We carry Genelec as well as some other pro brands. I think they are wonderful sounding speakers with a good recording. They do call a spade a spade so to speak. You might not enjoy their detail if it isn't a good recording. They measure extremely well, literally the best I have seen. They are an accurate speaker and if you want to hear something how it is on the source these are your speakers. I can't say that about all studio monitors being accurate. Like hifi speakers some studio monitors have their own flavor.

I have done homes with studio monitors and in general I would prefer an active speaker system and all its advantages over a passive speaker. Passive speakers have advantages in cost and ease of wiring in that you don't have to get power to each speaker. But, for performance active speakers win with everything being equal, same drivers, design, etc.

I think if battery power was ever good enough it would be great to have a wireless active system that is battery powered that could last a year before recharging/replacing. You could have the display also have the surround decoder and send the signal to the various speakers/subs. You wouldn't even need a processor. I don't think battery technology is good enough yet unfortunately.