Shape 65

i was in the same boat last year and went with the KH 120s - they're insanely detailed for the size. since you've got room in the budget i'd also check out the Focal Shape 65 or the HEDD Type 07. both give you a different flavor to compare against. having two pairs to reference helped me dial in mix

listening through focal shape 65's, the mixing is most DEFINITELY bad. not disaster bad like most are saying but definitely bad for a 5 year wait

Love my Focal Shape 65 and can really recommend them. Using them since their release 2017 and initially the idea was to use them as a second pair to my Genelec 8040. Turned out the Focals became my primary work horse after few days and after that the Genelecs weren't used at all. Gave the Genelecs t

Sounds like you expect studio monitors to sound somehow worse than hifi speakers. I have no idea why though. All my sounds (DAW, Spotify, YouTube, TV, PS5, etc) come through Focal Shape 65 studio monitors. I’d be absolutely devastated if I had to use any kind of hifi speaker for any purpose. If you