Hi all! I want to first apologize for the lengthy post. I am a bit of a planner (read: overthinker), and have been testing Monitor Audio Silver (6g) speakers. I currently have the Silver 100, c150, and c350. I have pretty much settled on the c350 as my center channel, and like how the 100s sound. I am within my 60 day demo window for all of the speakers currently.
My dilemma is that I will be moving into my new house this August, and it's a slightly larger space where the speakers will be set up, but it mostly comes down to the change in orientation of the rooms. My current room is a sideways rectangle (18' deep x 25' wide). The right half (18' deep x 13' wide x 9' ceilings) is my living room, and the left half is kitchen/dining. I sit about 10' from the speakers/TV.
In my new living area, it is a long rectangle (28' deep x 18' wide), and the front half (15' deep x 18' wide x 9' ceilings) will be the living room, and behind it is the kitchen. I know that my normal viewing/listening distance will be the same, but because there won't be a rear wall so close for sound to bounce off, will the Silver 100s likely still fill the space?
My viewing/listening habits are about 70/30 Movies/Music (though I have been listening to music more since I have been testing). I will be using a subwoofer pretty much always, even with music (2.1 or 5.1 multi-channel). I know it's impossible for me to predict how they will sound in the new room, which is why I am asking the community who either own, or have owned/tested Monitor Silver 100/200/300 speakers in similar spaces. I have found plenty of reviews for each speaker on their own, but I haven't found one that compares them against each other. I know that the 200 is a small tower in a 2.5-way config, but it uses smaller woofers than the 100, so wouldn't the sound be less "full"? Or by using an 80Hz crossover on my receiver, would the playing field be relatively equal because of the sub? Aside from aesthetics and a slight bump in sensitivity, would I really see any gain going from the Silver 100 to Silver 200?
I know what I tell myself what I want, which is the Silver 300 because it's a 3-way tower, and I wouldn't have to wonder at all if it would fill the room. In all reality though, I am wondering if I really need them, if the 100s are going to be more than capable, especially if I have all 5 channels going at once (rears will be in-wall Monitor CP-WT380 most likely). Then there is the obvious cost difference, the 300s being about $1100 more than I spent on the 100s.
At this point, I would say that my options are: 1) Be happy with the Silver 100s and hope that they fill the space in the new house, knowing that if they don't, I can sell them and take a hit on the upgrade charge. 2) Return the 100s now, and get the 200s if the feedback is positive because they are not much more than the 100s; or 3) Return the 100s, wait until I move in, and then demo speakers, knowing that I would end up with 7g fronts, mismatching the 6g c350. (Anyone with OCD can appreciate that last part).
For those of you who made it through all of that, I applaud you, and thank you for your time!
My dilemma is that I will be moving into my new house this August, and it's a slightly larger space where the speakers will be set up, but it mostly comes down to the change in orientation of the rooms. My current room is a sideways rectangle (18' deep x 25' wide). The right half (18' deep x 13' wide x 9' ceilings) is my living room, and the left half is kitchen/dining. I sit about 10' from the speakers/TV.
In my new living area, it is a long rectangle (28' deep x 18' wide), and the front half (15' deep x 18' wide x 9' ceilings) will be the living room, and behind it is the kitchen. I know that my normal viewing/listening distance will be the same, but because there won't be a rear wall so close for sound to bounce off, will the Silver 100s likely still fill the space?
My viewing/listening habits are about 70/30 Movies/Music (though I have been listening to music more since I have been testing). I will be using a subwoofer pretty much always, even with music (2.1 or 5.1 multi-channel). I know it's impossible for me to predict how they will sound in the new room, which is why I am asking the community who either own, or have owned/tested Monitor Silver 100/200/300 speakers in similar spaces. I have found plenty of reviews for each speaker on their own, but I haven't found one that compares them against each other. I know that the 200 is a small tower in a 2.5-way config, but it uses smaller woofers than the 100, so wouldn't the sound be less "full"? Or by using an 80Hz crossover on my receiver, would the playing field be relatively equal because of the sub? Aside from aesthetics and a slight bump in sensitivity, would I really see any gain going from the Silver 100 to Silver 200?
I know what I tell myself what I want, which is the Silver 300 because it's a 3-way tower, and I wouldn't have to wonder at all if it would fill the room. In all reality though, I am wondering if I really need them, if the 100s are going to be more than capable, especially if I have all 5 channels going at once (rears will be in-wall Monitor CP-WT380 most likely). Then there is the obvious cost difference, the 300s being about $1100 more than I spent on the 100s.
At this point, I would say that my options are: 1) Be happy with the Silver 100s and hope that they fill the space in the new house, knowing that if they don't, I can sell them and take a hit on the upgrade charge. 2) Return the 100s now, and get the 200s if the feedback is positive because they are not much more than the 100s; or 3) Return the 100s, wait until I move in, and then demo speakers, knowing that I would end up with 7g fronts, mismatching the 6g c350. (Anyone with OCD can appreciate that last part).
For those of you who made it through all of that, I applaud you, and thank you for your time!
