DSJR
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Can more experienced listeners here to these come in and confirm or deny this vibe -
Speakers like JBL 4367's I've heard or the M2's will hugely entertain with a 'big heart' in ways most of not all squitty little stand-mount boxes will almost never do. I believe they also do it without killing neutrality. From the other direction, once overly safe, 'BeeBeeCee inspired' Harbeth models are beginning to have some life and an easier sense of 'clarity' to them in their current expensive XD model range which I have to say I love a lot. I spent a very happy morning doing some turntable work with a pair of C7-XD's playing in the background at moderate volume levels - no loss of involvement there.
Some pro monitors seem to exaggerate 'details' so they can be fixed in the mix where necessary. There's been the odd criticism that Genelecs flatter mixes too much but I obviously have no experience of this. One reason I gather why the NS10 was often used as a worse-case sound box (as were Auratones before it) to make sure the mixes translated properly - actually, the NS10 wasn't so bad domestically if placed on a solid bookshelf up to a wall and not played too loudly.
Speakers like JBL 4367's I've heard or the M2's will hugely entertain with a 'big heart' in ways most of not all squitty little stand-mount boxes will almost never do. I believe they also do it without killing neutrality. From the other direction, once overly safe, 'BeeBeeCee inspired' Harbeth models are beginning to have some life and an easier sense of 'clarity' to them in their current expensive XD model range which I have to say I love a lot. I spent a very happy morning doing some turntable work with a pair of C7-XD's playing in the background at moderate volume levels - no loss of involvement there.
Some pro monitors seem to exaggerate 'details' so they can be fixed in the mix where necessary. There's been the odd criticism that Genelecs flatter mixes too much but I obviously have no experience of this. One reason I gather why the NS10 was often used as a worse-case sound box (as were Auratones before it) to make sure the mixes translated properly - actually, the NS10 wasn't so bad domestically if placed on a solid bookshelf up to a wall and not played too loudly.