PreambleHad a chance to visit Danny recently and spent a few days listening to ALL the most recent OB offerings and thought I'd write up separate reviews for each of them. This review is for the Super Mini.
Initial ImpressionsI was a bit hesitant to listen to the Super Mini, to be honest. I own their bigger brother, the Super 7s, so I knew they had good DNA. There was a good chance that they would sound good. But I also felt there was a good chance they wouldn't sound good. After all, how much can a single Neo3 and single Neo10 for the mids/highs really accomplish?
Listening NotesThe first thing to note is the Super Mini is a 3 way speaker. So the open baffle bass section is doing a lot. We put on my First Watt BA3 amp and it just sounded incredible. Big, bold, punchy, not even a little bit "small" sounding. And the imaging was outstanding. In some ways even better than my Super 7s at home. Wow. OK, I was not expecting that at all! And they go LOUD. Overall I'd say they capture 85% of the magic that my Super 7s are capable of and that surprised me the most.
Edit to add: And lest you think I am crazy or biased, here is a link to the recent visit by New Record Day to GR Research where they talk about this speaker in detail and confirm everything I heard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgoR2PLEZsk