Monoprice 5-inch Powered Studio Multimedia Monitor Speakers (pair)
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The 30 & 50 watt amplifiers....................class A/B or class D?
A shopper
on May 13, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Alas, no class D at these prices. But, the A/B architecture used is exceedingly quiet, and pleasant-sounding.
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- Jerry C on Mar 21, 2018
- Purchased on Nov 5, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Alas, no class D at these prices. But, the A/B architecture used is exceedingly quiet, and pleasant-sounding.
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- Jerry C on Mar 21, 2018
- Purchased on Nov 5, 2017
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Can these be wall mounted?
A shopper
on Jan 13, 2017
BEST ANSWER: In theory, yes but they are not designed for it. As long as you are OK dismantling the devices from the enclosure you could install mount points. A less intrusive scheme would be to use external wall-mounted speaker stands.
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- bobatious on Jun 23, 2018
- Purchased on Mar 13, 2017
BEST ANSWER: In theory, yes but they are not designed for it. As long as you are OK dismantling the devices from the enclosure you could install mount points. A less intrusive scheme would be to use external wall-mounted speaker stands.
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- bobatious on Jun 23, 2018
- Purchased on Mar 13, 2017
I would not wall mount these speakers due to the size and weight as well as the rear port setup and the fact the the cables connect directly to the back of the speakers
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- Joshua B on Jan 13, 2017
- Purchased on Jul 3, 2016
As delivered the speakers do not have mounts. It probably could, but all the controls and connectors are on the back of the speakers.
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- Michael C on Jan 13, 2017
- Purchased on May 19, 2016
Due to the location of the input cables and power cable, no. You can place them on a shelf.
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- Vince of the Midwest on Jan 13, 2017
- Purchased on May 13, 2016
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Are these designed to work horizontally?
Brent A
on Mar 20, 2018
BEST ANSWER: I don’t know if they are designed for it, but I’m using mine horizontally. They come with 8 neoprene stick on pads. About 1” square. You can stick them on the side just easy as on the bottom. Oh and if you are wondering, they sound a lot better than my M-Audo monitors.
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- Donnie R on Mar 21, 2018
- Purchased on May 14, 2017
BEST ANSWER: I don’t know if they are designed for it, but I’m using mine horizontally. They come with 8 neoprene stick on pads. About 1” square. You can stick them on the side just easy as on the bottom. Oh and if you are wondering, they sound a lot better than my M-Audo monitors.
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- Donnie R on Mar 21, 2018
- Purchased on May 14, 2017
No they are not, but you can use them that way. The imaging will be a bit different in this orientation and the timbre will change as you move side to side. Whereas with them vertically the timber will remain relatively constant.
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- bobatious on Jun 23, 2018
- Purchased on Mar 13, 2017
I would say they are not designed to work horizontally.
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- Scott P on Mar 20, 2018
- Purchased on Nov 26, 2017
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Can these be hooked up to a turntable with a onboard amp with standard RCA jacks?
A shopper
on Mar 16, 2017
BEST ANSWER: It is possible, but you must connect so the unbalanced outputs (consumer) map to the balanced inputs properly. And as others have mentioned, you'll probably like to have an external volume control. The pots on the back of these are for "set and forget" duties ... to adjust sensitivity and match levels.
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- bobatious on Apr 28, 2017
- Purchased on Mar 13, 2017
BEST ANSWER: It is possible, but you must connect so the unbalanced outputs (consumer) map to the balanced inputs properly. And as others have mentioned, you'll probably like to have an external volume control. The pots on the back of these are for "set and forget" duties ... to adjust sensitivity and match levels.
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- bobatious on Apr 28, 2017
- Purchased on Mar 13, 2017
Yes you could with RCA to 1/4" Phone plug cable, or RCA to XLR cable. You would also have to set the volume from the level control on the back of the speakers.
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- Michael C on Mar 16, 2017
- Purchased on May 19, 2016
I've got them hooked up to my computer and am very happy with them. I can't imagine they wouldn't also work well with a turntable.
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- Daniel K on Mar 16, 2017
- Purchased on May 26, 2016
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Are both speakers powered with individual amps or do they share a single amp?
A shopper
on Jan 15, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Each monitor is individually amped. Actually each monitor has two amps. A 30 watt amp powers the tweeter and a 40 watt amp powers the woofer. That's 70 watts of power per speaker. My studio is 9x13. These speakers fill the room with great sound. Lot's of base. I love my monitors. Great product from Monoprice.
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- Jack G on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 21, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Each monitor is individually amped. Actually each monitor has two amps. A 30 watt amp powers the tweeter and a 40 watt amp powers the woofer. That's 70 watts of power per speaker. My studio is 9x13. These speakers fill the room with great sound. Lot's of base. I love my monitors. Great product from Monoprice.
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- Jack G on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 21, 2018
Individual amp. Each speaker is an independent, fully functioning unit with its own power cord, internal amp, volume control knob, etc. They don't connect to each other like some cheap computer speakers might do.
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- Doran N on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 30, 2018
Each speaker is completely separate and stands alone. I have been very happy with these speakers. I think they have a very true, rich, and clear sound.
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- Timothy G on Jan 16, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 28, 2018
