Monitors / Monitoring

Designed to meet very specialised needs, mastering consoles can be scarily expensive. Crookwood’s modular system offers faultless sound quality at a surprisingly affordable price.

Don’t let their diminutive size fool you: these are serious monitors that punch way above their weight.

Many people place their monitors on a desktop, but they’re not usually designed to be used in this way — until now...

Eve are a very new name in studio monitoring but, as this active nearfield model proves, they’ve got a wealth of experience behind them...

ESI claim to have improved on the design of their popular Near range of desktop monitors. The result is definitely Unik...

These three-way, sealed-box speakers aren’t cheap — but then they might just be the best monitors in the world...

This compact stage monitor puts the foldback controls exactly where they’re needed — right in front of the performer!

Continuing their assault on the monitor market, Unity roll out this premium three-way, active design. How does it perform?

Italian company RCF are famous for their PA systems, but they also make studio monitors. We put these compact speakers to the test.

The award‑winning AX family of speakers have a new member, in the shape of Adam’s most affordable three-way monitor yet.

Think three-way monitors are out of reach for your project studio? Think again...

With so many active nearfield monitors available, how do you decide which pair is right for you? Here’s a round-up of some of the models we’ve rated highly in the last few years, along with advice on choosing monitors.

QSC’s K-Series speakers look serious enough, but can their sound wow the crowd?

Mic veterans Neumann turn their attention to the other end of the signal chain, with a miniature speaker that packs a big punch.

Since Event changed ownership in 2006, their popular 20/20 BAS monitor has been completely redesigned, and relaunched at a very attractive price.

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),...

Behringer’s take on the classic Auratones won’t break the bank — but will they help you make those crucial mix-balancing decisions?

M-Audio’s aim for the BX5 D2 was to make a studio monitor that’s compact but doesn’t compromise on sound. Have they succeeded?

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

Monitor controllers aren’t just glorified volume knobs, as this latest offering from Coleman shows...

SE Electronics have enlisted the help of renowned acoustician Andy Munro to design these striking studio monitors. Does their unique approach to speaker design pay off in the real world?