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expired Posted by tbob19 • Nov 6, 2023
Nov 6, 2023 3:43 AM
Monolith Encore T6 Home Theater Tower Speaker
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There's no free return shipping with Monoprice on eBay when it comes to the T6 unless damaged or defective.
I purchased 2 t6 when they were $268 each and a couple days later the price dropped to $168 each then a couple days after that they dropped again to $144 each.
I asked Monoprice on eBay if I could be refunded the difference they said no.
So I'm out $240 because I went with eBay and there's no free return shipping on the encore T6 on eBay.
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Yes, they are. I have the T5's and B6's, the T5's are especially impressive at the $180/pair sale price - the extension and authority in lower frequencies (under 40hz) is unheard of at this price.
If I was building a new budget system the T6's at this price would definitely be high on my list.
I personally have Wharfedale 9.6's, 9.CM, a few pairs of 9.SR's in my theater (almost 20 years old) and 9.2's in a stereo setup and 10.1's in the office.
Some of these Monolith speakers do have some similarity in the sound signature - deep bass extension but they are a little hotter on the treble side - especially on the T5. The midrange is not quite as nice though - I'd guess with the mid tweeter the midrange would come alive a bit more.
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There's no free return shipping with Monoprice on eBay when it comes to the T6 unless damaged or defective.
I purchased 2 t6 when they were $268 each and a couple days later the price dropped to $168 each then a couple days after that they dropped again to $144 each.
I asked Monoprice on eBay if I could be refunded the difference they said no.
So I'm out $240 because I went with eBay and there's no free return shipping on the encore T6 on eBay.
Edit:
Don't get me wrong - I think the 253's are decent but low bass at high volumes isn't their strong suit.
Source:
https://www.audioscienc
Compared to the Encore T6
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The measurement to look at is the 96db THD.
T6
-25db at 40hz
Approx 5.6% THD
R253
85db at 40hz (-15db)
Approx 17.7% THD
At 86db the R253 seems to be more manageable but at 96db it's completely out of control, a high pass filter at say 50hz or higher would help this.
At 86db the T6's are in the 1.7% range at 40hz - at higher volumes reducing the bass via tone control, EQ or adding an HPF is still going to beneficial.
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I hate the way the 253s aren't well-footed for the location they need to be in at my house. they're so unstable.
I hate the way the 253s aren't well-footed for the location they need to be in at my house. they're so unstable.
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I just wonder if these towers would be worth the effort to upgrade. If seen a lot of their efficiency too, but haven't gone back to compare that to the 253s. I'm using a Denon 3700 as my receiver and this would be mainly for home theater/video games vs music.
If I was building a new budget system the T6's at this price would definitely be high on my list.
I just wonder if these towers would be worth the effort to upgrade. If seen a lot of their efficiency too, but haven't gone back to compare that to the 253s. I'm using a Denon 3700 as my receiver and this would be mainly for home theater/video games vs music.
Should I keep waiting or pick these up to replace my towers? (using denon s970h receiver ). My center is definitely lacking but I haven't seen the monolith thx 365 center drop under $400.
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Should I keep waiting or pick these up to replace my towers? (using denon s970h receiver ). My center is definitely lacking but I haven't seen the monolith thx 365 center drop under $400.
Arendal's have a similar design and quite a few like them - the MTM designs I have heard generally do not have very good dispersion but I'm sure that doesn't apply to all.
https://arendalsound.co
Edit:
Horizontal dispersion is actually not too bad on the C6 but it does fall apart at about 20-25 degrees off axis
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365C is much better though:
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Compare it to the huge Klipsch RP-504C II (not good)
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