Price: $249.00
(as of Dec 12, 2024 17:49:08 UTC - Details)

Remarkably sophisticated with the sound quality of much bigger speakers, the ProMonitor 1000 incorporates top-of-the-line Definitive Technology features for amazing home theater experiences. The speaker features BDSS driver coupled with a pressure-driven low-frequency radiator, a pure aluminum dome tweeter and a non-resonant PolyStone speaker cabinet that together produce rich, warm lifelike audio with smooth high-frequency reproduction. Small enough to hide yet attractive enough to show off, the speakers can be placed on a shelf, on a stand or mounted on a wall. The best satellite speaker in the acclaimed Pro Series, ProMonitor 1000 speakers pair with a ProCenter 2000 and matching ProSub for a complete ProCinema sound system.
11” TALL TOP-OF-THE-LINE-SPEAKER – Features a proprietary 5-1/4" BDSS driver coupled to a 5-1/4" pressure-driven planar low-frequency radiator, & a 1" pure aluminum dome tweeter for DETAILED AUDIO, EXCEPTIONAL SOUND QUALITY & DEEP POWERFUL BASS
UNIQUE DESIGN FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE - The perpendicular woofer & bass radiator, with an elliptical cabinet reflects Definitive Technology's exemplary design engineering, capable of filling any room with three-dimensional surround sound
VERSATILE USAGE - Use as standalone speakers in a 2.0 channel system, or in a 2.1 channel system with a powered subwoofer, or as satellite surround speakers in your existing home theater setup
CREATE A FULL PROCINEMA 1000 SYSTEM FOR A THRILLING & IMMERSIVE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE – With a ProCenter 1000 center channel, a ProSub 1000 Subwoofer and 4-8 ProMonitor 800 speakers, you can build an unbeatable home theater in your living room or bedroom
MULTIPLE PLACEMENT OPTIONS – The included pedestal foot helps you safely place the speaker on a shelf or a ProStand (sold separately). For wall/ceiling mounting, use the rear-panel keyhole slot or a 1/4"-20 threaded insert on the back of the speaker
Reviewer: A.M.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Really good speaker!!!
Review: So I recently decided that I would upgrade my home theater system and replace all of my equipment with more high end equipment. The system I had included a Yamaha RX-V667 7.2 channel receiver and a set of the Bose Acoustimass 10 speakers. Both of these served my needs very well for a few years, but I decided to sell this equipment, make over my TV room into a media room and replace all of the equipment with new equipment. For what is it worth, my new system is now a 7.1 system and with my budget, it comprises the following: Receiver - Denon AVR-X4000; Center Channel Speaker - Definitive Technology Procenter 2000; Front L/R speakers - Definitive Technology Promonitor 1000; Front Heights L/R - Definitive Technology Promonitor 1000; Surround L/R - Definitive Technology SR-8040BP (Bipolar Speakers); Subwoofer - Definitive Technology Supercube 2000. My room is approximately 13' x 13' with 9 ' high ceilings.This review of the Promonitor 1000 will also consider some comparison to the Bose AM 10 system (which really is no comparison really).Packaging and general - the speaker is well packaged with adequate support and stuffing. Included in the box is the users manual and a small black insert. The speaker comes with a pre-installed stand screwed onto the bottom. This stand is necessary if you are choosing to use the speaker as a stand or shelf mount. In my case, I was wall mounting the speaker so the stand was removed and the small black insert was used to cover the threaded connection at the bottom of the speaker. The speaker construction is very high quality and very sturdy and the speaker is quite heavy (7 lbs) for a bookshelf speaker. There is a binding post at the back of the speaker which accepts banana plugs (I use banana plugs). My only complaint is that I do not like the high gloss piano black finish since this shows up fingerprints, smudges and dust. That just semantics though but hardly anything major to warrant a deduction of stars. One thing to note is that one of these speakers is about 2-3 times the size of the speakers included in the Bose AM 10 system.Sound reproduction - According to the deftech's published specification, this speaker has a sensitivity of 91 db. Bose does not publish its speaker sensitivity, but I did come across an article on the internet where some independent tester performed a sensitivity test on the Bose AM 10 speakers and came up with a sensitivity of 85-86 db. Sensitivity is a measure of a speaker's loudness at 1m if driven with 1W of power. After connecting up theses speakers to the receiver, I did not perform an audyssey calibration since I was eager to hear the sound from my new system. All I did was to just set the speakers to "small' setting, set some rough distances and then set the levels at the highest for all the speakers. Threw on Transformers 2 and 3 and BAM!!!!!!!!..... Amazing sound. These speakers are really crisp and the sound quality is phenomenal. In conjunction with the Procenter 2000, the SR-8040BP and the Supercube 2000, the system sounded great. The Bose speakers never sounded anything like these and I was actually hearing sounds in the soundtrack in a level of purity and quality that the Bose never replicated.I have since performed an audyssey calibration and then adjusted some of the speaker levels to tailor to my preference. Now I can truly hear the potential of these speakers. The level of sound reproduction is so much better than the Bose. Even my wife who enjoys watching movies with me has remarked that the new system and these speakers sound so much better than the Bose AM 10. I mean, do not get me wrong, the Bose sounded ok but, for the quality of sound you get from those speakers, they should be priced less. The deftech speakers fill the room and the house with sound and they are not even cranked to a high volume level from the receiver (between -45 db to -29 db). In comparison, the old Bose speakers were usually played at -33 to -29 db and the results were no way near as astounding.In summary, the Promonitior 1000 are exceptional speakers for a small room and possibly for medium sized room. I plan to add an amplifier later on and by that time, I am sure these speakers would have broken in (as per manufacturer's recommendation) to achieve sonic purity and bliss. I definitely recommend these speakers and have no problems in giving them 5 star!!!!-------------- EDIT UPDATED 29-Dec-2014 --------------So I tweaked the speaker setup for the room and adjusted the parametric equalizers for each pair of speaker in the room a few weeks ago. The sound quality was more to my liking. I actually used Transformers 2 for my tweaking because I think that movie has top notch sound effects and special effects that really bring out the most in speakers. While tweaking, the sound was 'optimized' at a volume level of -32dB on my Denon AVRX4000 receiver. Since then these speakers have been used for movie and radio listening quite extensively.For the last couple of nights I was watching various movies(Hangover 3, Pacific Rim, Lord of the Rings, Transformers 3) and I found that the sound was quite loud at volume levels between -40 db to -36 db. It was then it occurred to me that the speakers have broken in and were really blossoming just as the manufacturer recommended.I just wanted to provide this update so potential buyers would know that this speaker break in is real and the sound quality does dramatically change after about 20-40 hours of speaker use. The sound from these speakers is even more impressive that I originally reviewed. I maintain my 5 star rating and would rate them 6 stars if I could.Don't hesitate - buy these speakers. Really amazing value for money!!!!

