I am now the proud owner of an AKG Perception 200 microphone, and I got the 8 inch M-audio studio monitors. I'm just hoping my desk can accommodate the largeness of these things! However the 5 inch's sucked. I A/B'ed the speakers against my own music, Holy Wars by Megadeth, and This is Hardcore by Pulp. Since the Pulp record is so rich as it is, Holy Wars was where I noticed the major difference. On the 5" speakers the toms and kick drums simply disappeared, and the 8" speakers sounded like I was in the studio sitting next to Mustaine.
I'm getting there! A nice condenser mic, some monitors to hear how my mixes REALLY sound. Gods of Fire, you fuckers are on NOTICE!
