Monoprice 5.1 Channel Home Theater Satellite Speakers And Subwoofer - Black
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Brand | Monoprice |
Model Name | Monoprice 108247 |
Speaker Type | Subwoofer |
Connectivity Technology | Auxiliary |
Special Feature | Subwoofer, bass_boost |
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- Surround yourself in high-fidelity with the Monoprice 5.1-channel Home Theater Speaker System!
- This speaker system features four satellite speakers and a center channel speaker for the mid- and high-range audio signals, plus an 8" powered subwoofer to handle the low frequencies. All the speakers come with an attractive black finish and convenient spring-loaded signal connectors.
- The center speakers use two 3" shielded mid-range cones, while the satellites employ one 3" cone and a 1/2" dome tweeter. However, don't let the small size fool you! These 8 ohm speakers will handle up to 125 watts of power from your home theater receiver at frequencies from 150 Hz to 20 kHz.
- The subwoofer is powered by a 60 watt (RMS) amplifier, driving a downward firing 8" cone. It can take either line or speaker-level inputs, so can be used with any amplifier, even older amps without dedicated subwoofer outputs. The subwoofer handles frequencies between 50 Hz to 250 Hz and includes adjustable crossover frequency and volume balance controls.
- Also included in the box are four C brackets for mounting the satellite speakers to the wall and the necessary hardware for mounting the speakers to the brackets. A pair of plastic feet to properly orient the face of the center speaker is also included. Note that you will need to provide your own hardware for mounting the C brackets to the wall or other vertical surface.
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Sound quality | 4.1 | 5.0 | — | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
Value for money | 4.0 | — | — | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
Remote Control | — | 3.6 | — | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Sold By | Amazon.com | Amazing Deals Online | Creative Audio | Raineverry | Bobtot | Goldwood Sound |
speaker size | 8 inches | — | 5.25 inches | 16 inches | 5.25 inches | 10.5 inches |
power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
connectivity tech | Auxiliary | Infrared | wireless | Bluetooth | Coaxial, Bluetooth, Optical, USB, RCA, HDMI, Auxiliary | Bluetooth |
speaker type | Subwoofer | Subwoofer, Surround Sound | Subwoofer | Soundbar | Subwoofer, Surround Sound | Surround Sound |
mounting type | Wall Mount | — | Ceiling Mount,Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Plug Mount |
weight | 27.6 pounds | 20.65 pounds | 49 pounds | 19 pounds | 23.25 pounds | 13 pounds |
control method | remote | — | — | remote | — | remote |
model name | Monoprice 108247 | — | Dome Flax | Raineverry 5.1 | — | Bluetooth 5.1 Speaker System with Sub Light and FM Home Theater 6 Speaker Set |
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Monoprice 5.1 Channel Home Theater Satellite Speakers And Subwoofer - Black
This headphone amplifier features a USB input and a professional level Texas Instruments Digital to Analog Converter (DAC), effectively replacing your sound card without requiring you to open your PC and installing a new card. The high-current output allows it to drive headphones with a wide range of impedances, from 16 ohms to 600 ohms.
The RCA line outputs allow you to send the output to a stereo amplifier or powered speakers for those times when you don't want to use headphones. A set of RCA line inputs allows you to connect an external audio source, such as a CD player, so you can enjoy the advantages of the high-current headphone output with other audio sources.
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Product Dimensions | 16.8 x 15.2 x 19.4 inches |
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Item Weight | 27.6 pounds |
ASIN | B007YLQUWK |
Item model number | 108247 |
Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #209,921 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #131 in Surround Sound Systems |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | July 23, 2011 |
Manufacturer | Monoprice Inc. |
Country of Origin | China |
Speakers Maximum Output Power | 125 Watts |
Item Weight | 27.6 Pounds |
Number Of Items | 6 |
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Get everything you need for a great sounding home theater speaker setup in a single box! You get four satellite speakers and a center channel speaker for the mid- and high-range audio signals, plus an 8-Inch powered subwoofer to handle the low frequencies. All the speakers come with an attractive black finish and convenient spring-loaded signal connectors. The center speakers use two 3-Inch shielded mid-range cones, while the satellites employ one 3-Inch cone and a 1/2-Inch dome tweeter. However, don't let the small size fool you! These 8 ohm speakers will handle up to 125 watts of power from your home theater receiver at frequencies from 150 Hz to 20 kHz. The subwoofer is powered by a 60 watt (RMS) amplifier, driving a downward firing 8-Inch cone. It can take either line or speaker-level inputs, so can be used with any amplifier, even older amps without dedicated subwoofer outputs. The subwoofer handles frequencies between 50 Hz to 250 Hz and includes adjustable crossover frequency and volume balance controls. Also included in the box are four C brackets for mounting the satellite speakers to the wall and the necessary hardware for mounting the speakers to the brackets. A pair of plastic feet to properly orient the face of the center speaker is also included. Note that you will need to provide your own hardware for mounting the C brackets to the wall or other vertical surface. Don't let the low price fool you! This speaker system sounds great and will fill your room with high-quality, full-spectrum sound! Note: The speaker wire connectors on each unit comfortably accept a maximum 16 gauge speaker wire. For best results use pin-type speaker plugs to make the speaker connections and banana or pin-type plugs to connect the wires to your amplifier.
