Mini-Speakers

Mini-Speakers

Mini speakers are, just as the name suggests, small speakers which are gradually improving in quality and design to rival the sound produced by larger models. Modern mini-speakers are fully capable of producing big sound from boxes less than half the size of traditional speakers. All that there is to see from these modern small loudspeakers are the small cubes usually mounted on the wall and directed to achieve the sought after 'sweet spot' for the listener. This is usually the sofa or comfortable chair and with the speakers correctly positioned, is the convergence point of all the sound waves. When sitting in the sweet spot the sound will reach you from all speakers at the same time and so the sound will not be out of phase and will be exactly how the studio engineer or artist intended it. Small speakers do have one drawback; they are not capable of room filling bass. Most small speaker systems will be complemented by a larger sub woofer unit but this is easy to hide behind a sofa or unit and need not detract from the minimalist effect achieved from the tiny mug-sized speakers on display. Speakers are also being designed to be even smaller and even flatter, using NXT technology, flat speakers can produce sound just as true to the source from a speaker about the width of a paperback book. Mini loudspeakers are perfect for computers, and also in the car where space is at a premium. Audiophiles will claim the sound is not as good as a large set of expensive speakers and that the effect is lost but the inherent inefficiency of speakers themselves (in the region of 1-10 percent) and the more appealing aesthetics of the mini speaker leads many to opt for such devices when looking to upgrade their bulky old Hi-Fi.