I want to thank everybody for there input.Read good things about the speakers everybody has mentioned.I will audition as many as i can,no rush.untill i find what i want.But i want something that sounds good at low volume as well,I have not heard any of the good small monitors yet,von schweikert vr1 is one example,or omega ts1r.Like i said before i have had the jbl 4312s and they sound real good,but ageing.the dynamics are great on this speaker,though colored.Has anybody listen many of the better small monitors.The vr1 and the omega,what i have read are great speakers.But as you all know placement is critical with any speaker,some more then others. By for now,thanks dennis.