Monitor Audio Platinum 3G

[VintageFlanker]

Platinum 300 3G measured by @John Atkinson

Monitor Audio Platinum 300 3G loudspeaker Measurements

Sidebar 3: Measurements I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone with an Earthworks microphone preamplifier to measure the Monitor Audio Platinum 300 3G's farfield frequency behavior and dispersion. For the nearfield responses, I used an Earthworks QTC-40 mike, which...

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Versus the former PL300 II :

Monitor Audio Platinum PL300 II loudspeaker Measurements

Sidebar 3: Measurements I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the Monitor Audio PL300 II's frequency response in the farfield; and, for the nearfield frequency responses, an Earthworks QTC-40, which has a ¼" capsule and thus doesn't present a significant...

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[Jukebox]

Bass and midrange are very similar; however I definitely prefer the new tweeter response which I can lower with Dirac and have some headroom.
Although in my treated room, with minimum toe-in, I don't find it offensive on most recordings...there are some exceptions.
Mot likely I will only address the 10K peak; the other one is fine as it is, although I can A-B with Dirac.

 

[Spurs27]

Platinum 300 3G measured by @John Atkinson
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Monitor Audio Platinum 300 3G loudspeaker Measurements

Sidebar 3: Measurements I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone with an Earthworks microphone preamplifier to measure the Monitor Audio Platinum 300 3G's farfield frequency behavior and dispersion. For the nearfield responses, I used an Earthworks QTC-40 mike, which...

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Versus the former PL300 II :

Monitor Audio Platinum PL300 II loudspeaker Measurements

Sidebar 3: Measurements I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone to measure the Monitor Audio PL300 II's frequency response in the farfield; and, for the nearfield frequency responses, an Earthworks QTC-40, which has a ¼" capsule and thus doesn't present a significant...

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That must sound like s**t

 

[octavius]

I will not take a Monitor Audio Silver nor a Gold. The great measurements on the Silver don't translate to real sound. Silver sounds like any speaker on it's price level. The Gold sounds better, but it is a bright sounding speaker and needs EQ to tame that treble. Nevertheless, the current MA Silver line with it's own sound defects, is more accurate sounding and has better PRAT than Kef's R line. I will choose the Silver over an R even as I consider the Silver a subpar sounding speaker.

It is your very interesting finding that the Gold 300 Gen5 is bright sounding speakers... I own my Gold 300 Gen5 for almost 3 years and over the years I have exactly the opposite experience that the trebles need to be added and in no way I have never weakened them! If the new Platinum 300 Gen 3 is more bright sounding speakers I would be willing to replace my Gold 300 Gen 5 for Platinum 300 Gen 3

Ohh I see now Bozon thought gold 300 gen 4....