Mini Monitors - Dynaudio and JM Labs


After 11 years with my Thiel CS22 floorstanders, I’m ready to make a change and have decided to try out some mini monitors because of room size 15’x17’x7.5’ and the fact that I have a REL Stadium III to take care of the low end. I’ve narrowed my search down to two brands, Dynaudio and JM Labs. I’m looking at the Micro Utopia Be and either to the three Dynaudio models, Confidence C1, Special 25, or Contour 1.3SE.

I listen to pretty much all types of music but the majority being Jazz, Rock, and Alternative. One thing about the Thiel’s that I have always had a difficult time dealing with was that the listening position was extremely critical. The way that I have my speakers positioned, only one person at a time could truly enjoy the music from my Thiel’s. I’m hoping that I can improve my predicament with the speakers listed above as well as moving a step up in the quest for the absolute sound. I believe I have plenty of power to drive any of the speaker listed. A list of my associated equipment is listed “my system”.

Please, your recommendations or comments are welcome if you have compared or owned any speakers listed above.
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Showing 1 response by elsneb

Have you considered Green Mountain Audio Callisto? Sound stage is so wide you can sit 75 degrees to the side of these amazing speakers and still enjoy the music. They play all kinds of music with ease, first order cross over and dual bottom ports. Green Mountains new website has a vast amount of information. I own these personally and have not found a monitor that performs like the Callisto. No brightness or edge to deal with, just music to enjoy. Great company and build quality.

http://www.greenmountainaudio.com/