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post #3391 of 9217
5/7/08 at 8:54pm
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Originally Posted by WestCoastD View Post

I understand the DD Series Velodynes are exceptionally good.

With all honesty, the bass response of the PL300's and even that huge 350C, make me I wonder if I really need the sub. I'm temporarily running all of the Plats full-range and while watching part of Sweeney Todd last night you would swear the sub was on. The opening music for the movie has some sonorous pipe organ notes that shook the room. It was pretty awesome.
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post #3392 of 9217
5/7/08 at 9:21pm
Tim, It seems the Fathom may be partly popular because of slightly better pricing combined with the awesome perfomance. The DD15 is tremendous, but a little more expensive? I'm expecting a f113 this Saturday.
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post #3393 of 9217
5/7/08 at 9:28pm
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Tim, It seems the Fathom may be partly popular because of slightly better pricing combined with the awesome perfomance. The DD15 is tremendous, but a little more expensive? I'm expecting a f113 this Saturday.

The Fathom has been highly praised by the AV press. I'm sure you'll love it. What does the F113 cost? Both msrp and typical street price?
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post #3394 of 9217
5/7/08 at 10:01pm
OMG!!!! What the hell is going on!!!

ok ... hold on... let me take a dep breath....ok.. I have an issue with my speakers. OMG!!!

I have noticed that my speakers have some odd marks on them. There appears to be some hand prints and some wipe down marks on the upper half of The PL300s. I tried wiping them off but it looks like they are under the laquer finish. Like someone had dust on there hand, wiped down some dust and missed. Then sparyed another few coats of laquer over it. They will not come off. The finish is smooth but you can tell what ever caused these marks is below the layers of laquer. These marks are only on the PL300s not the 100s or 350. To be honest you can tell that the finish is a little better on those then the 300. I see some filler in the black corners between the top and side panels. The little casket between the silver face on top and the wood panel is coming out. This is not good. Its got my heart racing.
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post #3395 of 9217
5/7/08 at 10:19pm
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Originally Posted by slybasil View Post

OMG!!!! What the hell is going on!!!

ok ... hold on... let me take a dep breath....ok.. I have an issue with my speakers. OMG!!!

I have noticed that my speakers have some odd marks on them. There appears to be some hand prints and some wipe down marks on the upper half of The PL300s. I tried wiping them off but it looks like they are under the laquer finish. Like someone had dust on there hand, wiped down some dust and missed. Then sparyed another few coats of laquer over it. They will not come off. The finish is smooth but you can tell what ever caused these marks is below the layers of laquer. These marks are only on the PL300s not the 100s or 350. To be honest you can tell that the finish is a little better on those then the 300. I see some filler in the black corners between the top and side panels. The little casket between the silver face on top and the wood panel is coming out. This is not good. Its got my heart racing.

Sly -

I didn't know that you had the PL300's. I thought you only had the 100's? Was this a recent purchase?

I'm sure that your dealer can get you a new pair of 300's. What you have described clearly qualifies as a manufacture's defect.
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post #3396 of 9217
5/7/08 at 10:38pm
I got the 300s in Dec. then got the 100s and 350 later. I am not sure why I never noticed the marks before. Its like some CSI test where the finger prints slowly appear.
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post #3397 of 9217
5/7/08 at 11:06pm
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Originally Posted by slybasil View Post

OMG!!!! What the hell is going on!!!

ok ... hold on... let me take a dep breath....ok.. I have an issue with my speakers. OMG!!!

I have noticed that my speakers have some odd marks on them. There appears to be some hand prints and some wipe down marks on the upper half of The PL300s. I tried wiping them off but it looks like they are under the laquer finish. Like someone had dust on there hand, wiped down some dust and missed. Then sparyed another few coats of laquer over it. They will not come off. The finish is smooth but you can tell what ever caused these marks is below the layers of laquer. These marks are only on the PL300s not the 100s or 350. To be honest you can tell that the finish is a little better on those then the 300. I see some filler in the black corners between the top and side panels. The little casket between the silver face on top and the wood panel is coming out. This is not good. Its got my heart racing.

This is a known defect with the first production runs of this speaker in the Ebony and Rosewood finishes, mostly Ebony.

Call your dealer, and they can arrange a replacement.
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post #3398 of 9217
5/7/08 at 11:11pm
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Originally Posted by AudioArchitect View Post

This is a known defect with the first production runs of this speaker in the Ebony and Rosewood finishes, mostly Ebony.

