Monitor Question

[Flamin Lip]

I just got my first pair of monitors(M-audio Sp-5bs). I have always heard people say that good monitors dont always make your music sound good, but they will reveal the true mix which is important. Previously I have been doing my mixdowns on my home stereo(nice big Bose speakers), Computer speakers, or headphones. While doing it this way, I had EQ control, so I would(probably incorrectly)be tweaking the EQ on my playback source to get it to sound good.

Now that I got my "real" monitors, I can hear all of the parts much better, but to be honest, when I play back some finished mixdowns that I am completely satisfied with, that I have tested on multiple sources, they sound kinda harsh on the sp-5bs. Is this normal, or should it sound better?

Thanks in advance for any help or ideas!

 

[Stealthtech]

The Sp's should sound pretty flat...at least mine did. They are not designed to color the sound but give you a reference to the true sound. I wouldn't crank them up too loud either or they will distort, its only a 5" cone.