Guides & Reviews
Expert buying guides, hands-on reviews, and practical how-to articles to help you build the perfect studio setup.
The Complete Guide to Upgrading Your PC: When, Why, and How
Introduction PC upgrades fall into a small number of well-understood categories, but the order matters more than most builders realize. The same $500 spent on the wrong upgrade can deliver no perceptible improvement; spent on the right upgrade ...
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Shure MV7 — Editorial Review
Shure MV7 — Editorial Review The Shure MV7 is a dynamic cardioid podcast microphone that borrows the broadcast voicing of the legendary SM7B but adds a US...
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen — Editorial Review
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen — Editorial Review The Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen is Focusrite's rackmount flagship for the Scarlett range — an 18-in/20-out ...
Samson C02 Matched Pair — Editorial Review
Samson C02 Matched Pair — Editorial Review The Samson C02 is an affordable matched pair of small-diaphragm pencil condensers built for stereo recording. W...
Behringer C-2 Matched Pair — Editorial Review
Behringer C-2 Matched Pair — Editorial Review The Behringer C-2 is a matched pair of small-diaphragm condenser (pencil) microphones sold for the price mos...
Behringer MIC300 Tube Ultragain — Editorial Review
Behringer MIC300 Tube Ultragain — Editorial Review The Behringer MIC300 Tube Ultragain is an ultra-budget single-channel tube microphone preamp with a bui...
Lewitt LCT 1040 — Editorial Review
Lewitt LCT 1040 — Editorial Review The Lewitt LCT 1040 is a flagship microphone system that puts a tube and a FET signal path in one capsule, with an exte...
Razer Seiren V3 Mini — Editorial Review
Razer Seiren V3 Mini — Editorial Review The Razer Seiren V3 Mini is an ultra-compact, budget USB condenser microphone for streamers and content creators. ...
Mackie EM-99B — Editorial Review
Mackie EM-99B — Editorial Review The Mackie EM-99B is an affordable cardioid dynamic broadcast microphone aimed at podcasting, live streaming, and dialogu...
PreSonus TubePre v2 — Editorial Review
PreSonus TubePre v2 — Editorial Review The PreSonus TubePre v2 is an affordable single-channel tube microphone preamp and DI box. Its hook is a Drive cont...
Dell UltraSharp U2723QE — Editorial Review
Dell UltraSharp U2723QE — Editorial Review The Dell UltraSharp U2723QE is a 27-inch 4K monitor built on an IPS Black panel, pairing crisp, color-accurate ...
Shure MVX2U — Editorial Review
Shure MVX2U — Editorial Review The Shure MVX2U is a pocket-sized XLR-to-USB adapter that turns any analog XLR microphone into a high-quality USB mic, comp...
Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5017 — Editorial Review
Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5017 — Editorial Review The Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5017 is a rugged, portable mic preamp, DI, and compressor in one compa...