Monoprice 7x200 HT Amp

scubalab
scubalab Posts: 3,101
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Saw this announced today. Looks interesting. Class AB, clean design (although somewhat 'sardined' in the chassis), simple. 200 wpc in 8 ohm, 300 wpc in 4 ohm.

"Designed and Engineered in the USA" - that gave me a little chuckle.

3 year warranty, 30 day in-home trial...

http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=109&cp_id=10919&cs_id=1091903&p_id=14566&seq=1&format=2&cl=res&utm_source=160419_monolith_teaser&utm_medium=email&utm_content=monolith_teaser_hero&utm_campaign=160419_monolith_teaser

I've got no opinion either way on this, but thought I'd share. Let the comments fly!

BTW, for a little more than half the asking price, I picked up a B&K Reference 200.7 recently (thanks to Dan @EndersShadow) that you'd have to have someone take me down with a kick to the 'nads and red-hot pokers to the eyes to pry out of my HT... But, if someone was hellbent on 'new with warranty', maybe worth consideration...
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Yeah.... I'll be honest, dont trust that brand with something that pricey.

    I'm sure its just a rebadged ATI type amp, but I'd rather go with a more well known name like Outlaw Audio, ATI, Marantz, Rotel, B&K, Parasound at that price.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,022
    I'm inclined to agree. If I knew for sure the maker/servicer, then maybe. I'm thinking it might be kinda hard for them to break into the market, at least at first. Until they get it into homes and for 1-3yrs run time?
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    Yeah, $1500 is a lot to invest in the "unestablished". I know they've been selling multi-channel amps more for whole home systems for a while, but this was the first high powered multi-channel HT amp I've seen from them. It's more than likely something rebadged. I wondered if the warnings in English and French as well as the statement "designed and engineered in the USA" gave anything away...
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,418
    looks like a reboot of an old Emo.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    Everyone said the same things about Emotiva and Outlaw when they first came out. But both are still going strong, and right now for entry level into the world of amps, Monoprice is the least expensive brand new amp place to go.

    Monoprice 7 channel 1499.00
    Emotiva XPA 7 channel 1899.00
    Outlaw 7 channel 2149.00

    There are plenty of people out there that are just getting their feet wet, who want that new with warranty security.

    So unless, they simply don't work or crap out after a short period of time, I say competition is a good thing.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Definitely an ATI 2007 without xlr
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited April 2016
    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    Definitely an ATI 2007 without xlr

    I would have no issue with it since it seems to take most of its design from the ATI stable......JBL, Outlaw, Integra, and Earthquake are all in the same family.dk0gwfpr0jg8.jpg
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,727
    DSkip wrote: »
    Less watts and 2 less channels, but I'd rather go this route:

    http://us.marantz.com/us/Products/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?CatId=AVSeparates&SubCatId=&ProductId=MM7055
    Same here
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    I would definitely consider it if I needed a ht amp, even for stereo if there was a two channel version.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,528
    The internals and back panel look identical to those on my Outlaw 770, which was made by ATI. Looks like an offshore produced version.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,775
    DaveHo wrote: »
    The internals and back panel look identical to those on my Outlaw 770, which was made by ATI. Looks like an offshore produced version.

    Says "Assembled in USA" in the paragraph below first couple of pictures. I'm guessing it is made by ATI.

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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    WilliamM2 wrote: »
    Says "Assembled in USA" in the paragraph below first couple of pictures. I'm guessing it is made by ATI.

    Huh... it sure does! And if you zoom in on the picture of the back under the section on "Chassis mounted RCA jacks", it says on the back of the amp:

    "Designed, Engineered, and Manufactured in the United States of America Los Angeles, CA". Further supports that it is likely made by ATI. As Jeremy mentioned, specs are darn near identical to the ATI 2007 without the balanced inputs. Even the ATI has warnings in French on the chassis as well.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    That's for the French Canadian separatists in Quebec.
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