Excellent speakers with very good clarity , mid bass , soundstage & extension . Fills a mid-large room with sound very nicely . The quality of the drivers & cabinet are top notch , they can also be filled with sand for better bass response . Not much to fault from this set except super low bass output but that's what a subs for . Overall the Monitor Audio Silver 9i's are exceptional speakers. (Made in England)

Super low bass (sub recommended)

Very good, nice looking speaker. I have them about 4 years and still love the sound. I play them with an old technics amp (SU-V650) and a marantz cd player (CD72). I really love the brightness and it’s low. Very nice soundstage.

Haven’t found any. It all depends on what you play it wih.

Excellent speaker. Very transparent sound. No major weaknesses.

Good bass down to about 40 Hz.

The silver 9i,s are worth there weight in gold, superb rich sounding well defined speakers. The only floor with them is the toe in, they are so sensitive to distance from the wall too. So if you can, move them away from the rear wall preferably 2 feet min and toe in very slightly if the listening range is over 8 feet. The separation ideally would be 8 feet minimum apart. They do like power and sing nicely fed with a large current. I use two Rotel 981s at an incredible 360 watts per speaker and 30 amp current so it says, with great care. Low level listening is superb, clear and bass is defined well. If you get the chance to own them second hand, get them you will never be sorry you did.

Have a pair of DEMOS not even fully broken in! Highs & mids quite Impressive detail upon detail, bass OK not a bass monster they need a home?? garypastore@yahoo.com

Transparancy, neutrality, soundstage, good look, great WAF. Super in midband and vocals. VERY revelaing to all upstream components. This is a precise transducer that does not lie, or even fib.

Bass not the tightest, though extension and volume are there. Overloads on upstream equipment with prodigious bass (e.g., PS Audio Ultralink. Might help if I shot-loaded as others.

Excellent speaker. Very transparent. Suprisingly good bass--not the last word in tightness/definition, but very good nonetheless. Outstanding mids and clean, transparant highs. Leans towards the bright side. Improves with break-in. Superbwith female voice, as well as male. Wonderful match with tube amps. Quite efficient and well-behaved impedence curve. They look very nice and are high quality. Cabinets not braced that well--however--sound great nonetheless. Quite precise. Many feel have an electrostatic character. I can say they excell in transparancy amd have a swell soundstage laterally and decent depth. Angle them in so you can just still see side finish. Try and sit low so you just can't see the tops of speakers. VERY sensitive to toe in--even the smallest toe in-out will have a big impact. Keep about a-1.5 feet from wall and away from corners. Best given air and space. Will sound boomy in a cramped space or room. Highly recomended with tube or neutral amps. May not fare as well with mass-market SS electronics. Reveals all in chain. Cal Icon II/Delta (XLR) > Cal ALpha 24/96> Luminous Audio Axiom (passive) > CJ-MV52, MA 9i. Decent cables all around. All in all, impressive job, MA.

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Good high end w well controlled sibilance. Tight, fast midrange. Nice bass, flat to 30hz, good to 20. Great aesthetics.

The mass loading hole could be bigger (well, I had to say something).

Most high end speakers have something that they are really good at. Most high end speakers also have something that they're not good at. The 9i's are good at everthing - high volume, low volume, TV, home theatre, DTS, rock, vocal, jazz - everything sounds great on these. Match them to a 12i, a sub, full size surrounds, and a good DTS/DVD-A recording and just the sound quality alone evokes an emotional response. Like someone else said, I can't go to movies any more. I just can't see paying $12 to sit in a theatre when it sounds better at home. MA 9i mains MA 12i centre PSB 70R surround (my old mains) cheapo sub Denon 2802 receiver Toshiba DVD Denon CD, Technics 100 CD Changer

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Compared to JMLab Cobalt, PSB Bronze, Tannoy, various B&W, Definitive, Mirage, MartinLogan, KEF, and Klipsch.

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Careful partnering required and running in is an absolute must.

I bought these after reading many reviews, I was initially after the 8is thinking the 9is would be overkill in my living room (7m x 3.5m). Sitting here looking at them they actually look quite small! My original speakers were Mission 753s and I though they were fantastic until I wired these babies up!! Wow, the difference is incredible, the bass goes far lower and has so much more control, the mid-range is seamlessly smooth and the treble is just right. In my opinion if you want to hear these speakers at their best then hook ‘em up to some British electronics. I have an all Arcam setup i.e. A85 amp, P85 power amp and the CD82T, all wired up with Van Den Hul interconnects. I now find myself digging out old CDs I haven’t heard for years, spinning them up and thoroughly enjoying what bursts forth from these magnificent boxes. An absolute bargain at £500, well worth the money. My hat off to Monitor Audio.

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These are great speakers. I have them hooked up to a 12 watt tube amp that was made in 1960. Even 12 watts can make these play loud and clear. They are nice to look at too. I'm getting a NAD amp, so i'll tell you what the 9's are like with that amp too.

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Mooie vormgeving!! zeer gedetaileerd geluid, helder en sprankelend

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Een pracht van een luidspreker, die eigenlijk te goed is voor zijn geld. Ik heb hem deze week in huis gehaald en ben nu al weg van deze luidspreker.
Hier kun je zeker geen buil aan vallen!

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