Neumann KH 120 5.25" Powered Studio Monitor (Each)

I just recently installed these in my home studio after pining after them for over seven years, and the wait was well worth it. These are perhaps the most detailed and accurate studio monitors you will find in their price bracket (and beyond), especially in the mid bass and midrange. The frequency response is incredibly flat. Their ported design produces sub lows better than any other 5" monitor (and many other 8" monitors) I've heard. The stereo imaging is incredible: your panning will sound exactly where it should be. My mix translation and revision rates are the best they've ever been. The only real flaw to these is that they have a bit of THD in the tweeter once you get above ~10Khz, which can make judging the top end a bit tricky initially. I've definitely learned how to accommodate for it, though, and all things considered it's still quite easy to hear detail above this region. Would highly recommend and buy again in a heartbeat.

These speakers tell the truth. The sound they produce is accurate, precise, and what comes out is exactly what went in. If you put a good mix through them? My goodness, what a pleasure to listen to! The sound stage is huge, the details extraordinarily crisp. For most music, you don't even need a sub; but they play very nicely with a sub if you do choose to add one (if you're mixing electronica or a pipe organ, you'll want a sub). But if you don't have a good mix, you'll know it! Every detail is rendered with precision -- there's no mix flattery on these monitors!