Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin
From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response (Really R-S Minimus-7's)
Message-ID: <3068@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 28-Jun-84 11:59:05 EDT
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.3068
Posted: Thu Jun 28 11:59:05 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 2-Jul-84 00:14:16 EDT
References: <1547@inmet.UUCP>
Organization: Ballistics Research Lab
Lines: 26

This might completely spoil any pretense I may have to audiophile standing...

Anyway, I second the recommendation for the Radio Shack Minimus-7's. 
I was looking for some physically-small speakers to use with an old
receiver as a bedroom system, and didn't feel it would be worthwhile
to spend much on them. I listened to several bottom-of-the-line 2-ways
at a couple stereo shops, but they were still $60 each or so, and
sounded poor, and seemed poorly-contructed. I had always ignored Radio
Shack, except to get my freebie batteries, but noticed that the
Minimus-7's were on sale at $40 each, so gave them a listen and was
quite pleasantly surprised. Bought a pair, and they work fine with
a 60w/channel old Kenwood TK-140X. One thing to watch out for; I first
tried sitting them on top of a TV. I then noticed terrible color
distortions in the TV picture. It turns out that the magnetic field
from the drivers in the tiny box radiates far enough to adversely
affect CRT displays nearby. I moved them over to a dresser next to
the tv, and the distortion went away. Also be careful about letting 
cassette tapes get near them! I wouldn't be surprised if they would
cause partial erasure by that field.

They don't match my Klipschorns, but they are certainly easier to
find a place for! :-)

(I thought they were fairly commonly on sale for $40 each, by the way.)

Will