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Minimus 77

Mat's 5" surround measures 2 13/16 inside opening. 3/16th's inner flange width, approx. 3 3/16 at widest part, tips upwards. Roll is 3/8, outer flange 5/16 and overall diameter is 4 5/8.

-Ed
 
The outside is just short. You might be able to stretch it. Might do in a pinch. Wish I could find the right one.
 
I have a pair of very similar Optimus Pro-X55AV's. These are the same size as the Minimus 77's, same enclosure, but the woofer and tweeter are "shielded".

But it get's better... the woofer cone is poly and the surround is rubber. I lucked up on a lot of 5 (LF, Center, RF, and LR and RR) a guy had been using in an Audio-Video surround system.

These are pretty good sounding speakers. I have a pair in my bedroom, and another pair out in my workshop.

And I have ONE orphan. So, if anyone has a Pro-X55AV (in black, preferably) let's talk. I saw a batch of 4 white ones on that auction site recently.
 
Damage said:
It's a 3-1/8" cone with a 1" roll.
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Shouldn't that be 1/2" roll? That's what mine measure.

If memory serves me, wooferrepair.com has a surround that will fit, but I believe it has a 3/8 roll. That's the closest thing I've found. One day I'll get around to ordering a pair. :rolleyes:
 
I had 7's and 77's at the same time. The 77's were a little better IMHO but I was really not to impressed with ether set. They are what they are, a little speaker with a good tweeter.
 
I too have a pair of Minimus 77's that I picked up on Ebay for $15. And of course, the surrounds were rotted. So I found a place, called Madisound in Madison, WI. You can find them at www.madisound.com. Since I lived in WI at the time, I took my 77's to Madisound, and I was originally looking at a VIFA woofer, but found out they would not fit due to depth. They had a Peerless 831990 (no longer available) that fit perfectly, plus had a rubber surround and poly cone to boot! At the time they were on sale for $10 ea. After break-in, they sound great. I have down-sized my home theater drastically to the 77's for the front speakers, on a pair of the Radio Shack stands made for the 7/77 that put them at 30" high (ebay - $35), a Boston Acoustic Micro 90cII center channel ($50 - ebay), a pair of Minimus 7's for the rears ($25 - ebay), and a Boston Acoustic MicroMediaSystem subwoofer ($20 - ebay) (yes, for a computer system). All of this is driven by a Boston Acoustics Avidea 610 Home Theater AM/FM/CD/DVD that I picked up for $68 on ebay. To say the least, it does the job very nicely.

But if you're looking to replace your 77's woofers, keep in mind that while they are listed as a 5", a 5 1/4" woofer will fit, provided you watch the depth. I even went so far as taking the 5 1/4" woofer out of a pair of Polk R15's to see if they would fit, primarily because they are shielded. They did, put it was tight. The magnet was right on top of the crossover, but it did fit.

In both cases, the frame for the woofer was a stamped steel style, and originally I had to trim the foam around the woofer opening to get them to fit, but it was well worth the effort. The 77's are now crisp and clear and sound great for such a small speaker.
 
Minimus 77 Redux.....Quack!!!!

Turborusty said:
Are you talking retail or black market?



Turborusty
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Har de Har Har.....Now....What WOULD be that cap value.......

And, while we're at it, Howza 'bout those surrounds...(foam).....

I just found a pair for a fiver, and promptly blew out a section of foam foolishly trying to gauge the LF response.....which wasn't bad for the size......

I DO wish to save these..............Thanks.....willhowl
 
thedelihaus said:
Just a bigger version of the 7s- larger woofer. some folk prefer them over the 7s- the 7s sold well because of the price-point and let's face it, the cute size. The fact that they sound darn good was a bonus.

I'd not hesitate to pick up 7s and 77s all day long. not the be-all, end-all of mini speakers, but a great bang for buck and truly enjoyable.
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I saw a pair of 77s (the Optimus Pro 77 variety) at St. Vinnie's the other day. Fifty bucks! There was a printout taped to them of a "Completed Listing" from Meg's place with a sale of $29.00 and shipping of $13.95.

If prior experience with these folks is any indicator, they'll sit there for six month and get marked down to $10.00 and someone (not me) will snag them. Sheesh!

John
 
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willhowl said:
Har de Har Har.....Now....What WOULD be that cap value.......

And, while we're at it, Howza 'bout those surrounds...(foam).....

I just found a pair for a fiver, and promptly blew out a section of foam foolishly trying to gauge the LF response.....which wasn't bad for the size......

I DO wish to save these..............Thanks.....willhowl
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There was a guy on Ebay selling them...where I got mine. And CHEAP.

I'm keeping mine in the hopes I can get another pair (mini-Stack!!) but lemme see if I can find that link for ya. I'm slow, gimme a bit.

They are worth saving. I listened to them last night for 3 hours. Couldn't leave....
 
Good Man!!!

Thanks for your reply, onwardjames........I'm neck-deep in projects right now, but will get to these soon......

I need them as secondary, low-level speaks on my main system, for when my Housemate is a-sleepin'........gotta keep the peace........... will report later........willhowl:music:
 
Very welcome!

That is exactly what I use mine for...when my wife is sleeping (she's a nurse...odd hours)

If you can't find anything, I'll sell ya mine, but only if your search runs dry. :D
 
Thanks, just ordered surrounds and bookmarked you tutorial. The foam on my trusty 77's turned to dust last week. :(
 
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