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Uncouth, raw but EXTREMELY engaging if shelf or desktop mounted. They'll magnify any harshness or lean-ness in the gear upstream, 'cos the cone tweeter doesn't hold back ;), but like many old baby novelty speakers like the Keesonic Kub and old Goodman's Maxim, they can punch well beyond their weight :)
I have a pair of Minimax 2 here on my PC, running from a Caiman DAC and Mini-T amp. Absolutely superb for near-field listening and way better than any computer speakers. They have the dome tweeter.
Very engaging, as Dave says, and surprisingly able to give a realistic rendition of the music.
Not that it can be seen very well from my picture, the bass/ mid unit has a nice cast chassis.
Cabinet has a large front to back measurement, might help reduce midrange colouration, also increases cabinet volume, making for better bass.
There seem to be a lot of changes to the Minimax. Dome/ cone tweeters have already been mentioned. My model has Din sockets on the back, some I've seen have simple binding posts.
The pair I owned in the early 80's were Minimax 2's, had cone tweeters and screw terminals. Bass was impressive from such a small enclosure. They were excellent speakers and as I have mentioned elsewhere I regret letting them go. I'm not surprised they sound good on the end of a Mini-T Martin. I was driving them with a Sony TA73 amp which was rated at 15wpc. The combo could do loud and clean with little effort...
And one reason why I often think that ProAc nicked the M'max's dimensions for the original Tablette. My old SuperTabs reminded me of the Minimax - if not sonically, then definitely in terms of dimensions.Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
like many old baby novelty speakers like the Keesonic Kub they can punch well beyond their weight :)[/QUOTE]
I have a pair of Kubs comming this week
:D:cool:
Hope you like 'em :)
I did all the HiFi Answers mods on my pair in my student days,replacing the cone treble unit with R Allen DT20 treble domes and then adding building the subwoofer with two RA 8HP bass units.
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Originally Posted by DSJR
Thanks Dave sure i will.
In the late '70s I got a pair of the originals to replace the Castle Richmonds I had in my bedroom, which I thought were too big for the size of the room. I was disappointed I have to say and ended up having to get another pair of Richmonds. But that's the way things generally go for me. Just born unlucky.