Quality sounding but cube type speakers

[traffman]

Or something that's not too intrusive , ive been looking for something new or secondhand to plug into my Grandfathers Stereo.

He used to use the Bose cubes , however they're long gone.

Any ideas on what i can use ?

[ASK1974]

Bose still do small cubes, look at the Acoutimass 3 this is the first in the range. You obviously need a sub when the speakers are this small. Alternatively have a look at Monitor Audio's Radius range, same principle but better looking and better sounding.

[Byff]

Bowers and Wilkins M-1 are cube like or you could go for Kef eggs.

If it's cubes you want, the acoustimass is the way to go.

[chrisxr2]

Cambridge adio minx, I have them and think they are ace, tiny sub but surprisingly powerful.

[TonyRPH]

Not quite a cube - but the Q Acoustics 1010i are pretty compact at - W x H x D (mm) 150 x 215 x 195 and seem to get fairly good reviews.

You don't state what equipment you'll be using - which would help!

[98elise]

chrisxr2 said:

Cambridge adio minx, I have them and think they are ace, tiny sub but surprisingly powerful.

Are they good in a proper speaker kind of way, or good for their size?

I was looking at them in Richer sounds, but they didn't have them set up in their demo room. I wanted to see if I could tell the difference between them and an average hi-fi speaker.

At the moment I've got some Kef floor standers for front speakers, and some cheap bookshelf speakers for the rear. I have a decent polk audio sub, and an eltax center which can be reused, so I could get 4 of the Minx cubes for about £200 and do away with the big speakers.

[chrisxr2]

They are certainly ok to my ear, two year guarantee as well, the richer sounds I bought them set them up just for me to try, you can get three different sized subs, I used the smallest and for music and surround sound for the tv have been very pleased, good for their size definitely, good full stop certainly better than the equivalent Bose.

[traffman]

Thank you kindly for your replies.

I have looked into the ones mentioned , and my Grandfather did use the Acoustimass set up.

But i am interested in the Bower and Wilkin's , plus the Kef eggs.

I shall have a look out for some secondhand kit.

[hugepiece]

not so much cubes but more like "spheres" but take a look at the orb audio setups. I purchased a set of doubles about a year ago to replace my BOSE acoustimass and the difference is literally night and day. Couldn't be happier!

[Esseesse]

98elise said:

chrisxr2 said:

Cambridge adio minx, I have them and think they are ace, tiny sub but surprisingly powerful.

Are they good in a proper speaker kind of way, or good for their size?

Good for their size perhaps. Like with cars, there's no replacement for displacement.