Monoprice Monolith 3x200 Amplifier Unboxing And Review With Polk LSiM707

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Monoprice Monolith 3x200 Amplifier Unboxing And Review With Polk LSiM707 - After upgrading from Klipsch to the Polk AUdio LSiM707 setup, I had to add quite a bit more power to get back the needed volume in my room, especially for home theater use. Even for music, it gave back all the high level detail and headroom, coming from 140x2 in my AVR.
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@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

@israeljamison5143 2 жыл бұрын

instaBlaster.

@DuSlothster 4 жыл бұрын

Could listen to you talk about paint and I'd still be interested. Never stop these audio and tech videos

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

LOL thanks man

@sdrcorbu 4 жыл бұрын

Duslothster you pegged GS, in fact sign me up for the paint video

@Chuck-- 4 ай бұрын

Funny, I bought this same amp a year ago and had the same problem that you had...no sound. My amp is sitting behind my cabinet on a small 10" high stand. When I looked down at the amp trying to find problem, the interconnect cables hid the tiny switches. Took me forever to find my issue. This is a great HT amp. I'm using it to push the fronts, JBL HDI-3600 and the SVS Ultra center speaker.

@RjTheTrigun 4 жыл бұрын

I just want to say thanks for helping me out together my wishlist for my theater room.

@robertoval3688 4 жыл бұрын

I have the Monolith 11 and that thing is a beast. Now I understand why everyone was saying go separates.

@tbone6310 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t find a Monolith 11x anywhere... backordered for a couple months

@decaf77 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I’ve been looking at the monolith v. Emotiva for the Klipsch RP/RC LCR and you’re info has sold me on the monolith. New sub!

@TruckerGlass 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome set up dude !

@wanderinguser7665 4 жыл бұрын

Good to see another video in this series, congrats on the upgrade! If the Monolith wasn't way out of my budget I'd be curious to A/B test it against the QSC GX3 amp I'm using. On one hand I feel like there has to be a reason for the price difference but on the other I've seen $1,000 power cables I also don't believe there's any audible difference in. Looking forward to a review of those LSiM speakers once they get broke in!

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Filmed it today with 20+ hours on them :) And I have a speaker cable comparison I'm working on later too :)

@starwarsfan7371 3 жыл бұрын

Did you consider Emotiva XPA-3 gen 3 or any other amp before purchasing Monolith? I would love to hear your comments on other amps you researched. I am looking for a solid amp for my LCR speakers, martin logan 60xt and 50xt center channel.

@rakanaltassan7797 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Saudi Arabia, this is a very informative video and detailed. You really answered most of my question, thank you so much peace ✌️

@bobu5213 3 жыл бұрын

So I've been looking for a bluetooth or aux amp that I can hook up a 70 watt sub from 3.5mm jack to RCA and two 30 watt speakers with y-wires, but no 3 channel amp I can find actually have 3 inputs. Is there a reason none of these amps have them? Also, why are they so expensive when you go to 5.1?

@Slyder695 4 жыл бұрын

I'm running the 706c and 2 703's for my mains and looking into purchasing the denon 6500 to upgrade my setup to 7.1.4 atmos. I rarely listen to music, all HT, would I need an external amp since I'm only running the smaller lsim 703 for the main?

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Only if it doesn’t end up going loud enough for you

@olegyamleq7796 3 жыл бұрын

HI. Does some one know what the interconnects were? Monoprice XXX?

@donjaun540 3 жыл бұрын

Nice review. I hope to buy some god willing.

@turnne 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a Monolith 7X a few months ago Its a fantastic amp

@philj4881 3 жыл бұрын

How is the different in power ?

@turnne 3 жыл бұрын

@@philj4881 It seems that is has power reserves that my former amp did not

@mattgiunt 4 жыл бұрын

So I have been following your lead. Got the707 and 706C, Yamaha 2085 and spent time with the masters series and everything sounds great.Soundstage is amazing. Only issue is living in condo on second floor I can only max volume at -22 (70-75 DB). My next step is putting in this monolith but I wonder if at my listening levels I would gain any sonic difference with this amp or does its magic only start at higher volume levels which I can never go to? Any reason to put this in my system considering my living volume restraints ? Thanks for you great advice and happy holidays.

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Nope no point. Enjoy!

