The Sound
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The placement of the monitors is very decisive for the result and this is especially true for this type with an Air Motion Transformer. The small size also makes the bass response very dependent on the position. In the manual there are handy instructions and drawings for this.
We place the BRX Reference speakers almost straight forward (so almost no toe-in) and about 75 cm from the walls and the corner. What immediately stands out is the spaciousness and completeness of the sound. It’s amazing how much music comes out of the small cabinets, even in our listening room, which has been acoustically treated to handle the energy of much larger speakers. The speakers disappear, and it’s not because they’re so small. The spatial image is truly remarkable. Not too much, not too little, just right.
And the bass… yes, there is bass. Don’t expect a pounding sub-bass, but with a powerful amplifier you’ll be able to operate at lower frequencies. We switch to the Yamaha amplifier. Wowwww, this is a good match! The golden ears are really singing now. More bass comes through, more emotion it seems… and we even think more speed. Maybe it is the less precise compared to the surgical procedures of the Pass/Bryston combination, but that makes the whole thing so attractive.
Anyway, we enjoy music and only want to listen to more. Your editor spent an afternoon in idleness and listening on the couch while other work was waiting. That’s what a good audio set can do. Delicious.
