Petek177

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.25 of 5, 8.00 votes

Price Paid:  $300.00 from Sound City

Summary:
For the last few years, these speakers have provided excellent service: detailed, clear, and yes full sound. At first, they exhibited some of the less satisfying characteristics that have been attributed to these speakers: a little thin including lack of base and a little bright. Some combination of time, interconnects, room acoustics, positioning, and electronics had everything to do with it. With time, the tweeter has gone from slightly bright, to smooth yet still detailed. Part of this may be attributed to the use of high end Audioquest interconnects between the CD/SACD player and the amp. The remodeled basement has better acoustics. Since remodeling, the speakers sit in a better room position (separation between speakers, distance from corners and wall). And the Rotel 850 amp/preamp sounds much better than the low fi receiver initially used with the NHTs. As for base, sometimes I have to check the Mission Subwoofer to see if it is on. Sometimes it isn't, yet the base is still strong. This wasn't the case the afford mentioned changes were made, though I don't know which changes were most important. I just acquired a pair of Epos ELS-3 for another room. These are excellent speakers, and I am not sure which I like better, but they are very revealing and a bit more 3-dimensional sounding. They also have a big sound for being so tiny. It is interesting that played in the same room with the same electronics, The NHT and EPOS both sound clear and full. In another room with different electronics (NAD 2150 amp/Soundcraftsman pre-amp), the highs on the Epos become somewhat brassy and less clear, while the base remains good. I Haven't tried the NHTs in that room. Goes to show that many variables contribute to a sound quality.

Strengths:
Detail, clarity, natural sound (lack of coloration), and tight base, and good range for such a small speaker. I will not put the problems I discussed above as weaknesses because they are not attributed to the speaker except time to break in which applies to almost any speaker.

Weaknesses:
Deep base. Get a sub, but don't restrict the base from the NHT. The tight base of the NHT helps. Just adust phasing and crossover on the sub carefully.

Similar Products Used:
EPOS ElS-3, Yamaha bookshelf, Bozak Listener series bookshelf, and Dynaco A-25

Price Paid:  $2000.00

Summary:
Have had some of the above average bookshelfs (...the best speakers by SA terms are Brittish - Castle, Mordaunt Short, B&W, etc) and this being my second American* (previously Venturi..)speaker set, I love them!!!! Mated them to an Onkyo AV receiver TX-DS676, Sony DVP-NS305 DVD player(was a gift),-Rotel 9-series CD Player, Yamaha AX600 stereo amplifier, Kimber speaker cabling, Monster interconnects, LG TV(not proud of it)...These babies have me inviting friends over to show-off at every oppurtunity I get... I think I should have them toe-toe with something British and report back...

Strengths:
The best sounding american product: detailed presentation, minimalistic looks, precise and pacy, realistic with the most outstanding imaging...

Weaknesses:
Good looking AV and Speaker stands to match the piano lacquer... The South African distributor bailed out..Want the replacements...

Similar Products Used:
Mordaunt Short, Castle, Venturi, B&W an JPW among other bookshelves, Always a Yamaha fan on Amplification...No competitor...!!

Price Paid:  $118.00 from onecall

Summary:
These are wonderful speakers for what they are - small monitors with excellent mid-range character. Unless you're using these speakers in a small dorm-sized room, I strongly recommend additiona of a subwoofer to bring full range sound to the listening experience. Like the Super Zeros, the Super Ones generate stunning mid-range and high frequency detail from the soft dome tweeter, but they fill out the lower mids more competently. Like similar quality acoustically suspended speakers, the Ones imaging, when positioned properly, is excellent and on par with more expensive speakers. They are also very accurate across their entire usable range. There are no ports in the enclosure to color bass frequencies into the signal. Use a sub for that, et your crossover frequency, and enjoy the wonderful mids available in these well engineered monitors.

Strengths:
Accuracy and imaging that make them one of the best values in the small monitor market segment. Attractive glossy piano black enclosures.

Weaknesses:
Can sound bright when used with poorly matched electronics. Listen before buying, or look to match with warmer electronics.

Similar Products Used:
PSB Alpha A/V PSB Alpha Mini Atlantic Technology T70 NHT Super Zero JBL S38

Price Paid:  $200.00 from Audio Designs

Summary:
great speaker, on 24" lovan sand filled stands, also used @center, w/velodine ct-080. I listen to all types of music from Blues, to country,to big band. Also many movies all of it with great sound.

Weaknesses:
None with this sub.

Similar Products Used:
Jamo, Mission.

Price Paid:  $330.00 from AudioCorner, Canton, OH

Summary:
I've had my SuperOnes for five years now. I use them with a low-end Velodyne (120 watt) subwoofer, Kenwood receiver and Technics CD changer. So you see I'm no audiophile. But I trust my ears, and the sound of this system thrills me to no end. I'm at this site researching for an A/V receiver to replace the Kenwood, because I now have a DVD player and two VCRs, and I'm tired of temporary long-path connections. Reading all these reviews spurred me to champion my SuperOnes.

The sound of these speakers is clear and detailed to no end. I listen mostly to Emmylou Harris and acoustic country music now (although I've listened to lots of rock and some classical in my life), and the SuperOnes do for me a superb job of reproducing Emmylou's beautiful voice. If the current batch of SuperOnes are physically identical to the ones I purchased, I reaffirm what most of the other reviews here say: you can't go wrong. Even if you have $1000 to spend on speakers, you should try to listen to a set of SuperOnes matched with a decent subwoofer.

I would rate them five stars, but I haven't really listened to enough speakers in a setup such as mine to make such a perfect rating valid; I, however, wish for no better sound.

Strengths:
beautiful sound

Weaknesses:
I like them better with my subwoofer