I know this might sound like newbie stuff, but I searched long and hard for some answers to this, and no one talks about it.
I have a PM G5 2.3 with 2.5 ram, and Final Cut Studio. I've used FCP for some time, and I'm about to start learning Soundtrack Pro.
My question is, given a budget of around U$400 (Excluding a deck), what other equipment should I buy? I started thinking a set of headphones would do the job, but got some different opinions; some say I need an amplifier, some say my current speaker set up is fine (two celestion speakers with a pioneer mini system)
Do I need an amplifier with monitor speakers? active or passive speakers?
Headphones, which are the best?
Do I need a deck?
What should I be looking for in speakers/headphones?
Bernardo