Monitors / Monitoring

Blue Sky provide their innovative speaker technology, first seen in the Sky System One, in a new and more compact system.

Two-way nearfield monitors with cutting-edge ribbon tweeter technology.

A professional surround monitoring controller for a variety of speaker configurations up to 7.1

There's little use spending money on fancy mics, processors and plug-ins if your speakers are badly placed and your room's frequency response has more peaks than the Himalayas! So here we'll be looking at practical ways to improve your recording and listening environments.

Yamaha's newest powered monitors deliver a solid and detailed performance, even at high playback levels.

Earthworks are already world-renowned for the fidelity of their microphones and preamps, and now their studio monitors are setting a benchmark for reference quality.

A striking monitor from Tannoy couples a revitalised dual-concentric driver design with a new Supertweeter, providing increased resolution for 24-bit/96kHz playback.

Blue Sky's new active studio monitors use cutting-edge cone technology and closed-box speaker loading for improved performance.

One of the secrets of overdubbing is setting up good cue monitoring for the performer. There are, however, a number of different approaches and it is important to choose the most appropriate for the task at hand.

Introducing the world's smallest transmission-line speaker.

Looking to experiment with surround sound but on a tight budget? This new system could provide the opportunity you've been looking for.

Can you advise on the powering and positioning of Behringer's Truth monitors? How can I control proximity effect? Why do speaker stands have spikes? Will Steinberg's Virtual Guitarist run on my PC? Will replacing my carpet with laminate affect the acoustics? Can you recommend a second-hand sampler with a floppy drive? How can I get broadcast masters to sound louder?

A versatile and cost-effective modular system which can cater for stereo and surround monitoring in both nearfield and midfield applications.

This pair of nearfields from EMES offer precision monitoring for small rooms.

Dynaudio Acoustics use cutting-edge digital signal processing, developed with TC Electronic, to increase the fidelity of their existing driver technology.

Alesis update their cost-effective nearfields.

Passive nearfields from B&W, designed to balance the needs of both project-studio and hi-fi listening.

We conclude our two-part examination into whether the traditional distinction between studio monitors and hi-fI speakers is justified. This month, the power-handling and compression characteristics of our four test monitors come under scrutiny...

An incorrectly set up or unsuitable design of subwoofer can seriously compromise the accuracy of your monitoring environment. We outline the performance characteristics of the different types and show you how to incorporate a sub for optimum effect within your system.

Cutting-edge technology, incredible dynamics, but is it really a studio monitor?

Loudspeakers are traditionally designed for either monitor or hi-fi applications, but is there actually any difference? And just how suitable are hi-fi speakers for nearfield monitoring in the project studio? In Part 1 this month, we examine measured responses.