Monitor Speaker Experiences--Whats Yours ?

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    yesfan2000 wrote: »
    My brother has a pair of Monitor 10s that I loved when I first heard them...about five years ago. We were auditioning some SACD and DVD Audio discs that he had recently purchased.

    I went on the hunt for some Monitor 10s for myself.

    I ran across some M7s and bought those. Excellent sound, but not as much bass as the M10s. A few months later I found a pair of M10s for a good price. The guy even threw in an extra pair of peerless tweets! Ran across a second pair of M10s with the Silver Coils for $50.00. I could'nt pass them up. Got a pair of M5s at a garage sale (along with a Polk sub..M100?) even cheaper than the last 10s. The 5s also had the Silver Coils. I use the M10s (with the Silver Coils) in my H/T with one of the M5s as a center speaker. The M10s sound great with the Polk sub. I found another pair of M10s with the peerless for $50.00, and had to get them. I was in Monitor overload...(or heaven). Lastly, I picked up a pair of M4s that I use for the surrounds in my H/T. One of the tweeters was bad, so I ordered a pair from an auction site, and now they're up and running.

    That's about all my Monitor gear. Now, the SDAs I got...
    welcome to CP. lol. Even though youve been here awhile now:)
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited July 2013
    I have a set of original Monitor 10s with the Peerless tweets. They are a very good sounding speaker especially considering the $75 I spent for them. I can't imagine finding another pair of speakers that would sound better for the money. I would really like to try a set of Monitor 7s considering what Matthew Polk said about them.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    They are a wonderful speaker. Not too too big. And small enough to put out some big sound for sure
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  • yesfan2000
    yesfan2000 Posts: 9
    edited July 2013
    DSkip-

    I'm in San Antone. I was mainly using this site for reviews, as I ran across speakers for sale locally. It's been a great source of information. I joined the site so I could take advantage of the discount when making purchases. I planned on upgrading the Silver Coil tweets on some of my speakers, but to be honest, I like the way they sound in my tv room. Mucho carpets and curtains. Besides, I have a two pair of M10s with the peerless, so I'm good. Where are you located?

    Boston from Maine-

    Thanks for the welcome! I also have some SDA 2bs. Love them!
    dave

    Monitor 4, 5, 7c, 10a, 10a, 10b
    SDA 2b, CRS
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2013
    When it comes to BIG SOUND. Monitor 10As can rock your room with no problem. They "punch" harder than the 7s or 5s.

    But for more "refined" instrumental music my 5As, on that seemingly unimpressive looking JVC R-S33 receiver, never cease to impress. Peerless tweeters are winners! Love that sound.


    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    yesfan2000 wrote: »
    DSkip-

    I'm in San Antone. I was mainly using this site for reviews, as I ran across speakers for sale locally. It's been a great source of information. I joined the site so I could take advantage of the discount when making purchases. I planned on upgrading the Silver Coil tweets on some of my speakers, but to be honest, I like the way they sound in my tv room. Mucho carpets and curtains. Besides, I have a two pair of M10s with the peerless, so I'm good. Where are you located?

    Boston from Maine-

    Thanks for the welcome! I also have some SDA 2bs. Love them!
    nice selection on Monitors. I have the 4-5jr's-7-10-sda2b's also & other brands. Im using a receiver Yamaha cr2040 for the sda's temporary till i can make a better separate change. Havent really decided what yet. Ive been enjoying the vintage gear way too much. Which is my favorite at this moment. I see some nice set ups on CP bit i have way to many other hobbies that take up alot of my spare money. Especially with 3 children,1 still at home
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    cnh wrote: »
    When it comes to BIG SOUND. Monitor 10As can rock your room with no problem. They "punch" harder than the 7s or 5s.

