My new speakers

erik_squires,

"I am a big fan of Monitor Audio, but the Platinum’s are in the category of laid-back to neutral." In my room/system the tonality of the YGs are very similar to the Monitor Audio PL500 II speakers. Based on actual listening in the same room, in the same system, only changing the speakers, I submit the PL500 speakers are laid-back and the YG Sonja 3.3s are neutral.  Again, in my opinion the Monitor Audio PL500 II speakers offer truly outstanding value and I enjoyed owning them for 10 years.. BUT, to my ears YG Acoustics Sonja 3.3s are next level in clarity/detail(without brightness), dynamics, imaging, and the ability to produce a palpable 3-dimensional soundstage with images that seem so real. I wish it wasn’t the case, but it is what it is.

OP:

Congratulations either way! I'm glad you are happy with your choice once yo ugot it in your room! 

Erik 

I'm lucky that I have a great dealer(3MA Audio) that I've had a relationship with for several years. I was sent the speakers without an obligation to purchase, based on my relationship with them. I still have my Monitor Audio PL500 speakers, because I didn't want to sell them until I was sure about changing speakers. Now, someone else will be able to enjoy them.

Conrats on your new speakers!  They look awesome. 

I haven’t had the pleasure of hearing any YG speakers yet, but as a former speaker designer, I’ve admired a lot of the things they do.  I particularly like the crossover point between midbass and woofers @ 90hz, which puts the vast majority of the vocal range into solely the midbass drivers instead of splitting it with the crossover between the woofer and midbass drivers....it gives a much better chance of excellent coherency IME.  Many speakers  put the crossover smack dab in the middle of the vocal region, which is also the primary range that just about all acoustic instruments play in.  There’s never a free lunch, but keeping all those fundamental frequencies in the same driver always made sense to me, and is the approach I took with the speakers I’ve had and loved for the past 30 years.  Hope you get as many years of satisfaction from yours.  Enjoy!