monitor speakers

Nearfield audio reference

Monitor speakers are audio speakers designed for accurate, uncolored sound reproduction rather than enhanced listening pleasure.

Recording engineers and music producers use them to hear exactly what's in a recording: She played back the mix through the studio monitors.

Unlike consumer speakers that boost bass or treble, monitors reveal flaws and details.

Often shortened to monitors.

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tweeter · woofer · audio · mixing · reference · frequency response · desk · sound · amplified · frequency · bass · clarity · playback · audio interface · listening · sound stage · producer · recording

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G