Scott, I have a pair of MA-8's. Their sound quality is very good. I have used them at home for a few years as computer monitors (my son plays loud war games and the house shudders when the bombs go off. BUT, (and there's always a but...)the few times I tried to use them as monitors for band practice they bottomed out; that is there was too much music to use at a critical volume. That would be my concern; that you couldn't play them loud enough to be beneficial as monitors. My suggestion is to get a 'hot spot' monitor from Galaxy http://www.sweetwater.com/store/manufacturer/Galaxy/ or Carvin http://www.carvin.com/cgi-bin/Isearch.exe?CFG=2&P2=PM5-B&P1=MON (or even Boss or Peavey) that is made to take those kinds of sound levels. The hot spots can be mounted on a mic stand, tilt them up from the ground or place them just about anywhere. They're small and light and you'd only need one.

[This message has been edited by cassp (edited 11-15-2003).]

[This message has been edited by cassp (edited 11-15-2003).]