Monitor Audio Platinum 3G

[tuga]

Harman found no relationship between cost and preference.

Their preference research is meagre, and the methodology questionable.

 

[thewas]

Harman found no relationship between cost and preference.

Their preference research is meagre, and the methodology questionable.

I think such was only done on headphones?

 

[franknorris12]

More similar than different I would say. Gold 200 is still my choice between the two, it offers the complete package and comes also in very compact form factor, especially for a stand floor.
Handles better dynamics and low end extension, but the Platinum is a tad better in almost every other aspect.

Didn't make any measurements for the Gold yet, although I suspect is flatter.
I will make some measurements when I have time

That sounds great. I have a feeling the Gold 200s hit a kind of sweet-spot price wise for performance - the equivalent Platinum 200 3G are ~£9K vs ~£3K for the Gold 200 5G. I wonder how much better the Plat 3G 200s would be

 

[dogmamann]

Their preference research is meagre, and the methodology questionable.

Whoa ! That’s a bold claim especially here in this website.

 

[Jukebox]

That sounds great. I have a feeling the Gold 200s hit a kind of sweet-spot price wise for performance - the equivalent Platinum 200 3G are ~£9K vs ~£3K for the Gold 200 5G. I wonder how much better the Plat 3G 200s would be

I will let you know once I receive them; for sure the port resonance and dip in the crossover region are solved with the PL200 and 300, They are not a big deal (audible) in the 100's either but my engineer brain don't like them

 

[franknorris12]

I will let you know once I receive them; for sure the port resonance and dip in the crossover region are solved with the PL200 and 300, They are not a big deal (audible) in the 100's either but my engineer brain don't like them

Any news on this please? Did you get the Gold 200s?

 

[Jukebox]

Any news on this please? Did you get the Gold 200s?

Not yet. I will let you know

 

[dogmamann]

That 1% distortion number is irrelevant/inaudible at any healthy normal listening level:

https://i.imgur.com/tlefcFa.png

It has to do with the mid range driver design. The Canton Reference timbre is very natural. Kef's UniQ driver has a lot of wheezing.

I had the Q350 for a while and heard the 750 and 950 on store. Those speakers are a far cry from the Canton's Reference Sound.

Regarding the resonance mode: Your own pasted statement qualified it a "mild". A.k.a very much inaudible.

The Canton Reference 9k (the model I currently own) has an excellent FR in my room:

https://i.ibb.co/KwbKsZq/Canton-Reference-9k.jpg

My room has a strong mode at 58 Hz That's the peak on the measurement I took. For the two channels on their respective spots.

By the end of this week or maybe next I will have the 7K model. I liked the 9K so much that I decided to upgrade to it's bigger bro!

What kind of wheezing do you mean? !!!

 

[HappyMetalGuy]

More similar than different I would say. Gold 200 is still my choice between the two, it offers the complete package and comes also in very compact form factor, especially for a stand floor.
Handles better dynamics and low end extension, but the Platinum is a tad better in almost every other aspect.

Didn't make any measurements for the Gold yet, although I suspect is flatter.
I will make some measurements when I have time

I also have the gold 200 5G, tried many, but not thinking of changing them anytime soon (and for a change I must ear in my living room first and like it better). I think the Gold 200 5G have everything I want at least connected to Keces S300 power and Keces S3 Pre/DAC.
Measurements would be nice, but in the end it's the sound in your room that counts (for me).

 

[Matias]

 

[dogmamann]

They are built well but those rings around the drivers resemble 90s and early 2000s mini component system boxes.

 

[Jukebox]

It's going to be a long weekend

 

[MarcT]

It's going to be a long weekend

In a great way, I hope! If you can, please give us your impressions.

 

[Jukebox]

In a great way, I hope! If you can, please give us your impressions.

For sure!
The hard part of carrying them upstairs 2 floors went ok, for a 51kg box.
They sure box them without restrictions, bulletproof!

 

[franknorris12]

It's going to be a long weekend

Look forward to your impressions! An eventual comparison to the Gold 200 5Gs would be great too

 

[dogmamann]

Look forward to your impressions! An eventual comparison to the Gold 200 5Gs would be great too

Without measurements, impressions are useless

 

[franknorris12]

Without measurements, impressions are useless

I don't listen to graphs, so impressions of the speakers in use is way more interesting to me.

 

[dogmamann]

I don't listen to graphs, so impressions of the speakers in use is way more interesting to me.

You are looking at the wrong website then!!

 

[HappyMetalGuy]

You are looking at the wrong website then!!

Do you listen to Graphs WOW!!! do you like what you ear?

 

[dogmamann]

Do you listen to Graphs WOW!!! do you like what you ear?

I can understand the sound of a speaker with the measurements. I can decide whether I need to buy it or not without visiting a showroom. To me it’s more trustworthy than some random guys impressions, with lot of variables in play like - his hearing ability, his biases, the room in which he demoed. So it’s pointless in my opinion.