MSX SUB 200 (White, MINX X201)

Cambridge Audio is a long-established British supplier of hi-fi and sound systems. Their products are designed and developed in the UK but, I think, manufactured in Asia. So we float products halfway around the world to get them back to where they were conceived! Never mind. Their speakers are a good investment. I was foolish enough to spend too much money on a Bose setup when I moved house a few years ago. It was expensive and the sound - to say the least - disapppointing. I have a Marantz AV receiver, which I'm delighted with, and was looking for a set of speakers to replace the Bose. After a lot of research I discovered that Cambridge Audio surround systems seemed to tick all the boxes. I wanted something that did not dominate my living space but produced a good solid sound image when playing feature films and music. The Minx X201 subwoofer combined with M12 and M22 satellite speakers is a formidable performer. The bass is extended but not boomy and the satelitte sound is clear and smooth. The sound image is stable and the surround effect convincing. However, if you decide to invest, beware that it's essential configure the set up correctly. It probably works best if you have all the speakers from one manufacturer. There is a variable crossover setting on the X201, as well as volume and phase adjusters. Phase setting is zero when combined with the Cambridge Audio satellite speakers. The settings are straight forward compared with the variations available on the Marantz and it really is worth persisting with these to get the best out of the setup. It represents excellent value for money and the whole system is very unobtrusive. It is said that with loudspeakers a good big 'un will always beat a good little 'un. I agree with that but don't want my living room to resemble a sound studio. This is a good compromise.

WOW, seriously, * * YOU MUST READ THIS * * Just £299 to completely transform your ATMOS listening experience. CHECK THIS - all the reviews I read about the screen sound of the Sony Bravia 8 said "oh no" I need to purchase a sound bar !!!! You can keep the TV speakers on unless you purchase a Sony cinema kit ! WELL here's the review you've been waiting for. USE the Sony Bravia Fabulous TV Screen speakers ad a PROZOR DAC at just £9.99 and connect your Sony Bravia to it via Optical TOSLINK Cable, THEN connect to THIS Cambridge Audio Minx X201-200 Watt Active Subwoofer and you have the most incredible sound system which fill your room with breath taking bass (my room size is 3m x 3.4m) and the 77in Bravia 8 is better than the discarded Bose which was attached to our 55in Panasonic OLED... WHY THIS..... because sound bars cancel the tv speaker system, even the Sony soundbar - just allows the TV to be a center speaker when connected BUT this set-up Bravia-DAC-Cambridge Audio Minx X201 keeps the sound as it was meant to.... AMAZING, yes AMAZING... Thanks Cambridge for the solution I was looking for, which most reviewers said could not be done.... Thank you.....

Great little sub. Bought for a home theatre setup to compliment Q Acoustics 3010/90 speakers. I didn't want a huge big ugly box in the living room, nor a boomy sub that would keep everyone awake at night. This is perfect. It looks tiny, it looks great in white with a glossy finish - can be easily hidden away or be on show in a modern living room. Most importantly, it sounds fantastic. With the three drivers (one active, two passive) it makes the utmost of its tiny form factor. But it adds the right amount of perfectly clean, tight and deep bass to a 5m x 5m room. Great for music, and great for TV/Movies as part of an AV setup. If you're looking for something to rock your entire house, then look elsewhere, but if you're looking for something that looks great, sounds great and rocks only your living room then I can't recommend this enough.

Poor quality control. Issue with a manufacturing defect on passive speaker. Internal screw pushing out seal rim. Sound was medicore at best.

Have had two of these, both were great initially, then became unusable in emitting white noise after two-three years. Not sadly a durable product.

Fits the bill as I wanted a sub with decent output and in a compact size so it does not dominate the living room. Sounds great wired to the sub output of a Denon system. Decent thump adds to music/films etc without being intrusive. Silent when not operating unlike other manufacturers that I tried before this one. Very happy with the purchase.

I absolutely love this little compact sub and it sounds superb upto a certain point, which is why I have marked it 4stars and 4stara on sound, because I'm currently running a 145w amp and 8ohms which the sub is 200w 8ohm which shouldn't have any problems playing a good thumping sound, however it farts and pops and peaks in certain bass frequencys, despite this I'd still definitely buy another... Very easy to use and set up

Perfect addition to our kitchen/lounge extension. We have 4 Dali ceiling speakers which are great, but lacked depth. I was worried that the size of this woofer would limit the impact of sound in the room. I had no reason to worry. The sound is immersive and fills the room with a much needed bass boost. It is well made, and even the wife is happy as it looks great. Very pleased!

Sa petite taille et sa puissance sont bleuffantes. Il nécessite un réglage à l’oreille précis, une fois le bon équilibre trouvé il est nikel, aussi bien pour la musique que pour le home cinéma. Les basses sont plus précises que profondes alors un réglage trop poussif le rendra agressif. Couplé à une paire d’enceintes hifi il assurera la profondeur que les enceintes de bibliothèque manquent.

Compattissimo ma gran suono. Abbinato a kef q100 per musica medio bassa. Riproduce bene fino a 30hz. Suono pulito e piacevole senza distorsioni. I 20hz nn si sentono proprio ma anche il mio udito fa fatica.

Nach langer suche, habe ich mich für diesen subwoofer entschieden. Ich wollte einen sehr kleinen subwoofer der sehr gut klingt und den ich unauffällig in die ecke stellen kann. Ich bin kein profi, was musikanlagen und subwoofer anbelangt, doch finde ich, das er sehr gut klingt , schnell reagiert und für diese kleine größe sehr viel power hat. (Kein dauergedröhne wie ein 150 € bassreflex sub.) Ich verwende den sub an meiner günstigen anlage. Canton einbau wand lautsprecher und kleinen surround lautsprecher. Denon surround verstärker. Ich drehe die lautstärke nur normal auf, da ich in einer wohnanlage wohne. Aber für übliche normale zimmetlautstärke ist er für mich perfekt. Bei filmen und musik unterstützt bzw. Übernimmt er die bässe , die meine kleinen lautsprecher nicht schaffen. Ich finde das das ganze klangbild von meiner günstigen anlage wesentlich besser und satter geworden ist. Mehr raumgefühl , satter und denoch nicht wirklich zu ortbar. Auch bei musik spielt er sehr schön mit finde ich. (pop , klassik) Habe den sub für knap 300 € (B -ware)bekommen . Positiv finde ich: + sehr klein + hochwertig verarbeitet + gutes modernes aussehen +guter klang + ausreichender bass , für tv/ musik + automatische ein/aus schaltung + frequenz einstellbar zwischen 50-200 Hz Negativ: - keine fernbedienung wäre fein... - nicht für extreme lautstärken....für mich aber nicht relevant Ich würde den sub jedenfalls wieder kaufen. Zum glück habe ich ihn günstig als B-ware gefunden. Ich denke, der normalpreis ist schon recht hoch. Doch hat er in dieser größe nicht viel konkurenz er ist von der qualität sehr gut und das geld somit auch wert.

Did not want to spend much to boost the bass in my monitor speakers. This does the trick with good sound quality. COuld not go back without a subwofer. Would buy this one again

Schöner kleiner Subwoofer für'n PC oder als kleine Ergänzung für eine 2.1 Anlagen. Habe sie Mal an eine Kef LS II angeschlossen man an den Unterschied gehört.