For connectivity, we tried a few different setups; our mixer channel provides a pair of stereo RCA outs, so that was an easy decision, but for our audio interface – which offered XLR or two ¼” TS jack outs, we had to source a different cable. With iLoud Micro Monitor, you will hear the truth in your music no matter whether you're mixing, mastering or just listening to your favourite tunes at home. The best solution for this would be some very short mic stands which would screw into the bottom of the speakers, but my soup towers will have to do.

Today, IK Multimedia is a multinational company with seven subsidiaries in Italy, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Hong Kong, and the USA and exclusively manufactures products which are perfectly tailored to the needs of musicians, true to its motto “Musicians first”. Once connected, any fears over the sonic potential of the Micro Monitor system were quickly thrown out the window, and then some. For critical mixing, they should be paired with some good quality studio headphones, to double check the bass. Anyways, as you get into the more Pro Pro audio brands things like bluetooth and other party trick features go away. Its two founders, both musicians and engineers, joined forces with the aim of emulating electronic circuits using computer algorithms.Sure they're small, low powered and "only" go down to 55Hz (-3dB) and their 3" woofers won't do subs or move tons of air but that's not the intended purpose, they are (very) near field speakers.

The narrow baffle plate eliminates diffraction problems, which is necessary as the tweeter is quite close to the speaker cabinet. iLoud Micro Monitors are two extremely portable, high-performance bi-amped speakers that deliver a combined 50W RMS of power for superior bass, plenty of headroom and an expansive stereo image. Their midi devices are nice for the money (keyboards particularly, and doubly so for iPhone and iPad Pro) and their iPad/Phone apps, SampleTank and Hammond Organ, have got to be the best for live shows in that platform And certainly competent for recording.

Although, these metal grilles are used to protect the speakers, they have a negative effect on sound quality. The MTM iLoud monitors received widespread praise by virtue of the fact they paint a true representation of your mixes, whether they sound good or not. With iLoud you can be confident that any type of music will be reproduced with the accuracy normally found only on high-grade studio monitors. Above is a capture from the Real Time Analyzer showing bass compression while playing Mason's "It Was About Chicago" being played at two different volume levels.

The iLoud Micro Monitor system provides the necessary solution in situations where space is limited, as the speakers only require a small footprint and can thus be positioned in close proximity to the listener. Walls and ceilings reflect sound, and the only way to eliminate reverberations is to mount panels designed for acoustic purposes.The XLR and ¼” TS jack outputs are missing, so for some connections – we had to purchase a separate cable. While there are hundreds of portable Bluetooth speakers on the market, none of them were developed with musicians in mind – until now.