Kali Audio IN-8 monitor speakers

[Barfunkel]

Just ordered a pair of these, the 2nd Wave version, after reading some very favorable reviews and Voidloss also recommends them.

Kali Audio is known for sometimes having reliability issues, I hope my pair is fine and works fine for a long time.

It'll be interesting how they'll work in my untreated room.

[Lost to the Void]

Just ordered a pair of these, the 2nd Wave version, after reading some very favorable reviews and Voidloss also recommends them.

Kali Audio is known for sometimes having reliability issues, I hope my pair is fine and works fine for a long time.

It'll be interesting how they'll work in my untreated room.

Not so much reliability as quality control.
The first set I ordered had a problem with one of the amps, returned them, got a new pair, all perfect.

[Barfunkel]

Finally received these! They work perfectly, no QC issues and the sound seems really balanced and accurate. Just didn't realize how freakin' huge these are lol. Haven't had a chance to play them out really loud yet though.

[Barfunkel]

The house is empty so I can safely play these as loud as I want. Really like what I'm hearing when I turn them up. Essentially the sound remains the same at every volume and the bass is controlled and doesn't overpower everything else. My friend has Yamaha HS-8''s and I really dislike them at loud volumes and it would be difficult for me to make mixing decisions because the bass is so, well, bassy.

[Lost to the Void]

Finally received these! They work perfectly, no QC issues and the sound seems really balanced and accurate. Just didn't realize how freakin' huge these are lol. Haven't had a chance to play them out really loud yet though.

Yeah the 8`s are fucking big, almost a midfield monitor, they take up more space on my desk than I was prepared for, but you won`t find a better sound at that price point.
I think the HS8`s are a great monitor, but yeah, the low end gets a little woolly, the extension is good but the transients get a little mushy in the low end.


The In-8`s don`t have this problem. I no longer use the sub in the production room as I get more than enough lows from these.
The front ports are designed very well, I`ve not heard any audible chuffing even when pushing massive basslines at relatively high volume.
The mid range is lovely though, tight, super detailed without being voiced forward to do so.
I get good translation to the mastering room.
It can be jarring to those who haven`t worked on 3 ways as the top end transients are so clean you can end up dialing the tops back, so you just need time to get used to them, you aren`t getting a louder top end, you are just getting a much cleaner transient. So these do push you into dealing with dynamics more than just frequency, and this is a good thing.