"I think Monitor Audio has produced an all-rounder in the Silver 8, one that will impress in an AV system, while still satisfying with two-channel." 

  "Talk about hopes realized! From the second the system was powered up, the Silver 8s impressed me."

  "I heard a welcome clarity in the midrange that gave all music a natural presence..."

  "I could hear no fault with the Silver 8 with voices that span the crossover frequency."

  "At low levels, the speaker's low end was in good balance, as suggested above, and the louder I pushed them, the more power and impact the Silver 8s delivered, without boom."

  "...I found the Silver 8's bass remarkably solid and satisfying."

  "There's little to say about the Silver 8's treble. Although it was detailed and extended, it was also smooth and untiring."

  "Indeed, as with the best speakers — those costing far more than the Silver 8's $2,000/pair — the high frequencies, almost all overtones, were unobtrusively integral to the music, not distinct from the midrange fundamentals. I greatly appreciated this with recordings of both small and large ensembles."

  "...the Silver 8s provided, from the CD, a precise spatial delineation, as in a good chamber music performance, coupled with remarkable impact and presence from each instrument."

  "What a marvelous way to take flight to a world of beauty from the reality of a rainy day! While the harmonies may be complex, the perception is of effortless flow, even in two channels. One can succumb happily or listen analytically, but either way, one does so with the feeling that nothing separates one from the music and the musicians."

  "...I can't say that listening in stereo via the Silver 8s was anything less than delightful."

  "Their soundstage was deep and, if I wanted to focus on instrument placements instead of the music, there was a wealth of stable detail to appreciate."

  "My, did the Silver 8s deliver." 

  “Regardless of track or changes in players, it all sounded more alive and engaging than I remembered.”

  “…compared with my admittedly older and discontinued Paradigm Studio/60v3s ($1,699/pair when last available), the Silver 8s were strikingly cleaner in the lower midrange, more open in the upper midrange, and had a subtler treble.”

  "This review is so brief because I'm at a loss to point to any way in which, for its size and price, the Monitor Audio Silver 8 disappointed. I've been looking at speakers for $3,000/pair or less for a while, and have not heard any that I would prefer to the Monitor Audio Silver 8."

                                   - Kalman Rubinson, Stereophile, January 2015

                - Spencer Holbert, The Absolute Sound, December 2014

"I was smitten by its sound"

"...at once rich yet detailed, smooth but with a hint of sparkle, and surprisingly neutral."

"I was worried that this inexpensive, flyweight box, outputting only 50Wpc, might not be able to drive my big floorstanders well enough to produce the bass depth and control needed to properly energize my room. I was floored when it managed to do both."

"...the A100 grabbed the 8” woofers of my 90dB-efficient KEFs and forced them to dig deep. In this regard, the A100 was ear-opening."

"The midrange was beautifully weighted, neither forward nor recessed, and the Monitor’s built-in Cirrus DAC did an impressive job of unraveling low-level detail."

"Regina Spektor’s lithe vocals in “Fidelity,” from her Begin to Hope (256kbps MP3, Sire), were spry and clean, with very little of the haze and muddle that so often plague inexpensive all-in-one designs. On the contrary, Spektor’s voice was portrayed on the soundstage with reasonable precision and surprising clarity."

"...it was far more articulate through the mids than I ever would have expected."

"That the Monitor not only does nothing wrong, but an awful lot right, is a real achievement."

"I could listen to singer-songwriters for weeks at a time through the A100 and it would continue to command my rapt attention."

"With analog, digital, and wireless connectivity, an accomplished class-AB amplifier -- something its competitors can’t boast -- and sound quality that reaches well past its $499 price, it comes highly, highly recommended. $500 never sounded so good."

"...the Monitors did a wonderful disappearing act as music filled the space between and around the speakers. The musicians were spread across the front of the room as the GX50s outlined their positions with pinpoint precision."

"The plucks of various stringed instruments -- including acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, and bass guitar -- were crisp and clear, the timbre of each well articulated. Garcia’s voice was placed center stage, in the same plane as the speaker baffles, sounding open and natural, as if he could have been in the room."

