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A star is born.... Stereophile review of the Vimberg Mino

Boy did we get a birthday surprise, we recently took on the Vimberg line after being blown away by the Vimberg Tonda D at Axpona.

We have ordered the Amea monitors, and we working on getting the Tonda D later in the year.

People who are looking at a great pair of floorstanding loudspeakers and are looking at the usual contenders, Wilson, Magico, Rockport should absolutely check out the new Vimbergs.

The latest Stereophile review was a complete rave and we agreeded with Mr. Atkinson. In our opinion the Vimberg’s are one of the most exciting new lines of loudspeakers to appear on the market in recent years.

How many people have heard the Vimbergs at Axpona and were blown away by them?

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ Vimberg dealers


audiotroy

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kenjit
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https://vimberg.de/mino/

So you pay 30k or 40k on a speaker and they dont give you any proof that youre getting a superior speaker. All you get is the manufacturers say so and a few positive reviews to reinforce it. 
not even a frequency response graph.

Plus you know they are not gonna be custom tuned to your ears so that guarantees imperfect sound plus horrible passive crossovers that are not as accurate as active crossovers. Not to mention horrible rectangular cabinets with too much diffraction off the edge. 

It really is a disaster. I wouldnt buy it. 
kenjit
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Listening to them would be proof to the individual, that they are getting a superior speaker to THEM.
That would be true if audiophiles had perfect hearing but they dont. 
kenjit
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Active crossovers have their own set of problems.
like what?
kenjit
1,771 posts
 
Listening to them would be proof to the individual, that they are getting a superior speaker to THEM.
if audiophiles had perfect hearing you would be correct. However, they dont, therefore you're wrong. 
kenjit
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@audiotroy 

Tidal and vimberg are not custom tuned to your ears. I think based on that, it is an overpriced product. They have been tuned to the designers ears. And for that price I would expect solid diamond cabinets, all diamond drive units, and all metal parts to be made of solid gold or silver. Are they? 
kenjit
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You missed my point entirely. Why would I or anyone else would pay $45K when I can have same level of performance say for $16K.
It doesnt cost $16k. You can buy accuton drivers for few hundred dollars.
kenjit
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Accuton drivers can be bought for a few hundred bucks and crossover parts for a few bucks. Thats already 60% of the vimberg.

The last thing you need is a box. The box doesnt make any sound its just designed to hold the drivers in place. So for a fraction of the cost you can have a vimberg.

There is no evidence provided by vimberg that their speaker has superior specifications.
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