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Yamaha NS-1000's! My favorite sounding loudspeaker overall; not just Yamaha. It's my daily driver, and I'm listening to this video on them now. I can't recommend them enough. Crisp tight base from a sealed 12", and remarkable mids, and highs that don't break down when you push them. They still hold up well since the tight bass leaves room for a modern subwoofer's range in both music or home theater. I am biased, though. I grew up listening to music and film on my father's pair of NS-1000's.
This one's easy. Back in the day I had a pair of S-4115H utility speakers that I used for home listening, mobile DJ, and friends parties when their parents were out of town. Although they couldn't play as loud as my Altec 846's, they had a smoother mid range, and were easier to move around on their built in casters. I don't know how long they were in production, but Yamaha sold a zillion of these things and if you've ever been on a carnival midway ride in the 70's, 80's or even 90's, it's probably what was barking out the sound track or announcements. To this day I still run across the odd forum thread about someone using them in their home hi-fi system with a pair of tube amps, which is kind of cool. On a more serious note, the NS-1000 and NS-690 were really nice speakers both sonically, and cosmetically. (The rosewood version of the NS-1000 was stunning)
Thanks for this. I got a pair being delivered Tuesday. £186 from Amazon. I’m busy renovating a music room at home and these fit the bill nicely as a Zone B set of speakers to run off my Yamaha RX-A880 receiver that’s in the living room. The room isn’t big so I don’t need to turn the volume up loud. They meet the criteria and won’t break the bank. Besides, I’d rather have these than a pair of book shelf speakers.
Andrew, I really love that you get your wife's input in the review. As she stated your hearing and hers are a little different. That makes these reviews more palpable in my opinion. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. 👍
It shows that products are inherently subjective, which is great. Really reinforces your tag line: the only person who needs to like your speakers is you
Andrew, I always enjoy your channel. I'd love to see you review the Yamaha NS-555 or NS-777. "Should" be a better quality speaker than the 150. Also, Polk M-70....and/or Polk TSI-500 (if you can still get your hands on a pair). Also, you may want to check out the Emotiva T-zero. Thanks, keep up the good work on the reviews!
Love it that you're adding these conversations with Kristi's opinion at the end! Not just for her take (which is great to have) but also the conversation between you two is really insightful and even helps clarify some of the takes from the review. Great addition! Keep it coming! :D
Hey Andrew I have a pair of the NS-F150 speakers, I enjoyed them then passed them on and got a pair of the NS-777'S. I'd love to see you review these. Also I appreciate the review of Yamaha speakers in general. You don't see Yamaha speakers professionally reviewed often. Thank you.
It's nice to see a not-profusely-glowing review of something. We all know this type of product is out there. It's just nice to hear that everything isn't Chianti Classico and Florentine steak. And my favorite Yamaha speaker is the YSP-1600 soundbar.
I am no sound nor speaker pro but I recently bought the Pioneer SP-FS52 tower speakers. Paired with my entry level Yamaha RX-V385 receiver it sounds awesome in my midsize Livingroom.
I view a lot of these online audio review channels. They are good but they are always one persons opinion. I love the fact that you both have an opinion here and you are both accepting of each others views. It doesn't matter what I think of these speakers. you have shown in this video what I believe is the most important thing with choosing your home audio. Not everyone likes the same sound from their audio products. If they did there would be 1 amplifier 1 pair of speakers and so on. I have had many speakers/amplifiers/turntables etc. over the years that I have loved but friends of mine have not. As I get older I realised that it wasn't about what other people liked but about what I liked. Your videos give people a good idea of sound and build quality so they can go out and listen to the products with a good idea of what to expect. Please keep providing us with these very informative and entertaining videos.
Bob I want you to know that your comment means the world to me. I appreciate that you can see and understand what my larger goal and philosophy about hifi. I love that I get to include my wife, Kristi, in the journey and that together we’re able to share with all of you. Thank you so much and be well.
My favorite Yamaha speakers is the NS1000M .They are beautiful sounding still even though they are 30 + years old . I have 2pairs . 1 pair fully natural and 1pair modified
I have not personally listened to these towers, but as a long time studio rat in Nashville; I can speak to the “If it sounds good on NS-10s it will sound good on anything” theory. It truly does hold water. I don’t have have Yamahas in my home or at my studio space, but I do certainly feel a certain comfort when I can reference them while closing out mixes on a new project.
Decade old NS-777 large towers with 3-way drivers has super clear not terribly forward tweeters and decent tight low end. Cabinets are hollow but heavy at 53lbs each. Gawdy dated silver finish surrounding the cones beg you to keep the grills on. $400 new, goodwill specials at $60.
Sometimes the grain/sand sound that can be heard in some (not all) speakers & tweeters is do to the crossover component choices & design. In some cases simply replacing the tweeter electrolytic capacitors in the crossover with quality polypropylene type of the same value will give & smoother/hi-res sound in the top end without actually changing the frequently response. I do this with most speakers i have owned in the past 25 years as a studio sound engineer & electronic repair tech... including some yamaha's (ns-777's). Also, replacing things on a component level may not be for everyone, but it is also a great tool to develop your hearing for the very fine sonic differences. Thanks & love your reviews 👍
My brother worked on a carrier repairing electronics on jets. Solved his issues with high frequency graininess. Basically male human voice frequencies and up. And down. Loved earth shaking bass, though. Moved to San Francisco and saved a fortune on subwoofers.
I'm surprised there's been no mention of Pioneer's SP-FS52 towers. I've had the old style of those for 8 years now and have been happy with them. Decided to upgrade to Tekton Design Lore's back in November, but I'm still waiting for those.
I still have a pair of Yamaha NS144 - they were a short lived 2-way sealed studio monitor from 1979. Like JBL they have a HF attenuator but there’s not a lot below 50HZ. Not my main speakers these days but I’ll never part with them even after forty years! They’re hooked up to my TV with a Yamaha YST subwoofer ✌️🌹❤️
There's a lot to be said about budget gear. I grabbed the Pioneer Andrew Jones 5.1 set-up 4 years ago just so I could get something that sounded half-way decent but wouldn't make me cry if/when they get beat up (I have two boys who are -- in a word -- brutal). But I was actually blown away by how good they sound (and still sound). So good, in fact, that I find I'm not in such a hurry to upgrade now that my boys are approaching a calmer age (I definitely will, though, eventually). They look basic as hell but they've held up beautifully. And oddly enough, not a scratch on them.
