Buy the Monolith M518HT: bit.ly/MonolithM518HT Monolith THX 8" 150W Sub: bit.ly/MonolithTHX8Sub Monolith THX Compact Satellite Speakers: bit.ly/MonolithTHXCompactSatellite My review of the Monolith THX Compact Satellite Speakers: th-cam.com/video/UaJH6pejRMo/w-d-xo.html Buy the Denon S760H: amzn.to/3h0OoxL Disclosure: The Affiliate links above earn me a commission if you purchase using those links. This is at no additional cost to you. Monolith sent these free for review. I am allowed to say whatever I want, and they did not review this prior.
I have questions Joe - 80hz on tiny 4" concentric drivers? I find that hard to believe. And 24hz on an 8" downfiring woofer? That makes absolutely no sense from the size of the woofer alone. And how high before distortion? 88db? Cant hit above 90db without distortion. Am I incorrect?
@@Audiomainia2310 Their measurements and my measurements say about the same thing. They do what they claim. What's important to understand is that bass from small enclosures is possible with the caveat that sensitivity and max output capabilities will be lower. Consider for a second that a 0.25" driver in an earbud can play down to 5hz in some cases. That's why I keep repeating that room size and distance from the speakers are necessary considerations. The closer you are, the smaller the speaker can be while producing deep bass, while playing loud enough without audible distortion.
I love these! They're reasonably affordable, sound really good, they measure well, they have good deep bass extension, and they look decent. I wish everyone who had a sound bar had this instead.
@@weeooh1 Hmmmm....kinda. More like the thing I'm most pumped to tell people about. I've reviewed lots of cool stuff, but some is cost prohibitive and I know not everyone can afford it. Examples are the BenQ V7050i UST projector and the EliteProAV drop down screen. The Syng Cell Alphas were also cool. All of those were pretty expensive though. Some other affordable speakers I've reviewed this year that I really liked are the Kali Audio LP-6 v2 and the Monolith Encore series.
@@keepingupwiththejones2933 I know you're joking, but seriously, I haven't tried it, so I won't say absolutely, but I'm pretty sure these will dust the Bose sound bar.
What's also great about these is that if you want to get into atmos, they give you the option of getting it later, and actually separating the height channels so you can physically put them above you. If your receiver supports 7.1/2 and atmos, then you can just get those channels later.
Could just buy this system twice.. Dual subs and enough satellites for just about any setup you want. Although I'm not sure how you'd mount them on the ceiling. I'm sure there's some solution, especially since they probably aren't that heavy.
I wanted the biggest Cerwin Vegas in the old Crutchfield mags but had to settle for Jensen, MCS, Sears, Technics etc. Now it seems that nobody even wants to sell Cerwin Vega them let alone buy them.
Hey J n T, love your content….and would appreciate your opinion…..I run a fairly high end 7.4.4 setup, and was using the Atmos setup with 4 overhead ceiling speakers ,,,,I want to try to convert to an Auro 3d setup, moving to 2 from heights instead and keep my 2 rear overheads. Would you recommend these monolith cubes as the front left and right height speakers ? I want something very small and almost invisible in the top corner of my theatre near wall/ceiling. Above my front towers ( goldenear triton 1) I just like the small cube look and given it’s only from heights, would these be ok, or materially detract from a good system ? Thanks very much. Power is the monolith 7x ( 2 of them)
Would you recommend these over getting a full setup from Dayton? My room is 12x12 and I have 7ft ceilings. On Parts Express they have a Dayton set right now for around $500 which includes the mk442t or do on monoprice they have this set openbox for around the same price.
Im not sure how to approach my space where I want to put a home theater. This is an open-space home where the kitchen, family room, and TV will be in one area. The family room is around 260 sqft and the open area counting the kitchen is around 400 sqft. How would you approach this? I want a good quality sound for music and movies, I don't expect to use it at very high levels.
@joentell I'm looking to do a 5.1.4 system with these speakers in a very small room for mostly multi channel (Atmos) music. Being they are all 4 ohm I'm worried that an A/V receiver might struggle with this. Seeing that even the top Yamaha receivers are only 4 ohm capable for the front R and L speakers I contacted them and they verified they would not recommend any of their receivers for this set up. Do you think I'd be safe with any other receiver for this? Thanks!
