Monitor Audio Silver 300 7G Review
Just when I thought that the Founder 120H was my endgame speaker. I went and heard the Silver series 7g.
Ok, before you start freaking out, no I don't believe the Silver 300 from Monitor Audio is in the same class as the Founder 120H from Paradigm. But I am reviewing the Monitor Audio right after the Paradigm so it's fresh in my mind. Also, I'm a bit blown away by the Silver 300.
However, if you were to factor in price to performance, well then we have a good fight. And if you're not looking to remortgage your home to afford a pair of speakers the Silver 300s start looking a lot better.
Speaking of looks:
Design.
The Silver series 7g is the sexiest iteration of the silver series to date.
they are absolutely gorgeous. They are refined and understated. They are beautiful pieces of audio furniture. You get a choice of Real-wood veneers or beautifully painted and finished cabinets. My review sample arrived in Walnut which if I'm to be honest wouldn't have been my first choice. I would have picked the all-white or the Ash, the RX2s I previously owned was in Ash but the new generation looks so much better. It's a more refined, cleaner, modern-looking speaker. Though they definitely would clash with my floors. The walnut fits my room really well and compliments not only our floors but the large sideboard that they bookend. The gorgeous veneer contrasts nicely with the black surrounds on the drivers and the white drivers themselves pop and give the whole speaker a very classy look. From my listening position, I could swear that these were real wood. They look that good. The Silver series is available in Black, White, Walnut, Ash, and Piano Black gloss.
The 300's sit between the 200 and the 500 of the range.
The 200's don't have a dedicated midrange driver and utilize 5.5" bass drivers while the 500's utilize 8" Drivers and are a much larger proposition overall.
The Silver 300 comes packaged with Outrigger feet and spikes, Admittedly I would ditch the feet if I didn't have kids as I think they detract from the slim form factor. But since I want to be able to get them back in one piece the feet stayed on.
Around the back, you'll find two sets of binding posts located at the bottom and two bass reflex ports one a foot from the top and the other a foot from the bottom. With rear-firing ports, one would think that you need to pull them out from the wall for them to sound best, but that's not realistic in most homes, and especially not in mine for sure. So I have them pulled out about 6-7" from the wall. But given the modest cabinet and driver size, I found that to suffice. I do have them toed in a touch to center.
The only nitpick I have are the magnetic grills. They feel like they belong to a cheaper speaker. They are black, but not really, they're more of a dark grey or a black speaker grill that has been left out in the sun all day. I would choose to leave them in the box, as the tweeter is well protected by the dispersion waveguide. But those with younger children would likely keep the grills on because the white drivers make for a great canvas.
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