At no point would I have guessed what the next sentence would be depending on the previous one in this post. WTF did I just read?
Long story short I was listening to @Manton’s @Jazzyspoon remix which features him playing trumpet and I was a little stoned and mistook it for saxophone, so now it’s a turned into a frequent inside joke 
Well, I’ve been thinking more about this and doing some more research on the things you kind people have mentioned. I’ve actually realized that I spend almost all of the time with my headphones on and only check on the speakers from time to time, something I can’t do at night without disturbing the neighbors. I’ve also learned about headphone calibration. After checking out purchasing options here, I’ve found out that a pair of Sennheiser HD 650s on Amazon shipped to Argentina is actually cheaper than buying the Yamaha HS5s here so I’m going for that.
Thanks everybody for the answers and thoughts, I’ll report back once I get them and let you know how they turn out.
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Solid!
Bit late in the game here. Somehow I thought this thread was about flat screens 
I’m using Sennheiser HD 598 Cs (Closed Back) that are rather flat to almost bass-less and Audio-Technica ATH-M50xWH Closed-Back that are supposed to be for "Pro-Level Tracking/Mixing and DJing” but are definitely heavier on bass. This way, going from one to the next, I can mix somewhere in the middle.
Of course, I know they should be open-back. I figured that, since I have desktop monitors as well (Edifier MR4 Active Near-Field Monitor Speaker), I would be covered for various options. Still want to buy open-backs at some point in the future, when I can.
As I mentioned before, my hearing is mostly fucked anyway, so I tend to rely more on mix levels than what I hear…
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If you can make a device with the functionality of both, let me know 
I’ve been using my new headphones for the last three weeks, and yeah, it’s night and day. I still haven’t tried using calibration, but the difference is enormous.
I’ve also found a really good workflow where I mix on the headphones, then check on the JBLs, my speakers, and finally export the mix to MP3 and cast it to my TV so that I can test how it sounds on different consumer hardware. The TV for me is the final test since I do most of my casual music listening there. So there’s this loop where I test on the TV, take notes, make changes with my headphones on, then test again on the TV, then do the same with the JBLs, then test again on the TV, and repeat. Since my ears are very untrained, it’s a long process, but I’m getting better.
What I’ve noticed is how much my old JBL headphones were emphasizing certain frequencies, particularly the low end. The same happens with my speakers, which also heavily emphasize parts of the mids. The thing is that the mixes I was doing sounded horrible on the TV because of this. So having a more balanced reference point is a very tangible improvement. Now I don’t absolutely and completely hate how my mixes (actually just one mix, since I’m only working on one song) come out, I just dislike them 
The other thing I’ve noticed is that my ears are (very) slowly getting better, and I’m learning a lot, like realizing how a very small change in a track’s volume or making a slight EQ change on one track affects how the rest of the tracks sound. So yes, I guess it’s going to be a long learning process.
Another thing is that being forced to listen more carefully while mixing is making me rethink some of my sound design choices, since I’m paying closer attention to each track and how each sound interacts with the others.
I want to thank you all for the recommendations and for making me rethink my choices. I’ve already started saving to get some studio monitors next, but getting a good pair of headphones first was the right choice. With them and this new workflow, I’ve found that I actually really enjoy mixing, which I didn’t really like in the past. And yes, I’m guessing it’s going to take a long time until I get any good at it, but it’s fun now.
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Amazing!