Monitor Audio S2 Bookshelf Speakers Reviews

dvjorge

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
These are better sounding speakers than my B&W DM 602 S2. I love them because the tweeter have excellent details without be harsh. Bass is powerfull and well defined. Match these speakers with good electronic and you will fall in love. !

albie

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $1000.00 from Audio 5.1

Summary:
I have had these speakers for almost 3 years now.I use them with covers off and sitting on well damped stands biwired .These speakers are used in a two channel setup with a very fast sub.In this scenario these bookshelves sound fabulous.Good soundstage,lots of resolution,definition and dynamics.They have a respectable quantity and quality of bass for a bookshelf,delivering an honest 40hz easily.The real-wood veneers are first rate gorgeous.The binding posts are very decent as well,quite beefy.I used to own a pair of B&W CDM 1nt which were about 50% more cost than the silvers.The B&Ws were quite good,no complaints.Are they better than the Silver S2s?I am not sure.Midrange maybe and looks but that would be it.
The Monitor Audio Silver S2 is alot of speaker and sits at the top of its class,imo.

Strengths:
The highs are excellent
the bass is great,very speedy drivers
nice small footprint with wonderful fit and finish

Weaknesses:
The speaker covers vibrate at high volume levels.
Midrange is a bit thin

Similar Products Used:
B&W CDMNT 1
B&W 602
Mission
Altec Lansing

LVMF

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
1.43 of 5, 7.00 votes

Price Paid:  $799.00 from Saturday Audio

Summary:
As I have left the realm of HT, and decided I needed HiFi, I gave these speakers a good long demo (and they were already broken in, being demo's). They sounded wonderful when being used within a HT environment, or simply DirecTV...but were too thin when it came to HiFi...very bright, nothing in the middle, and a nice bottom.

Strengths:
Fit and finish was beautiful. Perfect for Home Theater fronts or rears.

Weaknesses:
Just didn't cut it as a Stereo Speaker

Similar Products Used:
B & W 805 Nautilus

Comments

Anthony Smith (09/28/2009)

I also had a pair of MAs2's and I could'nt have said it better myslfe!. They Ran off marantz amp and 2 box cd, kmber/ accuphase connects.

Anthony Smith (09/28/2009)

also had a pair of M A s2 s and I could'nt have said it better myslfe. I Ran them off marantz amp and 2 box cd, kmber/ accuphase connects.

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