Monitors / Monitoring

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...

This active nearfield monitor offers stunning audio performance from its extremely compact cabinet dimensions.

Monitor speakers affect nearly all the descisions we make when recording and mixing — yet most of us know very little about how they are designed, and why they sound the way they do. In the first of a new series, Phil Ward explains what goes into the design of typical passive nearfields, and the effects they can have on what we record.

Paul White road-tests the KRK V6 monitors to see whether quality has been sacrificed to meet an attractive price point.

Paul White cranks up his laser gramophone and takes the new KRK V8s for a spin.

Have KRK managed to preserve their family sound at this new low price point? Paul White gets ready to Rok...

Paul White studio-tests KRK's latest active monitoring package, designed to provide compact, reference-standard monitoring.

Paul White plumbs new depths with KRK's recently introduced active sub-bass package, designed to turn their nearfield monitors into full-range systems.

American company KRK have gained quite a reputation for distinctive monitor design since their inception less than 10 years ago. Paul White checks out their most affordable speakers, the nearfield K-ROKs.