Monitor Audio's STUDIO 89 is the R3 Meta's CLOSEST RIVAL

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0:00 Intro
1:04 Haven't we seen this before?
6:25 Sound impressions
10:29 Side-by-side comparisons
13:47 Outro

👉 As seen in this video...

Morrissey - Beethoven Was Deaf

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Early Daze

Monitor Audio Studio 89

Monitor Audio Studio 89 stands

KEF R3 Meta

KEF S3 stands

Golden Ear BRX

Solid Steel SS6 stands

Cambridge Audio EVO 150

Marantz Model M1

Marantz Stereo 70s

Cables and power products by AudioQuest

Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel

Room treatment by Vicoustic

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[MichaelLopresto]

Gloss black. Let's hope that Monitor Audio adds some of their stunning real-wood veneers to the finishes.

[xtyxtzx]

Darko you sir are very appreciated. My favorite reviewer and the ONE I go to when I’m trying to decide on purchases

[gamerfinn]

Thank you for prompting me to display Roon on my TV. It took me a few tries to get it sorted, but it will a handy feature for guests when we are all in the kitchen rocking out to some random thing Roon found. Gloss black..

[TheNorliss]

Good stuff, John. Man, you really need to do a vid on that marvellous new Thorens TD 124DD Anniversary you have 😍

[mudphgo]

I always watch to the end for the bloopers. Gloss Black

[bwest]

Owning gloss black speakers is such a flex. If you see someone with a pair in immaculate gloss, you know that person cares.

[PhilipBingham]

Gloss black... Can still be seen even in the bloopers 😜

[johnnyboy]

Gloss black!

But more importantly, PLEASE tell us you’re going to at least say a few words, hopefully a full review of that stunning Thorens turntable. Not only am I sure it will sound pretty damn good, it really looks gorgeous. Need to give it its time in the limelight 🤗

[dgisd]

are you planning on doing a side by side review for Kef R3 Meta vs. Monitor Audio Silver 100?
Thanks! Great channel!

[IainWilliamson-kkhs]

Gloss black. Thanks for another wonderful video.

[kaavik]

Wow, I must have gloss blacked out. It's amazing how many speaker nuances there are when you are in the comparison business.

[KITFLETCH]

Gloss black!
Excellent. And I love the look of them.

[syanhc]

I own the Monitor Audio Gold 100s and I use the Cambridge CXA-81 and CXN V2. It is a really lovely spell-binding combination. I can vouch for the Monitor Audio build quality. I also owned the Bronze series too. They are truly awesome. I’m using a SVS Micro 3000 with mine. The Golds also use a AMT tweeter.

[stevenbrooke]

i still think it looks beautiful. Black and copper just go well together.

[wruddock]

Darko- love the GLOSS BALCK. despite the fingerprints 😂

[mafcarvalho]

Gloss black gets funky with my fingerprints 😂
Thanks for the video. I would probably choose the Kef if I could afford such speakers and the system to take advantage of them.
My listening space is smaller and more crowded, so I will need to invest some time and money on acoustic treatment. Living in an apartment doesn't help...

[courtneyswaby]

Coincidentally yesterday I heard about 10 of my favourite tracks on this MA pair and was very impressed even though it was in a large open space and according to the host they just came out the box, my thoughts were that this speaker would easily satisfy a lot of audiophiles especially in an average living room and without subs, awesome pair,

[adsph]

Gloss black. Well done John. Interesting loudspeaker.

[NicolaDiNisio]

Gloss black were my first ever speaker, Indiana Line Diva 262. And the associated sub, Basso 942.

[mjejce]

Hopefully one day you’ll do a video on your Thorens turntable and let us know how you hook it up from across the room!