The best mini monitors you have heard?

What Musicfile said. But before I owned them, I auditioned no less than 3 dozen monitors, with no biases and an open mind.

Nothing even came close to the Sason, regardless of price.

Honorable mention at a budget price point is the Tyler Taylo Reference. Tiny box, big sound, and they disappear better than Houdini.

I also agree that the Ridgestreet Audio Sasons best the Magico minis in virtually every respect, especially their full range bass!

I just had too trade Rubys and Maimus - too much dynamic range, sound too big for small room. Got B&W 805 in return. Compared with ruby, Ruby more detail, better balance throughout, Killer Bass. Where were all of you when I need to trade these????

You should have just traded your small room for a bigger room! Just kidding. Yes, the Ruby's have a huge lively sound for such a small speaker or any speaker for that matter.

I have owned pretty much every Sonus Faber monitor including the Guarneri Homage and currently own the Guarneri memento's (which I find MUCH better than the H) but one speaker that sticks out as being purely magical is the Merlin TSM-MM I owned about 5 years ago on Osiris stands using Cary tube pre/amp and CDP. BUT I just acquired the Guarneri Memento and while they do not sound quite as "organic" as the Merlins, they have one of the most pleasing, full, mellow, delicate sounds I have ever heard from any speaker. Bass is NOT lacking at all and the mids are to die for. The Merlins mids were a bit drier but the Merlin top end was amazing as was the imaging.

For about $2k, anyone wanting a world class speaker, the Merlin TSM-MX is one to beat.