Monitor Audio News

Bronze BX Wins Greatest Overachiever Award!

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Whether you judge it with your eyes, your ears, or both, Monitor's Bronze BX system flat out looks and sounds like it belongs in the next price class up, and that's what makes it special. Credit for this solution must go, in large part, to Monitor's brilliant Technical Director Dean Hartley and his team, who are masters at the fine art and science of technology trickle-down.

Hartley once told TPV that he believes each new product family, regardless of price, "should leverage every bit of design know-how acquired through work on earlier generation speaker families, no matter how expensive they might be." One upshot of this laudable approach is that you wind up with modestly priced speaker ranges, such as the Bronze BX family, that borrow technologies and construction techniques from far more costly speaker systems, wherever possible (subject to cost-constraints, of course).

The result is value with a capitol "V." In practice, this means you also get to enjoy a speaker system where, as our TPV review put it, the "sonic sophistication/dollar ratio is pretty much off the charts.

In-Ceiling/In-Wall Trimless Series Has Arrived!

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The new CWT series offers versatile installation options for both in-ceiling and in-wall applications. This high performance range of loudspeakers has been created to provide flexible installation in stealthy 'trimless' round or square grille styles. Featuring proven technologies and unique design features, CWT models combine high efficiency, wide frequency range and weather-resistance to facilitate flexible system design across a wide range of demanding residential and commercial installations.

Click here to visit our CWT Series products page

i-deck Recommended by Sound+Vision

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In their Experts' Guide To Great Gifts 2011, Sound+Vision Magazine have certified suggestions to help you buy great gifts this holiday season, and the i-deck 100 is at the top of the list!

"Whatever you call its striking shape, Monitor Audio's i-deck 100 is lovely to look at from any angle."

"The i-deck 100 sounded great: smooth, airy, detailed, and honest on the full gamut of music."

— Daniel Kumin, Sound+Vision

Gold Dust Audio

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Purity, consistency and rarity: the qualities that make Gold so appealing are built into our new GX range. At a time when investors are flocking to Gold will the experts at What Hi-Fi? Sound And Vision magazine make a similar judgement? The answer arrives in the September issue. A summary of the GX50 says: "great build and finish, clean, transparent presentation, sweet treble, articulate bass. Against: nothing of note." It’s all topped off with a maximum 5 star verdict, which makes GX a very precious audio commodity for any investor.

See the full review at www.whathifi.com.

Introducing i-deck!

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While other dock manufacturers choose gizmos as a way to sell their wares, we've stuck to audio principles as a way to distinguish ours. The two new i-deck designs are no ordinary docks - not because they're brimming with new technology but because they sound better! We've designed them using our best technologies and production values for the music devotee. We figure that's the point of an audio reproduction kit: to deliver sound quality that gets you closer to the music. This is what the new i-deck 100 and i-deck 200 do best.

You'll see that we've prioritised audio performance in the two new models by taking the digital stream direct from the iPod®/iPhone® to our own high performance DAC and then amplified the waves through dedicated Class D amplifiers powering each of four C-CAM® drivers arranged in stereo pairs. This means that via this purist audio path, we're generating the best sound quality possible from the dock genre - just as you'd expect. And we've maximised the audio goodies in any room via innovative acoustic processing, which measures the response from any location and adjusts the output to a reference curve. No other dock design takes this much care of your music!

We think the new i-deck 100 and i-deck 200 have the performance to rival much larger conventional systems. Now that the first i-decks have hit our stores, you'll have the chance to prove the worth of our innovation for yourself. Please ask for a demo!

Bronze BX System Receives High Praise

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Bronze BX System Receives High Praise

"The imaging characteristics of the Bronze models are astonishingly good..."

"The sound of the vibes, as presented by the Bronze BX system, is simply gorgeous..."

"Dynamic capabilities of the Bronze BX system are very good, especially in light of the system's modest size and price."

"The longer you listen to this system, the more "right" it sounds..."

The Bronze BX 5.1 system has received high praise indeed.

The Perfect Vision's June 16 review by Chris Martens.

Read the full review

Gold GX Has Arrived!

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The initial demand for this high performance/high value series is unprecedented.

The new Gold GX is a completely 'ground up' design featuring advanced driver technologies and materials amalgamated to form a real world, yet truly esoteric speaker range. Harnessing the amazing sonic characteristics demonstrated by the prestigious Platinum series, many PL technologies have been used with meticulous attention to detail and passion at every step of the design process.

Read the full press release.

2011 Inside Track Supplier Loyalty Results

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Monitor Audio and Kevro International have been ranked very highly according to Inside Track's most recent survey of independent retailers and system integrators.

