SRH1840 headphones   < Shure >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on May 15, 2012
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 89 >
Let me preface my statements here with a general note that everyone's heads, ears, and ear canals are shaped differently; therefore, everyone will hear a set of headphones differently. With that said,...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Allen Farmelo on Mar 18, 2012
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 88 >
The reason most mixers use speakers like the Yamaha NS-10M and Auratone — or small radios, cheap computer speakers, and other assorted “crappy sounding” things — is that these...  < KEEP READING >
D5 compact powered monitor   < Equator Audio >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on Mar 18, 2012
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 88 >
Inspired by the straightforward approach Equator Audio takes in selling the D5 direct to consumers — without middleman margins and BS sales tactics — I’m going to just cut to the...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Brandon Miller on Mar 18, 2012
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 88 >
Genelec has long been a name associated with "industry standard" for active studio monitors, and the 8040A model has been around since 2004, so I won't focus on the sound of the 8240A as much as I...  < KEEP READING >
CMS 40 compact powered monitor   < Focal Professional >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on Jan 12, 2012
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 87 >
The first time I ran music through a pair of these tiny speakers, I had to double check to make sure I wasn’t listening to my larger ADAM P11A monitors (Tape Op #33). Bass extension in...  < KEEP READING >
Opal active nearfield monitor   < Event Electronics >
Reviewed by Brandon Miller on Nov 17, 2011
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 86 >
Fairly young and becoming something of an instant legend, the Event Opal is getting tons of attention. It’s not often that a company scales a rather diverse monitor range down to a single...  < KEEP READING >
SRH940 headphones   < Shure >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on Sep 15, 2011
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 85 >
When I initially donned these headphones, I was reminded of when I heard ADAM Audio S3-A active monitors (Tape Op #33) for the first time at the now defunct Bomb Factory Studios in Burbank. I was...  < KEEP READING >
In-Ear Reference Monitors   < Ultimate Ears >
Reviewed by Larry Crane on May 16, 2011
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 83 >
As far as I know, these are the first custom-molded, in-ear monitors developed for pro audio engineers. As these are custom-molded to fit your ears, I first had to go get my ears molded by an...  < KEEP READING >
PRO 900 S-Logic headphones   < Ultrasone >
Reviewed by Jeff Elbel on Mar 15, 2011
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 82 >
With a broad line designed for both home audio and professional use, German designer Ultrasone knows headphones. The PRO 900 headphones advance many features included in 2007's HFI2200 model, a...  < KEEP READING >
PhantomFocus System   < Carl Tatz Design >
Reviewed by Larry Crane on Mar 15, 2011
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 82 >
For over seven years, Carl Tatz, studio designer and former owner of Recording Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, has installed his proprietary PhantomFocus monitoring systems in studios around the world...  < KEEP READING >