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Customers like the sound quality, value, performance, appearance and ease of installation of the speakers. For example, they mention that the subwoofer produces a decent amount of bass, it's more than worth the price and that the speakers work wonderfully. Opinions are mixed on quality and mountability.
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Customers like the sound quality of the speakers. They mention that the sound is full, the sub produces a decent amount of bass, and it sounds perfectly fine at that price point. The subwoofer is phenomenal for movie effects, and the high frequencies are good. The vocals are crisp and the bass is thundering when appropriate. Overall, most are happy with the sound performance and recommend it to others.
"...After 35 hours of burn in (a must with small speakers), the high frequencies are good, mid-range are good for movies (music is another matter), lows..." Read more
"...It sounds perfectly fine at that price point. You're not expecting to top a $1500 Klipschissplittlixblah-blah system for this price-point...." Read more
"...good like a Denon, Onkyo, or Pioneer Elite they will surprise you they get loud!! My Denon puts out about 90 watts and they take the abuse...." Read more
"...I can say they sounded great to me right out of the box, and the spring connectors were super easy to use.Important notes:..." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the speakers. They mention that the subwoofer is great bang for your buck, and that it's a good budget setup for a basic home theater. They also say that the speakers sound great for the price, and are a steal at the price.
"A lengthy review follows so for the TL;DR version:Great budget speakers for a small living room or bedroom once burned in and are vastly..." Read more
"...These are great speakers for the price, and will probably be more than adequate for the needs of anyone who is not an audiophile...." Read more
"...What I like:1. Subwoofer! It is worth the $100 alone! It has a very thick, warm and punchy sound (no artificial boominess)...." Read more
"...The speakers have a nice, sleek, modern feel to them. Nothing extravagant, clear simple design; less is more, in my book...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the speakers. They say that the subwoofer performs very well, blends nicely with the center and satellite speakers, and works wonderfully. Some say that it's ridiculously good for a cheap 8". Overall, most are happy with the performance and recommend it to others.
"...The sub is ridiculously good for a cheap 8", managing to be detailed and still able to make your ribcage vibrate when LFE is used in a scene..." Read more
"...job filling an apartment living room with nice sound and the sub isn't so crazy that your neighbors will kill you..." Read more
"...off youtube and streaming childrens programming for my child, they are performing fine. Hope they continue to do so." Read more
"...The weak point of the system is the sub woofer, is not powerful enough...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the speakers. They say the speakers look nicer than expected, and the sound quality is very good. They also appreciate the clear, house-shaking capabilities, and transparent, and natural sounding satellites. The speakers and included support brackets look good, and have a non-obtrusive design. Overall, customers are happy with the speakers' appearance and performance, and recommend them to others.
"...These are not 'lookers'.. though they look nice enough w/the grills off vs some other offerings in this price range I think...." Read more
"...same build quality or design aesthetic as these premium sets, but look fine, and are made well...." Read more
"...I do love the wire attachements on the back! Very simple: push, insert wire, release! No screwing or turning like the back of my receiver...." Read more
"...Yes, you will have to use their mounts but, never fear, they look great as well and the speakers fit them in such a way that you really can not tell..." Read more
Customers like the ease of installation of the speakers. They mention that the wires are easy to connect, the mounts for the speakers are easy, and the spring connectors are super easy to use. They also mention that it's a complete box for install and that it does require a receiver and cords.