Both speakers have an individual amp powered by the provided PC like power cable with an on-off switch on the back of each.
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- Andrew H on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 2, 2018
each speaker is completely independent of the other. They both have their own power cords, inputs, and volume adjustments.
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- Justin J on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 6, 2018
Each speaker has its own power supply and features TRS and XLR inputs.
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- Eric B on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 23, 2018
They are individual, xlr to interface with their own seperate power.
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- Tyler G on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 10, 2018
Individual amps. Each one needs a power cord, and audio input.
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- Brendan M on Jan 16, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 13, 2018
Each has its own amp. Great little monitors with a nice price.
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- Allen H on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 18, 2018
Individual amps. They come with the respective D-plugs.
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- Ethan B on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 16, 2018
Each monitor has its own independent power source.
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- Vincent V on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 7, 2018
Each speaker have its own amp and power cable
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- Phuong T on Jan 15, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 15, 2018
Each has its own internal amplification.
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- M I on Jan 16, 2019
- Purchased on May 21, 2018
They’re powered with individual amps.
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- Solomon on Jan 16, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 12, 2018
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Can someone please confirm dimensions back-to-front and left-to-right? Thanks
James P
on Oct 19, 2018
BEST ANSWER: 7 and 3/4 deep, 6 and 7/8 wide, 10 inches tall exactly. I posted photos on Amazon for you if you search for "monoprice powered monitor" since monoprice won't allow pasting links.
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- Doran N on Oct 25, 2018
- Purchased on Jan 30, 2018
BEST ANSWER: 7 and 3/4 deep, 6 and 7/8 wide, 10 inches tall exactly. I posted photos on Amazon for you if you search for "monoprice powered monitor" since monoprice won't allow pasting links.
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- Doran N on Oct 25, 2018
- Purchased on Jan 30, 2018
Not sure exactly what you are looking for. The Full Specs tab shows Dimensions (HxWxD) 10.0" x 6.9" x 7.8" (254 x 176 x 198 mm) each
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- Dave L Staff on Oct 24, 2018
Front to back 7 13/16" (plan on 8 1/2" as there are volume/eq knobs on the back)
Left to right 6 7/8"
Left to right 6 7/8"
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- Jesse P on Oct 24, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 17, 2018
Face left to right is just shy of 7 inches ( about 6 7/8) and from front to back is 7 3/4
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- Vincent V on Oct 24, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 7, 2018
They are 7 3/4' front to back and 6 7/8" left to right.
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- Craig S on Oct 24, 2018
- Purchased on Aug 29, 2018
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Will these speakers mount on your 602350 PA speaker stands?
Richard
on Jan 18, 2017
BEST ANSWER: No, these monitors (MP# 605500 or 605800) will not mount on PA Speaker Stands MP# 602350. These monitors are more of table top monitors for studio use. They do not have the circular mount hole on the bottom that stage PA speakers have. They are flat on the bottom.
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- Lakeside S on Jan 18, 2017
- Purchased on Jul 14, 2016
BEST ANSWER: No, these monitors (MP# 605500 or 605800) will not mount on PA Speaker Stands MP# 602350. These monitors are more of table top monitors for studio use. They do not have the circular mount hole on the bottom that stage PA speakers have. They are flat on the bottom.
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- Lakeside S on Jan 18, 2017
- Purchased on Jul 14, 2016
As an owner of these monitors, I can tell you that their bottoms are a flush panel of wood with no mounting apparatus of any kind. I assume that's because these are for studio reference listening, and aren't intended for a live performance setting. Hope that helps!
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- David A on Jan 19, 2017
- Purchased on Jul 8, 2016
No, those stands will not work without attaching some sort of a pole mount bracket to the bottom of the speaker. These are designed as studio monitors, not for live performance IMO. Hope that helps.
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- Carl F on Jan 18, 2017
- Purchased on Jul 8, 2016
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Can these be wall mounted?
Kara S
on Jan 13, 2017
BEST ANSWER: I would not recommend wall mounting as there are no wall mount provisions on the speakers. While you may be able to use a shelf or rig up another mount option, keep in mind the power cord and either XLR or TRS cable need to come out the back and will stick out an inch or two.
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- Steven C on Jan 13, 2017
- Purchased on Jun 3, 2016
BEST ANSWER: I would not recommend wall mounting as there are no wall mount provisions on the speakers. While you may be able to use a shelf or rig up another mount option, keep in mind the power cord and either XLR or TRS cable need to come out the back and will stick out an inch or two.
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- Steven C on Jan 13, 2017
- Purchased on Jun 3, 2016
You wouldn't want to wall mount this type of Monitor as it is ported in the back... You don't want these too close to a wall if you can help it..
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- William P on Jan 31, 2017
Cannot. Have to build a shelf or place them on existing furniture.
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- Hasmukh J on Jan 13, 2017
- Purchased on Jun 4, 2016
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Can I hook this receiver directly to the 5" Studio Monitors to play music from my smartphone?
Derek C
on Dec 5, 2016

