M-Audio BX5 D3 Studio Monitor - Still worth it in 2021? (WITH SAMPLES)

[@williamjones5612]

This guy’s videos are SPOT ON!! I’d argue he should have a million views.

[@Believer7154]

Hello all! Thank you MTR for this great video. Your time and efforts are greatly appreciated! One THE BEST reviews of ANY product I ever thought of using or purchasing. Incredible. Keep up the good work Rock rock on!!!

[@Korgull2008]

I bought this monitor and I using a DAC to connect to computer. When you hear a SACD the sound is AMAZING. You can hear when flute musician take a deep breath to make sound of the next part of score. I hear Credence in SACD or DCD in SACD, and is like the musicians are with you in the room. I love them and thanks you very much for the review, I totally agree with you! Cheers!

[@inspired5284]

Excellent. Thank you for producing this. Literally. This is by far the most practical demonstrative evaluation video I've seen and heard in a very long time. I'm in the early stages of upgrading/updating everything to do with my sound recording requirements and preferences. New laptop on the way, pending is the DAW (replacing Focusrite Saffire PRO 24 DSP - most likely MOTU M4), replacement for Yorkville active flat-response monitors. They sound very good to me, even after 10+ years. However, I simply cannot manage another move with approx 25lbs each speaker. I have to part with my 50lb+ MacPro as well - 2008 and still running like clockwork, but another anchor I must release. Time to lighten up, and rebuild my sonic arsenal and blast off into 2022. Have an awesome day! 🙏🏽😊🎸

[@markkeeper7771]

great video man, just noticed this only has 26 views!!!. thanks for this review very informative

[@ModernTechReviewsTV]

Thanks a lot!! Yeah, I’m hoping more people will come across it over the next few weeks.

[@Lordosvk]

@@ModernTechReviewsTV we comming :)

[@captainrice9234]

underrated channel

[@leftmusic7432]

quality review man, thanks a lot. keep it up you're destined for big views surely!

[@morten1]

I think the BX5 D3 are the absolute best speakers at this price class They just sound good, defined, clear, punchy You get a lot with them for little money

[@DW-ls1rf]

Your dedication is outstanding

[@maritto11]

The best review by so far! take your subs and like good man

[@WillAshMidnight]

You're reviewing literally the microphone - not the monitors!!! You've recorded those samples you are playing back with your mic -- so, you are reviewing the microphone to these people. Again: not the monitors.

[@RussUmp24]

Really cool just picked up a pair on PSSL for under $200 for the pair refurbished 8" going to have them as extra near field monitors.

[@jnkggl]

I have the Bx5 d3's and the bx sub. It's a great combo.. SLP is amazing, sound stage fairly good and accuracy is stupendous. I crossover the sub at 120hz so as to take pressure off the bx5 woofers. The allows for much better accuracy from the bx5's 5 inch mid woofer. The BX sub is nearly impossible to find anymore. 😞

[@damienharrison1]

I have a BX10 sub still, thing is a monster!!

[@igiluka9190]

Jesu to już teraz wiem na 1000% że je kupuję 🥰🔥🤘♥️💪🤗 Dzięki!!! 😊

[@islamabouelata6575]

This gives an idea about how good the pair is but it’s actually also testing your mic, your sound card, my sound card, my headphones ..

[@jgvtc559]

Try the hs8 you won't look back I've had mine for over 8 and they've been outside inside ect through rain multiple moves homeless Ect they still bang perfectly

[@thevibrantwaves]

Excellent review. Thank you.

[@simongroves-wt5el]

Excellent thank you... nice review!

[@DavidWest777]

Im awaiting a pair of these 😊

[@techeteri]

Great! Thank you! I have av40 and bx8 d2 for listening to music only. The av40's are amazing, but I was disappointed with bx8 d2. The twitter is harsh and bass is muddy. Av40's are very smooth and flat so I hope the bx5 d3's are bigger version of the av40 and not smaller of the bx8's.

[@daw765]

thank you, excellent review

[@jimbrown9477]

fantastic speakers!

[@simon_patterson]

Can you explain why you played the track recorded from the speakers, please? Surely the fact that I'm not listening to your speakers, but instead I'm listening to a sound coloured by my speakers, your microphone, your recording setup, my system's playback setup, and KZbin's setup, renders such an exercise useless? Aside from that (you're not the only one who does it, but hopefully you can explain it to me), you make quality content. Thanks for the review. I'm likely to get the bx8s.

[@BretHalford]

i see it as the WAV file is your baseline. though it will be colored by all the things you mention, it is still the original example. now we get the sample recorded through the speakers which will go through all the same colorations. but since the original is there as a reference, now we can see how much the monitors add/ subtract from the original. i think this video was intended to show how accurate the sound is in a controlled environment. i think this would be useless WITHOUT the comparison between the two. it would definitely be impossible to get a good idea of how these sound if we were only given recordings of the speakers. i hope that made senses. it sounded good in my head!

[@simon_patterson]

@@BretHalford I think I get what you're saying. The test is meant to show the *difference* between two audio sources. So the theory is that any difference I hear between the straight mp3 version and the one recorded using the speakers/microphone/sound card is the colouration caused by the speakers. The issue I have with the theory is that I don't know how much of the difference I'm hearing is the colouration caused by the speakers, compared to how much colouration is caused by the microphone's frequency response, the microphone placement, the room acoustics, or even the sound card. It's quite possible that the speakers are rendering the sound perfectly, however the test will show a very different sound caused by the microphone picking the sound up. Hope that makes sense, too!