Hey Joe, Gene has someone from dolby at his live podcast. They will discuss atmos and how to place the speakers right. Is auro still your favorite? And the 30 degree angle.
just picked up this set for $385 plus tax. couldn't resist. i'm a noob in audio, so this will be my first semi big purchase. excited! what might be a good receiver with plenty of hdmi 2.1 4k 120hz capable inputs that's affordable and for a beginner to pair these with? thank you!
Hi Joe, My room is 10.5’ x 12’ x8’. I have two identical 12” subs that I can use in this room with the Monolith satellites. The furthest speaker from my listening position is a little over 7’. I would like to do do a 7.4 atmos setup. Do you think that these satellites would do well in my room? Is there an 11 channel receiver you would recommend? I’m looking at a Denon 6700 but it’s very expensive? I really want the satellites due to you review and I want speakers with a very small footprint. Thanks, Tom
How well is the single satellite perform for center channel? Is it each speaker has the woofer at the outer layer diameter and tweeter at the center single driver
Great review. Any chance of doing a roku 5.1 review? Its under $700 (like $650) for 5 wireless speakers (4 sats and a center), a 10 inch sealed sub, and a built-in 4k hdr streamer. Im really interested in your opinion. As a bonus, since roku is built in to the center channel, it works with a projector without e arc. I have a streambar connected to my projector without e arc. Thanks.
The Monolith THX Compact Satellites are significantly smaller but if you need more output, the M-OW1's have higher sensitivity since the enclosure is larger and they have 2 passive radiators.
My apologies you cover my previous question in the conclusion. I'm thinking 2 Kali IN-5's for stereo mixing desk. And these for the subsequent Atmos mix. The Monoliths and Kalis's don't reach the Dolby specs frequency range specs of 16KHZ in the highs but may be good enough?
These are 4 ohm so you can't use a cheap 5.1 receiver. The denon 760h you recommend doesn't support/can't safely power these. It only supports up to 6 ohm speakers.
@@joentellidk seems risky. I just ordered 2 for my rears but I'm running a class d pioneer rated for 4 ohms so should be ok. Great review otherwise though, thanks.
@@DizzyVizzle I hear you. If you look on their website, it shows where the lowest points of the impedance are. It's cool they did that. The lowest point is around 1khz. The AVR will let you know if it doesn't like it. It will likely go into protect mode. I've tried them with some of the cheapest amps I could find on Amazon, and they worked. I cranked them up too. I think where low impedance becomes more of an issue is when it's even lower in the bass frequencies, where it also demands more current from the amp. 40hz is significantly more demanding than 80hz. I'm sure you know.
Would you recommend this sub for desktop use with a pair studio monitors? I've been interested in the OSD ss8, which I think you showed reached 20ish hz with dsp and has a bit more wattage, not to mention cheaper.
This sub has more output than the SS8. The enclosure seems to have more internal volume. It's well thought-out. The parts themselves probably are lower cost, but the smart design makes up for it. I'm sure the curved cabinet also helps with resonance and standing waves. You really have to push the OSD really far with DSP whereas this can do 24hz with the flip of a switch. It's no match for something like an SVS SB1000, or even Monolith's own THX 10 sub which can get down below 20hz.
Great question. I think an inexpensive AVR is still the way to go if you want to use all 5 speakers and the sub. I looked to see if there are small desktop class D amps that support more than 2 powered channels, but didn't find any.
@@Ryezn5057 Ah...that makes sense. I personally have had good experience with the SMSL stuff like the SA-300 I reviewed. th-cam.com/video/XtaJLScreEs/w-d-xo.html I've also owned the SA-36 and SA-50 and they were excellent. I've heard great things about the Aiyima A07 also, but I haven't tried it myself.
How could you rank this 5.1 system together with bookshelf and tower speaker pairs? It makes no sense. Maybe make a category called "satellite home theater system" and rank them there? You got plenty of 5.1 ones out there: SVS, Klipsch, Focal, etc. Keep apples with apples and oranges with oranges.
I don't review enough of these to make a separate column. Once I do, I will. The only other one I can remember was the Sony HT-A9 system. I think people would and should cross-shop these with bookshelf speakers. Why not?
@@joentell B&W MT50, Definitive Technology ProCinema, Enclave Audio CineHome, Monoprice, etc. So many..... You got your bookshelf crowd, your tower crowd, your satellite crowd and your sound bar crowd.
