Hi. I just received my unpowered Kemper a few days ago, and I need some help trying to decide which home monitoring solution is ideal. My budget is around $1,000. I was initially sold on the idea of using studio monitors at home, so I borrowed some Dynaudio BM5 studio monitors from a friend for the weekend, which sounded good, but it didn't have the punch of a guitar cab with the 6.5" speakers. My question is: For home enjoyment, am I am better choosing the following:
a) 8" studio monitors, such as Yamaha HS8 of Focal Alpha 80s (I'm concerned these won't have the "punch" I'm looking for)
b) A single Atomic CLR or Xitone wedge (I'm concerned these will be generally too loud for home before I hit the sweet spot)
c) A high end headphone, such as Grados, Sennheiser, or Audeze
As for a bit more background, I primarily play edge of breakup and ambient tones, but also play some heavy tones occasionally. I play a fairly low volumes in general. I only play live once a month, and the place I play has a high end PA system, and has both powered and unpowered wedges there, so having a CLR/Xitone for tone consistency between home and live would be a 'nice to have", but not mandatory. I've spent too much time reading forums on this topic, and am still undecided. I'm not able to try before buying, due to my location.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks.