Another and later version of the Paradigm 3SE Mini speakers that showed this past week is this pair of Paradigm Mini Monitors Version 1.
The Paradigm 3SE Mini's made it up to Mark 3 before being rebranded as the Paradigm Mini Monitor. A move to a polypropylene woofer was carried over from earlier versions of the 3SE mini but the Mini Monitor now has a titanium dome tweeter, replacing the Vifa fabric dome tweeter. the Mini Monitor is now sold in its' seventh generation.
I find the titanium dome to be smooth and crisp, revealing more detail in the music that the Vifa tweeter. The bottom end bass notes can be a bit boxy as the 6.5" woofer tries to fulfill its' duties. Where these little speaker really shine is from the lower mid range right to the highs, these are silky smooth with great depth of sound and really nice imaging.
To really balance out these speakers a sub woofer should probably be used with a crossover in the 100-120Hz range.
These speakers sounded nicer on a single ended tube amp versus the push pull tubes.
I have a feeling these speakers will be staying around for a while.
The Paradigm 3SE Mini's made it up to Mark 3 before being rebranded as the Paradigm Mini Monitor. A move to a polypropylene woofer was carried over from earlier versions of the 3SE mini but the Mini Monitor now has a titanium dome tweeter, replacing the Vifa fabric dome tweeter. the Mini Monitor is now sold in its' seventh generation.
I find the titanium dome to be smooth and crisp, revealing more detail in the music that the Vifa tweeter. The bottom end bass notes can be a bit boxy as the 6.5" woofer tries to fulfill its' duties. Where these little speaker really shine is from the lower mid range right to the highs, these are silky smooth with great depth of sound and really nice imaging.
To really balance out these speakers a sub woofer should probably be used with a crossover in the 100-120Hz range.
These speakers sounded nicer on a single ended tube amp versus the push pull tubes.
I have a feeling these speakers will be staying around for a while.
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