"...Use/Assembly: Easy peasy... 5.1 systems have been around a while now... this is no different than the vast majority...." Read more
"...sounded great to me right out of the box, and the spring connectors were super easy to use.Important notes:..." Read more
"...Even my neighbor thinks so.Conclusion:An easy setup that may require some fiddling and fine-tuning...." Read more
"...some reviews where people said this was hard, I found it quite easy to thread them through...." Read more
Customers like the clarity of the speakers. They mention that it has crystal clear dialog, and excellent detail. They also say that the center channel is extremely clear, and the other 4 speakers provide great highs and mids. Overall, customers are satisfied with the clarity and volume of the product.
"...The sub is ridiculously good for a cheap 8", managing to be detailed and still able to make your ribcage vibrate when LFE is used in a scene..." Read more
"...BOOOOOOOOOOOOM! A deep, heavy, bass sweeped across the house, rattled some wood shelving, sent my cats running and scared the crap out of my dog...." Read more
"...The center speaker, wow!, clear and load. The 8" Subwoofer nice base. This is a good budget setup for a basic home theater...." Read more
"...Weighing the price of whatever else I need first.It also has no instructions, just a diagram...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the speakers. Some mention that they are well built, tough, and produce a solid sound from the center. However, others say that the sub is a major let down and dies shortly after delivery.
"...As a result, I can report that the speakers are fairly tough units able to survive a 3 foot drop with only the grill popping off...." Read more
"...What I like:1. Subwoofer! It is worth the $100 alone! It has a very thick, warm and punchy sound (no artificial boominess)...." Read more
"...They will not have the same build quality or design aesthetic as these premium sets, but look fine, and are made well...." Read more
"...No joke! I mean movies were full, soundstage was excellent, I could not believe how great it sounded even at very loud volume...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the mountability of the speakers. Some mention they were happy to see that mounting brackets were included, while others say that they didn't come with any mounting hardware or screws.
"...1. No wires supplied with the surround2. No speaker mounts..." Read more
"...No screwing or turning like the back of my receiver. Indeed, no mounting holes, just the speaker which is perfect for my setup as I have them..." Read more
"...easy walk mounting, however, the center channel speaker does not include wall mounts...." Read more
"...Additionally, they come with mounts!..." Read more
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Great budget speakers for a small living room or bedroom once burned in and are vastly superior to HDTV speakers or a soundbar. Highly recommend if you don't have the money for a $300 range set of speakers or just want to get your toe wet in surround sound setups.
Updated February 25, 2017:
Still a good bargain.
Having since upgraded the living room surround sound speakers, I've moved these to my PC along with a cheap used 5.1 receiver but with a different subwoofer. They work very well in a "near field" environment of desktop and three feet away especially in gaming. More details at the end of the review.
Updated 1/29/2016 Long version:
When it finally became unavoidable that I'd have to retire my lashed up 5.1 system consisting of a Creative Labs Dolby and DTS decoder and Gateway BA-7900 speakers, I had to get some surround speakers fast and cheap. Reviews of the 108427 were good enough, the price was right, Prime shipping was fast, so I pulled the trigger.
First it is important to relay what kind of taste I have in speakers. Long a fan of Boston Acoustics line of musically neutral products, I value detail and fidelity over shaking the foundation of the house. Yamaha and Polk follow, while I despise Bose and Klipsch for distorting audio. More like torturing it, but that's my personal opinion and audio preferences are very personal. Genres of music listened to are rock, classical, jazz, Sinatra, Dino, electronica, soundtracks, outlaw... pretty much everything other than rap and country. Constantly shifting between music types is why I prefer neutral speakers over "warm" sounding ones.
The good news is these cheap Monoprice speakers are very neutral and well detailed for their price point. Better speakers can be had for 2-3 times the price including their own line. After 35 hours of burn in (a must with small speakers), the high frequencies are good, mid-range are good for movies (music is another matter), lows are shockingly good thanks to a subwoofer designed to carry a lot of the load the satellites normally would. If you are going to play a lot of music over these, you will want to either replace the fronts with bookshelf speakers or matrix everything with Dolby ProLogic II or DTS: Neo 6. While not faithful in those modes, they cover up the weaknesses that show in stereo mode.
A drawback is the fussy connectors on the speakers. In fact I was sure one of the satellites was defective out of the box. Further examination revealed that some of the strands in the speaker wire had not made it through the hole in the spring loaded connector. It only took five or six strands splayed out to cause the speaker to hiss. Ten minutes of fiddling and muttering under my breath produced clean sound once all the strands were in.
Connecting the active subwoofer to a receiver that has a single RCA line out does not require an adaptor. Just take the stereo RCA cord included and plug in only the white jack to to the line out and the white line in jack. Works just fine since it is a mono signal in the first places, though I found on my set that more bass was delivered through the white line in than the red. It may be designed that way like more expensive subs.
