Vimberg MINO
The Vimberg MINO pairs smooth, uncoloured balance with the authority of a substantial three-way, ceramic-driver design. Stereophile found it refined and even from the intended seat, while GY8 highlights its musical poise and compelling high-end value. Premium cabinet engineering and a neutral tonal character make this a serious, elegant reference-floorstander contender.
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Sound Quality
87/100
Build Quality
88/100
Value for Money
91/100
Pros
Smooth, uncoloured and evenly balanced tonal presentation when listened to at the intended tweeter height.
Musically engaging performance with an elegant, high-end character.
Strong value proposition within ambitious Accuton-equipped reference floorstanders.
Cons
Tonal balance is seating-height sensitive; standing can make the presentation sound hollow.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 87/100
The available listening comments describe a smooth, uncoloured and evenly balanced presentation from the listening seat, while GY8 characterises the Mino as musically able. The extracts are limited, particularly on low-bass reach, imaging and high-level behaviour, but they present a refined and fundamentally neutral-sounding loudspeaker rather than identifying recurring sonic faults.
Bass
83/100
The supplied review extracts do not directly assess bass extension, weight, control or room interaction. The Mino’s substantial three-woofer configuration suggests serious potential, but the listening evidence provided does not establish how that potential translates into real-world low-frequency performance.
Mid
91/100
Stereophile found the presentation evenly balanced and uncoloured when seated at the intended tweeter height, which is strong evidence for natural tonal behaviour through the central band. GY8’s description of the speaker as musically able further supports an engaging, coherent presentation, though vocal-specific commentary is limited.
Treble
90/100
Stereophile describes the sound as smooth rather than edgy or coloured, a particularly encouraging observation for the upper frequencies. The extracts do not go into detail on ultimate air, sparkle or extension, but there is no indication of glare or fatigue.
Soundstage Imaging
85/100
The Stereophile listening note shows that listener height matters: standing produced a hollow result, while sitting with ears level to the tweeter restored a balanced sound. The available extracts say little about stage width, depth, image placement or layering once correctly positioned.
Dynamics
85/100
GY8’s “musically able” description implies that the Mino communicates music convincingly, but neither review extract directly addresses transient attack, large-scale slam or composure at very high levels. More detailed listening evidence would be needed to judge its full dynamic range.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
88/100
The Mino is a substantial 159lb loudspeaker, and its published construction includes a high-density fibre-laminate cabinet, aluminium driver reinforcement, adjustable isolation gliders and premium binding posts. The supplied reviews offer little direct commentary on fit, finish or long-term durability, so the available evidence is stronger on the speaker’s specified engineering than hands-on craftsmanship assessment.
Value for Money
91/100
At $31,000 per pair, the Mino occupies an uncompromising high-end segment, but GY8 explicitly calls it attractively priced. Stereophile also notes that it shares the large three-way Accuton-based concept of the much dearer Tidal Akira while costing roughly one-seventh as much, supporting the view that its asking price is competitive among ambitious reference-oriented floorstanders.
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Specifications
- Loudspeaker Type
- 3-way fullrange loudspeaker
- Cabinet
- VIMBERG™ MRD-cabinet made out of waterproof high density fiberlaminate and reinfocring aluminum elements for all drivers
- Tweeter
- 1 x 30 mm Accuton™ Cell ceramic tweeter
- Midrange Woofer
- 1 x 90 mm Accuton™ Cell ceramic midrange woofer
- Woofer
- 3 x 168 mm Accuton™ Cell woofer, long excursion design with 3D shaped honeycomb sandwich diaphragm
- Optional Tweeter
- 30mm Accuton™ Cell diamond tweeter (Mino D), also upgradeable anytime later
- Cable Wiring
- highend Mogami™ speaker cable wiring inside, Argento™ binding posts
- Crossover
- highend crossover with VIMBERG™ monopulse technology: linear frequency response with optimized impulse response
- Components
- exclusive use of Mundorf™ & Duelund™ components
- Bassreflex Port Design
- dual-Tune bassreflex port design for lowest port noise and selectable F3
- Isolation Gliders
- decoupling height adjustable isolation gliders and 3D-shaped installation triggers for optimized setup and placement to every floor
- Colors
- exclusive VIMBERG™ VELVETEC: Summit White, Jet Black, Slate Grey, Sonoma Orange, Amethyst and other colors on request
- Optional Piano Lacquer
- VIMBERG™ real piano lacquer: summit white or jet black
- Nominal Impedance
- 4 ohm (lowest point: 3.8 ohm at 100Hz)
- Efficiency
- 89dB at 2.83V/1m/1KHz
- Weight Without Packaging
- 2 x 72 Kg (2 x 159 lbs.)
- Weight With Packaging
- 2 x 83 Kg (2 x 183 lbs.)
- Weight With Optional ATA Flightcases
- 2 x 108 Kg (2 x 238 lbs.)
- Shipment Dimensions
- W 40cm x L 155 cm x H 60 cm
Manufacturer's Description — Vimberg
tweeter driver
Mino or Mino D?
You have the choice: the Mino comes with a 30 mm ceramic tweeter or optional with a 30 mm diamond tweeter. With our unique VIMBERG crossover technology the ceramic tweeter offers a clarity and openness in the high frequency level rarely heard. And for those who want to have the reference choice we do offer the even more exquisite 30 mm pure diamond tweeter option - and call it Mino D.
midrange driver
Ceramic midrange.
The Mino is being equipped with a 90 mm Accuton ceramic midrange woofer. Despite of its very hard and light diaphragm we managed to integrate this driver without any kind resonances at all and blend it perfectly into the tweeter and the woofers. Like no other.
WOOFER Driver
Aluminum sandwich woofer.
As woofers we do use three 168 mm Accuton woofers with 3D shaped honeycomb sandwich diaphragm made out of aluminum. These woofers do run in a perfectly calculated volume of air volume inside the Mino cabinet to reproduce an extreme fast and deep bass. Like no other.
CROSSOVER design
The architecture of perfect sound.
The VIMBERG Mino crossover is second to none in design and effort. Not only the parts and execution quality is exceptional, more important the topology was designed specifically for these drivers in this very construction. All this does correspond into superb off-axis performance, an ultra linear frequency response and incredible timing. Also the drivers are perfectly blended into each other without having any kind of resonance left. And the real kicker: we do manage all this avoiding impedance drops and low efficiency. Like no other.
ALUMINUM-HDF HYBRID
Best from both worlds.
The whole high-midrange unit and all woofers of the VIMBERG Mino are being installed into an aluminum front plate and internal aluminum mountings. While being as material for a speaker cabinet a compromised choice since its resonance behaviour, in this case aluminum reinforces the construction of the Mino. In combination with the resonance absorbing waterproof HDF fibre laminate the unit gives extremely tight hold to the drivers for utmost precision.
ISOLATION STAND
Stability & Isolation.
The VIMBERG Mino comes with a massive footer, which we do mill out of one block aluminum, a complex shape with many different angles. This stand then is connected to a 5-part isolation device with a Teflon-glider inlay to have the very best isolation and height adjustment to different grounds such as hardwood floors, tiles or even carpet.
BEST CONNECTION
Best signals are welcome.
Each VIMBERG loudspeaker is using original Argento binding posts. Being moulded out of a fibre-reinforced polymer it avoids any kind of magnetically interference with the conductor itself. Internally each VIMBERG speaker is being wired with a true highend coaxial cable.
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