Monitors / Monitoring

The BBC’s legendary LS3/5A is arguably the Godfather of nearfield monitors — and now it’s back, thanks to UK company Graham Audio.

Auratone’s classic ‘grotbox’ is back. How does it compare with its modern imitators?

ESI’s Unik-series monitors have been extensively upgraded, and now offer even better value for money than before.

As studio headphones go, the Lindy HF-40s are quite inexpensive, yet they have a very respectable technical specification. Of...

If you’re wary of using closed–back headphones for mixing, this stylish design might just change your mind.

Single-driver speakers have long been popular in the studio, and now Eclipse have brought the concept into the 21st Century with a Wi-Fi enabled model.

Fluid Audio’s studio monitors have consistently impressed us with their price-to-performance ratio. So how does their new subwoofer fare?

Loudspeakers have been with us for a long time — but there’s still room for innovation, as these exemplary new Geithain models prove!

With Sennheiser’s pedigree in transducer design, it’s no surprise that their premium earbuds offer impressive performance.

Fostex have been making planar magnetic headphones since before they were cool. How do their latest models fare?

Tascam’s updated nearfield monitor offers commendable performance for a very low price. What’s not to like?

Eve have taken the technology from their existing monitors and shrunk it down to produce these diminutive desktop speakers.

Digital technology has helped PMC’s monitors go from strength to strength — and now they’re using it in their subwoofers, too!

Does TC’s latest post-production tool have anything to offer the music-making market?

Barefoot’s newest monitor may be their most affordable to date, but the company’s meticulous design ethos is evident throughout.

Prodipe are best known for their affordable microphones and studio monitors, but they also offer headphones.

Les Paul was truly one of the pioneers of recording technology. Do Gibson’s first ever monitors live up to his illustrious name?

For these premium headphones, Audeze have revived an old but under-used driver technology — and the results are astonishing.

French speaker makers Focal continue their campaign of innovation, with this classy new three–way monitor design.

Can musicians be trusted to mix their own monitors? If the system they’re using is as intuitive as this one, the answer might be ‘yes’.

Following his success with the Egg 150 monitors, Andy Munro is back with a new, compact design. Can they beat the competition?