[matt thomas]

I'd go ns-10s and genelecs, mostly because they are standard.

Yes genelecs are a bit "hyped" I use lipinski's and they are very natural sounding, some people here say they are bright but I haven't found that at all, perhaps it is the amps they are using, to me they sound natural in a similar way that a ribbon mic sounds natural, wheras genelecs sound more like a condenser.. if that makes sence.. I suppose ns-10s sound like a dynamic

I've never tried adams, which actually ARE ribbons, but thats not what i was meaning in my analogy above

if you get passive monitors make sure to get a good amplifier.

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