@lamarvinbraxton9192 Жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff can I use this amp to power my center, left & right speakers plus use the remaining channels on my av receiver simultaneously?

@mattgiunt 4 жыл бұрын

Getting ready to order this.Does one dedicated wall plug power both the receiver and the Monolith Amp. I was thinking of plugging receiver Into one wall plug input and getting a good extension cord from mono price and powering my Monolith from the wall plug on the other side of my fireplace.(front of my room is much like yours).

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

It’s not even close to using a whole circuit.

@bobtheauditor08 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. What made you choose the Monoprice amp over Emotiva A/B amps?

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Better specs, better reviews

@richardmjones 2 жыл бұрын

Great review and video. Been debating about a 3 channel amp for my home theater system. Been debating between this Monolith 3x200 or an Anthem MCA 325 or Outlaw Model 2200 monoblock times 3. Thinking I might give the Monolith a go if I can get my hands on one.

@COGuyStuff 2 жыл бұрын

At this point but whatever is in stock. It’ll be bad for another year.

@newton5954 4 жыл бұрын

How would somebody go about bi-wiring their speakers two amp like this ? But I am currently looking for the to channel variance not your 3 Channel unit. if you could please help me out and I would like to know how I would go about to buy a wiring my speakers to a 2-channel variant of this 2x200 monolith amp

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Biwiring does nothing. It’s just using a double ended cable.

@danieldelgado8153 3 жыл бұрын

I have the 7x200 hooked up to a Yamaha 3030, Tekton Encores, B&W center, duel SVS 16 subs and SVS surrounds. Simply love the amp. Looking to go to pre amp. Looking at several. Emotive, Monolith, plus others. My search continues.

@skolvikings5263 3 жыл бұрын

I'm looking to buy a house instead.

@dextermorgan1 Жыл бұрын

@@skolvikings5263 You do that. Happy hunting...

@Woboito13 4 жыл бұрын

Hey do you have a link to that cabinet you use and cooling fan? I looked in the link but I didn't see it. Thanks in advance

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Look back a few months, I have videos on them

@elvinechevarria8079 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful amplifier I have 4 emotiva gen1 amplifier.

@omgwtfpwnd 4 жыл бұрын

Does this amplifier have a protection circuit to prevent clipping or damage to the drivers of a loudspeaker?

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

No, that's not typical. Just short protection.

@omgwtfpwnd 4 жыл бұрын

CO Guy Stuff That sux.

@dan_hitchman007 3 жыл бұрын

@@omgwtfpwnd If you choose the correct amps to go with your speaker capabilities and SPL's you wish to listen at, then you won't get clipping.

@omgwtfpwnd 3 жыл бұрын

Dan Hitchman It’s good to have protection in case you bump the knob.

@jqcbigdog 4 жыл бұрын

Good vid...

@danemoreno88 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff I am either getting this or the outlaw 3 pack of mono blocks I kind of prefer the monolith though

@jeffperkins6514 2 жыл бұрын

Thinking about this 200 X 3 currently. Are your speakers 4 ohms or 8 ohms? My Polk LSI 15's are rated at 4 ohms and I'm needing more than the 100 X 3 Acurus separate Amp I have now. I believe I read that particular Monolith puts out 300 per channel into 4 ohms which should be a big step up from the 100 watts I have now.

@COGuyStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Mine are under 4

@stinger1268 26 күн бұрын

Nice video. Curious, would you still recommend this amp (4 years later)?

@COGuyStuff 26 күн бұрын

100% they are flawless. I went to a larger model since this vid

@ob1kdanny87 4 жыл бұрын

Are you able to bi amp the front towers with an external amp like this? How do you go about it?

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

You would need the 5 or more channel version and the processor to support it.

@ufarkingicehole 3 жыл бұрын

I have the lsim 705. I use my Cambridge audio cxr 200 integrated (200 watts a channel) and a citation 7.1 (over 500 watts bridged) driven through my amp out of my Cambridge to bi amp it. The answer is yes

@DavidEvenson 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see reviews of the lsim line. I have the 705s along with the surround package. They’re great for surround, but they’re lacking for two channel. I recently purchased some Buchardt s400s. The whole system is balanced including REL 7 subs. BOOM. No contest.

