NEW BP-2002TL
NOW even more incredible
with 250-watt amp
better fit apartments and smaller
living rooms (not to mention small-
er budgets).
The result is the BP-2002, which
looks almost identical to the BP-
2000. It also shares the two design
ideas that made the BP-2000 what
it is: It uses a bipolar driver config-
uration, with speaker drivers
mounted on both the front and
back panels of the speaker; and
each speaker has its own built-in
powered subwoofer.
Seems I’ve become something of
a champion for the bipolar sound.
That’s because most A/V writers
judge gear by some sort of theoreti-
cal benchmark of “accuracy” (as if
they know what the hell a certain
recording’s supposed to sound like
in the first place), and many con-
sider bipolar sound to be inherently
inaccurate. I prefer to judge sound
by simply how much I dig it. I want
to be entertained, to relax and focus
on the music, not to have to hold my
head precisely the same distance
from my stereo speakers so I can get
pinpoint sonic imaging. And the big,
exciting bipolar sound is what does
it for me (especially on the purist,
“accurate” stereo-miked recordings
I’ve produced myself). The mix of
the direct sound from the drivers in
the front and reflected sound from
the rear drivers makes both music
and movies sound more spacious,
and less like they’re coming from a
set of speakers. The downside is that
you don’t get the pinpoint sonic
imaging that conventional, direct
radiating speakers
provide. But you
do get a much
bigger sweet spot,
so the speakers
sound good from
one end of the
couch to the
other.... I’m here to
tell you that I’ve
eked more long-
term pleasure out
of bipolars than
from any other
speaker I’ve used.
The BP-2000
used two midrange/
woofer drivers and
I can’t understand why everyone’s
so up in arms about downsizing. I’ll
admit all this corporate layoff stuff
has its bleak, depressing side, but
for a guy who grew up ordering
“husky”-size pants from the Sears
catalog—and who certainly hasn’t
gotten any smaller since then—the
word downsizing always has a
positive ring to it.
There’s one recent downsizing
that we can be happy about: the
new Definitive Technology BP-
2002 speaker.
Flush with the
incredible suc-
cess of last
year’s BP-2000,
which we’ve
heard is cur-
rently the best-
selling speaker
in the price
range,
Definitive
decided to see
if it could cre-
ate a smaller
version of the
BP-2000, one
that would
“…you’ll be
blown away
by the
BP2002s and
we
demand
that you go
hear ‘em.”
Definitive Technology
BP-2002 Speaker System
BP-2002 Main Speaker, C/L/R-2002 Center, BP-2X Surrounds
By Brent Butterworth
“It was literally staggering!”
“...the big, exciting
bipolar sound is what
does it for me....”
“It’s very tight,
very well-defined
and very deep.”
“…the speakers
sounded fantastic….”
A
C
B
One of the best we’ve
ever heard
Overall Rating
A. A bracket on its
behind makes the
BP-2X easy to hang
on the wall.
B. The BP-2002 has a
significantly different
design than its sib-
ling, the BP-2000, but
its sound is similar.
C. The C/L/R shares
the same tweeter
and mid/woofers as
the 2002, creating a
smooth sonic blend.
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