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i think one of the founders of scandyna (or blueroom, as they were known before) came from bowers and wilkins...which might be why they look a bit like b&w speakers. i have the minipod and subwoofer, not bad sounding, but it will not win any speaker competitions.

Laurence Dickie and Simon Ghahary came from B&W, where the former was involved in designing the groundbreaking B&W Nautilus speaker. Dickie's current company is Vivid Audio, one of whose speakers will remind you of the alien singer from the Fifth Element, and Ghahary's current company is sifi, which offers the ceramic Orb speaker.

I like the sound of the minipod alright, and I love the look, but they're a bit spendy compared to - I think - better sounding bookshelf speakers from mainstream outfits like Energy.

If you want really great sounding bookshelf-sized speakers, check out some of Linn's speakers. They're expensive, but their performance - especially their clean, tight bass - just blew me away. First time I auditioned them I thought there was a subwoofer turned on in the room. Nope. It was just Linn's teeny little bookshelf speakers pumping out amazingly accurate, smooth bass. Their midrange was wonderfully uncolored as well - both male and female vocalists sounded natural and clear. Spendy for a small bookshelf, but worth it if you're looking for quality. Linn is known for their esoteric turntables, but I think their little bookshelf speakers are even more noteworthy.

wow! these bring back memories.

eec007,

Mine are blue room as well, the psychedelic trance outfit from San Francisco.

Ours came with their own inflatable speaker protectors and a giant backpack to house both of them for that impromptu party one might have to setup.

I'm almost ready to break them out of storage. I'm excited to see their is a bass module available for them.

I need to find a little amp now to power them. Something small that turntables and an ipod could connect to.

art - I also have the inflatable bag for them! I thought it was an ingenious packaging design. The bassstation is not as heavy as some bass modules, but it does round out the sound.

I've had a pair of these for about 4 years. bought mine in Sydney and have since moved back to the US with them. Friends keep asking where I got them. Really amazing sound and they work really well in my modern decor apartment.

I just bought a pair of Micropods to use for computer speakers with a Trends Audio TA-10.1 (art, maybe you should consider it as a small amp option); but before the amp came in, I tried them on my home stereo along with my Harman Kardon 12 inch sub and they were AMAZING. So much that I'm buying more to replace all my current HK satellite speakers. Really wonderful, bright yet warm sound in my opinion, and yeah, the looks are pretty cool too.

Thanks for that MattPDX.

I'm going to look into that amp as well as the T-amp.