Focal mini utopia

Hi raymonda I actually have the Micro-Utopia original non Be version which is basically the same speaker minus the mid-woofer above  the tweeter. I love these speakers and have owned them for about 9 years now.  In my small room the sound is open and airy, very transparent without being dry, etched or bright. Imaging is also excellent plus the bass is surprisingly deep and quite satisfying. Lastly they are very easy to drive mine sound fantastic with a pushpull 17 watt tube amp. Obviously the Mini will go deeper in the bass and be more full range but I would expect the sound to be otherwise similar. Great little speakers, fantastically well built and to me under appreciated, once the Be version was released its as if the originals never existed. Too bad as they are very fine speakers.

Jond,

Thanks for your response as it has more relevance than you thought. I posted about the mini when I actually meant micro.

Anyway, how high are your stands and what is your experience with placement for best respnse and imaging?

raymonda my stands are the factory matched stands 20" high I believe with the speakers themselves spiked to the stand but I'm not using the supplied spikes to the floor the bases just sit on my rug. Again my room is tiny and my setup not ideal but I ended up with the speakers about 24" from the rear wall, which is as far as my gf or the room will really allow. Toe in is slight each speaker firing  just outside my ear. This gives me good tight tuneful solid bass and good imaging between the speakers. They are 8 feet from the listening position and 4' apart not ideal but it's the best I can do. I'm sure the speakers maybe 2 feet further apart and maybe 6-12 inches further into the room would make them image magnificently. In our 800sq ft condo I am at the very limit of my gf's tolerance. I do have some pics up on my system page.