8/19/2017
I was wrong about the subwoofer only needing one RCA jack to work effectively. Taking a peek into the enclosure, it became obvious from the wiring that the 8" driver is a dual voice coil at 8 ohms each. This means you NEED a mono to stereo adaptor to get the full sound if you go off a receiver's subwoofer out jack. Otherwise the driver only moves half the air it should!
Another review complained the speakers are very directional and I found this to be true. The design of the cabinets is that the drivers sit behind a shallow horn for both the tweeters and midwoofers which limits their off axis performance. While terrible for music, this is an actual plus for movies that have dedicated surround sound mixes or for gaming.
Blu-rays of were used to test different surround mixes: TRON: Legacy was used to test DTS-HD 5.1, The Hunt for Red October for Dolby TrueHD, and The Conversation in DTS-HD 5.1. The first two I played to gauge the effectiveness of surround cues with the last movie used to hear how a dialogue heavy movie would fare. Directional cues are excellent making it a joy to listen to modern movies. The torpedoes in Red October zoomed around nicely with the tweeters really adding to the ambiance inside the submarines. The center seems a trifle weak, but it isn't a dramatic imbalance and can be adjusted at the receiver level. The sub is ridiculously good for a cheap 8", managing to be detailed and still able to make your ribcage vibrate when LFE is used in a scene like the dance club in TRON: Legacy. Just don't expect much lower than 40 Hz
Though small, the Monoprice 108247 speakers need some oomph to push them. They really don't perform until they start getting loud. For reference, the speakers are hooked up to my Sony STR-DN1010 receiver that is rated to 110 watts per channel. Music doesn't fill out until above 40 volume, while movies and TV require at least 35. Yes, they can get loud as long as you have a decent enough receiver to drive them. Remember to calibrate the speakers with your receiver if you can and make sure the crossover is set to 160 Hz.
Part of my putting together the new surround setup involved assistance from two three month old kittens. As a result, I can report that the speakers are fairly tough units able to survive a 3 foot drop with only the grill popping off. Of course, I don't advise trying this at home, kids.
Love the movie performance, but playing music over them left much to be desired. Consequently, a pair of Insignia NS-SP213 bookshelf speakers have replaced the fronts. Currently they are burning in and I forgot to get the banana jacks to turn the setup from 5.1 to 7.1, so I'll update this review later with the results of that.
1/29/2016: While I still haven't gotten the 7.1 up and running, the NS-SP213 speakers up front blended in much better than expected with the 8427 set. Stereo music is very enjoyable now with the subwoofer perfectly overcoming the low end weakness of the new fronts. Though auto calibrated by the Sony receiver again, the center volume had to be manually bumped up a couple of decibels to overcome it being drowned out in the mix. In fact, I'm wondering if the calibration is what made the center seem weaker in the first place.
To anyone interested in playing music over these speakers, I highly recommend adding a pair of bookshelf speakers to the mix.
Also did some testing with and without the metal grills and found little discernible difference with the 80247 satellites, unlike the Insignia pair which need to have the grills off.
February 25, 2017
Two of the satellites and the center now are being used with my PC via an old Sony 5.1 receiver. The directionality mentioned earlier is terrific for playing video games that use proper surround cues -- there's no sneaking up on me now!
The subwoofer is also in service, but in the home gym/hobby room filling in the void for some deep bass deficient stereo speakers. Being able to wire the hot stereo outs to the speakers is a nice plus on such a bargain unit.
I've also taken apart the remaining unused satellites to get a look at construction and was surprised at what I found. Though finding a capacitor bridging the woofer to tweeter wasn't a shock (it prevents lower sound frequencies from frying the tweeter), the polyfill mat to dampen sound was. The back of the plastic cabinet also seems to have been designed with the option to put a full crossover in! Build quality is better than expected for something this low priced leading to some mad scientist experiments on the spares.
It's 200.00, or was when I got it... for a 5.1, powered-sub system. It sounds perfectly fine at that price point. You're not expecting to top a $1500 Klipschissplittlixblah-blah system for this price-point. Accept that, enjoy the great sound this puts out at reasonable volume levels, and carry on. I wouldn't crank this up to '11' for a party and expect it to survive... but I wouldn't do that for any stereo I have either... I have sympathy for my stuff I guess. I've had it at 50% volume for hours playing music though.. plenty loud (rock, metal, etc...).. though 'plenty' is of course subjective.
