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Save on a Gold Series 300 Multichannel SystemSave on a great sounding Monitor Audio multichannel system built around the Gold Series 300. You get two Monitor Audio Gold 300 tower speakers, one Monitor Audio C150 center speaker, two Monitor Gold FX surround speaker, one Monitor Audio Gold W15 powered sub, and FREE $250-value 100-feet of Kimber Kable KWIK-12 speaker cable. "Let’s just cut to the chase. The beautifully designed Monitor Audio Gold Series system is the best-sounding surround system at its price point that I’ve ever heard, period," raves Bob Barrett, HomeTheaterReview.com, August 10, 2015. Monitor Audio Gold 200 TowerStanding a full 43-inches tall, the Monitor Audio Gold 300 tower is a majestic three-way floor-standing loudspeaker comprising twin 6.5" bass drivers, a single 4" mid-range driver and a high frequency ribbon transducer. With such an impressive complement of drivers, the Gold 300 has the power delivery and scale required to fill the largest rooms with jaw-dropping dynamics as well as the finest musical detail. Extending from below 30Hz to over 60kHz, its frequency range is among the widest available from any speaker, regardless of price. Upgraded Design and Refinement Add to a Class ActMonitor Audio's enduring Gold Series speaker line has been refined with significant design upgrades to bring out the best in its award-winning provenance. The new series is dubbed simply 'Gold' to reflect the purity of the latest addition to a decade-long lineage that includes three acclaimed generations. While it duplicates the form factor of the Gold GX range it replaces, the new 'Gold' line-up is equipped with a trinity of enhancements: an evolution of the C-CAM Rigid Surface Technology (RST) bass cone employed by the Gold GR and Gold GS predecessors, tighter production tolerances for its advanced C-CAM ribbon tweeter, and a smarter more functional grille design. Rejuvenated by these improvements, the new Gold series offers greater transparency, consistency, and visual sophistication to every design-aware music lover. Optimized TweetersThe Gold series ribbon is derived from the acclaimed Platinum C-CAM ribbon transducer. Mechanically, it's identical to the GX ribbon. But by improving production tolerances even further, Monitor Audio has discovered that the new model offers a consistently more open and transparent sound. In part, the sense of greater detail and enhanced imaging may be attributed to the closer matching of tweeter pairs in each stereo system. The ribbon's fabulously efficient wideband design reproduces the authentic tonal character of frequencies beyond 60 kHz, as well as the inherent nature of the mid-band vocal region to which the ear is most sensitive. Latest Generation RST Bass DriversFurther tuned by FEA tools, the Gold series bass units utilize an evolved version of the dimpled RST cone surface introduced on the Gold GR and GS ranges. It takes the form of a continuous radiating dish devoid of the central voice-coil aperture. Instead, a longer voice coil and larger motor sit behind the cone in a more efficient drive assembly, which offers greater drive force, longer excursions and lower distortion, producing cleaner, more extended and accurate bass definition. Although the motor design is unchanged from GX, back-to-back listening tests have demonstrated that across all four stereo models new Gold sounds more open and dynamic, with a soundstage that is both taller and wider.New Grille DesignGold's new magnetically fixed 'floating' cloth grille replaces the full-length metal grille of its Gold GX predecessor. The design chosen for the latest Gold range offers a classier, more discreet look, enhanced by a brushed aluminum badge. On floorstanding models, the grille is no longer full length, exposing more of each cabinet's luxurious grain-matched depth of finish. Bolt-Through Driver FixingsContinuing from GX, single bolt-through driver fixings have the dual effect of improving cabinet rigidity while further reducing vibration at the driver/cabinet interface. By this innovative method, drivers are mounted on a single tensioned through-bolt, which is secured to the back of the cabinet. The bolt not only acts as a rigid cabinet brace to reduce box coloration, it removes the need for conventional driver fixing as well, effectively decoupling the driver and front baffle to eliminate a further source of unwanted resonance. CrossoversComprising high quality polypropylene film capacitors, air core and laminated steel core inductors, individual driver crossovers are mounted on a dedicated panel accessible from the underside of each speaker. The adjacent speaker terminals are gold plated to maintain signal integrity and contact reliability. All Gold speakers are wired internally with Pureflow Silver cable. EnclosureNaturally, the cabinets are first class, too. Each enclosure is rigid and curved. The cabinet is further aided by radial bracing and bolt-through driver