    But for more "refined" instrumental music my 5As, on that seemingly unimpressive looking JVC R-S33 receiver, never cease to impress. Peerless tweeters are winners! Love that sound.


    cnh
    +1 Cnh. The 10's are a wonderful speaker. You dont need to see Sound-just hear it
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  • yesfan2000
    yesfan2000 Posts: 9
    edited July 2013
    boston1450 wrote: »
    nice selection on Monitors. I have the 4-5jr's-7-10-sda2b's also & other brands. Im using a receiver Yamaha cr2040 for the sda's temporary till i can make a better separate change. Havent really decided what yet. Ive been enjoying the vintage gear way too much. Which is my favorite at this moment. I see some nice set ups on CP bit i have way to many other hobbies that take up alot of my spare money. Especially with 3 children,1 still at home

    Randy-

    I have a pair of M10s in my bedroom. I'm powering them with a Sansui 8080db. Those M10s have the peerless. They sound real good with that receiver.

    In my den is my H/T setup. Those M10s have the Silver Coils (M5 center and M4 surrounds). A Yamaha 5440 h/t receiver is powering those. It's a smaller (low power) receiver, but it sounds really good with the Polk sub running with them. I like listening to music in there with the receiver in 2 channel mode. Those old Chicago cds sound really good!

    I currently don't have any of my other Polk speakers in use. I have a pair of Cerwin Vega d9 speakers in the living room. I'm powering them with an Onkyo M504. The living room system tends to get changed out quite a bit, though.
    dave

    Monitor 4, 5, 7c, 10a, 10a, 10b
    SDA 2b, CRS
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    Nice Sansui for sure. i just picked up a Sansui g2000 and i have that hooked to 5jr's and it is amazing match up. My 10's are hooked to Marantz 2252b and it does very well with the SL1000 tweets. Id love to upgrade the tweets later on down the road. Cheap price for upgrades too. And from what ive read here. It will be well worth it
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  • yesfan2000
    yesfan2000 Posts: 9
    edited July 2013
    Oh...I've always want one of their G- series receivers. The 8080db is the series just before the G. I also have a Sansui 9900z. That's a pretty sweet sounding receiver too. I've used it to power the 2bs. They complimented each other well.

    How much did you pay for the G2000, if you don't mind me asking?

    I like that old Marantz, too. I have a 2230 that is loaned out. Also, a 2270 that is down for repairs. Wish I had the 2270 back in action.
    dave

    Monitor 4, 5, 7c, 10a, 10a, 10b
    SDA 2b, CRS
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  • yesfan2000
    yesfan2000 Posts: 9
    edited July 2013
    DSkip wrote: »
    If you're up for the drive, feel free to come up and meet some of the other Texas polkies on the 20th. The more the merrier.

    Skip-

    Have you got a link for more info on the 20th? I work on Saturdays, but if it isn't too far a drive I might be able to swing it.
    dave

    Monitor 4, 5, 7c, 10a, 10a, 10b
    SDA 2b, CRS
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
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    yesfan2000 wrote: »
    Oh...I've always want one of their G- series receivers. The 8080db is the series just before the G. I also have a Sansui 9900z. That's a pretty sweet sounding receiver too. I've used it to power the 2bs. They complimented each other well.

    How much did you pay for the G2000, if you don't mind me asking?

    I like that old Marantz, too. I have a 2230 that is loaned out. Also, a 2270 that is down for repairs. Wish I had the 2270 back in action.
    paid 15.00 for it just recently. I like the sound with it hooked to the 5jr's. its a low wattage unit but drives the 5jr's at quarter volume so loud you dont want any more. Its perfect for the room size they are set up in----i had the g5000 hooked to Klipsch KSF10.5's and it was a ROCKING UNIT. But the horn tweets didnt do it for me. I changed out the crossovers to KLF10 crossovers because thats all i could find in a 3 month hunt. Here's a pic of the Sansui. It looks alot like the g5000 i had
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    I sit here and listen to my Monitors and am just blown away as they have always done since i started listening to them. It seems once you match them up with receiver & get them in the sweet spot they dont let you down
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited July 2013
    Monitor 4a's in the Garage. I have another mint set inside

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    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
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    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Monitor 4a's in the Garage. I have another mint set inside

    100_0343.jpg
    the 4's do a fine job for there size. I picked some up cheap but they lost the covers. I was hoping theyd call and say they found them--how does that happen ?
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    Attachment not found.My wife wasnt too thrilled about me putting a receiver in our dining room. But its been there for almost a week. She was complaining she couldnt get at windows. She has been busy in the evenings. So last night i told her instead of going out bar'n i was enjoying listening on that very set up. That may have saved me. I told her i would operate the windows. Until our youngest moves on i havent got MY MAN ROOM....sometimes ya gotta lay down the rules. Please dont show her this. Im the boss of my home'' when shes not home
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited July 2013
    Nice. maybe mine are not 4A as the tweeters on mine are more flush and square, Older? Only have 1/2 the polk audio badge left on mine
    On the covers just wait awhile something will pop up.
    boston1450 wrote: »
    Attachment not found.the 4's do a fine job for there size. I picked some up cheap but they lost the covers. I was hoping theyd call and say they found them--how does that happen ?
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    Probably help if i post it in wanted. Huh. I havent even been looking :(
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    The 4's pictured above--original box says--MONITOR 4 series 2----hope thats correct
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited July 2013
    Yea mine are the older, the 4A's
    http://www.polkaudio.com/products/monitor4
    except the logo is on the Grilles

    boston1450 wrote: »
    The 4's pictured above--original box says--MONITOR 4 series 2----hope thats correct
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    A & B Monitor 7 vs 10's today. Ive never done this A & B (usually i just switch them out. Big difference :)
    So i did it on a Marantz 2252b. I was quite surprised at the 7's. they did a fine job for being a smaller speaker with only 1 driver vs the 2 on the 10's....the 10's sounded slightly boomy so i adjusted it to the best i could with my ears & what is available on the Marantz. Not bad----but. The 7's held their own. More clean bass & overall to me a much better sound coming from the Marantz--so the 7's will stay paired with it....the 10's will find a new home hooked to a Yamaha cr 1040 with a tad bit more juice. Hopefully it will match up nicely with it
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2013
    boston1450 wrote: »
    A & B Monitor 7 vs 10's today. Ive never done this A & B (usually i just switch them out. Big difference :)
    So i did it on a Marantz 2252b. I was quite surprised at the 7's. they did a fine job for being a smaller speaker with only 1 driver vs the 2 on the 10's....the 10's sounded slightly boomy so i adjusted it to the best i could with my ears & what is available on the Marantz. Not bad----but. The 7's held their own. More clean bass & overall to me a much better sound coming from the Marantz--so the 7's will stay paired with it....the 10's will find a new home hooked to a Yamaha cr 1040 with a tad bit more juice. Hopefully it will match up nicely with it

    This is very similar to what most people say about this comparison. Personally, I haven't had the opportunity to make the comparison so the 10As have never sounded boomy to me. The 7s have always been seen as the cleanest and best all around of the Monitor series.

    Since I've heard the 5As I can only assume that the only REAL difference with those is the greater cabinet volume and deeper bass that the 7s put out. Otherwise I would imagine that 5As should sound A LOT like the upper range of the 7s and, theoretically should image just as well?

    Sounds like you're having some fun there!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2013
    cnh wrote: »
    This is very similar to what most people say about this comparison. Personally, I haven't had the opportunity to make the comparison so the 10As have never sounded boomy to me. The 7s have always been seen as the cleanest and best all around of the Monitor series.

    Since I've heard the 5As I can only assume that the only REAL difference with those is the greater cabinet volume and deeper bass that the 7s put out. Otherwise I would imagine that 5As should sound A LOT like the upper range of the 7s and, theoretically should image just as well?

    Sounds like you're having some fun there!

    cnh
    BINGO you hit it right on the nail. I think the monitor 7-5-5jr+ 's are quite the speakers for their size. Especially with vintage receivers in 2252b size. . I had the 10's hooked to the cr1040 and that did match up nicely-better than the Marantz....So back the 10's go on the cr1040.....it is always fun playing around :)
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