Monitors / Monitoring

These affordable active monitors from Fostex provide a tight and punchy sound, despite their compact dimensions.

These two-way active monitors provide an upfront sound suited to pop, rock or dance music, at an affordable price.

Direct Sound Extreme Isolation Headphones are designed to offer more isolation than ordinary closed-back models...

German manufacturer EMES return with the Black TV Actives, a set of full-range nearfield speakers that can be used with or without the optional Amber subwoofer.

The Pro SM6Ps see a big name in hi-fi moving into the home studio market. So should we choose to accept these Missions? This review will self-destruct in five seconds...

A new pair of closed-back headphones from AKG which are well suited to recording and overdubbing.

A new nearfield satellite and subwoofer system for stereo or surround applications, using infinite-baffle designs for a smooth frequency response and increased phase linearity.

Blue Sky provide their innovative speaker technology, first seen in the Sky System One, in a new and more compact system.

Two-way nearfield monitors with cutting-edge ribbon tweeter technology.

A professional surround monitoring controller for a variety of speaker configurations up to 7.1

There's little use spending money on fancy mics, processors and plug-ins if your speakers are badly placed and your room's frequency response has more peaks than the Himalayas! So here we'll be looking at practical ways to improve your recording and listening environments.

Yamaha's newest powered monitors deliver a solid and detailed performance, even at high playback levels.

Earthworks are already world-renowned for the fidelity of their microphones and preamps, and now their studio monitors are setting a benchmark for reference quality.

A striking monitor from Tannoy couples a revitalised dual-concentric driver design with a new Supertweeter, providing increased resolution for 24-bit/96kHz playback.

Blue Sky's new active studio monitors use cutting-edge cone technology and closed-box speaker loading for improved performance.

One of the secrets of overdubbing is setting up good cue monitoring for the performer. There are, however, a number of different approaches and it is important to choose the most appropriate for the task at hand.

Introducing the world's smallest transmission-line speaker.

Looking to experiment with surround sound but on a tight budget? This new system could provide the opportunity you've been looking for.

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A versatile and cost-effective modular system which can cater for stereo and surround monitoring in both nearfield and midfield applications.

This pair of nearfields from EMES offer precision monitoring for small rooms.