MONITOR AUDIO Silver 100 7G LE 📝 5 more thoughts ('Dear John')

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🎥 Camera: Olaf von Voss
🎬 Editor: John Darko
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💰 Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan

🛋 My listening room in 2022:

0:00 Intro
1:32 Vive la difference!
2:33 Side by side
5:10 Room size 1
7:03 Room size 2
10:24 Dimpled
13:00 Audiolab gapless?

👉🏻 As seen in this video...

Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G

Solid Steel SS-6 speaker stands

Audiolab 6000A Play

Q Acoustics Concept 30

Sonus Faber Lumina II

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[Nick-skqp]

I like your comment about those in the “know” to educate others without looking down on individuals that are less knowledgable about certain technical aspects of the given subject. I guess what I’m saying is share your knowledge for the greater good. Thanks, John

[syanhc]

It's great that these videos get into exploring the finer details of enjoying music and listening equipment.

[chrismaki]

Couldn’t agree more with your attitude about keeping civil, opening dialogue and discussion, and assisting the less knowledgeable gain a better understanding of audio. I know I sure am learning much just after a few of your posts. Thank you.

[ecyfoto]

John Darko, audio therapist. Really like the viewer participation aspect to your follow up vids. Good stuff!

[FlyGuy]

Yes, I do enjoy this addition to the initial review. It lends another dimension to be considered. As for a dimple on a surface-it also creates more surface area.

[dubiousricardo]

Agree totally and the comments share is great. Keep them coming, just going through you previous stuff. Like very much.

[panzrwagn]

Small Speakers, Small Rooms. Many small speakers (e.g. those in the LS3/5a and LS-50 tradition) are voiced for small room, nearfield listening. Larger speakers are generally voiced for farfield listening. N.B. The point at which the direct sound level and reflected sound level are equal in an acoustic space is called the critical distance. Inside the critical distance the soundfield is dominated by the direct sound; outside the critical distance, the reverberant field is louder - contains more acoustic energy - than the direct sound level. In a typical listening room 1200-2500 ft3 (40-80 m3) the critical distance from source to listener is typically 3ft (1m) or less.

[panzrwagn]

The Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G reminds me of one of the classic speakers designs from 50 years ago - The Dynaco A25. Also and 8" 2-way with a low-ish 1.5Khz crossover to a dome tweeter, it stood as a benchmark for bookshelf speakers for years, challenged mostly by the KLH 17, the Advent (more bass, not as good upper end), and a few years on, the ADS L-500 (awesome speaker, but delicate). Time, techniques and materials have changed, but the essential goodness of that basic design remains. Thank you for your reviews, I get quite a lot from them.

[JayDpwnz]

Just an FYI, the monitor audio silver series is significantly less expensive in the UK/EU compared to USA. In the US you might find better value with something like the polk reserve series.

[jamesdwright]

These vids are turning into a lesson on ethical commenting but that's a good thing in my eye.

[BeyondResolution]

And regarding the dimples... in ports it is to help port chuffing.. on the drivers it is to ad strenght and also change the breakup frequency and behaviour on the drivers. :)

[LorDarkGoose]

This is a great way to respond to comments- really enjoying these. Creating some order out chaos (and lack of decency) that sometimes tends to occur in the commenting section and great information. Thanks John.

[studio]

Man, I love this channel. Great work!

[panzrwagn]

Dimples. Dimples on golf balls and speaker ports smooths turbulence, decreasing friction (friction converts kinetic energy to heat, so less energy is available to support velocity)(. This allows sustained velocity in the first case and reduces port noise in the second. Dimples on speaker cones improve rigidity and reduce standing waves on the diaphragm. N.B. you'll also find dimples or bumps on some auto rear view mirrors to reduce wind noise.

[paulallenby]

Hi John. Hearing you talking about the room again I was thinking about your recent headphone reviews that talked about one of the advantages of headphones being that they factor out room characteristics. Having tinkered with headphones (mainly low cost) quite a bit recently I am amazed at how much difference changing the pads (and pad pressure etc.) can make to all aspects of the sound. It's like the space between the ear and the ear cup is like a room but in miniature and can be manipulated to a reasonable degree.

[jonpatrick]

Thank you John. You're doing a fine job. Being helpful and nice to people in the comments shouldn't have to be said, but it doesn't hurt to remind people that that's how you want it in your environment. Take care

[richardardern]

I have an Audiolab 6000A Play and after hearing about the new update to Play Fi that is now available (became available on 22 Sep) for the Audiolab / Android phone combination discussed in this video, I downloaded and installed it this morning and gave it a quick test by streaming via Play Fi and Tidal, Jean-Michel Jarre's album Oxygene. Worked perfectly with no gap and no need to have to transfer the playback to achieve this. Fantastic!

[JoVD]

Share your knowledge and learn every day ! Nice show again John !

[AntoninPassemardPaintings]

Great video again! If i may i do not think your view counts were depending on the product, i think you really step up the quality and the connection to your audience lately. Do not give me wrong all your videos were very good but your new format is really top notch! Thanks John!

[sugardove]

Awesome as always John !

Please consider the Monitor Audio gold or Platinum bookshelf speakers for review. I have owned many, many M.A. levels & Models through the years.

Best regards,
Mike