Product Reviews
Review: Shinola Bookshelf Speakers
Shinola Bookshelf Speakers are a consumer product resulting from a collaboration with studio monitor specialists Barefoot Sound.
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Product Reviews
Review: Yamaha Stagepas 600BT Portable P.A. System
By Billy Davis. Stagepas has impressive sound quality and will be a valuable asset to any gigging musician or presenter who plays small, intimate...
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Review: Shure Axient Digital Wireless Microphone System
By Liz May. Shure's flagship Axient Digital wireless system handled everything we threw at it and came through with flying colors during PSN's review...
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Bose S1 Pro Multi-Position P.A. System – A Real-World Review
By Jordan Kaplan. Bose's first portable PA under $1,000 delivers considerable bang for the buck.
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Review: PreSonus Quantum Thunderbolt Audio Interface
PreSonus has rolled out a whole control room of gear in recent years, from mic preamps to monitors, with mixers, interfaces and control surfaces...
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Review: Lectrosonics Duet IEM System
Raising the Ante on Monitoring Detail, Clarity, Performance
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Review: Flares Pro Earphones
Rob Tavaglione believes there is some audiophile gear that can excel in our professional world, including these earphones.
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Review: Sterling MX5 and MX8 Studio Monitors
By Rob Tavaglione. Sterling Audio, a division of Guitar Center, has brought its MX line to market, which includes models with 3”, 5” and...
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Review: Krotos Reformer, Reformer Pro, Dehumaniser II and Dehumaniser Simple Monsters
By Rob Tavaglione. Krotos’ Reformer and Dehumaniser lines offer a new approach to sound design.
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Review: Retro Instruments Revolver
By Barry Rudolph. Dual-Channel Tube Compressor Recalls the Vintage Audio Gear of Yesteryear
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Review: Warm Audio WA-47 Tube Condenser Microphone
A Reimagining of the Classic Neumann U47 Tube Mic
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Review: Steinberg UR-RT4
Flagship of a new I/O line in collaboration with Rupert Neve Designs
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Earthworks SV33 Cardioid Capacitor Microphone Review
The Earthworks SV33 cardioid capacitor studio microphone is a no-compromise mic with an ultra-pure signal.
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Review: Sennheiser/Apogee AMBEO Smart Headset
By Russ Long. The concept of the AMBEO Smart Headset is a high-quality pair of earbuds that integrate a microphone on the exterior, allowing...
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Mojave MA-1000 Large-Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone Review
With the MA-1000 tube condenser microphone, Mojave built a world-class studio microphone with no compromises, and the result is an audio gem.
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Royer R-10 Ribbon Microphone Review
The R-10 ribbon microphone offers exceptional sonic performance and build quality, and is the most affordable Royer ribbon studio mic to date.
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Review: Manley Nu Mu
By Barry Rudolph. Stereo Limiter/Compressor with Wide Range, Solid Performance
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Review: Focusrite Clarett 4Pre USB Interface
By Brandon T. Hickey. For a USB interface in the price/input category that the Clarett 4Pre USB occupies, the sound of the Clarett preamps...
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Review: Kii Three Studio Monitors
No-Compromise Design with Active Wave Focusing and Six Drivers
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Review: JBL 705P Master Reference Monitors
By Steve La Cerra. Compact Footprint Brings Accuracy and Excellent Sound
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Review: Eve Audio SC207 Nearfield Monitors
By Rob Tavaglione. I’m quite familiar with the unique response of ribbon tweeters, especially from my previous reviews of ADAM Audio monitors—Eve’s founder was...
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Review: Soundtheory Gullfoss Intelligent EQ
By Rob Tavaglione. Gullfoss is not truly AI, just quite intelligent; it requires your experience to gauge severity, appropriateness and artistry.
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Review: Neumann KH80 DSP Monitors
By Rob Tavaglione. At right around $1K per pair at retail, these KH80 DSPs are hardly the most affordable of the micro-monitors out there...
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Review: Audio-Technica AT5047 Condenser Microphone
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione put Audio-Technica's AT5047 to the test on a variety of sources. And the verdict was...?
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Review: Magix Sound Forge Pro Mac V3
By Russ Long. Sound Forge Pro Mac 3 is an audio editor and processor that incorporates a highly customizable single-window architecture. While the look...
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Review: Grace Design m905
Arguably more important than any other element in the control room, the monitor controller is the heart of the modern studio.
Others
Review: Highland Dynamics BG2 Compressor
Barry Rudolph looks at the BG2, a fully transformer-balanced vari-mu compressor with automatic leveling capability.
Others
Review: Crane Song Avocet IIA Monitor Controller
Barry Rudolph takes a look at Crane Song's Avocet IIA stereo system, which consists of a two-rackspace audio chassis connected to the Avocet Remote...
Others
Review: MOTU 8D Digital Audio Interface
By Michael Cooper. The outstanding MOTU 8D fills an important niche unaddressed by other I/O boxes. Featuring no preamps or converters (save for those...
Microphones
Review: Audio-Technica AT5047 Microphone
Steve La Cerra examines the newest member of Audio-Technica’s 50 Series of handmade condenser microphones and finds that it "exudes elegance."
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Review: Audeze LCD-X Headphones
By Russ Long. Can Audiophile headphones cut it in the world of music production?
Guides
Technology Feature: Studio Microphones 2018
Some Classics, Some Innovations, and a Nod to the Future
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Review: Sony C-100 High-Resolution Condenser Mic
By Rich Tozzoli. Check out Sony's C-100 two-way condenser microphone, suitable for vocal and critical instrument recording in the studio.
