VIDEOTON MINIMAX 2 SPEAKERS RETRO 70s CLASSICS

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A pair of Hungarian Videoton Minimax 2 – hi-fi box – speakers in fine condition finished in real teak veneer.  Have owned these speakers since the 70s and together with a Rega Planar 3 provided sweet vinyl sound for rock & jazz.  Were put in storage in 90s and the original bass drivers suffered foam rot as many do, so both bass units and tweeters were upgraded to bring them back to their former glory.

On the label:

VIDEOTON
Hi-fi box D132E
Impedance 8 ohm
No: 73 40 406550, 73 40 406490

Size: 26cm (h), 15cm (w), 22cm (d)
Power rating: Upgraded drivers 5.25” woofer 100w, 1” dome tweeter: 40w
Connections: 2 pin DIN socket

Both speakers have the VIDEOTON labels on the front grill with fabric in perfect condition. The cases are near mint with minor scratches to the base. See gallery for the detail.  Each speaker weighs in at 4kg giving some idea of the solid build quality and construction.

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Following several requests, here are the details of the replacement drivers I used

Tweeter – Skytronic 100mm dome tweeter 8Ω 40w RMS Part no 902 332
Woofer – Skytronic 130mm kevlar cone 8Ω 100w RMS Part no 902 420

Note: the original tweeter was a  3″ / 100mm paper cone with solid metal back which I could not find so I looked for a similar sized dome tweeter although the tweeter dome cone is just 1″ / 25mm. The cabinet has a 130mm recess with a 125mm cutout for the woofer. I used 4 offset wood screws with a pair of washers to secure the woofer in place. The mounting holes in the woofer are too close to the cutout. The original woofers had 4 protruding tabs for fixing.

These were chosen from a ‘Pro Audio’ range to cope with medium to high power as they were used by a teenager driven from my old Mosfet amp that kicks out 75w! Resulting sound quality was similar to the original Minimax with I would say smoother treble and slightly less bass. For a more extended bass response I’d look for a woofer with more flex in the surround from a ‘hifi’ range. Note the woofers came with a yellow kevlar which showed through so I masked and sprayed matt black.

As you can see the magnets are large on both units.