Monitor 40's for 2 channel listening ? Thoughts

boston1450
boston1450 Posts: 7,639
edited August 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
Just wondering if anyone uses the Monitor 40's for 2 channel listening & how they sound. Decent prices from Polk. Welcome thoughts TIA
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited July 2014
    +1 on the vintage polks, for the money
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2014
    Thanks guys. Was just looking at new ones & never tried them to see how they compare
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited July 2014
    If you want to try some different Polk bookies...LSi7's can be had for a decent price these days.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited July 2014
    Thanks i will check those out
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  • dbKiller
    dbKiller Posts: 316
    edited July 2014
    Yeah, I had some Monitor 50's, and they have decent mids and highs, but overall the same as the 40's, I would not have been happy keeping just these as a 2 channel setup. I have always liked the RT55 stuff, a MUCH better 2 channel speaker in my opinion.
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  • RamZet
    RamZet Posts: 792
    edited July 2014
    I tested my monitor 40s in a two channel setup.
    I found that they really needed a sub (making it 2.1) to sound full.
    Besides that they are not a terrible speaker for under 150 a pair.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,009
    edited July 2014
    I agree with Hochpt21 re: LSi 7 can be had for real decent price
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2014
    I agree and actually run some LSi-7s which I believe sound there best with some NAD powering them?

    Actually, my CSW Model Sixes by Henry Kloss (at $100-$150 new when they were available) give the LSi-7s all the competition they can handle and at a fraction of the price. That Kloss was a "freaking" genius (simple crossover, AC supsension, two way 8"/ 1 1/2 inch dome/cone tweeter)!

    cnh
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited August 2014
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    Well i did pick some 40's up & they sounded pretty good overall. A tad bit more bass than i expected BUT not enough for most people. I was amazed at the tweets-they really sounded good. Beautiful Cherry finish. Nice binding post on back. Perfect rear for HT with 60 70's for mains
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