Shape 65

Studio monitors aren’t supposed to have a traditional “wow” effect. You didn’t clarify what you meant by that or what exactly were you underwhelmed about, so it sounds a bit like you might’ve expected a hifi speaker wow effect. Studio monitors are designed to sound neutral. They aren’t supposed to e

We have different ears, brains and we can feel the exact same emotions in a very different ways. This goes for music and sounds. Exemple: I love the synth and percussion hyper compressed attack at the start of Kim Wilde's Cambodia. I heard them on my oncle's Quad ESL-57 first and he hated it and muc

almost no one here will know how much better OP's speakers are than theirs lol -yours truly, a focal shape 65 owner.

The focal shape 65’s are great, hope you enjoy them I’ve had my pair since 2018 - still sound incredible!!

Shape 65 gang! 🙌 The Alpha 65s don't have the fancy flax cone but they punch way above their weight for the price. Focal knows what they're doing.

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

I got that moment when I upgraded from Adam t8v paired with two T10's subs to Focal Shape 65 with Sub One...I was just listening the music for the entire week and I was mesmerized.

Kali IN-8. Don’t be fooled by their low price, they fight in a much higher price category. 3-way, coaxial mid+tweeter, and 8” woofer below 280Hz I think. Great neutral monitors. Pretty large for a nearfield though, so the IN-5 might be worthy of consideration as well. Only 2Hz less low end extension

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

I’ve had Focal Solo 6 Be and CMS 40 (and Shape 65 and Alpha 65). The Solo was truly a magnificent monitor, the others haven’t been as spectacular. I used to drag my Solos to studios, but one singer had trouble with them since they were so revealing… Difficult to compare with the CMS 40 due to the si