Cambridge Audio Minx Loudspeaker Discussion Thread - Page 4

I have a denon 1911 and i'm sure it has alot of crossover options, as i set my previous speakers to 80hz on the amp i think it goes up to 200hz not 100% though.

Yeah my av receiver does have audyssey i used it on the speakers i recently sold and found that it made the sound even more immersive and spacious, i found that with the audyssey switched off the sound was a little more flat.

Do you think that it will detect the right frequency for the min20s? or do you think that i will have to set it manually after the calibration has been done?

Audyssey is usually pretty good, so I'd start there and see what happens.

I have found that Audyssey rarely sets the crossovers too high, but it can set them too low. If you find it sets them below the rated spec for your sats, just bump up the setting after the fact.

Okay guys this is my opinion of the x500 with a few pictures added, first off i have to commend cambridge audio on making a seriously powerful subwoofer the x500 sits at the top of the minx range as there flagship and i truly believe it when they say it's 500watts.

I thought i would future proof myself and get the x500, but boy this thing is a monster... when i took it out of the box the first thing that hits you is the quality the weight and also the compact dimensions.

Once i hooked up the speakers and sub i ran the audyssey on the denon, i followed the instructions on the back of the sub by twisting the crossover frequency knob to 120hz which has a min20 icon, after the calibration was finished i checked the crossover settings for the speakers on the amp which was set to 200hz,

I then started to play a few tracks and my word the min20 speakers sounded beautiful, so clear and precise the sound of instruments and vocals were so rich, but the bass from the x500 is enormous and very, very deep!!! I mean this thing hits hard i was getting waves of clean punchy undistorted bass which was effortless in it's delivery.

The downside of this though was that it was and is definately to much for my little flat it got to the point of vibrating everything in my room and was bordering on major overkill it was good but also scary lol...

Today i had to take it back and exchange it for the x300 which i'm pleased to say was a good decision it loses a couple of hundred watts but it also sounds similar to it's bigger brother and kicks like a mule.

For anybody who craves deep powerful bass and has a large room i would definately recommend the x500, for me though i don't feel short changed with going back to the x300 as it sounds incredible for it's dinky size providing a very deep bass but to a more managable level for my flat and for my neighbors.

Heres some pictures of this beast, my camera skills aren't the best and for some reason i can't upload the picture i took showing the forward facing bass driver and passive radiator but enjoy.

Hey perpendicular do you think that you can show some pics of your subs and also what do you think now your using three of them?

So the X300 was sufficient, eh? Wonder where I've heard that said before?

Sounds like (no pun intended) you have quite a nice system now. Congratulations - I'm glad it all worked out for you.

Lol, yeah i'm definately keeping this one i was playing around with the x300 today and it's just right i'm really, really happy. It's amazing also how the min20s sound it works so well with the subs.

The PR's on those MM8's appear to be pretty well blocked. Is that affecting their output at all?

So perpendicular do you suggest i ingnore the settings on the back of the sub indicating where to set the frequency of the speakers? and just wack it straight to 200hz... i have to admit that it sounds good where it's set on the sub at the moment but opinions are helpful.

I guess if you upset him too much we'll have to start calling you Horizontal instead!

So how much Stella was involved before this "vision" appeared?

Well after trying want perpendicular said with the crossovers and re-running audyssey i have to say that the results are amazing, the speakers and sub just sound sublime they mesh very well.

Bass is nice and deep and the speakers are just so clear... i have owned many different speaker brands over the years from bose, kef, mordaunt-short and monitor audio but these for the size just leave me gobsmacked at the clarity.

I'm over the moon with my purchase and don't regret going back to the x300. i think it's better suited for my room. it still hits hard and sounds so rich without that bloated effect that some subs can suffer from and this is still in the early stages i can only imagine what there gonna sound like when they are fully run in.

heres a few more pics of the x300 although it looks dinky don't let the size fool you it may be small but it's a mini bass monster.

Is that better to let the AVR handle the crossover thing?

If so, Sub's crossover need to turn to max. before AVR calibration?

Also what setting of the phase? Is that set to 0 is OK?

Sorry for too many newbie questions... and THANKS again for Perpendicular and others who make this post wonderful!!!!

P.S. I have bought Minx S325 last Sunday and busy setting the speakers last night. First impression is the sound is much open than my old B&W Bookshelf spearker but the sound is quite "HARD"... I think they need time to "run in".
Also my AVR is Yamaha V2500 (Don't have DTS-HD MA/Dolby TrueHD).

Hi Perpendicular,

Are you using Pioneer AMP? Is that good match with Minx Speakers?

THANKS!

I set the subs crossover frequency at 200hz, phase to "0" before running audyssey. After audyssey did it's thing the speakers crossover was set at 200hz.