Monoprice 9774
Manufacturer: Monoprice Part number: 9774
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Monoprice 9774 price range: $278.58
- Reviewed by: Matthew Moskovciak and Steve Guttenberg
- Edited by: David Katzmaier
- Reviewed on: 02/15/2013
The good: The Monoprice 9774 speaker set is all but identical to our favorite home theater speaker system, the Energy Take Classic 5.1, yet costs $150 less. The speakers are compact with a beautiful piano-black finish that makes the budget price a surprise. The sound quality is exceptional for these speakers' size, especially with movies. No other 5.1 surround-sound speaker package offers nearly this much value.
The bad: Bigger speakers still sound better, and the Monoprice system has a relatively short one-year warranty.
The bottom line: The Monoprice 9774 speaker system is the best home audio value we've ever seen: gorgeous, incredible-sounding home theater speakers for just under $250.
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- Manufacturer: Monoprice
- Part number: 9774
- Description: While superb sound quality is the ultimate goal of any home audio system, the realities of budget and even aesthetics often force compromises in sound quality. Well, the time for compromise is over. Now you can have it all - great sound, great looks, small size, and an unbelievably low price! The Monoprice 5.1 Hi-Fi Home Theater system surpasses all expectations for sound quality in a small package. The four satellite and the single center speakers each use a 3" poly-titanium mid-range driver and a 3/4" Hyperbolic aluminum dome tweeter. They can handle up to 100 watts of power and have an impedance of 8 ohms. The satellites handle frequencies from 115Hz to 20 KHz, while the center channel handles frequencies in the 110 Hz to 20 KHz range. The crossover between the mid-range and tweeter is set to 2.9 KHz. The powered subwoofer features an 8" downward firing speaker with a Ribbed Elliptical Surround design driven by a 200-watt amplifier. The Ribbed Elliptical Surround design allows the speakers to produce higher volume levels with less distortion than conventional designs. The subwoofer features four large rubber feet, which keep the downward firing driver off the floor. It has a forward firing port, with a small blue LED at the top of the port to indicate that it is powered on. It includes both line and speaker level stereo inputs, so it can be used with any amplifier. A phase control switch on the back allows you to adjust the phase of the subwoofer in relation to the rest of the system.
General
- Product type Speaker system
- Speaker type Home theater speaker system
- System configuration 5.1-channel
- Speakers included 4 x Satellite speakers,
1 x Center speaker,
1 x Subwoofer - Color Black
Features
- Speaker Type Active
- Woofer size (inches) 3 in,
0.75 in - Input impedance 8 Ohm
- Sensitivity 89 dB
- Crossover frequency 2900Hz,
40 - 150Hz - Output features Bass Reflex
- Magnetic shield Yes
- Audio amplifier Integrated
- Subwoofer amplifier output power 200 Watt
- Connectivity technology Wired
- Detachable grilles Yes
- Additional features Ribbed Elliptical Surround woofers create high efficiency, low distortion,
Aluminum dome tweeter for sonic accuracy,
Front and rear venting for more powerful bass response
Connections
- Connector type Audio line-in ( RCA phono x 2 )
Details
- Driver details Satellite speaker : 1 x Midrange driver - 3 in - Poly-titanium,
Satellite speaker : 1 x Tweeter driver - 0.75 in - Aluminum - Driver details Center channel speaker : 2 x Midrange driver - 3" - Poly-titanium,
Center channel speaker : 1 x Tweeter driver - 0.75" - Aluminum - Driver details Subwoofer : 1 x Subwoofer driver - 8" - Ribbed Elliptical Surround
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