Monoprice Monolith Encore T6 Tower Loudspeaker review & measurements by Audioholics

[thewas]

Source and more: https://www.audioholics.com/tower-speaker-reviews/monoprice-monolith-encore-t6

Decent directivities, especially considering its price.

 

[Ericglo]

Decent directivities, especially considering its price.

Makes you wonder how much better it could have been if they had raised the retail price by $50 or $100 a speaker.

 

[RichT]

Howdy, I love big speakers, seems like more music comes out them. These look like a great deal. Regards

 

[dreadknot]

would my crown xli 800 with 300watts per channel at 4ohms be to much for a pair of these or just right

i run my crowns with the gain knob at full an back off the signal input an fq trim as needed for my receiver.

 

[AwesomeSauce2015]

There's no such thing as too much power, as long as you don't overdrive the speakers.
Underpowering speakers is far more dangerous, as when you clip a signal, the tweeter gets a lot more energy than usual, and the woofers get DC.
Basically, it'll be fine, but if the speakers start sounding like you are overdriving them, back off the volume a bit.

 

[dreadknot]

thanks i just wanted to be sure, because when i see a power rec the says a peak of a 180watts

how far over can i really go with them or other some speakers i dont know

i notice with some speakers theres a normal ,continuous (ie long term load), an a peak (short term) power rec which iv aways found

helpful. so im my amp output fits the continuous amount i figure im safe

but with ones that only say normal an peak i thought that going over peak was ok to a degree for only so long

but knowing wither or not if any speakers im looking at can an how long by how much

 

[Head_Unit]

would my crown xli 800 with 300watts per channel at 4ohms be to much

Nah. @AwesomeSauce2015 is correct, no such thing as too much power, but there IS such a thing as cranking it to 11 even when everything distorts. THAT will kill everything. Speaker specs are useless nonsense, ignore that stuff. Often invented by the marketing department; I've invented a number of specs in my time. Just TURN IT DOWN if things start to distort.

 

[dreadknot]

ok thanks

 

[tomtoo]

They are ca. 250Euro each at monoprice.de at the moment. At least a speaker to think about in this price range.

 

[oceansize]

They are ca. 250Euro each at monoprice.de at the moment. At least a speaker to think about in this price range.

Even cheaper in the UK @ £215/ea

 

[friedpickles]

these are 170 at monoprice in usa, are these a must buy at this price?

 

[tbob22]

these are 170 at monoprice in usa, are these a must buy at this price?

144.99 now. Would be difficult to outperform them at that price at least new.

 

[DanielT]

144.99 now. Would be difficult to outperform them at that price at least new.

At that price, no hesitation. Just buy them.

 

[mhardy6647]

At that price, no hesitation. Just buy them.

I mean, unless you need food, or medication, or fuel for heating...

 

[fpitas]

I mean, unless you need food, or medication, or fuel for heating...

Can't you just turn up the music? Works with cars.

 

[jbattman1016]

these are 170 at monoprice in usa, are these a must buy at this price?

I got the t5s when they were on sale for about this price for the pair, I can only image that the t6s are near perfect.

 

[tbob22]

Encore T6's now at $118 - snagged a pair.

I'm going to return the B6's and use the T5's in the garage.

 

[jbattman1016]

Yeah, I see that Target has them at the 118 price... too bad my living room can't support these... I'm already sad I can't fit the RSL 12S

 

[adam2434]

Crazy low price on the T6 now!

I ordered a pair 2 days ago when they were $145 each and thought I stole them!

I have no need for them and just wanted to try them out, and maybe replace my current garage speakers with them.

Walmart.com is going to give me a refund based on the current $119 each price.

Hell, I might buy another pair and gift them to someone!

 

[Penelinfi]

$780 shipping, such good value!