The International Buyer's Guide Monitoring & Headphones 2013

2013 | English | True PDF | 35 Pages | 4 MB
Welcome to Monitors & Headphones 2013, an overview of the professional monitor and headphone market for the production professional.

This is an updated and refreshed collection of promotional articles looking at 15 of the world’s leading monitor and headphone manufacturers and their product ranges. Inside you’ll find the stories behind the drivers – the ethos’ and design ethics that go into producing these critical audio production components, and details of the products themselves.

Monitoring provokes much debate, much passion, and possibly more subjective wrangling than any other node in the signal chain. Whether it’s the box, the magnetics, the materials, the electronics, the room, or even the ears that make the difference, the term ‘reference’ is never used lightly amongst those who rely on hi-fidelity, accurate and natural voicing, spot- on transients, and a little ‘something’ extra.

Hopefully this guide will provide a good foundation for your monitor and headphone buying homework during 2013, and push back the boundaries of your considerations. To complement the profiles, we’ve articles from renowned Acousticians Andy Munro and John Storyk about the finer points of surround speaker placement, and the ‘Monitoring Commandments’, plus a special headphone primer feature with expert advice.

This, and the other Buyers Guides in the series (Microphones, Recorders, DAWs, Consoles, Live Sound Technology, and Live Sound Application) are Audio Media projects, designed to help you find your way through the information explosion and find the product that suits your needs. Audio Media is an internationally distributed magazine that deals with professional audio production in film, TV, radio, music, games, and stage. It’s available in both print and digital editions.