The Studio Reference is a superb two channel monitor for small to medium size listening rooms where high performance and tonal accuracy is paramount.

Our in-house brief was for a stand mount/bookshelf loudspeaker that could handle high power, perform consistently with a broad range of electronics but more importantly, create the excitement, realism and involvement so important to make you think you're at the live recording.

We chose the upper bass/midrange driver used in the flagship Image Reference because we already knew it was the best. Choosing the HF driver was also easy. A hand treated soft dome tweeter that gives a seamless transition through the all-important midrange to treble frequency range.

This is a loudspeaker which will perform consistently even in the most demanding situations, affording a full-bodied and absorbing account of the music. Even without an Image subwoofer the bass is clean, dynamic and surprisingly extended.

The Studio Reference is suitable for bookshelf mounting but will excel when placed on a rigid high mass stands and positioned away from walls and furnishings.