Due to our popular Dynaudio BM5A review post, we’ve decided to add a review for the BM6A—the 6-inch, hence fuller version of the BM 5A. There are hundres of reviews out there on the BM6As, and mind you, nearly all of them are stellar.
We haven’t gotten our hands on the BM6A yet, unfortuntely, but here we’ll outline and summarize the best reviews found online.
Review by Paul White of soundonsound.com
The verdict, after much swapping of discs and comparisons with my ATC monitors, was that the Dynaudio BM6As are voiced just a hint bright—but only a hint. Overall, the sound stays smooth and very natural, even at fairly high levels, and the benefits of active powering show up in almost dictatorial control of the bass end, which remains both tight and deep. There’s also plenty of level.
Dynaudio speakers have always been effective at presenting a detailed mid and high end, and this pair is no exception. The sound has a strong sense of intimacy, but there’s little or none of that edgy raggedness around the crossover frequency that lets down so many otherwise competent monitors. Well-recorded voices retain clarity and articulation, but without becoming scratchy or sibilant—a trait often shown up when female vocals are played through imperfect monitors.
Stereo imaging is important for nearfield monitors, because the stereo panning and effects for most mixes are set up using nearfields rather than monster monitors. In common with other Dynaudio speakers I’ve used, the imaging is convincing and stable, with centre-panned sounds hanging nicely between the speakers. Stereo enhancement techniques push the sound out beyond the extremes of the speakers, and again, good imaging is essential if such effects are to retain their integrity. These speakers convey an impression of both stereo width and depth, and it’s also worthy of note that the sweet spot is nice and wide—you don’t hear any significant HF rolloff or any serious imaging degradation until you’ve moved a long way off-axis.
Over the past couple of years, a number of active monitors have sprung up in the £1200 to £1500 price bracket, many of which are exceedingly good performers. You can make accurate mixes on any of the better models, and any preferences probably come down more to personal taste than to any significant technical supremacy. Even so, when you’re spending this kind of money, it’s always as well to shortlist two or three pairs, then listen to them side by side.
I’ve always had the greatest respect for Dynaudio studio monitors, and while I still use ATCs as my reference, there’s no denying that Dynaudio manage to deliver a very close-to-neutral sound that is at the same time lively and inspiring to work with. I’d certainly be more than happy to do all my mixing on these little beauties, and it’s unlikely that anyone would complain that they weren’t loud enough.
Review by Peter Duminy of Loudspeaker Design
The best part of these speakers of course is the sound, and these Dynaudios deliver. The bass is fast and deep, and is adjustable with supplied foam plugs for the rear ports. I found leaving them open in my room gave just the right amount of weight to the bass. The midrange and high frequencies are reproduced with amazing alacrity on every CD I could find. Midrange voicing is superb, with vocal textures being clearly audible. The tweeter has to be one the smoothest and best detailed in the business, and never disappointed with amazing levels of definition. Needless to say all this detail has a caveat, and that is unless the recording and equipment is of the highest order, the BM6s will show defects without mercy. Forgiving they are not, but at being truthful, they will be an engineer’s best friend. They are expensive, but then Dynaudio never designed them or manufactured them to be otherwise. I can heartily recommend the Dynaudio BM6s without reservation and use them on a daily basis in this Lab.
Dynaudio BM6A
