Monitors / Monitoring

Enclosed headphones that are sensibly priced, comfortable, and sound as accurate as a pair of good monitors — is it possible?

Paul White checks out what must be one of the smallest serious monitors ever.

B&W's new hi-fi speakers turn in an impressive performance as small studio monitors as Paul White discovers. But can they compete with the dedicated monitors already on the market...?

Once again, Paul White disrupts his studio listening system, this time to audition Tannoy's diminutive PBM5 IIs.

Paul White subjects his studio to yet more upheaval as the monitors are changed yet again, all in the cause of research.

Paul White tests the latest Silver closefield monitoring system, which can be extended to full-range use by the addition of bass enhancement cabinets.

Paul White tries out a pair of West Coast hi-fi speakers from the USA, and finds that they are much like Californian wines — a hint of presumption with no breeding, but you'll be amused by their impertinence.

American company KRK have gained quite a reputation for distinctive monitor design since their inception less than 10 years ago. Paul White checks out their most affordable speakers, the nearfield K-ROKs.

Soundcraft have added nearfield monitors to their product range in a continued bid for world domination. Paul White subjects them to the rigours of studio life.