What's the new cassette?
(same sad sack vibe)

Old thread yeah, but I think the Neumann KH120's are a candidate. Quite a lot out there. Not full range, but they give you what you need.

Quested S6R - sealed cabs

For me, it’s been ATC SCM 12’s

….passive
…sealed
…translate well

And like NS10s, they require a real power amp to be useful.

the new ns10 is the old ns10.

Really smart threat with some real gems.

NS-10 and Amphion One15 actually have very little in common. The One15s are voiced like an upper class modern speaker, they are far more balanced, have plenty of low end information for mixing purposes, and have scary amount of clarity in the lower mids and highs. Very revealing and not smearing sound in any frequency range 60Hz+.

I was really on the fence with those vs the KH120. I have some larger ATC's (SCM40's from the hi-fi side of the business) and I use them for reference, so I thought the 12's might be too similar. Love ATC though. What amp you using?

A crown macro reference amp from the 90s

You're 100% correct, but I think in terms of translation, One15's are what I would consider the next generation of NS10's. The reason being not that they have the sound of NS10's (they don't at all), but because you can mix on them for hours on end, they are passive, not outputting a ton of power, and you can really get great translation on them. You can pair them with the same amps that work for NS10's (at least I have) and they sound great. I've also been seeing them in a bunch of studios recently, much like the NS10's - where if you go to a studio, you know you can work on their system.

Acoustic Energy AE22 anyone?

https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews...ic-energy-ae22

avantone cla-10 I guess