DSJR
Major Contributor
My clumsy post earlier was challenged, but as a sort-of vindication (well to me anyway ) is the infamous NS10. designed as a mid size bookshelf domestic speaker, it seemed to translate into a rather brightly lit, but 'clean' kind of sound when used that way (we had a pair on dem back in the mid 80's and close-wall bookshel mounting fleshed the tone a little). Studios apparently liked it because it seemingly didn't smear anything and, if it sounded ok on these, it's likely it sounded ok at home too (there's a good few articles around the web about these and one I like has response plots done of smaller monitors of yesteryear (around 2000), most having an upper mid lift in the response (to tie in with more current measurement techniques, the ATC 20ASL Pro's were done and the bass to upper mid response ain't much different from the early less good 19 v1s Amir measured a while back).
I still feel that for some listeners, a pukka pair of 'pro' monitors might be a bit much for some when all they want to do at home is kick back with a beverage of choice and just enjoy the music. Maybe I've drifted too far back into audiophoolery and with a very 'mellow tone' at home (I'm being polite), I don't know, so forgive me if my thoughts currently don't jive with many of yours.
I still feel that for some listeners, a pukka pair of 'pro' monitors might be a bit much for some when all they want to do at home is kick back with a beverage of choice and just enjoy the music. Maybe I've drifted too far back into audiophoolery and with a very 'mellow tone' at home (I'm being polite), I don't know, so forgive me if my thoughts currently don't jive with many of yours.
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