Ok. I did a review of many monitors and it came down to three for me. Dynaudio, JBL and Events ASP8s. The JBLs were $2K and really out of my price range but I thought the best overall for accuracy and precision across the spectrum.
I settled on the ASP8s because $1000 was in my range and the low end was tighter and more accurate than the Dynaudio speakers. Although, the Dynaudios were very accurate in the mid-range and I thought would make a great second set for radio range. I wanted a more translateable image however that would allow me to mix once and just have to make a few minor adjustments on headphones and maybe a boombox. I was not convinced that the Dynaudios would give me this. I listened in several different spaces across LA to both these monitors. One thing I noticed about the Events right away is the reverb tails, they are extremely clear and defined on the CD tracks I used and the Dynaudios did not reveal this information as clearly. Another aspect was that I could hear into the sound and was able to determine the elements i.e. delays, panning and image depth of various instrument much easier.
After getting the ASP8s home, and bass trapping my 11x12 room, I was very pleased with the results. I can dial in a basic mix in a very short time frequency wise which is nice. Translation is usually about 90% but with a few minutes on headphones I end up with a finished product which stands up to the car CD test.
In the $1000 price range, I don't think you can do any better and the difference between the JBLs and the Events was about 15% better overall in clarity, not worth the extra $1000 to me, but someday I may make the jump.