Mini Systems - Reviews? Best of?

[jsound]

Thanx. My listening area would be about 10 feet from the wall the speakers would be mounted on, so the triangle would work out about right. As far as the height is concerned, I realize that the mids & highs would go over my head if the speakers were to be mounted flush to the wall. I had planned on angling them downwards, keeping in mind the 40 degree dispersion of the drivers. I've always been pretty particular as to the placement & focus of my speakers, but, as usual, only a little experimentation will give me what I want. Unfortunately, placing the speakers at actual head level is not really an option if I want to separate them more.
Meanwhile, I'm far from disappointed with the sound, but, as all of you no doubt do, I'll keep looking for ways to improve it.

[thekid]

JS- Nice set-up-any pics?
I recently have come to appreciate the sound of the smaller Polks. impressive sound with a little help from a sub.

Of course I will take the opportunity here to shamelessly plug my "mini-system"
Marantz 2245/Minimus 7W's

[poppachubby]

I hear so much about the Minimus. I know you, HiFi Tommy and E-Stat all use them. I have never heard them. What exactly makes them so great?

BTW, lookin good as always kid! I have a similar set up in my kitchen for my wife with a pair of the old Bose 201. She loves it, and for FM the Marantz can't be beat.

I haven't looked too closely at this thread but I am already on the same page as you. With the availability and low cost of vintage amps, why look any further. Gimme discrete electronics over a tiny box jammed to the brim with digital circuits, all interfering with one another.

Hope your holiday went well. The Golden Tube is almost complete, and at a fraction of the cost I was anticipating. Really enjoying the C1. The phono stage is truly great and I still refuse to plug even my Bellari into it.

Cheers Friend, Chubbs

[02audionoob]

I think the most amazing thing about the Minimus 7, other than that it's a Radio Shack speaker, is its efficiency and accuracy. It actually sounds like a larger, quality speaker...not tinny like some mini systems and not muddy like others trying to milk too much bass out of a small speaker.

[jsound]

Kid: Nice "mini"! If I recall, back waywhen, Radio Shack's brand was made by Kenwood, but it's been a while, so I could be wrong. As far as pix, not yet, but when I have some, I'll put 'em up.

PoppaC: Forgive my ignorance, but what's the "Golden Tube"?

[thekid]

JS- Look forward to the pics. Did not mean to hijack your thread and turn it in to a discussion about Minimus 7's. RS gear way back when was made by many manufacturers and you may be right that Kenwood-Trio made some of the gear but I am pretty sure the Minimus were not a Kenwood creation.

[jsound]

What hijack? It's great to hear about what others put together. About how old is that Marantz? What power does it put out to the Minimus'? I don't know much about them, so I don't know their power spectrum.

[thekid]

What hijack? It's great to hear about what others put together. About how old is that Marantz? What power does it put out to the Minimus'? I don't know much about them, so I don't know their power spectrum.

I am not sure of the exact manufacture date of my piece but the 2245 was made from 1971-1976. If you ever get a chance to pick up a 22XX series Marantz I highly recommend it. Here is a link that gives some specs on it.

http://www.classic-audio.com/marantz/2245.html