Monoprice DT-3 50-Watt Multimedia Desktop Powered Speakers
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Plastic or MDF cabinets?
A shopper
on Jul 13, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Both plastic and Medium Density Fiberboard are good choices. The MDF is better at damping out vibrations but you will pay more for the material. For the cost the DT-3 in plastic have been very good and using a speaker stand to bring them up and point them up will go a long way to make the sound there best.
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- Roderick K on Jul 13, 2020
- Purchased on Jun 8, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Both plastic and Medium Density Fiberboard are good choices. The MDF is better at damping out vibrations but you will pay more for the material. For the cost the DT-3 in plastic have been very good and using a speaker stand to bring them up and point them up will go a long way to make the sound there best.
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- Roderick K on Jul 13, 2020
- Purchased on Jun 8, 2020
i opened a pair once. they are MDF with a vinylwrap. i also saw a cotton sheet inside. these sound AMAZING.
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- Laharl on Jan 11, 2023
- Purchased on Feb 12, 2021
mdf cabinet wrapped in a nice vinyl. great little speakers for the price.
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- jim a on Jul 14, 2020
- Purchased on Nov 29, 2019
I think they are plastic. They sound very good.
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- Mike L on Jul 13, 2020
- Purchased on Jan 4, 2020
MDF. They are quite solid and look great!
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- Steve S on Jul 13, 2020
- Purchased on Dec 7, 2019
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No grills?
A shopper
on Jan 19, 2023
What you see is what you get. The speakers don't have grills. They produce surprisingly good, rich sound. They are a little larger and heavier than you might expect.
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- NICHOLAS L. on Jan 25, 2023
- Purchased on Mar 29, 2022
Traditionally, studio monitors do not have grill cloth coverings. Consumer stereo systems frequently do use grill protection, however.
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- Garrett H on Jan 25, 2023
- Purchased on Apr 11, 2022
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any way to hook up a subwoofer to these?
A shopper
on May 1, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
This item would not have a sub woofer out that can be used to connect to it.
This item would not have a sub woofer out that can be used to connect to it.
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- Tyler C Staff on May 15, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
This item would not have a sub woofer out that can be used to connect to it.
This item would not have a sub woofer out that can be used to connect to it.
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- Tyler C Staff on May 15, 2019
these sound AMAZING they do produce base REALLY well. it surprised me as im used to 2.1 systems.
but to answer your question, no way to hook a sub to these, not without outside devices (like a reciever)
but to answer your question, no way to hook a sub to these, not without outside devices (like a reciever)
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- Laharl on Mar 31, 2021
- Purchased on Feb 12, 2021
Some powered subwoofers have filtered line level outputs, so you could connect the left and right audio cables from the source directly to the sub and then connect the sub to the speakers.
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- Jonathan B on Sep 13, 2021
Yes. This is possible but you must have a receiver for that type of setup to work.
The setup will not work standalone with these speakers.
The setup will not work standalone with these speakers.
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- New User U on May 16, 2019
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any possible way to hook a sub up to these?
jim a
on May 1, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
There would not be a way to connect a subwoofer to these speakers.
There would not be a way to connect a subwoofer to these speakers.
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- Tyler C Staff on Sep 12, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question.
There would not be a way to connect a subwoofer to these speakers.
There would not be a way to connect a subwoofer to these speakers.
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- Tyler C Staff on Sep 12, 2019
If you have a sub with line-level speaker inputs, as many do, you can connect the mains from your amp to your sub, and then connect the sub's L-R outputs to the Monoprice speakers. The sub acts as the crossover this way.
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- Eric O on Apr 20, 2022
these sound AMAZING they do produce base REALLY well. it surprised me as im used to 2.1 systems.
but to answer your question, no way to hook a sub to these, not without outside devices (like a reciever)
but to answer your question, no way to hook a sub to these, not without outside devices (like a reciever)
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- Laharl on Mar 31, 2021
- Purchased on Feb 12, 2021
Yes I plan to do this over xmas.
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- Stuart R on Dec 23, 2020
- Purchased on Nov 29, 2020
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My desktop space is limited. Is t here a way to wall mount these?
Carl S
on Oct 23, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Only on a shelf. The main speaker has the RCA jacks, the speaker wire connectors and the power cord in the back. These could keep the speakers at least 1" away from the wall.
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- Mark R on Oct 23, 2019
- Purchased on Jul 19, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Only on a shelf. The main speaker has the RCA jacks, the speaker wire connectors and the power cord in the back. These could keep the speakers at least 1" away from the wall.
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- Mark R on Oct 23, 2019
- Purchased on Jul 19, 2019
Not really. Maybe you could get 2 small wall mounted shelves to put them on.
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- Jeremiah L on Oct 23, 2019
- Purchased on May 29, 2019
Get some generic wall mounts for speakers off somewhere like amazon
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- Nathaniel B on Oct 24, 2019
- Purchased on Sep 26, 2019
yep totally, im using item: 30829 to mount it on my wall.
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- Laharl on Jan 11, 2023
- Purchased on Feb 12, 2021
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How many speakers come in this package?