I was lucky enough to find the Andrew jones FS-52’s last year...200 for the pair. They are indeed incredible and apparently beat up on speakers all the way up to 1000
A friend loaned me a pair of Yamaha Studio Monitors, about 30 years ago. One night I was playing them and I started falling asleep, when the bells started playing on the Dark Side of the Moon album I thought they were in the room. I jumped up. Maybe 12 inch tall monitors about 5 inch woofers. Do not remember the model, had white woofers, extremely clear sounding speakers. Think model started with 'NS' . Fantastic. Thanks for another great review.
Thanks for this great and thorough review! I'm a new subscriber since I've watched a few of your videos. Would LOVE to hear your thoughts on the Yamaha NS-777's since there is so little out there on these!
Thanks as always for the honest review. Never been a big Yamaha speaker fan but I have a friend who swears by them. Like you always say. Only you have to love the sound of your system. Like me with my JBL towers. 🤷🏻♂️ Also, I wanted to say, love the new wall art.
I love your wife. She is a great support for channel: her ideas about sound in generale (speaker or something like that) are true 'cause that she thinks is that a customer would like to understand about a new product. Of course Andrew describes all products very very well and I love his video (for quality and opinions) but wife's support is the icy on the cake (I don't know how sounds in english but in italian is "è la ciliegina sulla torta") .
@@andrewrobinsonreviews I paired them with the Yamaha RX-V6A; did the whole surround package with Jamo. So far so good except for the HDMI settings had to play with a bit. But speakers sound great and balanced.
Another great video! And excellent detail with all the links provided - great to have. And also great to hear Kristi's opinions to keep you honest! :-)
Hey guys. I’ve had a pair of NS-6HX towers for a few years now. I was on the way home with mum and her shopping and we called in at the Op-shop. There were a set of 5 speakers, 4 towers and a centre, and as they looked interesting I decided to come back after dropping mum home..... strangely she’s not interested in speakers🤷♂️ go figure! Anyway in 20mins I was back and 2 towers had been sold 🤨😭 I speculate they were the NS-8HX with an extra woofer. Anyway I picked up the remaining 3 for $40, ....Though I never keep the grills on as they’re a silvery grey colour and a bit tatty, I believe the veneer is Canadian maple which I do like though 😉👍 Don’t know what they would have cost new, but they’re about 30kg and have twin binding posts, so I thought they should be reasonable🤷♂️ ......well they are! Don’t really know how to describe the sound, except to say that I like it! I guess that’s the important thing....right 😉 Since then I’ve had them in and out of my stereo setup.... and as the last time I had them playing I had my Sansui A 80 amp hooked up I haven’t heard them with the vintage Yamaha amp I set up at Xmas ( CA610 ) 😉 I sense a swap around in the air.....can you feel it🤨😂🖖
The way Andrew "explains " sound without any actually demonstration that we could hear ourselves is amazing. I mean if he described food we would probably be feeling full in the belly!
Hi Andrew. Any chance you might review Polk T 50's speakers everybody talking about? I have read and watched many reviews but I would love to hear what are your thoughts about them. Thank you for all great reviews I have watched. Keep them coming.
Hi! Great video as always 😊 I have been in the planingface for a future DIY big home theatre setup (9.12.6, total power: 79000wRMS, total cost with projector, screen, seating, audio and cables is "for now" around $66666) but have had some challenges when it comes to choosing the right amps. I will need to use power amplifiers, as the speakers is going to have a true RMS rating of 2000w+ pr. speaker and i want to be able to push them to pretty high levels and be able to play at lower levels with minimum distortion. The three brands of amps I have in mind is Crown, Powersoft and Lab Gruppen. The one that I have landed on for now, is the Crown DCi 4|2400N for the mains and surrounds. The reason that I am writing this to you, is because I would love to see a comparison of more PA style amps from a sound quality aspect. SQ is going to be an important part of the system, and it is also going to be used quite a lot for two channel listening.I think quite a lot of people would love to see something like this form you, and would find it very interesting! Just the aspect of finding a PA style amp that rivals the famous budget XLS DriveCore in a setting when you have speakers that take alot of power to really open up would be interesting and give more purpose to a video like this 🙂
I would greatly appreciate a review on the Polk Monitor 70s. I've always considered them to be good for $, but I'd find your review & perspective for them to be very entertaining. Cheers!
I bought the jamo 809 hcs + jamo subwoofer. With the yamaha Rx A2a. I'm very happy with it. It sounds great for a budget solution. Thanks for your reviews, it helped me a lot to choose.
Wow! I think this is the first time I’ve seen/heard such an honest review! Kudos for the courage to report your thoughts as you see it. Thanks. Wonder if Yamaha will respond to the review? Would love to hear their comments.
They likely won’t (a lot of brands don’t comment) which is fine. I don’t think Yamaha has to comment as I’m sure they’re well aware of this product’s potential shortcomings. It’s a budget speaker, but maybe one that was manufactured just a little too cheaply.
I love Yamaha amps and CD players - they sound great, are built like tanks, and last forever. Speakers not so much - Yamaha speakers have never been up to the standards of Yamaha electronics. I use my Yamaha A-S700 amp to drive a pair of Tecton Design Lore Reference speakers with a Fluance RT84 Turntable as the source, and the sound quality is excellent. Thanks for all your great reviews!
Would love to see a review of a DIY speaker or two. I'm thinking specifically of the C-Notes which are a very popular DIY bookshelf speaker and always talked about very highly.
@@andrewrobinsonreviews first off I love the channel. I'm interested in you reviewing the klipsch tower loud speakers. I'm starting to rebuild my home theater system. I'm coming from Bose series iii my whole home theater is Bose but I recently bought the klipsch center channel and WOW. What a night and day difference from the klipsch center channel to the Bose center. I'm waiting on my new receiver to come in. Next I'm gonna buy tower speakers so please review them. There budget friendly. Thanks to you guys I'm back to loving my audio side again. 😃
Yamaha NS-1000[x] .. Bought a pair in 1981 in Iwakuni, Japan, MCAS PX .. (I believe $250 a pair / ~$400 a speaker today) Lasted me (with only one tweeter replacement after ~10 years) to Jan 2020 when lost in a storage theft .. Paired them with a surround package in 1995 (1sub, 2 rear, 2 side, 1 center) to give me a 7.2 system .. Total life of ~40 years of listening bliss!
