Monitors / Monitoring

Just how different can two similarly priced closed-back headphone models be? The answer may surprise you...

Combining high output, extended low end and remarkable affordability, Fluid's newest point–source speakers offer a compelling option for engineers who need a bit of 'oomph'.

Few monitors have impressed us as much as Kii's cardioid-radiating Three speakers. With the launch of their matching bass extension unit, have Kii made the best even better?

Audeze's latest LCD-series cans make the company's impressive planar magnetic technology more accessible than ever.

Most new headphone manufacturers target the booming hi-fi and consumer markets, but OLLO Audio have made their entrance with two models explicitly aimed at audio engineers.

How will producers hear music in years to come? As they celebrate their 20th birthday, ADAM Audio have ambitious plans for the next generation of studio monitors.

They may look old-school, but Dynaudio's newest nearfields are packed with cutting-edge technology.

Swiss speaker gurus PSI have never failed to impress us with their technical innovations, and their latest model is no exception!

A console manufacturer should know a thing or two about how to make a good monitor controller...

Taking advantage of the very latest design and manufacturing techniques, Dynaudio's new three-way monitors offer an uncompromisingly accurate window into your mixes.

The frequency response of your headphones probably isn't neutral, but at least it's always the same. Or is it?

Though compact and affordable, IK's newest monitors manage to cram in a remarkable amount of tech — and the results speak for themselves.

The KRK Rokit 7 G4 is a front-ported, bi-amped monitor with a DSP-powered EQ section, avaliable in five–, eight– and 10-inch variants.

At one time every studio had a 'grot box' speaker to reveal how their material would sound on TV sets and portable transistor...

One of the best-selling albums of all time was mixed on a long-forgotten experimental hi-fi speaker. Forty years later, are Philips' innovations finally catching on?

The result of a collaboration between bassist Wayne Jones and sound engineer Steve Scanlon, these Australian-made midfield monitors may look retro, but inside there's some serious DSP going on!

Struggling to make amp modelling work on stage? Something just 'not quite right' in the feel? Maybe Celestion's new speaker will make all the difference.

Technology has moved on in the 10 years since the original D Box was released — but the concept seems stronger than ever.

Achieving a cardioid response down to low frequencies isn't easy, especially for a 'nearfield' monitor — but Dutch & Dutch have managed exactly that, and the results are impressive.

Is Trinnov's powerful hardware system the last word in monitor correction?

The 306P MkII is an affordable two-way active design that aims to combine accuracy, low-frequency extension, and reasonably high SPL capability.