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 The Monitor Audio Platinum PL100 are an in-store exclusive product. We firmly recommend a demo of these at our Bacup showroom to truly appreciate the quality and unsurpassed performance. Call us today on 01706 878444 to arrange a full demo or contact us here. |
The Monitor Audio Platinum PL300AV represents the reward for many years of research, hard work and progress by Monitor Audio's technical team. Consisting of a pair of PL300 Floorstanders, a pair of PL100 Bookshelf speakers, the PLC350 Centre and PLW15 subwoofer, this complete AV package is the pinnicle of Home Cinema.
The Platinum series speakers on their own are nothing short of mind-bogglingly brilliant. But as a pack they shine even further. The Platinum's centre channel, the PLC350, is similar in spec to the enormous PL300 floorstanding speakers which means all three speakers segue together fluently. Dialogue is crisp and really clear - even in confusing action sequences the vocals are very clean and articulate. If you reckon on the PL300 speakers to be large then wait until you unpack the huge 15" PLW15 subwoofer from its wooden box (Yes, the Platinum series are stored in individual wooden crates!). This 50kg beast has all the verve and guile to deliver sofa-shaking booms yet adjusts to quiet scenes in a split second seamlessly.
It has to be said, this system demands space. Don't consider this package unless you have the room for it to unleash its full potential. Once you do, there will be no looking back!
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 What Hi-Fi Review
"Plays everything superbly, from live concert Blu-rays to madcap action movies, revealing every last gasp of subtle effects and powering through sofa-shaking dynamics with a deftly judged blend of sublime detail and thrilling drive"
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ARC®
Having various applications within a number of our speaker ranges, this high-tech Anti-Resonance Composite material is a thermo-set polymer loaded with minerals to provide very inert, optimally-damped components. Refined by Monitor Audio’s engineers initially for the Platinum series, ARC is ideal for acoustic design, where a high degree of structural rigidity and vibration damping is required in order to prevent the propagation of standing waves and modal resonances.
Ribbon Tranducer
Monitor Audio's proprietary ribbon tweeter design uses an ultra-thin sandwich of C-CAM alloy suspended in a powerful transverse magnetic field of high energy NeFeB rare earth magnets. The ribbon serves as both voice coil and radiating diaphragm, with every part of the ribbon driven directly and simultaneously without energy storage. Having a mass of just 18mg, its diaphragm is able to start and stop in an instant, producing a transient response capable of defining the leading edge and natural harmonic resonance of complex musical sounds. Specified to reach ultra-high frequencies up to an elusive 100 kHz, Platinum’s magical ribbon tweeter will reproduce with ease every last nuance and detail from vinyl, CD, DVD-A and SACD, together with the wider bandwidth of Blu-ray.
RDT®
RDT is a unique technology developed specifically by Monitor Audio's engineers for the Platinum series of loudspeakers*. Designed to reduce mass and increase cone stiffness, RDT applies ultra-thin skins of C-CAM to a core of honeycomb Nomex®** material, creating a structure which is extremely light but incredibly rigid. At only 40 microns thick, the C-CAM skins are half the thickness of a human hair, yet when bonded to the Nomex core they form an RDT cone, which is 150 times more rigid than a single layer of 200 micron C-CAM alloy, but has a fraction of the overall mass. These properties allow the cone to operate as a lightning-fast piston for a clearer more natural sound. The RDT cone's concave geometry has been refined by FEA analysis to provide a smooth frequency response and to eradicate break-up.
