Morel Octave 5.2M Bookshelf speakers
Strange proportions, tweeter in a separate body, two miniature triangular bass reflexes... You can not pass such monitors - will certainly pay attention.
Morel Octave 5.2M differs by multi-layered body made of polymer and bitumen dampers and MDF. But there are simple speakers (without letter "M" in the index), which are made of a completely new and yet unique material - artificial Corian stone with even better than MDF vibro-acoustic parameters. Drivers are the pride of Morel and were developed specially for Octave 5.2M. This is a 130-mm mid-woofer with external sound coil and the combined neodymium-ferrite magnetic system. The tweeter has a 28-mm sound coil, wound with hexagonal Hexatech wire, and a fabric dome, covered with Acuflex compound.
I'll start, perhaps, with the criticism. Sensetivity is low, dynamics is not limited. In the lower case there is not too much drive. Linearity is good, but in the upper band the rise at 9-12 kHz, which gives discants a bit obtrusive character, is still noticeable. However, Octave 5.2M has such qualities, which I, for example, have never met in any, even very expensive loudspeakers.
Live stage surprised most of all - it is agile. Those imaginary sources of sound, which are supposed to stand still, are clearly fixed per lines. But in real concert hall you always hear lots of weak reflected sounds, which rush unintelligibly from where and where. Well, with Octave 5.2M it becomes clear from where and where. It not only just reproduces reverberation, but forms it in space. Only with these monitors you become to understand the beauty of one or another concert hall.
Morel Octave 5.2M is able to play very deep bass - you won't need a sub in order to distinguish Turkish drum in the orchestra. In addition, these babies create a transparent and very rich micro-dynamical pattern, which does not deteriorate even at low volume. You shouldn't move them to a deafening level in order to hear all the details. Average comfortable level is enough to enjoy aesthetic, truthful and 100% informative sound.
