I give you mad props about what you said about it’s all about the amp. Wow! You stole my heart on that one. Soooo true. Cool that you had a Crown. The Alesis Monitor One and RA100 amp combo was a BIG JOKE! I could see why you used a Crown with the Monitor Two’s. I would use a Crown or the Magnetic Field Carver amps. Warm and tons of headroom. I am personally looking for a mint pair of Monitor Two’s. I like the mid 90′s kit so much right now.

Adam’s will cool off in a couple years. They’re like the new KRK or Genelecs. Flavor of the month. Hear the Klein & Hummel’s and you’ll thank me.

If you’re thinking about spending that kind of cash I’d highly recommend you check out Barefoot Sound. http://www.barefootsound.com/ I have a pair of their MM27′s and they make listening and working on music dreamy! They have new smaller ones, MM35, that cost a bit less. Check out the reviews on gearslutz, I don’t think there is a single bad comment other than the delivery backlogs they used to have. Many of the major studios in LA, NYC and Nashville have switched to them.

What’s so great about the Barefoot design is they take the subs and mount them on the sides. When the subs fire they move opposite each other and cancel out any movement from the low frequency content. This allows the high frequency drivers to fire from a very stable platform and hence there is no smearing of the high frequencies. I thought it was a bunch of snake oil at first but when I heard them I was sold. I listened to the Adams and the Dynaudio Acoustics before after listening to the Barefoots. There was no comparison. They bring joy to me on a daily basis. Seriously the best investment in my studio I have ever made.