Monitors / Monitoring

We put AA’s new open-backed mixing and mastering headphones to the test.

Detroit microphone maker Deni Mesanovic applies his considerable knowledge of transducers to produce an impressive debut studio speaker.

Mackie’s latest cans prove themselves to be serious monitoring tools.

What can the dynamic convolution experts bring to the world of headphone monitoring?

Focal’s revised flagship studio cans raise the bar yet again.

Kali’s latest nearfield design offers an unprecedented amount of monitor for the money.

Embody offer a unique way to tailor their room‑simulation system to the individual user.

OS Acoustics have followed up their impressive DB7 with an even more capable twin‑woofer design. We put the new DBS8 to the test.

Siamäk Naghian and Andy Bensley of Genelec chat to Sam Inglis about the 43 year history of the company, the development of new technology and future sustainability.

The physics of loudspeakers have hardly changed in a century — but DSP and material science have come a long way, and the Pulsar takes full advantage.

We put Mackie’s diminutive multimedia speakers to the test.

We check out Grace’s compact, mastering‑quality solution for monitoring on the move.

Output’s affordable new speakers were made with the help of one of the most prestigious brands in studio monitoring.

We put German company Reproducer’s unusual debut nearfield speaker to the test.

Ocean Way’s newest studio speakers bring the sound of ’70s horn‑loaded mains to the nearfield monitor format.

If you crave the refined sound of large planar magnetic cans but are put off by the price, Avantone’s newest headphones could well be the answer.

The revised Klasik from Polish company APS offers exceptional performance at a remarkably low price.

AA’s latest cans employ their successful high‑excursion driver in a new on‑ear design.

Avantone’s take on the classic NS‑10 is now available in powered form. We fire them up...

Adam Shepard of ADAM chats to Sam Inglis about the distinctive technology at the heart of ADAM's loudspeakers and explains how they've achieved so much in a mere five years!

Having mastered the dynamic microphone, US company Audix turn their attention to headphones — with impressive results.