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When I listened to the HR824 before I bought the ADAM P22's I was shocked by the lack of transparency in the high of. Very blurry for a monitor with that price tag.

I have just recently got a pair of Genelec 8040's and compared to my old KEF system they really make a huge difference in work speed. I can't say that I have been working with many other monitors on a regular basis, though. We did a listening test with a Studio mag I'm working with on the side and had a group of pro's do a "blind" listening test of a bunch of monitors and the 8040's scored the best. I had set my mind for Dynaudio but picked up the Genelec's after testing them. (The Dynaudio's were not part of that particular test).

I don't agree with the "anything goes" attitude towards monitoring. You really have to hear all frequencies clearly to work efficiently with audio. With proper monitoring you work faster and have a lot more fun with the music.

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Oh, I almost forgot... one nice thing with the Genelec's is that they are quite sturdy. I travel a lot and like to bring them for reference when working with audio at different locations.

You just need a pair with good sense of space and an even response in a good room (probably the most important bit). In my opinion get a pair you LIKE the sound of, because mixes tend to sound like the monitors used, which is quite odd. Then learn them, trust them, and you'll be fine.

All I can say is DON'T get NS10s, unless you want everything you make to sound like a pair of NS10s (yuk).