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

I never heard the 705. You legitimately don’t need subs for music with the 707. That being said my SVS 4000 subs are a perfect match for that next level of bass lol

@Quattro46 4 жыл бұрын

David Evenson : seen great reviews on the Buchardt’s. I’ve got my eyes on those myself. My next house will have a great room (25’x20’), I’m wondering if the Buchhardt’s and a sub would have more trouble than the Polk’s with that size of a room. I’m also curious how the new Polk L600’s compare to the LSiM’s.

@DavidEvenson 4 жыл бұрын

Donovan There are several variables here. My goal in designing my system was to run balanced separates all the way from the DAC to monoblocks. The only way I could do that on my budget was to go with Schiit. I have a gungnir multibit DAC which has balanced outs. Those go into a Freya preamp, also with balanced inputs and outputs into 2 vidar amps in monoblock configuration. Oh, and I have a stereo pair of REL 7s. It’s on another level from my lsim setup. YMMV.

@romanlewandowski9616 4 жыл бұрын

The Yamaha Would be less than 70w all channels driven, I have a Marantz Sr8012 and that is 86w 7 channels driven as per bench test by Audioholics.I the reference series Klipsch RP280f speakers and just got a 3 channel amp to drive the LCR and it has made a difference. In what way is the Polk better?

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

How do you know what the Yamaha is, I haven’t seen them or anyone else test it? I went through all the differences in the speaker review

@romanlewandowski9616 4 жыл бұрын

CO Guy Stuff Hi I spoke to a technician here in Australia at Yamaha he told me that the power consumption of the flagship receiver was 480 W power consumption you divide that by nine channels taking into account the inefficiencies and consumption of the boards in the AMP you get an approximation of the w per channel all channels driven. My Marantz consumes 780 W dividing that by seven channels and it gives you the approximate w Per channel all channels driven this was confirmed by Audioholics bench test

@tommymetz5563 4 жыл бұрын

Great review. One thing you may want to avoid is taping the table when your camera is on it. It is making your camera shake. Awesome review though. I'm gonna go watch some more of yours.

@jayjustgames1725 3 жыл бұрын

Question, I have some klipsch speakers which are 100 watts rms and 400 max. Currently giving them about 85 watts off a emotiva a500 amp. Considering a bigger emotiva amp which would be 250 or 275 watts per channel. Do you think that is too much????

@COGuyStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Only if you turn it up too far. Potential power can not do a thing.

@jayjustgames1725 3 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff thanks!

@edwinabuel3174 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I just bought a Monolith 3 amplifier to run my LCR and I'm a using a Marantz AV7705 using XLR cables. My question is do you have a thump on your loudspeaker? Any suggestions that you know to prevent this thing not to happen. Thank you in advance!

@COGuyStuff 2 жыл бұрын

No thump here. Disconnect your trigger and input cables, just leave the speakers connected. Turn it on manually. If you still have a thump, contact Monoprice for an exchange. If no thump, it's your AVR, try RCA.

@edwinabuel3174 2 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff Thank you for replying!

@clintq469 2 жыл бұрын

Monolith amp starts up in a mute mode to stop any thump at startup

@kellyj5389 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@jackryder6732 4 жыл бұрын

Dynaudio emit M30 4oms is good match. With arcam avr850 surround

@marks.2769 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Is there a shelf between the amplifier and the receiver or is the amplifier sitting directly on top of the receiver?

@COGuyStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Directly

@marks.2769 3 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff thx for the prompt response. I have the same receiver so it's good to know that it can support the weight of a 50+ pound amp as I am also considering adding an amp and have limited space in my entertainment unit.

@COGuyStuff 3 жыл бұрын

It's a tank, no worries. All you have to do is manage heat. I have a big silent fan sucking out the rear.

@fubartotale3389 3 жыл бұрын

Dont believe in aftermarket power cords? What about the Lifshitz-Riply foreskin effect attenuating the left handed double secret polarity inversion factor?

@Buxtonphil 2 жыл бұрын

Did you figure out you need to calibrate your speaker to 75db

@newton5954 4 жыл бұрын

If I get this monlitth amp will it work and hook up with a Yamaha as801 ?

