M-Audio AV32 Review – A 10 Watt Monster

AR Rating 66/100 Check Price on Amazon Check Similar Models What We Like Fairly linear response. Good frequency range. Decent amount of volume. What We Don’t Like Limited I/O options. Questionable build quality. M-Audio’s AV series offered affordable monitoring for a long time. The latest AV32 brings some changes to what the usual design. Even […]

Mackie CR3 Review – The Golden Standard Of Budget Music Production

AR Rating 60/100 Check Price on Amazon Check Similar Models What We Like Good build quality. Decent frequency range. Great I/O cluster. What We Don’t Like A bit shaky in the lows. Power cable not removable. Mackie’s CR3 series has been the around for quite a while now. During that time, these monitors have secured […]

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 […]

JBL LSR305 Review – Affordable High Definition Audio

AR Rating 88/100 Check Price on Amazon Check Similar Models What We Like Impressive response across the range. Great tone. Solid build. What We Don’t Like Requires caution when positioning. Affordable monitor speakers are plentiful these days. However, JBL’s decision to enter the market has definitely garnered some attention. Their LSR305 is by far one […]