I don't think you've heard (actually read) any of the CM-30 owners say that they are the be-all end-all of powered speakers. What we all say is that they are surprisingly good for their size and cost. No one has said that they are equal to or surpass near-field monitors. Stein67 asked about them and we all have given him our opinions. I would trust that he is intelligent enough to figure out what will work best for him. It is probably better to speak of the CM-30 in the same sentence as the Mackie SRM 150 or the Alesis 100 or even the powered Hot Spot. This is where it belongs and where it will stand out.

For the life of me I could never understand using a Logitech computer speaker system for gigging, but some members have sworn by them. I find the CM-30 something small and light that will fill a particular need I have in small spaces. I go downstairs and blow my brains out playing thru just my two CM-30's, but I also like the bigger sound my Kustom KMA100 gives me some days. And other days it might be the Mackie 808s with my 12" floor monitors or even the i300's. Whatever works...