I listened to the Silver 7's and the Silver 9's side by side multiple times before I purchased the 7's. ![]() Very clear dialogue, ability handle dynamic ranges very well with no distortion - at some very high volume levels, particularly impressive reproduction of explosions and the like.I can listen to the scene in Bugs Life where the bird is about to get Dot and the lady bug.when the bird pecks at the ground - each peck is articulated and POWERFUL. For home theater, these speakers are incredible performers. On jazz cuts, they perform extremely well, saxophones sound like saxophones (I was a former saxophone player), David Sanborn would dump his Jamo contract if he listened to these speakers. ![]() I use these speakers 80%/20% (Home Theater/Music). ![]() It seemed to my ear that the MA's were ultra clear - the best analogy that I can use to describe their sound in comparison to all the others is the following: MA is natural conversation with no hinderances, while the others seem like listening to someone speak with their hands over their mouths. I listened to MANY speakers in this price range including Canton, Jamo, NHT, Def Tech, Klipsh, B&W, Paradigm, and several others manufacturers - and Monitor Audio beat all hands down. I currently own 2 pairs of Silver 7's -front and rears- and I could not be happier with their performance. Thus when they place the 7i's in their 'bright' system the speaker faithfully transmits the 'bright' sound fed to them. I suggest that these listeners have had speakers which are not as clear and precise as the 7i's hence their partnering amps and music sources needed to be 'bright' in order to compensate for the less acomplished speakers. I read some find the 7i's fatiguing and too bright. Will be upgrading amp hopefully this year. Centre 12i needs to be placed at same level as main speakers to deliver its best. ![]() Playing Clanad staging and focus is first rate. Music is crystal clear and voices have great realism and sound stage is also great. Front ported so you can place them closer to walls than rear ported speakers without generating a booming base. The 7i are fantastic speakers when set up, bi wired and toe in slightly. I also have the Silver 12i centre and S3i rear with bipole bronze front fill-in with sub. I use them with music and movies through a Yamaha DSP A2 amp and Arcam 7se CD player (smooth trebble).
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