[RESULT - Blind Test II - Best Speakers]Diamond 12.2 Bronze100, Reserve R200, LS50M, Audiolab 6000A

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This video is a sound comparison among Wharfedale Diamond 12.2, Monitor Audio Bronze 100, Polk Audio Reserve R200 and KEF LS50 Meta with Audiolab 6000A.
This is the result of Blind test II.
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Timecodes
0:00 - intro
1:11 - All the way up / Electronic / by Hadar Sopher
1:51 - Bedroom / Soul & RnB, Pop / by Raquel Castro, The Wildcardz
2:34 - Boost Your Power / Rock / by CustomMelody
3:32 - Chemtrails / Cinematic / by Semo
4:23 - Get Ready / Cinematic, Rock, Pop / by Midnight Noise
5:13 - Higher Love / Electronic, Pop / by Ben Fox
6:29 - Is Leroy On It / Jazz, Acoustic, Retro / by Southside Aces
7:27 - Pull Me Closer / Electronic, Pop, Hip Hop / by WEARETHEGOOD,
8:40 - Punkd / Cinematic, Electronic / by Out of Flux
9:41 - Seasons / Cinematic, Classical / by ANBR
10:51 - Star Night / Acoustic, Rock, Pop / Wonderland
11:41 - Time Traveling / Soul & RnB / Sarah Kang feat. Anthony Lazaro
13:15 - Crash and burn / Death Metal / Kissing Candice
14:40 - Magic Show / Death Metal / Kissing Candice
15:37 - Fields / Acoustic Guitar / Livio Bartolo
18:22 - Outro

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@RP-ms7lu Жыл бұрын

Wharfedale 12.2 best clean,transparent yet easy on ear. Pleasing joy.

@weaselpopper 2 жыл бұрын

Warfedale always impress me with such even smooth response and realistic sounding instruments and vocals very musical and so natural sounding, not as flavored as the others as to impress initially but more satisfying for extended listening.

@Cabernetor Жыл бұрын

Weird they sounded more muted to me

@jorgenavas6704 5 ай бұрын

The channel creator did not like your opinion, since he non-objectively voted for Monitor Audio. You will have a million$ of reason$!

@andreasjonsson8075 8 ай бұрын

Wharfedale for me. Not the most analytical but what a personality and complexity wow!

@shaunyweavey2470 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect Amp for the job ..

@joshuawang5859 2 жыл бұрын

They are all good speakers. LS50M has a dominant mid range, a little colored to my ears. Polk R200 sounds like British speakers, warm, and lack of high extension Wharfedale 12.2 sounds neutral and musical Monitor Audio Bronze 100, V shaped + warm sound, interesting

@weaselpopper 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect summary and the same way I hear these. "Wharfedale 12.2 sounds neutral and musical" which is why I ended up buying Warfedale two years ago and still love them.

@SouthAndes 2 жыл бұрын

The Polks have surprised me

@jorgenavas6704 5 ай бұрын

@@weaselpopperThe channel creator did not like your opinion, since he non-objectively voted for Monitor Audio. You will have a million$ of reason$!

@MrChristopherMolloy 2 жыл бұрын

Nice test. I'd like to see a blind test between some of these more upscale budget speakers and truly inexpensive speakers like say the Sony SSCS5 or Dayton Audio B652-AIR ✌️

@conceptcar03 2 жыл бұрын

I have the sscs5s as well as the polk r200s. Marked difference. Sscs5 is generic sound, good speaker for just plain sound. A value. Polk sounds absolutely insanely good. Much much better than sscs5 when directly compared to my ear

@ruarshad Жыл бұрын

Nice work

@SouthAndes 2 жыл бұрын

I want to congratulate you and thank you for the tremendous job you did. After listening to the video carefully, I can say that, according to my ear, the most complete and balanced sound is the Polk, second by flat sound the Wharfedale

@moneymay9931 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this. I've had my eye (and ears) on the Bronze 100s and this gave me a great comparison to some other bookshelf speakers against those. I thought the Monitors sounded the best, BUT I was pleasantly suprised by the Polks as well, followed by the Diamonds. The Metas sounded horrible, IMO. Thanks again, and just subscribed!

