I have put some money away to buy some new equipment for my mini studio. But there are so many choices, that I can't possible test everything myself. I therefore turn to you: If you could recommend anything I'd really appreciate it. Please only recommend if you know the equipment personally.

I'm looking for a pair of accurate, full range, powered monitors. I'd like to spend about $US 400 on them, but am prepared to spend more (say $500) if it is for something trully superior.

A pair of headphones. I need them for recording, so something with low leakage, high comfort, and accurate sound (as I will not be running the headphones through an EQ), is what I'm looking for. I'm prepared to pay around $100 for them. Comfort is important because as anyone knows, there's nothing worse than being forced to wear uncomfortable headphones for long periods of time.

A small studio analog mixer. I've noticed that Mackie, Yamaha and Behringer all make similar mixers, but that the prices between them range significantly for what seems to be the same product. Are Behringers really that bad; and Mackies really that good? What about Yamaha?

Thank you,
Chony