Monoprice 5-inch Powered Studio Multimedia Monitor Speakers (pair)

Monoprice Bluetooth Streaming Music Receiver with NFC and Qualcomm aptX Support
BEST ANSWER: Its not complicated. Use a 1/8 stereo to 1/4 mono cable.
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- Terry H on Feb 7, 2017

Monoprice 1/8in TRS Male to Two 1/4in TS Male Cable, 3ft

Monoprice 1/8in TRS Male to Two 1/4in TS Male Cable, 5ft
BEST ANSWER: Its not complicated. Use a 1/8 stereo to 1/4 mono cable.
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- Terry H on Feb 7, 2017

Monoprice 1/8in TRS Male to Two 1/4in TS Male Cable, 3ft

Monoprice 1/8in TRS Male to Two 1/4in TS Male Cable, 5ft
Yes, but you will need to get a lot of adapters; first to break out the stereo signal into 2 TRS (phone jack) connectors and then to convert from 1/8 (3.5mm) to 1/4" TRS (phone jack) connectors. Those speakers are really designed for microphone input.
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- James R on Dec 6, 2016
- Purchased on Jun 9, 2016
Those are XLR but not microphone level inputs (i.e. no microphone preamps built in). Nearly all pro audio equipment uses XLR connectors for durability and balanced signal voltages with respect to ground. An XLR connector is not limited to microphone applications!
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- Hector J. R on Nov 16, 2017
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Can someone confirm dimensions front-to-back and left-to-right? Thanks
James P
on Oct 19, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Not sure exactly what you are looking for. The Full Specs tab shows Dimensions (HxWxD) 10.0" x 6.9" x 7.8" (254 x 176 x 198 mm) each
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- Dave L Staff on Oct 24, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Not sure exactly what you are looking for. The Full Specs tab shows Dimensions (HxWxD) 10.0" x 6.9" x 7.8" (254 x 176 x 198 mm) each
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- Dave L Staff on Oct 24, 2018
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I want to connect these to a computer running Windows 7. I've found an XLR Female (for the speaker end I hope) to an RCA Male (for the compute end end) 16AWG Cable (Gold Plated). It looks like this will work but does it or is there a better option? However, someone said I need 2 cables, so maybe I need some kind of "Y" or splitter connecting the two speakers together if this is the case I don't know where to find such a cable or its name... Others have said it is possible to connect these to smartphones etc. so I'm sure this can be done.... However, I do want to maintain the sound quality with the cables I choose... Thanks for helping...
A shopper
on Aug 21, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your interest in these reference monitors. You computer has a 3.5mm headphone or line output that can interface to the 1/4" inputs of the monitors.
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- Dave L Staff on Aug 24, 2017

Monoprice 1/8in TRS Male to Two 1/4in TS Male Cable, 5ft
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your interest in these reference monitors. You computer has a 3.5mm headphone or line output that can interface to the 1/4" inputs of the monitors.
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- Dave L Staff on Aug 24, 2017

