ADAM Audio: A3X powered monitors
reviewed by Steve Silverstein
I’ve learned the hard way that small, powered monitors are ideal for my mobile recording work. As the mix setup in my apartment has grown more permanent, I have also found...
Gear Reviews
Monitoring
TASCAM: VL-M3 Monitors
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I'm a big fan of small monitors for mixing and referencing my mix away from the larger hi-fi monitor systems. I've been using Auratones for decades and won't mix without them. When I saw these little...
Shure: SRH840 headphones
reviewed by Brandon Miller
Shure just launched its first line of headphones aimed specifically at music-making applications -the SRH series. The idea's been to fill a growing demand for pro-level gear by an audience that's...
Dangerous Music: Monitor ST, SR, DAC-ST & Additional Switching System
reviewed by F. Reid Shippen
Before you read F. Reid Shippen's review below, let me first explain to you why I chose a Monitor ST/SR system for the client theatre at The Station, a NYC-based video production facility that I...
KRK Systems: ERGO monitor controller & room correction system
reviewed by Scott McChane
For me, "perfect rooms" are boring. I like to hear the walls bounce and the floor shake. Spaces with character change the way we perceive both the music we love and the music we make. Unfortunately,...
SPL: 2Control stereo monitor controller
reviewed by Scott McChane
I've got problems. Since building my project studio last fall, I haven't been able to nail down a monitoring setup that "feels" right, and my mixes are not referencing as well as I'd like. I was sure...
Focal Professional: CMS 65 Monitors
reviewed by Allen Farmelo
If you work in a purpose-built, acoustically-treated studio in which room anomalies are at a minimum, then the acclaimed Focal SM6 series of monitors (Tape Op #60, #61) is a first-class choice....
ATC: SCM16A active monitor
reviewed by Kirt Shearer
Control room monitors are a tricky thing. They need to really perform to allow us to hear the nuances in the mixes we obsess over. At the same time, they need to help us deliver a mix that will...
ADAM Audio: Sub12 subwoofer
reviewed by Andy Hong
As I've mentioned in the past, a properly positioned subwoofer can reproduce the low frequencies that the main speakers simply can't due to room geometry and placement constraints. Even if a...
ProAc: Studio 100 speakers
reviewed by Allen Farmelo
The ProAc Studio 100 is a passive two-way monitor sporting a 6.5" bass/midrange driver and a 1" soft-dome fabric tweeter housed in a traditional-looking ported cabinet. The crossover allows for...
Grace Design: m902 Headphone Amplifier
reviewed by Scott McChane
Before considering any gear, I like to poke around the web for reviews, articles, and forum activity. I found very little talk of the m902's performance for pro audio applications. Most of the...
Mackie: HR824 MK2 active monitors
reviewed by Andy Hong
In my personal studio, I've relied on ADAM S3-A's (Tape Op #33) as my main monitors for the past five years. But for many years before that, I counted on Mackie HR824's. I purchased the HR's after...