I too prefer Focal and Dali over Monitor Audio for their top frequencies, but I own MA speakers bot the Bronze and the Silver fl. standers and find them to be quite enjoyable - granted they are not true hifi but only mid-fi perhaps, but for the money they are on top in my humble opinion. I listen to classical music mostly, although female pop and Jazz are also my thing, and British offerings tend to be geared more toward classical - I might be wrong on that, but I really like what British have offered in audio so far...
Dali and Focal look pretty to me - they don't do it for you?
Happy hunting and consider used - you will get more quality for the buck, and you can resell them not losing money many times, just incase you are not happy with the purchase...