Thanks for the review! I have a pair of mint NS-670´s from 1976 and sound unreal, my faves of all time Yamaha’s...the build quality is exceptional and they are beautiful to look at! Would love to show them off with a pic if I could, cheers from Canada.
favorite speakers In defense of the much maligned Yamaha NS 10 Studio Monitors The NS10’s were never meant to be an audio file or even a hifi speaker. They were used as a tool in the studio to aid in the tracking and mixing. They got their start in the pre digital days when 99.9% of music was going on to vinyl. Deep bass audio extensions still a thing in the future. The NS 10s aided the engineer in listening for the hiccups in the recorded tracks (tape) so they could be fixed before the two track mix went to mastering. Engineers became familiar with the sound of them. If you mixed in another studio you could be sure to find a set of them sitting on the meter bridge waiting for you. I still have my old set in my wall of speakers at home now. I like to listen to them every once in a while. Yamaha NS 1000s I remember listening to the rebuilt? Set of them over You Tube at the Kenrick showroom. I think it was Sarde singing. Where did they pour in the secret sauce to get them to sound so good, over You Tube even? Lastly I like the 48 star hanging on the wall in the background. Family?
The Yamaha NS10 studio monitors have a reverse equal loudness hearing curves, so the resulting recordings all have a built-in loudness curves that made everything sound good !
I would be interested in watching your review of these two speakers. Polk Audio Monitor 70 Series II Tower Speakers & Polk Audio T50 tower speakers. The latter has impressed me for what you get at that price. I really appreciate your wife's comments.
I always liked the Ns6490 bookshelf (1998 model). I agree that the Yamaha towers look nice. You should put on a bullet proof vest and review the Bose 201's
Pair of Yamaha NS -333 mated up with a YST-FSW100 subwoofer served very well in my budget office system, best non-pro audio Yamaha speakers I've personally heard.
I know this channel is more geared towards new gear, but I really enjoyed when you reviewed the vintage receiver. With that in mind I would love to hear your thoughts on Yamaha's NS-1000Ms. I have a pair and love them, but only when properly powered and placed, but when you get it right!!!
Just an add about Yamahas professional prowess. They produce the NEXO line of live event systems that are basically audiofile P.A. systems. They have engineered these systems to go toe to toe with just about any manufacture. If you are interested in this kind of tech, check out their website.
Enjoy your reviews. Great channel. I'd be interested in your thoughts on the Andrew Jones designed Pioneer SP-FS52. I use them in my barn so I'm not critically listening at all and the acoustics are terrible. But, they are an inexpensive alternative as well and can still be found.
With all the negatives, $499 is even over the top for these loudspeakers. It is built poorly and sounds bad at higher volumes, which is why most people buy tower speakers. Spend $100 more and get the Klipsch RP600M.
Now, here is a nice subject for a future video, you said in the video speaking about the Fluance speakers: "provided you pair them with an amplifier that can properly control their built-in 8" subwoofers" That would be a great subject to treat in a video, how do you determine if an amplifier can do that etc.. Not just for the Fluance but in general, it would a great informational/tutorial video I assume (PS: I did rewatch the Fluance speakers review to make sure and you didn't mention this in that one) Thanks
I'll give you the review for him! 😉😜 They're fantastic speakers for the money and even better if you match them up properly with the decent equipment!🤫🤗😇😬 PS: if you haven't already, go watch Tee-Jay the budget audiophile and you'll find more than enough information including the innards of the speakers that you may be interested in seeing!🤗😁
Thankyou for the effort you put into your videos; watching in New Zealand at 5am I would appreciate a review of Onkyo SKF-4800 floor standing (budget) speakers
Thanks Andrew, I appreciate your honest review. The 'famous' Yamaha studio monitors are the NS10's I believe...used in many recording studios around the world, personally I've always thought of the Yamaha brand in general, as a bit 'bright' sounding or "digital-ish''.. lacking warmth & real 'feel', although I know they make fantastic equipment, it wouldn't be my first choice. Anyways, just my 2 cents worth. Cheers 🤘
@@andrewrobinsonreviews The Model 5s blow the Kendalls away. I don't really like the way my Kendalls sound. But they do one thing that most other loud speaker towers do not. I find it magical at its price point.
Nice, incisive take (along with Kristi's vital counterpoint). Recently bought Sony's SS-CS3s and like them a lot (certainly *not* the highest-end speaker I've owned...long story there), and I hope you get a chance to review them (I know you tried the bookshelf version, and came away feeling so-so about them). Favorite Yamaha speaker? Their old NS-10M studio monitors weren't bad.
I haven't seen many reviews of psb speakers here. With a little toe-in, and a little tilt, you can get some amazing sound out of these speakers. And they're affordable.
You read my mind with this latest video. Well almost. A straight up this or that video on tower speakers would help me the undecided. I was leaning towards the Fluance towers now at a reduced price on their Canadian site. Now not so sure. I enjoy the vids and glad to here you and your wife have done well.
Personally, I have the Polk Signature S55s and really enjoy them. They are a little hard to drive - I had to bi-amp them with my Onkyo receiver to get the response I wanted from them. I’d be interested in your take on them.
Hi Andrew, great channel you have here #2thumbsup Do you have a plan to review the Yamaha NS-777 in near future? Thank you very much for all the great reviews!
I have the Polk T50 and I’m happy with them. I’m sure I can find a much better speaker, but these polks do what I need them to in a home theater setup in a small room. They can be had on sale for as little as $150 a pair(what I paid) and just hearing what you said about the Yamaha build quality at $500 is concerning. The polks are inexpensive, but the build is solid. Would definitely be interested in your opinion on speakers that I’m satisfied with.
