Polk R700 +R900 or Monolith THX 465-T

Dragonm8

Good day,
Unfortunately I can't find anything on the internet comparing the R700 with R900 on top vs Monoprice Monolith THX 465-T speaker.
Does anyone have experience with the speakers? I'm stuck between the Polk R700 and the 465t's.
I want to use it in a big room 444ft²
sitting in the middle. Which will be better for movies and which is better overall?

mantis

These Monolith THX speakers look to be a nice solution for a budget minded person. I never heard them but they retain a THX badge so they have to perform at a certain level which is ideal for movie reproduction. I don't know how good they are , spec's are spec's and they invested in the THX certificate.
I can't make any judgement on these speakers without listening , testing and setting them up myself.

I can say the exact same thing about the Polk Reserve series. They are getting incredible reviews from everyone who reviews them. Most think they punch way above their asking price and some say they question why you would ever need a better speaker.

The comments about being in the business longer does hold weight but that also doesn't discredit a manufacture who got into the speaker business a few years ago. In ways , newer companies have some advantages but studying all the things done by decades of speaker building and then being able to make logical decisions on their builds and price points.

I don't think you can find a direct compare of these 2 speakers but you can find reviews of both and if you can't listen to them first, you can try and make a personal logical decision to which speaker makes sense for you.

Of course in here , you're goin to get a strong push for polk speakers. We all love them or we wouldn't be in here. But if you where asking me to make a decision on these 2 companies without hearing either first, I would jump on the Polk Reserve line over the Monolith line for many reasons.

F1nut

Polk has been a speaker company for 5 decades. Monoprice has been selling speakers for what a couple of years. They aren't a speaker company.

VR3

I was trying to come up with a nicer way to say what Jesse said. Their amps are made by ATI and their speakers are amde by whoever was the lowest bidder who could meet the specs and such they threw out there...

Take it for what it's worth!

Irrenhaus

I have the R700 with the R900 Atmos, and I am very happy. The Monoprice looks good but I think the name says it all Monoprice make them as cheap as possible. And the Monoprice are 55lbs and the R700 are almost 95lbs build quality.

Cheers

rooftop59

We’ll I have no idea about the speakers, but I’ve owned Martin Logan, Velodyne, SVS, Definitive technology, and HSU subs (among others), and my monoprice monolith 15 inch sub is by far the best sub for home theater that I’ve owned. Sound and build quality are both top notch fwiw…

Emlyn

They do have one thing in common. They're both out of stock.

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=38546

Although specifications don't tell everything, the 465Ts do seem to be very light weight for their size and drivers. That would indicate a cabinet with either thin walls, small driver magnets, or not much internal bracing. Cabinet volume on the 465Ts is 27 percent greater but weight is 40 percent more on the R700s without the added weight of an Atmos module. That's a huge difference and the R700s have a less robust cabinet than the Legend lineup's. Also note the exposed screws holding the drivers in on the 465Ts. That's a cost cutting measure that affects performance.

Price difference is normally about $100 each speaker. The R900 modules are extra but they are more flexible for placement.

I wouldn't even think twice about what the better speaker deal is for price/performance.

Emlyn

I've seen a couple online reviews of the Monolith speakers. There's almost no cabinet bracing in them and reviewers tend to say they're good for home theater with equalization and room correction but maybe not so much for music. Not a surprise.

rooftop59

VR3 wrote: »

I was trying to come up with a nicer way to say what Jesse said. Their amps are made by ATI and their speakers are amde by whoever was the lowest bidder who could meet the specs and such they threw out there...

Take it for what it's worth!

the problem with Monoprice is theft of intellectual property. Many of their products are rumored to be made in the same factory as the products they are copying, although I am sure that they also will take the specs to the manufacturer next-door for a cheaper rate.

Those speakers are closely modeled after the Andrew Jones Pioneer speakers. At this price and with free returns I would be very tempted to go them an in-home audition:

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=42483&utm_term=&utm_campaign=PMax:+Smart+Shopping+-+Monoprice+-+Speakers&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&hsa_acc=6614305189&hsa_cam=17489107650&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjw9pGjBhB-EiwAa5jl3PnnAsdXmd9fILCxQ0m8aT8S1WU1jr9aDZu6Fpg0622S-0MpHwfsuxoCq0IQAvD_BwE

Dragonm8

Thanks for all the answers. I'll stick with the Polks.
I'll check them out when they're back in stock.
After searching I was also unable to find the Monoprice Monolith THX 465-T in the Netherlands.