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Hi Eric,
What were your impressions?
I just got a pair and listened for a couple hours tonight. So far I'm very
impressed and pleased. Initial subjective pros / cons :
Pros :
so far sounds very balanced across the frequency range.
I seem to be perceiving a little more 'depth' in the music compared to my
other speakers ( KRK V8, V88 - Tannoy PBM 6.5 ) It' sort of subtle and I'm
worried that I may be looking for 'goodness' to justify the purchase price
but . . . .
impressive low end from such a small box
bass is reasonably tight, punchy and extended, not muddy or boomy on most
things I listened to
mids and highs seem solid and non-hyped for the most part
build quality is excellent ( with one exception - see below )
sounds good and detailed at fairly low volumes
is more than loud enough for small rooms
under $1000 street price
Cons :
Occasionally sounded a hair 'boxy' on some material. On a couple different
vocalists ( Natalie Merchant Tiger Lilly in particular ) and once on a lead
guitar
the option switches on the back are very small and seem a little flimsy.
They don't snap into all positions evenly
Neutral :
another subjective term 'focused' comes to mind. music tends to sound more
focused on the BM5A's. on some material I liked that better than the way my
other speakers sounded, and visa versa . . .
the way the shipping boxes were sealed was a little odd/surprising. The top
flaps weren't taped at all. Each flap covered the entire area of the top
and all flaps were folded over each other and then a single nylon banding
strap was wrapped around the box. Maybe this method has advantages over the
usual plastic tape. hhhmmm
Over all a VERY nice speaker and I think it will be giving speakers in the
$800 to $1200 per pair price range some stiff competition.
John L Rice
Drummer@ImJohn.com
"EricK" <eric@Raw-Tracks.com> wrote in message
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> I got a chance to briefly audition a set of Dynaudio BM5a's today. I was
> curious if anyone has had a chance to listen to these, and what they
> thought. I would be curious to compare impressions.
>
> --
> Eric
>
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