Thanks for sharing.
You are right. But let's take it this way: In your current setup (or current material or project) you are working on, which one will you choose?
I've used several monitors over the years (JBL Lsr, Yamaha Hs50, M-Audio Bx5a) and was able to deliver good mixes. I just want to, let's say, upgrade to one of these two great monitors. Genelecs are more expensive than Krks, but what other factors will want you to choose between the two?
in my current work - industrial and heavy rock, i would go for the Krks. I have a lot of experience behind Genelecs (and I have a pair in my own studio) and they are accurate but the new KrKs (especially the Expose series) have a nice focused bottom end that delivers well for more aggressive material, especially on analog based systems that use tape. I would say that the same type of sound can be found with the Mackie monitors which aren't the most accurate monitors but they sound darn good with heavy rock, hard rock mixes and getting them right on those speakers can tell you that they would sound quite as good on some kid's stereo. At the same time, Genelecs are nice well rounded monitors that can deliver well on a variety of musical genres...just make sure to know if the bottom end or top is lacking in some mixes so you can compensate accordingly. The genelecs might be nice but they aren't as suited to bass and kick heavy stuff like dance music, I've found, so whatch out for the positive aspects of a monitor as well as its shortcomings and you should be good to go. You would be hard pressed to go wrong with either one so it depends on preference and what sound you like so I'd advise to give em both a go.
Whatever your choice, listen to the monitors first with a set of songs that you've mixed in the past. Krk or Genelecs, you need to know what you need from the speakers and you need to be able to bridge what you do on the console and how the mix is going to come out on a pair of headphones, stereo speakers or a boom box. For every set of monitors I've bought, I've always used a reference set of songs and continue to do so before i work a project in a different commercial setting because it will tell me the properties of the monitor and how you can adjust my hand at mixing a set of tracks. Just don't fall into the pitfall of judging a pair of monitors based on a name because this doesn't mean anything in the end. I've mixed as much on $50K worth of mains as I have on Krks, Genelecs, JBLs, ADAMs and custom Urei's and all of them are different so trust your ears and listen with an open mind...
