Monitors / Monitoring

PMC’s new entry-level monitors represent a distillation of nearly three decades of R&D.

New British company OS Acoustics impress us with their high-performance debut monitor.

By combining traditional speaker engineering with a little help from software, HEDD have come up with a rather special set of monitors.

With Mackie’s experience in making monitors, it’s no surprise that their affordable new range punches above its weight.

If you’re looking for a monitor that goes loud and low, and has excellent high-frequency performance, JBL’s new range might just fit the bill.

AirPods are essentially wireless versions of Apple’s wired EarPods. But how well do they work with music apps on an iPhone or iPad, specifically in terms of latency?

Although primarily a hi-fi brand, KEF have strong links to some classic monitor designs — and in this new compact speaker, it shows...

Dynaudio’s Lyd series of nearfield monitors has been a great success — and now the range has a new three-way flagship model.

Drawmer’s latest monitor controller puts the same impressive audio quality as their MC2.1 into a new desktop format.

The LS6 combines old-school BBC-style monitor design with modern driver technology to deliver a very classy loudspeaker indeed.

There are countless 500-series mic preamps, equalisers, dynamics processors, reverbs, and even delays, bitcrushers and A-D...

Genelec have never shied away from technological innovation, as these classy, DSP-equipped monitors demonstrate!

ATC’s ‘artisanal’ approach to monitor design pays off handsomely with this classy new speaker and amplifier combo.

Audeze have managed to shrink their planar magnetic driver technology into a pair of in-ear monitors — with impressive results!

Speaker design has come a long way since the ‘70s. Is there still room on the market (and in your studio!) for an old-school main monitor?

Miktek have launched a brace of headphone amps that can feed four sets of headphones, or two. The decision is yours...

The Footprint 01 is Barefoot’s most affordable monitor yet. Does it give away much in terms of performance?

Focal’s latest speaker design isn’t just pretty — it’s the culmination of years of R&D...

AKG’s new flagship headphone design offers the benefits of open-backed ‘phones in a closed-back format.

The DMSD 60 Pro looks very simple yet stylish, comprising eight small circular platforms, four intended for each speaker in a stereo setup.

We put leading IEM specialists Etymotic Research’s new flagship design to the test.