What are your favorite monitors?


I'm interested to hear what your favorite monitors are, both for general reasons and specific reasons. There seem to be a lot of quality monitors out there and it's an easy size to deal with. I'd like to become more familiar with more of them.

For the more specific reason. I'm going to be able to set up a small system in a small room using a modified SS Blue Circle integrated amp and RA Opus 21 CDP. Right now I have a pair of Spendor S3/5 speakers that are very good and this is the approximate size box I'm interested in, but larger are fine too. For this small system are there other monitors that you might recommend, that perhaps have a synergy with BC electronics? With so many monitors available and few available for local demo I would appreciate your critiques of the speakers you like.

I use Audience Au24 speaker cables. My music preference is for mostly classical (not a lot of orchestral), jazz, space music, bluegrass, finger picking acoustic guitar, and some rock music (but don't expect to rock out). I don't like bright speakers. The speakers may not be able to be too far out from the wall; consider this near-filed listening. Since the majority of monitors are not terribly expenisve I'm open to most suggestions price-wise. Thanks.
budrew
Per Warren...he must have the flu today...the Harmonic Precision Caravelles are audio nirvana and that no other monitor could go round for round with them...I believe his words were as such...supposedly they are better than anything else out there and that you should just stop looking and buy a pair for the low low price of only $4000. I'm not sure how many people out there have them, but I think there are AT LEAST TWO of these *fabulous speakers out there...if there are more, I do not know because there have only been 2 people on audiogon talk about them in the countless number times they have plugged them. Me...I like B&W's I have the CDM1nt's but would love a pair of the N805sigs.

just my 2c

Ellery
What, still no Warren yet? No Caravelle this or that? And the stands? Warren, your letting us down :>).

I agree about the Europa's, it is a fine monitor.

Regards,

PS - Maybe he is a devoted Republican and is glued to the Prez speaking on TV, or is watching re-run's of it for fun.
Warren is without a doubt more concerned about sittin down to a good hard critical listening to his caravelles than to sit here listening to all you folk banter on and on.
:)