"By allowing me to hear the low-level sounds coming from the audience, the Monitors did a nice job of communicating what it must have been like to be in the crowd at this small venue more than 40 years ago."

"With “Prologue,” from Loreena McKennitt’s The Book of Secrets (CD, Quinlan Road 19404), the GX50s again showcased two of their best attributes -- precise imaging and superb soundstaging -- by evoking a tangible sense of depth and sound that emanated from beyond the outer edges of the speakers to create a vast, three-dimensional stage."

"...each instrumental timbre was distinct and clear as day, occupying its own space before me."

"Listeners who value detailed sound will find much to appreciate in these speakers, whose clean sound made it easy to listen deep into the music to hear precisely what was going on."

"Given the GX50’s relatively small size, one thing that surprised me about it with “Prologue” was the drum, the sound of which had enough weight to underpin the music, while its reverberation gave a sense of the space in which it had been recorded."

"I found that percussion was well reproduced through the Monitor Audios, whose mid- to upper bass was agile and incisive, making it the perfect complement to the speakers’ overall excellent clarity."

"The speakers sounded so clean that they were able to illuminate each section of the orchestra, and allowed me to hear plenty of detail. In addition to the fact that there’s a lot happening in this music, War Dance has a pounding rhythm -- the Monitors did a fine job of conveying this performance’s sense of urgency."

"With the Gold GX50, Monitor Audio has produced another fine loudspeaker. It possesses all the hallmarks of the Monitor house sound, along with incisive detail and tight, punchy bass. I found myself drawn to listen to voices through these speakers -- their midrange reproduction was very natural and open, and their ability to produce a well-defined, precise soundstage was outstanding."

"Combined with their sharp visual appeal and solid construction, the Monitor Audio Gold GX50 is a fantastic speaker in a small package that should win over a lot of listeners."

                                            - Philip Beaudette, SoundStage Hi-Fi!, December 2014

"We play Lana Del Rey's West Coast and the S300's rich, full-bodied tone jumps to it; Lana's drowsy, breathy vocal is presented with expression and clarity."

"The midrange has a wonderfully clean character, and there's stacks of detail, giving a real insight into the track's subtler moments."

"The midrange stretches up into a smooth, controlled top end that can handle the hand claps on Kingdom's Bank Head without ever drifting into sharpness or hard territory."

"It's an alluring sound that grabs your attention right away and holds it, indulging you in a detailed and dynamic performance that will entertain time and again."

"...iOS users should most certainly RSVP."

                                                    - What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, June 2014

"Even while listening to a symphonic orchestra, you never feel frustrated regarding the sound level."

"The air circulates freely between the instruments. The timbres are rich and dense."

"The dynamic opulence and stability conclude this very beautiful speaker."

“...this recording’s dramatic changes in tempo and dynamics were tracked wonderfully by the S6, whose clean, composed presentation
made it easy to follow the madness. What fun! This is exactly why anyone who loves music should own a pair of speakers like these.”

"The C-CAM drivers sounded quick and incisive, with a real crispness that made them seem fast; by this, I mean that they offered a tight, controlled sound that could start and stop on a dime."

"Using a word like crisp to describe a speaker’s sound might seem to imply that that sound was bright. The S6 was not bright. The superb level of detail it uncovered was not the result of tipping up the high frequencies to draw attention to them in a way that one might mistakenly perceive as enhanced detail. Rather, it was the combination of several factors, including their solidly constructed cabinets and high-quality drivers, that gave the S6s excellent clarity and allowed them to possess such magnificent resolution."

"Rather than belch out loose, woolly bass in an effort to dig down a few more hertz, their low-end output fell off fairly quickly, leaving behind punchy, agile bass. Despite being of only modest size, they were able to create a big sound with more than enough power to energize my room. I never felt the need for a subwoofer or bigger speakers."

"...the drums sounded quick and incisive, propelling the track forward with a great sense of pace, rhythm, and timing."

"...the Silver 6 costs just one-third of the Argon3L’s price. That’s what makes the Monitor remarkable. While they aren’t sonically identical, both should appeal to listeners who value resolution, imaging, and transparency, and who also want a speaker that can rock out and sound effortless while doing so. That the Silver 6 did this for a fraction of the Argon3L’s price while coming very close to the Amphion’s level of performance I found incredible, and it makes the Monitor an amazing value."