@jorgenavas6704 5 ай бұрын

The channel creator did not like your opinion, since he non-objectively voted for Monitor Audio. You will have a million$ of reason$!

@audiojunior174 2 жыл бұрын

KEF sempre mais quente e completa, MA sempre trazendo a sensação do "AO VIVO" com ótima definição dos BUMBOS/KICKS, POLK mais comportada e delineada, Wharfedale menos fatigante e sempre fina/delicada

@jorgenavas6704 5 ай бұрын

Very good comparison!!! If I have a living room of 16 M2, which one do you recommend to listen to music? The Monitor Audio Bronze 50 or the 100? I have a Rotel a11 tribute. Greetings from Argentina!

@lazarprodanovic8373 2 жыл бұрын

C; I listened on Foster paper cone hedaphones that are a bit bright which I took into consideration. Again I liked time domain on R200 but I am being to wander if it extends a bit to much? At what level would they start to distort and in generally how they compare to Elac DBR62?

@yoyistico100 3 ай бұрын

Claridad y total apertura natural ..Bronze ❤

@hifirec5337 2 жыл бұрын

I suggest testing Wharfedale Diamond 12.2 vs B&W 607 S2 or B&W 606 S2

@AkaDjMario81 Жыл бұрын

In this combo is the Bronze 100 imo the best sounding speaker. More open, full-bodied and natural.

@intenttoinjure Жыл бұрын

I agree

@YamilLlanos Жыл бұрын

To my ears the LS50M are way more forward on midrange, treble is a little cut off. Honestly a little congested, specially on mid to low frequencies. Diamond 12.2 seems to be the brightest ones to me. Perhaps the most analytical of the group. But also a little dry. Very nicely balanced the R200 are. Very controlled. These seem like good overall. But I am surprised by the Bronze 100. I've never heard Monitor Audio in person, but I really like how they sound here. These would be my first choice easily. These have some nice sparkle on the top end. Nice controlled bass and slightly recessed vocals. To me these sound the closest to listening to a band/orchestra. Just I like my speakers. I may have to start considering this brand after watching and listening this video. In summary, for me it would be: Monitor Audio =>> Polk Audio ==>> KEF ==>> Wharfdale

@ramin3080 2 жыл бұрын

E Project you did a great job My only guess was B speaker, which of course was true. In my opinion, the winner of this test is the POLK speaker According to my taste and ears I like it`s sound more than the others and I can say that it has the most complete and balanced sound. Although I have Monitor Audio Bronze 500

@34332 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I wasn't far off. Choosed Monitor primarily for better bass presence. Meta was close, but a (too) forward midrange and less bass. R200 in general good and Wharfedale after. I think the Monitor fooled me somewhat because of the bass. I have the combo Audiolab and R200 and bass in this demo seems a bit less powerful or different vs my experience at home. I don't get why people arque over this (see comments) or pet their own shoulder what's the best, etc. Sound is subjective and YT demo's only give an impression, but not the whole story. Relax and enjoy guys.

@davidcarr2216 2 жыл бұрын

I thought (but wasn't prepared to say, ha) A MA B100, B Meta, (both brighter sounding) C R200, D 12.2 (both balanced sounding but D not as good as C. (2 from 4)

@chrismaki8396 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Am staggered by so many opinions on differences between speakers! I have been considering upgrading some old Mordant Short MS 5.10s in a stereo set up but waffle between each different YT bookshelf speaker review. The good news seems to be that to my tin ear maybe just stick with what I’ve got or find a place to listen to each final selection before laying out over $1k CDN. My MS’s still sound decent and my two HomePods, V1s also sound even better for my AppleTV 4K, gen 3 content which more and more has taken over my music listening. Thank you for your detailed comparisons; I will listen again without any distractions for better discernment.

@hondaphan4172 4 ай бұрын

Welcome to the world of subjective-as-hell speaker comparisons :) For me personally I prefer the MA 100 Bronze but as you can clearly see opinions are all over the place...and it's normal. The ONLY thing which matters is how YOU think a speaker sounds to YOUR ears because you're the one who has to live with them. I always get a kick out of some of the comments because one person will say they hear one thing and the next person will say the opposite.....and neither or wrong or right :)

@gregornolzen570 7 ай бұрын

Vou de Whaferdale.... MA brilhante em excesso como sempre...

