[Jay Kahrs]

I've always dug your Tube Trap monitor stands Steve-O. Got a picture of 'em handy?

Anyway the only way around it is to improve the environment you're in. More trapping, diffusion... sounds like your in the same room as the band? Isolated? Little confused there... but you can only get so far in an open room situation. Record a little, play back, move mics. Record more... listen back... move mics again... record a little more...

If the room sucks then no monitors will save you... they're all going to be equally bad. Headphones can work... sort of. I like the Sennheiser HD125 & have no real problems with the AT D40's... been using them long enough that I know what I'm getting most of the time. I've often wondered how well those Bose noise canceling phones would fare in a loud tracking situation...

Though when you're 10 feet from the kick drum & an Ampeg there's no way to know anything until you hear the playback...