Side by side with all the other big brand names..... I chose the Mackie MR-5 speakers. $300 for the pair at the time.

To my ears, in that room, in an A/B comparison, they sounded the best.

I have since added a nice sub to the studio line up.

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Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.