Tannoy Mercury M2 bookshelf speaker with Stand (sold)

by **HiFiLab** Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:40 am

Tannoy Mercury M2 bookshelf speaker with Stand (sold) P1120838

Tannoy Mercury M2 bookshelf speaker with Stand (sold) P1120839

Made In Europe

two way bass-reflex loudspeakers

- 1" dome tweeter
- 16.5 cm woofer
- Sensitivity : 88 dB @ 1 Watt
- recommended amplifier power : 50 watts
- mid-sized cabinet (20 x 38 x 27 cm)

The Mercury M2 has certainly been designed to satisfy a large number of audiophiles: for this reason a particular attention has been paid to the frequency response, well extended at both ends. While it is quite easy for any decent tweeter to reproduce reasonably well the highest frequencies it becomes a difficult task for a cheap woofer into a mid-sized enclosure to sound decently powerful and deep bass range.

A slight tendency to bass boom from the resonant cabinet limits the performance of the bass range: with a stiffer cabinet I'd have rated it excellent for the price.

It is just very good, indeed.
The mid range is natural, just a little bit *behind* the bass and the highs, but still very enjoyable, even when reproducing difficult female voices.

A good level of introspection and analysis completes a performance in the mids that can be considered surprisingly correct for the price.

Then add an open, crystal clear high range and you get an idea of the sound of the Mercury M2. Just let me point out that the tweeter doesn't seem perfectly linear, in the sense that it seems to have a peak in its frequency response that makes the sound quite bright, nothing that can't be cured by means of a careful speakers placement into the listening room

the Mercury M2 tonal balance is surprisingly good for the price, with a very good bass frequency response.

Price : RM sold

Contact : Simon Ting 012-3612507