@davenelson4334 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting this out. To me, all of the speakers are easily distinguishable if you have the right monitors. 1. Wharfedale (By Far) 2. Bronze 100 (Good but not great) 3. R200 (Small Sound) 4. Meta's (I'm actually shocked by this)

@leonardblush2557 2 жыл бұрын

Leaned toward Polk and 12.2 again, with the slight extra power of the R200 usually edging slightly. Occasionally, the 200 bass seemed a tad thick compared to the 12.2, however. I just haven't loved the Meta in these tests. The Monitor can really rock, but I don't think I could handle that final balance for very long (maybe with a dark sounding amp or source). Great vids, though. I subscribed!

@leonardblush2557 2 жыл бұрын

*Tonal balance.

@higobatman 2 жыл бұрын

Para vcs verem como que o casamento interfere bastante no resultado. No vídeo do Nad C388 achei bem melhor as 12.2 do que as R200. Nos outros vídeos com os Cambridges achei que o pior resultado foi com as KEF LS50 Meta. Tocaram bem sem graça, sem sal e tempero. Agora com o Audiolab as KEF passaram da conta para o meu gosto. E as 12.2 foram as mais sem graça e sem sal. As Polk pouca coisa diferente das MA Bronze. O negócio é o casamento entre caixa e amplificador. Com o Audiolab 6000A eu iria de MA Bronze 100. Com o NAD C388 eu iria de 12.2. Mas tenho que ouvir o C388 com as KEF LS0 Meta. No vídeo só tem as R200 e as 12.2. Já com os Cambridges eu já preferi as Polk R200. E com o Rotel A11 Tribute eu iria de KEF LS50 Meta ou Sonus Faber Lumina 2. Eu ouvi essas duas caixas com o A11 Tribute e adorei o resultado. Mas dizem que as B&W 606S2 Especial Edition e as 706S2 também ficam excelentes com o Rotel A11 Tribute. Mas nem cheguei a ouvir essa combinação. Mostrar menos

@kmkrishnan08 2 жыл бұрын

Very close contest. However, am going with Bronze 100 for that extra clarity and 3D kind of sound. sure shot purchase

@mastrod747 Жыл бұрын

Long listening sessions: Wharfedale; Fine detals: Monitor Audio

@williammiebach1798 2 жыл бұрын

The Audiolab 6000 shifts the tonality of some of these speakers, relative to say the Cambridge AXA100, in unpredictable ways to me. It definately moves the mids of the Metas even further forward than usual, so I should have realized A) could only be them, but it seems to beef the bass up too. Could be why I thought they were the R200's?? It moves the mids forward on the MA's too, and I heard the titaniam tweeter, and they're clear if nothing else, so figured it was the KEF's. What still puzzles me is the sound of the 12.2's, wich still sound leaner in the mids to me here, with a bigger accentuation to the upper treble than to the R200's in particlar. Any one else hear that, or have I gone deaf??🤣 The R200's sound really nice with it though.

@olsza6969 Жыл бұрын

all of them almost the same. great compare

@williammiebach1798 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I was totaly wrong. Went with my quick first impressions and stuck with them. I think my unfamiliarity with the Audiolab with most of these speakers and the level mismatches between them certainly made it much harder. Should have listened again, but it may not have helped much. I'm especialy surprised I didn'tt at least guess the 12.2 right. It doesn't sound at all to me as it does in the other demos. Neither does the Meta. The Audiolab has a very different ballance than most of the Cambridges and NAD's. Nice mind f"""k E Prodject! 😁🤣🙄

@davidcarr2216 2 жыл бұрын

I think the Cambridge amps are a bit V shaped with upper mids emphasized - the Cambridge sound

@williammiebach1798 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think there is a bit with them. I think they seem to lean toward strong bass and lower mid warmth, but lack a bit of center and upper midrange presence though. When comparing them on these demos to amps that have comparitively more, It's hard to know if those are adding extra, or are actualy more accurate,. These demo's can mislead you unless you have a reference you can compare them to from real life listening experience.

