M-Audio BX5 BT

The BX Series: An Accessible Reference That Evolves

For years, the BX range has established itself as a reliable choice for uncompromising equipment: a compact format, direct and precise enough listening to improve mixing skills. The BX5BT continue this tradition while offering a more modern approach to integration and control.
Compared to more traditional BX5 generations, this version emphasizes versatility and acoustic adaptation: onboard DSP, listening modes accessible on the front panel, and equalization via the app. The addition of Bluetooth 5.0 also meets modern usage needs (quick references, validation on other sources) without abandoning the balanced connections expected in a studio.

Compact Monitoring for Creating, Mixing, and Checking Your References

The M-Audio BX5BT are aimed at producers, beatmakers, film composers, DJs, streamers, podcasters, and videographers who want a pair of speakers capable of moving from creation to final control. Their size facilitates installation on a desk, in a bedroom studio, or a small workspace, while maintaining enough foundation to judge the bass-mid balance.
In production, they help make quick decisions on vocal levels, the placement of kicks, the clarity of synths, and brightness without harshness. In post-production, their articulation highlights unwanted noises, dynamics, and possible equalization excesses. And to validate a mix, Bluetooth simplifies listening to reference tracks from a smartphone or laptop.

DSP, Listening Modes, and Bluetooth: A System Designed to Adapt to Your Environment

Class D Bi-Amplification and Precision-Oriented Design

The Class D bi-amplification delivers comfortable power in a compact chassis, with lively and controlled reproduction. The combination of a 5-inch Kevlar woofer and 1-inch tweeter aims for a responsive response, useful for evaluating attacks (kick, snare, bass) and maintaining coherent detail reading in the high frequencies. The tweeter's waveguide helps stabilize dispersion and stereo image perception, a key point when working at close range.

Built-in DSP: Coherence, Optimized Crossover, and Instant Modes

The onboard DSP manages the overall speaker behavior, including the crossover and response optimization. Practically, this helps maintain a consistent and usable listening experience even when placement is not perfect. On the front panel, you switch between FLAT for a more neutral approach, HYPE for a more flattering sound, and CUSTOM to recall your personal setting.

M-Audio Studio Control App: 5-Band EQ and Presets

Customization is done via the M-Audio Studio Control app, which provides access to a 5-band EQ and presets. This is especially useful to compensate for a too bright room, a desk that emphasizes bass, or close wall placement. The goal is not to "correct" a difficult acoustic environment millimeter by millimeter but to achieve a more reliable daily listening experience, closer to what you will hear on other systems.

Burr-Brown Conversion and Modern Integration

The announced Burr-Brown converters, combined with a signal-to-noise ratio above 120 dB, contribute to clean and quiet reproduction, useful for reverb details, delay tails, and micro-dynamics. On the integration side, the balanced TRS inputs naturally adapt to an audio interface, mixer, or monitoring controller, while Bluetooth 5.0 simplifies comparative listening and content consumption without constantly reconnecting.
Finally, the MDF bass-reflex enclosure construction aims to limit cabinet resonances and preserve low-end foundation, even at moderate volumes. The result: a compact, practical pair of speakers that is analytical enough for serious work while remaining pleasant for creation.

Technical specifications

Battery	No	Media Player	Bluetooth
Category	monitoring	Cutaway	No
Type	active speaker	Frequency response	49 Hz - 20 kHz
Number of channels	2 channels	SPL max	109 dB
Amplification	Active amplified	Speaker structure	MDF
Bluetooth	Yes	Inputs	2 x jack
Connection	Jack 6,35 mm	Color	Black
Controls	volume	Finishing	Matt
Speaker diameter	1", 5"	Power output	120 W
Number of speakers	2	Power / type	RMS
DSP	Yes	Weight	7.1 kg
EQ	5 channels	Dimensions (mm)	254 x 176 x 202

Total power	120 W RMS, Class D amplification	Listening modes	FLAT / HYPE / CUSTOM (front panel access)
Max SPL	109 dB	M-Audio Studio Control app	5-band EQ, customizable presets
Dispersion	120deg x 90deg	Total weight	7.1 kg
Signal-to-noise ratio	> 120 dB	Dimensions (H x W x D)	254 x 176 x 202 mm