The front grille is removable and acoustically transparent, having no affect upon the sound on or off. The cabinets are solidly built and superbly finished with a deep gloss lacquered veneer of Cherry, Walnut or Mahogany. The claim “designed for valves” comes into focus here. Bigger amplifiers in the l00 Watt herd would be fine with volume turned down but a loudspeaker as sensitive as this does not need such power. That means a specialist amplifier like a singleended 300B design delivering 9 Watts would suit, and so would a Quad Vena II solid-state design (45 Watts). Here’s where the Max Mini scores: it offers the sensitivity of a big floorstander in a compact cabinet – quite a feat. Thank you!įrom just one measly Watt of input – up to big Tannoy levels. You can support the site directly via Paypal donations ☕. “Images loomed large: the Max Minis constructed a massive sound stage”ĭesigns, and have put ports on the front, not the rear.ħReview earns Amazon affiliate commissions from qualifying purchases.
It may well be this is why they are labelled bookshelf So although on the large side the Max Mini is for medium to small rooms up to 16ft (circa 5m) long, and for near-all placement. In a medium to small room, and placed close to a rear wall, the room will boost bass to give a balanced sound. And it works, matching well enough down to 200Hz, before deep bass falls away.
UNISON RESEARCH DRIVER
To do so Unison Research use a large 8in (203mm) bass driver loaded by what is a big volume cabinet to get sensitivity up to that of the horn. A horn like this delivers very high volume from little input and is difficult to match into a bass unit in terms of sensitivity. Just as Unison Research say, these loudspeakers deliver massive volume from a few Watts, as our measurements showed, but to achieve this using an unusual design approach impacts cost – a healthy.ĭominating the front panel is a large horn driven by a 1in (25mm) titanium dome tweeter that works from 1.5kHz up to 20kHz Unison Research say – and our measurements confirm. Stand mounting is more suitable and that’s how I reviewed them. The cabinets are sizeable at 495mm high, 285mm wide and 360mm deep so you’d need a sturdy bookshelf for them. The Max Minis are heavy, weighing 15kg each. Would they suit a valve amplifier is the obvious question? What does “Designed for valves” mean? Making the arrival of their Max Mini loudspeakers designed for valves welcome in our offices.
UNISON RESEARCH FULL
We’ve reviewed many Unison Research (Italy) valve amplifiers in the past and they sounded lovely – silky smooth, full bodied and atmospheric, in true valve style.
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