“Hi Frank,
Now that I have had a few weeks to listen to the LX mini, I thought I would send my thoughts on them. To start with, I was astounded at the quality of reproduction and the sound stage produced. SL really was a genius to come up with such an outstanding loudspeaker.
I have been listening to music and various HiFi systems since I started work in 1973. I have owned boxed loudspeakers, ported loudspeakers, transmission line loudspeakers, electrostatic loudspeakers, and active studio monitors. All of them worked and played music, but none of them were as engaging to listen to, or as musical as the LX mini. I have listened to the LX mini for hours at a time with no fatigue, just a smile on my face as I enjoyed the music. Listening to records I have owned since the 70’s, I would keep hearing new detail. Bass instruments were playing tunes, not just supplying the rhythm. Drums were tuned, not just thudding along. Multitracked vocals and instruments were clearly separated. The sound stage had width, depth and height that I have never noticed before, remarkable. From an engineering point of view, the analogue crossover and equalization are also amazingly good, totally silent with no hiss or hum. I am very pleased with the LX mini’s; it just goes to show how thinking out of the box can work.
I just feel sorry that most audiophiles will never hear reproduction like this. Thank you, Frank.
Regards, Tony” Anthony M. (United Kingdom), LXmini kit with ASP kit Nelson Pass
“I have to admit that the Analog Power Box is a significant step up over the DLCP version. The sharpness and nervousness of the sound disappeared. There is much more culture in music. Also, there are better low registers, better details across mids, spaciousness, and air without harshness. All in all, it is so much more pleasure to listen to.
Improvements make it worth spending!
Thanks, Marcin” (Marcin S., Poland)
At first, I was a bit skeptical about all the praise Linkwitz speakers keep receiving. Especially the claim that they would sound so much different from most commercial speakers.
But now I can honestly say that SL’s promises were not empty. LXsirius together with Frank Brenner’s PowerBox 6pro NCore precision analog sounds better than anything I have heard before. I did not deem it possible for the sound stage to extend beyond the speakers in a stereo arrangement. (Damian G. , Switzerland)
Dear Dr Brenner,
… as Mr Linkwitz predicts, the LXmini (with PowerBox) has become the reference by which we judge other components, and recordings as well. Thanks again.
(James S., USA, LXmini and PowerBox)
LXmini
Hi Frank – just wanted to let you know the ASP powered up fine and all test points checked out. Used a TI TPS7A-based linear power supply. It is making sweet music as I write! I find it more resolving and smoother than the miniDSP2x4. The top end, in particular, is a noticeable step-up and that alone makes the ASP worthwhile in my estimation. Thanks again, and I suspect you may have one or two more sales to this little island. (Derek, Barbados –LXmini+2 with LXmini ASP)
“…very nice sound. Finally, I have a set-up that does justice to these speakers. Thank you! No more digital filtering going through multiple different DACs to feed each input of the speakers. Bass seems plenty in my small room just with the 5-inch SEAS driver of the LXmini. I’ll listen in without any sub for a while. …ASP is a very worthwhile upgrade IMO! ” (Martin C. Ontario, CAN)
STEREOPHILEs “Reichert on Sunday” experienced the magic of LXmini and LX521 during RMAF (Denver): “The sound was so good that I am now a bout to go against my whole belief system and state: In the 4th and 5th Atrium floors that I covered, the best sound I heard was the in room with the lowest price system! The Linkwitzlab’s LXmini loudspeakers. But, the larger,.., quad-amplified LX521, shown above, provided even more satisfying results.”
Frank,
The sound is just amazing. I am delighted. With LXSub2, these are so different speakers. And it is not that there is more bass. Bass is just more swift but everything else is better, other frequencies, details, space, air. You probably know this yourself…
I play the sound from ROON, through HQ Player and then to AFI USB. Both: the HQ Player and AFI USB make the difference.
Thanks again for all the effort. (Marcin S. Poland)
“… Thank you very much for your experienced tips and advices. Dipolar bass is addictive now! Wow! It has some unusual character that I had never experienced in my life and makes a delight to follow the phrasing in bassists, for example. LXSub2 is a marvel from my point of view and a allows a very well thought way to mechanically dampen room modes without additional digital processing. Its sound resembles me the “real thing” a lot (I was double bass player when younger)…”