* PLW-15's driver is C-CAM only
* Nomex® is a registered trademark of E.I DuPont de Nemours and Company
Monitor Audio Platinum Speakers are available in three finishes:
PL300 Floorstanding Speakers
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| Frequency Response: |
28 Hz - 100 KHz |
| Sensitivity (1W@1M): |
90 dB |
| Nominal Impedance: |
4 Ohms |
Maximum S.P.L
(Per pair in room): |
118.6 dBA |
| Power Handling (RMS): |
300 W |
| Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): |
100 - 300 W |
| Bass Alignment: |
Twin Ported HiVe II Technology
Sealed Mid-range TLE®
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| Mid / H.F Crossover Frequency: |
4000 Hz |
| Bass Low Pass Crossover Frequency: |
550 Hz |
| Drive Unit Compliment: |
2 x 8" long throw RDT Bass/mid-range drivers
1 x 4" RDT® mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM high frequency ribbon transducer |
External Dimensions
Including Fixed Plinth
(H x W x D): |
1113 x 410 x 470 mm
(43 13/16 x 16 1/8 x 18 1/2) |
| Weight (each) Excluding stands: |
43 Kg (96.4lbs) |
PL100 Bookshelf Speakers
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| Frequency Response: |
42 Hz - 100 KHz |
| Sensitivity (1W@1M): |
88 dB |
| Nominal Impedance: |
4 Ohms |
Maximum S.P.L
(Per pair in room): |
112.6 dBA |
| Power Handling (RMS): |
120 W |
| Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): |
50 - 120 W |
| Bass Alignment: |
Ported HiVe II Technology
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| Mid / H.F Crossover Frequency: |
2800 Hz |
| Bass Low Pass Crossover Frequency: |
N/A |
| Drive Unit Compliment: |
1 x 6.5" RDT Bass/mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM high frequency ribbon transducer |
External Dimensions
Excluding Stand
(H x W x D): |
370 x 225 x 285 mm
(14 9/16 x 8 7/8 x 11 1/4 inch) |
| Weight (each) Excluding stands: |
13 Kg (96.4lbs) |
PLW15 Subwoofer
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| Frequency Response: |
16Hz to 40/160Hz variable |
| Amplifier Output: |
1000 watts (RMS) 2000 watts (Peak) |
| Crossover (Low Pass): |
40Hz - 160Hz Variable slope characteristic from
12 - 36dB/Octave |
| Sub-Sonic Filter (High Pass): |
16Hz - 31Hz |
| EQ: |
4 x Presets 1 x User Setting |
| Equalisation: |
Graphic 9 band Equaliser ±6dB in 0.5dB steps |
| Volume Level: |
-80 - 0dB (1dB increments from 0 to -30dB & 2dB
increments from -31 to -80dB) |
| Auto Sensing Input Requirements: |
Line Level>5mV (RMS) Variable delay time
5, 10, 15, 20, 25 & 30 minutes |
| Variable Phase Control: |
0. 45. 90, 135, 180, 225, 270 & 315º |
| Internal Memory: |
3 Independent memory locations |
| Cabinet Specification: |
Sealed Cabinet with 25mm thick M.D.F
construction with critical internal bracing |
| Amplifier Classification: |
Class-D amplifier with DSP control |
| Drive Unit Compliment: |
1 x 15" C-CAM long throw sub-woofer driver featuring triple suspension and a 4" long throw voice coil |
External Dimensions
Excluding Plinth
(H x W x D): |
Width: 485mm (19 inches)
Height: 455mm (18 inches)
Depth: 475mm (18 3/4 inches) |
| Weight: |
50 Kg (110lbs) |
| Mains input Voltage: |
100 - 240 Vac 50/60Hz (Factory Set) |
| Trigger Input: |
3.5mm Jack input, +12Vdc = On State |
PLC350 Centre Speaker
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| Frequency Response: |
32 Hz - 100 KHz |
| Sensitivity (1W@1M): |
90 dB |
| Nominal Impedance: |
4 Ohms |
Maximum S.P.L
(Per pair in room): |
117.8 dBA |
| Power Handling (RMS): |
250 W |
| Recommended Amplifier Requirements (RMS): |
100 - 250 W |
| Bass Alignment: |
Twin Ported HiVe II Technology
Sealed Mid-range TLE®
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| Mid / H.F Crossover Frequency: |
4000 Hz |
| Bass Low Pass Crossover Frequency: |
550 Hz |
| Drive Unit Compliment: |
2 x 8" long throw RDT Bass/mid-range drivers
1 x 4" RDT® mid-range driver
1 x C-CAM high frequency ribbon transducer |
External Dimensions
Excluding Stand
(H x W x D): |
288 x 800 x 368 mm
(11 5/16 x 31 1/2 x 14 1/2 inch) |
Weight:
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33.5 Kg (73.8lbs) |
