Rating Reviewed by: Peter Ulrich(Unregistered User)
(AudioPhile)
Review Date January 24, 2012
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year
Review 1 of 28
Price Paid:
$0.00
Summary: Lightning fast, superb transparency, dynamcis, soundstage, easy to drive, high sensitivity. Looks great especially with matching stands which you have to bite the bullet and purchase despite the high price as they provide an exact match and height relative to listening position is absolutely critical with these speakers. Capable of very high volumes without distortion and sound superb with any type of music. Used with Lavardin IT and Nordost Valkyrja cables in my system. I completely agree with another reviewers comment here that these are really hard to macth with a sub (even the known great ones) due to their speed. I have an REL B1 which has worked great with every other monitor I have tried them with but not with the Mini's. The REL obviously could not keep up with the Minis and everything sounded more sluggish with the sub in the system. The good news is that you don't really need a sub with these in a reasonable size room with proper placement. An oustanding product from a solid company that makes theirs own drivers.
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Summary: Having had the minis for just over a year, I have had great problems to get them to reproduce the superb sound stage that my Quad 57s used to give me. Maybe my room is a little too large for the speakers or maybe my speaker cables are too short. Having said that, the sound from them is great and once I had resigned myself I thoroughly enjoy the fidelity that these speakers give throughout the range of music that I play - anything except hip hop, garage, house, punk or Max Bygraves.
Strengths: Fast, not coloured, truthful.
Weaknesses: I couldn't find an adquate sound stage
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Rating Reviewed by: Norman Sinclair-Baines(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date July 3, 2003
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Used product for Less than 1 month
Visitors rate this review 3.67 of 5,
3.00 votes
Review 3 of 28
, from U.K
Price Paid:
$2000.00
from from EBAY U.K (paid
Summary: I only picked up these 2nd hand speakers today. I have had a pair of Quad 57s for 17 years and a good friend has a pair of Mezzos so I thought I would try a pair of JM labs for myself.
Not having the same budget as his I found my new speakers through ebay and wired them into my Audio Analogue Bellini/Donizetti amp system with Linn LP12/Ittok/MCR Spectral and Sugden CD player. I won't go into detail about the cables.
I haven't yet got the positioning right but I can tell that the Minis are faster and a little brighter than the Quads. The bass is a little fuller as well.
I am sure we are going to get on fine and will update this once I have got the soundstage right
Strengths: Don't have to be 3 feet from a wall
Better furniture than the Quads
People don't think that they are radiators
Weaknesses: None so far
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Summary: Outstanding speakers.very good in mid and high. Bass is good enough for me. Don't want to turn off the system once you turn on.
Strengths: Everything
Weaknesses: None
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Rating Reviewed by: Joe France(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date June 12, 2003
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 3 of 5
Used product for Less than 1 month
Visitors rate this review 4.33 of 5,
3.00 votes
Review 5 of 28
, from Stamford, CT
Price Paid:
$0.00
Summary: While auditioning the Rogue Tempest against the VTL I-85, I got a chance to hear the Mini Utopias. From the very start, and in a situation where they were not placed in anything close to optimal configuration, these speakers sounded absolutely magical. I was looking over the VTL's grill and tubes, but had to turn and look with amazement at what was coming out of these very beautiful speakers. The sound was elegant, but not laid back, it was smooth, but not bland, bursts of energy when called for were attention grabbing. These, big little guys have incredible personality. They are not small monitors, nor are they inexpensive, but they do an awe inspiring job on everything monitors are supposed to do best. They make the great Dynaudio Contours sound a little dry and etched. Most other monitors don't have the full rich base sound of the MiniUtops.
Strengths: Beautiful full elegant sound. Nice balanced base. Somewhat unusual appearance, but beautifully made cabinetry.
Weaknesses: Expensive, and probably a little large for some buyers in this market segment.
Similar Products Used: Dynaudio, Spendor, PSB, Aerial, and most of the other usual suspects
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