I trust them 100%.