@@roybatty- it's a matter of having them send it to me for review. I thought the whole satellite/subwoofer thing was a thing of the past until I reviewed these. It's the first time I've seen it executed in a way where the results met and exceeded my expectations. Now, I'm thinking that it's still a viable option.
@@joentell You gotta get on the horn Joe and get these companies to send you the satellite systems! 🤣 I think many people are going back to them because they are realizing how much soundbars suck!
I typically prefer to stick with the Monolith stuff as opposed to the Monoprice stuff. The Monolith speakers were designed by the same designer as Perlisten. That should tell you something.
I can respect that. The reason i was interested in seeing a review for that is because it's a 5 speaker and sub set all for 149 right now. Perhaps its not on the same level as the monolith series but i'm wondering if it could be a worthy replacement for the Energy Take Fives--an Atmos ready version at that. One angle could be "is it worth getting non Monolith monoprice speakers." Even if they're subpar, i'm curious how big difference is between that and your product of 2022 which is kind of a similar product.@@joentell
Hey everyone... Does anyone know a software that can do live noise cancelling someone's bass? I have seen Joe did left and right channel inversed for breaking in the speakers. I wonder if there's a live inversing audio to the mic and inverse it live out to the speakers.
Hey joe I don’t know how to message u so thought I’d find the latest video u have , this is off topic but could u do a video or mini dsp and a centre channel speaker tune or how to do it cheers 🍻 Ps I did like this video too 👍
Did you say " Budget"?. $799 is budget to you?. The Jamo speaker pk with the jamo subwoofer is literally 1/2 the price of this. Is this twice as good or better than the jamo speaker set?. For $799 it better be or its not worth it.
Budget is relative. I would still like these to be less expensive, but I think the price is fair. I've reviewed the Jamo S803 a long time ago. I wasn't overly impressed. I haven't reviewed the package deal with the Jamo sub, but if it's the same one @erinsaudiocorner reviewed, he was impressed. He also wasn't impressed with the S803 though. So, I can't say whether it's worth it or not without testing it. Do you have anything positive to say? I'm looking at every recent comment from you and they all seem to have a bit of a negative spin on things. I want people to be critical, but I prefer it to be constructive.
You started the video saying that Monolith is sponsoring this video and then you put this speaker set in areas above alot of other speaker categories on your list and what shows is the money Monolith is paying you to do so. It's so obvious bro. This being used in a desktop setup doesn't even make sense bro. Where is the center channel speaker going to be placed?. Desktop setups are 2.0 channel and 2.1 channel only. Also, this 8" 150w subwoofer absolutely does not beat out the trivoce 12"s with a 800w amplifier. Science just doesn't allow it. It's absolutely impossible. Your video has been taken over by monolith and everyone needs to be careful. Hopefully going forward your videos aren't the same or you'll be another compremised content creator.
I can smell that jealousy all the way here on the East Coast. Joe has listened to all of the speakers on the leaderboard. You may have listened to maybe 5% of the speakers on the leader board. When you have listened to all of the speakers than you can rank them as you see fit. People questioning JoeNTell integrity are my favorite people. You did me a favor . Now I know I can just ignore any silly comments you post 🤣😭. Joe actually gave away free tickets to his HIFI SUMMITT when he wanted more people to be able to attend. The only thing compromised here is your eyes. So green with jealousy.
@Tech4Life I'm glad you said that. I disclose all of my business relationships so that you can make that determination for yourself. If you feel that may bias me in one way or another, I have to respect your decision. I take the good with the bad. Some people trust me, and some never will. I can say that I'm happy to recommend another brand's product over this one if their product is superior and offers a better value proposition. All I'm saying is this particular model is the best value proposition of the ones I've tried. There might be a better one out there, but I haven't tried it yet. I did try this in more than one location. I tried it in my home theater where I'm 11ft+ away from the speakers, and here at my desk where I'm at arm's length. The "center" speaker does fit under my monitor, since it's one that slides up to make it taller. I get that not everyone can do that. They can also place it above maybe mounted on a wall, but I can't since I have a standing desk. My friend also has these setup in a small studio space, so I think it's reasonable to use them at a desk. 5.1 computer systems were pretty popular back in the day, so it's not a new concept. Also, I do objective measurements if that's of any interest to you. I measured and reviewed the Trevoce 12 and the the Trevoce 12 DSP. The measurements speak for themselves. They were also a channel sponsor of mine at the time, yet I wasn't overly impressed with them. I still chose SVS over them and they were not a channel sponsor. Just saying. I am human and I am subject to bias like anyone else, but I make sure to tell people what that bias might be. This video might be of interest to you. th-cam.com/video/4vMonPDftcI/w-d-xo.html
@@joentell Joe you continue to show respect and courtesy to people who haven't been that way with you. Your grandparents would be extremely proud of the man you are every day.
