How far would you be sitting from the speakers? Small studio monitors are called 'near field' because they're usually about 3-10' from the person using them and they don't sit on book shelves in a studio, they sit on a table or a ledge, behind the mixing console or computer work station. In a place that is small and can't be set up as the "preferred" listening environment, this can work very well.
In all cases, listen to speakers in conditions that are as close to your own as possible- if you listen in a completely different kind of room, there's no way they'll sound the same once you get them home.