Best of all, these aren’t speakers that pull music apart for analysis, despite their undoubted powers of resolution. Performers don’t just sound more tangibly believable, their talents (or otherwise) are easier to track and appreciate. Partly it’s because of their ability to reproduce the subtlest of micro-dynamic swings stemming from their impressive command of timing and rhythm. Complicated tunes are delivered without muddle, simple ones with clarity, pace and conviction. Top stuff.

The effort and expertise Monitor Audio pours into its ground-floor speaker has been handsomely repaid. Paring down the range has sharpened its focus and if the Bronze 300 is anything to go by, the routine makeover has liberated a more mature and sophisticated sonic style without losing any of the traditional Bronze energy and enthusiasm. Another terrific £1k floorstander, perhaps the best yet