Advice on receiver and speaker matchup

[SithSolo1]

Powered monitors tend to take up less room than a traditional receiver/speaker setup. They can sound better but that isn't a guarantee. They have less inputs than a receiver/speaker setup. There is no easy way to hook a sub up to them.

I've never had powered monitors so maybe who has will chime in with more differences.

 

[NutBucket]

Traditionally studio monitors were designed to have a flat frequency response and to be placed very close to the listener...like on top of a soundboard in a studio.

Not sure if that accurately describes the design/intent of the ones you are looking at.

 

[Howard]

Monitors have internal amplifiers; no external amplifier required.

Typically. I would imagine that there are passive speakers that are called monitors simply because they're used for mixing/production.

 

[alcoholbob]

Traditionally studio monitors were designed to have a flat frequency response and to be placed very close to the listener...like on top of a soundboard in a studio.

Not sure if that accurately describes the design/intent of the ones you are looking at.

How traditional are we talking about...>70% of all production music has been mixed on B&Ws and Yamahas and neither are exactly what would be called flat frequency response...