Monitors / Monitoring

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.

Single-driver speakers have long been popular in the studio, and now Eclipse have brought the concept into the 21st Century with a Wi-Fi enabled model.

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?

Fluid Audio’s studio monitors have consistently impressed us with their price-to-performance ratio. So how does their new subwoofer fare?

Loudspeakers have been with us for a long time — but there’s still room for innovation, as these exemplary new Geithain models prove!

With Sennheiser’s pedigree in transducer design, it’s no surprise that their premium earbuds offer impressive performance.

Fostex have been making planar magnetic headphones since before they were cool. How do their latest models fare?

Tascam’s updated nearfield monitor offers commendable performance for a very low price. What’s not to like?

Eve have taken the technology from their existing monitors and shrunk it down to produce these diminutive desktop speakers.

Digital technology has helped PMC’s monitors go from strength to strength — and now they’re using it in their subwoofers, too!

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...

Does TC’s latest post-production tool have anything to offer the music-making market?

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.

Barefoot’s newest monitor may be their most affordable to date, but the company’s meticulous design ethos is evident throughout.

One of the most misunderstood subjects in pro audio is control–room nearfield monitoring: the dos and don’ts, the problems and suggested remedies.

Prodipe are best known for their affordable microphones and studio monitors, but they also offer headphones.