![]() ![]() Whereas the last two miniature speakers I've reviewed, the Cambridge SoundWorks Ambiance elsewhere in this issue and the Celestion 3 (see the October 1989 issue, p.161), are intended to be used relatively close to a room boundary, the Monitor 7 I understand to be more of a free-space design. Unusually for a speaker in this price range, the cabinet is constructed entirely from MDF (medium-density fiberboard). The fourth component is a series resistor to lower the tweeter's sensitivity a little. (Unusually for an English speaker, this accepts standard dual-banana plugs.) A ferrite-cored inductor in the woofer feed provides a first-order low-pass action, while a series plastic-film capacitor and a shunt air-cored coil make up a second-order high-pass filter for the tweeter. The crossover is minimal, consisting of four components glued to the rear of the terminal panel. Neither unit is rebated on the front baffle. Though sourced, I believe, from the Norwegian SEAS company, the tweeter is unique to Monitor Audio and is cooled with ferrofluid. In common with Monitor Audio's overall philosophy, the 19mm tweeter is an aluminum-dome type, with the voice-coil former made in one piece with the dome. The woofer also has a butyl rubber surround. As his initial impressions were so positive, however, I decided that the 7 should undergo the full review treatment here in Santa Fe.įinished in a neat black "lacquer," the Monitor 7 is a two-way design, with the diminutive 4.5" dopedpulp-cone woofer loaded by a 1.25"-diameter reflex port, 2.5" deep, on the rear panel. Anarchist for Christmasso much cheaper than something from Tiffany's!but then fate intervened, both his samples emitting a "rattling sound," apparently due to the plastic port inserts coming loose. "Very fine speakers for the price," he gushed. Sam Tellig, Stereophile's Audio Anarchist, didn't hold back in his praise of Monitor Audio's miniature Monitor 7 loudspeaker ($379/pair) in the January issue. John Atkinson reviewed the Monitor Audio 7 in March 1990 (Vol.13 No.3): ![]()
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