Monitors / Monitoring

Three-way speakers tend to reside at the higher-priced end of the market — can Prodipe succeed with a budget-friendly option?

I’m a sound engineer planning to have a surround-sound setup. The problem is, I already have a pair of Yamaha MSP5s so, can I have Yamaha HS5s for the centre and rear speakers.

These cans aim to provide maximum isolation from outside sources, and could prove ideal for foldback when playing loud instruments.

What does this stylish-looking passive monitor controller offer that its competitors don’t?

Unity revive some unusual ideas about speaker design to come up with this innovative and effective monitor system.

Blue are known for their innovative mic designs, and now they’ve applied that originality to their first set of studio headphones.

Few compact wedges can boast the same quality, versatility and robustness as this uncompromising speaker from Dynacord.

In their new PX series of monitors, Fostex have chosen to use DSP to provide a range of useful configuration options.

Polish speaker company Sveda might be new kids on the block, but their Dapo monitors can hang tough with the established competition.

M-Audio's latest budget monitors punch way above their weight.

If you need serious bass, and you've got the control room to handle it, Eve's flagship monitors might be just the ticket.

Fender apply their 'suitcase speaker' paradigm to studio monitors — with impressive results, thanks to an unlikely collaboration with Focal.

Presonus' assault on the monitor market continues, with these impressive coaxial speakers.

If you're shelling out serious money for a monitor controller, you expect perfection — is that what the M905 offers?

Nearfield monitors are usually a compromise — but not in the case of these impressive three-ways from Barefoot Sound.

Tannoy Reveals have long been popular with home-studio owners on a budget. Do these latest iterations retain the qualities that made their forebears so successful?

The ATH M50 has long been a studio favourite. Is this new x-series version a worthwhile improvement?

Don't be fooled by its diminutive dimensions: this powered monitor from Italian company FBT punches way above its weight.

Genelec's eco-friendly approach to monitor design continues, with the launch of the new flagship M Series speakers.

Full-range monitoring is all well and good, but many engineers swear by the use of a secondary 'grot box' monitor system. Here's a roundup of some of the contenders.

Very few monitor controllers deliver all the functions our Technical Editor deems essential. This one does — and at an attractive price, too.