I literally just changed over from 18 year old Event monitors to Mackie MR 624s today. They sound awesome: smooth highs, tight lows, and overall have a nice lively sound.
Hendrix sounds absolutely glorious on them right now as I type this
If I was buying monitors today, I'd go for a Yamaha HS5 set, or maybe an HS7 or 8 if your room is big enough. Good prices, and I've read that they're quite accurate.