Monitor Audio PL-200 Floor Standing Speakers

Monitor Audio Platinum Series PL-200 speakes in Ebony Wood Lacquer finish. Complete original boxes and packing.  
Comments from Stereophile review:
Soundstaging was simply superb: wide, deep, and precise in the spatial definition of sonic images on the stage. The soundstage was also quite high, seemingly located above the speakers. I would expect this from a taller speaker, and/or one that has an extra, upward-facing tweeter—but, of course, the PL200 isn't and doesn't. I really liked this effect—it made me feel as if I were sitting in the front of the orchestra section, rather than farther back or in the balcony.

When it came to transparency—defined as an absence of coloration or a distinctive "speaker sound" added to the music being reproduced—the PL200 once again performed like a champ. Colorations created by cabinet resonances can be problematic with floorstanding loudspeakers, but in the case of the PL200 were conspicuous by their relative absence. The midrange was essentially neutral, which was effective in communicating the distinctive characteristics of the voices of various singers; they sounded, as I noted in my April 2007 show report on the PL300, "arrestingly lifelike."


The ideal loudspeaker would have no sound of its own: the sound that it made would simply reflect the input signal, communicating all of the detail and nuances present in the source. If such a speaker exists, I haven't heard it—but the Monitor Audio Platinum PL200 comes closer to this ideal than most. The product of a design process that has apparently examined every aspect of loudspeaker performance, the impeccably finished PL200 uses drivers that are unique to Monitor Audio, features high resolution and a high degree of transparency, and does an excellent job of getting out of the way of the music. It offers a balanced performance from top to bottom, with perhaps a slight bias toward the upper end of the range—but not so much that it sounds "etched." At $8000/pair the PL200 is by no means cheap, but neither is it crazy-priced—the price is justified by the design, the quality of components, the obvious care taken in manufacturing, and, most of all, by the sound. It's a lovely speaker.



Description: Three-way, reflex-loaded, floorstanding loudspeaker. Drive-units: 21/4" tall C-CAM (magnesium) ribbon tweeter, 4" RDT (metal-coated Nomex)-cone midrange driver, two 6.5" RDT-cone woofers. Crossover frequencies: 600Hz, 3.6kHz. Frequency range: 35Hz–100kHz. Sensitivity: 90dB/2.83V/m. Nominal impedance: 4 ohms. Maximum SPL (per pair in room): 117.8dB. Power handling: 250W. Recommended amplification: 100–250W.
Dimensions: 39" (998mm) H by 10" (255mm) W by 111/4" (285mm) D (including fixed plinth). Weight (including plinth): 72.7 lbs (33kg).