Who says studio monitors are "cold and analytical"?

Well, not ALL studio monitors were "boxes."  It was kind of well known in the 1970's that SOME bands that were meticulous about every note did their final mix-downs on Magneplaner speakers.

I guess, like in the 1960's where music was mixed down to sound good on a car stereo, some bands were interested in the pure sound the public would hear.

AND, since car stereos were mostly mono AM units in the day, it is pretty easy to listen to an old 45 and figure out what was going on with the mix-down.  

Cheers!

Where is Millercarbon when you need him?  All you need to do is buy the speakers that you like the most.

@kenjit    If you don't like speakers that measure flat and reproduce music signals accurately but prefer flawed designs with peaks and troughs and distortion because the programme then sounds (to you) more exciting than what studio engineers require for their professional work, then that is your choice.

But don't come here promulgating it to sensible people like the rest who have posted.

@fair Nicely written.    Gonna have to read more of your stuff!

Celtic66 your post is great! I agree it is supposed to be fun. I just got a pair of Snell type E speakers for fun. I always wanted to hear them (cant find or afford the model A flagship). I am having a blast! They image, are smooth and sound SO different than my current  system setup in the living room. My next speaker ? Who knows, I really want to hear a Vandersteen C . Merry Christmas everybody and happy new year!