"This is a tightly contested segment of the speaker market, and there are other worthy options, but they don’t all look as good as the Silver 6, and even fewer offer the sort of clarity and resolution of these amazing performers."

"After living with them for a while, I can say that this British speaker is the perfect solution for someone who cares about good sound...”

                           - Philip Beaudette, SoundStage! Access, August 2014

“Overall, the fit and finish of the speakers is impeccable.”

“A good sub was clearly needed in my situation, and on music the W-12 did the trick. Drums were tight and punchy. Organ had impressive weight, if not quite the “count the cycles” grunt of some bigger subs. But there was never a sense of something missing; the bass was satisfying when present in the source and unobtrusive when not.”

“With the W-12 in tow, the Silver 10s demonstrated that they could compete with the big boys.”

“...on well-recorded material (both music and movies—I never felt the need for the Integra’s THX Re-Eq on the latter), their sound was open and detailed, with an appealingly real sparkle and liveliness.”

“The all-important midrange was also a treat. There was no obvious coloration. Closely miked vocals sounded as immediate as they should; more distantly recorded performers were laid-back where they belong. Image depth (if present in the recording) was good, and lateral imaging precise."

“The W-12 is clearly an audiophile-quality subwoofer, and more than satisfying on music.”

“In conveying the movie’s extreme dynamics, natural dialogue, precise scene-to-scene ambience, and (most notably) astonishing score, the Silvers left nothing on the table."

“Even on quieter films, the Silvers left a positive vibe. Anonymous, a vastly underrated movie from 2011, consists mainly of clean dialogue punctuated by a sweet score that sneaks up on you. On the Silvers, it reminded me once again that a good surround system isn’t just for action.”

“You just might be as immensely impressed by what Monitor Audio has accomplished here as I was.”

"Honestly, I couldn’t have wished for more from any system.”

                           - Thomas Norton, www.SoundandVision.com, July 2014

“The design delivers a richly detailed mid-range that retains a wonderful sense of clarity and precise imaging. Clearly all Monitor Audio’s hard work at improving the mid-range performance has paid off...”

“The combination of melancholy vocals, acoustic guitar and some marvellous electric guitar from both Bernard Butler and David Gilmour sounded wonderful on the Silver 8s.”

“All these tests showed that the Silver 8 were capable of delivering a detailed stereo image with a wide dynamic range and real control, resulting in a focused soundstage that was able to distinguish individual instruments well.”

“The performance was excellent, with the speakers delivering an open and warm soundstage that retained both detail and clarity.”

“...the Silver 8s produced a sound that was rich and refined but also had plenty of range, meaning they can handle just about anything from female vocals to bass heavy rock to a full orchestra.”

“Their combination of looks, build quality and performance make them great value and you definitely won’t be disappointed with their versatility and refinement. Highly Recommended.”

"Their combination of looks, build quality and performance make them great value and you definitely won't be disappointed with their versatility and refinement. Highly Recommended."

                                                    - Steve Withers, AVForums.com July 2014

"Starting with the analogue input connected to a CD drive I am instantly enamoured by the A100's smoothness, detail and staging."

"The finger clicking and bass plucking at the start of Diana Krall's My Love Is is quite sumptuous and the vocals have a mesmerising quality that fills my listening room with ease."

"What strikes me is not just the amazing clarity that a Class A/B amp offers, but the sense of airiness and balance throughout the dynamic range."

"The King's Singers' version of Paul Simon's The Boxer is equally engaging with spine-tingling harmonies that really have to be heard to be believed."

"The vocals at the start of Chris Jones' Darlin' Cory are hauntingly engaging, while the guitar strums with refinement and gusto."

"Results with AirPlay are no less impressive, Silent Shout by The Knife proves that bass extension is particularly impressive, underpinning the mid-range and high notes of the synth to perfection."

"DLNA streaming of hi-res files is the cream on the cake, offering incredible scale and depth to recordings such as a 24/192 download of Mozart's Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major."

