I'm looking for a pair of full-range speakers for my small studio apartment for purposes of music listening.

My only criteria are that I am trying to stay away from the booming lows and am more partial to warm, crisp highs (hope that makes sense?).

I have had my eye on a pair of Polk Rti12's for some time now, but I must confess, I don't know anything about buying speakers.

Open to any suggestions you guys may have...

Moderation: Moved to Audio Hardware.

If you don't already have a receiver/amp, I would look into some mackie hr824s.

http://www.mackie.com/products/hr824/

If I can come up with enough cash I'll be getting the hr624's.

Lacking credible 3rd party measurements, I certainly can not recommend the Mackie units. However, the Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 is extremely linear and low distortion. It is a passive 2 way. It costs $350 per pair.

Refer to credible NRC measurements here: http://www.soundstagemagazine.com/measurem.../ascend_cbm170/

Mate this with a 200 watt per channel amplifier, an active DSP crossover(Behringer DCX2496) and one or two high quality subwoofers, and you will have speakers that will easily surpass the ability/flexibility of other so-called studio monitors and speaker systems in the same cost bracket. The DCX unit will allow precise control over sub/monitor integration as well as overall tonal control to best meet your preference(s).

However, please be aware of acoustics. Proper room acoustical treatments are required for a proper monitoring station.

-Chris