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I have questions Joe - 80hz on tiny 4" concentric drivers? I find that hard to believe.
And 24hz on an 8" downfiring woofer? That makes absolutely no sense from the size of the woofer alone.
And how high before distortion? 88db? Cant hit above 90db without distortion. Am I incorrect?
@@Audiomainia2310 Their measurements and my measurements say about the same thing. They do what they claim. What's important to understand is that bass from small enclosures is possible with the caveat that sensitivity and max output capabilities will be lower. Consider for a second that a 0.25" driver in an earbud can play down to 5hz in some cases. That's why I keep repeating that room size and distance from the speakers are necessary considerations. The closer you are, the smaller the speaker can be while producing deep bass, while playing loud enough without audible distortion.
Glad you like these so much Joe
Keep pushing them for that white finish, Joe!
You know it! Every chance I get. But perhaps they know what their projected sales might be for that. I'll leave it to them.
Product of the year !?!?!!? That is a bold statement from a man who reviews a ton of gear ❤🔥
I love these! They're reasonably affordable, sound really good, they measure well, they have good deep bass extension, and they look decent. I wish everyone who had a sound bar had this instead.
@@joentell Bose Dolby Atmos soundbar is way better bro🤣😭
I think what he means is product of the year for the money.
@@weeooh1 Hmmmm....kinda. More like the thing I'm most pumped to tell people about. I've reviewed lots of cool stuff, but some is cost prohibitive and I know not everyone can afford it. Examples are the BenQ V7050i UST projector and the EliteProAV drop down screen. The Syng Cell Alphas were also cool. All of those were pretty expensive though. Some other affordable speakers I've reviewed this year that I really liked are the Kali Audio LP-6 v2 and the Monolith Encore series.
@@keepingupwiththejones2933 I know you're joking, but seriously, I haven't tried it, so I won't say absolutely, but I'm pretty sure these will dust the Bose sound bar.
What's also great about these is that if you want to get into atmos, they give you the option of getting it later, and actually separating the height channels so you can physically put them above you. If your receiver supports 7.1/2 and atmos, then you can just get those channels later.
Could just buy this system twice.. Dual subs and enough satellites for just about any setup you want. Although I'm not sure how you'd mount them on the ceiling. I'm sure there's some solution, especially since they probably aren't that heavy.
That's actually a good point. Why didn't I think of that! 👊😎
That's what I did
Love the little breakdown of the system model number at the end. So Hobie tell us, is Joe correct??? We need to know. 🤣😭
Do these have a flat response for Mixing / producing music in Atmos? Or are they purely for home theater playback enjoyment. Great review.
I wanted the biggest Cerwin Vegas in the old Crutchfield mags but had to settle for Jensen, MCS, Sears, Technics etc. Now it seems that nobody even wants to sell Cerwin Vega them let alone buy them.
Hey J n T, love your content….and would appreciate your opinion…..I run a fairly high end 7.4.4 setup, and was using the Atmos setup with 4 overhead ceiling speakers ,,,,I want to try to convert to an Auro 3d setup, moving to 2 from heights instead and keep my 2 rear overheads. Would you recommend these monolith cubes as the front left and right height speakers ? I want something very small and almost invisible in the top corner of my theatre near wall/ceiling. Above my front towers ( goldenear triton 1) I just like the small cube look and given it’s only from heights, would these be ok, or materially detract from a good system ? Thanks very much. Power is the monolith 7x ( 2 of them)
Would you recommend these over getting a full setup from Dayton? My room is 12x12 and I have 7ft ceilings. On Parts Express they have a Dayton set right now for around $500 which includes the mk442t or do on monoprice they have this set openbox for around the same price.
Did you master in DD 5.1??? I didn’t think regular TH-cam supported that yet?
