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 KSM313/NE — Editorial Review
Shure KSM313/NE — Editorial Review The Shure KSM313/NE is a premium bidirectional ribbon microphone with a clever dual-voice design: its two sides are tun...
Neumann BCM 104 — Editorial Review
Neumann BCM 104 — Editorial Review The Neumann BCM 104 is a large-diaphragm cardioid condenser purpose-built for broadcast and voice. It folds an integrat...
Zoom UAC-232 — Editorial Review
Zoom UAC-232 — Editorial Review The Zoom UAC-232 is a 2-in/2-out USB-C audio interface whose headline feature is 32-bit float recording: by using a dual-c...
Warm Audio WA-47jr — Editorial Review
Warm Audio WA-47jr — Editorial Review The Warm Audio WA-47jr is an affordable, transformerless FET take on the classic Neumann U47 FET, built around a lar...
Shure MV6 — Editorial Review
Shure MV6 — Editorial Review The Shure MV6 is a compact USB dynamic microphone aimed at gamers, streamers, and podcasters who want Shure broadcast pedigre...
Lewitt CONNECT 2 — Editorial Review
Lewitt CONNECT 2 — Editorial Review The Lewitt CONNECT 2 is a compact USB-C audio interface built for content creators, streamers, and podcasters who want...
Shure MV7+ — Editorial Review
Shure MV7+ — Editorial Review The Shure MV7+ is the upgraded version of Shure's hugely popular hybrid USB/XLR podcast dynamic. It keeps the dual-output fl...
Neumann TLM 193 — Editorial Review
Neumann TLM 193 — Editorial Review The Neumann TLM 193 is a large-diaphragm cardioid studio condenser built around the same K 89 capsule as Neumann's accl...
Audient iD24 — Editorial Review
Audient iD24 — Editorial Review The Audient iD24 is a 10-in / 14-out USB-C audio interface that brings console-grade preamps and high-end conversion to a ...
Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 — Editorial Review
Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 — Editorial Review The NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4 is Nikon's affordable fast standard prime for the Z system — a bright, full-frame nif...
Rode NT1 5th Gen — Editorial Review
Rode NT1 5th Gen — Editorial Review The Rode NT1 5th Gen modernizes a home-studio legend by adding dual XLR and USB-C connectivity and 32-bit float record...
Shure SM7dB — Editorial Review
Shure SM7dB — Editorial Review The Shure SM7dB takes the legendary SM7B broadcast dynamic microphone and adds a built-in active preamp, solving the SM7B's...