Call your dealer, and they can arrange a replacement.

Hey Matt -

I just sent you an e-mail. Just figured I would try to catch you while you're still up.
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post #3399 of 9217
5/7/08 at 11:34pm
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Originally Posted by hifisponge View Post

Hey Matt -

I just sent you an e-mail. Just figured I would try to catch you while you're still up.

Got your email, and replied.
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post #3400 of 9217
5/7/08 at 11:39pm
Any Monitor Audio owners listen to Dream Theater's Octavarium? Pretty incredible sounding IMO. Along with their other albums.
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post #3401 of 9217
5/7/08 at 11:44pm
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Originally Posted by AudioArchitect View Post

This is a known defect with the first production runs of this speaker in the Ebony and Rosewood finishes, mostly Ebony.

Call your dealer, and they can arrange a replacement.



Mat

Havnt seen you in here for awhile. Thanks for the info I will be calling my dealer tommorrow.

Good to see you back in the forum.
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post #3402 of 9217
5/8/08 at 12:07am
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Originally Posted by ChrisCollins View Post

Have any of you guys who have heard the GS line compared them to the Era D5's?

Hey Chris -

I used to own the GS's and I have heard the Era's. Both are great speakers. Not sure how to describe the differences, but I would say that GS's sound more precise and crisp, whereas the Era's are a little more warm or relaxed. The Era's still have good detail retreival they are just a little softer in their presentation. Makes sense because the Era's use soft dome tweeters and either paper or poly mid/woofs and the MA's are metal all around.
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post #3403 of 9217
5/8/08 at 12:14am
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Originally Posted by sac8d4 View Post

hifisponge,

I have been a long time monitor audio fan. You really seem to enjoy the top end on the Platinums, Have you had a chance to hear the ribbon tweeter on the Volent Paragon VL-3? The VL-3 is very impressive in its own right, but in comparison to the PL300s, it won't go as low, but again its a very refined speaker. I will admit the PL300 is one of the best speakers out there not even considering price.

Sorry, the ribbon tweeter in the Platinum's is the first I have heard of its type, though from what I understand, there are a number of good ribbons out there and the quality they share, when done right, is the delicate non-edgy detail that I heard.
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post #3404 of 9217
5/8/08 at 4:17am
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Originally Posted by hifisponge View Post

Hey Chris -

I used to own the GS's and I have heard the Era's. Both are great speakers. Not sure how to describe the differences, but I would say that GS's sound more precise and crisp, whereas the Era's are a little more warm or relaxed. The Era's still have good detail retreival they are just a little softer in their presentation. Makes sense because the Era's use soft dome tweeters and either paper or poly mid/woofs and the MA's are metal all around.

Thanks hifisponge,
That makes sense. I am going to get out now and compare the two.
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post #3405 of 9217
5/8/08 at 6:02am
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Originally Posted by darkninja67 View Post

Any Monitor Audio owners listen to Dream Theater's Octavarium? Pretty incredible sounding IMO. Along with their other albums.


I am a DT fan.Their music sounds great over my MA rs6 and Rotel amp.All their albums sound quite good.Unreal musicians.Portnoy Worlds best Drummer for sure.
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post #3406 of 9217
5/8/08 at 7:47am
I gather they don't stand a chance against the Mini's though.
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post #3407 of 9217
5/8/08 at 7:55am
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Originally Posted by Anamorphic View Post

I gather they don't stand a chance against the Mini's though.

For less than half the price retail, I wouldn't expect them to. Looks like the Minis would fall between the RS6 and RS8 in price. If I keep them, it'll go into the office. Mentally, I think to pit them against my now-sold Paradigm Monitors would be a good showdown. I can't listen to them anymore but I had them for years so am very familiar with their sound.

I powered up the good one just briefly and I really dig their sound. Warmer that the 'digms, tighter bass, clearer with a nicer midrange. Now if I can only hear 2 of them.
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post #3408 of 9217
5/8/08 at 10:37am
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Originally Posted by synergie View Post

For less than half the price retail, I wouldn't expect them to. Looks like the Minis would fall between the RS6 and RS8 in price.

The Mini's are $2k a pair, the RS6 $1k and RS8 $1.6k.
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post #3409 of 9217
5/8/08 at 11:03am
Has anyone compared the Bronze BR6's to the Silver RS6's ?

My S6's only have two 6 1/2" drivers where the BR6 has 3.

Those BR6's might be sleepers, waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting.