Yes! Thanks for noticing. 🙏
Im not sure how to approach my space where I want to put a home theater. This is an open-space home where the kitchen, family room, and TV will be in one area. The family room is around 260 sqft and the open area counting the kitchen is around 400 sqft. How would you approach this? I want a good quality sound for music and movies, I don't expect to use it at very high levels.
Another great video mate
maybe when showing bass sweeps,limit the REW limits to 300Hz or so to show more detail
@joentell I'm looking to do a 5.1.4 system with these speakers in a very small room for mostly multi channel (Atmos) music. Being they are all 4 ohm I'm worried that an A/V receiver might struggle with this. Seeing that even the top Yamaha receivers are only 4 ohm capable for the front R and L speakers I contacted them and they verified they would not recommend any of their receivers for this set up. Do you think I'd be safe with any other receiver for this? Thanks!
Hey Joe, Gene has someone from dolby at his live podcast. They will discuss atmos and how to place the speakers right. Is auro still your favorite? And the 30 degree angle.
Great review Joe. Always include intro package reviews for newbies building on a budget. ;)
The awesome inexpensive stuff gets me more pumped than the awesome expensive stuff.
just picked up this set for $385 plus tax. couldn't resist. i'm a noob in audio, so this will be my first semi big purchase. excited! what might be a good receiver with plenty of hdmi 2.1 4k 120hz capable inputs that's affordable and for a beginner to pair these with? thank you!
Try the Denon S760H, i got mine for a good price at costco, it was less than 400 dollars
Hi Joe, My room is 10.5’ x 12’ x8’. I have two identical 12” subs that I can use in this room with the Monolith satellites. The furthest speaker from my listening position is a little over 7’. I would like to do do a 7.4 atmos setup. Do you think that these satellites would do well in my room? Is there an 11 channel receiver you would recommend? I’m looking at a Denon 6700 but it’s very expensive? I really want the satellites due to you review and I want speakers with a very small footprint. Thanks, Tom
I'm waiting on a review on their MTM-100 speakers, I get a feeling they're going to be wild for their price for nearfield speakers
They're supposed to be on their way!
Hi, would this work with a receiver with 8ohm outputs since the speakers are rated 4ohms?
I love the design and approach of this set up. I just wish they were a little more efficient. 81 db is rough, 84-86 would be great in comparison
How well is the single satellite perform for center channel? Is it each speaker has the woofer at the outer layer diameter and tweeter at the center single driver
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Great review. Any chance of doing a roku 5.1 review? Its under $700 (like $650) for 5 wireless speakers (4 sats and a center), a 10 inch sealed sub, and a built-in 4k hdr streamer. Im really interested in your opinion. As a bonus, since roku is built in to the center channel, it works with a projector without e arc. I have a streambar connected to my projector without e arc. Thanks.
For surround and atmos duty in a 4m x 6m room. Would you choose these speakers or the M-OW1 ? Which one would you choose?
The Monolith THX Compact Satellites are significantly smaller but if you need more output, the M-OW1's have higher sensitivity since the enclosure is larger and they have 2 passive radiators.
These are never in stock anymore and I want to pick up a set :(
My apologies you cover my previous question in the conclusion. I'm thinking 2 Kali IN-5's for stereo mixing desk. And these for the subsequent Atmos mix. The Monoliths and Kalis's don't reach the Dolby specs frequency range specs of 16KHZ in the highs but may be good enough?
These are 4 ohm so you can't use a cheap 5.1 receiver. The denon 760h you recommend doesn't support/can't safely power these. It only supports up to 6 ohm speakers.
If you limit them at 80hz you should be fine. I've tried these eve with some small Class D desktop amps and I can power the.
@@joentellidk seems risky. I just ordered 2 for my rears but I'm running a class d pioneer rated for 4 ohms so should be ok. Great review otherwise though, thanks.
@@DizzyVizzle I hear you. If you look on their website, it shows where the lowest points of the impedance are. It's cool they did that. The lowest point is around 1khz. The AVR will let you know if it doesn't like it. It will likely go into protect mode. I've tried them with some of the cheapest amps I could find on Amazon, and they worked. I cranked them up too.
I think where low impedance becomes more of an issue is when it's even lower in the bass frequencies, where it also demands more current from the amp. 40hz is significantly more demanding than 80hz. I'm sure you know.
