FEATURES:
Monitor Audio signature C-CAM Gold Dome Tweeter upgraded with the new Uniform Dispersion (UD) Waveguide for an incredibly lifelike sound.
C-CAM mid-bass driver featuring updated cone geometries and Damped Concentric Mode (DCM) technology which allows the speaker to have a deeper, fuller sound while retaining a clean and precise presentation.
Designed for performance – intricately optimised listening experience for music and movies.
HiVe II rear port tuned for ease of positioning without affecting sound performance.
Acoustically transparent hexagonal dispersion pattern grille also featured on our award-winning Silver and Gold Series, for the Monitor Audio family look.
High-quality gold-plated bi-wire terminals.
Pureflow silver-plated oxygen-free copper internal cabling for highest quality current transfer through the signal chain.
Audio transparent bespoke cloth covered magnetic grilles for a more discreet appearance.
Add Bronze AMS Dolby Atmos® enabled speakers atop for use in any AV home cinema system.
Sturdy steel outrigger feet to ensure a stable platform. Designed for use on carpeted (spikes) or hard floors (rubber feet).
The Absolute Sound Best Loudspeakers: $1000 - $2000
"The two-and-a-half-way Bronze 500s are extremely nice looking and designed for a wide range of room sizes, shapes, and system budgets. They include a 25mm C-Cam Gold Dome tweeter with a Uniform Dispersion waveguide, and two 8″ C-Cam mid/bass drivers. Nominal impedance is listed at 8 ohms and sensitivity at 90dB, which means they won’t need a massive amount of power. Sonically, they’re packed with lushness—a sound much bigger than their modest size and weight suggest. From delicate strings to solid-bodied bass lines, the Bronze 500s were a consistent pleasure across all genres and formats and should be on the radar of anyone building a new system or looking to upgrade."
The Absolute Sound Editor's Choice Award:
The Bronze 500s have now won the Editor's Choice Award for a 3rd straight year following the announcement of the 2025 win. "The Monitor Audio Bronze 500s exceeded my expectations in every way. Their design, their ease of setup, their rich tonal qualities, and subtle upper harmonics make for a robust and diverse loudspeaker. I could see these fitting into a living room system and being switched between movies, music, and television without losing a bit of their hard-hitting quality."
Hi-Fi Choice Recommended Award:
Talking about performance, Hi-Fi Choice said "there’s a crispness and airy clarity to its performance that’s rare among its price peers" adding "the speaker seeming to draw effortless horsepower from somewhere, spraying stereo effects across the room with gusto and launching dynamic swings that feel almost dangerous. Huge fun."
The Bronze 500 receives a 'Recommended' award and in their conclusion they said "both visually and sonically, it’s a speaker that will make its presence felt".
HiFiReport REVIEW:
"The sound of the Bronze 500 is magnificent and full of energy. Although the height is less than one meter, with two 8-inch bass woofers, the bass is also similar. Although there is no Air Motion Transformer (AMT) unit, the treble is still beautiful.
How fierce the Bronze 500 is, Christopher Tin can also verify. Listening to the soundtrack album of “Calling All Dawns”, the first track “Baba Yetu“, orchestral and vocals, the harmony is thick, and the scale is enormous. The sound field produced by Bronze 500 is wide, and the music is full of energy when the music is pulled up. Even if I deliberately turn the volume up, the sound field can be maintained."
