Monitors / Monitoring

I have a set of three-year old PreSonus Eris monitors, one of which has just died. I sent it back to PreSonus to be repaired...

I have a set of Yamaha HS8 monitors and I set them up on my new desk the other day and noticed that the left speaker was way...

In a previous article you mentioned the importance of correct phase between satellites and subwoofer. Can you tell me what’s going on when you cannot hear any difference between 0 and 180 degrees?

Why is it that reverb is so much more audible on good headphones than good speakers? Is it to do with the ambient noise or reflections in the room?

I have heard somewhere that you should avoid having your tweeters centred vertically in the room — is there some truth in it?

Can I use the headphone output (Output 9-10) on an RME Fireface 800 audio interface to feed a click track to an IEM (In-ear Monitor) transmitter for a drummer?

I recently bought myself a pair of Event Opal speakers. I’ve only had them for about 10 days, so I’m still...

Bearing in mind my room is untreated and I do the bulk of my mixing on headphones.

The humble speaker stand or desktop speaker platform can make a huge difference to the sound in your room.

Musician Chris Thile is quoted as saying he'd decided never to record wearing headphones again. I don’t get this. What’s wrong with headphones?

When does one need a headphone amp? I have some Shure 1840s, which are great, but I’ve read about headphone amps and want to be sure I am getting the most from the cans.

I have a Casio PX310 digital piano. When jacks are inserted into the (quarter-inch) line out sockets, the onboard speakers are not muted. They are muted when headphones (or a jack) are inserted...

When I sit at my listening position, at the apex of an equilateral triangle with my monitors, everything sounds OK. When I shift my head things that were panned centrally move immediately to the side, and seem to come just out of that one speaker. Is this the way it’s supposed to be?

I want to add another set of monitors for A/B referencing, but my interface has only one set of monitor outputs. I don’...

I have all the acoustic treatment I can fit into my home studio already, and have a decent amp and good–quality (PMC)...

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.

My two sons have been reading on forums about how crosstalk appears in headphones that share a ground connection in a single cable...

I have been making music for years now, and although I have a set of Genelec 8040s that I use during the day (when I'm home),...

I'm considering AVI's Pro Nine Plus system for my main nearfield monitoring, partly based on the great review they got from...

I recently spent €4000 on professionally designed and installed acoustic design and treatment. I then spent a further €4000 on...

Everyone keeps going on about how great the Cardas cables make headphones sound. Is there any truth about cables ever making...