Recording

“These chemicals may be migrating from the headphones into our body”: Research suggests headphones contain dangerous toxins

“Premium design detail coupled with excellent sonics delivers a listening experience that doesn’t disappoint”: HEDD HEDDphone D1 review

Best guitar amp headphones 2026: My top picks for practicing your guitar quietly

“From functionality through to physical design, IK Multimedia has completely nailed it”: IK Multimedia ARC On-Ear review

“A beautifully-designed headphone with impressive sonics”: Focal Lensys Professional review

Best DJ headphones 2026: Booth-ready choices from budget to pro-level

“A good combination of comfort and sonics in a lightweight design”: Rode NTH-50 review

Best budget studio headphones 2026: Cheap headphones to tackle every studio task

Best studio headphones 2026: my pick of cans for mixing, mastering, and monitoring - tested by a working musician and producer

Best USB microphones 2026: Plug-and-play mics for everything from streaming to singing

“If you are choosing one desktop mic to cover podcasting, streaming and clean home-studio voice capture, the PodMic USB makes a strong case”: Rode PodMic USB review

“Rode spent the money where it counts, namely the preamp and conversion”: Rode NT-USB+ review

“Captures the essence of the U87 design and is ideal for a multitude of recording tasks”: Warm Audio WA-87jr review

Best condenser mics 2026: My expert picks for home recording, no matter your budget

Best vocal mics 2026: Our top vocal microphones for stage and studio

NAMM 2026: A trio of new offerings in the KSM series claim to sport some ‘impossibly low’ self-noise

“A perfect choice for podcasters, streamers and music users”: AKG C-Series microphones review

Best budget USB microphones 2026: Get creative and sound better for less

Best in-ear monitors 2026: IEMs for stage and studio

Best small studio monitors 2026: Compact studio speakers

Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo didn't overheat a speaker during the making of Michael Jackson’s Beat It, but an AC/DC issue did

Best budget studio monitors 2026: Make your mixes sing with these wallet-friendly home studio speakers

Best studio monitors 2026: Studio speakers for musicians and producers on any budget

Best budget in-ear monitors 2026: My pick of cheap in-ears for every type of musician

“Pro-quality results at semi-pro cash”: IK Multimedia Precision 6 MkII review

“Offers excellent input flexibility, remote control and tank-like construction”: Fiio SP5 review

IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitor $120 off at Sweetwater this Cyber Weekend

"It's like being in a toy shop": How Abbey Road is reinventing itself

“I know just enough to let the other people do their jobs": John Mayer explains why he’s bought Henson studios

IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitor $120 off at Sweetwater this Cyber Weekend

I went to the Kraftwerk auction to buy their chairs, but came back with a studio's worth of gear instead

Echotown Studio: A world class recording studio in the stunning Dorset countryside

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Music studio complex opens in former nuclear bunker in The Hague

Dub pioneer Adrian Sherwood on embracing AI and playing the studio like an instrument

Best studio chairs 2025: Are you sitting comfortably in your home studio?

“A good all round headphone suited to recording, mixing and mastering”: Adam Audio H200 Headphones review