Monitors / Monitoring

HEDD’s Mk2 monitors and BASS subs now benefit from comprehensive remote control.

Final are a Japanese hi‑fi company whose principal focus these days is headphones and earbuds.

Some monitor controllers have facilities that others don’t, and I can see why you’d want separate mutes for the left and right, and even a ‘left‑right swap’. But why do some have a ‘polarity’ button?

Conventional wisdom tells us to use closed‑back headphones for tracking. But might there be advantages to going open?

Barefoot’s latest compact three‑way represents a significant step up from its predecessor.

The ADAM A8H onboard DSP uses an integrated 24‑bit/96kHz A‑D converter. How does this work if I’m already using higher sample rates in the DAW? Are we no longer hearing the interface conversion?

Audeze say that the no‑compromise LCD‑5s is the best headphone they’ve ever made. Does its quality justify its cost?

Brain meets brawn in Neumann’s powerful new smart subwoofer.

With their latest model, Audeze aim to solve one of the harder problems in headphone design.

With advanced driver tech, comprehensive DSP and the promise of network control, Eve’s new EXO speakers aim for maximum installation flexibility.

This innovative open‑back design aims to bridge the gap between headphone and speaker listening.

Sennheiser’s latest headphones promise to deliver the goods, whether you’re tracking or mixing.

With their debut speakers, South Korean company AsciLab have raised the bar for nearfield monitoring.

Focal’s new Utopia speakers are their biggest and most ambitious yet.