Monitor Audio - Platinum 100 3G Bookshelf Speakers (Pair)

Go to Places Where Clarity, Balance, Presence, Control, and Accuracy Thrive: Monitor Audio Platinum 100 3G Bookshelf Speakers Deliver Intensely Lifelike Sound, Feature Incredible Build Quality and Beautiful Looks 

Trumpeted by StereoNet as "among the most engaging loudspeakers around, pound-for-pound," the Monitor Audio Platinum 100 3G bookshelf speakers push the sonic and aesthetic limits on what's available from a compact ported cabinet. A top-of-the-list consideration for listeners who lack the space for a big pair of floor-standers as well as for those who have the room but know just what a fantastic bookshelf model can do in terms of imaging, accuracy, presence, and clarity, this 15.6 x 8.8 x 12.8-inch (HWD) design will wow you when it comes to reproducing audio in intensely lifelike manners.

As the only two-way entry in Monitor Audio's prestigious Platinum Series 3G, the 33.5-pound Platinum 100 3G shares nearly all the technological and material advancements of its larger siblings. Those extend to what's involved with the MPD III tweeter and six-inch RDT III midbass driver. Specifically, Rigid Diaphragm Technology III (RDT III) cone has three optimizations compared to its predecessor. A new rear layer with two uniform layers of carbon-fiber skin helps reduce cone breakup, as does a new rubber surround. In addition, cone-edge treatment extends the passband of the drivers.

Taken together, these breakthroughs increase the usable bandwidth, enabling improvements to the crossover and final response of the speaker. The result: Platinum Series 3G mid and bass drivers boast the lowest distortion of any Monitor Audio model. Ever. It's also worth noting each driver is held in place by cast-aluminum frames that create two layers of isolation between the driver chassis and cabinet.

Speaking of that cabinet: How can you not wish everything you owned was so elegant? Constructed using laminated MDF layers to form a curved, braced, and super-rigid 18-21mm rear cabinet with a 36mm-thick baffle machined to create a unique curved front profile, the full cabinet comes embellished with etched inlays to highlight the craftsmanship before no fewer than 16 layers of lacquer gets added on top to create a striking, luxury piano-gloss finish. (White models have a pure satin matte finish.) For ease of use, they also have mount points for Monitor Audio's ST-2 universal stand.

Sold with a five-year manufacturer warranty and our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, Platinum 100 3G is truly as Monitor Audio claims "an object of desire." Call us at 312-433-0200 to make it yours.

"Crank it up, and the music simply gets louder, with no change of tonal balance, blurring of soundstage boundaries, or hardening of the midrange. Turn it down to tasteful dinner-party levels, and all of the frequency information remains intact from top to bottom."
—StereoNet, Applause Award

"Even as a bookshelf Monitor Audio Platinum 100 3G, you can still also fill a room with atmospheric masses of sound, but to do so you bring an unprecedented level of liveliness and follow driving rhythms with as much ease and sure-footedness."
—Fidelity

"When it comes to control, authority, detail retrieval, dynamic headroom, soundstaging and basically everything else that goes to make up an outstanding loudspeaker, they’re deeply impressive."
—Trusted Reviews

"The Platinum 100 3G captivates with its harmonious mix of bass pressure and fine details, but always plays on the relaxed, musical side."
—HIFI.DE