Also, does anyone know the difference between the S6 (circa 2003) and the RS6?

Thanks, Bill
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post #3410 of 9217
5/8/08 at 11:13am
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Originally Posted by wblynch View Post


Also, does anyone know the difference between the S6 (circa 2003) and the RS6?

Thanks, Bill


Pretty much everything.
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post #3411 of 9217
5/8/08 at 11:15am
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Originally Posted by Anamorphic View Post

The Mini's are $2k a pair, the RS6 $1k and RS8 $1.6k.

I was thinking of the Mini's intro pricing sorry! Retail looks like it would fall between the RS8 and GS20.
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post #3412 of 9217
5/8/08 at 1:22pm
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Originally Posted by Anamorphic View Post

Pretty much everything.

Thank you for the in depth report!

Anyone else????
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post #3413 of 9217
5/8/08 at 2:38pm
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Originally Posted by wblynch View Post

Thank you for the in depth report!

Anyone else????

I'm itching to find a Monitor Audio dealer to hear the silver and gold lines but sadly looks like there's not many according to the website locator.

I'll tell you one thing, the Bronze series are internally impressive for their price point! Just from looking at the driver configuration, the BR6 will probably have more bass than your S6's. Having 2 woofers won't make it any deeper or cleaner, but its alot easier to pump out more SPL at those frequencies assuming the driver quality is close.
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post #3414 of 9217
5/8/08 at 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by synergie View Post

I'm itching to find a Monitor Audio dealer to hear the silver and gold lines but sadly looks like there's not many according to the website locator.

I'll tell you one thing, the Bronze series are internally impressive for their price point!

Email Monitor Audio North America (or whatever it's called on the MA site)... According to the dealer locater on the site, there were no MA dealers anywhere w/in driving distance of me, so I sent an email inquiry, and the gal responded w/ a list of 5 dealers w/in 45 minutes of me (3 of which were less than 20 minutes away)... IOW, the site dealer locater doesn't seem to be all that comprehensive.
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post #3415 of 9217
5/8/08 at 2:57pm
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Originally Posted by wblynch View Post

Thank you for the in depth report!

Anyone else????

Okay... New woofers, new tweeters, new crossovers, new enclosures. But I think I pretty much summed it up in my original response to your question.
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post #3416 of 9217
5/8/08 at 3:05pm
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Originally Posted by Anamorphic View Post

Okay... New woofers, new tweeters, new crossovers, new enclosures. But I think I pretty much summed it up in my original response to your question.

I think he is asking for a description of the differences in sound quality / character. I haven't heard the the two, so I can't help.
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post #3417 of 9217
5/8/08 at 4:48pm
tim-an answer to your previous question. 3.5 msrp 2.5 ish

mike
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post #3418 of 9217
5/8/08 at 4:56pm
I'm glad to join you in the Monitor Audio forum. I have read all 100+ pages of the forum and decided on some RS6's a couple of months ago for home theater and love them. I am envious of those who have golds(or platinums) but they aren't in the budget right now. I have a room where I am debating to go with either a RC1/RCLCR/CPWRS system with the RC1 and LCR on bookshelves or going with a straight CPWRS system for all 5 speakers. I am concerned about putting the RC1 and LCR on a bookshelf. What do you recommend and if the RC1 is the route to go, should I put sound proofing in the back of the bookshelf? Thanks for your help!
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post #3419 of 9217
5/8/08 at 4:57pm
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Originally Posted by cubbie5150 View Post

Email Monitor Audio North America (or whatever it's called on the MA site)... According to the dealer locater on the site, there were no MA dealers anywhere w/in driving distance of me, so I sent an email inquiry, and the gal responded w/ a list of 5 dealers w/in 45 minutes of me (3 of which were less than 20 minutes away)... IOW, the site dealer locater doesn't seem to be all that comprehensive.

yes I called the dealer that popped up for us and called them.They gave me three dealers near us. synergie I will give you one suggestion,if the Golds are not in your price range DON'T listen to them ! IMO the difference is night and day. We would have gone with the RS6's had we not auditioned the GS10's right next to them
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post #3420 of 9217
5/8/08 at 5:02pm
Well..when I compared BR2 to RS1, there are 2 things immediately jumped out at me..
RS1 has better clarity and RS1's bass is also deeper than BR2..
BR2 will play louder than the RS1, but it will not go deeper.
I believe the same will hold true for the BR6 compare to RS6, even w/ the extra woofer, it will be louder, but defintely not deeper..
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