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Monitor Audio Platinum PL-300 tower speakers - $4,000 (West Centennial)
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These 3-way towers feature twin 8" woofers, matching 5" midrange, and a ribbon tweeter that's superb. The front baffle is black leather and the finish is a gorgeous piano ebony. The grills are perfect. They are in a plastic bag and stored, so not shown in the photos. I do not have the boxes.
There are two very small scratches on one midrange and two small scratches on the back of one cabinet. Otherwise, these would be perfect. 43" tall x 12 wide x 15 deep. Ready for bi-wire or bi-amping if you desire.
Happy to audition. I love showing these off.
Here's an excerpt from an online review:
"The PL300 are some of the best speakers we've heard, being both transparent and massively detailed, yet with none of the edgy quality that can come with ribbon tweeters and metal drive. These remarkably insightful speakers reveal the production differences between the compressed, hard-charging songs of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Diana Krall's immaculately recorded All For You with breath-taking ease.
Big bottom
As big speakers with twinned bass drivers, it'll come as no surprise that they deliver plenty of bottom end, but you get excellent definition and speed along with the quantity. Note, however, that you'll need a medium-to-large room plus plenty of space around them if you're to get the best results, even if – unlike many rivals – the PL300s aren't overly fussy about their precise positioning or toe-in angle.
Other pleasing qualities include decent timing and strong dynamics, though we have to say it's the way they handle subtleties, and the seamless integration between the drivers that impress us the most.
The PL300s are far and away the best speakers we've heard from Monitor Audio – and we can't think of similarly priced rivals we prefer."