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Monoprice Monolith 10, 12 and 15-inch Subwoofer Review

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Awesome review, much appreciated!
Currently in Europe there is even a 15% discount on these but sadly they are out of stock...
Amazing value, especially in the European market where subs tend to be more expensive
 

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There's only a single XLR passthrough, what are you suposed to do with the other channel?
 
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There's only a single XLR passthrough, what are you suposed to do with the other channel?

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Just an FYI, these are all on sale for about 10-15% off. If you were on the fence, now might be a good time.


I also have wrapped up testing on the SVS PB-2000 Pro and hope to have that posted this weekend.
 

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@hardisj Thanks for picking up the mantle of testing subs. Do you think you'll be reviewing Monoprice's new midrange (budget) offerings?
 

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If I do, it’ll be quite a while.

I’ve currently got the SVS SB2000 Pro and the SB3000 on hand but will have to wait for warm weather. Currently snowing here in Alabama. :eek:

Aside from those, I have the Kef R3 and DD8c to test.
If I were D&D, I'd start to get a little suspicious next week if it is still snowing in Alabama...
 

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I'm just a random guy, but from the numbers I'm seeing I don't understand why these subs aren't more popular. The 12" distortion and group delay seems unreal for the price. Am I missing something?
 
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I'm just a random guy, but from the numbers I'm seeing I don't understand why these subs aren't more popular. The 12" distortion and group delay seems unreal. Am I missing something?
Not offering free returns is probably one of the reasons. However, if you buy through Target you can return their subs (or speakers or whatever) to a Target store for free.

I have the 10" sub. I compared it directly to the RSL Speedwoofer 10s and the SVS PB1000 and the Monolith blew them both out of the water.
 
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That was a genuine question, I take it these subs cannot accept a L+R channel with a pass-through for the monitors, while L+R are summed internally to mono for the subwoofer, as some other subs do, for example:

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That was a genuine question

Whoops. My bad.


I assume the purpose of the single is to just route the existing signal to another subwoofer. But of course, the idea would be that you’re playing the same signal (other than what DSP is available on the other subwoofer).
 

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Not offering free returns is probably one of the reasons. However, if you buy through Target you can return their subs (or speakers or whatever) to a Target store for free.

I have the 10" sub. I compared it directly to the RSL Speedwoofer 10s and the SVS PB1000 and the Monolith blew them both out of the water.

Wow, that is an awesome option.
 

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Noticed in the Monolith manual it says 'the least desirable' connection type is to connect to the stereo preamplifier output on an amplifier or receiver. And 'the best possible connection, with the least amount of noise or distortion, is connecting using an XLR cable to a balanced XLR output to a receiver or mixer'.

What would be the best connection method direct from a Topping E50 (using its volume control), which has balanced Jack and unbalanced RCA outputs?
 
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Nope. Went straight from my warehouse to Erin. I'm sure he can vouch they had never been opened before.

Congratulations on a great job!

I own several of these subs and frankly I could buy any sub I wanted.
 
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