JBL Professional C1PRO Loudspeaker

These are genuine, real, actual STUDIO monitors as used in actual recording studios around the world. There are four or five "classic" small monitors used in studios, and these are one of them. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T BUY "powered speakers". "Powered speakers" are an unbelievable waste of money AND THEY HUM. All powered speakers, even expensive ones from name brands, are utter rubbish. AND THEY ALL HUM, ALL THE TIME. If you want to sit there listening to hum for the rest of your life, buy "powered speakers". Simply buy the absolutely incredible Fosi amp for 70 bucks (it's easy to find on Amazon - the ID is like B077GWVHHN on amazon) and then buy the monitors of your choice, such as these classic C1s Regarding JBL C1s, they are simply one of the standard monitors used in studios to make albums, as the final check to "how it will sound in real life". They're a "standard". For me, they are a bit too heavy in bass, but that's purely a preference and will hugely depend on your room, desk, etc (it would be like saying "do you prefer strat or les paul" - there's no "answer".) Be aware that with near-field speakers, they are incredibly sensitive to the position, exact placement etc. Thus, I move these around AN INCH or so relative to the exact place I sit in the chair, and it DRASTICALLY changes the sound. This applies to all small studio monitors. I use these (with the utterly incredible Fosi amp) for working with voice production and, just for me, they're probably a bit bassy. (But that's an entirely personal preference.) For music (say, typical pop and rock) they're incredible. Be aware that the sound experience with near field monitors is TOTALLY different from big speakers in a big room; it's meant to be. If you just play any ordinary music track you're familiar with, the Beatles, whatever, through a Fosi and on to these C1s, you'll literally hear a huge amount of stuff you simply never heard before. But again, just be aware it's different: the three experiences using (A) headphones (I mean actual studio headphones, not the idiocy sold by consumer companies) (B) large speakers in a large room (C) nearfield studio monitors with a Fosi ... all three experiences are drastically different. You really can't "go wrong" buying JBL C1s as they are so standard. Like in the analogy, pretty much every working guitarist will own a fender strat, sure, they may prefer other guitars or use others for different reasons, but it's a "standard item". Again, WHATEVER you do DON'T buy "powered" speakers. Buy a Fosi (70 bucks! one of the best amps in the world!) and buy a pair of speakers like this, and you will be a MILE ahead on sound with NO HUM. If these JBLs are too expensive, there's the small Behringer passive monitors (also named "C1" for obvious reasons!) at only 80 bucks a pair, awesome at the price. Or for say 3x the price you can get a pair of Auratones (which are the monitors Quincy Jones uses, for example) But whatever you do, buy passive speakers and a Fosi or any amp - don't buy "powered" monitors, a total ripoff. "Powered speakers" are for convenience music in your kitchen or whatever. But if you need ACTUAL MONITORS to sit by your computing gear to work on audio, do not consider "powered" speakers, buy these JBLs, or the passive monitors of your choice, and a Fosi amp.