Concerning studio monitors - I got a laugh out of Lrsky's comments about studio monitors not being that good. I recall many engineers telling me that they liked the JBL 4311s because they sounded so bad that once you got the music sounding good on them, it would sound great anywhere else.
To the OP - Harbeth speakers work very well for nearfield sane-volume listening.
To the OP - Harbeth speakers work very well for nearfield sane-volume listening.