Wow, the Monitor 70's are really much different/better than the 50's
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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
(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
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
(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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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.
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Center- Polk Audio CS2
Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's
Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
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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.
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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.
-JeffHT Rig
Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
Center- Polk Audio CS2
Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's
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:
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Kind of a apples to oranges comparison. I would not say the 70s are "better" than the 50s. Just the 70s dig deeper.Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
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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?
cnhCurrently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
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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-
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they are 219.00 each on newegg right now.
very tempting
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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 -
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.