fixings, which eliminate unwanted vibrations and internal standing waves. New Gold's HiVe II reflex port is shaped to have the same effect on airflow as a gun barrel on a bullet. Rifled grooves inside the port help to accelerate the flow and reduce turbulence, so air moves in and out of the port more efficiently for a faster more dynamic bass response. For added stability the die-cast alloy base plinths of the floorstanding models and the dedicated 'Gold' speaker stand (optional – sold separately) provide a solid foundation for superior acoustics, enhanced by hand-milled spikes. Non-slip rubber pads are supplied to protect wood floors. Monitor Audio Gold 150C Center SpeakerMonitor Audio's ultra-compact Gold C150 center channel speaker is small enough to fit into most AV racks. It's designed to match the smaller Gold-series speakers in a more 'bijou' home theater configuration in a small to medium-size room. However, because it shares tonal characteristics with all models, its capabilities are also compatible with any 'Gold' system design. The Gold C150's lustrous sealed cabinet is home to twin 5.5" drivers and the ribbon tweeter in a two way orientation, providing superior dispersion across a range from 50 Hz to 60 kHz. Monitor Audio Gold FX Surround Channel SpeakerMonitor Audio does it again. Amazing as it may seem, the Gold FX's slim wall-hugging profile incorporates no fewer than six drivers. In monopole mode for discrete side or rear sound channels its front-firing 6-1/2" RST® bass/mid-driver and C-CAM® ribbon transducer deliver accurate ultra-wideband sound to match the tonal balance of any 'Gold' speaker combination. In dipole mode, the Gold FX uses two pairs of side firing 4" C-CAM bass/mid drivers and 1" C-CAM gold-dome tweeters (one mid-bass driver and one tweeter per side), combined with the tailored output from the front-firing bass/mid driver to provide wonderfully diffuse yet tonally precise surround effects. The Gold FX can be flush-mounted on side or rear walls. Installation is made easy with the included wall bracket, which allows leveling and adjustment prior to fixing. Monitor Audio Gold W15 SubwooferGet ready for the ultimate combination of power and smarts. It may deliver taut gut-churning bass all the way down to a seismic 18Hz, but the Monitor Audio Gold W15 is also an intelligent design, which features an advanced automatic room correction system called LEO™ (Listening Environment Optimizer). Your New Best FriendLEO is certainly to become your new best friend. LEO simply and automatically eliminates the detrimental bass boost of boundaries and corners through the use of a microphone and test tones. It's like having an acoustical engineer set up your sub for you. LEO will save you lots of time and hassles, and the results are superb sound for your listening space. The Gold W15's sealed enclosure and front-firing driver add to the ease of installation. Calibration from the front-mounted controls and dimmable LED display is simple, even from a distant position. Adding to the convenience, the W15 is equipped with a 12V trigger and remote control with four user EQ pre-sets. Huge 15" Woofer and an Amp to MatchThe Gold W15 boasts a huge ultra long throw 15" C-CAM® (Ceramic-Coated Aluminum/Magnesium) woofer featuring triple suspension. The large black anodized 3" voice coil and double stack motor system provides high power handling and low distortion. A carefully optimized motor system reduces heat and improves efficiency. Speaking of power, onboard the W15 is a very muscular 650-watt DSP-controlled amplifier. It has an advanced full bridge switch mode power supply (SMPSU) and is capable of delivering over 1200 watt peak power for explosive movie effects and musical crescendos. Gorgeous, Rigid CabinetThe W15's cabinet is gorgeous on the outside and extremely rigid through and through. It uses rigid 1"-thick MDF construction. Heavy radial cabinet bracing with a separate amplifier partition contributes to the purity of the high musical low bass output. The real wood veneer or glass lacquer finish adds an extra touch of luxury. Audio connections consist of a stereo RCA input and output and an LFE input and output, plus a microphone connection for the LEO system. Kimber Kable KWIK-12 Speaker CableDual-gauge configuration KWIK-12 from Kimber Kable boasts a large-gauge and small-gauge conductor for each channel, or four spiraled conductors in all. This unique 12-awg strand design, along with Kimber's special-recipe dielectric, adds up to one of the best sounding bulk cables for home theater and distributed sound you're ever likely to hear. The slippery PVC outer jacket pulls easily through walls. Package Includes
Monitor Audio Gold 300 Tower
"Let’s just cut to the chase. The beautifully designed Monitor Audio Gold Series system is the best-sounding surround system at its price point that I’ve ever heard, period." - Bob Barrett, HomeTheaterReview.com, August 10, 2015 |
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