KRK's for the home theater?

I used inexpensive unpowered studio monitors as a temporary solution till I could afford more substantial sound (i.e. much more expensive speakers). They were fine with a sub and I was able to turn them up beyond a volume I usually listen at without distortion.

I would liken it to a decent HTIB sound with small satellites and a sub but capable of much higher SPLs.

I am using krk rokit 5 g2 studio monitors as home theater speakers.

They are awesome!!! I calibrated them to 80 db at reference level but usually listen at 70 db because my room is small (only 900ft3) . I also use the krk rp10 subwoofer...which has more power than i need. I set it at the lowest gain setting and still gives alot of deep bass.

I heard the 5s before. They sound good but the only issue was that they really don't get very loud.

How big is your room? I don't think they could rock for HT unless you have a small room.

yeah my bedroom is small --> 12 ft(L) x 12 ft(W) x 10 ft (H). When I calibrate the monitors at reference level ( 0 db) they can go up to 80 - 82 db on my SPL level meter from 10 ft away. I actually dont play anything at 0 db because the people at home tell me its too loud so I usually set the receiver to -10 to -20. I like the sound of the studio monitors. They dont sound loud and harsh at reference level, they just sound even more clearer.

I would buy a rokit 6 or rokit 8 for larger rooms like a living/family room. if I had the money I would buy mackie hr624 or hr824 mkii monitors instead. Maybe even the genelec studio monitors.

I use the rca preouts of my receiver and the 1/4 inch inputs on the rokits. My receivers auto config (i think its made for passive speakers) cant calibrate the studio monitors so I have to manually calibrate. I leave all the levels of each channel on the receiver to zero and adjust the rokit volume levels until they match.