I just met a lady that has some monarch sp-42p speakers for sale. I hope to pick them up on Sat. Its a collectable brand of speaker and ofcourse desirable. Thanks for your lovely video
My Dad had and pair of Monarch speakers that he bought in southern California around late 1959 or early 1960 a long with a Pioneer SM-B200A receiver and a Voice Of Music turntable. He handed it down to me in the mid 70s. I refinished the cabinets that stood about 24 inches tall with a inch and a half deco stand that was attached to the bottom of each cabinet that seem to be popular around that time. and put new power cords on the active crossovers for the 4 tweeters. The woofer was an odd size, if I remember correctly about 9 inches. There was a broach and a light that stayed on when the crossover was plugged in. The cab was ported in the front and the terminals to hook them up to an amp were on the lower back witch was screwed on. The metal tag above the terminals was silver and had the Monarch name and model and a + & - mark. I have been searching for years to find a pair but had no luck. I would be curious to learn some background on this model of speakers and why they are so rear. I do have photos of them at different stages from when they were new and after I got the. Unfortunately I never photographed the inside of the enclosure.
There’s certainly nothing wrong with that kind of hand me down. I’m glad you got to enjoy them. I did sell this pair so I no longer have access to them to check anything else for you. Thanks for watching and commenting!!
very interesting! i just came across a pair of monarch sp-cr3 speakers and similarly couldn’t find much information! strange that these speakers don’t have much documentation about them besides that distributor guide
Thanks for watching and commenting!. It is a foreign company, so my guess is that you probably can find more about them, and the people who know them better in Germany. I've continued to come up empty myself. I sold them along, so they are being enjoyed regularly now!!
Thanks for posting this, these are some rare speakers for sure. I can't find anything more about these speakers than you have but I have a question. How do they sound, and do they sound similar to any of the more well known vintage speakers? Also have you tried to power them with a similarly aged Monarch receiver?
They actually sounded "as expected". I would say "average" for a 3-way of this vintage. Warm, but not a lot of Bass. Mid and High was as you would want for a modern speaker. I sold them already, but if you are looking for a pure vintage system, I would consider to look for something else. I never tried a Monarch receiver.
@@new2uspeakers Thanks for the reply. Its an interesting company but as you know there is not much history currently to look up. I saw a Monarch receiver on Craigslist recently and I never heard of the company before. When I searched Monarch on Google your video came up., that's how I got on the Monarch trail. Anyway have a good day and keep having fun with obscure audio, I know I do. =)
I just met a lady that has some monarch sp-42p speakers for sale. I hope to pick them up on Sat. Its a collectable brand of speaker and ofcourse desirable. Thanks for your lovely video
I hope you get them. They are nice all around vintage speakers. Thanks for watching and commenting!!
What kind of value would one pit on them. What do the monarch’s sell for? Ideas?
It is a supply/ demand question. Condition matters. If working, price could be $50 up to several hundred, (if you have someone that really wants them)
My Dad had and pair of Monarch speakers that he bought in southern California around late 1959 or early 1960 a long with a Pioneer SM-B200A receiver and a Voice Of Music turntable. He handed it down to me in the mid 70s. I refinished the cabinets that stood about 24 inches tall with a inch and a half deco stand that was attached to the bottom of each cabinet that seem to be popular around that time. and put new power cords on the active crossovers for the 4 tweeters. The woofer was an odd size, if I remember correctly about 9 inches. There was a broach and a light that stayed on when the crossover was plugged in. The cab was ported in the front and the terminals to hook them up to an amp were on the lower back witch was screwed on. The metal tag above the terminals was silver and had the Monarch name and model and a + & - mark. I have been searching for years to find a pair but had no luck. I would be curious to learn some background on this model of speakers and why they are so rear. I do have photos of them at different stages from when they were new and after I got the. Unfortunately I never photographed the inside of the enclosure.
There’s certainly nothing wrong with that kind of hand me down. I’m glad you got to enjoy them. I did sell this pair so I no longer have access to them to check anything else for you. Thanks for watching and commenting!!
very interesting! i just came across a pair of monarch sp-cr3 speakers and similarly couldn’t find much information! strange that these speakers don’t have much documentation about them besides that distributor guide
Thanks for watching and commenting!. It is a foreign company, so my guess is that you probably can find more about them, and the people who know them better in Germany. I've continued to come up empty myself. I sold them along, so they are being enjoyed regularly now!!
Thanks for posting this, these are some rare speakers for sure. I can't find anything more about these speakers than you have but I have a question. How do they sound, and do they sound similar to any of the more well known vintage speakers? Also have you tried to power them with a similarly aged Monarch receiver?
They actually sounded "as expected". I would say "average" for a 3-way of this vintage. Warm, but not a lot of Bass. Mid and High was as you would want for a modern speaker. I sold them already, but if you are looking for a pure vintage system, I would consider to look for something else. I never tried a Monarch receiver.
@@new2uspeakers Thanks for the reply. Its an interesting company but as you know there is not much history currently to look up. I saw a Monarch receiver on Craigslist recently and I never heard of the company before. When I searched Monarch on Google your video came up., that's how I got on the Monarch trail. Anyway have a good day and keep having fun with obscure audio, I know I do. =)