Monitors / Monitoring

PMC broke new ground a decade ago with their TB2 monitors, but the competition have been catching up. Does PMCs new activated design nudge them back to the front of the pack?

Avantone have added on-board amplification to their contemporary take on the classic Horrortone secondary monitor, and the result is something quite special...

India may be a growing force in most industries these days, but few Indian pro-audio companies have made it into Western markets. Can Sonodynes speakers change all that?

The time-domain response of monitors is often sacrificed for level, but this sealed-cabinet design tackles that issue head-on...

With digital and analogue inputs, these small speakers from newcomers Infrasonic promise a lot for the money. Can they outperform their budget price tag?

As the positioning of my workstation is a bit awkward, it would be great if I could place my KRK VXT8 monitors horizontally....

If you demand brutal and revealing precision from your monitors, read on...

As well as a distinctive design, these huge nearfield monitors offer a frequency and time-domain performance that compares with the best.

Whether recording or mixing, which set of headphones will work for you? We compare a selection of the best models.

Adam make the leap to a three-way speaker design that seems to pay dividends in clarity and separation.

The jobs done by DACS latest high-quality problem solver are essential, if not glamorous. Could the HeadMaster take charge of your studio?

JBL have a reputation for clinically precise monitors, but this time theyve come up with something a little smoother...

Coaxially-mounted speakers may seem a bit old-school, but theres nothing wrong with the theory — and a touch of DSP can make them very modern indeed!

Built-in DSP extends the flexibility and usefulness of these capable speakers.

Events new owners make some extravagant claims for these new high-end monitors, whose design is said to put quality first. Do they live up to the hype?

There's a lot said on discussion fora about the need to use studio monitors instead of hi‑fi speakers, although there are some...

I've recently started learning to mix, and my current setup is an Apple Mac with an Echo Audiofire 2 interface. My monitors...

Samsons new low-cost nearfields can produce a big sound, but do they measure up for serious mixing? We find out.

Ribbon tweeters can yield a smooth sound, while still capably reproducing transient detail — and the Pro Ribbon range promises to do so for an attractive price.