Blue Pure 411 Auto

I cleaned my room this past weekend. Actually, I only cleaned the TV/multimedia stand since I wanted to put two more speakers on the stand. Previously, there was a Samsung 50″ LCD TV, a Yamaha 5.1 amplifier, bookshelf speakers, center speaker, and random small stuff like a Nintendo Switch and a DJI Mavic Mini drone. I freed up a pair of Rokit 5 studio monitors and I wanted to put in on the same stand and connect them to a Chromecast Audio so I can stream music from Spotify. I know… needlessly complicated.

When I pull the stand away from the wall, the back of the stand was covered with an amazing amount of dust. It took a dozen wet wipes to get everything kinda clean. It not only the stand but every flat surface in the house has a lot of dust on it. I do not know where it comes from. Maybe the toll road a short distance away, jets overhead to/from John Wayne Airport, something else? I decided to get a small air filter for my room to see if it will help. After reading a bunch of reviews, I ended up buying a Blue Pure 411 Auto for $120 on Amazon. A coworker told me about the brand many years ago. Her husband has really bad allergies so they have a large Blueair unit in each room with HEPA filters. The “Auto” means the air filter will sample the air quality and adjust the fan speed accordingly. I thought the air quality was pretty bad, hence the dust, but the air filter says the air is “good” and has kept the fan on low. I will let it run for awhile and see how dirty the filter element gets.

One good thing about the filter unit is that it is very quiet. With the fan on low, I put my iPhone on top of the unit will a sound meter running. The average sound level is 35 dB. It is barely noticeable and I usually have music playing softly while I sleep anyway.

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These are the first generation Rokit 5 monitors by KRK. I have had these for a long time. They have their own amplifiers (bi-amped) built-in to the speakers so you do not need a separate amp. I think they were around $150/each when I purchased them. They sound better up close than from across the room however.

I believe KRK is currently selling the fourth generation of their Rokit monitors.