I bought a pair of Yamaha NS-F51 tower speakers for 250€ wich was a bargain with what they offer i believe 3 or 4 years ago and they are well built and sound great still have them can't get a better deal now a days but i think this is a euro only market they were the best budget speakers at that time and well built Also but they like gone they sold out, the only downside i could listen was the tweeters they start to make noise and i found out those tweeters were built to close to their house so some people they opened the tweeters and fixed this issue. Love the NS-1000m vintage speakers
I can feel the warm tones and the fluent richness while listening to Dimmu or Gorgorth.. The range of the bass resonance while enjoying a live set of Immortal it's like butter to the senses. Lol
The Yamaha NS-10M, released in 1978, was a closed box design home audio speaker. In the early '80s Studio Recording Engineering demi-god Bob Clearmountain began using them in the studio as a secondary reference monitor to check his mixes. And so many top recording engineers began to use them. They were very unpleasant sounding and so harsh, so much so that many engineers would tape tissue paper over the tweeters to calm them down. They also did not extend very low to put out much bass, but their magic was to reveal mix imbalances in the critical midrange frequencies which in turn made for mixes that translated well out in the wild on all sorts of playback systems. They became ubiquitous as nearfield secondary mix reference speakers, but they never were or are used as the primary mix speakers. They are used as a secondary mix reference check much like the Auroratones' little full-range speaker cubes that sat on the bridge of the mixing desks. But as the technology has changed greatly in studios over the decades. They are not relying on larger JBL in-wall systems for primary playback systems like they did in the '70s and '80s. Nearfield self-powered monitors have taken over as Genelec became the new standard that was positioned on shelves just above mix desks. Many other brands have come up like ATC, Focal, and Adam Studio Monitors. Also in the last 20 years, the home studio has taken a huge slice of work away from major studios and all of these home studios were initially powered by lines like Event, Alesis and Mackie started making much more affordable solutions. In the last 10 years, the Yamaha HS-8 studio monitors and their smaller iterations made a huge impact in the semi-pro and home studio sub $1000 market. Currently, brands like KRK, JBL, Kali (ex-JBL engineers), Neumann, Mackie, PreSonus, Tannoy, Eros, M-Audio, Behringer, and many others compete fiercely in the sub $1500 market. I happen to be being my first pair of Kali LP-6s for my bedroom home studio. The Kali seems to be the best value for money in the sub $500 category right now. We all gotta start somewhere...
I would love to hear your review of the Polk latest budget monitor XT line and especially the XT 60. On the paper, it looks good and can be topped with Atmos module as the Jamo. Not so many budget friendly Atmos set-up out there...
Great review, very interesting indeed. I can't comment on Yamaha's speakers because I've never knowingly heard any. Perhaps Yamaha should market this as a "flat" (apartment?) loudspeaker. The flaws in the high volume listening aren't going to matter because you'll be annoying the neighbours way before the graininess becomes a personal issue!
hi Andrew and Kristi. Love hearing both of your thoughts so keep the up! What happened to your Heresy's??? Did you water them as they seem to have sprouted height?? jh
Thanks! Good review and no punches pulled. Never had Yamaha's, as my previous were high end Kef's and they were good for a good number of years (once all Cap replacement done).
How does your partner not kill you for those face expressions :D - Love your videos and bought the S809s back in spring, with bookshelves as surrounds and a bronze w10 sub (I ditched the center after watching Z-reviews center video and couldn't be happier with them except for saving for the ATM modules :) (Receiver is Denon X1600H)
Hey Andrew, thank you very much for the informative and entertaining content. I think you should add to your content videos about design ideas. For example how to methodically place the speakers in various scenarios, how to pick the right mix of speakers, how to choose the right speaker wires, ...etc. Im personally interested in various sound system solutions but I have no way of understanding the nitty gritty details involved. Thanks again.
Thank you for another video of a lower cost products and hope that you do more. Please keep doing the discussions with Kristi, I'm sure you both know that a lot of us really like that. Given Yamaha's reputation, they failed on this speaker with the build quality. The coating being noticeably thin (not quoting you) and they couldn't put a plastic insert on the port for this price is terrible.
Love the debate! I had the Fluance towers on my short list so disappointed she didn't love them. These yammies catfished me for sure. They do look sexy from a distance but up close, oh no no no - no thank you. They would have to sound like heaven to overcome the warts and it doesn't sound like they manage that. Great review!
Poor Yamaha. Gotta love a company who produces motorcycles, keyboards, pianos, guitars, amps, tons of commercial production equipment for pro audio recording too. They really should put a little more effort into their speaker line for casual listening. Excellent review, accurate and not insulting. Emotiva's tower speakers should definitely be considered in this price range as well. Thanks y'all.
Hello Andrew, I really admire the way you review/ interpret the speaker's characteristic, it was awesome and I love watching your videos. I would like to know your thoughts about the Yamaha's SOAVO series, hoping to hear a review from you for these speakers and subwoofer. Thank you in advance.
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Yamaha NS-1000's! My favorite sounding loudspeaker overall; not just Yamaha. It's my daily driver, and I'm listening to this video on them now. I can't recommend them enough. Crisp tight base from a sealed 12", and remarkable mids, and highs that don't break down when you push them. They still hold up well since the tight bass leaves room for a modern subwoofer's range in both music or home theater. I am biased, though. I grew up listening to music and film on my father's pair of NS-1000's.
I had Yamaha HS80 as studio monitors and I almost cried when I gave them away.
Hello there
This one's easy. Back in the day I had a pair of S-4115H utility speakers that I used for home listening, mobile DJ, and friends parties when their parents were out of town. Although they couldn't play as loud as my Altec 846's, they had a smoother mid range, and were easier to move around on their built in casters. I don't know how long they were in production, but Yamaha sold a zillion of these things and if you've ever been on a carnival midway ride in the 70's, 80's or even 90's, it's probably what was barking out the sound track or announcements. To this day I still run across the odd forum thread about someone using them in their home hi-fi system with a pair of tube amps, which is kind of cool. On a more serious note, the NS-1000 and NS-690 were really nice speakers both sonically, and cosmetically. (The rosewood version of the NS-1000 was stunning)
Can you please review the Fluance Fi70?
I own these speakers. The treble is beautifully clear even at high volumes and they handle hi-res formats really well.
Thanks for this. I got a pair being delivered Tuesday. £186 from Amazon. I’m busy renovating a music room at home and these fit the bill nicely as a Zone B set of speakers to run off my Yamaha RX-A880 receiver that’s in the living room.
The room isn’t big so I don’t need to turn the volume up loud. They meet the criteria and won’t break the bank. Besides, I’d rather have these than a pair of book shelf speakers.
Andrew, I really love that you get your wife's input in the review. As she stated your hearing and hers are a little different. That makes these reviews more palpable in my opinion.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. 👍
So glad you're enjoying her input. I love hearing her thoughts too!
Yes. I think some TH-cam reviewers are missing out on the Siskel and Ebert formula. Audio excellence channel does use it and it works.
Hey Andrew, I'd also like to see a review from you on the BIC ACOUSTECH PL-980. Horn tweeter, similar style to Klipsch (which I own some Klipsch).
It shows that products are inherently subjective, which is great. Really reinforces your tag line: the only person who needs to like your speakers is you
Andrew, I always enjoy your channel. I'd love to see you review the Yamaha NS-555 or NS-777. "Should" be a better quality speaker than the 150. Also, Polk M-70....and/or Polk TSI-500 (if you can still get your hands on a pair). Also, you may want to check out the Emotiva T-zero. Thanks, keep up the good work on the reviews!
