Monitor 7 question

cubdog
cubdog Posts: 835
edited July 2005 in Vintage Speakers
I know there were various incarnations of the Monitor7, original, A B and C, Series 2. Are certain versions more highly thought of? I have a chance to pick up a pair cheap but the seller does not know which version he has. I will see them tonight. Any thoughts?

cubdog
Shuguang Classic S8MK
Emotiva XDA-2
Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
Bel Canto DAC 1.5
Squeezebox Touch
Sony SS-M7
A/D/S L710
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,819
    edited July 2005
    Well, I am not expert on the later versions, but I think the Monitor 7A is preferred. It has the larger, coated PR and the Peerless tweeter. The only downside (in some opinions) is that the 7A has two fuses: a tweeter fuse and a system fuse. Maybe some sonic downside to this (?).

    I may be rationalizing, of course, since I've had a pair of 7A's since 1978! :-)
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited July 2005
    I just brought my 7's home! They sound very nice. The back panel has a fuse above bananna type connectors. The tweeters are a fused somewhat clear dome, 2500's? What model do you guys think I have? Thanks.

    cubdog
    Shuguang Classic S8MK
    Emotiva XDA-2
    Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
    Bel Canto DAC 1.5
    Squeezebox Touch
    Sony SS-M7
    A/D/S L710
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