Many people will be more familiar with IK Multimedia from the Italian company’s software, but it has been making waves in the hardware world too. Ground plane is way more of a pain in the ass to setup, but is as accurate as you can get when measuring bass response.

Well a little bit better than the average pair of 20€ PC speakers but you get the point: they don't exactly look like professional studio reference speakers that will impress clients with their looks or physical appearance. As someone who is used to headphones sound with EQ, I can tell you that these were my best investment. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. Failing that, both have microphone stand connectors on their bottom side so they can be placed off the desk entirely. Its two speakers are powered by ultra-efficient class D power amplifiers that push a combined 50 W RMS of power.The amps are efficient Class D amplifiers, delivering 18 Watts each to the woofers, and seven Watts each to the tweeters. I am delighted with this investment and recommend it to anyone like me who has little space for their creative setup, and wants to spend their money wisely. The black line is what we want as a best case response, the red measurement shows the speaker with desk EQ turned off.

This is the edge of good - above that I can hear amp distortion even if the warning light is not flashing.Slowly increasing the volume on bass heavy songs and I can tell there is a dsp limiter keeping bass response just below the limit of the driver. Sound is crisp and balanced not overly bassy or bright, just balanced over the full spectrum they provide.

The speakers are placed on top of my hi-fi speakers and I had to find a solution to keep them angled and stable. Grab your guitar and plug it into iLoud, plug in your mobile device, launch your favorite mobile app like AmpliTube or VocaLive and start jamming and recording.IK Multimedia say that the Micro Monitors are the smallest and lightest active studio reference monitor system in the world. Worst issue for me is that this is not really compact, not good for travelling which was the reason I bought them: They come with a massive power adapter, and a horrible fat clunky heavy non cable to connect the speakers to eachother. While it is true that portability is one of the main advantages of iLoud Micro studio monitors, it would be better though, if the speaker grilles could be removed. They have the appearance of being very tough, and suited to being thrown into a backpack for remote working.

You can then choose which finance term you'd like to apply for, and change your deposit if you wish. Nice grippy rubber feet are built in, and they performed well on my desk surface keeping the speakers from tipping over or rattling about. Discussions about products that are not developed with objective methods, or the people who make them, are never productive.The iRig input works with iOS devices running AmpliTube, VocaLive or other audio-processing applications. It might mean you could have placed further away from walls too, considering that Ik Multimedia suggest a minimum distance of 8 inches. There are EQ options for low and high shelf, as well as a desk mode to be used when the speakers are on a desk surface without stands. It took all of 5 seconds with the first female track to know that the tonality of this speaker was "right.