Stereophile - September 2007
John Atkinson
"Naturally recorded piano sounded superbly natural with the GS10s. Zenph's recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations played through the Monitor Audios, sounded rich and inviting, with a superbly real-sounding midrange and sufficient lows to satisfy."
"I could play Mark Flynn's solo drum intro to "Blizzard Limbs" at an extraordinarily high-level without the speakers sounding dynamically compressed. In fact, its ability to play loud without apparent strain distinguished the GS10 from other minis I have reviewed recently (although its high resolving power also revealed pianist Bob Reina talking during this intro)."
"Image depth was excellent. In the wide-angle perspective of Live at Merkin Hall, the fact that the piano and the guitar at the extreme left and right of the stage were closer to the audience than the drums and bass guitar was readily apparent. And the drums on this CD were reproduced with satisfyingly realistic dynamic range."
"Monitor Audio's Gold Signature GS10 is a lot of loudspeaker at a relatively affordable price. It is beautifully finished, and provided it is listened to on or just below the tweeter axis, it offers a superbly clean treble, excellent retrieval of detail, weighty, reasonably extended low frequencies, and a dynamic range capability that belies its small size."
"The Monitor Audio GS10's measured performance reveals excellent audio engineering and carefully optimized design."
Gramophone Magazine - November 2007
Classic compact speakers with a sound that's entirely up to date"...I used a pair of the company's Studio 20 floorstanders as my reference speakers. And it seems I've been missing out on something!...I biwired the GS10s to a variety of amplifiers and receivers, from the price-compatible to the just plain silly, and in each case the presentation combined commendable scale with open, fresh detail and a natural, unforced nature...they are capable of filling relatively large spaces with music without showing raggedness...these are really superb little speakers. "
Hi-Fi Choice Magazine - September 2006
MA Strikes Gold
"There may be compromises, but on the whole, speakers either sing - or they don't. And this one most definitely sings!..."
