Best Studio Monitor Headphones

REVIEW: Mackie CR Earbuds & MC Studio Headphones

Mackie’s been a huge player in the prod audio world for 30 years, and now they’ve unveiled a new lineup of in-ears and studio headphones for today’s musicians. How do they fare?...

PaMu Scroll Bluetooth Earbuds Review

If you’re like us, you’ve likely been bombarded with a never-ending barrage...

Mackie Announces All-New Headphones and Earbuds

Mackie today announces the all-new MC Series Professional Headphones and CR-Buds Series High-Performance Earphones. Building...

Status Audio CB-1 Headphones Review

Premium headphones are all the rage these days, whether we’re talking reference-grade...

REVIEW: Shinola Canfield On-Ear Headphones and In-Ear Monitors

If you want to save some time, here’s the short version of...

Learn more about studio monitor headphones and in-ear monitors for the recording studio from Performer’s team of pro audio experts. Articles in this section will focus on reviewing the latest studio headphones from leading manufacturers, explain the difference between open back, closed back and other types of studio headphones, and will explore why mixing with headphones in addition to traditional studio monitors might make sense for your home recording project.

Some of our most popular articles about studio headphones are below:

Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Custom Monitors Review
By Benjamin Ricci on February 5, 2018
Performer gets the perfect custom fit as we review the Ultimate Ears UE 4 Pro Personal Monitors We’ve previously reviewed the $999 UE Pro Remastered in-ears,...
Samson QH4 Headphone Amp Review
By Chris Devine on October 3, 2017
Samson QH4 Headphone Amp Review Knowing what you’re performing in a recording setting is key. However, when there are multiple performers, they’ll also need to...
Air Traffic Controller Demos the Blue Microphones Sadie Headphones
By Benjamin Ricci on September 25, 2017
Our friends in Air Traffic Controller are currently testing out the entire range of Blue Microphones’ ‘Essential Series’ mics, along with the new Sadie headphones,...
Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Reviews: 3 Different Takes
By Performer Magazine on August 29, 2017
STUDIO TEST: Performer’s Product Testers Hit the Studio (and the Street) with the ATH-M50x studio monitor headphones We recently put out a call to action for...
Ultimate Ears Pro Reference Remastered Review
By Benjamin Ricci on August 25, 2017
We take on the Ultimate Ears Pro Reference Remastered In-Ear Studio Monitors as part of our latest in-studio review. When we were first approached to review...