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Description :
The
Monitor Audio Studio 10 was launched with
a good deal of razzmatazz at the 1990 Winter CES.
Looks can be deceptive, however, and
the Studio 10's modest appearance hides a wealth of high-tech design.
The tweeter, for example, is the latest
version of the familiar ferrofluid-cooled, gold-anodized, aluminum/magnesium
alloy drive-unit with a vented pole-piece that Monitor Audio developed with
English manufacturer Elac. But
it is the woofer that attracted journalists' attention, the cone being fabricated
from metal rather than the usual plastic or paper. The material's high speed
of sound and stiffness are things designers find immensely attractive, offering
the potential for textbook pistonic behavior throughout the drive-unit's passband.
When played and tested, the
Studio 10 has that rare ability to allow the listener to forget the hardware,
to listen through it to the music.
Piano recordings are reasonably closely
but not unrealistically presented. The Monitor Audios present the piano a little
more forward than it should have been, but still with an exquisite sense of
space and with
exceptional verve. The
bass register of the Studio 10's literally purrs at the listener, which is considered
pretty good for bookshelf speakers even though they do not have the deep weight
but they were actually closer to what the live sound have been like. The
Studio 10s can throw a wide, stable soundstage, at the expense of a little image
precision in the center. In small rooms, the Studio 10 can generate
prodigious levels of sound. Overall, the performance Studio 10s is rich,
exciting, transparent and lively.
Specifications
:
Type............................................Two-way, reflex-loaded, stand-mounted
loudspeaker.
Drive-units....................................1" (25mm) metal-dome tweeter,
6.5" (170mm) metal-cone woofer.
Crossover frequency......................Approximately 3kHz.
Frequency response.....................40Hz–20kHz ±3dB.
Sensitivity....................................88.5dB/W/m (2.83V).
Nominal impedance......................8 ohms.
Amplifier requirements..................20–200W.
Size(w x d x h).............................20 x 25.5 x 40
Weight........................................8kg per side
Miscellaneous :
Made in.......................................UK
Condition.....................................8 / 10
Reviews :
http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/1190monitor/index.html
http://www.gramophone.net/Issue/Page/February%201991/130/840599/
http://hometheaterreview.com/monitor-audio-studio-10-loudspeakers-reviewed/