Studio Monitors

Barefoot Sound is known for their innovative design, expert craftsmanship and class-leading performance. Founded in 2006 by scientist, engineer and inventor Thomas Barefoot, the brand has quickly become one of the leading high-performance studio monitor manufacturers. While developing semiconductor-manufacturing technology for Intel in the early 2000s, Thomas spent his spare time pursuing his passion for music. He quickly became known as a speaker and acoustics guru in online recording forums, and often shared his belief that every step of the production process requires the same level of sound quality, dynamic range and bass extension. Continue reading →

Since Trinnov Audio was founded in 2003, the brand has been improving the way we experience sound, both out in the world and in our recording/mixing facilities. Their approach is two-fold. Trinnov's impressive room correction technology helps acoustically optimize the monitors and room that audio is created in, while also allowing users to replicate listening environments like theatres and PA systems. One of the keys to the Trinnov universe is the ST2 Pro. This monitor and room optimizer features four simultaneous processing channels, which supports any stereo speaker set-up with one or two subwoofers or bi-amp system. The ST2 Pro gives users the data and tools to set the target curve of their monitors and optimize the global acoustic response. And this is just the tip of the Trinnov iceberg... Continue reading →

Germany has been important to the history of pro audio, as it has given us many of the tools we use daily in the studio. In 1999, ADAM Audio was founded in the capital of Berlin and nearly a decade later the company is continuing the country’s legacy of innovation by creating incredible monitors.The history of ADAM Audio starts way before 1999 though. It begins with Oskar Heil’s design for the Air Motion Transformer in the 1960s, which would serve as the basis for ADAM Audio’s X-ART (eXtended Accelerating Ribbon Technology) tweeter. The design, which uses a pleated diaphragm as opposed to the traditional piston-like diaphragm, was truly the starting point of all forthcoming ADAM Audio designs. Continue reading →