Here are just some of the results:

Product Performance: A+
Product Reliability: A+
Resolution/Service Return/Repair Issues: A+
Appropriate Assortment: A+
Quality of Sales Reps: A
Ease of Doing Business: A

Thank you to all who participated in this survey!

What you really think of MA products

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You’ve seen how the critics love our products, but the pros have the advantage of a dedicated listening room and the pick of system components. What you really want to know is how our award-winning designs perform in systems like yours. We think we have the answer.

We’ve introduced 'user reviews' to all products on the site. Here you can write a review of your experience with a Monitor Audio product for the record, and for the benefit of fellow or prospective owners. It's still in its infancy right now but, with your help, we hope to build an indispensible resource for all present and future fans. If you own any of our products, why not write a review now? Or, if you're seeking the ‘perfect’ Monitor Audio design, keep an eye out for the relevant user reviews…

High-end AV systems compete

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Competition is tough, especially at the top, which is why we're particularly proud of the latest accolade for the PL200 5.1 AV system, this time by Home Cinema Choice Magazine, the UK’s leading specialist home theatre title. Awarding the PL200AV with its 'Best Speaker System over £5000' gong in its 2011 Awards issue, it said: "Designed from the ground up to be a flagship product, everything about the PL200AV system is pure class...If you're spec’ing a high-end cinema room, you can't afford to ignore it"

RX8 is Editors Choice

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American Hi-Fi magazine Absoloute Sound have added the RX8 to its prestigious 'reccommended products for 2011' list.

"Monitor’s Silver RX8 floorstanders leverage technologies originally developed for the firm’s higher-priced Gold Series speakers. Positive characteristics include fundamentally neutral voicing, surprisingly good resolution, and superb imaging."

See the 2011 Editors' Choice Awards: Loudspeakers $1500 - $5000

2011 International CES show

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CES 2011 took place last weekend in Las Vegas. Many different manufacturers showcased new electronic products and proto-types. From gadgets and computers, to home theater equipment.

Monitor Audio showed off the all new Gold GX Series, Platinum In-Wall, SoundFrame and AirStream 20. All of which created a dynamic impact on show attendees and media.

The Only Way is Up

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They say ‘the higher the fewer' but ultimately there is only one Apex. Danny Philips set his sights on the highest peak in the range of designer sat/sub systems available, just to share the experience with you. Read the account of his journey to the top here.

BX2 5.1 Review

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A system isn't always greater than the some of its parts, even with a product as scintillating as the BX2. So when What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision asked for its ‘Product of the Year' back in the form of a BX2AV system, the result was far from guaranteed. Did the star player create a cup-winning side? Was there a chain reaction in the cause of great AV sound?

Read the full review here to find out!

An Extraordinary Night of Success for Monitor Audio

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UK's leading electronic magazine, What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, presented Monitor Audio top awards for Silver RX, Apex and New Bronze BX Series for 2010.

RX6 AV12 5.1 surround system was voted "Best in Class" for the second year in a row...read more.

Apex walked away with the "Style Speaker System" award...read more.

And Bronze BX2 blew them away, and received the top award as "Product of the Year"...read more.

SoundFrame steals the show!

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SoundFrame stole the show by being presented with both the CE Pro BEST 2010 Award, and Custom Retailer Excite Award at CEDIA 2010!

SoundFrame was highly regarded by dealers, visitors and award presenters during the four day expo in Atlanta, held September 23rd - 26th.

Find out more about the SoundFrame series.

Tears of a Trekkie

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We'll be lining up the best of our new speaker introductions to wow all the music and movie sound fanatics visiting the Manchester hi-fi show on 16th - 17th October. We welcome you to rooms 112 and 114 with the award-winning sound of our new Apex and BX ranges, as well as the ever popular RX range: stunning two-channel and 5.1 dems in 112, and the full-fat 7.1 channel Apex home theatre surround experience with Onkyo next door in room 114.

Come along and have your preconceptions blown away!

Find out more here

Apex Divine?

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Apex is designed to perform sonic miracles for its size, but does its mix of style and performance make it the holy grail of speaker design? Trusted's Danny Phillips has the answer....

Click here to find out.

Bronze turns gold

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The battle for top honours in the budget speaker market is as tough as ever, so does our new BX2 have what it takes to claim the crown?

Click here to find out.

Bronze Evolution!

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Bronze BX has already "launched" its way right into the review category with its initial review from What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision in the UK.

This series is a class apart, a beautiful union of breathtaking fidelity and slender lifestyle design that represents the truest spirit of Monitor Audio.

"The BX2s are good enough to give the class leader a fright." - What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision

Find out more about the Bronze BX series speakers.