Floor Loudspeaker Reviews

Monitor Audio Silver 300 loudspeaker Specifications

Sidebar 1: Specifications

Description: Three-way, bass-reflex tower loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" (25mm) C-CAM gold-dome tweeter, 4" RST midrange driver, two 6" RST woofers. Crossover frequencies: 570Hz, 3.5kHz. Frequency response: 32Hz–35kHz, –6dB. Impedance: 8 ohms nominal, 3.5 ohms minimum at 146Hz. Sensitivity: 90dB/W/m. Maximum SPL/pair: 116.0dBA. Power handling: 200W. Recommended amplification: 80–200W RMS.
Dimensions: (including outrigger plates, feet, spikes) 40.7" (1034mm) H by 9.9" (252mm) W by 14.5" (367mm) D. Weight: 44.1 lbs (20kg).
Finishes: Black Oak, Rosenut, Walnut, White Satin; Gloss Black, add $200/pair.
Serial numbers of units reviewed: 700186A/B.
Price: $2000/pair. Approximate number of dealers: 62.
Manufacturer: Monitor Audio, Ltd., 24 Brook Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7XJ, England, UK. Web: www.monitoraudiousa.com. US distributor: Kevro International, 902 McKay Road, Suite 4, Pickering, Ontario L1W 3X8, Canada. Tel: (800) 667-6065, (905) 428-2800. Web: www.kevro.com.

COMMENTS

Ugly!

Submitted by Indydan on February 22, 2018 - 10:20pm

Ugliest tweeter grill ever!

Indydan

Submitted by Staxguy on February 23, 2018 - 4:53am

Any relation to Indy Audio Labs, creators of the lovely Aragon Iridium and 8008 Power Amplifiers, Indydan?

I kind of see your point with regards to the grill, but I don't mind it in the slightest, myself.

At $2,000.00 / pair, that's sort of (for me) a classic price point for Stereophile Class B, circa the Aragon heyday.

Heck, that's $400 less than the PSB Stratus Gold i, or the same price (MSP) as the original.

And speaking of Gold, what I find interesting is that Monitor Audio now, with their Silver range, use their traditional gold-plated tweeter.

A friend of mine still has his Monitor Audio MA1800 Gold Loudspeakers in his system, and they have a more tradition wire mesh protector...

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/fa/ca/05/faca0582e144b4bf1074d3e05224a132--monitor-audio.jpg

Whereas the Gold (and Platinum) range now uses a ribbon style tweeter.

Something you might find in the warehouse if you're an Indiana Jones, Jones Soda, typo sort. :)

Nope

Submitted by Indydan on February 23, 2018 - 10:34pm

No relation to Indy audio labs.

I have to agree with you on

Submitted by Barrasman on May 7, 2018 - 6:47pm

I have to agree with you on this... At least they could have kept the same styling they used in the Silver 200 - but this pear shaped grill, going around the mid driver is really fugly!

@John Atkinson

Submitted by w1000i on February 23, 2018 - 4:22am

I like it alot and I hope they paint the midrange same color with similar grill.

@John Atkinson

The cumulative spectral-decay plot looks good, put I have a question about what make a speaker have a good spectral-decay and how that reflect the sound?

Beautiful products

Submitted by volvic on February 23, 2018 - 11:21am

I have heard some of their more expensive speakers and absolutely love them. I do hope their partnership with Roksan bears fruit because I think Roksan needs a better presence here in North America and maybe with Monitor Audio's nice lineup this can happen. Would love to get a Xerxes and a pair of MA speakers.