In the 20x12 room it sits in, it will give pretty decent thump for sound-effects and movies w/in reason. Again.. price-point here.
I paid at least $100 more than this 20 years ago (so, really, like ~$400 in today's money) for something way less 'good'... w/just a passive subwoofer, and less power-handling ability and it sounded like empty wooden boxes being klonked on by a swarm of agitated beavers vs. some pretty nice sound out of the monoprice setup.
I don't know if I would push these speakers to the 'rated' power.. but surely they could hang with 50'ish nice, clean watts per-ch (you know, before your $300 receiver really starts to push out a lot of distortion anyway).
I suspect the target buyer is someone in an apartment where noise-levels have to be rational. I think it'll do a great job filling an apartment living room with nice sound and the sub isn't so crazy that your neighbors will kill you (it has adjustments to set the levels and so on.. if you tick off your neighbors, that's on you).
I'm saying all this stuff about 'bang for buck' and so on b/c I'm assuming anyone looking at this is on a budget and isn't packing a $2000 tube-amp at home waiting to connx to this thing. You're like a lot of us,.. got a budget AVR rated to somewhere between 70 and 100'ish Watts/ch for movies/music and want something that will at least compliment that setup. This will do that. Remember your budget AVR(eceiver) may be rated to 100W/ch, but it'll really give up doing that job distortion-free/low somewhere ~30W south that of that number (on a continual basis).
Finish Quality: Again.. price-point-wise... it's exactly what I expected.. not fancy in the least, but clean. Some small imperfections in the finish.. nothing I can spot from more than a foot or two away that makes me upset. These are not 'lookers'.. though they look nice enough w/the grills off vs some other offerings in this price range I think. They actually disappear visually pretty well honestly... and I would think that has a different kind of appeal to the folks that don't -want- a showy, in-your-face system.
Use/Assembly: Easy peasy... 5.1 systems have been around a while now... this is no different than the vast majority. You plug the wires from the appropriate channels off your AV Receiver into the various speakers, and your sub-out to the sub's inputs. Four of the speakers are identical, makes no difference which of those four goes where (front L/R vs rear L/R). The center channel is specifically made/intended to be such.. it's obvious, can't mess it up. The powered sub does not have the '5' outs itself.. it just takes either RCA inputs or speaker-level left/right from stereo. So, it won't necessarily turn an old-school 2-channel stereo into a 5.1 system... not in any easy plug/play way that I am aware of anyway.. but I'm hardly an expert. Seek YouTube Gurus for that kind of info. There's instructions in the box.. read those, I may be completely lying about the 2->5.1 thing... I did not read them, but my setup was blindingly-easy, even for me.
So, there's my 5-or-so month update... still quite pleased, don't have any regrets for the type of use I've put it through.
I wasn't real happy with the over all sound that came from the system at first, I thought the sound---sounded like the music was being played through a tube or something. It just didn't seem to have any depth to it, and sounded very cold and tinny.
I think I've had them for about 5 weeks now. I have to say they are finally starting to break in and open up. The weak point of the system is the sub woofer, is not powerful enough. If you would decide to get another sub or just replace the amp in this sub make sure you get an amp that has a clip limiter VERY IMPORTANT. A clip limiter will keep the amp in the sub from over driving your speaker. I used to have a 12" Paradigm Sub woofer and it had a limiter on it. It was so awsume cause you could crank it up as loud as your system will go and it didn't distort or over heat. I had i for 5 years and had to sell it to pay for a speeding ticket, a very sad day. I have a BIC F12 Sub without a clip limiter. I really wish it had one but it sounds really good
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I don't even want to say that for the price these ones sound great, because they put out some deceptively great sound. The build quality is more than decent and extras like wall mounts are a nice touch. I bought some banana plugs to use with my amp but the pin type plugs you can get probably would not work with these speakers unless you're wall or stand mounting them (as there is no clearance underneath if placed directly on a flat surface). I also don't fully understand the situation where someone would need a left and right connection to a subwoofer, so I simply have my single subwoofer out on my amp running to the right input on the sub and it seems to work fine. I may replace it with a Y connector eventually.
My only complaint is minor, and that's with the subwoofer - it puts out an audible hum when there's no sound. It seems to be linked when switching inputs with the amp, but thankfully it's not a constant thing (thankfully!). The auto on feature works well and while it won't fill a big room it's got a decent punch to it.