Wow, the Monitor 70's are really much different/better than the 50's

mstum
mstum Posts: 17
edited April 2010 in Speakers
For my Home Theater Setup I bought Monitor 50's as Surround to accompany my Monitor 70 Fronts. As I don't have my Receiver yet, I hooked them up to my stereo amp on the Speaker B outlets,

What should I say? The Monitor 50's sound amazing in the Mid-to-High ranges, I heard almost no difference to the 70's. However, the 50s clearly lack "punch". So that's what those 2 extra Woofers on the 70 are for :D (That also means I'm really happy to have chosen the Monitor 70 over the TSi300/400)

But as said, really satisfied how they sound. Can't wait to finally hook up my CS2 and PSW111, hurry up Pioneer with your new Receivers :P
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited April 2010
    Those 70's are the crow jewel of the Monitor lineup, I love mine. I also have their "succesors" the TSi 500' sand prefer the 70's over those too. the 500's are great, just something about those 70's lol. Enjoy.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


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    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2010
    You won't really know how much better the M70s are until you give them some REAL power. At least 130 real watts/channel and preferably a lot more! They'll give you sounds you'll never here from M50s.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited April 2010
    cnh wrote: »
    You won't really know how much better the M70s are until you give them some REAL power. At least 130 real watts/channel and preferably a lot more! They'll give you sounds you'll never here from M50s.

    cnh

    +1, my 70's sounded like a whole new speaker when I had them hooked up to an amp, esp. in 2 ch. mode.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • polkfan38
    polkfan38 Posts: 360
    edited April 2010
    Kind of a apples to oranges comparison. I would not say the 70s are "better" than the 50s. Just the 70s dig deeper.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2010
    I own TSI-300s (M50s) and M70s. I've run both on the same equipment...and I disagree. You actually can and do hear more than just lower, deeper bass on the 70s...they have better resolution and detail on the top end than the 50s and a better sound stage and imaging. I've tested this numerous times because I could not believe the much bigger speaker would be able to do that. Try it yourself but in a big enough room with enough power. As you add power the m-50s compress and the M-70s open up.

    The DESIGN of the two speakers IS different...look inside if you want?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2010
    polkfan38 wrote: »
    Kind of a apples to oranges comparison. I would not say the 70s are "better" than the 50s. Just the 70s dig deeper.

    It's a lot more than simply that. The crossovers between the two are quite a bit different. IIRC, The 70's have a cascade array crossover, which the smaller Monitors don't have.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited April 2010
    they are 219.00 each on newegg right now.

    very tempting

    -- wayne --
    Yamaha RX-V2700, EMI 711As (front), RCA K-16 (rear), Magnavox Console (Center & TV Stand), Sony SMP-N200 media streamer, Dual 1249 TT =--- Sharp Aquas 60" LCD tellie
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2010
    I believe they've been as cheap as $179 each at newegg before.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • SlackerCSB
    SlackerCSB Posts: 5
    edited April 2010
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    I believe they've been as cheap as $179 each at newegg before.

    I picked mine up (new) for $159.99 from NewEgg right after Christmas and LOVE them.
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