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The best mini monitors you have heard?

Two ways, either stand-mounted or small floor standers. If you have good experience, could you share? I have been using the Kharma 3.2s for a few years, so take that as my reference point. I have heard the Magico Minis...impressive initially but too aggressive for prolonged listening..and arguably overpriced IMHO. I haven't heard the MKII version. I recently heard the Dynaudio Confidence C1, driven by Plinius electronics. I was impressed, esp when i found out it can be had for 1/3 to 1/4 the price of the 3.2s or the Minis. What else is out there? please share.
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bhobba
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Majico's are good but way over priced. Ridge St Sassons are suburb and easily account for the Majico's as does the Lenehan ML1 Reference at just $5K. But the best monitor, and indeed speaker, I have heard is a new all out speaker Lenehan Audio has built called the ML2 Limited Edition. Duelund Cast Capacitors and Resistors, lined with copper, massive copper clad steel differential bracing, and 10 gauge air core inductors.

There is a thread about it in Aus:
http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/46808-lenehan-ml-ii-reference-limited-edition/

I simply couldn't resist it and ordered one myself - amazing speaker.

Thanks
Bill
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roxy54
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Ridge St Sassons are suburb

...Obviously a typo, but one of the most amusing that I have seen in a long time.
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bhobba
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Sorry guys - yea a typo - it should of course be superb - that's the problem with spell checkers - if your typo is an actual word you are out of luck.

And the Sassons are indeed superb but I think this new Lenehan speaker has it beat. Hopefully somewhere, sometime a direct comparison can be arranged.

BTW this is not to poo poo Majico - still a good speaker - but they have a different model than Lenehan or Ridge St who spend virtually nothing on marketing. What do Majico spend on it? Well over in Singapore when some new Majico speakers were released they held a champagne and caviar breakfast - and it wasn't cheap champagne - it was Bollinger. I have been told they sell for about nine times the cost of parts while guys with like Lenehan and I suspect Ridge St its more like twice. Marketing costs - and costs big.

Thanks
Bill
bc63
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Another vote for the Lenehan ML1's. Put some good tubes in front of them and you are set! Oh and forget about the sub.... you wont need it.
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bhobba
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Yea the ML1's are very interesting like that - some love em with powerful SS others with valve gear. When I had mine I used two amps a Leben and a NAKSA depending on mood and music - I couldn't really decide which was best - well maybe the Leben by a smidgen on the type of music I tend to listen to like Diana Krall.

A sub is definitely optional except for home theatre.

Thanks
Bill
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