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If you’re like many of us here on Drop, you do a lot of listening at your desk. You might use headphones, IEMs, or studio monitors; or you might be searching for something else—an elusive, desk-sized sweet spot. Stop the search: you’ve found it. Meet the Drop BMR1 Nearfield Monitors: sleek, streamlined speakers with ultra-expressive sound, designed specifically for the desktop. Hit "Request" and be the first to know when the BMR1 launches.
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erickong
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Audiophile Moderator
Jan 4, 2023
EvshrugWoah. For that price, I might pick these up. I've never owned desktop speakers
Evshrug
4130
Keyboard Club Member
Jan 4, 2023
erickongI was just listening to the built-in speakers on my Mac Mini last night, going “bleh!”
Evshrug
4130
Keyboard Club Member
Jan 12, 2023
EvshrugLol, all these likes are making me think of Steve Rice announcing the first PlayStation: https://youtu.be/ExaAYIKsDBI
Maxwatts
10
Jan 12, 2023
EvshrugWhoa. That’s too high to be cheap and too low to be good. I’ll stick with my 15 year old Creative T10. They probably sound just as good, take up less space, and have the same feature set minus Bluetooth. The BMRs are not impressive from a spec or price standpoint. When you can get creative t10 or 20 for $50, mackie or presonus gor $100 or Klipsch w/Sub for $200 Why bother?
Evshrug
4130
Keyboard Club Member
Jan 13, 2023
MaxwattsGood questions, and fair to bring up competition… I happen to like and own a lot of Creative’s gear myself, and a pair of Mackie headphones astonished me for their sound for the price in a closed-back headphone.
However, we (including me!) don’t know yet how the sound quality of the BMR1 is in contrast to the others you mentioned. On some points, the others will probably win: the more expensive Klipsch comes with a sub (probably half the cost of the whole system), the Creative speakers are less expensive and smaller. On other points, there is still room for the BMR1 could prove superior.
”There’s no replacement for displacement.” The BMR1’s box-shaped drivers maximize displacement for the size of the speaker (over 2 inches), and they’re full range drivers (1 each, plus 1 “force cancelling passive radiator” each) rather than the 2-way tweeter/woofer arrangement of your 15 year old Creative T10. They may actually be narrower than the T10, but displace more air. I’m curious to hear how the force cancelling reduces boominess and increases clarity. Plus, I believe the BMR1 are the only ones out of the models you listed with a wide dispersal pattern, so there isn’t a narrow “sweet spot” and it should work better horizontally placed under a monitor than the other models, which could be quite nice in today’s age of large curved screen monitors, multiple monitor setups, and the people who use small TVs (48” is still really big to fit on a work desk!!!) instead of monitors. And, as you mentioned, the BMR1 has the option of Bluetooth.
There is something unique on offer here, and it will please some. I had a Katana monitor “soundbar,” and it kind of sounded like their Roar Bluetooth speaker with the drivers spaced a bit more apart… I may have even liked the iRoar better. Some Sony desktop speakers were my main dorm speakers in college. I don’t have room for a big sub under my desk (and I don’t think I need one for YouTube & gaming, given my experience with the Sony speakers), but I’m still going to see if Creative’s compact one will work with this (or a Jamo 8” sub). I COULD use my Polk PSW10 subwoofer if I was really feeling feisty, but not in my small home office. I’m excited to have a pair of these BMR1 earmarked to come my way for testing, and for everyone else it may be interesting once reviews start coming out.
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Evshrug
4130
Keyboard Club Member
Jan 20, 2023
GTFODeathknightPrice will remain the same for the foreseeable future.
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Evshrug
4130
Keyboard Club Member
Jan 31, 2023
GTFODeathknightand @erickong , looks like there’s a $99 preorder special until the end of February this year, but the first and second runs sold out quickly! Third run open now.
SillyLlama
3
May 1, 2023
They're $129 + $25 if you want the grilles, which most undoubtly will. The actual price then is $154
ELACaster
92
Jan 5, 2023
Will plugging in the sub out kill the bass coming out of the monitors or will they still play along side the subwoofer?
T.Fernandez
849
Collabs
Jan 5, 2023
There is a mode switch on the rear of the speaker that can attenuate the bass from the speakers for better pairing with a sub. This will also allow the speaker to play a bit louder than it does in full-range mode.
T.Fernandez
849
Collabs
Jan 4, 2023
The headphone output is intended for use with low impedance headphones and gaming headsets. The 6XX can still be used but you would likely be better off with a dedicated headphone amp that is able to deliver more power.
Evshrug
4130
Keyboard Club Member
Jan 4, 2023
I think the plan right now is to promote “freedom of choice.” If Drop finds an excellent pairing, they will offer it, but in the meantime Dayton audio makes an affordable 8” powered sub that would work nicely: https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/1048/sub-800-8-80-watt-powered-subwoofer
I also was looking at a Jamo compact 8” subwoofer… the BMR1 has a standard, non-proprietary sub out, so it’s truly a modular option.
I hope to demo it with a slim subwoofer I have from Creative Labs, which should take up less space under my desk. I also have a popular 10” sub from Polk Audio (PSW10) which is 50W RMS (peak 100W), but that’s too big for my home office.
However, no-sub mode might be beneficial while working, to create softer background music that won’t distract.
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Evshrug
4130
Keyboard Club Member
Jan 18, 2023
Preorders start at the end of this month, first deliveries should be in May as long as there aren't any new world catastrophes.
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