                                                    - Adrian Justins, Hi-Fi Choice, July 2014

"The A100 may look like a style-based product but its capable of proper hi-fi sound too."

"We start off with Orff's 'Carmina Burana' from our reference Naim NDS streamer and are impressed with this Monitor Audio's punch. It delivers large-scale dynamics with a surprising degree of composure. There's no shortage of volume either."

"This Monitor Audio delivers an unusually wide soundstage and populates it with a decent amount of precision. We're impressed by its refinement too."

"The overall tonal balance is nicely even, with no part of the frequency range dominating."

"We like the A100's bass weight and grip, as well as its ability to keep the song's coarse signature in check."

"We listen to a range of music from Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' to Kanye West's New Slaves and the Monitor Audio acquits itself with honour. It sounds insightful and composed, with enough in the way of drive and dynamics to satisfy."

"We feel the A100 deserves a five-star rating. It's a brave product that performs well and can be used in situations where conventional alternatives wouldn't even get a look-in. For that alone it deserves plenty of credit."

                                                    - What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, June 2014

The Silver 8 is surprisingly unfussy. I stand it about 30cm from the rear wall, gently toed -in and it sings. It has a surprisingly clean and neutral sound - unlike some rivals that also use metal coned drivers."

"The Silver 8 sounds wonderfully integrated and all-of-a-piece. Thomas Dolby's One of Our Submarines Is Missing comes over with a combination of detail and decorum that I simply hadn't expected at this price."

"Bass is strong and well articulated, midband crisp yet smooth and the treble beautifully detailed."

"It gives the very pleasant combination of openness and musicality, which proves infectious on Black Uhuru's Party Next Door."

"...far better than most price rivals in its ability to conjure up a cavernous soundstage."

"Indeed, one great talent of the 8 is its ability with vocals; there's a sense of natural ease that makes even the most challenging female voices a pleasure."

"That dome tweeter really is very good, and marries so well with the midrange driver that you'd be forgiven for thinking you were hearing a far more expensive speaker."

"At its price though, to criticise would be churlish, because it's just so darned competent at everything you can throw at it."

"This is an excellent all-round loudspeaker that most will really enjoy...people wanting a really capable design that gets on with the job of playing music in a subtle yet sophisticated way will love it."

                                                    - David Price, Hi-Fi Choice, June 2014

"I was immediately presented with clean, sweet sounding midrange, where most of the music and vocals take place. Vocals were reproduced with accuracy and sang with realism. String instruments offered great detail and texture. All of the tracks I listened to had a rich, natural sound."

"Something else that I was pleasantly surprised with was the soundstaging."

"Bass performance was well beyond what my JBLs were ever capable of. This was of course thanks to the Auxiliary Bass Radiator and the larger driver / enclosure. This greater bass extension injected some additional life into instruments like bass guitars and kick drums."

"I listened to the CL80s for many hours on my patio and they brought pleasure to my ears every time, regardless of music selection."

"They played equally well with indie rock and classical music, and everything in-between. I also had a chance to play them for a few friends who were quick to comment about their engaging sound quality."

"I have no qualm saying that the Monitor Audio CL80 is the best sounding outdoor speaker I've had the pleasure of listening to because that's truly the case. This speaker enabled me to enjoy music outdoors like never before."

"Aside from a fantastic sound, you'll be pleased with their versatile mounting options and rugged build quality. With four different models, you're sure to find one that suits your patio size and budget. Happy outdoor listening!"

                                                    - Suave Kajko, Canada Hi-Fi, June 2014

"As well as convenient controls, the whole package is built to the impeccable standards we've come to expect from Monitor Audio."

"The build quality is excellent too."

"The top end of the latest Silver range is extremely impressive. The detail that Monitor Audio specializes in is still present in spades but there is a smoothness to how it presents material."

"Even when pushed to high volume levels, the Monitor Audios are utterly unflappable and free of aggression."

