M-Audio AV42 Review – Great Sound At A Low Price

AR Rating 77/100 Check Price on Amazon Check Similar Models What We Like Great value for the money. Good performance all around. Simple design. What We Don’t Like Lack of acoustic controls. Somewhat raw response. M-Audio’s AV series of monitor speakers were designed to address the needs of the budget user. AV42 is probably the […]

PreSonus Eris E4.5 Review – Budget Champion For All

AR Rating 85/100 Check Price on Amazon Check Similar Models What We Like Great build quality. Impressive tone. Versatile features. What We Don’t Like Shaky quality control. If there’s one thing PreSonus understands, it is good sound. Their Eris series of monitors made quite a few shock waves on the market. Eris 4.5 has proven […]

Yamaha HS5 Review – The Golden Standard

AR Rating 87/100 Check Price on Amazon Check Similar Models What We Like Great response across the range. Effective acoustic controls. Lots of volume power. Extremely attractive design. What We Don’t Like Poor performance at the very bottom of the frequency range. Yamaha is known for dropping in and disrupting markets with affordable, great performing […]

Alesis Elevate 5 MKII Review – Stacked And Affordable

AR Rating 75/100 Check Price on Amazon Check Similar Models What We Like Decent amount of power for this price range. Good quality cabinets with a simple design. Relatively transparent performance. What We Don’t Like Somewhat shallow frequency range. Alesis is one of the staple brands when it comes to affordable studio monitors. Now they’ve […]

Mackie CR4 Review – The Staple Of Affordable Music Production

AR Rating 76/100 Check Price on Amazon Check Similar Models What We Like Simple yet attractive design with front facing controls. Performance that can easily get the job done for home studios. Great value for the money even to this day. What We Don’t Like Weak low end that kicks in a bit late. Mackie […]