Gear Reviews

Microphones  |  No. 87

Josephson Engineering: C716 large-diaphragm condenser mic

reviewed by John Vanderslice

The C716 is the long-awaited addition to Josephson Engineering’s acclaimed Series Seven family of mics. It was developed and designed in the beautiful California coastal town of Santa Cruz,...

Microphones  |  No. 87

Mojave Audio: MA-300 large-diaphragm tube mic

reviewed by Craig Schumacher

Mojave mics have quickly become a favorite of many studio owners and engineers. They are well designed and affordable, and they sound really good. The MA-200 (Tape Op #55) has been out for three years...

Converters, Interfaces  |  No. 87

Apogee Electronics: Symphony I/O

reviewed by John Baccigaluppi

I have to confess that when I saw the early ads marketing Symphony I/O with its sleek Scandinavian hi-fi aesthetic and big rubber feet, it looked to me like something built for audiophiles or home...

Microphones  |  No. 87

Cascade Microphones: 731R dual short-ribbon mic

reviewed by Alex Maiolo

Olympia, Washington's Cascade is probably best known for bringing affordable ribbon mics to the masses. Sure, they offer condensers too, but a quick scan of their website quickly reveals their niche....

Microphones  |  No. 87

Ronin Applied Sciences: Pegasus tube mic

reviewed by Andy Hong

As I mentioned in the previous issue's "Gear Geeking" (Tape Op #86), the Pegasus was one the most exciting products to be unveiled at the AES Convention. Unlike most tube mics on the market...

Monitoring  |  No. 87

Focal Professional: CMS 40 compact powered monitor

reviewed by Andy Hong

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...

Signal Processors  |  No. 87

Eventide: Space multi-effects stompbox

reviewed by Eli Crews

I admit to having been quite skeptical when Eventide’s most recent stompbox, Space, arrived at my doorstep. In the first place, I’m the kind of guy whose favorite pedals have a maximum of...

Consoles/Summing, Tools, Wiring  |  No. 87

Dangerous Music: Liaison

reviewed by Adam Gonsalves, Andy Hong, Jeff Lipton, Claude VonStroke

At first glance, the Liaison is not much more than an insert switcher. Plug in six of your outboard processors, and you can use Liaison’s front-panel buttons to switch your processors in and out...

Dynamics  |  No. 87

Serpent Audio: SB4001 500-Series bus compressor

reviewed by Garrett Haines, Dave Hidek

This is the sentence where we make some stupid snake joke, or worse, a juvenile double entendre. Moving on, this is a cool new 500-Series bus compressor. Last year, Serpent Audio released the SB4000...