Tannoy Mercury M2+Behringer REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500

Monitor set Tannoy Mercury M2+Behringer REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500
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• A500The Reference Amplifier A500 is the ideal choice for home and professional recording studios, post-production suites, or anyone seeking audiophile-grade performance – without the audiophile-grade price tag! A professional 600-Watt ultra-linear power amplifier, the A500 provides of stunningly-accurate audio reproduction – without the slightest hint of distortion or artificial coloration common to many competing products. Thanks to its ingenious servo-controlled design, and the high-level components used throughout, the A500 boasts remarkable specs and unrivaled sonic performance.
• The A500 Really DeliversProfessional audio engineers the world over are impressed by the A500’s performance – and surprised by its affordability. Capable of delivering 2 x 300 Watts (4 Ohms) or 1 x 600 Watts (8 Ohms bridged-mono), the A500 exhibits massive headroom for the utmost in pristine audio reproduction. The A500’s advanced convection-cooling technology ensures stable, noise-free operation – while the servo-controlled design allows it drive virtually any passive speaker system
• De Behringer A500 is een krachtpatser die voornamelijk voor studio- en thuisgebruik wordt ingezet. Bij grotere PA-systemen wordt het geluid van lawaaiige ventilatoren al gauw overstemd door de dijk van geluid die van de luidsprekers af komt, maar in een thuis-situatie is dit vaak niet het geval.
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Tannoy Mercury M2
This UK-based HiFi Company has earned a well-deserved reputation worldwide both because of the quality of its loudspeakers and for the large number of models which offers to the audiophile crowd. Tannoy loudspeakers can easily satisfy everyone's needs, ranging from the expen$ive and esoteric ones to the budget-conscious models.
These Mercury M2's belong to this second category, being one of the cheapest models made by Tannoy: 350 $ (your mileage may vary from Country to Country) for a pair of medium sized two way bass-reflex loudspeakers is a pretty low amount of money.
More precisely, for 350 bucks you get: a 16.5 cm woofer and a 1" dome tweeter, a mid-sized cabinet (20 x 38 x 27 cm) available both in black vinyl and cherry wood (vinyl, actually, no real wood finishes at this price), no biwiring and a pretty nice finish level for the price.
The cabinet is on the light side and the knock-test produces a pretty resonantb thud. Apart from this detail, that unveil the real price of the Mercury's, they appear less cheap than they actually are, a very appealing feature for absolute beginners.
I am much more interested in the sound, of course, so I'll try to tell you something about the sonic personality of these British loudspeakers. they have been installed into various HiFi systems, both of the same price range and even very expensive ones. In particular the Mercury's have been matched to a Marantz CD player (the CD 38) and a Marantz PM 57 integrated amplifier, since the Italian distributor had proposed this combo at an extremely low price.