Monitors / Monitoring

Having mastered the dynamic microphone, US company Audix turn their attention to headphones — with impressive results.

Re‑Head aims to offer headphone users a loudspeaker‑like listening experience.

Amphion’s innovative FlexBase system offers true‑stereo sub‑bass in a single speaker cabinet.

Unity are known for their uncompromising approach to studio monitoring, and their latest design doesn't disappoint!

PreSonus' popular Eris range has been given an XT upgrade. We put them to the test!

If you thought earbuds were a compromise, think again...

Speaker-building is an established art, but occasionally it can still yield surprises — such as the strange and wonderful Baby Reds.

The new flagship of ADAM's T‑series offers serious bass extension even for those with limited budgets.

The TC4 aims to make it easy to use mastering hardware with your DAW.

Correcting the frequency response of a monitoring system is one thing, but Dirac claims to correct time-domain response too. Can it possibly work?

Realphones aims to put all the software tools you need for perfect headphone monitoring in one neat package.

Both technically and sonically, these open-backed headphones represent a breakthrough in portable monitoring.

ADAM's new sub is an affordable way to add serious bass to your monitoring system.

Dynaudio's premium Core series grows apace with the launch of a new three-way model and a powerful subwoofer.

Immersive audio is increasingly important, and requires large multi-channel monitoring systems. Grace Design's m908 is intended to provide complete control over such a system.

Kali's latest speakers demonstrate some serious electro-acoustic know-how — and represent remarkable value for money.

Following on from their outstanding debut microphones, Austrian Audio turn their attention to the headphone market.

The baby of Quested's established V series provides quality monitoring even for those with limited space.

With the Hear Back Octo, you can add personal foldback mixing functionality to almost any live–sound or studio setup.

Live sound tends to favour function over fidelity, but Canadian IEM experts 64 Audio place sound quality centre–stage.

Just how different can two similarly priced closed-back headphone models be? The answer may surprise you...