SuperG
C'mon folks - there are plenty of choices in the $500 dollar range. you can get a set of Yammy HS-80's at GC for $500 for a pair. The cones are white (no day-glo sneakers here), and they're well respected.

Oh I do agree to this! I found plenty of "good" stuff on the market and people keep recommending me some 600$ monitors over some other 1000$ monitors. It's all about not being close-minded! It's like saying "any car under a Porsche is not worth looking for".

Some rambling on....
 
Bitflipper had it right - good studio monitors are neutral - by definition. The reason for this is that a neutral speaker doesn't  sweeten, gloss, or otherwise mask any imperfections in the source material. This does not mean the speakers are 'cheap', it's just that the speaker are made to be deliberately (and accurately) flat. They may look like bookshelf speakers, but they are not.
 
The problem with non-monitor speakers is that they aren't necessarily flat, they sometime have all sorts of gimmicks to sweeten their sound, even so-called estoric, 'audiophile' speakers.
 
If it sounds good on a studio monitor, it's gonna sound good on consumer speakers.

A good set of monitors is a long term investement.  I still use a pair of yamaha monitors from the 70s as my home studio speakers.  They were like $1000 back then - $2-3,000 today.   So I would say go w/ the msp series.  They are a step up from the HS series.  The mps 7s should give you plenty of umph (technical term) as well as high end.  Doing classical, you'll need the low end like a dance producer.  I've used the 5 inchers as nearfields at pro studios and they work well.  The 7s go for $7-800 on sale.  A bit more than your price, but until you have a lot more money to spend, they will last as a full-range montitoring system.
 
The other great thing about buying and keeping good monitors is that you learn them.  No speaker is flat and all have anomolies.  You learn them and find out how they respond over different systems and environments - home bookshelve, car, computer speakers.  Buying good speakers to start with is one of the best investments you can make.
 
One man's experience, anyway.

AT
A good set of monitors is a long term investement.  I still use a pair of yamaha monitors from the 70s as my home studio speakers.  They were like $1000 back then - $2-3,000 today.   So I would say go w/ the msp series.  They are a step up from the HS series.  The mps 7s should give you plenty of umph (technical term) as well as high end.  Doing classical, you'll need the low end like a dance producer.  I've used the 5 inchers as nearfields at pro studios and they work well.  The 7s go for $7-800 on sale.  A bit more than your price, but until you have a lot more money to spend, they will last as a full-range montitoring system.
 
The other great thing about buying and keeping good monitors is that you learn them.  No speaker is flat and all have anomolies.  You learn them and find out how they respond over different systems and environments - home bookshelve, car, computer speakers.  Buying good speakers to start with is one of the best investments you can make.
 
One man's experience, anyway.

Well I looked at the MSP 5s (5 inches monitor would fit perfectly in my room) and people do really like them -and the best part: they're only 275$ each. Anyways, I plan to buy my monitors in store so I'll have to deal with what's on the floor (gotta hear before buying). Thanks for the input!

You can't beat Newmann... 
 
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/neumann-monitor

alpha8768
...having KRK Monitors in my room would be like wearing purple Converse shoes with a complete suit at work. It doesn't fit very well (esthetically speaking)...

 
Not necessarily. Don't rule out KRK just yet. The yellow cones are less prominent in real life than they appear in photos. The VXT range are a more subtle shade than the Rokit range. The Rokit-6 is also available in a grey alternative. VXT-6 has optional speaker grills.
 
I agree with BretB about VXT's being well suited to classical and jazz. I wouldn't particularly recommend Rokits for classical, but try them anyway for comparison.
 

Okay I've been in store today after work (only had time for one though) and the guy greatly recommended me some "RCF Ayra 5" monitors over some other KRK Rokit monitors, which I found not very impressive. But since there were to RXF in-store, I now have to gather feedback about them.
 
So has anyone here owned RCF monitors? What are peope saying about these?

I have a pair of JBL 4412 three way.
You can still find these on ebay within your budget.
Youll need an amp to drive them though.
Nearly all the hit records 20 years ago were mixed on these things.

My main nearfield monitors now are the SE Munro Eggs.  Very pleased with these.

alpha8768
Okay I've been in store today after work (only had time for one though) and the guy greatly recommended me some "RCF Ayra 5" monitors over some other KRK Rokit monitors, which I found not very impressive. But since there were to RXF in-store, I now have to gather feedback about them.
So has anyone here owned RCF monitors? What are peope saying about these?

Never heard of them. But beware that music store staff are strongly encouraged (if not outright coerced) into recommending products with a high margin, or that are being promoted with other sales incentives. I always take any in-store recommendation with a grain of salt, as you are wisely doing.
 
I did find this SoS review of them, though. Based on the specs given in that article, they look fairly wimpy. 

as many pros that use KRK's, i'm kind of baffled.