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Monitor Audio Bronze 2 Speakers (Pair) (Walnut)

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A better and more practical approach came after studying human perception. The mechanisms that we use to determine the direction of arrival of sound depend on the frequency. At high frequencies the wavelength of sound is small and so sound coming from the side is shadowed by our head. That creates a level difference between the sound reaching the ear closest to the source and the ear on the other side. Our brain analyzes these level differences and produces an estimate of where the sound is coming from. But at lower frequencies, the wavelength of sound gets longer and our head is not large enough to produce a level difference at the two ears. Instead, we analyze the difference in time of arrival of sound at the two ears. Sound arrives first at the closest ear and we use that to determine the direction. But even that ability fails us below about 80 Hz. The wavelengths get very large and it was found in listening tests that 80 Hz is the frequency below which most people can not localize the direction of sound. They say that all speakers sound awful straight out of the box, and although the Br2's didn't sound fantastic at first, what was immediately noticeable was the level of detail from the tweeter which far superceded that of the Mordaunt Short Avant 902i speakers they replaced. Before you splash out on new speakers and presumably lose a lor of cash selling on the Bronzes, I would invest some cash in your sources. The sound quality of the Bronze range is impressive and it comes with the C-CAM gold dome tweeters. The sound played in the upper frequencies stay clear and smooth, avoiding any sound distortion. The Bronze 2 speakers are larger in size and the difference can be noticed with the quality of the sound of the set of speakers.

Pureflow silver-plated oxygen-free copper internal cabling for highest quality current transfer through the signal chain Single bolt-through driver systems for increased overall bracing, rigidity and driver/baffle de-coupling Dimensions (Including Grille and Terminals (H x W x D)): 350 x 185 x 281 mm (133/4 x 75/16 x 111/16″) Right out of the box, Bronze 2 tends to sound a bit sharp and edgy but worry not and give them some time to settle. I haven’t really timed it, but it took around 50 hours for them to shake off that slight sharpness and show their true colors.

Sound that’s more life-like

While hooking them to a decent budget system provides good results, Bronze 2s are capable enough to appreciate you feeding them with a more capable gear. In that case, they’ll treat you with even bigger and more detailed soundstage than you’d expect them to. CONCLUSION Currently, Monitor Audio has more than 300 product models. Monitor Audio has been integrating stereo and surround sound systems and a series of acoustically matched speakers so that it can have super high-quality sound in-home and outdoor surrounds. Because of excellent quality and affordable prices, Monitor Audio’s products have been sold worldwide. Integration of high-end technology, quality as gold

Fast forward to the early 90s when the first DSP powered home theater receivers started to appear. Along with progress came complexity. Some industry forces believed that Bass Management should be an option that could be turned on and off by the consumer. That’s not necessarily a bad idea, but to make an informed decision requires much more knowledge about the system than what was available to the typical consumer. So, the Large and Small rule of thumb was established. The idea was to look at the size of your speakers and decide whether their woofers were “large enough” to reproduce the lowest octaves at the required levels. It was a noble thought, but looking at it 15 years later I believe that it has led to nothing but massive confusion. The poor consumer was led to believe that Large is somehow a good thing and was then left wondering why there was nothing coming out of their subwoofer. Since it is one of the representative brands of British Sound, we first tested this speaker’s performance in terms of a human voice. Eva Cassidy’s “Time After Time” album shows the human voice is transparent on the system, which is very surprising. At the same time, it can show the magnetic charm of the singer’s voice. Here we place the Monitor Audio Bronze 2 virtually next to a standard width amplifier and turntable on a BDI Octave Media Cabinet to get a better idea about the size.Sensitivity90dB of Monitor Audio Bronze 2 is an average sensitivity for stereo speaker so it is neither easy nor difficult to drive Sensitivity wise. Bronze 6G has a starker, cleaner look than its predecessors and, dare I say it, a marginally less luxurious finish, even though the choice now extends to a trendy Urban Grey alongside the more usual White and Walnut. But the notably solid build is much the same as before, the Bronze 500’s 21/15mm MDF enclosure employing strategic bracing reinforcement to limit vibration, additional rigidity coming from the company’s now familiar bolt-through construction where the main drivers are anchored by large bolts that connect to the rear baffle. This has the added benefit of decoupling them from the front baffle. As before, the enclosures use bass reflex loading with two rear-firing ports. Considering its position as both a hi-fi and home cinema speaker brand, and the sizable catalogue of models that it's typically offered, Monitor Audio has been rather slow to step into the Dolby Atmos arena. Now, however, it's selling an upfiring module for 3D audio lovers, and keeping the price low too.

Only when you've done all that would I consider changing the speakers. Most hi-fi buffs agree that you start with the sources, then move down the chain, finishing up with the speakers. Play some music and adjust the toe-in of the speakers. Which angle do they sound best to you on a variety of music? The Bronze 2 is the larger of two standmount models in a line-up starting with the Bronze 1, and going all the way up to the Bronze 6 floor standers, taking in dedicated center and surround speakers, plus a powered subwoofer, along the way. That pattern is echoed all the way up the range, offering the buyer the choice of either a no-frills dedicated stereo set-up, or the ability to build a surround system without compromising two-channel quality.Launched in May 2015, the current Bronze Series is the latest generation of a line-up that’s been a mainstay of the Monitor Audio offering for some years, and develops the old BX range with the adoption of technology from further up the hierarchy. The tweeter is the familiar 25mm ‘Gold Dome’ Monitor Audio model, but the more striking visual aspect of the speaker – and indeed the entire Bronze range – is the use of a 16.5cm ‘dish’ C-CAM driver for the mid/bass, this enabling the whole diameter of the driver to be used as the radiating area, without the change in geometry at the center caused by a conventional center-cap or phase-plug design. Monitor Audio Bronze 2 Review: BOLT MOUNT DRIVERS The 5 main speakers look very well positioned, maybe the sub would sound better if it wasn't in the corner, or if it has to go in the corner you could try it pointing in different directions to see if that helps. Are you eq'ing it with your AVR, and does your AVR give you any of the curve details? Acoustically transparent hexagonal dispersion pattern grille also featured on our award-winning Silver and Gold Series, for the Monitor Audio family lookFamiliarity can breed contempt, they say. Well, Monitor Audio's Bronze BR2s prove how wrong ‘they' can be. C-CAM mid-bass driver featuring updated cone geometries and Damped Concentric Mode (DCM) technology which allows the speaker to have a deeper, fuller sound while retaining a clean and precise presentation Prices valid in stores (all including VAT) until close of business on 29th November 2023. (Some of these web prices are cheaper than in-store, so please mention that you've seen these offers online.)

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