@user-vk5ul9lt4l 2 жыл бұрын

О я в шоке! Вот это отличный тест, когда мы выбираем ушами, а не глазами. Получается в слепом тесте я выбрал Kef, потом мне понравился Wharfedale, Polk audio. А Monitor audio у меня был на последнем месте 😆

@user-vk5ul9lt4l 2 жыл бұрын

теперь я понимаю почему люди после Kef ls50 берут r3 или reference 1 и остаются с ними на всё время уже ничего не меняя, только усилители.

@AbsoluteFidelity 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes... in real life my first choice would be the Meta, no doubt about it. Then second 12.2 and third R200. The Monitor Audio just doesnt comply to what Im looking for in a speaker, mids.

@SouthAndes 2 жыл бұрын

The same thing happened to me, but after many tests I ended up choosing Polk over the rest. I did not expect...

@cornishminer69 Жыл бұрын

to be honest they all sound great to me, but for the price the Bronze100 and the Diamond12.2 get the award, they are a few hundred pounds in the UK cheaper than the R200s and nearly 750.00 cheaper than the Kefs. That alone they get my thumbs up.

@jeremyb9277 Жыл бұрын

The MA100 are a lot of fun. They are clear, trebles are detailed but not too bright, they are snappy and bassy. I love listening to them. However, if you are a classic music lover of hey may not be the best, but I like them for pop, rock and jazz and too

@nonyago 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t own Polk, maybe I should. The B100 were also great. As a Wharfedale owner, I have new favorites. Great comparison.

@60zeller 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the effort,but it is still coming through youtube. If I close my eyes it is tough to know when the switch is made. The KEF cost 3x more than the Diamonds. Bet they sound much more different in person.

@kingie66 9 күн бұрын

waaat :D i thought A is cheapest sound which i would not buy, i thought monitor audio. LS50m really let me down, i had more fun even with Q150 at 30% cost. B and C great tonality and neutral, so I expected Polk and LS50M. Diamonds D recognized immediately, crispy details but agressive treble extension.

@user-sc3le4vm5k Жыл бұрын

Monitore Audio Bronze 100 super...

@ricardocruz9971 2 жыл бұрын

Acho que deveria tentar outras formas de captação do áudio, mudar o posicionamento das caixas e microfone, os sons estão muito proxímos.

@quananginh9446 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like a victory for Monitor Audio. Also, I'm not different from the average listener for choosing B. That "right at your face" sound is actually what people, including me, like the most.

@AbsoluteFidelity 2 жыл бұрын

A better solution would be to get the flattest speaker that sounds best to you and bump the hell out of the bass and tone controls when you feel like it. I do that from time to time when I have people over for a gathering, the wow factor is there. And that is why buying an amp with tone controls is so important, or even a separate eq for that matter.

@cornishminer69 Жыл бұрын

@@AbsoluteFidelity I also like the EQ on the Wiimini streamer, makes a big difference to the sound when trying various settings, I was actually impressed at the difference it made.

@AbsoluteFidelity Жыл бұрын

@@cornishminer69 EQs do work, especially if its used to get the type of response you want. Heck even a bsic treble and bass knob which are usually centered at 100hz and 10khz can do wonders.

@Cabernetor Жыл бұрын

Close call between 3 but 1) MA 2) Polk 3) KEF and distant 4th) Diamond

@eltonc1505 2 жыл бұрын

Wished the monitor audios had more open mids and the polls has a bit more bass... I liked the sound of both tho' and least prefered the sound of the 12.2's

@ramin3080 2 жыл бұрын

Dear E Project Please repeat this test with NAD 388

@eprojectEllie 2 жыл бұрын

no problem

@MW-sm8hi 8 ай бұрын

The Bronze 100 sound like the source music. All the others sound mic'd up in a room.

@jari121 2 жыл бұрын

So, I don't have golden ears 😅. Only B was right. I liked A (Kef) and C (Polk) the most, as before. I liked B (MA) and C (12.2) the least. These all sound very different with Audiolab. I don’t know how precisely the volumes are adjusted with the different speakers, but even a decibel increase significantly affects how we hear the speaker's sound. Strange how in this comparison Kef’s bass sounded more powerful than Wharfedale’s.

