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Monolith by Monoprice Multi-Channel Home Theater Power Amplifiers, RCA & XLR Inputs (Various Watts) from $290 + Free Shipping

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Nov 18, 2023
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thaprinze
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Been waiting for the M8250x to go on sale forever now. Still waiting...
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cscamp20
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This was misleading title. Says multichannel for $290. It just for Stereo.

Its 5 dollars off? Come on now.
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BraveMice4170
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What do people intend on pushing with 90 watts??? IDK, I must be missing something. I run 3 Monoliths and couldn't be happier, but all are 200w\channel. I'm genuinely curious about what these are used for. For 90 watts, wouldn't spending extra on the receiver make more sense? My DENON AVR-X3700H is 105\w per channel.

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holysin
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Quote from BraveMice4170 :
What do people intend on pushing with 90 watts??? IDK, I must be missing something. I run 3 Monoliths and couldn't be happier, but all are 200w\channel. I'm genuinely curious about what these are used for. For 90 watts, wouldn't spending extra on the receiver make more sense? My DENON AVR-X3700H is 105\w per channel.

Monolith 7x200
Monolith 2x200
Monolith 3x200
The argument for using separates at relatively low wattage is the amplifiers really do provide X-watts per channel with all channels driven, also usually the separates are running 4ohm (or lower) speakers like magnepan or the like which can overly tax receivers. Mind you I'm more like you and will opt for higher wattage amplifiers (even at 4x the price) when I eventually go back to separates and magnepan speakers because I like things loud 🤪
Last edited by holysin November 18, 2023 at 05:52 PM.
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kefferdw
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Quote from BraveMice4170 :
What do people intend on pushing with 90 watts??? IDK, I must be missing something. I run 3 Monoliths and couldn't be happier, but all are 200w\channel. I'm genuinely curious about what these are used for. For 90 watts, wouldn't spending extra on the receiver make more sense? My DENON AVR-X3700H is 105\w per channel.

Monolith 7x200
Monolith 2x200
Monolith 3x200
That's 105 watts per channel when only 2 channels are driven. It's much less when driving more channels.
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Oil_Burner
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In a world of earbuds, over loud sound recordings, "no-time for yourself" schedules, lack of understanding of good quality audio, and social media engagement & BS - Not sure if there is a real market for these.
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Quote from holysin :
The argument for using separates at relatively low wattage is the amplifiers really do provide X-watts per channel with all channels driven, also usually the separates are running 4ohm (or lower) speakers like magnepan or the like which can overly tax receivers. Mind you I'm more like you and will opt for higher wattage amplifiers (even at 4x the price) when I eventually go back to separates and magnepan speakers because I like things loud 🤪
What wattage would you suggest for the 4 ohm Elac Uni-fi UB5 bookshelf speakers?

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JollyAlpaca9474
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Quote from viche :
What wattage would you suggest for the 4 ohm Elac Uni-fi UB5 bookshelf speakers?
These Monoliths would do just fine, they put out 135 W at 4 Ohms.
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TamponTimWalz
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Jeez, every single amplifier is out of stock
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LastShadow
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Quote from Oil_Burner :
In a world of earbuds, over loud sound recordings, "no-time for yourself" schedules, lack of understanding of good quality audio, and social media engagement & BS - Not sure if there is a real market for these.
Think you got the gist of it. It's a niche market but I'm here for it.
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OliveKnob423
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Quote from BraveMice4170 :
What do people intend on pushing with 90 watts??? IDK, I must be missing something. I run 3 Monoliths and couldn't be happier, but all are 200w\channel. I'm genuinely curious about what these are used for. For 90 watts, wouldn't spending extra on the receiver make more sense? My DENON AVR-X3700H is 105\w per channel.

Monolith 7x200
Monolith 2x200
Monolith 3x200
Sorry to tell you, but no, your denon does not push 105w to all channels. That's only when in stereo. At best it might be equal to these when pushing all channels. Believe Denon guarantees something like 73% of rated power when driving 5 channels. That said, it's a rarity all channels are being driven at max levels at any given time and if you're letting subs take all the bass, like crossing over around 60-80hz, the receiver has less demand on it as it is.

And for reference, your 3700 weighs two pounds less than their 2 channel amp. Beefier power supply more capable. So a preamp and their amps driving 5 channels vs your 3700... I'd take the former.

To me the sweet spot is having a receiver with pre-outs for the front three. Pop the monolith 3x200 (or similar) for the front three, and let the receiver push more power to the surrounds which are less demanding than the front three. And with a receiver that has more variabiltiy with pre-outs that can be fully assigned, you can let a better outboard amp(a) run the frint three and let the receiver do all the less demanding surround/atmos speakers. To me it's a waste having a greater # of capable channels and less amps and the pre-outs only working for the surround amps.
Last edited by OliveKnob423 November 19, 2023 at 08:32 AM.
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Quote from Oil_Burner :
In a world of earbuds, over loud sound recordings, "no-time for yourself" schedules, lack of understanding of good quality audio, and social media engagement & BS - Not sure if there is a real market for these.
So you can join the uneducated and instant gratified and continue the ignorance, or you can further the cause and educate them to see there is a world beyond their tiny buds and little screen. My niece is 19 and appreciates me putting surround sound in the family room much more than my sister. She'd be fine with the tv speakers, sadly. A movie with a decent soundtrack will actually get her to put her phone down for a few, which is extremely rare. Gotta push the one screen rule. Or you just enable the bad behavior.
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Quote from OliveKnob423 :
So you can join the uneducated and instant gratified and continue the ignorance, or you can further the cause and educate them to see there is a world beyond their tiny buds and little screen. My niece is 19 and appreciates me putting surround sound in the family room much more than my sister. She'd be fine with the tv speakers, sadly. A movie with a decent soundtrack will actually get her to put her phone down for a few, which is extremely rare. Gotta push the one screen rule. Or you just enable the bad behavior.
Good for you and truly appreciate the reply. Happy to hear that a good sound is still appreciated and not just a convenient way to listen to it. My teaching of sound to all will wake up other so called "Audio PhD's" on this forum :-)
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Quote from LastShadow :
Think you got the gist of it. It's a niche market but I'm here for it.
A good pair of speakers will be needed that can be driven by these amps. The 3x200 or 5x200 would be advisable over these but there is hardly any market for those anymore. Monoprice gets them built in really low quantities. I also understand that OP has mentioned, are budget-friendly.

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Quote from holysin :
The argument for using separates at relatively low wattage is the amplifiers really do provide X-watts per channel with all channels driven, also usually the separates are running 4ohm (or lower) speakers like magnepan or the like which can overly tax receivers. Mind you I'm more like you and will opt for higher wattage amplifiers (even at 4x the price) when I eventually go back to separates and magnepan speakers because I like things loud 🤪
If you like loud, Behringers are the answer for much lower price, I am sure you know that already :-)

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