Auratone - the industry backbone !?

Quite a statement to make but hear me out (well, read me out).

There's always lot's of discussion on the net about which monitors to use in your studio. Is X better than Y? What about NS10's? Should I use a sub woofer?
All valid questions, but the thing is most people don't listen to your mixes on any of this stuff.
Your most important monitoring device should be a small MONO aurotone speaker or something equivalent.
You can spot them in lot's of pictures of REAL recording studio's, that little box in the middle of the desk above the meter bridge.
A lot of mixing gets done with just this single speaker and here's why.......

- Mixing in mono gives you a very acurate perspective on your phase issues.
- Small, single driver speakers tell you a lot about what's happening in the mid frequencies.
- If you can get it sounding great on this it only get's better in stereo.
- In mono there is a lot less ear fatigue during the mixing process.

The sad thing is that the original Aurotone's are no longer manufactured.
The good news is that there is a very good replacement available and here it is....

Avantone mixcubes. Very classy, very good, NOT that expensive.
Check out there website here.
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First thoughts

I've been planning on doing this for ages but time is money so it took a damaged knee to get this started.
I've been recording audio now for over 20 years and in that time learned a few things.
Some from experience, some from education. Very little from recording forums (more on that later).

Yes, I have recorded and Mastered commercial releases. No, I'm not god's gift to the audio industry. I have, however, built up enough practical experience to think that what I have to say may be of some use to somebody.

It occurs to me that the problem with a lot of audio forums is that the people offering advice are no better than those looking for it. Lot's of holier than thou attitude and equipment bias that can be more of a hinderance than a help.
The reality of recording is this..."Use your ears". Don't ask people how a spectral analysis should look for good music ! Compressors, E.Q. and reverbs all have one thing in common. They rely on YOU for the creative effect.
Play around with them, find out what sounds good, what sounds bad and why...