Second that, would love to see the ns-777 reviewed
Love it that you're adding these conversations with Kristi's opinion at the end! Not just for her take (which is great to have) but also the conversation between you two is really insightful and even helps clarify some of the takes from the review. Great addition! Keep it coming! :D
I just acquired a pair of Yamaha NS 777,For 25 bucks, and I'm loving them.
Hey Andrew I have a pair of the NS-F150 speakers, I enjoyed them then passed them on and got a pair of the NS-777'S. I'd love to see you review these. Also I appreciate the review of Yamaha speakers in general. You don't see Yamaha speakers professionally reviewed often. Thank you.
Would you compare f150 vs ns777 about the musical sound especially please? Thank you?
It's nice to see a not-profusely-glowing review of something. We all know this type of product is out there. It's just nice to hear that everything isn't Chianti Classico and Florentine steak.
And my favorite Yamaha speaker is the YSP-1600 soundbar.
I am no sound nor speaker pro but I recently bought the Pioneer SP-FS52 tower speakers. Paired with my entry level Yamaha RX-V385 receiver it sounds awesome in my midsize Livingroom.
That's ALL that matters.
Keeping it real, nice, honesty is greatly appreciated. Mediates mindset on your reviews, asinine remarks and all loved the review.
The 'censored' made me spit my coffee up out my nose! LOL
Glad you got my joke. Appreciate it!
I didn't get it....☹️
@@gside98 me too lol, i’m confused.
@@gside98 it's freakishly ugly.
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once again, the differences in the way you both hear and appreciate audio made this an enjoyable video to watch.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I view a lot of these online audio review channels. They are good but they are always one persons opinion. I love the fact that you both have an opinion here and you are both accepting of each others views. It doesn't matter what I think of these speakers. you have shown in this video what I believe is the most important thing with choosing your home audio. Not everyone likes the same sound from their audio products. If they did there would be 1 amplifier 1 pair of speakers and so on. I have had many speakers/amplifiers/turntables etc. over the years that I have loved but friends of mine have not. As I get older I realised that it wasn't about what other people liked but about what I liked. Your videos give people a good idea of sound and build quality so they can go out and listen to the products with a good idea of what to expect. Please keep providing us with these very informative and entertaining videos.
Bob I want you to know that your comment means the world to me. I appreciate that you can see and understand what my larger goal and philosophy about hifi. I love that I get to include my wife, Kristi, in the journey and that together we’re able to share with all of you. Thank you so much and be well.
My favorite Yamaha speakers is the NS1000M .They are beautiful sounding still even though they are 30 + years old . I have 2pairs . 1 pair fully natural and 1pair modified
Yes, please review those other tower speakers: Polk and Klipsch. THANK YOU!
Agreed: Mr. Robinson please please give your opinion on the Klipsch r-610f! Thank you for the content Kristi and Andrew.
I have not personally listened to these towers, but as a long time studio rat in Nashville; I can speak to the “If it sounds good on NS-10s it will sound good on anything” theory. It truly does hold water. I don’t have have Yamahas in my home or at my studio space, but I do certainly feel a certain comfort when I can reference them while closing out mixes on a new project.
What studios? I used to live in Nashville and spent time in a few studios there myself.
The flooding images are insane. We hope you and yours are ok!
Decade old NS-777 large towers with 3-way drivers has super clear not terribly forward tweeters and decent tight low end. Cabinets are hollow but heavy at 53lbs each. Gawdy dated silver finish surrounding the cones beg you to keep the grills on. $400 new, goodwill specials at $60.
Sometimes the grain/sand sound that can be heard in some (not all) speakers & tweeters is do to the crossover component choices & design. In some cases simply replacing the tweeter electrolytic capacitors in the crossover with quality polypropylene type of the same value will give & smoother/hi-res sound in the top end without actually changing the frequently response. I do this with most speakers i have owned in the past 25 years as a studio sound engineer & electronic repair tech... including some yamaha's (ns-777's). Also, replacing things on a component level may not be for everyone, but it is also a great tool to develop your hearing for the very fine sonic differences.
Thanks & love your reviews 👍
I'd love to see a review of the Polks.
My brother worked on a carrier repairing electronics on jets. Solved his issues with high frequency graininess. Basically male human voice frequencies and up. And down. Loved earth shaking bass, though. Moved to San Francisco and saved a fortune on subwoofers.
I'm surprised there's been no mention of Pioneer's SP-FS52 towers. I've had the old style of those for 8 years now and have been happy with them. Decided to upgrade to Tekton Design Lore's back in November, but I'm still waiting for those.
you can still get the pioneer spfs 52’s here or there and they will smoke these by a mile!
Andrew Jones budget gems!
They are fantastic
Dude. Kristy needs to be in front of the camera. You and her sitting side by side discussing audiophile gear. That would be a super awesome format.
I still have a pair of Yamaha NS144 - they were a short lived 2-way sealed studio monitor from 1979. Like JBL they have a HF attenuator but there’s not a lot below 50HZ. Not my main speakers these days but I’ll never part with them even after forty years! They’re hooked up to my TV with a Yamaha YST subwoofer ✌️🌹❤️
There's a lot to be said about budget gear. I grabbed the Pioneer Andrew Jones 5.1 set-up 4 years ago just so I could get something that sounded half-way decent but wouldn't make me cry if/when they get beat up (I have two boys who are -- in a word -- brutal). But I was actually blown away by how good they sound (and still sound). So good, in fact, that I find I'm not in such a hurry to upgrade now that my boys are approaching a calmer age (I definitely will, though, eventually). They look basic as hell but they've held up beautifully. And oddly enough, not a scratch on them.
Those Pioneer Andrew Jones speakers are special for sure. I still like them more than Elac (so far).
I was lucky enough to find the Andrew jones FS-52’s last year...200 for the pair. They are indeed incredible and apparently beat up on speakers all the way up to 1000
Hmm, i have yamaha ns555 and they cost about 100$ more, and i love the build quality and they are very good at loud levels.
A friend loaned me a pair of Yamaha Studio Monitors, about 30 years ago. One night I was playing them and I started falling asleep, when the bells started playing on the Dark Side of the Moon album I thought they were in the room. I jumped up. Maybe 12 inch tall monitors about 5 inch woofers. Do not remember the model, had white woofers, extremely clear sounding speakers. Think model started with 'NS' . Fantastic. Thanks for another great review.
I live for the outtakes. 😆
We appreciate that you watch through to the end, Chad!
