Since I started using a pair of these I hardly like anything else.
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com...gle?sku=485796
I am sure there are better studio reference speakers, and I much prefer them to consumer speakers.
The difference is that consumer speakers try to "color" the sound to make it sound more like what the designers think will impress consumers, especially consumers who are comparing sound in a retail location, so exaggerating lows and highs would be the norm.
Whereas studio reference monitors are designed to let musicians hear exactly what they played with no bullshit. The result is you hear the music the way the musician intended it, not the way some salesman thought would impress you.