@user_4g382sg 6 ай бұрын

Мониторы лучшие всех.

@thomasward00 2 жыл бұрын

Monitor Audio Bronze 100 Win this round....

@Milan-cf1xe Жыл бұрын

Wow the LS 50 Meta are double the price where i live. So ill go for the Monitor Audio

@SimbaloeOliva 2 ай бұрын

@@Milan-cf1xewhere I leave is 4x.

@IMGhee 2 жыл бұрын

LS50M is the winner

@AbsoluteFidelity 2 жыл бұрын

It is in real life. Its just too expensive compared to the other 3.

@user-sachuk 3 ай бұрын

Саме цікаве що коли закриваєш очі, то через певний період часу всі ас звучать однаково.

@taras_7022 Жыл бұрын

Bronze 100 + amplificatore denon? = 💣💥 🤣🤣🤣

@zeppzepp1234 2 жыл бұрын

ha, good guess for B's bass weight of larger woofer.

@jari121 2 жыл бұрын

And brightest speakers with increased treble 🙂.

@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын

I actually did pretty well. After several listening sessions, I knew that B was the Bronze and that D was the Wharfedale, but I wasn't sure about A and C. My first impression was that A was the Meta and C the Polk, because A had less bass to my ears, and C sounded better to me, but when I listened again, I faltered and became doubtful and unsure which was which. At times, on some songs, A sounded brighter to me than C, which is what confused me, because, with the Cambridge, the Polk always sounded brighter. I'm quite surprised that my ears did as well as they did in identifying them. This was an adventure, to say the least. I have increasing admiration now for MA. I've always loved their speakers. They might just be my favorite British brand of all, because even when they sren't quite as balanced as some others, and maybe because they're so dynamic and punchy, they just are so much fun to listen to and always give me maximum enjoyment. They always make me forget about analyzing the sound and I just forget all that hi-fi stuff and just groove on the music playing. And that's what it's all about. Fun factor is the most important attribute in any piece of gear

@zeppzepp1234 2 жыл бұрын

Agree with the fun factor of dynamic and punchy thing. That's why B&W selling well when people criticizing their excessive brightness, less than ideal frequency response. Sufficient bass weight can make brightness more endurable, just avoid smaller size speakers with this kind of sound signature.

@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын

@@zeppzepp1234 I used to like the B&W original Nautilus series like the original 800N series and the 600 S3 series, with their Kevlar woofers and aluminum tweeters. They had the midrange dip and bright tweeter of current B&W offerings, but they were much less pronounced than now, where they have gone to the extreme. I had the 601S3, and I liked the bright and airy tweeter, but then I discovered the MA Bronze, and their nice, rich, somewhat forward midrange made the B&Ws sound distant and anemic in comparison. I also had the 602S3, which was voiced better than the 601, without that midrange dip, but they were too big and bassy for my small room. It seems that the new Bronze series have kept that rich midrange and voiced their tweeters a bit brighter, so their sound now resides somewhere between the older Bronzes and the excessively bright B&W sound. I also found, at least with the 601S3, that B&Ws like to play loud, and then that midrange dip fills in somewhat, but they sounded distant and recessed in the midrange at lower levels, and my small room and ears can't tolerate those louder levels. I need seakers that sound full and balanced at lower levels

@AbsoluteFidelity 2 жыл бұрын

@@DougMen1 why did you delete that comment of yours stating that you have not seen a graph that backs up my statement that the Bronze 100 is V shaped? Havent found any graphs that show the Bronze 100 is not V shaped and that is why you deleted your comments? You said something about me 'hiding' behind what I claim is neutral? You must be a special kind of something to say that the 12.2 and R200 isnt as neutral as it can get in its price point. If you like a V shaped or bright speaker thats totally fine but dont call me out on things that you do not have data on. How do you think I picked out the Bronze in my initial prediction? That sad ass recessed mids. If you do not hear it, fine. But do not try to call me out on hard data. The R200 and 12.2 is way flatter than the Bronze can ever dream off and if you like that, go get a pair and enjoy.

