Quote Originally Posted by The_Laughing_Man View Post
Depends how serious you are.
In any given situation I would take monitors over headphones any day.
The way the sound interacts with your ear is just so different with phones, even with the best in ears.

I`d say monitors. If you are just starting out, there are some great monitors you can get second hand from £150-£200

failing that, in ear phones are the future.
I reckon you are totally right, Steve.
Just lately something (although rather pricey) has hit the market which
is nothing short of a revelation when it comes to headphone monitoring.
It's this one and i haven't read one bad word about it:

SPL Phonitor



http://www.soundperformancelab.com/index.php?id=357&L=1

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-p...amplifier.html