Ingram Engineering: EQ52 500 Series EQ
reviewed by Scott McChane
Calling the EQ52 from Ingram Engineering a plain old “EQ” is like calling a rocketship a paper airplane – not correct. You can’t just insert this module into your 500 Series...
Gear Reviews
by Scott McChane
Focal: Sub One Active Subwoofer
reviewed by Scott McChane
It may be a rhetorical question, but when did it become necessary to integrate a subwoofer into our monitoring setups? I can remember a time in the early 2000s when subs seemed more of an inconvenient...
ART Pro Audio: USB IV Interface
reviewed by Scott McChane
Applied Research and Technology (ART) has set the “bang for the buck” bar with equitable pricing and affordable innovation in professional audio products for nearly 40 years. Whether...
Focal: Alpha 65 Evo Powered Monitor
reviewed by Scott McChane
I was already stoked with my Focal Alpha 65 powered monitors [Tape Op #104] before their updated replacement model, the Alpha 65 Evos arrived at my door. In my review of the original Alpha 65s (which...
Output: Frontier Powered Monitors
reviewed by Scott McChane
Once there was an audio software company – now also making studio furniture – that decided to develop a coaxial monitor with a Barefoot wizard named Thomas. If you’re going to make...
MicModKits.com: 2001 and 990 Mod Kits
reviewed by Scott McChane
I bought my first large-diaphragm condenser mic in 2004 for about $100: an Apex 420 that (along with many inexpensive mics of that era) was built on the same circuit as the MXL 2001. These accessible...
Antelope Audio: Zen Go Synergy Core Interface
reviewed by Scott McChane
Competition has skyrocketed in desktop interfacing, with multiple manufacturers developing proprietary DSP-powered plug-in technology while simultaneously pushing better quality into smaller,...
Focal: Clear Mg Pro Headphones
reviewed by Scott McChane
Headphones, headphones, headphones – I’ve got ‘em hanging from the walls, equipment racks, and underneath desks. I’ve tried in-ears, planars, open-backs, and...
Goo Gone: Adhesive Remover
reviewed by Scott McChane
Gummy residue on your Sennheiser MD 421s and mic stands from overuse of gaffer/duct tape? “Original” Surface Safe Goo Gone goo & adhesive remover to the rescue. With a fresh, citrusy...
Audix: A150 Reference Headphones
reviewed by Scott McChane
It’s easy to fall in love with the sound of some new headphones, as it might bring you a different picture from your existing pair. Inevitably for me, the novelty soon wears off, and I return to...
Bleeding Ear Audio: 500 Series Tie Line Panel
reviewed by Scott McChane
It’s time to open up about those empty spaces in our 500 Series racks – it feels like a sickness inside you, doesn’t it? Every time you see a shadowy gap or blank panel in your rack,...
Arturia: AudioFuse Studio USB-C Interface
reviewed by Scott McChane
Manufacturers are still pumping out recording interfaces during this global pandemic, but self-imposed isolation has many of us contemplating and planning how we might best move forward with audio...