Thanks for this great and thorough review! I'm a new subscriber since I've watched a few of your videos. Would LOVE to hear your thoughts on the Yamaha NS-777's since there is so little out there on these!
Thanks as always for the honest review. Never been a big Yamaha speaker fan but I have a friend who swears by them. Like you always say. Only you have to love the sound of your system. Like me with my JBL towers. 🤷🏻♂️
Also, I wanted to say, love the new wall art.
I love your wife. She is a great support for channel: her ideas about sound in generale (speaker or something like that) are true 'cause that she thinks is that a customer would like to understand about a new product. Of course Andrew describes all products very very well and I love his video (for quality and opinions) but wife's support is the icy on the cake (I don't know how sounds in english but in italian is "è la ciliegina sulla torta") .
As always, incredibly informative and well conveyed.
they are long distance lookers and in the studio yamaha graces instruments speakers etc, but not up to the brand's reputation thanks for posting!
Oh, Yamaha is ALL OVER the pro audio world. Thanks for watching!
I am sticking with the Jamos I just got. (Thanks by the way.. I love them!)
Don't blame you. I would too!
@@andrewrobinsonreviews I paired them with the Yamaha RX-V6A; did the whole surround package with Jamo. So far so good except for the HDMI settings had to play with a bit. But speakers sound great and balanced.
@@dcvg1241 yes, for the front.. found those on eBay, but rest of setup was the Jamo s 803 HCS with the 10” woofer.
Would love to know if you get a response from Yamaha?
Another great video! And excellent detail with all the links provided - great to have. And also great to hear Kristi's opinions to keep you honest! :-)
Hey guys. I’ve had a pair of NS-6HX towers for a few years now.
I was on the way home with mum and her shopping and we called in at the Op-shop. There were a set of 5 speakers, 4 towers and a centre, and as they looked interesting I decided to come back after dropping mum home..... strangely she’s not interested in speakers🤷♂️ go figure!
Anyway in 20mins I was back and 2 towers had been sold 🤨😭 I speculate they were the NS-8HX with an extra woofer.
Anyway I picked up the remaining 3 for $40, ....Though I never keep the grills on as they’re a silvery grey colour and a bit tatty, I believe the veneer is Canadian maple which I do like though 😉👍
Don’t know what they would have cost new, but they’re about 30kg and have twin binding posts, so I thought they should be reasonable🤷♂️ ......well they are!
Don’t really know how to describe the sound, except to say that I like it! I guess that’s the important thing....right 😉
Since then I’ve had them in and out of my stereo setup.... and as the last time I had them playing I had my Sansui A 80 amp hooked up I haven’t heard them with the vintage Yamaha amp I set up at Xmas ( CA610 ) 😉
I sense a swap around in the air.....can you feel it🤨😂🖖
The way Andrew "explains " sound without any actually demonstration that we could hear ourselves is amazing.
I mean if he described food we would probably be feeling full in the belly!
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Hi Andrew. Any chance you might review Polk T 50's speakers everybody talking about? I have read and watched many reviews but I would love to hear what are your thoughts about them. Thank you for all great reviews I have watched. Keep them coming.
Yes, I also would love to hear Andrew's opinion of Polk T50.
Hi! Great video as always 😊 I have been in the planingface for a future DIY big home theatre setup (9.12.6, total power: 79000wRMS, total cost with projector, screen, seating, audio and cables is "for now" around $66666) but have had some challenges when it comes to choosing the right amps. I will need to use power amplifiers, as the speakers is going to have a true RMS rating of 2000w+ pr. speaker and i want to be able to push them to pretty high levels and be able to play at lower levels with minimum distortion. The three brands of amps I have in mind is Crown, Powersoft and Lab Gruppen. The one that I have landed on for now, is the Crown DCi 4|2400N for the mains and surrounds. The reason that I am writing this to you, is because I would love to see a comparison of more PA style amps from a sound quality aspect. SQ is going to be an important part of the system, and it is also going to be used quite a lot for two channel listening.I think quite a lot of people would love to see something like this form you, and would find it very interesting! Just the aspect of finding a PA style amp that rivals the famous budget XLS DriveCore in a setting when you have speakers that take alot of power to really open up would be interesting and give more purpose to a video like this 🙂
Honesty, top shelf.
Comparison, very good.
Stars and Strips...Priceless 👍
I would greatly appreciate a review on the Polk Monitor 70s. I've always considered them to be good for $, but I'd find your review & perspective for them to be very entertaining. Cheers!
I bought the jamo 809 hcs + jamo subwoofer. With the yamaha Rx A2a. I'm very happy with it. It sounds great for a budget solution. Thanks for your reviews, it helped me a lot to choose.
Wow! I think this is the first time I’ve seen/heard such an honest review! Kudos for the courage to report your thoughts as you see it. Thanks.
Wonder if Yamaha will respond to the review? Would love to hear their comments.
They likely won’t (a lot of brands don’t comment) which is fine. I don’t think Yamaha has to comment as I’m sure they’re well aware of this product’s potential shortcomings. It’s a budget speaker, but maybe one that was manufactured just a little too cheaply.
I love Yamaha amps and CD players - they sound great, are built like tanks, and last forever. Speakers not so much - Yamaha speakers have never been up to the standards of Yamaha electronics. I use my Yamaha A-S700 amp to drive a pair of Tecton Design Lore Reference speakers with a Fluance RT84 Turntable as the source, and the sound quality is excellent. Thanks for all your great reviews!
Thanks for sharing! Love the Lore Reference speakers BTW.
Would love to see a review of a DIY speaker or two. I'm thinking specifically of the C-Notes which are a very popular DIY bookshelf speaker and always talked about very highly.
"Anger them..." LOL. Great, honest review my friend!!
Thanks, but we're always honest with you guys around here. Appreciate you tuning in!
@@andrewrobinsonreviews first off I love the channel. I'm interested in you reviewing the klipsch tower loud speakers. I'm starting to rebuild my home theater system. I'm coming from Bose series iii my whole home theater is Bose but I recently bought the klipsch center channel and WOW. What a night and day difference from the klipsch center channel to the Bose center. I'm waiting on my new receiver to come in. Next I'm gonna buy tower speakers so please review them. There budget friendly. Thanks to you guys I'm back to loving my audio side again. 😃
Yamaha NS-1000[x] ..
Bought a pair in 1981 in Iwakuni, Japan, MCAS PX .. (I believe $250 a pair / ~$400 a speaker today)
Lasted me (with only one tweeter replacement after ~10 years) to Jan 2020 when lost in a storage theft ..
