One of the problems with home audio components as monitor speakers is that home audio does its best to make the music sound better. It's designed for a good listening experience, not necessarily an accurate listening experience. The WaveRadio? Possibly the ultimate in "good" listening. (My best friend has one -- it's fantastic.)

This is why dedicated audio monitors are important: Their purpose is to present the audio as "flat" as possible -- rather than, as rockstar_not says, to "color" it. You don't want glistening trebles, sumptuous basses, or incredible surround separation -- you want to hear what your baseline audio actually sounds like... including any unwanted noise, oddball artifacts, what-have-you.

Monitors can be stupid expensive, but you can get decent ones that will certainly do the job for less than a couple hundred dollars. For economy monitors, I'm partial to M-Audio and Roland.

The key words to look for are "active" (self-powered) and "near-field" (intended for listening from only a few feet away, e.g., sitting at your mixing desk). Here's some more info; there is, of course, way, way more on the net.

Best,
Tom Smith
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