Monitors / Monitoring

Focal's new flagship monitor combines pioneering technology from their previous models with newly designed drivers. The result? A classy, powerful and revealing monitor worthy of any studio control room.

Monitors are better than they've ever been — but they're still the weakest link in most studios. We trace the technology from its roots in the 1930s, and find out whether there's a DSP revolution on the way.

The Airpulse brand may be new to you but they're a company with some serious pedigree, as these unusual monitors prove.

For their newest speaker model, Polish monitor makers APS teamed up with experienced studio designer Troy Germano.

Genelec's latest monitor is a flexible beast, designed for the large multi-speaker setups that are needed in VR and immersive audio. But does this versatility come at the expense of its usefulness for conventional music mixing?

Mackie's new MC range of close-backed headphones are refreshingly devoid of over-fancy styling, and this gives them a reassuring 'get the job done' appearance.

Speaker decouplers aim to isolate speakers from the surface on which they sit. This newer, more affordbale DMSD 50 Pro design has been optimised for speakers weighing up to 12kg (ie. most nearfield monitors).

In the LS3, Graham Audio have sought to recreate a classic BBC monitor but without the 'classic' price tag.

We put ADAM's debut headphones to the test.

There’s no shortage of homages to classic microphones and processors but, until now, the monitor market has resisted the notion. Enter Avantone’s take on the iconic Yamaha NS‑10.

These compact monitors from new company Kali Audio strike an enticing balance between performance and affordability.

I have a pair of Focal SM9 monitor speakers and am wanting to add a subwoofer. I’m torn between the Focal Sub‑6 and ADAM Sub‑10 Mk2 for playback/DJ’ing vinyl records in my small, treated home studio...

The baby of Unity’s rock-themed monitors might be small, but its low-frequency performance is seriously impressive.

Headphones are central to music-making and music listening. But can we trust what they’re telling us? We ask the experts...

Why do so many monitor manufacturers persevere with reflex-loaded active monitors? 

Focal’s newest Shape-series speaker boasts a host of unusual design features — which combine to make an unusually good monitor!