Monitor Audio Bronze 2 Speakers (Pair) (Walnut)

You may have heard mixed reviews on these Monitor Audio Bronze 2's. Some really good ones and other bad ones: Lack of bass, thin sounding, bad sound out of the box... Now that i've finally tested them, i'm really impressed. None of that is true (bad ones)! I used them with 3 different systems (Emotiva, NAD and Marantz) and they sound amazing with all of them. Imaging, depth, midrange, bass and highs... everything is as it should be, even when comparing to my LS50. At this price they are practically impossible to beat, at least to my knowledge.

I bought one pair and ran them for 8 months or so. They were good from the box. By then they were great especially for £200 (wall mounted on good brackets from Richer Sounds). Bought another pair for a different room. Ridiculously good detail including speech. Base response is fine - forget sub even for TV. First pair now 15 months old and best speakers I have ever had. Second pair better and better - same pattern of improvement with use. What HiFi is right about these. Probably need to spend far more for a noticeably better all-round sound.

I've had these speakers for all of about 3 hours. I'm not an audiophile (turning into one, slowly) and don't have much experience with speakers but I can honestly say these are the nicest speakers I've ever heard. They have punchy yet clean bass, (certainly no need for a separate bass speaker anytime soon) clean mids and crisp as you like highs. I've paired it with the Marantz PM6006 which is a lovely thing too. Has such warmth and certainly enough power to push these speakers far enough for me.Wiring them was interesting. I single wired them to start with and whilst they sounded good but they just didn't quite sound clear enough but it may have been some mis wiring on my part... maybe. Pulled up the manual and found how to biwire them the best and OH MY GOSH do they sound amazing. I heard some bad reviews of biwiring on the Monitor Audio Bronze BX2 but they've massively upped their game for it on these. Especially with the Marantz PM6006.Fully Recommend these to anyone looking for a good hifi setup for good but not great amounts of money.

I had a pair of Mission 760i speakers for years which I thought were great, but thought the time had come for an upgrade... I went for these because of the larger cabinet size, bigger woofer and great reviews. Glad I did too, coz these are fabulous speakers. Lovely depth, sparkly treble, really listenable (is that a word?) midrange. They look gorgeous too. Money well spent, I'm rediscovering my whole music collection - these are extremely enjoyable speakers, I'd recommend them highly! :)

i'm not an audiophile but i enjoy listening to good quality music,i have these at either side on my pc desk setup & everything sounds pretty dam good through them & for the price of these speakers i think they are great.a word of warning though pair these up with a decent amp which from what i gather the Marantz PM5005 Integrated Amplifier is supposed to be a very good pairing for these speakers,i have had to buy a Gemtune SMSL SA-50 PLUS to power these for now which is not cutting it to be quite honest although i am quite surprised on how well it's performing.if you want to see an unbiased review of them then have a look at Z REVIEWS on youtube that video gave me the final push to buy these

These speakers pump out a big sound for the size with great detail. They are half the size of the old B&W dm10s they are replacing and do fill a 35msq room in my opinion. Beware the colour pictures though. Mine are Walnut but are much darker in reality compared to the pictures. Do mess about with positioning for best results.

These speakers have been around for a few years and have gained excellent reviews world-wide. They represent the kind of leading hi-fi technology that still exists in the UK. I was interested in buying smallish bookshelf speakers with a front port to improve bass response in a small room. I wasn't prepared for the way in which they make me forget about the equipment and just hear the music. To say they are neutral makes them sound a little polite and even boring. They are not. The smoothness of the response, playing from any source including bluetooth and vinyl, is very convincing, whatever the music. Their reputation is thoroughly deserved, and at £199 they are my best audio bargain ever.

Sounded great the first time I hooked them up, and now they're well and truly broken in, they sound even better. Highly recommend.

Like everything. Clean sound. Good presence.

Muy elegantes, sonido natural. Muy buenos y claros medios. Altos buenos. Recomiendo usar subwoofer para mejorar bajos. Mejoran con Amplificadores de mas de 100 watts.

