Worth Upgrading to Monitor 5?

Tyrion
Tyrion Posts: 4
edited April 2009 in Vintage Speakers
I was given a pair of Monitor 4.6 for free about a year ago. I have been impressed greatly by their sound but feel they need a little bass

about six months ago I found a PSW 50 subwoofer and used this to increase the bass responce however the lack of stereo imaging was a little dissapointing.

I was wandering if it would be worth Upgrading to Monitor 5 for about 50$ since is has the 8" passive radiator for better bass responce?

Thanks for the help!
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited April 2009
    Don't waste you time and money with the sub woofer and Monitor 5's. Not that they are bad but you can and should do better. Depending on where you live you could find a pair of SDA2 a/b's for $200.

    To answer your question about the 5's having better bass response, they sure should. Don't forget that speaker placement can help with bass response.
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  • Tyrion
    Tyrion Posts: 4
    edited April 2009
    The speakers are for a small study, about 140 square feet. Therfore I thinks the SDA's would be a little large. My current Monitors fill the room very well. They just lack a little in the bass end. I am hoping the monitor 5's which seem the be identical except for the passive radiator will give me little more.
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  • nduitch
    nduitch Posts: 316
    edited April 2009
    I have own a pair of the monitor 5's and 7's. You should try to find some 7's, they are only a little larger cabinet, but much better bass. You could probably find them around the same price.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2009
    The Monitor 7's have plenty of bass. They can be had for roughly the same price as the 5's too. I've got a pair of 7A's and they put out enough bass to get my whole house shaking.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited April 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    The Monitor 7's have plenty of bass. They can be had for roughly the same price as the 5's too. I've got a pair of 7A's and they put out enough bass to get my whole house shaking.

    What, you must live in a dog house :D
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited April 2009
    NJPOLKER wrote: »
    What, you must live in a dog house :D

    I wouldn't doubt it... :D
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  • Tyrion
    Tyrion Posts: 4
    edited April 2009
    Well lets put this on a scale

    If the 4's are a 1 and the 10's are a 10 what would the 5's and 7's be?

    Sencondly for 100$ would it be worth the upgrade for the 5's?
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  • anton.chigurh
    anton.chigurh Posts: 239
    edited April 2009
    Haven't heard the 4s or 4.6s, but I'd give $100 in heartbeat to upgrade my older series 5jrs for a clean set of 5s....with Peerless. Just my opinion....and I don't know what $100 means to you.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2009
    NJPOLKER wrote: »
    What, you must live in a dog house :D

    No, not quite. It's actually a 15 room Victorian with a full attic and basement. Not my house...my parents...lol

    My stereo is up on the second floor, and I can feel the bass from it in the basement. That's with a simple little Onkyo 606 AVR driving it...I can't wait to get some separates behind it.
    Well lets put this on a scale

    If the 4's are a 1 and the 10's are a 10 what would the 5's and 7's be?

    I've never compared them myself, but a lot of people actually prefer the 7's over the 10's. I've read many reports of the 10's having a smeared sounding midrange due to the side by side MW's. They have better bass output though of course.

    I'd love to compare a pair of 10's to my 7's sometime.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited April 2009
    Hey Curt
    You could fit a dog house in the attic!
    Just **** with you, you know that. I think the 10's will out perform the 7's all day.
    I have been meaning to start a thread on the 7 vs 10 because some of the things I've read don't make sense.
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  • Tyrion
    Tyrion Posts: 4
    edited April 2009
    In two places that I have come apon the Monitor5B is says that the 8 inch driver is a passive subwoofer and not a passive radiator

    Is this true?
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2009
    NJPOLKER wrote: »
    Hey Curt
    You could fit a dog house in the attic!
    Just **** with you, you know that. I think the 10's will out perform the 7's all day.
    I have been meaning to start a thread on the 7 vs 10 because some of the things I've read don't make sense.

    Hmm...I could fit a dog house in the attic. Thanks for the idea!! I've got a project for the weekend.

    I'd be interested in reading that thread if you decide to make it. I've been itching to try some 10's, just to compare them to my 7's. A lot of people seem to think the 7's are better, but there seem to be just as many people that think the 10's are better.
    Tyrion wrote: »
    In two places that I have come apon the Monitor5B is says that the 8 inch driver is a passive subwoofer and not a passive radiator

    Is this true?

    You'll also see "fluid-coupled subwoofer" sometimes.

    They all mean the same thing, in that it's a passive driver, which is driven by the air being pushed off of the back of the mid-woofer.
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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