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KRK · V Series · Bookshelf
V8S5
$1,049 eachCheck availability ↗
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Product description
The 8-inch flagship of KRK's V Series Five — a woven-Kevlar woofer and 1-inch silk-dome tweeter on a die-cast aluminium baffle, bi-amped with 455 W of Class D to 121 dB and down to 36 Hz. Front-ported with onboard EQ and an XLR/TRS combo input (analog or AES3 digital); a full-range powered monitor for larger rooms.
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Units
| Type | Bookshelf |
|---|---|
| HiFi ladder position | #265 of 352 bookshelf |
| Power | Active |
| Height | 439 mm |
| Width | 285 mm |
| Depth | 358 mm |
| Weight | 14.7 kg |
| Enclosure | bass-reflex-front |
| Drivers | 1× 25 mm tweeter (silk dome), 1× 203 mm mid-bass (woven Kevlar aramid cone) |
| Crossover frequency | 1300 Hz |
| Frequency response | 36–38700 Hz (±3 dB) |
| MAP (USD) | $1,049 each |
| Amplification (per driver) | tweeter 175 W (class D) · mid-bass 280 W (class D) |
| Total amp power | 455 W |
| Max SPL @ 1 m | 121 dB |
| Hi-res audio | — |
| Wired inputs | XLR balanced, AES/EBU (XLR) |
| Streaming / wireless | — |
| Outputs | — |
| Room correction | Custom DSP / app |
| Primary + secondary pair | — |
| Wireless inter-speaker link | — |
| Latency | — |
| Idle power | — |
| Max consumption | — |
| Where to buy | Check availability ↗ |
| Manufacturer | krkmusic.com ↗ |
| Product page | Open product page ↗ |