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The Minx Min 12 is Cambridge Audio's smallest satellite, a 3.1-inch cube built around a single 2.25-inch Balanced Mode Radiator. The BMR moves like a cone at low frequencies and flexes like a flat panel higher up, so one driver covers the range with unusually wide dispersion.
It is sold one speaker at a time in a high-gloss lacquer finish, so a stereo pair, a center channel or a five-speaker surround set costs exactly what it should. Cambridge designed the Min 12 to run with a subwoofer, and its compact Minx X201 is the natural partner.
Buy two for a desk or a small den, one to sit under a TV, or several for surrounds. The same speaker in every position keeps the tonal character consistent all the way around the room.
Cambridge quotes 150 Hz to 20 kHz, 86 dB sensitivity at 2.83 volts and an 8 ohm impedance, with 25 to 200 watts recommended. An entry-level integrated amplifier or any AV receiver is enough, and the 150 Hz floor is why a subwoofer belongs in the plan.
The cabinet measures 3.1 inches wide, 3.1 tall and 3.3 deep, and weighs under a pound. A standard 3/8-inch threaded insert on the back takes Cambridge's Minx wall mounts and stands, so it can go almost anywhere.
The Min 12 is passive. Speaker cable runs from your amplifier or receiver to the binding posts on the back, and the posts pull out to accept 4 mm banana plugs if you prefer them.
Sit it on a shelf or thread it onto a Minx mount, and aim each speaker roughly at the seating area. With a subwoofer, set the crossover near 150 Hz, which is where the Min 12 rolls off.
What finishes the setup. These are the categories most Min 12 owners shop next.
One speaker. Order two for stereo, or as many as your surround layout calls for. We list it this way because Cambridge sells it one to a box.
Yes. A cube has no wrong way up, so the same Min 12 works as a front, a center or a surround, and every position shares one voice.
Yes. The Min 12 reaches 150 Hz, which leaves all of the bass to a subwoofer. Cambridge designed the Minx range around that split, and the X201 is its matching sub.
Cambridge recommends 25 to 200 watts into 8 ohms. Sensitivity is 86 dB, so a 35 watt integrated amplifier or a mid-size receiver will drive a set comfortably at normal levels.
Yes. The back carries a standard 3/8-inch threaded insert, and Cambridge's Minx 400M pivoting wall mounts are made for it. Table stands and floor stands are also available.
The MSX20 is Cambridge's newer, taller satellite. It adds a second driver for bass and reaches 120 Hz instead of 150 Hz, at a modest step up in cost per speaker.
TheMazCorner gives a ten-minute owner review of the Min 12:
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