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

It works with anything that has pre-outs

@newton5954 4 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff thank you for taking time to get back to me after watching your video I do want to consider really getting a monolith amp as well I've been looking at the to channel variant. At first I was concerned and curious to know why you decided to pair it up with a receiver but I saw then maybe perhaps cuz you have all those speakers because typically people would say you need a preamp would be the best way to go with a power amp if you want good sound quality you want something that has a fantastic DAC in it to pair up good with your power! But some of those can be pretty pricey! I know you mentioned to buy wiring doesn't seem to do anything and I know there's a lot of speculation about that topic for many years but for example I have the same speakers lsim 707 hooked up to an integrated amplifier and that's it I've been using it like that for a while however I've been by wiring it to the nth the whole time until last night I decided to try changing it putting back The binding posts and running single cables and the sound is so different and I don't know if it's better I think by wiring definitely opens up the speakers a lot better I don't know maybe you could try it for yourself and see but I really could hear the difference at first was I like hey is it better sounding I don't know then the base and how far the bass drops etc I'm still experimenting with it but I don't know if it's a good change running single cables. anyways to get back on topic I think I'm going to pick up this monolith amp and I'm going to pair it with something like a Cambridge audio cxa60 I think something like that would be fairly good and it has a fairly good Dac inside not sure!

@parmodmehta 4 жыл бұрын

I see your amp is placed in an enclosure. Any heating issues?

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

It has a big fan in the back

@rakitakhan 4 жыл бұрын

A piece of dark stick on window tint does wonders for bright LED's.

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Yep! Luckily this one isn’t very bright. You can hardly see it through the smoked glass door.

@dan_hitchman007 3 жыл бұрын

Just FYI... Yamaha receiver units, at least in the past, have had an issue with their pre-amp outputs with sending out too little current (deviating from electrical reference specs) through to most consumer grade, RCA ended power amplifiers. That may be one reason you are still not getting the volume you expect in comparison to the same volume setting on the receiver as before (in your case, 0 dB). You would, unfortunately, have to change brands (like say to Denon or Marantz or Anthem, etc.) to fix that issue. I would also strongly recommend that you go with a larger, more spacious gear rack. You should never stack components and instead give them plenty of breathing room. If you still need assistance with heat generation given a closed cabinet door, I also recommend AC Infinity component coolers for your receiver (or pre-amp) and power amplifier. You can draw heat out of the units from the front or back of the cabinet depending on the model of cooler you get. These components will last a lot longer as well.

@COGuyStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t assume things. These models have full output and the cabinet has a fan on the back. There is no issue

@dan_hitchman007 3 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff Okay, I'm just going off best practices as well as issues with some Yammie receiver outputs. That could be an issue. If there isn't enough initial voltage trim on the RCA output, you can get a volume drop and higher distortion output as you raise the overall master volume compared to brands with a correct preamp output signal stength.

@COGuyStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Lol it’s not a brand issue. Don’t make blanket statements.

@dextermorgan1 Жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff It is a brand issue. It's commonly known Yamaha pre amp voltage is less than the other big name brands. Audioholics even bench tested Yamaha receivers and confirmed it. The new Yamaha series are the first to have decent pre amp outputs.

@SlotHits777 4 жыл бұрын

Are you running into any heat issues? That looks like a heat problem setup.

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t assume things. The cabinet has a fan

@SlotHits777 4 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff Don't take everything so personally. It was a pretty straight-forward question, that still remains unanswered.

@MrElchav 4 жыл бұрын

@@SlotHits777 Geeze man! His channel, his amplifier!

@godhand6510 4 жыл бұрын

I have a monolith 7x and some times it hums its out in the open so it has plenty of air and my reciever can be on a low volume and it will still do it but other then that a great amp

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the unit itself, or a hum through the speakers, or sub, etc.?

@godhand6510 4 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff from the monolith 7x it doesn't happen all the time but it does happen and i bought it new all most 2 months ago

@godhand6510 4 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff possibly a heating issue but shouldn't be because its in the open so hopefully your unit doesn't do it because overall very good products but i need bigger speakers lol...Klipsch: 2 rp-280fa, 2 rp-8060fa, rp-450c hooked up to it coming from a denon x4500h the rest is coming from out of the denon ( the atmos speakers from the towers and 2 lol klipsch satellite speakers for surround back will upgrade) and 2 R-112SW

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Mine's silent. Email Monoprice, see what they say. I have not heard anyone else with that issue.

