Monitor 70 and 30's or 60's and 40's

[BLindsay]

Basically i have enough to get the following

Monitor 70 fronts and monitor 30 rears

Monitor 60 fronts and monitor 40 rears

Center will be CS2 either way


newegg has the 70's for $400 for pair shipped, and the 30's for $100 shipped
amazon has the 60''s for $300 for pair shipped, and the 40;s for $190 shipped

unless i can find a good deal on both then i can either do one of those options, only have about $600 to work with for the speakers (sub and reciever are seperate) (reciever is more than likely going to be the onkyo 606 which on that i wonder if going from the monitor 60s to the 70's is worth it? also is there really any good reason to get the 40's over the 30's for the rears?)

[tbizzle]

I'm in the same situation you're in, I'm deciding on whether to buy Monitor 60's or 70's. I've heard a lot of people say that the 70's are worth the extra cash, but also heard from a few that the Monitor 60's aren't very far behind. The 70's definitely have more bass, and are very nice for the price (also, you can get the 60's for 250/pair on amazon here).

I'm actually not buying bookshelves as my rears, but I looked into them for my sides and everyone has told me that if you have enough room for them, definitely get the 40's. They're supposed to put out better sound and have a lot more bass than the 30's. If I were you, I would get these:

Monitor 40's and the Monitor 70's

So that's 500 bucks right there

edit, just realized those 40's were open box, so if you wanted new ones, I found them for $150 shipped on eBay, so that would be $550 total for you

[KB24SD]

I bought the M70's off newgg on black friday when they had them on sale for $179 each. Total came out to $386 because of tax.

Still havent had a chance to hook up these speakers with my Denon 2809 AVR receiver because I'm waiting to move into my house in 2 months.

Still need to get either CS2 or CS10 center speaker and sub woofer.

For surrounds I am looking at getting the Paradigm ADP-390's .

[b15nut]

The 60's you can get from Polk Direct on ebay refurbished for $199.00 shipped

Nevermind, that is for the 50's.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by tbizzle

I'm in the same situation you're in, I'm deciding on whether to buy Monitor 60's or 70's. I've heard a lot of people say that the 70's are worth the extra cash, but also heard from a few that the Monitor 60's aren't very far behind. The 70's definitely have more bass, and are very nice for the price (also, you can get the 60's for 250/pair on amazon here).

I'm actually not buying bookshelves as my rears, but I looked into them for my sides and everyone has told me that if you have enough room for them, definitely get the 40's. They're supposed to put out better sound and have a lot more bass than the 30's. If I were you, I would get these:

Monitor 40's and the Monitor 70's

So that's 500 bucks right there

edit, just realized those 40's were open box, so if you wanted new ones, I found them for $150 shipped on eBay, so that would be $550 total for you

yeah i was looking at those open box 40's from newegg but they were gone before i could order them

and the $600 i have is for the fronts rears and center (if it goes a little over cause of shipping costs thats fine but the actual cost of the speakers needs to be under $600

[aramis109]

The 40's are really nice for surrounds. I'm still surprised when a nice amount of bass comes through them, and I've had them for a couple months now. Another option would be to go with tower speakers like the 50's as surrounds, but that's your own choice.

Another way to pick these up is to do the live.com cashback with "Buy it Now" through Paypal. I'm getting $70 on an already solid purchase thanks to that. I got my 60's and 40's through ebay new. Either Polkdirect or one of the resellers have some fantastic prices on there.

I have heard some things about the tweeters on the 70's. Personally, I doubt it's much of an issue, but if you do get them, please get them from somewhere that gives you a warranty just in case!

The CS2 is a fantastic speaker for the price as well. I'm very happy with my setup (though I am planning on upgrading the sub next year).

[BLindsay]

sigh, i hate this lol, i hate not having a place i can hear the difference

I could do 4x monitor 50 for $360 shipped and $100 for the CS1

i just dont know if its worth it

$488 shipped for the cheapest pair of 70's that i can find

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

sigh, i hate this lol, i hate not having a place i can hear the difference

I could do 4x monitor 50 for $360 shipped and $100 for the CS1

i just dont know if its worth it

My setup is similar, and I am very happy with it!

[BLindsay]

availibility of the monitor 70's seems to be scarce, and the 60s to some extent as well, i just worry that if i wait for a good deal on the 70's i wont get it and then miss a deal on the 50's

[989547]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

sigh, i hate this lol, i hate not having a place i can hear the difference

I could do 4x monitor 50 for $360 shipped and $100 for the CS1

i just dont know if its worth it

$488 shipped for the cheapest pair of 70's that i can find

You can get the CS2 for $100 + s/h from Crutchfield.

[tilapiah6]

I bi-amped my two Monitor 70s today using the rear surround/bi-amp channels on the RX-V663, and it sounds amazingly better. As somebody told me, you don't need really nice surrounds unless you listen to a LOT of music. The 30s work great for me.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by tilapiah6

I bi-amped my two Monitor 70s today using the rear surround/bi-amp channels on the RX-V663, and it sounds amazingly better. As somebody told me, you don't need really nice surrounds unless you listen to a LOT of music. The 30s work great for me.

I do listen to alot of music actually, this whole setup is routed through my computer which i have a boat load of music on

[aramis109]

I've bi-amped my 60's. While I felt that I perceived a difference in bass and such, I didn't see a huge change, and was questioning if I was only hearing the placebo effect.

[BLindsay]

so is it just me or is it damn near imposible to find the 70's currently? the only place i find them is J&R music for $400 + 90 shipping

[Driver_King]

Here are some 70's. Here are some 60's. Here are some 50's. Here are some 30's.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

Here are some 70's. Here are some 60's. Here are some 50's. Here are some 30's.

yeah but the 70's are out of stock, there is only 1 of the 60 in stock, and the 30's are in maple (i want a matching set of either cherry or black)

[aramis109]

Which is one of the reasons I went with 40's instead. That and they were only a little bit more for what I felt was a big jump in sound.

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

yeah but the 70's are out of stock, there is only 1 of the 60 in stock, and the 30's are in maple (i want a matching set of either cherry or black)

Here is black. Just wait for the 70's to get back in stock (use the auto-notification).

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by Driver_King

Here is black. Just wait for the 70's to get back in stock (use the auto-notification).

yeah i have that set, i just hope they get them back

[tilapiah6]

Originally Posted by aramis109

I've bi-amped my 60's. While I felt that I perceived a difference in bass and such, I didn't see a huge change, and was questioning if I was only hearing the placebo effect.

All you have to do is bi-amp one and not the other, and then compare. For the 70s there's a huge difference, but that might be more due to the fact that it has that extra woofer. The bass was WAY better, and there was also a considerable amount more clarity. What receiver are you using?