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Very few monitor controllers deliver all the functions our Technical Editor deems essential. This one does — and at an attractive price, too.
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Very few monitor controllers deliver all the functions our Technical Editor deems essential. This one does — and at an attractive price, too.

This unassuming device has a price that makes it look like a bargain alongside competitors of similar quality.

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The Fireface 802 picks up where its highly successful predecessor left off.

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With its compact dimensions, the Nano certainly lives up to its name, but does it live up to HK’s reputation for quality sound?


The ISA preamp range has graced professional recording facilities the world over — but this classy single-channel model is within reach of the home and project studio.