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minimus 7

  1. VA1DER

    Minimus 7W - Turning a good original cabinet back into a great original

    I have been lucky/blessed/obsessive enough to find three sets of original, 40-2039 no-suffix Minimus 7W with the walnut veneered baffle. There are a lot of speaker refinishing threads, most of them by people far more experienced in woodworking than I am. But I thought I would share my...
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    • Forum: Speakers
  2. plavatar

    My major Minimus 7 Zilch mod mod v1

    I took an unfinished, 25-yr-old design from a stalled business and scaled it down for the Minimus 7. It took me 2 weeks, from sitting down to get serious, to completion. I Zilched the crossovers: And came up with my own setup: And it fits well in the enclosures: The right and left...
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    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Speakers
  3. Raphaz

    Compact powered book shelve speakers

    I currently run a bunch of Minimus 7 speakers in a large, open space. They serve as secondary speakers and are driven by a vintage R-2000 ( for the mains I use a pair of Q500 plus a 12” Klipsch sub). I’d like to replace the M7s with powered and/or WiFi speakers as I want to go wireless for the...
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    • compact speakers minimus 7 powered speakers wifi speaker
    • Replies: 24
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  4. Arthur Smith

    Jazz Music Demo of my Minimus 7's, Post Recapping

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  5. I

    Room EQ Wizard (REW) Questions for Testing Vintage Audio

    So I've picked up a pair of Minimus 7W speakers on the cheap. Initially I was pretty impressed for how well they sound, but I got the sense that there wasn't a whole lot going on by way of a crossover. Opening them up I found that there is only a single cap and figured that I could do better by...
  6. Airjmax

    Minimus 7W Thrift Find

    I have three pairs of Minimus 7’s, two 7W’s and a black pair. I thought I’d never find a nicer 7W set, until today. These are minty, and still have the original “Oiled Walnut Veneer” stickers attached. All I did was hit the wood with Danish oil, and wipe them down. Cost me $14.99 for them...
    • Airjmax
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    • minimus 7 minimus 7w realistic
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Speakers
  7. davstev

    Minimus 7w : 4 ohm replacement speakers / crossovers

    Hi all, I have a nice pair of Minimus 7w’s that weren’t working, and I also happened upon a nice pair of replacement speakers for cheap. The replacements are a perfect fit and look great too. The new woofers are 4 ohm instead of the original 8 ohm, for which the existing crossovers were...
    • davstev
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  8. DiamondTron

    Anyone else not a fan of the Minimus 7's?

    I feel like I'm the only one! :confused: I have a pair of 40-2030C's, with custom audiophile crossovers I installed from eBay seller Litekeys. The imaging of these speakers is fantastic, and the bass is plentiful for the size. But, the upper mid-range and treble? Terrible. It's so harsh and...
  9. Leestereo

    Tale of Two Minimus 7s Sets

    With 2 sets of nearly identical Minimus-7 speakers on hand, the opportunity to modify one set and compare it with the other made for a small and fun long-weekend (Victoria Day in Canada) project. Both Minimus-7 speaker pairs are the 40-2030B variant: one is from January 1984 (1A4 date code) and...
    • Leestereo
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    • Replies: 6
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  10. Brivan

    Realistic Minimus 7 Walnut Grille Guide Replacement

    I own several pairs of Realistic Minimus 7 Walnut speakers - many of which have the dreaded broken plastic grille guides. I poked around on AK, but didn't find a mod to alleviate this perpetual problem, so I came up with one. I ordered grille guides from Parts Express, part number 260-366...
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  11. H

    Realistic minimus optimal setup for home theater experience

    Hello, For a couple of years i read with a lot of love the enthousiam shown on this forum the opinions of the realistic minimus 7 speakers. I took these speakers from my dad when I got my first jvc boombox, teenage stuff. I always kept the speakers and a couple of years ago I was fedup with my...
    • Harrybarry
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  12. R

    Added near-field speakers

    My living room system is flanked by 5 speakers on each side (The Great Wall of Yard Sale Sound). My computer table is in the center, beside the sound system. I have been using this setup for some time now, switching between speaker with the A/B selector, with 4 sets hooked to B via an...
    • rkgren1
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    • minimus 7 near- field speakers
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Speakers
  13. saintroy

    Touch Up Paint for Minimus 7s?

    Hi. I know there are a few threads on painting the Realistic Minimus 7 speakers, but I couldn't find a good recommendation on touch up paint. I found a pair of black ones; they sound great, but a previous owner practiced his engraving skills on the sides. :( Rather than repaint them completely...
  14. camerakid

    Drop-in replacement woofer for Minimus 7?

    Hi! I got my first ever pair of Minimus 7's from the thrift store about a week ago, and after I took the grills off I noticed the woofers were moldy, and the surrounds are just absolutely gross; they have black powder on them that won't come off. And the grills are rusty, and I like them better...
    • camerakid
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    • drop-in minimus 7 replacement woofer
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Speakers
  15. greenflash

    My Akai Black Setup (Computer office)

    Hi guys I added one more component to my "akai black" setup for the computer space, and I wanted to show it out. Indeed this some gear I do like a Lot! :D For completeness I will mention that the amp is an AM-2350, the tape deck (just serviced) is a CS-702DII, the equalizer is an EA-A2 (I think...
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