Product Comparison: M-Audio BX5 D3 vs M-Audio BX8 D3

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M-Audio BX5 D3 Compact 2-way 5-inch studio monitor

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General Specifications

Brand

M-Audio

Model

BX5 D3

BX8 D3

Origin

China

About the Product

The M-Audio BX5 D3 is an addition to the M-Audio BX family and the most powerful model to date. Optimised for a smooth and natural listening experience, these speakers are perfect for professionals, beginners, and everyone in between.

The M-Audio BX8 D3 is an addition to the M-Audio BX family and the most powerful model to date. Optimised for a smooth and natural listening experience, these speakers are perfect for professionals, beginners, and everyone in between.

Key Specs

Type

Active

Number Of Speakers

Output Power

100 W

150 W

Driver Configuration

5" woofer, 1" tweeter

8" woofer, 1.25" twitter

What customers say about "Key Specs"

M-Audio BX5 D3 Compact 2-way 5-inch studio monitor

As a Dj & Producer these are perfect for the studio but as good for mixing up a set.
Good quality speakers, sound a lot lot better than i expected, comparable with Korg studio monitors, can't fault them in that area at all.
Excellent monitors for the price. Sturdy and with great sound quality, invest in a set of speaker stands to get the most out of them.
Good quality. They are good speakers for low-mid range. too much bass for me. but i recommend.
I bought these as a pair of speakers for the kitchen, and was after something with balanced and great quality sound. They have not disappointed and provide exactly that.

M-Audio BX8 D3 Professional 2-way active studio monitor speaker

I think these monitors are great value, very powerful and have a heavy bass line.
Wow what a pair of speaker's, I had 2 already, that impressed with the build and the sound quality so I brought another 2 lol, so you can imagine how much power I have Haha.
Happy with the quality, the design is sick, sounds good and conveniently mobile for studio monitors.
These are my first monitors and I must say I'm blown away with the sound quality. I did expect something good, but not THAT good, especially in this price range.
Really poor quality. I recommend you research other brands, and check their reliability.

Size & Weight

Height

10 in.

15.1 in.

Width

6.9 in.

9.8 in.

Depth

7.8 in.

11.9 in.

Weight

12.3 lbs.

23.1 lbs.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

M-Audio BX5 D3 Compact 2-way 5-inch studio monitor

Excellent little monitors with a great neutral sound for mixing.
I bought these to go with a dj setup for my young son, they are brilliant sounding and very compact!
These are really good speakers for the price, great sound quality and compact.
Well built, great sound, compact and extremely easy to set up.
Well now, these little speakers are perfect for a compact setup like my own.

M-Audio BX8 D3 Professional 2-way active studio monitor speaker

Big and Beautiful .They are BIG so be warned of that ,.But I am well pleased with them.
They are much bigger that I expected (they've replaced my old 5" M1 Active). Perfect for home recording. Can't fault them for the price.
They are smart, compact and are quite loud for small units.
Well worth the money power out these little things are superb compact aswell.
Quite heavy,I have really robust professional stands i wouldn't trust anything flimsy for these.

Audio

Min. Frequency Response

52 Hz

37 Hz

Max. Frequency Response

35 kHz

22 kHz

Input Impendance

20 kOhm

10 kOhm

What customers say about "Audio"

M-Audio BX5 D3 Compact 2-way 5-inch studio monitor

The Low frequency driver is fine and a roll off filter helps if you can only place the speakers against a wall.
They provide comfortable sound levels for an audience of 200 with faithful sound reproduction. Definitely recommended.
I use this product for my home studio, what I like about it is the sound it provides its crystal clear it looks good and sounds very good.
Very pleased. Amazing sound through my Behringer mixer. Recommended.
Sound quality is fantastic with no breaking even at high volume.

M-Audio BX8 D3 Professional 2-way active studio monitor speaker

Really nice monitors, clear open sound, reasonably flat and loud if you need them to be.
They good solid sound with plenty of low end punch plus good around reviews.
Impressive sound !!! Im shocked how good they are. Next level. Im never leaving review's but this time im can't.
Bought one of these, and well impressed! The quality of sound is amazing, also plenty of volume.
Lovely clean sound and proper rumble in the bass.

Features

Color

Black

Enclosure Material

Vinyl-laminated high-acoustic-efficiency MDF

Cabinet Type

Ported

Interfaces

Balanced TRS, XLR

XLR, Balanced TRS

Magnetic Shielding

Yes

Controls

Power ON / OFF, Volume control, Acoustic Space

Volume control, Acoustic Space, Power ON / OFF

Extras

Computer optimized waveguide, Positioning LED, Tailor-Made Sound

Monitor Performance Starts with Driver Excellence, Tailor-Made Sound, Connectivity Covered

Cabinet Type
Magnetic Shielding

What customers say about "Features"

M-Audio BX5 D3 Compact 2-way 5-inch studio monitor

The sound quality is superb, however not for gaming, but it was not really ment to be made for that anyway.
Love them. Awesome quality, good size for a computer desk and good looks.
Sound has good clarity, the eq is nice and flat, build quality is decent, easy to set up.
But overall, very useful and usable speakers, handy size, good build quality.
The only problem is it heats up very quickly the back of the speaker gets hot.

M-Audio BX8 D3 Professional 2-way active studio monitor speaker

Excellent quality of sound and has a lot of range and power for speakers the height of a pint of milk. Look great as well.
Great quality sound, not too big/small, comes with all relevant connections.
Good quality product, ideal for the small home studio enabling a fairly good mixing facility. Cabinets are well designed with useful facilities and are strongly made. Well worth the money!
Really good sounding monitors for the price. build quality is also great.
Where things aren't so good is that the build quality of the speak cable connectors is very poor.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

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