I have a pair of UK origin Minthersound MS912 speakers. Mintersound is a relatively niche brand. This speaker is not the same as the usual entry-level British speakers, the usual entry-level British speakers emphasize high mid-high frequencies, listen to vocals and small strings are good, but can not listen to large dynamics.
Minte listens to symphonies, after all, it is not its strong point. But its low-frequency volume sense is indeed larger than that of speakers of the same class. Naturally, your amplifier needs to push hard enough to push the pair of speakers well and push the low frequencies out. I used an old Cyrus No. 1 amplifier, which received rave reviews that year, and they all said that the thrust was great, it seems that it can fully push this pair of speakers. If your amplifier is a low-power bold machine or something, I'm afraid it is very unsuitable. It is suitable for listening to folk music, listening to songs, listening to strings and small instrumental music.
The overall timbre of this pair of minte sounds is refreshing, relatively clean, not dull, not dragging mud and water, but still continues the characteristics of better high frequencies in traditional British sounds. The exterior design of the speaker is also quite foreign, the unit is quite beautiful, revealing a metallic luster, and it does not look tattered like some old boxes.
In fact, what surprised me the most was that it might be used to watch blockbusters. Although it is a pair of pure music speakers, it is also quite good as the main speaker of the theater when watching blockbusters, don't look at its woofer size is not large, but in the dozen or two dozen pairs of speakers I have used, the effect of using it to watch the theater is actually the best. Even a pair of avant-garde antique ten-inch horned speakers that have been used once do not have its low-frequency shock, and only an American Feiyan ten-inch speaker used in the early years has similar effects to it. When watching the theater, whether it is vocal dialogue or low-frequency effects, it is very present, it is a real sound, and it is a very cool feeling.
This is very surprising, do you say it is a music box or a theater box? With it, you can have both. It's a pity that I rarely watch blockbusters now, so the function of the theater is not used, which is a waste of resources. Now hang him on a second-hand fish, you can search by model, and there are only three or two pairs on it.
Whether it's listening to CDs, listening to digital broadcasts, especially listening to tapes and audio videos with more analog sound, the sound is very good. According to my opinion, at the relatively low price of 2,000 yuan, I am afraid it is difficult to find opponents.
There is not much specific information about the speaker, and I don't know what year it was produced. There was an article in the audio magazine of that year that specifically introduced the situation of this pair of speakers, and the title was actually called "The Bookshelf Box That Chills Opponents in the Class".
Here is a little information for your reference:
Mintesheng is not well known in China, but it is actually a long-established British speaker manufacturer and has won the "Queen's Export Achievement Award".
Founded in 1967, Mordaunt-Short is a decades-long professional speaker manufacturer. It joined the British TGI Group in 1987 and its products are sold in more than 40 countries and regions.
In 1983, Mordaunt-short introduced the MS20 loudspeaker, which received rave reviews. In 1990, Mordaunt-Short won The Queen's Award Export Achievement.
The biggest feature of Mordaunt-Short is that its unit has a good protection system, and its exclusive technology makes the unit not risk of burning out when working at high power, and makes the low-frequency output very powerful. In addition, unlike many speaker manufacturers who buy units and assemble them, Mordaunt-Short is a self-produced unit, and even the inductor of the crossover is wound by itself, without pretending to be outsiders.