Bookshelf Speakers — Mordaunt-Short Mezzo 2

The Mordaunt-Short Mezzo 2 belongs to the Mezzo range of the British brand and uses a two-way stand-mount layout. It pairs a 16.5 cm mid/bass driver on an aluminium basket with a 2.5 cm free-floating aluminium dome tweeter, which sits in its own isolated section of the elongated cabinet and is ventilated through the top of the enclosure.

Key specs that matter

Quoted response spans 48 Hz to 22 kHz within 3 dB, and sensitivity is 89 dB at 1 W/1 m. The nominal impedance is given as 4 to 8 ohms, and amplifiers of 15 to 120 W are recommended. The cabinet measures 352 x 220 x 280 mm (height by width by depth).

Engineering and use context

The speaker is magnetically shielded and has bi-wire terminals, so it can be run with a single or a doubled cable run. Finish options listed for it are Black and Dark Walnut.