@@joentell I actually didn't know that! Thanks for the replies
@@DizzyVizzle Thank you for the insightful comment. I'm sure others could benefit from it.
Can i locate the sub inside a cabinet or this is not recommended?
Would you recommend this sub for desktop use with a pair studio monitors? I've been interested in the OSD ss8, which I think you showed reached 20ish hz with dsp and has a bit more wattage, not to mention cheaper.
This sub has more output than the SS8. The enclosure seems to have more internal volume. It's well thought-out. The parts themselves probably are lower cost, but the smart design makes up for it. I'm sure the curved cabinet also helps with resonance and standing waves. You really have to push the OSD really far with DSP whereas this can do 24hz with the flip of a switch. It's no match for something like an SVS SB1000, or even Monolith's own THX 10 sub which can get down below 20hz.
Thx for the vid Joe
Great video Joe.
Thanks Larry!
@Joe N Tell, how do you mount the Satellites?
I have Dolby Atmos speaker virtualizer on my cheap Onkyo TX SR393 reciever from 2019.
I'm still rocking the legendary Logitech Z5500.
This is the way. I sold mine a while ago and I haven't found a better price to performance speaker since.
I have on wall speakers will these be good for hight speakers for front and back ore just get more on wall speakers for that
These are $537 on USA Amazon right now.
ever consider reviewing the Genelec G Three loudspeaker?
What would be a good compact desktop amp for these? Nothing too expensive
Great question. I think an inexpensive AVR is still the way to go if you want to use all 5 speakers and the sub. I looked to see if there are small desktop class D amps that support more than 2 powered channels, but didn't find any.
@@joentell that would take up so much deskspace lol. I was thinking just a 2.1 setup for monitors.
@@Ryezn5057 Ah...that makes sense. I personally have had good experience with the SMSL stuff like the SA-300 I reviewed. th-cam.com/video/XtaJLScreEs/w-d-xo.html I've also owned the SA-36 and SA-50 and they were excellent.
I've heard great things about the Aiyima A07 also, but I haven't tried it myself.
How could you rank this 5.1 system together with bookshelf and tower speaker pairs? It makes no sense. Maybe make a category called "satellite home theater system" and rank them there? You got plenty of 5.1 ones out there: SVS, Klipsch, Focal, etc. Keep apples with apples and oranges with oranges.
I don't review enough of these to make a separate column. Once I do, I will. The only other one I can remember was the Sony HT-A9 system. I think people would and should cross-shop these with bookshelf speakers. Why not?
@@joentell B&W MT50, Definitive Technology ProCinema, Enclave Audio CineHome, Monoprice, etc. So many..... You got your bookshelf crowd, your tower crowd, your satellite crowd and your sound bar crowd.
@@roybatty- it's a matter of having them send it to me for review. I thought the whole satellite/subwoofer thing was a thing of the past until I reviewed these. It's the first time I've seen it executed in a way where the results met and exceeded my expectations. Now, I'm thinking that it's still a viable option.
@@joentell You gotta get on the horn Joe and get these companies to send you the satellite systems! 🤣 I think many people are going back to them because they are realizing how much soundbars suck!
@@roybatty- You can be my PR person. Go for it! 😁
Could you please review the Monoprice Premium 5.1.4 Channel Immersive Home Theater System with Subwoofer?
I typically prefer to stick with the Monolith stuff as opposed to the Monoprice stuff. The Monolith speakers were designed by the same designer as Perlisten. That should tell you something.
I can respect that. The reason i was interested in seeing a review for that is because it's a 5 speaker and sub set all for 149 right now. Perhaps its not on the same level as the monolith series but i'm wondering if it could be a worthy replacement for the Energy Take Fives--an Atmos ready version at that. One angle could be "is it worth getting non Monolith monoprice speakers." Even if they're subpar, i'm curious how big difference is between that and your product of 2022 which is kind of a similar product.@@joentell
@@Josephsayshello I think they might be completely different unfortunately. Without testing it, I can't know for sure.
This set is 400 USD right now!! July 4th weekend.
would it make sense as a 2.1 system vs a similarly price 2.0 system ?
It could be a good option.
Hey everyone... Does anyone know a software that can do live noise cancelling someone's bass? I have seen Joe did left and right channel inversed for breaking in the speakers. I wonder if there's a live inversing audio to the mic and inverse it live out to the speakers.
