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Bookshelf Speakers for the Theater and Home Stereo Speaker Systems:

Many consumers choose a set of small bookshelf speakers to use in their theater system.

There are many reason for this but the most popular reason is the small size and appearance.

Do Small monitor speakers actually use less space?

That depends; do you plan to place them on shelves or on speaker stands?

In most cases the actual floor space taken up by these small monitors is no less than a comparable floor standing speaker.

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However, they do look smaller because they physically use less space or volume in the room.

The Goldmund Logos 1 speaker is a great example of a small loudspeaker. If you can afford them -they are excellent!

Less Speaker Box volume can actually be to the speaker's advantage:

The small volume will often help the speaker to image better or disappear into the sound stage.

If deep bass is allocated to a dedicated sub-woofer in many cases there is really no reason to use a large floor-standing speaker. (with home theater)

The satellite speaker or book-shelf speakers will only be called on to reproduce the frequencies above about 80 Hz at high SPL.

Bookshelf Speaker Setup:

For the most part a good speaker setup is really not much different than a home floor speakers setup. There may be one major difference though: The distance from the front wall.

A larger floor-standing speaker may have better overall bass output.

This may cause you to position a speaker closer to the front wall to augment the bass.

Walls give a speaker what is called boundary reinforcement. When placed near a wall bass level will be increased.

But you must also know that being placed close to a wall decreases the sound-staging of the loudspeaker. Close wall placement is usually NOT a good thing.

Although, this is not always the case: Speakers perform very different depending on the size and shape (Acoustics) of the room they are placed into. The same holds true for larger speaker systems as well.

Summary:

If you are in the market for a reasonably small speaker the Instrument Quad Mini might be just your ticket.

I wouldn't really call it small as it's dimensions are 10.5 wide, 14.5 tall, and 17.5 deep but for the performance on tap here the size is incredible.

The Instrument Quad Mini plays like a large floor standing speaker system.

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Customer Testimonials:

"Peter, I just wanted to drop you a quick note and say how impressed I am with these speakers. They are EXACTLY what I was looking for..very very small with big sound.

My wife loves them as well. They look great, and you hardly notice them at all sitting on the shelf. They integrate perfectly as surrounds. I have them crossed over at 150 as you recommended...simply fantastic. I only have about 15 hours on them so far, so I know they will only get better. You really have something here. Kelly ~ Montana USA

"I found these speakers by accident and after reading all the available info and after several emails back and forth with the company owner I decided I had nothing to lose, so I ordered a set of 5 mini cube speakers.

Peter was very helpful and patient and always responded to my emails within hours.

I have had the speakers set up for a couple of days and they sound great; they are everything described on the web site.

The sound from these small speakers truly is awesome.

I replaced a set of very high quality but also very large speakers and have not been disappointed... and the wife loves not having four large speakers in the living room.

The sound from these speakers really does fill the entire house, I was concerned about the small size of the speakers due to the fact I like to listen to music and movies at volumes most would consider loud.

These speakers are more than capable of playing at volume levels louder than I ever need while also maintaining very high quality sound. ~by; William (Corinth,TX)

"I ordered these speakers in the hope of bringing some life to my entertainment system... I didn’t think it would bring room filling sound to my entire house. These speakers not only fill my den with crystal clear sound, but radiate great sound throughout the house. Thanks for such a great product!" Celia ~Malasia IP#110.159.58.99

"these speakers breathed new life back into my music, I had no idea such small surround sound speakers could perform so well." John from US IP# 24.177.193.45

"how you got so much performance out of these speakers I have no idea -Great product!" Andrew from Denmark IP# 130.225.22.254

"nice speakers, nice finish, blended in with my room well and the wife is happy too. Great sound presentation! Now I just wish you guys made a subwoofer." Kyle from US IP# 98.233.53.244

"These surround sound speakers are amazing! After running them in for a couple days, I decided to play some tunes, and they never once sounded distorted or strained...

While I know they should be paired with a good sub-woofer bass system, I think they sound good enough that I can wait until I have the money to buy a really nice sub." Fred US IP#76.208.13.182

"Wow, what a great set of speakers. I really understand what you mean by a large sound-stage." Sandy from US IP# 137.100.121.30

"Recently I came to realize that my HDTV was better than my sound system... So, I decided to piece together a better sound system. Running across your site (and these speakers) was the best thing that has happened to my home theater.

My current system is; an older receiver, a home theater PC with a blue-ray player drive, and one pair of your Mini-Cubes. (for now; I plan to buy 3 more speakers soon)" Kevin US IP#98.179.199.26

"Purchasing a new set of surround sound speakers was a must for me. My old system looked awful and sounded even worse. The quality and look of your Mini-Cube speaker were a perfect fit.

Once I reviewed the ratings and tests I knew they would be perfect. I will be sure to look for more information and products from you. I can't believe the performance of these surround sound speakers for the modest price. I would recommend these speakers to anyone!" Mike US IP#172.16.2.142

"The overall quality and dynamic capacity of these speakers really took me by surprise. Their imaging is distinct, tonality is crystal clear, and oh yeah... they pump out some serious volume!