Reviews and Problems with Monitor Audio Bronze BR5
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Overall 8
Monitor Audio Bronze BR5
What Hi-Fi?
9 October 2009
Excerpt: If you've been reading What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision for a while, you'll be aware of the long-running contest between Monitor Audio's BR5 and KEF's IQ5.
Pros: Smooth, refined and likeable delivery, deep bass, detailed treble and textured mid-range, great build quality
Cons: Missing some of the dynamic excitement of the very best
Excerpt: The BR5 is a mid-range model from Monitor Audio's new BR (Bronze Reference) line-up, which replaces the earlier Bronze range.
Pros: <p>Easy and sensitive amplifier load</p><p>Neutral tonal balance</p><p>Bold dynamics </p><p>Strong reproduction of fine detail</p><p>Good value for money</p>
Cons: <p>Too fussy-looking for some settings </p><p>Sound veers towards the edgy</p><p>Analytical side with some material, though extended running in helps</p><p>Deep bass i...
Conclusion: The bass doesn't have the extension of the bigger models, but it still goes deep, with a fuller upper bass than the others, and the kind of presentation that is often
Pros: Lively, open and transparent, energetic voicing
Cons: Lacks some sophistication and bass evenness when stressed hard