WIN KRK VXT6 monitors

Published in SOS April 2008
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Competition

Over 20 years ago, frustrated by the fact that he couldn't find an accurate and clear studio monitor, a sound engineer called Keith Klawitter began designing and making his own speaker systems. Soon after, his peers started to take notice, and Keith rapidly turned his quest for clarity into a thriving business: KRK Systems.

Today, KRK monitors are still highly regarded and used by many top producers. Instantly recognisable by their yellow cones, they are found in the mix rooms, control rooms and dubbing suites of studios across the globe.

Just over a year ago, at the 2007 Frankfurt Musikmesse, KRK released their VXT range of active studio monitors. There are three models: the VXT4 (reviewed in SOS August 2007 and on-line at www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug07/articles/krk_vxt4.htm); the VXT6; and the largest in the range, the VXT8.

This month, thanks to KRK's UK distributors Focusrite, we've got two pairs of VXT6 monitors (which normally cost £678 per pair) to give away. The VXT6 is a ported, two-way active monitor with a six-inch woven Kevlar woofer and a one-inch silk-dome tweeter. At the heart of its bi-amped design are a 60-watt amplifier that handles the low frequencies and a 30-watt amplifier that serves the tweeter. A wide, front bass-reflex port allows even LF extension down to 49Hz, and a grille, which is a newly announced accessory, protects against cone damage. Back-panel features include a combi input that accepts XLR and jack connectors, and a tamper-proof potentiometer for adjusting the system level. There are also switches for engaging a peak limiter, a ground-lift circuit and an automatic muting function. The last cuts the power amps if no input signal is detected for 20 minutes. A further two switches allow the user to shape the frequency response of the monitors to best suit their environment.

If you would like to be in with a chance of winning a pair of these great monitors, please make sure you answer all the questions and complete the tie-breaker. We also require your full address, including postcode, and your daytime telephone number, so we can contact you if you win. (This info gets automatically appended to your competition entry after you submit the form, and is supplied from the info you gave us when registering with this site.)

The closing date for entries is April 30th, 2008.

the small print

1. Only one entry per person is permitted.
2. Employees of SOS Publications Group, Focusrite, KRK, and their immediate families are ineligible for entry.
3. No cash alternative is available in lieu of the stated prize.
4. The competition organisers reserve the right to change the specification of the prize offered.
5. The judges' decision is final and legally binding, and no correspondence will be entered into.
6. No other correspondence is to be included with competition entries.
7. Please ensure that you give your DAYTIME telephone number on your entry form.
8. Prize winners must be prepared to make themselves available in the event that the competition organisers wish to make a personal presentation.