It never hurts to have multiple pairs of monitors so you can compare your mix on different speakers — each speaker sounds different, so listening on multiple models can help you create a more transportable mix that sounds good on any speaker. But that advice (which is excellent, by the way) needn’t just refer to studio monitors. It can refer to any kind of speaker: studio monitors, car stereo speakers, earbuds, headphones, etc. Back in the day, a prominent Los Angeles recording studio had a classic automobile wired to the sound board just for listening in that environment!

When purchasing multiple monitors, make sure they have different characteristics. For example, you could get one set of full-range powered monitors with large drivers (8-inch or larger woofer), and another set of monitors with small drivers (3- or 4-inch woofer), and/or a monitor that responds like a TV or boombox speaker, such as the Avantone Audio MixCubes.

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