Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?

Studio monitors have low distortion to bring out that analytical feel....but they also typically use Class D amps & DSP, which can create a cold and sterile presentation with an unnatural timbre...too much leading edge and sharpness. 

Not always though. Genelec does a pretty good job of avoiding the harshness and sterility that leads to listener fatigue and lack of involvement & toe tapping. 

@mirolab VERY interesting post.  I immediately looked up your speakers and found this review where the reviewer chose your speakers over some ATC SCM20s.  Go figure.  Thanks for the great info!

https://gearspace.com/board/reviews/1163637-adam-audio-s3h.html

@kenjit You miss my point about mix translation. It has nothing to do with the quality of various systems.  That's irrelevant.  It's my job as a mixer to make a mix that sounds like a well balanced professional mix on ALL systems... not just mine.  It's not easy.

As for the ATC SCM50's... I found the mids dry & boring, and the tweeter a bit wispy and sibilant for me.  The ADAM's AMT tweeter is clear, effortless, and non-fatiguing over long periods.

@soix I read that S3H review, and very much agree with the writer.  As in his conclusion, the ADAMs often do "leave my jaw on the floor" with their clarity and heart-stopping dynamics.  

For those that poo-poo DSP, I A/B'd the ADAMs with Focal Trio's for well over an hour at Vintage King using my own music collection.  They left me alone and I could switch and tweak all I wanted.  The Focals are all analog (and very good), but I liked the ADAMs better in every respect (except looks... the Focals are gorgeous).  Plus, the ADAMs have 8 band fully parametric EQ that I use for some room correction.  

kenjit said: "A good speaker will play every track and 99% should sound good. There is no such thing as a bad recording".

This has got to be one of the silliest bits of nonsense I’ve ever read on an audio forum, trolling or not. 

@ddd1 

not only that all recordings are perfect and all songs are a masterpiece. There is no such thing as crappy music.