@DougMen1 2 жыл бұрын

@@AbsoluteFidelity Because there's no reasoning with you and I'm tired of your BS. Look at the measurements of the Bronze 100 from the Soundstage Network, done at the NRC's anechoic chamber, where Paradigm, PSB, and other Canadian companies use the facilities to help them tweak their speakers. I gaurantee that those measurements are more accurate than those from some online KZfaqr. This is pointless, because you only believe what supports your BS assessments, and I'm sick of it. Explain why the Meta here sounds very similar and bright like the Bronze, with almost identical sounding tonal balance, but they don't sound "neutral" like you claim the Polk and 12.2 are, even though the Meta measures ruler flat. So, is the Meta V shaped too? Besides that, you are always saying how the 12.2 has the BBC dip, so guess what? That's a V shape! You're so inconsistent that you can't even agree with yourself.

@zeppzepp1234 2 жыл бұрын

You both could be correct at the same time. We actually can't explain too much between the measurement and the sound we hear. The idea of V shape could be the effect of room reflection or maybe the mid range handing over from a large woofer to the tweeter. The end result of the total system from sound source to room to our ears is way more complex than we may think. I don't think the frequency measurement will be much different when speakers connecting to different amps, but it just sounds different. I can't explain it but accept it, have some fun and listen to music.

@deputy3690 13 күн бұрын

Elac DBR-62

@williamjueschke9960 7 ай бұрын

Bronze - too bright Ls50 - all midrange Wharfedale- not bad, but not that clear on the highs. Polk - just right.

@cyberphonic 3 ай бұрын

Polk sound like there inside a wardrobe😂

@higobatman 2 жыл бұрын

Agora gostaria de ver as Ma Bronze 100 com outros amplificadores como os Rotel A11 Tribute, NAD C388, Cambridge CXA81, AXA25, AXR85/100, Marantz PM7000N. Se ficar ainda melhor do que ficou com o Audiolab 600A, então as Bronze 100 são uma excelente opção de compra para quem gosta de se divertir ouvindo música. Adorei os seus agudos e graves. Caixa com boa dinâmica e pegada. E as vozes um pouco mais recuadas eu também gostei. Quem prefere um som mais quente, relaxado e com mais presença nas vozes as 12.2 são a melhor opção. E quem prefere um som mais neutro e também relaxado e com boa pegada as Polk R200 são a melhor escolha. Quem prefere torres deve ser uma boa briga entre as Bronze 200 e Polk R600. Vou recomendar elas para um amigo que tem as Energy RC-50 e quer fazer um Upgrade de caixa.

@marcioperillo3693 2 жыл бұрын

Cara, depois de pesquisar, comprei a Bronze 100.

@billparr Жыл бұрын

They all sound lacking after disconnecting the subwoofer, guess I'm too used to the subwoofer now. Monitor audio did sound very lively and full without sub, Can't say what sound best but with sub reconnected I think Polk sound improved the most.

@olivieroli9750 2 жыл бұрын

For me 1 Polk 2 Monitor 3 KEF

@andrewwebb4635 2 жыл бұрын

They’re all excellent but I think C, the Polk, shades it for me

@sevsev1712 2 жыл бұрын

R 200 best match.

@frmagnecio 3 ай бұрын

Wharfedale wins.

@hugokleynhans9595 2 жыл бұрын

Because of the good price polk wins

@rorycantellow2973 2 жыл бұрын

Monitor killed that then.

@valleyguy633 Жыл бұрын

Bronze 100 by a long shot on most tracks.

@citisite 2 жыл бұрын

monitor bronze win gold

@goozlo Жыл бұрын

I originally got the Diamond 12.2 and it was a box of distortion and harmonics , awful speaker. I returned the 12.2 and got the EVO 4.1 and what a difference. The EVO 4.1 is light years ahead , the sound is crystal clear , the amount of clarity and details you hear are immense, the base is super deep and tight, much better than Diamond 12.2. And the looks are to die for.

@isaidstream4547 Жыл бұрын

What amp did you use for Wharfs 12.2?