"The Expendables is still a plot vacuum of the first order but the Monitors manage to create a sense of order and cohesion in the combat sequences that is vital to making sense of events. Even as levels climb, they stay controlled, detailed and very engrossing. A factor that helps the performance is that the main C-CAM driver used across all the speakers has enough impact to mean that the subwoofer is augmenting them rather than having to work above its comfort zone. Gunfire has real punch and impact and the dialogue (such as it is) is still clear and easy to follow. "

"This leaves the Silver W12 to get on with the business of sub bass and this is something it does extremely effectively."

"Bass extension is deep, clean and extremely potent. Furthermore, the APC system does genuinely work to avoid resonance or room spikes."

"When watching the cheerful insanity of Troll Hunter, the way that the FX opens out the Norwegian forest is excellent. The diffusion of sound effectively creates the impression of there being more than two sources for it and the out of phase dipole setting in particular is extremely effective."

"What makes this more exciting still is that while it looks excellent, this is a package that delivers sonically too. The performance is exciting but easy to live with and the dedicated surround speakers and clever subwoofer setup software give these speakers a cinematic performance that is unfailingly enjoyable."

                                                    - Ed Selley, AVForums.com

"My ears perked up right away when I heard the super-spacious, ambient soundstage the Radius 270 threw out on guitarist Gabor Szabo's The Sorcerer, a 1967 side recorded live at the Jazz Workshop in Boston."

"Marty Morrell's snare and cymbals seemed to be echoing off the hard walls of a medium-sized club. I loved the way the Radius 270 seemed to recreate the acoustics of the venue so precisely."

"Steely Dan's "Aja" sounded very smooth, with the hard-to-reproduce piano in the recording showing no trace of the unpleasant hardness most speakers give it. The 270s treated Donald Fagen's reedy voice just as carefully."

"Toto's "Rosanna," sounded positively huge through the Radius 270, with the colossal, reverberant sound I imagine the group was going for."

"I liked what the Radius 270 did with vocals in general; every singer I played through it sounded smooth, with no notable sibilance or midrange coloration."

"These are excellent results. Any speaker that measures with no more than a ±3 dB variation on-axis is generally considered to be pretty well-engineered, and the Radius 270 meets that standard easily."

"The advantage of the Radius 270 is that it gives you the refinement of those speakers in a form factor that's vastly more appealing and much less likely to garner complaints from your significant other."

                                          - Brent Butterworth, About.com Stereos

"...it rises to the much more rare 'Wow!' level in terms of movie performance."

"...the ASB-2 had an amazingly broad reach, wrapping the sound fully across the front and down both of the side walls."

"...the ASB-2 is an impressive, top-of-its-class soundbar for both cinema and song."

"...it’s extremely difficult to believe that such powerful bass comes from a single pair of Monitor Audio’s proprietary 5.5-inch C-CAM (Ceramic-Coated Aluminium/Magnesium) woofers."

"...it performed a heck of a lot better than what many soundbars with separate subwoofers can do."

"...all users will marvel at how fantastic - how thrillingly theatrical - the Monitor Audio ASB-2 sounds."

"This product is highly, highly recommended for people who want or need simplicity but don’t want to sacrifice fun and excitement."

                                               - Darryl Wilkinson, HomeTheaterReview.com

"The ASB-2 quickly displayed a satisfyingly neutral balance through the all-important vocal octaves. Male and female voices sounded natural, uncanned, and easily intelligible."

"Bass extension was modest but satisfactory, even for casual music listening."

"Honest musical integrity with a touch of midbass oomph, and clean, fairly smooth treble."

"Treble was reliably extended and open."

"From 5.1-channel material, the ASB-2’s surround effect was fairly pronounced, yielding an almost-discreet surround-channel effect that would wrap around toward the listener’s position."

"Monitor’s soundbar does a fine job. I viewed the rather somnolent and relentlessly blond Kon-Tiki, never once pulling out of the story due to any sonic shortcomings, and always enjoying clear, effortless dialogue and nicely balanced music reproduction."

"If you’re seeking a serious upgrade in TV sound, with emphasis on vocal and musical naturalness and without excessive demands of volume, the ASB-2 should serve you well."

"What really matters is sound quality, which the Monitor has in good measure."

                                               - Daniel Kumin, SoundandVision.com