Monitor Audio Silver 5 Floorstanding Speakers

Monitor Audio Silver 5 Floorstanding Speakers 

DESCRIPTION

Nicely built, Ceramic/Alloy drivers, gold tweeter

USER REVIEWS

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[Nov 03, 2021]
Breana


Strength:

Love the product! Keep it up Akron SEO

Weakness:

None so far

OVERALL
RATING
5
[Aug 19, 2021]
joeanderson


Strength:

I got mine in Wilmington. The sound is superb and has Nice controlled bass, smooth highs!

Weakness:

None except for Picky positioning.

Purchased:
Used  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Jul 20, 2021]
stussy


Strength:

Retaining Wall San Carlos provides the highest quality services.

Weakness:

none so far

Purchased:
New  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Jul 15, 2021]
togolese273


Strength:

Great speakers! They have nice comfort sound with a lot of detail and really some analogue style of sound. Best with turntable. --- Hardscape Contractor

Weakness:

None so far

Purchased:
New  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Nov 20, 2020]
BadMonkeyFinger


Strength:

I bought the Silver 5i's second-hand, on a whim at the end of 2016 or early 2017. I would give these speakers closer to a 4.5/5 for overall value on the used market, than the 4-stars I've selected (I have a hard time giving anything five stars). First thing's first: Proper placement of these is of utmost importance. I cannot stress this enough. What you get if you don't place them correctly: Flabby, bloated, all-over-the-place bass, no midrange/ terrible midrange suck-out, edgy, bright sound (OR, edgy, dull sound), too narrow of a soundstage if toed-in too much, OR too wide of a soundstage and lacking in adequate centre focus if not toed-in enough, and small soundstage if speakers are too close together. If you DO place them correctly, what you get is: Very good, quite fast bass (although somewhat lacking in the lowest registers, since it's only rated to drop to 38Hz), midrange creeps out of hiding/ comes to play, HUGE soundstage, with a large-sized performer in your living room. These speakers produce the performance on a grander scale than all of my other speakers. By that I mean that the singers seem physically larger in front of me than through other speakers I have (I have LOTS). Very good dimensionality (width, depth, and height), very clear and open, excellent for movie dialogue (in a 2.0 or 2.1 setup), good PRaT (pace/ rhythm/ timing). Not AS good as some other British speakers in that regard, but they can and do get your toe tapping. Besides placement issues, which I believe are responsible for pretty much all the negative reviews of these, other potential issues are: Bright equipment will reflect in these to the point of maybe becoming too bright and edgy overall, even WITH careful placement. I think these speakers require good quality, warm and robust sounding gear. I think these 5i's require a fair amount of power to hear them at their full potential. I don't have that kind of horsepower at the moment; the largest amp I have is 50wpc (Exposure 2010). It drives them well at most volumes, but runs out of steam at higher levels. At that point, the speakers sound compressed and congested (hard on the ear), and lose all their layering (they really can become a mess if over-driven/ underpowered). I don't normally listen at those levels, but i'm sure some people do, so I thought I'd mention it. I have a very strong, sneaking suspicion that if I were to connect a good, smooth-sounding power amp, I would be loving them even m

Weakness:

Properly placement is critical - can't be stressed enough -Can sound hard/ glassy if underpowered or over-driven -Could use subwoofer augmentation for the lowest registers (but this could be a factor of using a bigger amp, which I don't have) - These are not for someone who expects to 'plop and play' and get good results. They require some effort to get the best out of them. - Good value on the used market

Purchased:
Used  
Model Year:
1999
OVERALL
RATING
4
[Apr 18, 2020]
EdwardJia


Strength:

over bass, lack of detail, again over bass

Weakness:

over bass, lack of detail, again over bass, very loose on bass. very disappointed

Purchased:
Used  
OVERALL
RATING
2
[Sep 21, 2015]
J McKay
Audio Enthusiast

Monitor Audio Silver 5i speakers

I have to say that these are the best speakers I've ever owned, given that I bought these and a Technics SL-1060 stereo for £30!! what a bargain

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Aug 23, 2015]
Mikhail
Audio Enthusiast

Great speakers! They have nice comfort sound with a lot of detail and really some analogue style of sound. Best with turntable.
Before them i have a JBL l36 big shelf speakers, and was a bit afraid, will Monitor Audio be good in bass. And they are great! Nice controlled bass, smooth highs!
A bit lack of midrange, so, sometimes the voice is sounding not so bright, but it depends on record.
I'm using it with vintage Hitachi amplifier. Tried with anothers - sound really differs.
5 stars!

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Oct 06, 2010]
Hummy
Audio Enthusiast

Excellent sound. Like them better than my energy towers in most scenarios.

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jul 25, 2009]
musicmania
AudioPhile

listening experience depends on multiple factors.AND there is no perfect system or speaker.i have been quite pleased with my silver 5 monitoraudio speakers.especially when i purchased them for $250.00 including shipping cost. yes placement is a key factor.but not criticle enough to dismiss the musical pleasure.YES a good amount of power is desirable.use with a power amp if possible. if you listen to cds mostly, run your cd player directly into the amp inputs , eliminating the preamp.and yes a good set of speaker wire is a must.i have used van den hul tara labs and straight wire with good results.the bass response is tight and clean ,and i prefer my pair on the floor rather than on a stand.the midrange is always pleasing, keep in mind that reproduction of the human voice is the most difficult task for any driver.the higs are quite strong and solid .any harshness comes mostly from bad mixing on the cd, or room acoustics.idont know of too many speakers in the 1000 price range i would buy in place of the 5s.and certainly none for the 250 these cost me. THE REST OF MY EQ. .. LUXMAN 120 MK 2 POWER AMP, .AUDIO ALCHEMY CD TRANSPORT,

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
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