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Accodentally plugged into 220v. Is there a way to change fuse?
Peter Jr H
on Aug 13, 2017
BEST ANSWER: The fuse is located with the power input. You can easily replace with a T1AL250V fuse.
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- Dave L Staff on Aug 21, 2017
BEST ANSWER: The fuse is located with the power input. You can easily replace with a T1AL250V fuse.
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So far, so great
I have these wired through an Avid 11 Rack, which itself also serves as an output for my PC based media workstation in addition to musical instruments and microphones. With just a few hours on the speakers so far, I have to say that these are far superior to previous speakers used in this train. This is a subjective analysis, but I consider myself very picky when it comes to sound and I am very, very happy with these. I might even want to add one more "very". So far I'd have to say these are a ridiculously good value for the price.
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These monitors are just as good as any entry level pair.
I have had these monitors for about 6 months and I'm a huge fan of them. I also bought a subwoofer from Monoprice and all items have performed great! I was borrowing a pair of KRK 5" monitors from a friend while deciding on what I wanted. These sound just as good as those KRK and were half the price. Very happy with my purchase!
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Outstanding value for office listening
Given my usage scenario, these seem outstanding for the price. I have them hooked up to a Chromecast Audio in my office at work, on a bookcase across the room. It's a little bit of a pain to get the cables sorted out (no RCA inputs; I used individual RCA cables with a RCA to 1/4" TS converters), but things are otherwise good. I don't have much to offer in terms of the sound itself. They are definitely good to outstanding, but my office is not a critical listening environment. I do think they are too big to be good desk speakers however, unless you have a huuuge desk. I also found the sound to be a little fatiguing at close distances. From across the room, they are great.
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Monoprice 5 inch studio monitors
I am very impressed with Monoprice. I ordered their 5 inch studio monitors. The monitors were packed very good for shipping and arrived exactly when they said they would. When I opened the box and saw the monitors I was shocked. They are built well, they look well, not cheap looking at all. Then when I turned them on I was again shocked. They sounded just as good as the $500.00 monitors I had listened too at our local music store.Great job MonopriceJack Gautreau
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Great transparency, compact size
I've had these 5" speakers set up along side my HS8's as A/B monitors. When adjusted for volume, they absolutely hold their own against the HS8's at medium volumes. Naturally they don't get *as* loud, but they have a sufficiently flat response and good bump to the low end that makes them perfect lil' monitors for home listening or critical studio monitoring.
The only thing that takes a star off of my rating is the heat.
the back panel, right above the power switch, gets hot. Like *really* hot.
I used a crude thermometer and measured the Monoprice speakers at more than 15 degrees hotter than my HS8's when only being on for a few hours. If you were to grab the monitors by that area without letting them cool down, you will most likely burn yourself... Luckily the extreme heat seems to be contained to that small 2x3" area, and cools down relatively quickly after powering off.
The only thing that takes a star off of my rating is the heat.
the back panel, right above the power switch, gets hot. Like *really* hot.
I used a crude thermometer and measured the Monoprice speakers at more than 15 degrees hotter than my HS8's when only being on for a few hours. If you were to grab the monitors by that area without letting them cool down, you will most likely burn yourself... Luckily the extreme heat seems to be contained to that small 2x3" area, and cools down relatively quickly after powering off.
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Sound amazing after almost a year of constant use .
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excellent
These are the best small speakers I've owned and are very similar to a popular brand of 5" monitors but significantly less expensive. They will get warm because they are analogue rather than a more digital Class D amp technology available today, but they sound warmer too. Just turn them on when you need them rather than leave them on all the time and they should serve you well for a long time.
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Good set. The monitors work well and sound great. We are using them for both music production and as booth monitoring while practicing spinning music at home.
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Great value
VERY well built, great sound, excellent stereo imaging. Requires TRS or XLR cables - your RCA cables won't work. I would have had to pay sig more to get comparable.
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Exactly what I needed
A friend gifted me a Signstek Mini USB DAC. I'd been doing my home studio monitoring with my AKG cans, and checking the image with my cheesy little Altec computer speakers. The new sound box encouraged a speaker upgrade. I come out with an old Yamaha HT unbalanced rca cable that has a summed mono out for the little Yamaha sub I'm using, and then goes into the monitors 1/4" inputs through rca/TS phone adapters. It sounds hugely better, but does have a bit of processor noise from the computer. It's OK with the gains down to half on the monitors. Aside from that, these speakers sound very good, and image well. Performance way beyond their price, and all I desire.
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