A shopper
on May 31, 2023
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Does the volume knob double as a power switch? As in, when you turn the volume knob all the way down is there a little "click" and the speakers are powered off?
Jonathan L
on Jun 7, 2019
Yes. There is also a power switch in the back. So there are 2 power switches in series, the on/off switch in the back, and the on/off switch when you turn the volume know clockwise in the front. You can leave the power switch on at the back, and the volume knob will be your on/off switch by itself.
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- Ernest L on May 10, 2021
Yes, turning the volume knob also controls power to speakers.
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- Jason P on Jun 7, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 30, 2019
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when i'm facing them, does the powered speaker go on the left?
jim a
on Dec 26, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Yes. Powered speaker is left; satellite speaker is right, though you could always reverse the RCA inputs if you need it the other way around.
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- Michael d on Dec 26, 2019
- Purchased on Dec 1, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Yes. Powered speaker is left; satellite speaker is right, though you could always reverse the RCA inputs if you need it the other way around.
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- Michael d on Dec 26, 2019
- Purchased on Dec 1, 2019
honestly it doesnt matter too much, as if yove set it up reverse, you can just reverse the inputs and BOOM, the right speaker is powered.
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- Laharl on Jan 11, 2023
- Purchased on Feb 12, 2021
I have a setup where the powered speaker is on the right.
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- michael z on Dec 26, 2019
- Purchased on Jun 29, 2019
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Can you connect to audio out (blue) port on rear of PC?
A shopper
on Aug 29, 2021
BEST ANSWER: On my Dell computers the blue port is the microphone port, so no, you could not connect the speakers to them. The green port on my Dells are the output jack. You should be able to plug these speakers into the output on your computer.
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- Brian B on Aug 29, 2021
- Purchased on Jan 13, 2021
BEST ANSWER: On my Dell computers the blue port is the microphone port, so no, you could not connect the speakers to them. The green port on my Dells are the output jack. You should be able to plug these speakers into the output on your computer.
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- Brian B on Aug 29, 2021
- Purchased on Jan 13, 2021
these are intended to the lime colored plug, as thats what your PC expects a speaker or headphones to be connected to.,
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- Laharl on Jan 11, 2023
- Purchased on Feb 12, 2021
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How do you connect speakers to computer?
A shopper
on Oct 16, 2023
BEST ANSWER: Either with 1/4 to 1/8 or RCA to 1./8 cables https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5597 or https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=601045
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- Brad P on Oct 17, 2023
- Purchased on Apr 18, 2023
BEST ANSWER: Either with 1/4 to 1/8 or RCA to 1./8 cables https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5597 or https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=601045
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- Brad P on Oct 17, 2023
- Purchased on Apr 18, 2023
Use the RCA input on the back of the speakers. You need to purchase a stereo 1/8 plug to RCA male patch cord and it will play back in stereo. Use the headphone output on your computer to connect to the speakers
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- Steven F on Oct 16, 2023
- Purchased on Apr 18, 2023
RCA to 3.5mm cable, it comes with a 5' cable in the box.
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- Ben J on Oct 16, 2023
- Purchased on Sep 29, 2023
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Plastic or MDF cabinets?
New User U
on Jul 13, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Not exactly sure, but to me they feel like plastic or carbon fiber. They look really good and professional. The finish is very nice.
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- Ernest L on May 10, 2021
BEST ANSWER: Not exactly sure, but to me they feel like plastic or carbon fiber. They look really good and professional. The finish is very nice.
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- Ernest L on May 10, 2021
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Cabinet dimensions?
A shopper
on Apr 26, 2021
BEST ANSWER: 5.5" x 8.0" x 5.9" (140 x 204 x 150 mm)
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- New User U Staff on Apr 26, 2021
BEST ANSWER: 5.5" x 8.0" x 5.9" (140 x 204 x 150 mm)
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Are the Monoprice DT-3 speakers magnetically shielded?
A shopper
on Sep 12, 2023
They are sitting 5" from my monitor and I do not see any distortion.
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- Kenneth M on Oct 4, 2023
- Purchased on Sep 12, 2023
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Am I to understand that the signal is sent from the "master" speaker to the other channel speaker via common speaker wire? Is the amplifier contained in just the master speaker, the one with the inputs and such?
New User U
on May 1, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Yes, this is how this configuration works, and is a very common configuration in this type of product.
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- New User U Staff on May 1, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Yes, this is how this configuration works, and is a very common configuration in this type of product.
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They look nice, but there is no textual description of the finish. Is it black or gun metal grey? Is it fabric or rubberized?
T R B
on Aug 9, 2019
BEST ANSWER: These are black and in a textured vinyl finish.
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- New User U Staff on Aug 9, 2019
BEST ANSWER: These are black and in a textured vinyl finish.
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- New User U Staff on Aug 9, 2019
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When plugging in the aux input on front, will it play both signals or will the aux cancel out the rear input?
A shopper
on Oct 6, 2019
BEST ANSWER: The speaker played both signals when I tried this.
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- Lloyd C on Dec 12, 2019
- Purchased on Dec 2, 2019
BEST ANSWER: The speaker played both signals when I tried this.
