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Best way to listen IMHO.
What is your budget?
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I wanted to get something substantial in size as I always feel smaller speakers, do tend to sound a bit boxey, not a lot of headroom etc.
I was starting to look at the Yamaha HS range
I'd probably look at a used pair of Dynaudio BM6's or one of the larger Genelec's
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I personally didn't find my old pair of Yamaha HS8s enjoyable for listening (good lows but the presence region on distorted guitars generally felt a little harsh to me), but the 7s seem a bit nicer balanced.
I've not heard them in person but the Focal Alpha range may be worth a look. There are a few guys here using their monitors, though mostly CMS series or Solos (I've got a pair of Solos I use for everything). Drew (who posted here unde @Drew_TNBD ) uses the Alpha range and IIRC rates them as good. They're within budget.
Honestly though unless you're going to take room setup and treatment seriously then nothing will be especially accurate so go for whatever you find sounds pleasing.
You'll probably be able to go into any decent sized music shop and hear a few options within budget and be able to pick something listenable.
This seller is selling two singles on seperate listings
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=262637328952&alt=web
I think it's just about what your ear is used to, though. If you grew up consuming music on low- to mid- range Hi-Fi speakers like many of a certain age, then you might train your ears to expect boomy bass, pinched mids and over-hyped, metallic sounding treble, and a general inability to hear into the mix. Similar in car stereos - seems like if they're shit they sound boxy, if they're "good" then all you'll hear is 40-100hz and 4-7kHz, and pay well for the privilege.
If you go from THAT to anything approaching flat monitors, you might well be distracted by what the music actually sounds like, when it's all presented flatly with no hyping or hiding of particular frequency ranges.
Once you get over that, there's no reason listening can't be as, if not more enjoyable because you can actually hear stuff - the differences between CDs, the subtle parts... the only downside is that you might get distracted by the sound if it's supposed to be secondary to something else like watching a video or playing a game.
Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
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However, it is consistent with the normal hifi voodoo narrative, like preferring vinyl, etc. etc
Also, most monitors have EQ that can be tweaked... For a while I ran the bass up a tiny bit on my monitors for two reasons - one because it discouraged me from dialing too much in to the mix, and two because it made other recorded music sound awesome. Since adding some more room treatment I've gone back to flat again, but the EQs are there to be tweaked. People get anxious about touching EQs on monitors but the simple fact is a typical room is not going to be flat anyway.
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e.g. Vinyl requires far more compression in mastering, and the stylus causes quite a bit of even order harmonic distortion, is that good or bad? Valve amps can add more
I don't mind people preferring that, same as sepia photos or the latest photo filters, but paying top-dollar and having wars about which is the most hifi then seems like comparing several arbitrary renderings of sound (much like guitar amps sound different, but not necessarily better than each other)
When I buy hifi/monitor amps and speakers, I am looking for something that sounds like the artist is performing in the room with me. Nothing less. I find that large drivers and huge headroom are essential, both of which are usually shunned by hifi buffs.
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that's 15 inch dual concentrics, used to be main studio monitors in the 70s. Stunning, and the 3d sound was nothing like normal 2 and 3 way drivers. They were massive, about 95dB efficiency I think
I also had a pair of Lancasters, an older version of the same config, run from an old Armstrong valve amp 2xEL84 for each channel. Very warm and lovely but not hifi
I had a pair of Dynaudio BM15s, powered from the 2 x 200w set up. They were good too
Now I use Focal CMS65s with a massive powered subwoofer. I'd prefer 12 inch drivers, but they are so hard to find now