So, let's assume that you understand speaker basics, and instead concentrate on some practical tips and techniques that will help you get the most out of your speakers in mixing and recording applications. For example, in my own studio I have a pair of good quality, neutral response speakers that reproduce sound very accurately. But I also have a couple of little Auratone cubes, which sound much more like the speakers found in portable tape players, televisions, and car radios.
Many people wonder about using headphones for monitoring.
More people listen to music over speakers than through headphones, and a piece of music mixed on headphones will tend to sound best only when played back through headphones. In addition, headphones sometimes reveal more than they should. For example, what sounds like a bit too much reverb on headphones can seem excessively soft on speakers. This gives the maximum bass coupling into your ear. The most common use of monitor speakers in the budget studio is near-field monitoring.