Silverline Minuet "Supreme"

Jgiacalo

Sounds like another strong recommendation!

In the spirit of the New Year, I am reluctantly toying with the idea of smaller, lighter equipment so I do look forward to hearing the Minuets.

William

Thank you, a tough call.

I have not yet heard them, but the P3SERs sound like they would be consistent with my tastes, at least according to what I read.

What I perceive and like reading about the Minuets, however, is more sincerity than hype (not that Harbeths are overly hyped), and also some sort of "special" quality or personality to the Minuet speakers.

In the end, perhaps $600 vs +/- $2000 makes it a no brainer.

Newbee

Stacked meaning 4 Minuets played simultaneously?

One of my first experiences was a friend who had stacked KLH 9's, circa 1980.

Were the Minuets oriented vertically?

I would love to hear more about that and always wonder why "stacked" configurations don't get more airtime.

I think an obvious hint would be that the supreme version has real wood veneer whereas the earlier ones had vinyl covered cabinets.

Perhaps system matching is important, as may of the compliments praise the bass and volume of sound coming from such a small speaker, not just the usual sounds good with jazz and vocal comments that you hear every time a new mini monitor gets well reviewed.

It is possible that the Minuets are just another good monitor with some good reviews - there are many - but hoping they had some genuine magic about the design, especially because they are so small.

My EPOS ELS3's were played for about 30 minutes before I put them back in the box and in storage.

Guppy,

In your opinion, are the Merlins and Harbeths better, albeit more expensive?

Guppy

Sounds interesting, but I note that the Type 1s are not on the website?

Zek4u

Re "I wont be missing the P3SER SE....if that says anything"

I would say that says quite a lot, since the Harbeths have been raved about and are almost twice the price!

Noting in your other threads that you liked the original Linn Kans (which I also thought sounded surprisingly good when I heard them) I take this as a strong recommendation for the Minuets and may finally have to just give them a try.

As I have inquired regarding both the Minuets and the Harbeths, it would be great to hear any further thoughts on near field use, particularly with respect to fatigue free midrange, low level transparency, and /or any good matches or "synergy" with associated DACs and amps.

Thank you,

Earthquake,

What was your experience with associated components please?

And do you think they would outperform the Harbeths at twice the price?

Thank you,