I purchased these speakers in January of 2017. I’ve spent a great deal of time trying to figure out how to properly evaluate them in a review. So, here’s my rather long two cents.First off, I purchased the entire Monitor Audio Bronze seven speaker setup (minus the subwoofer); that would include these, the center, the Bronze 1 bookshelves, and the FX bipolars. Due to the way my room was laid out, I chose not to get the Bronze towers, instead choosing to use these Bronze 2s as fronts. Aesthetically, the Bronze speakers are very, very attractive and amongst the best-looking speakers I’ve ever seen.Secondly, while I obviously use this seven speaker set for tv/movie watching, I also use the Bronze 2s (the fronts) for two-channel music with a separate two-channel amplifier. For tv/movie watching, I have the Denon x2300w 7.2 channel home theater receiver. This receiver is equipped with Dolby Atmos, which provides an immersive overhead effect (I mounted the Bronze 1s near the ceiling for this). Pairing the Denon with the Bronze speakers produces very good results with respect to surround sound – definitely no complaints there. However, the results of pairing the Bronze 2s with the Denon in Pure Direct mode for two-channel music was quite poor. The treble literally hurt my ears, like a thousand cymbals clanging together. This was even worse when playing female vocalists; Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey albums (CDs, Vinyl and streaming) were nearly unlistenable – like nails on a chalkboard. This was not due to a lack of power from the amplifier; the Denon puts out 90 watts per channel (when two channels are driven), and the Bronzes need anywhere from 30 to 100 watts according to the Monitor Audio specs. In addition, the What Hifi review raved about these speakers, indicating that the bass was off the charts for bookshelf speakers, and this was not the case during my initial listening sessions. I was extremely distraught. I had spent $500 on this pair of speakers, and three times that on the seven speaker set. Obviously, I should not have made these purchases without having personally listened to these speakers – that’s on me.For months, I simply didn’t use the Bronze 2s for two-channel music, I used my other setups for that. But, fast-forward to April, and I purchased a NAD c352 integrated two-channel amplifier, which was released in 2004. This particular NAD is rated at 80 watts per channel. After hooking up the Bronze 2s to the NAD for two-channel music, the sound quality was much better. The bass was significantly improved and the treble, while not perfect, was not near as harsh. Male vocalists came through sounding quite good, but female vocalists still sounded a bit overbearing, exhibiting slightly too much sibilance. This did make wonder if the Bronze 2 speakers were simply much more sensitive to pairing. So, I used the NAD with these for a couple of months, with results that for the most part, pleased my ears.Months later, I decided to move the NAD to my theater room for two-channel music. So again, I went back to avoiding two-channel music produced by the Denon/Bronze pairing. Then, a friend convinced me to consider vintage amplifiers. I was extremely skeptical. I have always had a hard time believing that anything old simply can’t perform the way something new does, given the advances in technology. However, after hearing a vintage Kenwood amp he had paired with his Acoustic Research towers, I took a step back because that pairing sounded amazing to my ears. I ended up finding a Kenwood KA-7300 on ebay for a great price, and pulled the trigger. Upon receiving it, I took it to a local audio shop and had it serviced, lubed and restored (this amp was released over 40 years ago). The Kenwood is rated at 65 watts per channel. Once I got it back and tested it with the Bronze 2s, my jaw literally dropped. No more harsh treble, regardless of the listening source. And the bass coming from these… it was unreal. With the Kenwood, these bookshelves hit like a pair of 10-12 inch woofers, no lie. The overall soundstage was (and is) simply incredible when paired with the vintage Kenwood. Finally, my buyer’s remorse turned into just the opposite – I have never heard bookshelf speakers sound this good, regardless of price range.So, what should a person take away from my review? Well, in my opinion, these speakers are very sensitive to amp-pairing. In addition, while these speakers have front ports, they need room to breathe and greatly benefit from good speaker stands. If you only plan to pair these with a new surround sound receiver, I’d go another route unless you simply have money to burn and want the most attractive speakers you can find for your living room. If you do plan to purchase these for two-channel music, be prepared to buy a newer high-quality two-channel amp (gonna cost you $1k+), or a vintage amp like I did.Even though it took me nearly a year to issue an honest review of these, I have no choice but to give these five stars given the way that they sound with my vintage Kenwood. Just be careful, these aren’t for everyone.

Utilisé avec "Raspberry pi 3, carte son hifiberry amp2, serveur musical volumio". Le rendu est excellent. Le son est très agréable. Avec l'equalizer volumio c'est encore mieux. j'ai remplacé mes enceintes, je ne regrette pas mes "Bronze 2". Même ma femme est satisfaite, et c'est pas peu dire.

Best bookshelf I have heard on these budget range. Works well with my solid state and low power tube amp. Certainly recommended buy.