Trio 6

Sopra are amazing. A pair of higher-end floor standers from Focal would be my endgame. As a mix engineer I listen to “flat” speakers all the time, and of all the hi-fi brands I’ve had the pleasure of demoing, Focal always sounds the most “correct” to me for casual listening. Balance, timbre, speed,

The Mackie HR624 Mk2s were probably solid monitors to start with, but they’re definitely on the lower end of what is considered a truly “pro” range today. Still, if you’ve been able to make good-sounding work on them for 15 years, that says a lot about your ears and experience. You’ve clearly learne

For less than €7K you can get a perfectly balanced chain of components like Eversolo dmp-a6/8 -> Denafrips Pontus 15th -> Focal Shape Twins or, even better Focal Trio6.

There’s a lot of studio monitors that are great as standard speakers. Focal Twin6, Trio6 and SM9. Genelec as seen here. The only real difference is they have some additional features, like the Trio6 being built for both vertical and horizontal orientation. Any other distinction is purely artificial.