I haven't got mine yet, but I've ordered the Tascam vl-a8. You might be happy with the vla-5. Their vlx line, prior to this vla line, were very highly praised by home studio owners. They are definitely in the lower price bracket when it comes to studio monitors, but the specs look pretty nice, and the fact that nobody really had bad things to say about the prior VLX line, I've decided to try them out.