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High-End Studio Monitors Buying Guide
Get Better Mixes, Faster
In the studio, having monitors you can trust is almost as important as having ears you can trust -- how can you make decisions if you can't hear what you're doing? With that in mind, we've put together this buying guide, focusing on the best of the best studio monitors in our catalog.
With cutting-edge models from Focal, Neumann, Fluid Audio, and more, this buying guide helps you discern between top-shelf monitors so you can make the best choice for you and your studio.
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With cutting-edge models from Focal, Neumann, Fluid Audio, and more, this buying guide helps you discern between top-shelf monitors so you can make the best choice for you and your studio.
ADAM Audio A8H Active 3-Way Studio Monitor
With a three-way design for crystal clear mids, highs, and lows, plus an X-ART tweeter and multi-layer mineral (MLM) woofer, the ADAM Audio A8H delivers truly impressive sound quality.
The A8H's innovative midrange driver, descended from ADAM's flagship S Series, lends the A8H a detailed midrange and clarifies highs and lows by leaving the tweeter and woofer free to reproduce those frequencies.
Own it for $1,499.99 or 18 payments of $83.33!
The A8H's innovative midrange driver, descended from ADAM's flagship S Series, lends the A8H a detailed midrange and clarifies highs and lows by leaving the tweeter and woofer free to reproduce those frequencies.
Own it for $1,499.99 or 18 payments of $83.33!
Neumann KH 310A Active 3-Way Studio Monitor
Hear your mixes with pinpoint accuracy. Neumann KH 310A monitors use advanced waveguide technology for ruler-flat frequency response and a wide sweet spot.
With a Mathematically Modeled Dispersion Waveguide (MMD), versatile acoustic controls for adjusting the speaker to your room, flexible input options, and an extensive range of mounting hardware, the KH 310 is a perfect choice for pro and project studios. Its extremely accurate bass performance and automatic room correction via the MA 1 measurement mic ensure that you hear what's really in your mixes.
Own it for $2,495.00 or 18 payments of $138.61!
With a Mathematically Modeled Dispersion Waveguide (MMD), versatile acoustic controls for adjusting the speaker to your room, flexible input options, and an extensive range of mounting hardware, the KH 310 is a perfect choice for pro and project studios. Its extremely accurate bass performance and automatic room correction via the MA 1 measurement mic ensure that you hear what's really in your mixes.
Own it for $2,495.00 or 18 payments of $138.61!
ADAM Audio S2V Active Nearfield Studio Monitor
Get world-class monitoring with ADAM's flagship S Series. The compact S2V pairs a 7" woofer and S-ART ribbon tweeter with DSP you can customize to your room.
Custom-designed DSP gives the S2V a linear response across the entire frequency range, and includes user EQ and tuning/voicing functions, as well as protecting the drivers from signal overload. With the razor-sharp response and imaging of the S2V, your mixes have nowhere to hide.
Own it for $1,399.99 or 18 payments of $77.78!
Custom-designed DSP gives the S2V a linear response across the entire frequency range, and includes user EQ and tuning/voicing functions, as well as protecting the drivers from signal overload. With the razor-sharp response and imaging of the S2V, your mixes have nowhere to hide.
Own it for $1,399.99 or 18 payments of $77.78!
Focal Twin6 Powered Studio Monitor
Put Focal precision to work in your studio! Focus mode turns the Twin6 into a 1-way speaker -- a real-world reference for how mixes translate on TV and more.
The Focal Twin6 provides highly transparent and defined audio, with full dynamics and a precise soundstage thanks to beryllium inverted-dome tweeters and composite sandwich W-cones. Plus, use Focus mode to turn the Twin6 into a "cube"-style mix reference speaker, using the woofer alone as a full-range driver.
Own it for $2,299.00 or 12 payments of $191.58!
The Focal Twin6 provides highly transparent and defined audio, with full dynamics and a precise soundstage thanks to beryllium inverted-dome tweeters and composite sandwich W-cones. Plus, use Focus mode to turn the Twin6 into a "cube"-style mix reference speaker, using the woofer alone as a full-range driver.
Own it for $2,299.00 or 12 payments of $191.58!
Neumann KH 150 Powered Studio Monitor
Take the guesswork out of mixing with Neumann's 6.5" powered monitors. The KH 150 boasts a linear response from 39 Hz to 21 kHz, and XLR and S/PDIF inputs.
With bass extension down to 39 Hz thanks to a carefully designed bass reflex cabinet, as well as ruler-flat frequency response and sophisticated DSP, the KH 150 is a 6.5-inch monitor that you can put anywhere for pro-quality sound. Use the MA 1 measurement mic (sold separately) to calibrate the KH 150 for any room to achieve optimal accuracy.
Own it for $1,750.00 or 18 payments of $97.22!
With bass extension down to 39 Hz thanks to a carefully designed bass reflex cabinet, as well as ruler-flat frequency response and sophisticated DSP, the KH 150 is a 6.5-inch monitor that you can put anywhere for pro-quality sound. Use the MA 1 measurement mic (sold separately) to calibrate the KH 150 for any room to achieve optimal accuracy.
Own it for $1,750.00 or 18 payments of $97.22!
Focal Solo6 Powered Studio Monitor
Made in France to Focal's exacting standards, this 2-way monitor's Focus mode turns it into a 1-way speaker to ensure your mixes translate on small systems.
Similar to the Twin6 but in a smaller package, the Focal Solo6 offers Focal's legendary transparency and clarity, with highly precise audio reproduction and a non-fatiguing tonal signature that you can mix on for hours.
Own it for $1,499.00 or 12 payments of $124.92!
Similar to the Twin6 but in a smaller package, the Focal Solo6 offers Focal's legendary transparency and clarity, with highly precise audio reproduction and a non-fatiguing tonal signature that you can mix on for hours.
Own it for $1,499.00 or 12 payments of $124.92!
IK Multimedia iLoud Precision MTM Studio Monitor
Hear deep into your mixes with the iLoud Precision MTM, a high-end studio monitor with a D'Appolito configuration for reduced ceiling and floor reflections.
Model a wide range of studio monitors, hi-fi speakers, and even TV and phone speakers accurately with iLoud Precision MTM monitors. Manufactured with extremely tight tolerances using cutting-edge technology, iLoud MTMs deliver ultra-linear frequency and phase response in their native mode, plus highly accurate modeling of other models with the X-MONITOR app so you can be sure your mix will translate anywhere.
Own it for $899.99 or 12 payments of $75.00!
Model a wide range of studio monitors, hi-fi speakers, and even TV and phone speakers accurately with iLoud Precision MTM monitors. Manufactured with extremely tight tolerances using cutting-edge technology, iLoud MTMs deliver ultra-linear frequency and phase response in their native mode, plus highly accurate modeling of other models with the X-MONITOR app so you can be sure your mix will translate anywhere.
Own it for $899.99 or 12 payments of $75.00!