[cshude]

Well, you've got more than what I've got right now. If you don't want to drop the dough for some good studio monitors, then you should look at getting a nice set of headphones. I use a pair of AudioTechnica ATH-M30 cans that I picked up for about $75. They give you a very good response and you can get a pretty decent mix out of them. Make sure that you DO NOT get regular headphones designed for recreational listening. Those kind of headphones are designed to make everything sound better. What you want are headphones designed for studio use- they have a very flat response curve and are designed to let you hear every little thing in whatever you are listening to.

The trick with any setup is that you must listen very closely to professional music through your system that has the kind of sound you are looking for. One of the best things to do is to pull some songs into your recording software (Cubase in your case) and listen while watching a graphic eq analyzer- that, along with your ears will give you a representation of the overall kind of sound as far as bass, mids, his, etc, to look for in your mixes. It takes a lot of work to get right. Also, make sure that you mix your songs at the lowest volume level at which you can hear everything and can identify any change that you make. When you're mixing, ear fatigue is a real factor and if you listen at a high volume after a while everything starts to sound good (or bad, as the case may be).

Sounds like you're on the right road already- get yourself a good set of headphones designed for studio use and you should be posting some real nice recordings in a hurry!