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from Crownsville, MD on June 27, 2023 Rated 5/5 Kali Audio LP-6V2 6.5- inch powered studio monitors - EXCELLENT!!
The Early Reflections curve is an estimate of all single-bounce, first-reflections, in a typical listening room. Both are two-way loudspeakers with 1-inch textile dome tweeters set within Kali’s custom 3D imaging waveguide. Unlike other waveguides which are a highly directive horn shape, with sharp angles designed to aid directivity but with a small sweet spot, the Kali waveguide is a gentle, gradual contour. Almost an ovoid, though wider than it is deep and with a sharper curve to the faces spanning the tweeter’s vertical axis. The result is an even dispersion that doesn’t adversely affect frontal imaging, but gives you a much wider listening sweet spot than you might be accustomed too with a typical waveguide arrangement. The intent is to cohesively blend the sound from them loudspeaker to the reflective sound that is result of physical obstacles, or even dispersion into the air itself, that occurs as the sound travels toward your ear. Nothing can image like a true coaxial speaker does, but the LP-series waveguide comes very close. I have a very harsh test environment for larger monitors like the LP-6. I just drop them on my desk, with a half inch pad under it. I don't touch any of the controls and just listen. First impression of the LP-6 was quite good. Lots of detail, ability to get quite loud with some kind of soft compression that was much less noticeable in other monitors. I tried to improve the situation still, using equalization: I'm a bit underwhelmed with the bass response, it seemed to me the Edifiers had more. But I think perhaps the Edifiers just had a boosted low frequency response, and I had gotten used to it? Also the Kalis actually have a rear dip switch where you can boost the low frequency with +2db if you want, and I haven't played with that yet. Everyone else is saying the low frequency response is great, so I'm probably wrong. I think on paper the LP6s should have more low frequency output.Early Reflections Directivity Index (EPDI): is defined as the difference between the listening window curve and the early reflections curve. In small rooms, early reflections figure prominently in what is measured and heard in the room so this curve may provide insights into potential sound quality. Directivity which is a measure of how close radiation is relative to on-axis is very good. This makes it easy to EQ the sound in addition to the speaker being room friendly. Looking at the response data from Kali here ( https://www.kaliaudio.com/lone-pine-studio-monitors ), notice that you get good flat bass to 40Hz (39) at an SPL of about 87dB but the speakers can play to 115dB. That curve will not be as flat at 115dB. If you are going to be playing louder than 87dB, you will want/need the subwoofers to "come to the rescue" for bass notes below 60Hz. That said, are there any EQ settings that the community has calculated for these that I should run though, like I was doing with the Edifier MR4’s? I imagine that you will be happy with either crossover setting (40/24 or 60/24) and get great response from the speakers. 40/24 will likely be more "accurate" if measured with equipment (but not something you can hear) at lower SPL. And 60/24 will be better as measured with equipment at higher SPL and it will be a difference that you can hear (providing you don't go deaf)
With the LP-6 and LP-8, you can mix with more confidence, and you can also be assured that your mix will translate as best as possible to whatever systems your audience is using. The 2nd Wave goes even further, utilizing a more robust DSP for an even flatter frequency response on the top end. ACCURACY The 3-D Imaging Waveguide allows you to hear a 3-D soundstage from a stereo pair of speakers. By matching the shape of the waveguide to the interactions of the HF and LF drivers, this waveguide produces a stereo image that is wider, taller, and deeper than the space where the speakers are placed. The below graphics indicate how much SPL is lost or gained in the long-term as a speaker plays at the same output level for 2 minutes, in intervals. Each graphic represents a different SPL: 86dB and 96dB both at 1 meter. Note: the above measurements have extended response to 30 kHz. This lets us see if the speaker has internal ADC/filtering which the KALI LP-6 seems to have. It also allows us to see the distortion products to higher frequency. LP-6's response stops at around 22 kHz so likely has an ADC running at 48 kHz sampling. I mainly use them with my modeler (FAS FM9) for playing guitar and bass, listening to my recordings/music (FM9 as an interface) and mixing (haven't spent much time doing that yet). I live in an apartment so we are talking about low to moderate volumes.When you listen to a speaker, you hear both its direct sound and its reflections. When the reflections are consistent with the direct sound, the speaker sounds better. Its stereo image will sound three-dimensional, enabling you to observe subtle details such as spatial information and microphone placement. The Kali Audio LP-6 V2’s cutting-edge waveguide design minimizes unwanted reflections, thereby preventing the smeared sound stage that’s inherent in many low-cost studio monitors. With the LP-6 V2, you’ll know the exact location of every instrument in your mix’s stereo field. This will also you to mix faster, and produce better results. Low-noise port tube exhibits clean, punchy low end This it not necessarily the ideal crossover for this speaker pair. But it's the only one that can be obtained without active crossovers or base management in the DAC. You might be better off with a 70Hz crossover. But to do that you would have to filter the input to the Kalis.
The reference plane in this test is at the tweeter. Volume set to ‘0’ with XLR input. The dip switches were all set to ‘0’ for the free field setting. So far I like them more than the Eris, full and big sound, they seem even through out the full range frequencies (mayby and that's a big maybe, they have a touch sweeter highs). Zero hiss, several settings to adjust them for your room/placement. Unfortunately, I can't directy compare them with the Eris since they are not operational.
All data collected using Klippel’s Near-Field Scanner. The Near-Field-Scanner 3D (NFS) offers a fully automated acoustic measurement of direct sound radiated from the source under test. The radiated sound is determined in any desired distance and angle in the 3D space outside the scanning surface. Directivity, sound power, SPL response and many more key figures are obtained for any kind of loudspeaker and audio system in near field applications (e.g. studio monitors, mobile devices) as well as far field applications (e.g. professional audio systems). Utilizing a minimum of measurement points, a comprehensive data set is generated containing the loudspeaker’s high resolution, free field sound radiation in the near and far field. For a detailed explanation of how the NFS works and the science behind it, please watch the below discussion with designer Christian Bellmann:
I found myself with a limited budget, a great passion and no one to get advice from, facing huge array of gear. If I go with the LP-6, The optical out of my tv will feed a topping E30 (which I'll also have to buy). The purpose of this test is to illustrate how much (if at all) the output changes as a speaker’s components temperature increases (i.e., voice coils, crossover components). Adjustments are provided for installations on stands or on desks close to a wall (within 0.5 m) or against a wall (as close as possible allowing for cables). There are also curves for placement on a sole bridge or on a desktop with stands or purpose-built studio desk with monitor platforms.
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Each base pad includes it’s own pre-cut levelling wedge adjuster which in standard position will provide a level surface. Alternatively the levelling wedge adjuster can be removed to provide either a 5o or 10o slope angled up or down according to which way round the base pad is resting. I know it may look a bit strange that I'm doubting between passive speakers and active studio monitors. I love the setup, much much better than my previous setup which consisted of JDS The Element and Edifier S1000DB. It's just a joy to use. Subjective listening was primarily at 1.5 meters but varied from 1 to 3 meters. Subjective listening was conducted at 80-95dB at this distance. Higher volumes were done simply to test the output capability in case one wants to try to sit further away.
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