Monitor Audio Silver RX1 is a passive bookshelves that cost around 675 USD for a pair.

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Misc.
  • Format of the data is a set of 36 horizontal and 36 vertical measurements .
  • Sensitivity:
    • Company: 89 dB
    • Measured: 67.5 dB (avg. 300Hz-3kHz for 2.83V measured at 1m).
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 64.4Hz (resp. 56.6Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to -0.2dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 3.4dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 5.7 and would be 8.17 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.337, LW 0.279, SP 0.334, PIR 0.269; SM: SP0.937, PIR0.919; LFQ 0.26, LFX 54Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 6.32 with an EQ and would be 8.52 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.256, LW 0.197, SP 0.272, PIR 0.196; SM: SP0.908, PIR0.889; LFQ 0.316, LFX 46Hz
  • Link to original Review: asr review. Links to other reviews: sav review , whf review .
Monitor Audio Silver RX1

Vendor specifications

  • Impedance 6 Ohm
  • SPL
    • peak: 111.8 dB
  • Size
    • Width 185mm
    • Height 312mm
    • Depth 240mm
  • Weight 6.8kg

Directivity (-6dB)

AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -3.9dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
PK 47.0 1.03 3.0
PK 92.0 1.85 -3.43
PK 95.0 0.44 3.0
PK 130.0 0.98 -4.79
PK 369.0 2.99 0.47
PK 820.0 1.21 -1.21
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This EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.
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