Paradigm Mini MK2 Speakers

A speaker that is always welcome into my collection is the Paradigm Mini Mk2. This little gem of High Fidelity is the second generation of the Paradigm 3SE Mini that I have had many pairs of in the past.

This little speaker sound way larger than its' size and I am happy to have another pair of these.

 

This pair of Paradigms are in pretty good condition for their age and the foam surrounds are in great condition, almost as if they have been refoamed already. 

I can not say enough about these little speakers besides they need to be auditioned to hear how good these speakers are. I originally bought a pair of these in the late 80's and sold them, I always regretted selling them back then and I am always happy to re experience these speakers.

Paradigm Mini Monitor V1

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.