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EV Sentry 100A Studio Monitors -- anyone heard them?

soundweasel

soundweasel

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EV Sentry 100A Studio Monitors or Polk R15s?

I'm looking for another pair of loudspeakers that perform well in a small listening area. I have a line on a pair of Electro Voice Sentry 100A Studio Monitors. I have the specs but would like to know if anyone has actualkly ever heard them in action and what your thoughts are. They retail for around $400 a pair but I can get a lightly used set for about $150.

If not the Sentry 100A Studio Monitors, please post your thoughts on any EVs you have heard.

Or should I grab a set of Polk R15s currently on CL?

Thanks,

Doug
 
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EV made many very good speakers; best I heard were Patricians, Sentry IIIs and Sentry IVs.

I never heard the speakers in question but I'd give them a shot at $150 a pair if I needed small speakers---EV certainly knew what they were doing and made high quality goods.
 
Tom Brennan said:
EV made many very good speakers; best I heard were Patricians, Sentry IIIs and Sentry IVs.

I never heard the speakers in question but I'd give them a shot at $150 a pair if I needed small speakers---EV certainly knew what they were doing and made high quality goods.
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These are apparently a fairly "new" design for use in recording and broadcasting situations so they aren't "vintage" per se. I'vew got some time to mull this over so more feedback appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hi there.

Just sold my Sentry 100A speakers last week. They really are monitor speakers, are vintage (though EV's support is phenomenal for obsolete products), but don't know how well suited they are for home use. Same old thing with monitors -- if your source has flaws, your amp has flaws, or the recording has flaws, it will sound like dirt! Some of my stuff sounded great through it, other recordings sounded apalling.

All EV stuff is wonderfully built, these are no exception. If you do buy them, make sure that the grilles are there, or they'll be way too bright. These are designed to be run pretty much flush up against a wall, and it makes a big difference in bass response if they are not.

These were the trickiest refoam job I ever did, I think, as the VC tolerences are really tight! Make sure you check the foam on these, as the odds are that if it hasn't been done, they'll need it soon. If they have been refoamed, make sure that you give them a listen, as the ones that I did had a problem that wasn't evident until they'd been played a bit. Ditto for the damping foam that covers the tweeters - it is essential that it is present, or they'll be wayyyy to bright. Make sure the tweeter foam doesn't feel soft or sticky; replacement foam for the tweets can be had from EV still and is cheap ($15/pr?), and can be replaced in a couple of minutes.

Pretty sure that if you do buy them, they'll last forever -- the tweeters are near-indestructible. I sold mine for less than that, but I just needed them gone :)
 
I have a pair of Sentry 100a's. Great little speaker and as has been stated, ideal for near field listening. Ideally, these sound their best when hung up in corners of a room (smaller is better than larger) and angled down like in a production studio or equal....but I have to say, mine did recent duty sitting on the floor in the corners of a larger room and they sounded great that way too.

Mike
 
MikeCh said:
I have a pair of Sentry 100a's. Great little speaker and as has been stated, ideal for near field listening. Ideally, these sound their best when hung up in corners of a room (smaller is better than larger) and angled down like in a production studio or equal....but I have to say, mine did recent duty sitting on the floor in the corners of a larger room and they sounded great that way too.

Mike
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Thanks for the great information. What is the maximum power they can handle? BTW -- my source will be CDs.
 
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