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- Lloyd C on Dec 12, 2019
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I have a vintage SONY TC-K65 cassette tape player that I am told needs a receiver plus speakers OR just powered speakers of some kind to run. Is this one a good one for that?
New User U
on Jun 17, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Yes, it should be a good solution for that.
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- New User U Staff on Jun 17, 2020
BEST ANSWER: Yes, it should be a good solution for that.
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I was looking into using these in my garage and using a male to male plug to the AUX from my cell phone to stream music. will that work?
New User U
on Jun 29, 2020
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what gauge speaker wire is included?
Laharl
on Mar 31, 2021
BEST ANSWER: The wire appears to be 22 gauge, which is kind of thin.
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- Roderick K on Apr 2, 2021
- Purchased on Jun 8, 2020
BEST ANSWER: The wire appears to be 22 gauge, which is kind of thin.
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- Roderick K on Apr 2, 2021
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Does it hook up to a projector?
A shopper
on Mar 28, 2022
BEST ANSWER: If your projector has a 3.5mm audio output, and many of them do, you could hook these up using that and a 3.5mm to RCA adapter.
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- New User U Staff on Mar 29, 2022
BEST ANSWER: If your projector has a 3.5mm audio output, and many of them do, you could hook these up using that and a 3.5mm to RCA adapter.
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- New User U Staff on Mar 29, 2022
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Are these speakers “shielded” in order to use them with older CRT TVs/monitors?
Arthur G
on Jan 18, 2023
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Are these not listed for safety by UL or CE? I don't see any marks on the back other than FCC which is a radio frequency registration.
Steven D
on Sep 9, 2019
Rather unusual question, but does someone know the length of the power cord on these speakers ?
A shopper
on Dec 7, 2020
how much does the master speaker weigh? im thinking of using a wall mount with these with product # 6979
ps. i have no issue drilling the speakers.
ps. i have no issue drilling the speakers.
Laharl
on Feb 7, 2021
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What is the idle power consumption, when no signal is being fed to them?
New User U
on Feb 15, 2021
Has anyone heard the MM-3s as well as the DT-3s? Ignoring the extra features of the MM-3s, which speakers sound better?
Michael W
on Apr 12, 2021
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Does anyone know how the dt-3's compare to the mm-3's?
Benjmain C
on Apr 15, 2021
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Are these speakers magnetically shielded?
John C M
on Aug 23, 2021
Has anyone noticed whether their Left/Right channels are reversed? When the speakers are set up with the main control speaker(power/volume) on the Right, I get Left channel audio no matter if I use the AUX input or RCA. The headphone output is Left/Right channel correct.
Paul D
on Aug 13, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5
Stopped working within 2 years. RMA not available.
These speakers straight up stopped working for me in November 2023 after buying them in March of 2022. The power light is on, the volume is up, and everything is plugged in but there's no sound. I confirmed that the problem is with the speakers and by plugging the speakers into my computer and my phone. My old tinny set of speakers works fine with my computer and my phone. I'm really disappointed that these speakers completely stopped working.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Perfect at this price point
I'm using the DT-3s as computer monitors. I am triangulating these speakers at about 3 feet at face height, and setting them at about 1/4 volume. They are lovely and well-balanced, with no need for a sub-woofer. I do not hear the low-mid hump some have mentioned. I find the headphone volume (adustable on the face of the speaker) to be an added treat.
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Rated 4 out of 5
What I needed at the right price
I bought these to improve the sound of my TV, not for audio of my computer or to use with a stereo system. They work fine ... their bigger sound is so much better than what comes from the tiny speakers of the TV or a soundbar and electronically manipulating treble and bass. Actually, I keep the TV's speakers on low to balance out the overall sound. The only disadvantage is no remote, having to get up and adjust the volume level because of the sometimes wide variation from station to station, but we don't watch television all that much and it's a good trade-off to just have the sound firing directly at you and not down or back.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Met my expectations.
A nice, compact desktop speaker set.
A little resonant in the mid bass, I might add some equalization to reduce that, but overall, I am pleased.
A little resonant in the mid bass, I might add some equalization to reduce that, but overall, I am pleased.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Sounds Great. I love these speakers
These are substatial little bookshelf speakers that work great as PC speakers.
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Rated 4 out of 5
2.0 Speaker Set Declutters
The speakers were larger than I expected, and produced a good bass without a sub-woofer. The sound is crisp and clear. The criticism that this set should have treble and bass level controls has merit. The main value of this system is that you can reduce the clutter on your desktop and still get good sound. I give it 4 stars because the price was a bit too high.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Wife approved!
They hook up to my headphone amp/preamp. I needed a good set of stereo speakers sans subwoofer. My wife did not like the subwoofer so I needed to get something that had a good clear sound. but still packed that punch that I got from the subwoofer. Actually bought better RCA cables just for them too. I could crank them, but I don't need to.
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Rated 5 out of 5
NICE!!
Great sound. Really nice speakers.
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Rated 4 out of 5
Excellent. Great multiple ways to hook up to multiple sources. All I would add are bass and treble controls.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Love the Monoprice DT-3 50-Watt Multimedia Desktop Powered Speakers
Great sound, very reasonable price. I purchased a second pair for my office.
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