Please do a review of monitor audio new mass 5.1
are they already discontinued?
So sad this system isn't sold anymore 😢
Hey joe I don’t know how to message u so thought I’d find the latest video u have , this is off topic but could u do a video or mini dsp and a centre channel speaker tune or how to do it cheers 🍻
Ps I did like this video too 👍
I will have courses on avmasterclass.com. See if there's anything there of interest to you.
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Yo, I got next on Street Fighter II 🤣🤣🤣
How will thy run on my onkyo rx 50
They should run fine. It just depends on the size of your room and how far you will sit. These are for a small room.
@@joentell i went for the focal dome flex instead now
This seems to target the SVS 5.1 satellite system…
For me the lighting in this video was the star. You must have tried something new. Got to be.
Did you say " Budget"?. $799 is budget to you?. The Jamo speaker pk with the jamo subwoofer is literally 1/2 the price of this. Is this twice as good or better than the jamo speaker set?. For $799 it better be or its not worth it.
Budget is relative. I would still like these to be less expensive, but I think the price is fair.
I've reviewed the Jamo S803 a long time ago. I wasn't overly impressed. I haven't reviewed the package deal with the Jamo sub, but if it's the same one @erinsaudiocorner reviewed, he was impressed. He also wasn't impressed with the S803 though. So, I can't say whether it's worth it or not without testing it.
Do you have anything positive to say? I'm looking at every recent comment from you and they all seem to have a bit of a negative spin on things. I want people to be critical, but I prefer it to be constructive.
You started the video saying that Monolith is sponsoring this video and then you put this speaker set in areas above alot of other speaker categories on your list and what shows is the money Monolith is paying you to do so. It's so obvious bro. This being used in a desktop setup doesn't even make sense bro. Where is the center channel speaker going to be placed?. Desktop setups are 2.0 channel and 2.1 channel only. Also, this 8" 150w subwoofer absolutely does not beat out the trivoce 12"s with a 800w amplifier. Science just doesn't allow it. It's absolutely impossible. Your video has been taken over by monolith and everyone needs to be careful. Hopefully going forward your videos aren't the same or you'll be another compremised content creator.
I can smell that jealousy all the way here on the East Coast. Joe has listened to all of the speakers on the leaderboard. You may have listened to maybe 5% of the speakers on the leader board. When you have listened to all of the speakers than you can rank them as you see fit. People questioning JoeNTell integrity are my favorite people. You did me a favor . Now I know I can just ignore any silly comments you post 🤣😭. Joe actually gave away free tickets to his HIFI SUMMITT when he wanted more people to be able to attend. The only thing compromised here is your eyes. So green with jealousy.
@Tech4Life I'm glad you said that. I disclose all of my business relationships so that you can make that determination for yourself. If you feel that may bias me in one way or another, I have to respect your decision. I take the good with the bad. Some people trust me, and some never will. I can say that I'm happy to recommend another brand's product over this one if their product is superior and offers a better value proposition. All I'm saying is this particular model is the best value proposition of the ones I've tried. There might be a better one out there, but I haven't tried it yet. I did try this in more than one location. I tried it in my home theater where I'm 11ft+ away from the speakers, and here at my desk where I'm at arm's length. The "center" speaker does fit under my monitor, since it's one that slides up to make it taller. I get that not everyone can do that. They can also place it above maybe mounted on a wall, but I can't since I have a standing desk.
My friend also has these setup in a small studio space, so I think it's reasonable to use them at a desk. 5.1 computer systems were pretty popular back in the day, so it's not a new concept.
Also, I do objective measurements if that's of any interest to you. I measured and reviewed the Trevoce 12 and the the Trevoce 12 DSP. The measurements speak for themselves. They were also a channel sponsor of mine at the time, yet I wasn't overly impressed with them. I still chose SVS over them and they were not a channel sponsor. Just saying.
I am human and I am subject to bias like anyone else, but I make sure to tell people what that bias might be. This video might be of interest to you. th-cam.com/video/4vMonPDftcI/w-d-xo.html
@@joentell Joe you continue to show respect and courtesy to people who haven't been that way with you. Your grandparents would be extremely proud of the man you are every day.
Can we watch other reviews on this system and see if what Joe says is corroborated?