Fried Monitor 7 Opinions

I've ALWAYS found the Frieds to be incredibly musical speakers. They'll probably have a little more of a British sound than the Vandersteens, with a tad bit more mid range, at least more 'forward' in the mids. But not at all unpleasant of a color.

Good luck.

Larry

Agreed Mechans...that's not all of them either... :)
I like to experiment with speakers. May keep a pair a month or years. The 3009's are gone. Nice speaker but needs a large room. Luckily the guy I sold them to is putting them in his restaraunt so I can hear them anytime.

My opportunity to get A/6's was lost (less than $300) as the guy emailed me but without a phone # or address, like the Stealth Responder'. But, the guy with Monitor 7's still has them I'm pretty sure...I'll email him again...

I've been a Fried fan for many years and have always been a proponent of transmission line loading and 1st order series crossovers.

If you can pick up the Monitor 7 at the right price, you won't be disappointed. Very open and detailed but with a slightly warmer tonal balance than previous Fried models. I attribute this to their use of the ring radiator tweeter rather than the 3/4" soft-dome Hiquphon Bud was so fond of.

Fried Products is pretty much out of business so I wouldn't pay any more than 1/2 the original retail price and at that, you'll be getting a very nice speaker you should be able to live with long term.

I can't speak for the Monitor 7, but I bought two pairs of the Compact 7 and I can tell you they are fantastic. Clear, clean and very musical. Plenty of bass without any boominess. My friend was dumbstruck when he heard them. He and I grew up listening to my Fried Betas and Fried Subwoofer system and he said these were the best sounding speakers he's ever heard. I like other speaker more, but they are 10-20 times the price.

You really can't go wrong - they are speakers you can listen to for a lifetime and not get tired of them.

Also,

They are not out of business. Just out of the mass market speaker business. They want to become custom speaker providers, I believe.