I'm a fan of my KRK 10-3s, love a good 3 way ;p. I picked up some not cheap at all Neumann KH 310s..... Amazing! But surprisingly the KRKs hold up well against them. Maybe you should look at the 10-3s as they aren't that expensive. Can you compare any of these in a store somewhere? Listen to some of your own mixes that you weren't a fan of translation wise and the pair that shows you what you hated about your mixes outside of your studio might be your pair to own.

pinguinotuerto
I found a pair of used KRK VXT 6 for $450 and can get a pair of Yamaha HS8 new for about the same price. I'm torn at the moment. The Yamahas sounded really good at the store and are new w warranty, but the reviews on the KRK VXT 6 are great and Anderton seems to like them.

You won't go wrong with either one, assuming the used ones haven't been abused. I strongly suggest listening to them both, preferably side by side with the same source material. One will probably "click" with you more than the other.
 
Search on reviews, bearing in mind the source...I saw one speaker review from someone who lived in the basement of his parents house and was a student. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I question how many speakers he's heard in his life 

Anderton
Search on reviews, bearing in mind the source...I saw one speaker review from someone who lived in the basement of his parents house and was a student. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I question how many speakers he's heard in his life 

I know exactly which review you are talking about! I read it too.  Unfortunately, I can't do an A/B but I think the reviews I've read on the KRK VXT 6s seem to come from more knowledgeable people. Plus you seem to have a little bit of street cred around here. 
I'm now waiting for the seller to call me so I can go pick them up.  Buying used gear is always a gamble, so we'll see how it goes.

AndertonJust FYI KRK monitors have a huge following among hip-hop engineers/producers, I've been told it's because of the bass translation being accurate. Also very commonly used by rock guys. Also I've reviewed some speakers that are competitive with KRK (obviously I won't name names) and advertised for studio use, but have a significant bass bump around 100 Hz. That definitely flatters the low end, but if you mix on them, it's a mixed bag because the bass will sound right on something like Beatz headphones but not on more accurate listening systems.
 

I don't listen to hip-hop (or rap) but it's interesting that genre prefers them. 
I haven't had any ear fatigue on my yellow cones yet.
I'm not a GC fan but there's one a couple miles away and I had quiet room (very rare there) to assess which ones appealed to my ears.
 
I still use my Tascam S1010m's (I purchased in 1987 or so) as my second monitoring/mixing source.
Jeez...those puppies along with the 4410's are from the Pleistocene Epoch.
 
I'm getting the impression that I'm a minority of one because I've never used headphones during the mixing stage.
Only for tracking and soloing a track looking for artifacts or vocal fur balls with my singing (figure of speech only) and then I'll confirm the mix on other mediums.
I haven't determined if there's a 100hz bump on my KRK's.
 
"Times have changed"....you got that right.
Thanks for the tips/info.
 
pinguinotuerto....good hunting to you.....back to topic.
 

Yamaha HS7 or 8's are fantastic. Don't waste your time either with the HS5. Bottom end is no good on them. My son recently wanted a new set of active speakers and we went into a great store here in Melbourne that had a huge setup of active speakers. We had a lot of quality test material with us too. The Yamaha's out performed almost everything in the shop including KRK (and JBL) . I hated the KRK's and they sounded like crap compared to the Yamaha's. (the KRK's we heard were the lower model though not the top end range. We were sticking to a budget)
 
The Yamahas have a beautiful well balanced sound with great mids and highs and lows too. They sound way better than the price you are paying for them.
 

OK, are you ready for this? The guy with the KRK VXT 6s stood me up. What a *^%(-+#, right?
 
But as luck would have it, I just got a pair of brand new KRK VXT 8s for $396 out the door!!!! It was the last pair. 
 
Life is funny, ain't it?!

That's a great deal on the VXT8's! I almost bought some of those when I was shopping for monitors last year.

pinguinotuertoBut as luck would have it, I just got a pair of brand new KRK VXT 8s for $396 out the door!!!! It was the last pair. Life is funny, ain't it?!

Excellent!
The irony of having to be 'stood up' to get steered to a better deal. :)
 
Enjoy....

Yamaha HS8 for me.
 
I own a pair of HS80M's and to my ears they were massively better than anything else in the same price range. 
 
Everything I play sounds crystal clear on the Yamaha, whereas the KRK's were far too bassy for me.
 

tonydude,
I think you might be talking abot the KRK Rockits. The VXT line is a whole different animal and not in the same price range as the Yamahas. I do really like the HS8s, though. But the deal I got on those KRKs is insane.