I currently have a pair of Adam A7's and a pair of RCF310's (10" PA speakers). I use the A7's for monitoring and the RCF's for jamming (usually Drums and Bass, but also have a Nord piano). The RCF's are nice sounding PA speakers, but they can't be positioned very well as they are to large to sit on a desktop, and for serious monitoring, they are not really suitable.
The room is 9x12, so not huge.
The A7's are OK for monitoring, but they are to small sounding to use when playing drums. The RCF's are fine for jamming, but not great for monitoring.
I'm thinking of trying to replace both with a larger pair of monitors. I was think about something like Event Opals, but they are now out of production.
Any ideas as to if this is a sensible idea and if so, what monitors I should be looking at? I'm thinking of maybe some of the Focal Shapes, Genelecs, or maybe stretching the budget to Barefoot Footprints or KH310's.
Ta,
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Have you considered adding a sub to your Adams?
A drummer that I tried out with amplified his double Roland V-Drum kit - yes, folks, a man with two brains! - through a pair of Mackie powered cabinets. I cannot recall whether the low frequency drivers were 15" or 18". I do recall that they shifted plenty of air - just like standing right in front of an acoustic kick drum on a drum riser.
My point is that the drummer was gauging his playing force based on the Mackie monitors. With smaller domestic or home studio loudspeakers, I would be worried about them being blown.