The 8060 manages to get its relatively robust bass (and efficiency) from such a svelte cabinet through an on-board, 300-watt, Class D amplifier that powers one side-firing 10″ woofer with two 10″ passive radiators-one on each side. An mbl Radialstrahler it is not, but you get the idea. The 8060’s tonal balance and soundstage remains basically intact for a width of about three people sitting closely side by side on a couch. While I didn’t have a classic bipole on hand for comparison, I can verify that the “Forward Focused Bipolar Array Technology,” as Definitive calls it, does live up to its goal of blending focus with expansiveness, and the sweet spot is indeed not a small strike zone.
Because of the reduction in output, the new Definitive speakers can now be placed much closer to a rear wall. Definitive says that a 6dB attenuation of the rear drivers creates more focus but still generates enough rear output to produce a perception of expansiveness coupled with that feeling of not being locked into a small sweetspot. Definitive reduces the rear output by 6dB to more closely approximate an ideal balance (according to various experiments) of direct and rear-reflected sounds. This is where Definitive Technology’s special take on bipolar design kicks in. They tend to create even more audible output to the rear because it is in phase with the front (and is less likely to be partially canceled out), thereby lending a greater feeling of “largeness” to the overall soundscape-albeit with somewhat less focus. Typical bipolar speakers take it a bit further. When used solely as front stereo speakers, dipoles usually require a fair bit of distance from the back wall and, sometimes, careful attention paid to room treatments behind the speakers-in effect making that area of the room partially act like the cabinet of a typical cone-’n’-dome, dynamic speaker. By contrast, a dipolar loudspeaker’s front and rear outputs are out of phase with each other. How non-audiophile.Īs a bipolar loudspeaker, the BP 8060 ST produces sound to the front and the rear that are in-phase with each other. You can’t see any of the drivers, for example, because the cloth wrap is designed to stay in place all the time. The 8060 makes no apology for looking domesticated. It would fit right in with many home decors, including an audio-video setup, although I evaluated the BP 8060 ST solely as a stereo pair.
You could say that it is probably designed for a “lifestyle” aesthetic, while still delivering real sonic value. The BP 8060 ST is a slim, medium-height, cloth-covered tower speaker with outrigger stabilizer feet.
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