[manthe]

I mixed on a pair of Samson Resolv monitors few a couple of years quite a while back. I made them work. I thought it was normal to take mix CDs and a notepad to 3 or 4 different systems and average of 6 to 8 times (correcting issues on each, subsequent mix). I made a lot of great mixes on those monitors. Even after I got used to them, I still found I had to do several mixes to get it right.

Once I bought 'quality' monitors, the difference was astounding. Only occasionally do I have to go back and correct some frequencies.

Seriously, budget monitors are just fine and great work can be done on them. But, when and if you have the budget to 'move up' you'll be astounded! It is all contingent on proper room treatment, of course. Super high end monitors in a crappy room won't produce as good of a mix as low-end monitors in an excellent room!