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The X-Rack system makes SSL's large console technology much more accessible - so much so that we were reluctant to send it back!

What do you get when you cross Klein + Hummel's pedigree in speaker design with Neumann's decades of industry experience? A very good monitor indeed...

Its makers describe the Eigenharp as “the most revolutionary new musical instrument in 60 years”. Could this bold claim be justified?

Phonic's new audio analyser is certainly portable, but how well does it work?


Five bands of parametric EQ plus useful high-pass and low-pass filters, all for a bargain price.

Shadow Hills pack a lot of punch into a tiny space, as they combine a hi-tech interior with classic styling in this new API Lunchbox-compatible compressor.

It may be small, but the RME Fireface UC is very powerful and boasts astonishingly low latency.

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

There are many VCA compressors available, at a range of prices, but very few employ a fully discrete gain-reduction element. So what exactly does this design feature bring to the table?


From a new and little-known Polish company come two compressors made with a “fanatical attention to detail”. Sounds intriguing...

Though not new, Peavey's PVM480 back-electret mic is an ideal first capacitor mic. Sound Engineer Steve Brodie explains why.



Two surprisingly affordable units from a premium name in high-end valve processing.

Chandler revive a vintage technology in their unique new preamp. We put it to the test...

Does AKGs Chinese-made Perception 820 maintain the Austrian companys impressive reputation?

Real Sound Lab’s innovative speaker correction system provides high-precision equalisation tailored to your monitors and your room.

In the C716, Josephson Engineering have built upon established technology with some novel ideas of their own.