Best Monitor/Box for the stage?

Cheap and neutral are opposed man

That means you can’t go linear with a cheap one

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Never ask in a forum for "the best". You will get just a lot of opinions of what people bought and like.

Are you asking about home studio speakers, or speakers to use when playing with other people?

If you are not playing Metal, the Yamaha DXR10 is popular, and also the Headrush speakers as a smaller, cheaper, not as linear alternative.

I don't know there are any popular FRFR speakers for Metal, or not.

I play a lot of different genres but mainly play modern metal. I use a Headrush FRFR 112 for rehearsals and it's great. I I've heard a bunch of different opinions on it, but for me personally it's been great. I have profiles that I've dialed in for when using it and that approach gets me really good results. Unfortunately, no FRFRs are completely neutral and flat. All it takes is a little dialing in depending on what the speaker calls for, and you'll be golden

I hear good things about the smaller Headrush 108 but I haven't tested it out personally. And I also hear good things about the Yamaha DXR10 but when I tried it out it seemed a little less powerful and cutting than the Headrush 112 but the Headrush also is a bigger speaker so I'm sure that was a factor. And I didn't spend much time with the Yamaha DXR10 so, I'm sure if I dialed in a profile just for the DXR10, it might have sounded more similar to the Headrush 112. Honestly, it's possible to get great sounding results with most speakers or FRFRs as long as you make some adjustments and adapt to whatever the situation needs.

You can probably get good results with just about any FRFR if you dial in your tones to work with it. If you're looking for something to use at rehearsals and for jamming with a band (or with a drummer with an acoustic kit) I'd recommend trying to get a decent size FRFR and at LEAST get a FRFR with an 8inch or even better a 12 inch speaker. You're going to want to be able to keep up volume-wise. And my buddy has a Headrush 108 and when we jam it considerably lacks punch and cut compared to the Headrush 112 I have.

If you're just practicing at home, I'd honestly recommend just using the cash for some powered studio monitors instead. You'll get more use out of studio monitors at home and you'll save some cash because if you're recording at home, you're going to need good studio monitors eventually anyways.

You can find either a great pair of 5-6inch studio monitors, or a good 10-12 inch FRFR for around $300.