I use the Paradigm MiniMk3 for the main speakers in my home theater setup, whichI often use for music listening as well and I think these relatively small speakers are incredible. They have a very good details and tight bass.
I listen to a variety types of music and overall these Minis can satisfy
my listening experience. They are great for use in a home theater too !

Extremely nice speakers, good imaging, amazing bass and efficiency froma speaker this size. Not as smooth over the tonal range as a NHT SuperOne.
It seems to accentuate the midrange, which can be quite attractive for Rock,
Pop, Country or other vocal music. I was torn between these and the
SuperOne's, but the NHT dealer gave me a significant discount, whereas the
Paradigm dealer wanted the whole $350. I bought the SuperOnes, because of
the lower price, and because they are magnetically shielded. The Paradigm
center channel is $300 each, but I can use a single SuperOne for a center
channel.
I listened to about 20 different speakers (KEF, Mirage, Boston Acoustics,
Polk, Klipsh, PSB, etc.) before narrowing down my choice to these and the
SuperOne's. If my dealer had been more flexible, I might have gotten the
MiniMK3 instead, and been very happy. My brother listened to both, and
bought the Paradigms. They are excellent speakers.

sound great, unobtrusive, variety of finishes available

none considering size and price

For the money, I couldn't find anything that came close to the sound the Minis put out. If you're looking for high-quality speakers at an affordable price, put these on your list to audition; I auditioned Boston Acoustics, Polk Audio, Infinity, and Cambridge Soundworks' Ensemble (CS not even close).

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Absolutely fabulous sound for the money

Can't biwire

Another glowing review for the Mini Monitors.

I had 'em hooked up to my new NAD C740 receiver until my Paradigm Studio 20s arrived. Wow. Only now, after about 50 hours of use, are the Studio 20s eclipsing the sound of the Mini Monitors.

Mini Mons' bass isn't as tight as Studio 20s. Otherwise, the y sounded darn good wired with Audioquest Type 6+.

Now they're hooked back up to my NAD L40 in the living room, where they still sound good. But because of space limitations I can't have them positioned to set up a soundstage.

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size, PRICE, sound

none noticed so far

I bought this product after reading through the many reviews here, as well as listening to these speakers at an audio showroom. I auditioned the Paradigm Mini's, KEF Q15's (which I liked as well), Energy eXL's, Energy Take 5(did not like it at all) and B&W 601 and 602 (seemed over priced). I seriously considered buying the KEF Q15's since it was as good as the mini's though lacking somewhat in base. In the end I bought the paradigm mini's based primarily on the price since I would have been equally happy with the Energy eXl's, the KEF Q15's and the PSB mini's.

PRICE:
The price in michigan was close to the retail price, though I was offered a $50 discount if I bought the package listed below. I ended up buying it in Toronto, Canada. I bought the mini's, a PDR-8 subwoofer, and a pair of metal stands (30").
I paid a total of $481.25 (US currency) for the entire system (pair of minis' version 2, PDR-8 subwoofer version 2, and for the nice metal stands). Here in Michigan, I was asked to pay nearly $690 for the same package (over $200!!).
I believe after breaking down the prices, the mini monitors cost $240, the PDR-8 subwoofer cost $200, and the stands cost $41.25 (all in US currency).

After listening to the entire system for nearly 3 weeks now, I really like the mini-monitors. I am happy with the PDR-8 subwoofer, though my personal preference would have been to go with the PDR-10 or PDR-12. However, given the size of my living room, the PDR-8 sub was the more practical one. Although some suggested that I get the Mini Monitors with the AV option, the store person said, I need not waste my money on it. Turned out to be true. I have one speaker about 6 inches from my TV and the other several feet, and the one that's close to the TV shows no interference.

I did test out several speaker cables and found all the cables I tried out to be quite good. I did not find any quality difference nor S/N ratio to be any difference between the difference cables. My personal opinion is that the so called Monster cables are just a huge marketing hype. If you do a simple calculation, you will find that any of the cables would turn out to be quite good and adequate. I also got a similar response from the technical person at Paradigm. His response was, if you have plenty of money to throw, go buy what ever cable you want that pleases you.

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Very few

Poor build quality, aweful sounding tweeter over rated and over priced

These speakers are very over rated, the new PSB image series will pretty much sound better than all Paradigms in the same price class. These tend to be very room sensitive, boomy and it has to be the worst tweeter Ive heard in quite some time, do yourself a favor, listen to the PSB's or the Phase Tech's before dropping any cash on a Paradigm.

