Monitor Audio???

My ears are refined to like what I like which isn't better or worse than any refinement of your ears, just different. To answer your question I haven't heard them and therefore I have nothing to say about this new model.
If past experience is any guide they should be good values lest their current price has really sky rocketed. In general, however there is a Monitor product for most budgets and preferences.

Here's a fairly detailed picture of the BX2, and here's one of the MR2. You can see a couple of differences: the BX2 has the aerodynamically sculpted port opening to reduce chuffing; the MR2 appears to use a mass-produced one. The BX2 has a mesh dome over its gold-plated CCAM tweeter; the MR2 does not. Also, notice the difference in frame rings around the woofers. I checked the descriptions here and here, and the BX2 uses the new CCAM woofer where the MR2 uses an MMP II woofer, which is probably previous generation and less expensive. The cabinets have identical dimensions, or nearly so.

The list prices aren't all that different; MR2 is $399, BX2 is $489. I don't know what street price is for the BX2, but current Amazon price for the MR2 is $328.

Thanks Johnnyb53 for your detailed and very helpful response!

The prices for both speakers are a little higher here in Canada but be that as it may, I need to take a closer look at the price differentiation on these two speakers locally and maybe get the gap lessoned a little. I think in the long term the BX2 would be the better choice and more satisfying listening. For about $100 over the life of the speaker, that's not a big deal (I tend to buy a little higher end usually but keep things for a long time making my initial investment worthwhile). This is for a secondary listening system so I won't break the bank but I also want a good listening experience.

Thanks again. I appreciate the feedback from all very much!

cat9

Hi Johnnyb53,

Just to follow-up on this post - did a little digging and finally ended up purchasing the BX2's. In the long run I think I will appreciate the better sound staging, imaging, etc of these speakers. I also got a pretty decent deal as our local MA dealer was trying to drum up a little business for a slow August.

Thanks for the feedback!

cat9

Good for you. I listened to some Monitor Audio Silver RX series speakers recently and was very impressed. The newer CCAM drivers sound like a significant improvement over the previous generation woofers.