Paired them with a surround package in 1995 (1sub, 2 rear, 2 side, 1 center) to give me a 7.2 system ..
Total life of ~40 years of listening bliss!
Thanks for the review! I have a pair of mint NS-670´s from 1976 and sound unreal, my faves of all time Yamaha’s...the build quality is exceptional and they are beautiful to look at! Would love to show them off with a pic if I could, cheers from Canada.
Great video as always! I'd love to see a review or hear your thoughts on the Klipsch R610 towers or perhaps the other towers in the Reference range
I really enjoyed that one, it's refreshing to hear negative criticism whilst still trying to be fair and balanced. Cheers!
favorite speakers
In defense of the much maligned Yamaha NS 10 Studio Monitors
The NS10’s were never meant to be an audio file or even a hifi speaker. They were used as a tool in the studio to aid in the tracking and mixing. They got their start in the pre digital days when 99.9% of music was going on to vinyl. Deep bass audio extensions still a thing in the future. The NS 10s aided the engineer in listening for the hiccups in the recorded tracks (tape) so they could be fixed before the two track mix went to mastering. Engineers became familiar with the sound of them. If you mixed in another studio you could be sure to find a set of them sitting on the meter bridge waiting for you. I still have my old set in my wall of speakers at home now. I like to listen to them every once in a while.
Yamaha NS 1000s
I remember listening to the rebuilt? Set of them over You Tube at the Kenrick showroom. I think it was Sarde singing. Where did they pour in the secret sauce to get them to sound so good, over You Tube even?
Lastly I like the 48 star hanging on the wall in the background. Family?
The Yamaha NS10 studio monitors have a reverse equal loudness hearing curves, so the resulting recordings all have a built-in loudness curves that made everything sound good !
Khristi's thoughts at the end of the videos ( should we call them Kristi's corner?) Are becoming essential for every review.
Edit.
With a K. :D
@@taylorsimonr fuck, Let me correct it
The last 30 seconds! 😆😅😆😅
Very heart touching!
I would be interested in watching your review of these two speakers. Polk Audio Monitor 70 Series II Tower Speakers & Polk Audio T50 tower speakers.
The latter has impressed me for what you get at that price.
I really appreciate your wife's comments.
I always liked the Ns6490 bookshelf (1998 model). I agree that the Yamaha towers look nice. You should put on a bullet proof vest and review the Bose 201's
Your gal really helps your video's. I think she's a keeper lol. She is so relevant and adds so much flavor.
I 100% agree!
Pair of Yamaha NS -333 mated up with a YST-FSW100 subwoofer served very well in my budget office system, best non-pro audio Yamaha speakers I've personally heard.
I know this channel is more geared towards new gear, but I really enjoyed when you reviewed the vintage receiver. With that in mind I would love to hear your thoughts on Yamaha's NS-1000Ms. I have a pair and love them, but only when properly powered and placed, but when you get it right!!!
Just an add about Yamahas professional prowess. They produce the NEXO line of live event systems that are basically audiofile P.A. systems. They have engineered these systems to go toe to toe with just about any manufacture. If you are interested in this kind of tech, check out their website.
Enjoy your reviews. Great channel. I'd be interested in your thoughts on the Andrew Jones designed Pioneer SP-FS52. I use them in my barn so I'm not critically listening at all and the acoustics are terrible. But, they are an inexpensive alternative as well and can still be found.
With all the negatives, $499 is even over the top for these loudspeakers. It is built poorly and sounds bad at higher volumes, which is why most people buy tower speakers. Spend $100 more and get the Klipsch RP600M.
Now, here is a nice subject for a future video, you said in the video speaking about the Fluance speakers:
"provided you pair them with an amplifier that can properly control their built-in 8" subwoofers"
That would be a great subject to treat in a video, how do you determine if an amplifier can do that etc..
Not just for the Fluance but in general, it would a great informational/tutorial video I assume
(PS: I did rewatch the Fluance speakers review to make sure and you didn't mention this in that one)
Thanks
I think if you have the right amp, and on a budget. I would go with the Emotiva Airmotiv T-Zero+ for $399
This has gotta be the most comprehensive audiophile speaker review, I love having your wife in it for the other's perspective, keep it up
Appreciate it, thank you.
Forgot to mention the Emotiva T0 Towers fall in this price range and are far better. Might be the best for this budget.
Great review, as always! Would love to see review of any of the JBL Studio (530, 570, 590) line of speakers.
I'll give you the review for him! 😉😜 They're fantastic speakers for the money and even better if you match them up properly with the decent equipment!🤫🤗😇😬 PS: if you haven't already, go watch Tee-Jay the budget audiophile and you'll find more than enough information including the innards of the speakers that you may be interested in seeing!🤗😁
Thankyou for the effort you put into your videos; watching in New Zealand at 5am
I would appreciate a review of Onkyo SKF-4800 floor standing (budget) speakers
Appreciate it, and thank you for tuning in at 5am!
Can you Do a review of the Yamaha NS-777.?
Thanks Andrew, I appreciate your honest review. The 'famous' Yamaha studio monitors are the NS10's I believe...used in many recording studios around the world, personally I've always thought of the Yamaha brand in general, as a bit 'bright' sounding or "digital-ish''.. lacking warmth & real 'feel', although I know they make fantastic equipment, it wouldn't be my first choice. Anyways, just my 2 cents worth.
Cheers 🤘
You have been killing it with these tower speaker reviews. Really hope you can get you hands on a pair of KLH Kendall towers.
I got Model 5s instead 😉
@@andrewrobinsonreviews The Model 5s blow the Kendalls away. I don't really like the way my Kendalls sound. But they do one thing that most other loud speaker towers do not. I find it magical at its price point.
You are a great complementary review couple.
Thank you, Ed!
Downer outtake at the end made my day.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice, incisive take (along with Kristi's vital counterpoint). Recently bought Sony's SS-CS3s and like them a lot (certainly *not* the highest-end speaker I've owned...long story there), and I hope you get a chance to review them (I know you tried the bookshelf version, and came away feeling so-so about them).
Favorite Yamaha speaker? Their old NS-10M studio monitors weren't bad.
I haven't seen many reviews of psb speakers here. With a little toe-in, and a little tilt, you can get some amazing sound out of these speakers. And they're affordable.
Jajajaja resonates your soul jajaja. Reviews keep getting better and better. Great work!
Thank you so much!
My Yamaha CBR12 passive fullrange speakers sound very nice on high SPL 👌
Not made of home applications though!
