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Studio monitors and headphones: products that press and retailer pages mention, checked on the makers’ official pages and listed by maker name. Names follow the official spelling. “Uses” gives what the official product page says (blank if it says nothing). Discontinued products are not listed.
About: Studio monitors and headphones
Studio monitors are speakers for checking a sound as it is; choose the size and number to suit your room and placement. For headphones, the choice differs between closed-back ones for tracking and open-back or monitoring ones for checking a mix.
How to read this page
- Product and maker names follow the official pages.
- “Uses” gives the words found in the official product description, such as podcast, streaming, voice-over or ASMR. A blank means the description we checked does not say; it does not mean the product is unsuitable.
- To choose, also see the recommendation pages by use (added over time) and the comparison lists of products we have reviewed.
- Prices change by store, so they are not listed here. The Rakuten link is a search results page.
| Maker | Product | Type | Uses (official description) | Official page | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKG | K240 MKII | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| AKG | K271 MKII | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Audio-Technica | ATH-M20xSTS | Headphones | Streaming | Official page | Search on Rakuten |
| Audio-Technica | ATH-R70xa | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Austrian Audio | Hi-X15 | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Austrian Audio | Hi-X20 | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Austrian Audio | Hi-X25BT | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Austrian Audio | Hi-X55 | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Austrian Audio | Hi-X60 | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Austrian Audio | Hi-X65 | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Edifier | MR3 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | SC203 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | SC2070 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | SC305 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | SC307 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | SC3070 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | SC408 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | TS107 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | TS108 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | TS110 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| EVE Audio | TS112 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Focal | Shape 40 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Focal | Shape 50 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| FOCAL PROFESSIONAL | Alpha Evo (50 / 65 / 80) | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| FOCAL PROFESSIONAL | ALPHA EVO TWIN | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Focal Professional | Shape(Shape 50 / 65 / Twin) | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| FOCAL PROFESSIONAL | Solo6 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| FOCAL PROFESSIONAL | Trio11 Be | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| FOCAL PROFESSIONAL | Twin6 | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| IK Multimedia | iLoud Micro Monitor | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| IK Multimedia | iLoud MTM MKII | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| IK Multimedia | iLoud Precision MKII | Monitor | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Neumann | NDH 20 / NDH 30 | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| RØDE | NTH-100 | Headphones | Radio/podcast, Streaming | Official page | Search on Rakuten |
| Sennheiser | HD 490 PRO | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Sennheiser | HD 560S | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Sony | INZONE H5 (WH-G500) | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Sony | MDR-EX800ST | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Sony | MDR-MV1 | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| TAGO STUDIO | T3-01 | Headphones | Official page | Search on Rakuten | |
| Yamaha | MSP3A | Monitor | Post-production | Official page | Search on Rakuten |