The Stereo Guy

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $600.00

Summary:
Ok, well I never got a chance to read all 116 Reviews above mine. After about 30-40 of them I get the impression that anyone who ever owned or still owns a set of Nuance speakers loves the sound and look of them. I have to admit that I was skeptical when I was thinking about buying my first pair. I have owned huge Polk Audio, Bose and Boston Accoustic systems, some were up to the $15,000 range. I would have to say that once I hooked them up I was extremely impressed and they exceeded any other system I had owned prior! And no I am not trying to justify the massive price tag on these, because I paid $600 for a pair of the 6' Baby Grand 3ELX's. Thats right $300 each, so I have no reason to be on here sticking up for a product, while my peers think I am justifying not getting ripped of because I sure didn't. The Nuance system I have consists of the following and I have included the prices as well

Fronts - Baby Grand 3ELX $600/pr
Sides - Baby 2 Grand Universe $500/pr
Rears - Spatial Baby 360mk2 $250/pr
Center - Spatial CEN S Pro-B $150

Now yes I got some awesome deals on these, and I never could justify $8000 for a pair of these. But I do have to frown on the people that really cut them up. Yes they used an unfair scheme to trick you to thinking 2 speakers where coming from everywhere with Q sound, but hey that was 1991... who cares!!! We have speakers coming from everywhere now. 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1 systems etc......

They are are great speaker inside and out, way over priced originally. If you get them for a decent buck enjoy them. All in all they sould be classed in a movie reference speaker class, since I do admit playing music through them is not as good as a movie!

Strengths:
-The wrapped series used 1" Mdf so they could recess the drivers to give the flush look when wrapped with the sock material.... thus more solid construction and better base from the subs.

- Subs are very powerful and good quality

Weaknesses:
- The n-100, n-200, and n-300 subwoofer modules are weak compaired to the subs that they are paired with

- Overpriced for the overall quality

Similar Products Used:
Polk Audio
Bose
Boston Acoustics
Infinity
Celestion

bigbird_ca11

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $1800.00

Summary:
I bought this set of Baby Grands from a close friend of the family and only because he was willing to sell them to only a friend of the family. He is that serious about the quality and the fact that these are apparently no longer available. The reason he had to sell them... haha his house is far to small for these nearly 7 foot tall giants and he has 6 more Nuance speakers of smaller size. Other people offered him more than he asked from me and he still would only sell them to me.... gotta say very lucky me !! I have heard many types of high end speakers including altec lansing speakers that now are over 10,000 each.. each !! These baby grands are amazing, I have been missing so much in the music I have listened to I feel like I am hearing everything for the first time. Opera, rock'n roll, symphany .... everything is crystal clear !!! I have lent them to my friends in Edmonton for safe keeping till I can have them shipped to my home in the Phillipines, I will never part with these speakers. I am powering them with a high end techniques amp and I have to say I am still impressed every time I hear them. I plan on getting another set for fronts and keeping these for rears. I have not been able to turn the volume to max on either the amp or the speakers cause I am pretty sure I will blow the picture windows out of the house. Even with the doors closed and standing down the block the sound is amazingly clear. If you want a great set of speakers, and I mean a great set, get the baby grands. These things may be big and really heavy but once you get them in your house you will want to just sit there and listen to every peice of music ever composed. Anyone who has anything negative to say about Nuance has not listened to these speakers. If I had the cash I would ahppily pay 10,000 dallars for a new set of these speakers and I would never look back as I sped home to add them to the set I have now. Hopefully I can find another set.. at least one more cause I will never go without Nuance again. Thanks Nuance for introducing me to amazing sound !!! Excellent quality and sound for the money. Nuance I hope you will make more of these amazing speakers.
A very happy Nuance product owner.
Daniel Sidor

Strengths:
amazing sound, extreme clarity, like listening to music for the first time through open ears

Weaknesses:
big and heavy to move around

Similar Products Used:
everything from bow's to altec lansing (the old types before digital anything)

Price Paid:  $999.00 from Square One

Summary:
BEWARE !! DONT BUY THIS!! THIS ITEM IS A RIP OFF!!!

QUALITY IS BAD!! PRICE IS VERY BAD!! I PITY YOU IF YOU BUY THIS!!
SORRY

Strengths:
NONE

Weaknesses:
ALL

tyler_t

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00 from 0

Summary:
Guys, i feel so sorry for you! I know that somewhere in your heart, you feel like you have been ripped off. and belive me you have been.
Nuance loudspeakers are cheaply designed and sound very average for a speaker in the budget category. I wouldnt pay $500 for a pair of these speakers.
They do not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as martin logan electrostats( which i own). The martin logans i own create a crisp and balanced soundstage where the artist on the lp or cd sounds like they are playing live infront of you. These nuance speakers just sound average. You proud nuance owners know that this brand of speaker is specifically designed to make stereo shops alot of money on there huge mark-up. Sure, the sales guy that is living with his parents will suggest that you buy this garbage, he makes more money that way.I live in Calgary and if you ever look in the bargin finder or cruise the pawn shops, you will find a few pairs of these speakers with an asking price of about $400 a pair. My buddy had a pair of nuance baby grands and he loves them for about a year. Then he blew a driver in one of his speakers. He had his driver replaced no problem through soundsarround. Then in two months, he blew the same driver. and the driver replacement stopped because soundsarround stopped carrying the speaker. My friend ended up getting rid of these baby grands for $700. And he knew he was very lucky to get that much for them.

Strengths:
They don't look completely ugly. sound is o.k.

Weaknesses:
Way overpriced! poorly designed. And the last store to carry nunce (international stereo) went out of business. could it be because of nuance?

Similar Products Used:
Polk audio. sinclare, jbl,

eddy g

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.33 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $500.00 from street

Summary:
these speakers go well with a good set of fronts and subs.Good for movies does require a good reciver to use full potential.Nuance by far are a company that belives in good quality cause i have pounded mine for more than a year and a half and no problems

Strengths:
good bass cisp highs for movies reliable

Weaknesses:
needs a good reciver