Monitors / Monitoring

With their debut speakers, South Korean company AsciLab have raised the bar for nearfield monitoring.

Focal’s new Utopia speakers are their biggest and most ambitious yet.

Room calibration is more accessible than ever, and some DSP‑equipped monitors now come with it entirely onboard.

The latest extension to Sonarworks’ SoundID lets you take your own studio with you wherever you go.

Kali’s debut headphones straddle the professional/consumer divide. How useful are they in the studio?

Kali’s new Santa Monica speakers are their most advanced yet.

Sony aren’t the first company to promise believable surround sound on headphones. But are they the first to deliver it?

IEM pioneers ACS bring their bassist‑optimised hybrid technology to the universal‑fit market.

HEDD’s third headphone release loses the AMT driver in favour of a conventional moving coil, but the company’s trademark high‑tech approach is still very much evident.

Headphone correction gets physical with IK’s neat desktop DAC.

With their precision engineering and distinctive white waveguides, the One series put Amphion on the studio map. And now they’ve got even better.

Focal’s latest studio‑focused headphones aim to deliver reference‑quality monitoring in a closed‑back format.

Hifiman’s assault on the studio market continues with no fewer than four new headphone models: the Edition XV, Audivina LE, Ananda Unveiled and HE600.

The SOS team pick their highlights from hardware and software launches from 2025.

We visited AIR Lyndhurst Studios to put the newly revamped M2 monitor through its paces.

Audient’s black box demonstrates that speaker calibration can be just as valuable in a stereo context as it is for immersive audio.

KRK’s affordable Kreate speakers offer plenty of bang for your buck!

AIAIAI’s latest wireless cans make cable‑free headphone monitoring a reality.

Mackie’s new dinky studio speakers are designed for both work and play!

HEDD’s new A‑Core range sees the company return to making all‑analogue monitors — and the results are impressive.

With their Unveiled series, Hifiman are taking the concept of open‑backed headphones to its logical conclusion!