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Help needed on JMLAB Utopia monitor range...

Hiya,

I've recently experienced a superb demo of the JMLAB Mini Utopia monitor speakers.
Very nice synergy with my amplifier

But I still have a couple of questions I hope someone here can help with:

1) How do the Mini Utopia's compare to the newer Micro Utopia BE range soundwise?
(haven't heard the Micro's yet...)

I know about the special BE-tweeter qualities, but I'm more interested in the overall sound trade-off.
Should they be regarded as totally different speaker or are the very much alike?
What's the trade off for the better tweeter?
Or is the Micro by all means better?

2) Can the new Electra 1007BE monitor hold up to either the Mini Utopia or the Micro Utopia BE?

3)Should I worry about the pair of Mini Utopia's being almost 8 years old? (1999)

My current set:

Denon DVD-3910 cd transport--> AudioNET SAMv2 DAC+Amplifier-->Quad 22L speakers (LAT int. cabling)

All comments are welcome...
jasperb

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liuhao
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1007 be and micro utopia be are quite different, well not day and night different of course.

1007 be is more open and transparent, and brighter towards metal and edgy side. normally brighter speakers sound open. however overall still quite ok for me. micro be is warmer in midrange and more gental in treble. however the biggest improvement is the bass. the bass is warm, detailed and round, with a bouncing feel.
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