Monitor Audio

The right loudspeakers can really make your system shine. They are the biggest part of your system in terms of visibility, and given the build quality of modern loudspeakers, they are highly likely to be resident in your room for many years to come. Which makes it all the more important to have something that sounds as good as it looks and visa versa.

As you'll know, we prefer to deal with brands that are both distinctive and sound great - the Italian works of art that are Sonus faber, the unique Quad Electrostatic panel speakers, the NZ made hand-built Images. Monitor Audio have been on our radar for a long time and we've been quietly working away with both the compact Radius series and in-built versions for some years now. In the last 12 months, Monitor Audio have made huge strides with their range.

It's time for a fresh look at Monitor Audio - you'll be surprised, not just by the performance, but also by the affordability, the number of options and quality of finish.

Monitor Audio are one of the heavy hitters in the British loudspeaker market, highly regarded for both the quality of their products and their technological abilities. And it's the technology that makes all the difference. Monitor Audio design all their own drivers and components, so each design is literally from the ground up and perfectly integrated. Long known for the quality of their cabinet work, Monitor Audio continue to improve both the performance and aesthetics of all models.

While there are many options, we make it easy for you by concentrating real stars of the show in each series, looking for the models most likely to thrill our clients

New - Gold GX series. Take the DNA of MA's Platinum range including the unique C-CAM Ribbon Tweeter, house it in elegant furniture grade cabinets and set a new standard for performance at the price. These really are the speaker we have been waiting for from Monitor Audio. We've already got a full system in stock from the little GX50, the floor standing GX200 to the spectacular 15" 600W DSP subwoofer.

Silver RX series. Still less than 12 months old, the RX series has accumulated critical acclaim and a host of best buy awards. There must be something in this. Our own page on the RX series has just been updated.

New - Bronze BX series. Almost too affordable for its own good, the BX series redefines entry level and allows you to have sound quality you never expected from around $500 a pair. "For the money, though, the BX2s are stupendously good and give their price rivals much to worry about."HiFi News. Read more on the Bronze range here.

Radius HD. Monitor Audio's ultra compact 'lifestyle speaker' is far from a compromise. Employing the same C-CAM tweeter as the more costly Silver RX range and scaled down versions of the the metal domed bass driver in perfectly finished cabinets, these small speakers are a perfect example of quality over quantity. These were the first MA models that really impressed us and in the recently upgraded versions - hence HD - they have proved to be better than ever. Get the full story here.

In-Built speakers. Otherwise known as 'CI' - Custom Installation - the best of these modes are directly derived from the Silver RX models and with give you in-wall or in-ceiling speakers that deliver all of their refinement and power of their free standing counterparts. There is some irony that these are our best selling MA speaker models, but it also gives you an idea just how good they are. Naturally we have devoted a full page to them.

Monitor Audio NZ Pricelist July 2011.

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• Monitor Audio Gold GX Series
• Monitor Audio Silver RX Series
• Monitor Audio Bronze BX Series
• Monitor Audio in–built Speakers
• Monitor Audio Radius HD range
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