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PSB's, Phase Tech and B&W

Great sound in a small package for a great price

None really

Originally these were supposed to replace my main speakers until I bought towers (probably the Monitor 7s), when they would be used as surrounds. Now I think I will have MMs for both front and back. Bass can be boomy if they are placed too close to the walls - mine are 1 1/2' from the walls - where the bass is not great - but they are not big speakers. And combined with my PDR-10 in my 22 x 11 room these sound GREAT. I am hearing details in music and movies I never knew existed.

Good looks, small size, beautiful sound

None

First couple of weeks I was not impressed with these speakers. I was wondering if I am getting any better sound from my previous seven year old Infinity bookshelf speakers. Then something happened and there was a noticeable difference in the sound quality. The sound is of very high quality and impressive.
I recommend Paradigm monitors to everyone.

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earth shaking bass, good definition, goes pretty low

big and bulky, some may consider the price

I had been looking to replace my old sub (it will remain nameless) for a couple of months. I had just replaced all my speakers (except for center) with Paradigm Mini monitors, and needed to add more bass. My existing sub just couldn't cut it. I went down to my local Paradigm dealer to see what he recommended, and I told him that I was looking to spend 800 to 1500 $$$ canadian. Now, because of my Mini Monitor setup, he recommended going with a paradigm sub ...understandable. He showed me the Servo 15 and the PW2200. We demoed both and the Servo was definitely the better performer...but surprisingly not by much. After demoing both a number of times, I decided that the Servo is a great sub but you need to give it a wide berth for it to work at it's best. I couldn't do that. The same thing can be said about the PW2200, it needs space to work well. I already a spot from my old 12 inch sub...but i had to move the 2200 about 6 inches farther out from each wall.

Now the review of the sound: (after break in period)

on test tones, 20hz was loud but distorted, 25 hz was very loud and with a lot less ditortion, 30 hz was destructive. At 30 I really felt sorry for the walls of my room...they were simply being tormented.

On music the PW2200 played very well. I could play very low, some of the Drum n' bass music I listed to goes down to 15 hz. I can play fast as well but there were some instrumental drum music that it had a bit of trouble with (an area where the servo shined)

On HT, the PW2200 blew me away. On some really bass intensive scenes like explosions in Ronin, the PW2200 moved so much air that I could feel my hair vibrate. LA shootout scene in Heat was very defined and precise. SPR was amazing being able to play the loud explosions with authority, but it was also able to play the distant explosions lightly but very convincingly. The Prince of Egypt sounded amazing, and with the refined bass really brought out the emotion in that film. Blade crunched. Armeggedon blew me away. The Matrix...well it was the Matrix.

All in all, the PW2200 has to be one of the best buys on the market for subs. One this to keep in mind though. If your room is bigger than 25 X 15 (mine is 20 X 10) I would say go for the Servo 15. But if your room is under 25 X 15 I would go with the 2200, it gives you far more boom then you will need.

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BASS BaSS BAsS BASs. BBBAAASSSSSS!!!! Can't don't won't understand how these things produce so much bass... and crystal clear highes and seductive vocals

hmm this is a tough one... hmmm, $300/pair too expensive? mmm maybe not. Ok i got one! they are made in cananda! no wait..... I can't really think of any.

I've purchased paradigm monitor 7 and minis. 7 is working the living as mains and minis working my computer room. Minis replaced the stock Aiwa speakers that came with my Aiwa shelf system.

At first, the treble was ear piercing/siblent/grainy, it was a pain. For 300 bucks i wasn't gonna return'em so aged'em(ok proper term is break-in) after about 4 days of near non stop playing, treble smoothed out considerably already. I think the imaging improved also.

MOST NOTABLY THE BASS!!!!!! OMG does these thing have bass. I don't even have to touch the Bass boost button on my shelf system. I set the bass boost at the lowest setting , turn into some rap station(for bass testing) and the room started shaking! Volume was only turned quarter clock wise... wow. Bass is relatively tight and not "too" muddy and that's with stock Aiwa japanese job.

Magnapan maybe 100 bucks more but These minis can definitely handle ROCk/RAP and jazz. Only other speaker i can think of is n0rh speakers but i haven't heard'em. I read good reviews. I'm sure they are fine sets but they are still 100 dollars more. Personally i think they look ugly. Plus i have nagging suspicion the wood they used on them n0rh are prone to cracking. Anyway....

Minis are great for 300 bucks.

I give 4/4 stars because there always be better speakers.

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