The all new mini 1 from amptastic

[minimonitor]

Not as good as the original mini t . dont know what they have done but its disappointing .I know these are nt powerful amps but really do i need to be at nearly half volume all the time ? If you have speakers of 86db/1w do not bother with this amp .Its all well to have the so called extra clarity but theres no point if the amp wont deliver it ,sensitive speakers of at a minimum 93db/1w ONLY Unfortunately not a stroke of genius and a 2 month wait

[Ali Tait]

Did you use the original with same speakers you have now?

[minimonitor]

i have tried the same speakers on both amps and ran a side by side test as well with both amps at the same volume .The difference is like chalk and cheese

[jandl100]

Hmm.

I have a Mini-1 here for review and my experience is very different.
It's a fine successor to the Mini-T, in my system, that improves significantly on its bass performance.

[Ali Tait]

A reactive load perhaps?

[minimonitor]

Then why is my amp so gutless with the same speakers i cant fathom it ?

[minimonitor]

reactive load ??

[Ali Tait]

Varying impedance with frequency, meaning the amp can be presented with a relatively hard load to drive despite a reasonably good sensitivity figure.

I've found amps of these type don't like such.

[synsei]

Careful speaker matching is essential with these amps as I have discovered recently and your experience suggests that the new Mini One is playing by a different set of rules to those of the Mini-T, it's just a matter of finding the synergy sweet-spot between speakers and amp

[jandl100]

I suspect Dave may be right - the Mini 1 works very well with both my pairs of speakers, but maybe it reacts in different ways than the Mini-T did to some speakers.
I've done a 1st cut of my Hifi Pig Mini-1 review - but I need to revise it as it comes across as ludicrously enthusiastic!