They are good. I actually prefer one speaker to two with a mono mix summed into a single speaker. It is still a better way to listen mono. The other thing is turn them right down low. The idea is not to have them up loud. At low volumes all sorts of issues will stick out much more so. Snares, vocals etc, the list goes on.
Spend time just getting everything sounding well balanced in the cube at a soft volume. And then crank up the mix loud on your mains and revel in an awesome mix.
You still need to monitor up loud though on your mains for bass/kick sub energy and reverb levels though. The small speaker down low will make you crank the reverbs up a little too high because you won't hear the reverb very well. And if you are it is way too loud!