Monitor speaker that will stop the Quest?

What is a monitor speaker? How are we defining it? Another wrod for bookshelf, or something else?

I would simply say, typically two-way system that requires a pedestal or stand.

Well, then I stand I my belief that the Merlin VSMs are the best monitors ever made, though the "stand" is integrated into the speaker. My second choice would be the Harbeth HL5s which are wonderful indeed, but not quite is resolved and communicative in microdynamics as the Merlins. I can see someone liveing with either one for a long time with a great big smile on their face and not thinking twice about whether or not their speakers are "good" enough IMHO.

Celestion SL-700s

Raidho Ayra C1. Simply brilliant.