Monitors

By By Brandon T. Hickey ⋅ Sep 1, 2014

It seems that every month a new studio monitor hits stores. Companies with many years in the game, like JBL, Tannoy and Genelec, are...

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Aug 1, 2014

Genelec speakers, manufactured since 1978, are as common today in professional recording environments as the venerable Yamaha NS-10s were in the 1980s. Various models...

By Tim Dolbear ⋅ Apr 1, 2014

Mackie has been a mainstay in the studio equipment world since the early ‘90s, making its early mark with mixers and making big inroads...

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Mar 1, 2014

This German company started out in 1999 with strictly high-end offerings, which were endorsed by many high-profile audio engineers. That “high dollar, rarified air”...

By By Michael Cooper ⋅ Jan 1, 2014

Coaxial, or dual-concentric, speakers have been around for several decades, falling in and out of favor. The PreSonus Sceptre S6 active studio monitor combines...

By By Butch Vig ⋅ Jan 1, 2014

Thomas Barefoot may not be a household name, but any serious recording engineer has heard of his speakers, even if they have not had...

By By Michael Cooper ⋅ Nov 1, 2013

Seven years ago, I reviewed Yamaha’s HS Series monitors (the HS50M monitor and HS10W subwoofer in Mix’s April 2006 issue) and was mightily impressed....

By By Michael Cooper ⋅ Jul 1, 2013

Active Two-Way Monitor Adapts, Virtually, to Any Room

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Jun 1, 2013

Affordable Monitors and Sub Bring High-End Sound

By By The Mix Editors ⋅ Mar 1, 2012

SMALL BOXES, MIGHTY SOUND

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Feb 1, 2012

COAXIAL SELF-POWERED STUDIO SPEAKERS

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Dec 1, 2011

TWO-WAY, SELF-POWERED NEAR-FIELD SPEAKERS

By By Mike Levine ⋅ Nov 1, 2011

THREE-WAY, MID-FIELD MONITORS AT A NEAR-FIELD PRICE

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Oct 1, 2011

GREAT-SOUNDING, AFFORDABLE POWERED SPEAKERS

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Jul 1, 2011

8.5-INCH, TWO-WAY UNIT WITH RIBBON TWEETER

By M.Hurwitz ⋅ Jun 1, 2011

TURNKEY, TIME-ALIGNED SYSTEM OFFERS STELLAR, FULL-RANGE SOUND

By By Michael Cooper ⋅ Jun 1, 2011

AFFORDABLE NEAR-FIELDS STRICK PERFORMANCE GOLD

By By George Petersen ⋅ Mar 1, 2011

COMPACT STUDIO MONITORS WITH A NEW SLANT

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Feb 1, 2011

COAXIAL DESIGN WITH NETWORKING, ROOM CORRECTION

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Oct 25, 2010

TRI-AMPED CO-AX DESIGN WITH AUTO ROOM CALIBRATION

By Kevin Becka ⋅ Aug 18, 2010

DESKTOP SPEAKERS WITH SUPERIOR IMAGING AND LOW END

By By George Petersen ⋅ Dec 1, 2009

MID-FIELD, THREE-WAY DESIGN WITH HEFTY AMPS, X-ART TWEETER

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Dec 1, 2009

TWO-WAY POWERED REFERENCE MODELS FOR THE HOME SETUP

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Sep 1, 2009

TWO-WAY, BI-AMPED ACTIVE SPEAKERS FOR BUDGET-CONSCIOUS USERS

By By Bobby Frasier ⋅ Jun 1, 2009

FRONT-PORTED NEAR-FIELDS OFFER POWER, BALANCED TONE AND ADJUSTABILITY

By By George Petersen ⋅ May 1, 2009

COMPACT, TWO-WAY GEMS FROM DOWN UNDER

By Kevin Becka ⋅ Feb 1, 2009

COMPACT, TWO-WAY POWERED SPEAKERS WITH A FEW SURPRISES

By By Jason Blum ⋅ Jan 1, 2009

MID-FIELDS OFFER SUPERB BASS, BEEFY AMPS AND PINPOINT IMAGING