Thanks for all your replies. You've given me a lot to think about. At present I have a couple of Bose computer speakers that sound fairly well( $100 from BestBuy). I mix with those and AKG K240 Studio headphones. I always listen at my computer and in my car. If I mix/master and get both locations (desktop & car) to sound pretty good I usually settle for that.

After reading all your posts and others on the Internet I'm now wondering if the monitors I would buy would make any difference? I have a spare bedroom that I use as my studio/computer room. And I haven't done anything to it for sound and actually don't intend to. So I would hate to spend $300-$500 and not realize any difference in the sound I'm hearing. So I'm undecided and still pondering what to do... Thanks again.

Addendum: This may sound trivial and make you think I'm not a dedicated musician (which is up in the air ) but the powered amps using electricity and being on all the time has me a little concerned as well. If I could find a great pair of headphones that were economically priced (and better than what I have) I might go that route. As a few of you have stated, it's knowing your instrument and being able to compensate with it's strong and weak points that is the main thing. So as you can tell.... total ambivalence.

Last edited by Charlie McG; 03/16/10 09:36 AM.
"The desire for fame is the last infirmity cast off even by the wise."
Cornelius Tacitus