305P MkII

Try JBL 305P MKII - they are around $ 250 a pair, very often they are on sale.And connect them to WiiM Pro Plus - this one is around $ 220 and can stream music in very high quality from your phone, your Spotify and so on and it has voice control through remote. If you don't like the looks of JBL you

The JBL 305 are great. I got the old version because it looks better but is technically the same. They replaced my fancy Focal monitors and I don't regret it.

Yes, the core idea still holds true: larger speakers need more distance to “breathe”, especially in nearfield setups like a 24" desk. If you're too close, bigger monitors (7"+) can overwhelm the space and smear the soundstage, especially in untreated rooms. For home mixing at short range, the sweet

Go for small 5 inch monitors like the JBL 305P MkII or Yamaha HS5, do basic room treatment and proper speaker placement, and still check your mixes on open-back headphones to catch what monitors miss.