You read my mind with this latest video. Well almost. A straight up this or that video on tower speakers would help me the undecided. I was leaning towards the Fluance towers now at a reduced price on their Canadian site. Now not so sure.
I enjoy the vids and glad to here you and your wife have done well.
Would love to get your take on the Yamaha NS-777 towers. Thanks!
Personally, I have the Polk Signature S55s and really enjoy them. They are a little hard to drive - I had to bi-amp them with my Onkyo receiver to get the response I wanted from them. I’d be interested in your take on them.
Hi Andrew, great channel you have here #2thumbsup
Do you have a plan to review the Yamaha NS-777 in near future?
Thank you very much for all the great reviews!
Feels like we're getting close, is there any chance you review the JBL Studio 590's?
I have the Polk T50 and I’m happy with them. I’m sure I can find a much better speaker, but these polks do what I need them to in a home theater setup in a small room.
They can be had on sale for as little as $150 a pair(what I paid) and just hearing what you said about the Yamaha build quality at $500 is concerning. The polks are inexpensive, but the build is solid.
Would definitely be interested in your opinion on speakers that I’m satisfied with.
I bought a pair of Yamaha NS-F51 tower speakers for 250€ wich was a bargain with what they offer i believe 3 or 4 years ago and they are well built and sound great still have them can't get a better deal now a days but i think this is a euro only market they were the best budget speakers at that time and well built Also but they like gone they sold out, the only downside i could listen was the tweeters they start to make noise and i found out those tweeters were built to close to their house so some people they opened the tweeters and fixed this issue. Love the NS-1000m vintage speakers
I can feel the warm tones and the fluent richness while listening to Dimmu or Gorgorth.. The range of the bass resonance while enjoying a live set of Immortal it's like butter to the senses. Lol
The Yamaha NS-10M, released in 1978, was a closed box design home audio speaker. In the early '80s Studio Recording Engineering demi-god Bob Clearmountain began using them in the studio as a secondary reference monitor to check his mixes. And so many top recording engineers began to use them. They were very unpleasant sounding and so harsh, so much so that many engineers would tape tissue paper over the tweeters to calm them down. They also did not extend very low to put out much bass, but their magic was to reveal mix imbalances in the critical midrange frequencies which in turn made for mixes that translated well out in the wild on all sorts of playback systems. They became ubiquitous as nearfield secondary mix reference speakers, but they never were or are used as the primary mix speakers. They are used as a secondary mix reference check much like the Auroratones' little full-range speaker cubes that sat on the bridge of the mixing desks.
But as the technology has changed greatly in studios over the decades. They are not relying on larger JBL in-wall systems for primary playback systems like they did in the '70s and '80s. Nearfield self-powered monitors have taken over as Genelec became the new standard that was positioned on shelves just above mix desks. Many other brands have come up like ATC, Focal, and Adam Studio Monitors. Also in the last 20 years, the home studio has taken a huge slice of work away from major studios and all of these home studios were initially powered by lines like Event, Alesis and Mackie started making much more affordable solutions. In the last 10 years, the Yamaha HS-8 studio monitors and their smaller iterations made a huge impact in the semi-pro and home studio sub $1000 market. Currently, brands like KRK, JBL, Kali (ex-JBL engineers), Neumann, Mackie, PreSonus, Tannoy, Eros, M-Audio, Behringer, and many others compete fiercely in the sub $1500 market. I happen to be being my first pair of Kali LP-6s for my bedroom home studio. The Kali seems to be the best value for money in the sub $500 category right now. We all gotta start somewhere...
Well here in India...the Polk speakers seem to be the budget ones..compared to other brands....so would like the Polk signature series reviews...😁
I would love to hear your review of the Polk latest budget monitor XT line and especially the XT 60. On the paper, it looks good and can be topped with Atmos module as the Jamo. Not so many budget friendly Atmos set-up out there...
Would love to see both the Polk speakers mentioned reviewed.
Another ✅ for Polk Audio.
Great review, very interesting indeed. I can't comment on Yamaha's speakers because I've never knowingly heard any. Perhaps Yamaha should market this as a "flat" (apartment?) loudspeaker. The flaws in the high volume listening aren't going to matter because you'll be annoying the neighbours way before the graininess becomes a personal issue!
hi Andrew and Kristi. Love hearing both of your thoughts so keep the up! What happened to your Heresy's??? Did you water them as they seem to have sprouted height??
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Thanks! Good review and no punches pulled. Never had Yamaha's, as my previous were high end Kef's and they were good for a good number of years (once all Cap replacement done).
How does your partner not kill you for those face expressions :D - Love your videos and bought the S809s back in spring, with bookshelves as surrounds and a bronze w10 sub (I ditched the center after watching Z-reviews center video and couldn't be happier with them except for saving for the ATM modules :) (Receiver is Denon X1600H)
Hey Andrew, thank you very much for the informative and entertaining content. I think you should add to your content videos about design ideas. For example how to methodically place the speakers in various scenarios, how to pick the right mix of speakers, how to choose the right speaker wires, ...etc. Im personally interested in various sound system solutions but I have no way of understanding the nitty gritty details involved. Thanks again.
Appreciate the suggestion. I'll put it on the idea list and see if there isn't a video there worth making. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for another video of a lower cost products and hope that you do more. Please keep doing the discussions with Kristi, I'm sure you both know that a lot of us really like that. Given Yamaha's reputation, they failed on this speaker with the build quality. The coating being noticeably thin (not quoting you) and they couldn't put a plastic insert on the port for this price is terrible.
Love the debate! I had the Fluance towers on my short list so disappointed she didn't love them. These yammies catfished me for sure. They do look sexy from a distance but up close, oh no no no - no thank you. They would have to sound like heaven to overcome the warts and it doesn't sound like they manage that. Great review!
Still love listening to my pair of NS-344,now over 40 years , preferred slightly over a pair of JBL L-40 ,of the same vintage.
Poor Yamaha. Gotta love a company who produces motorcycles, keyboards, pianos, guitars, amps, tons of commercial production equipment for pro audio recording too. They really should put a little more effort into their speaker line for casual listening. Excellent review, accurate and not insulting. Emotiva's tower speakers should definitely be considered in this price range as well. Thanks y'all.
Hello Andrew, I really admire the way you review/ interpret the speaker's characteristic, it was awesome and I love watching your videos.
I would like to know your thoughts about the Yamaha's SOAVO series, hoping to hear a review from you for these speakers and subwoofer.
Thank you in advance.
Great review as always! Hope you can review more entry level speakers like the Klipsch R-820F.
I want to.