HS7

That's sad. I don't see how anyone could be happy with HS7's as actual listening speakers. They sound atrocious, imo. Weak bass tin cans basically. And I'm a huge Yamaha fan lol. I've read reviews of the TV7 tweeters being fatiguing but haven't heard them myself. Why not keep it all JBL? 👍

Front ported monitors. I had a couple Yamaha HS7's and sure they were crisp and "flat", but honestly the most boring speakers imagineable and impossible to get low end with the rear firing bassport. Bought the cheaper Kali LP-6 and it's night and day, so much better.

At that budget, you will get a better sound out of the headphones. There is no escaping that. In order to get a nice, balanced, full-range sound out of the speakers, you'd need room treatment. Yamaha HS7 goes down to 50 Hz, so ideally 6 acoustic panels, some 10 inches thick, would be nice. That woul

A lot of people saying KRKs are overrated just want to appear elite, but the either way at that range the monitors are made of similarly priced/quality components. KRKs are amazing for the value, they really nailed the sound down with the new gens and the 6 inchs are great and plenty loud. You don't