Monitor Audio Gold 50 vs Studio 89

My take is that the 50 was truly designed as a surround speaker for a home theater set up.  Or a desktop setup. The 89 will perform more like a source point because of the MTM design. My dealer really tried to push the 89’s on me until I ponied up for the 100 6g. I was looking at upgrading my Kef ls50 and their next upgrade is the r3. Wanting to hear a ribbon tweeter, looked at Monitor Audio for an offering. 
you were also gonna want a hefty amplifier for them. 

Thats kind of where I’m sitting at the moment as far wanting to hear another ribbon/amt type of tweeter. I wasnt sure if the tweeter used in each was the same unit or what have you. Amplifier won’t be an issue: an Anthem P2 would be powering it or one of its little brothers. Plenty of watts and current on tap. As far as bumping up to the Gold 100, I might be inclined to take it a step further and just do the Gold 300. Small floor standers perform quite well in my modest listening space. Appreciate the response 👍 

I hear what you’re saying about getting the 300. I would like to point out that as nice as the ribbon tweeter is, the 8 inch woofer is kind of the star of the show without realizing it.  So in hindsight if the room could handle it, I would look at a 500.

The same MPD III Tweeter is used in all the speakers. The tweeter housing is implemented differently.  

• Studio 89: The tweeter is integrated into a unique, compact MTM (Mid-Tweeter-Mid) point-source array. It features a specialized gold/copper-colored aesthetic trim and an intricate hexagonally-patterned mesh grille derived directly from the Hyphn.
• Gold 100 / 300 / 500 6G: The tweeter is housed in a clean, isolated metal "mid-pod" enclosure alongside the 3-inch midrange driver (on the 3-way models), matching the visual design and specific waveguide needs of the Gold 6G cabinet faces