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I know there have been many posts about studio monitors, but I am looking for opinions, not on monitor brands but more specifically, The act of making them "flat"

If I use a Pink Noise geneator, calibrated mic, a real time analyser, and a 31 bnd EQ, and I make the response of the monitors as close to flat as possible, does it really matter what monitors they are? With the above method applied to "generic" monitor speakers, or home stereo speakers, what are the pros / cons to this method?

Yes, it absolutely matters. There is a lot more to how things sound than just their ability to produce a steady state sound. There is a lot more to room tuning than making pink noise flat. Otherwise, we could all just use junk monitors and a high end EQ and be all set.

For monitors, things like resonances, impulse response, slew rate, phase cohesion, etc. all make a difference. For rooms, you are looking at things like resonance modes, RT60 times, etc.

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Yeah this is a huge area. It depends if you are mixing music artists [who are then going to go and master the work] - or - mastering - or - mixing for TV; for some other broadcast medium. 5.1? Is the control tweaked out? Adequate bass traps in the corners?
Then there is you.
I know this sounds crazy but I would DEFINATELY go get you ears checked before you start down this path. Sounds wacky I know but you may be surprised.