Bronze Better Than Third Place
Home Cinema Choice|March 2021
The fan-fave AV bundle returns with a new look, new drivers and a new Atmos toy. Mark Craven reports
Mark Craven
Bronze Better Than Third Place

AV INFO

PRODUCT: 5.1.2 floorstanding Dolby Atmos system

POSITION: Monitor Audio's first Atmos offering, near entry-level

PEERS: Jamo S8 Series; SVS Prime Series; KEF Q Series

Considering its position as both a hi-fi and home cinema speaker brand, and the sizable catalogue of models that it's typically offered, Monitor Audio has been rather slow to step into the Dolby Atmos arena. Now, however, it's selling an upfiring module for 3D audio lovers, and keeping the price low too.

Currently the only Dolby Atmos speaker in Monitor Audio's stable, the Bronze AMS is just one part of the recently relaunched Bronze Series. And you don't need to be a metallurgist to know that Bronze is one of MA's more affordable propositions.

Ranked below the Silver, Gold and Platinum lines, and above the entry-level Monitor Series and compact Mass models, Bronze is positioned as a high-quality option for those still shopping on a budget ('democratically priced' is the Brit brand's description). True, the full package price of the 5.1.2 system reviewed here approaches £2,000, but remember you're getting eight cabinets – including a pair of handsome floorstanders.

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