IN-5 White : Great neutral sound, can sound very large in the right space.

I use them to listen to music, I wanted something with decent built-in DSP that would work well nearfield on a desk with a wall behind, in a very small office (a bit over 3x2m).

They image and soundstage very well in nearfield, and the integrated correction can make up for the lack of bass in such a small space.

I've tried passive speakers with amps, and they never managed to sound right in this space unless I used software correction. But software is annoying to manage, so I wanted something hardware.

The Kali IN-5 offer great value for the price, but I can see where they cut corners, the fit of the plastic face where it meets the wood is not consistent between the 2 speakers I have, but it's not easily noticed.

And I don't care, they sound great.

They are also incredibly quiet for active speakers. No hiss within listening distance, only if you get close to 30cm can you hear a slight hiss on max gain. Which is incredible. If you have a really quiet room and sit close, turning down the gain will make even that slight hiss go away, and they will still go very loud if you need them to.

And guess what happens when I move them to the big room and can position them properly? The room starts shaking and there is no distortion, these things can go loud and clean.

If I had a bigger space I would add a subwoofer, for the really low notes.

I really recommend them for listening to music, can't speak for the production side, but they seem well recommended in that area also.