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Kali IN-8 2nd Wave
My main monitoring comprises a set of Kali IN-8 2nd Wave monitors. These have replaced my Yamaha Hs5 monitors although I still use the Yamaha HS8S subwoofer. The Kali IN-8 is a three-way speaker with a woofer and a co-axial mid-range and tweeter. A review of its predecessor, the Kali IN-8, can be found at soundonsound.
With regards to actual materials, the woofer and mid range driver are now lighter than before, offering an increased level of transient response. The coaxial architecture of the midrange and tweeter result in hyper-realistic imaging which allows to hear subtle details in your mix with pinpoint precision. The design of the system comes together to allow the IN-Series monitors to act as acoustic point sources.
Output
The IN-8 is designed to have a continuous output of 85 dB at 4 meters with 20 dB of dynamic headroom. This makes the IN-8 ideal for near-to-mid-field applications. The 20 dB of headroom ensures that momentary peaks in sound pressure level, including instruments like kick drum and effects like gunshots or explosions, can be reproduced accurately and with minimal distortion.
Low Noise Port Tube
On most port tubes, air leaves at different speeds from different points of the opening, creating noisy turbulence. This turbulence can be heard as “chuffing,” or an audible air sound coming from the monitor. This sound will add to the noise floor and obscure the details of the low end. The front-firing port tube on Kali’s speakers was designed to ensure that all of the air leaves the port
tube at the same velocity. This helps add to the low end response of the speaker, while keeping the bass clean, tight, and devoid of extra noise.
DSP
The IN-8 is equipped with Digitial signal processing (DSP). The DSP on the IN-Series controls the loudspeaker’s tuning, the limiter function, the crossover, the boundary EQs, and user definable HF and LF trim. This results in a smoother high frequency tuning, and while above 400Hz, THD (total harmonic distortion) is less than 0.3%. Kali Audio have added an additional dip switch to the IN-8s that allows them to be placed horizontally, not just vertically.
Monitor setup at Skippy Studio
I use the Avantones together with my main Kali IN-8 2nd Wave speakers and the Yamaha HS8S subwoofer. The HS8S subwoofer is connected to the sub output of the Audient NERO monitor controller instead of connecting the IN-8 to the output of the subwoofer (i.e., in serial). My setup allows me to easily switch the subwoofer on and off when needed. Most of the mixing I perform without the subwoofer and nowadays I mostly use the VSX for large part of the mixing process. The Avantone and the IN-8 are connected to the separate output busses of the Audient NERO. This allows me to easily switch between both monitoring systems. In addition, I have connected two stereo output busses of the X32 to the input of NERO. On one bus I have the main computer and Cubase stereo out signal, while on the second bus I have a master mix bus from Cubase. In this way, while mixing, I can easily switch the the raw mix, and a preliminary mastered version.
Specifications
| Total Power | 140 W |
| LF Driver | 8-Inch Paper |
| Mid-Range Driver | 4-Inch Optimized Profile Paper |
| HF Driver | 1-Inch Textile Dome |
| Freq. Response (-10 dB) | 37 Hz – 25 kHz |
| Freq. Range (±3 dB) | 45 Hz – 21 kHz |
| LF to Mid-Range Crossover | 280 Hz |
| Mid-Range to HF Crossover | 2800 Hz |
| Recommended Listening Distance | 0.5 – 4 Meters |
| Max SPL | 117 dB |
Other measurements: [here]
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