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Best Monitor Speakers under $500

Winner: Yamaha HS50M Active Studio Monitor (70 Watts, 1x5 in.)
Monitor speakers these days can range quite drastically in terms of price and quality. Also known as reference or studio monitors, these speakers are ideal...

Best Digital Mixer

Winner: Digidesign Venue SC48 Mixer
Although many will claim all the way to their graves that digital mixing boards are lacking in the character and warmth that their analog peers pass along...

Best Wireless Microphone

Winner: Sennheiser EW 135 G3-B-US Handheld Cardioid EW System
Wireless Microphones used to be only available to the big rock acts. Now anyone can get onem and they are a great tool to use, so wires aren’t all...

Best Kick Drum Mic

Winner: AKG D 112 Kick Drum Mic
Of all the acoustic instruments on the bandstand and in the recording studio, the choice of microphone on the kick drum provides some of the greatest...

Best Mixing Board

Winner: PreSonus StudioLive 24.4.2 Mixer
If you have ever been to a public speech or an outdoor concert, you can bet that somewhere on stage you were able to find a heavy duty mixing board...

Best DI Box

Winner: Radial JDI Passive Direct Box
There are people out there who insist that Direct Boxes, better known as DI boxes, aren't really necessary for recording purposes, but rather are only...

Best Condenser Microphone under $500

Winner: AKG C214 Condenser Microphone
The only thing more essential to successful recording than having a good condenser microphone on hand in the studio, is having a few good condenser...

Best Mic Preamp

Winner: Daking Mic Pre One Microphone Preamp
Finding the proper Mic Pre can be a dizzying prospect in the modern world of recording. However, Mic Pre's are an essential part of the overall sound and...

Best Budget Mic Preamp

Winner: FMR Audio Really Nice Preamp
Mic Pre's are just as much fun to choose from as are their accompanying microphones. Sound and design quality are constantly improving making the $500...

Best Powered Mixer

Winner: Mackie PPM1012 12-Channel Powered Mixer (Stereo, 1600 Watts)
The "powered" mixer is named due to the phantom power it supplies to microphones and is different than regular mixers with that feature. These...

Best Multitrack Recorder

Winner: Korg D888 8-track Digital Recorder
When you purchase a recording system, the first decision to make is always whether you're going to be recording into a dedicated piece of hardware, or a...

Best Tom-Tom Mic

Winner: Sennheiser MD 421-II Dynamic Microphone
Because of their proximity to every other vital element of the drum set, getting a great sound on toms is perhaps the hardest task of a studio recording...

Best Powered Studio Monitor

Winner: KRK VXT8 Active Studio Monitor
The near-field studio monitor industry is populated mostly by powered monitors, and this is because the built-in amps can be more easily fine-tuned to...

Best Cymbal Mic

Winner: Audio-Technica ATM450 Condenser Microphone
Because of the high frequency content of cymbal recordings, and intended musical effect we strive for in great percussion recording, getting the right...

Best Budget USB Microphone

Winner: Blue Snowball Condenser USB Microphone
As the USB microphone market has expanded from a novelty market to one that appeals to podcasters and pro musicians alike, the sub-market of budget USB...

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