@godhand6510 4 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff exactly i tried looking up forums but nothing will try that it is my 1st amp every too

@avjake 4 жыл бұрын

I recommend giving that thing plenty of space to breathe. The last thing you want is thermal runaway.

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t assume. The cabinet has a fan.

@avjake 4 жыл бұрын

@@COGuyStuff Perfect! Always want some fan noise to raise the noise level in the listening room.

@youssefhamidi8152 Жыл бұрын

How cAn you tell that a speaker is power hungry?

@COGuyStuff Жыл бұрын

By it's efficiency and resistance ratings.

@joengret 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a Marantz MM7055 a couple months ago to power l lsim705's. The aesthetics of it matching my Marantz SR7012 reciever played a role in my choice, but i really wish i would chose monolith amp. I just didn't realize hope power hungry these speakers are, and aren't worth the premium if they're not adequately powered. I also have mine mated to a svs Sb16, but like to listen full range without sub for 2 channel music.

@mikeschneider6339 3 жыл бұрын

hi, how tall is the amplifier with the feet

@MrJjburgess11 3 жыл бұрын

7 inches

@bradley8753 4 жыл бұрын

Why cant I find this amp anywhere online?

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Because you can’t search very well? www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=15594&gclid=CjwKCAiAy9jyBRA6EiwAeclQhHXdFGSmsHJlJV0gRlfwR36LBqx7iun0v-zDY7cAiJggbaMtO_1kpxoCo5kQAvD_BwE

@timdmyterko4208 4 жыл бұрын

check the site or amazon. they are in stock again....

@philj4881 3 жыл бұрын

Hell ya. You don't have the processing working so hard..it free it up And all 3 chennal driven. That best.

@JohnsmithQqqq 3 жыл бұрын

Odd that ' balanced ' connection is the default setting. 90% of everyone I know uses the ' RCA ' connection. 🙄

@dougg1075 4 жыл бұрын

They are not stating true watts through the entire frequency range. Like my vintage Pioneer SX 1250 under regulations at the time 165 watts per channel from 20 to 20k, all the way through. I think new stuff is just rated to hit its peak at some point in the frequency range.

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, they are. Look it up before giving an opinion.

@coreyrandall7610 8 ай бұрын

Lol…you come off as cordial on the video and an “over the top” a$$ hole on all these responses…definitely weren’t, or aren’t (years old post) concerned with subscribers I guess 😂 Not a bad video though

@SolidMGSnake 4 жыл бұрын

This thing is out of stock on Monoliths site til next month... =(

@dextermorgan1 Жыл бұрын

Get rid of that Yamaha and it's abysmal pre amp output voltage and you'll get your volume back. I just sold my Yamaha rxa 3070. I hated it. Coming from Marantz it was a no brainer to get something else. I went back to Marantz. There just wasn't any comparison in sound quality.

@joemizer 4 жыл бұрын

Put amp on the bottom of your cabinet

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Uh, no. It gets far hotter than the receiver.

@joemizer 4 жыл бұрын

CO Guy Stuff put a fan on it

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

The cabinet has a big silent fan. Sucks the heat right out from the amp.

@mxmang 2 жыл бұрын

Might be able to cook a chicken in there if you keep it closed up! :D

@COGuyStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Huh?

@0verfiend Ай бұрын

Damn. I hate blue lights…..nice amp tho.

@COGuyStuff Ай бұрын

Me too that’s why I put blackout stickers on everything

@diman75 3 жыл бұрын

Marketing team at Monoprice should really offer some rebranding options to the ownership. Monoprice sounds like cheap Chineese POS you buy off Aliexpress. Rename it to Monolith? May be?

@Squishmallows24 3 жыл бұрын

Why do these amps weigh so much!? The emotiva 250 watts all 5 channels driven is 40 pounds. The outlaw 120 watts all 5 channels driven is 50 pounds. The monolith is 78 pounds 😬

@COGuyStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Better power supply components.

@clintq469 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a better built amp made by ATI. With amps heavy is a good thing.

@randyhunt1581 4 жыл бұрын

With it taking as much power to get to potential of those speakers in my opinion Polk really screwed up. It will cost serious money to get to full potential of those speakers. Also I have a hard time beleiving there is no speakers that can compete for far less money to obtain full potential of other brand speakers. Its a complete fail in my opinion.

@COGuyStuff 4 жыл бұрын

Lol uh, ok. Serious money ROTF