Soundstage, September 2008
Doug Schneider"In fact, the bass presentation was among the best I've heard from any stand-mounted two-way."
"The PL100s had honest, well-articulated bass with no funny stuff going on."
"The PL100 is a top-drawer performer with luxury appeal, and it hides nothing."
Son & Image
Michel Leroux"The ribbon tweeters make the highs fly really high and the notes from the Hammond B3 organ are reproduced with real sweetness, as smooth and velvety as you could ever want with that inimitable B3 texture."
"The Platinum 100s gave me a great deal of listening pleasure. In my opinion, they will satisfy music lovers who are looking for a very good, very distinguished set of speakers."
Sound and Vision
Brent Butterworth"To my surprise, when I replaced the PL300s with the PL100s in the front left and right channels, I enjoyed the resulting tonal quality even more. Except in the bass, the PL100 does everything the PL300 does."
"The crystalline sound of the PL300 and PL100, combined with the almost perfectly matched voice of the PLC350, brought a new level of excitement to movie soundtracks. In the revered tiger scene from Apocalypse Now, the bugs and birds - buzzing and cawing and circling all around me - sounded creepier than I could remember, thanks to the ribbon tweeters, my anticipation of the tiger's attack became almost unbearable."
"Shifting to the original seventies LP pressing of [The Who's, Who's Next] was like drawing the curtains wide and opening the window. The recording flooded into the room and the PL100s communicated the majesty of the classic, Won't get Fooled Again."
Hi Fi + (UK)
Jason Kennedy"The PL100 manages to combine remarkable openness with an effortlessness that really benefits a good recording. There is body at high frequencies that you rarely hear and this allows female vocals to deliver captivating performance with ease."
"As a rule I prefer larger loudspeakers with more potential in the girth department. The PL100 beat off this barrier with ease and delivered a result that is both charming and revealing."
Hi Fi World (UK)
David Price"Properly set up and aspired by valves and vinyl, the Monitor Audio Platinum's are pure gold."