Reviewer: Sara
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: With every surround sound you must have a subwoofer
Review: This product knows how to value your money because the build quality is out of this world. For sound quality, size, weight and functionality this product takes the cake!!

Reviewer: 🇮🇪MacMiadhachàin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 13 years later still Kickin.
Review: I tell ya, people with sound bars have no idea what they're missing. Definitive technology is awesome. I saw these and figured I'd write this. I bought them in 2010 and I haven't been gentle with them. I've gone through three TVs and two receivers, those were just upgrades. Only thing I've added to this 7.2 set up is two Klipsch Atmos on top of my...BP 6000B I think they are? 2 towers,2 monitor 800, 2 1000, 2 8" pro sub 1000, pro center 2000. never a pop or a crackle with any of them. I think in 2017 a fuse blew in one of the subs. but that's it. they sound phenomenal. Everybody says so. Just don't forget to pop the screen off, they do get dusty on top, see my finger drag? be careful though, it's not a flat piece. It bends at the top. don't snap it.Edit: I forgot to mention I'm using these as my two rear surround, but I have them basically just behind my recliner and it creates an excellent rear center phantom. I watched Halo and every time Cortana speaks it's like she's in my head, it freaked me out the first time. And a couple times after. Like headphones without wearing headphones.

Reviewer: RobbnCA
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Replaced my 800’s and much better mids
Review: I bought these to upgrade my front staging from Pro Monitor 800. Sounds fuller with better room fill. Put the 800 in the rear to replace tired cubes. Watched Maverick again and great sound.

Reviewer: New Yorker
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: High quality sound, broad range, small size
Review: Incredibly dynamic and capable speakers for the size. You could even do without a subwoofer if you didn't really care about the super-low-end bass and shaking the walls, but the experience will be even better with a basic subwoofer. Slick piano black finish, unique curved design which was wife-approved. Next to a 55"+ TV these look small and beautiful.I replaced a pair of high quality ultra-compact speakers which had 3.25" drivers, with these which have 5.25" drivers plus bass radiators. I was missing detail and power in the low-end range and now I have it. You should consider setting your receiver to send the full range of sound into these, not just the range above the subwoofer crossover.The break-in time is legit so don't fully judge them until a month of usage and after that you should re-run your receiver's optimizer program to bring out the best in them. After the break in period they sound more balanced across the full range compared to when I first took them out of the box. I am thrilled with my purchase.

Reviewer: M Suresh Dinakaran
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great sounding bookshelf speakers for it's size
Review: These speakers are amazing with it's small size. They sounded like having big speakers in our room. The highs and mids clarity are very good and produces good punchy bass too with the help of it's passive radiator. The construction of the body is plastic which is not strong enough for heavy bass when volume is turned on loud. Also, at high volume, the plastic feet would tend to vibrate which annoys our hearing. Have to remove them to replace with silicon isolation feet. These speakers are great but needs improvement on the plastic feet as most of the time when playing averagely loud, these speakers would drift away from the speaker stand and fall off. So looking into better feet is a must.Overall, i'm very satisfied with these tiny monsters that works great. Would purchase more when requirements calls for further upgrades of my system. Would certainly recommend them to anyone who requires small but huge sound.

Reviewer: Scruff
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I know these are older speakers, but they are an excellent bookshelf speaker for there size.