Stuart Bruce
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Audeze LCD3 headphones
By Stuart Bruce last updated
At a price that could buy 12 pairs of standard studio cans, these better be special. We plug in to find out why…

Arturia 3 Plugins You'll Actually Use packs
By Stuart Bruce published
Two packs of emulations touching on some the most sought-after equipment on the planet

RME Fireface UFX+ and ARC USB remote
By Stuart Bruce published
With up to 94 inputs and outputs, is this the best connected interface on the planet?

OTO BAM Space Generator
By Stuart Bruce published
Paris-based OTO Machines is dedicated to making a small range of effects boxes with more than a tip of the hat to the early days of digital.

Antelope Audio Zen Tour
By Stuart Bruce published
Antelope doesn't tend to scrimp on quality for its products and the Zen Tour is no exception.

Applied Acoustic Systems Chromaphone 2
By Stuart Bruce published
The basic premise of Chromaphone is a synthesizer based around combining acoustic resonators.

Arturia KeyLab 88
By Stuart Bruce published
The KeyLab 88 in many ways harks back to the synths of the '70s and '80s with its metal and wood construction.

Eiosis AirEQ Premium
By Stuart Bruce published
Occasionally an EQ comes along that seems to offer something a bit different - like the AirEQ from Eiosis. At first glance it is a complex unit to get your head around

EastWest Hollywood Orchestra Diamond Edition
By Stuart Bruce published
EastWest has gone all out with its Orchestra Diamond Edition to provide highly usable and detailed sample sets with the advantage of multiple microphone positions and many different articulations

Prism Sound Titan
By Stuart Bruce published
Naming an audio interface after a race of giant omnipotent deities is a bold move. Can the Titan stand up?

Warm Audio WA76
By Stuart Bruce published
The original 1176 has become a recording classic. Pretty much every high-end studio in the world owns one, and with good reason

Brainworx bx_refinement
By Stuart Bruce published
Excessive loudness and heavy use of processing can result in harshness in an all-digital mix. Brainworx claims to have the answer...

Audient ASP880
By Stuart Bruce published
Audient's well-proven eight-channel mic preamplifier now has a built in ADC and a few extra tricks up its sleeve

Prism Sound Lyra 2
By Stuart Bruce published
With its excellent pedigree does the Lyra 2 live up to expectations?

Thermionic Culture Phoenix HG 15
By Stuart Bruce published
The highly acclaimed Phoenix in a new incarnation as a mono recording channel

Metric Halo ULN-8
By Stuart Bruce published
With its enormous functionality and recent price drop the ULN-8 certainly looks mighty tempting. Stuart Bruce takes a bite of the apple

Warm Audio TB12 Tone Beast
By Stuart Bruce published
Warm Audio reckons you'll struggle to beat the sound of its TB12 preamp at this price

SPL Masterbay S Model 1150
By Stuart Bruce published
Designed to be the hub for a chain of analogue mastering processors, the Masterbay S might just have a broader appeal

Eve Audio SC207 monitors
By Stuart Bruce published
Placed at the most competitive point in the nearfield monitor market, can the SC207's outshine the rest? We make a beeline for the sweet spot

Lindell Audio 7X-500 Compressor
By Stuart Bruce published
The Swedish firm takes the plunge into the ever-competitive 500 series market

Lindell Audio 6X-500 Mic Pre/EQ
By Stuart Bruce published
A new Swedish take on a classic audio design

Warm Audio WA12 Discrete Mic Pre
By Stuart Bruce published
Want a classic-looking mic pre that can really capture the warmth of of glorious 1970s? We may have just the thing, ya dig?

Brainworx bx_limiter
By Stuart Bruce published
Reached the limit with your old limiter? We may have found one that really 'worx for you…
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