Yup agree with all that has been said. By "near field" I meant not the other side of the room - although obviously they can be set up this way. You are so right - the room/speaker interaction is everything - which is why monitors can get fatiguing in a domestic environment. Not many of us have the luxury of a true dedicated high end listening room. I actually rather like active speakers - but again as Darrel Yeates says - it all depends. +1 on the Linkwitz Orions. Bastani's a close second. But you do need space for them (not suitable for small apartments). Incidentally the BBC get their monitors from a bunch of folk - Harbeth,DynAudio, PMC to name 3. The BBC aren't exclusive to one outfit. Depends who and what for. I would add that a relative newbie into hi fi is generally far better off with speakers designed for a domestic environment than those designed for studio monitor applications, amplification aside. What I really want is a pair of active harbeth SHL5's he he.
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