[@royeaston6067]

No matter what you can only go by what he’s saying what you’re hearing is mostly irrelevant.

[@kadeone3287]

thank you for the information

[@sckartdrawing]

thanks for sharing dear

[@Tonynano]

I love ur explanation, your a good, well informed speaker, but the transitions break the flow of the video for me and i found them a bit annoying. The youtube timestamps you put in are more than enough to show the viewer which section of the video we're in, in my opinion

[@ottv1324]

Why are all your signals clipping ?

[@Lordosvk]

Bi amp BX5 vs presonus 4.5 with BT :D i just miss BT on BX5

[@blyentertainments649]

Very informative man 👍 just i buyed M- audio 8 inch speakers from amazon But Does metal plate get heat ??

[@ModernTechReviewsTV]

Yes, it gets hot. But not enough to burn really.

[@levente19]

I read somewhere that they tend to heat up, is this really true? in principle, after a short time, the back is hot...

[@vitorcoelhodc]

I’m about to buy the M-Audio BX5 D3 Studio Monitors but I have a question regarding them, do they come with the “stand by” or “eco” mode like the BX3/BX4? Because that’s the feature that is making me sell my current KRK Rokit 5, even with the volume on they turn off after 30 minutes, and I have to turn the volume knob all the way to wake them up, it’s annoying.

[@Solid_Hank]

Yeah i mean they sound really good on the BX5s compared to the original. Almost sounds better sometimes.

[@steve1982n]

The closest monitors to the original track i've heared

[@coolshit1231]

hey man, quick question, they currently have the bx5 d3s and the older version bx5a at my guitar center, i was wondering how much better are the bx5 d3, there 50 dollars more than the bx5a, would it be worth the extra money or they not much different

[@J4qBson]

you think this setup is worth for some1 who just want to listen to music ?

[@ModernTechReviewsTV]

That is highly subjective. For me personally, I would still get this setup if I ONLY wanted to listen to music. But that's because I love listening to music, and I love for it to sound amazing.

[@iliasbl1735]

Hi, please answer my question, I have a pair of bx5 d3, and after a little bit of time, beetwen 30-45 minutes of use, they get hot from the back, is that normal?

[@DavidCowell2211]

Yes the heat is totally normal...

[@MovingCatLover2]

@@DavidCowell2211 hi, could it cause problems?

[@DavidCowell2211]

@@MovingCatLover2 Hi. No problem for me and I leave them on 247 for the past 7 months. Just great speakers...

[@MovingCatLover2]

@@DavidCowell2211 great, thanks

[@ModernTechReviewsTV]

I concur with the other user comments. Mine get hot, but not overly hot. It's normal for anything with an amplifier inside to heat up. I wouldn't worry about it. I've been using mine for 5 years with zero issues, despite many hours of use.

[@HighlandStudio91]

At the $300 price point & below....I agree that the M-Audio's are unbeatable. However....for another $40 per pair, the Pioneer VM-50's absolutely blow the M-Audio's out of the water in every respect(& the low end is so good, you can ditch your subwoofer.)

[@lorenzobovienzo6255]

is there any hiss when the monitors are not reproducing music?

[@sebasoilher8454]

I would love to know that too

[@ModernTechReviewsTV]

There is a slight hiss. Very very minimal, and you pretty much have to either get right up to it to hear it, or the environment has to be 100% silent. IMO this is an issue with virtually every speaker I have ever tested, even extremely expensive speakers. Somewhere along the line, most amps tend to pick up at least a slight hiss. But with these speakers, the hiss is so faint that I would almost say it doesn't exist.

[@2Fa2Bu]

is it true that they overheat?

[@ModernTechReviewsTV]

I've been using these now for 5 years and have never once had an issue with overheating. The backs of them is pretty hot to the touch, but not enough to burn me. They have never failed me, though, despite many many many hours of use.

[@jaszczur12237]

Mam bx 5 d3 i zgadza się to co on mówi jest prawdą to co mówi grają dobrze ale to nie jest przyjemnie mają taką stonowaną charakterystykę nie wybijają jest równa można powiedzieć że pokazują naprawdę co się w utworze dzieje ale w górnej harakterystyce oczywiście bass jest ale brakuje żeby wydobyć ich potencjał trzeba je dobrze ustawić i jakies wygluszenie by się przydalo generalnie do pracy się jak nabardziej nadają wada słychać brum sieciowy porównując je do innych monitorów większość ma podbitą górę oczywiście z podbitą góra się przyjemniej słucha ale to kwestia gustu i zaznaczam że z wiekiem też się słuch traci Mam jeszce bx8 d2 i oczywiście inaczej grają

[@midtown3221]

The catch is that it lacks bass. Other than that, nice monitor. I need that bass though so I'll pass on this monitor.

[@ModernTechReviewsTV]

Yeah, that’s going to be similar with any 5” monitor. If you want a little bass, I would suggest the 8” version by M-Audio. Otherwise, track down a subwoofer.

[@Angel-gh4ms]

@@ModernTechReviewsTV what subwoofer do you use with these?

[@Julius-vz7pb]

very flat

[@nofood1]

Lol these are some of the most horrible monitors I've ever heard, sent them back next day. Save your money and get some Eve Audio SC205s , thank me later....