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Manger C1 Studio Monitors Hello, up for sale are the only known pair in Oz. These amazing speakers are hand made in Germany. They currently retail for $30,436. The Manger C1 powered reference monitors with pneumatic stands are height adjustable. These speakers have a unique driver design which projects the sound directly out with no push pull lag of a traditional speaker. It actually allows you to hear if the original recording was up to standard. The Speakers are around 8 years old. Both Transducers have had the Voice coils & centre dampers replaced by Manger in Germany due to aging. Costing
This is a buyer’s market for high-end active nearfield monitors right now, and the A$8,500 asking price for the Manger C1 Studio Monitors sits exactly at the current median used value (≈AUD$8,500 from new retail data), making it a fair, not ambitious, price. Used Manger C1s typically range from A$6,000 to A$9,000 depending on condition, so this listing is neither a bargain nor overpriced—it’s squarely in the fair market zone.
The C1 is well-regarded for its natural, detailed sound and compact high-end design, powered by Manger’s innovative bending-wave transducer that delivers 30 Hz–40 kHz frequency response and 110 dB peak SPL. Its 430W total power and balanced XLR inputs make it a versatile, high-performance nearfield monitor ideal for critical listening or studio work. With no mention of damage or missing accessories, this clean listing of a rare, original-owner pair offers a solid buying opportunity for enthusiasts seeking top-tier active monitors at a fair price.
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Manger is a German hi-fi brand founded by Josef Manger in the late 1960s, with its first patent application dated 1968 and the company now based in Mellrichstadt, Bavaria. The brand’s heritage is built around Manger’s long-running work on its own proprietary sound transducer, developed to solve a simple but ambitious problem: making reproduced music sound more natural and lifelike.
Manger is known almost entirely for loudspeakers and speaker systems rather than for a broad electronics catalogue. Its current lineup centers on high-end floorstanding and standmount models, available in both passive and active versions, all built around the company’s distinctive bending-wave transducer. The brand also has a history of reference use in studios and serious listening rooms, which reinforces its identity as a specialist speaker maker rather than a full-range audio company.
In the market, Manger sits firmly in the high-end niche. It is a boutique German manufacturer with a strong engineering identity, premium pricing, and a reputation for precision, natural tonal character, and meticulous build quality. This is not a mass-market brand; it appeals to knowledgeable audiophiles who value unconventional driver technology, handcrafted construction, and a very specific sonic philosophy.
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