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Wouldn't necessarily recommend studio monitors for general listening or messing about on decks, although I'm currently using my Adam A5X's and iMac as my stereo till I buy a new stereo amp.
My Adams are great studio monitors but they're definitely designed to reveal flaws in mixes as opposed to producing a pleasant or exciting hi-fi experience . Whilst they can get pretty loud they're definitely not trouser-flapping bass monsters.
The Genelecs I've worked on (8030a's) have tended to be more appealing as an all purpose speaker and I know a few people who use them as hi-fi speakers and I can understand why. They do sound great. The benchmark 8030a's are c.£400 a piece, the 8040s are £600 each though so dropping £800-£1200 on speakers that aren't really designed to kick out the jams and still needing another £600 in your budget for the subwoofer doesn't seem like the the smartest option to me.
KRK make a whole range of active monitors that are aimed at (and supposedly optimised for) beat/bass heavy electronic and dance music. I might look at them. http://www.krksys.com/krk-studio-monitor-speakers/rokit/rokit-10-3.html
Otherwise, good quality PA gear is way cheaper, louder, better and lighter than it used to be. Mackie do some great quality stuff for reasonable money as well as the obvious choices from JBL, Tannoy etc.