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We have a Winner -- Major "MINI" monitors


I just have to point out that I am one of the first recipients of the new Model SPTECH Mini speakers. To call these 40 pound each beautiful finished loudspeakers Minis is an OxyMoron. They actually cross over at 800hz so most pf the midrange is handled by one driver! But I have to tell you that after only 5 hours of use, these speakers can beat just about anything on the market today. In some ways, there really isn't anything that at much much higher prices can sound as good as the trade offs begin piling up. I exposed them to some ungodly power barrage usinga 1000wpc amplifier and they did not even blink. The sound coming out are what I call the epitome of a speaker design in that they sound both life like and musical at the same time. This is no small feat. Instruments are so well defined that the umpteen speakers I have owned can't hold a candle to them. Bob the designer and engineer is a terrific guy and very knowledgeable. These speakers destroy anything in their range and most audiophiles would be well served to try and listen to these or anything in the line above the Minis I assume. I just had to pass this on, because I am one of the lucky owners. I want to point out that I have zero affiliation with SP, but am in love wit this product. I believe you can buy them on Audiogon? They are worth several times the current asking price. Don't take my word, try and hear for yourself! There is several review on the net and what I had noticed is that none of them had anything negative to say about this line.
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mrtennis
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i gather someone likes these speakers. no doubt there is a good reason for the praise. i may get to hear them myself.

it is a stretch to say they are the best speakers, period.

it is always a matter of taste and i wonder if there is anything to be accomlished by making such an absolute statement.

consider all of the large panel speakers out there and the original quad 57s. it would be interesting to compare a mini monitor with a larger speaker.
mrtennis
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hi doubleugly:

i want to thank you for saving me time, effort and emotional energy. the only monitor speaker i ever liked was the chario acdemy one driven by the jadis orchestra.

i generally dislike cones and boxes.
mrtennis
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a stand mounted speaker with a small enclosure will not sound the same as a panel with a large radiating area.

as fine a product as it might be it is not an apogee , martin logan, quad, magnepan, analysis audio, etc.

preference is so subjective that any testimonials are only meaningful to the speaker owner.

detail and definition, per se are not substitutes for accuracy of timbre, pitch and dynamics. too much detail leads to an unnatural presentation of the sound of instruments. too much emphasis is placed upon detail and transparency and not enough recognition of timbral realism.
mrtennis
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the problem with the word transparency is that it has nothing to do with timbre it is an artifact of sound, somewhat like focus.

did anyone attend a concert of un amplified music and use the word transparent to describe the presentation ?

it is a word which audiophiles use. it doesn't necessarily mean that what you hear is real, or that instruments are accurate timbrally. sometimes transparent borders on analytical.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
hi doubleugly:

i failed to pick up on your last senetence which is not true. knowledge does not come from experience. at best you may be able to use inductive reasoning by extrapolating from previous experience. knowledge is a different entity. it involves truth and certainty. listening to audio equipment has nothing to do with truth and certainty.

audio experiences create attitudes and opinions not knowledge. too many times i thought i liked something only to change my mind after extensive audition. where is the knowledge ?

in audio, there is only a probability of truth not truth itself
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
hi doubleugly:

if i like large panel speakers, why would i like a stand mounted box speaker. before i go to the trouble of requesting a pair for the purpose of reviewing them, i should have some idea why i might like them. otherwise, i go through a lot of trouble and it doesn't benefit the designer at all.

i am indeed skeptical that any box speaker will last more than a half hour without my wanting to listen to a panel again.

so perhaps you could enlighten me as to the benfits of auditioning this speaker.

my preferences are large panels, tubes, very soft and rounded presentation, very laid back with lots of depth, no cone woofer "sound", no cross over sound, no emphasis on high frequencies.

is this speaker any different from a cone in a box ?
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