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Studio equipment reviews

Whether you’re building a home setup or fine-tuning a professional workspace, choosing the right equipment makes all the difference. Here at Higher Hz, we’ve tested a wide range of products to help you make informed decisions.

To start, check out our top picks for the best audio interfaces, the best studio monitors, and the best studio headphones – including both high-end models and budget-friendly options.

Scope Labs Periscope review: Unique but impractical

In this review, I will be testing the Scope Labs Periscope omnidirectional microphone.

The Periscope looks like a pipe stolen from an engine room and has a built-in compressor. This might be great news for those of you who are excited by novelty, but let’s see if its performance is as exciting.

Adam Audio T5V review: Almost perfect budget monitors

There are plenty of budget monitors out there to pick from, although most of them come with serious drawbacks. The Rokits are too bass-heavy, the Yamahas are too piercing, the list goes on.

The Adam Audio T5V? Well, they have some drawbacks too, but on a purely objective level, these monitors perform far better than a handful of their other budget counterparts.

Yamaha HS8 review: Great as secondary reference monitors

Yamaha really doesn’t need much of an introduction. They’ve been around for years and have built their reputation from the success of their infamous NS-10 – the most trusted and reliably horrible-sounding monitors possibly ever made.

Shure SM7B review: Microphone that made Thriller

In this review, I’ll be taking a look at the Shure SM7B dynamic microphone. Some of you may be familiar with this microphone as the one Michael Jackson used on Thriller. If not, now you are. Let’s get started.

Shure MV7 review: Good for spoken word, but not much else

In this review, I’ll be looking at the Shure MV7 dynamic USB/XLR microphone.

Shure is a reliable company and is responsible for a number of advancements in audio technology. Let’s see if the MV7 holds up Shure’s reputation.

Tannoy Gold 5 review: Decent sound let down by quality issues

Tannoy used to be a great and reliable company, a lot of their speakers from the 80s and 90s are still well sought-after today. Unfortunately, ever since being bought out by Behringer some-odd years ago, the company hasn’t had so much presence in the audio world.