Usher Tiny Dancer 2 - opinion

Some time ago I reviewed the mini dancer 2. I was NOT impressed. The lacked a decent base output and the mids and high was nothing special.

I compared them to a pair of Totem mani-2. The Totem speakers were superior in every aspect.

The mani-2 is a great monitor.

Hmmm. I'm not sure if I want to go the monitor route. I mean, I might as well keep my de Capo's if that's the case.

Any other opinions? What about Dalis or Audiokinesis?

The mini dancer 2's blow away the mani 2's. I have owned multiple pairs of the totem mani 2's along with their model 1's, arro, and others. I sold all my totems and converted over to all usher speakers, I currently have the newer mini dancer 2's with the DMD tweeters. These tweeters blow away the tweeter in the mani's. The bass is also better than the mini's when properly setup and much easier to drive. The md2 had quite a bit bass boom until they were setup correctly. With the required break in period and the right setup (I also use tube amp), they sound very nice.

Rb - thanks for the information. I'm about to install beryllium tweeters onto my de Capo monitors so I won't be in the market for new speakers for a while. However, when I do, info like yours still points me to Ushers!