



This is a speaker small enough to sit on a stand or desk in proximity to the listener, so that most of the sound that the listener hears is coming directly from the speaker, rather than reflecting off of walls and ceilings (and thus picking up coloration and reverberation from the room). An unqualified reference to a monitor often refers to a near-field (compact or close-field) design. In other words, it exhibits minimal emphasis or de-emphasis of particular frequencies, the loudspeaker gives an accurate reproduction of the tonal qualities of the source audio ("uncolored" or "transparent" are synonyms), and there will be no relative phase shift of particular frequencies-meaning no distortion in sound-stage perspective for stereo recordings.īeyond stereo sound-stage requirements, a linear phase response helps impulse response remain true to source without encountering "smearing". Among audio engineers, the term monitor implies that the speaker is designed to produce relatively flat (linear) phase and frequency responses. Studio monitors are loudspeakers in speaker enclosures specifically designed for professional audio production applications, such as recording studios, filmmaking, television studios, radio studios and project or home studios, where accurate audio reproduction is crucial. PreSonus Eris E4.5 HD Active Studio Monitor.
