What a pity kriskano has not changed his opinion after he made following a discussion on the forum ... ULTRACURVE it was her that caused the problems!

Alesis M1 Active mk2's are far from being excellent monitor speakers ...
However, for the price they were fine, pleasant and slightly better than others on the market.

Since then, times have changed and there are better on the market, at a rate equivalent to that they had at the time (as a result, the Alesis prices fell).

SOUNDS

Ok, used ... (Lack of a better and provided the know) but just listen to "loudness" ...
to know ...
look down at the bottom ... but there are especially large soft bumps to attract attention!
medium in the background.

they can be useful to imagine how this comes out on a chain carrouf or a television.

and I know the albums that were mixed on that, then masters elsewhere.
is audible.

OVERALL OPINION

I was ok at the time I posted my first opinion on them ... but now there are other alternatives to consider in the market.
That said, we do not hear a lot about reliability issues concerning them and they are aesthetically correct to look at and not expensive.