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The new 100% Zylon-Based Speakers, the Yamaha NS-5000's will soon be on the market here.
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Not very low for a good 12" design.
"Sensitivity is rated at 88 dB/W/m and the company rates frequency response at 26 Hz to 40 kHz (-10 dB)."
Well, that's the rating given in the article. That is pretty good bass extension for a small speaker.
PSB rates bass extension at -10 dB, too, and I consider it a good rating for the limit of useful bass in an normal home.
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." --- Thomas Tusser
"26 - 40 Hz" is almost an octave (without looking, I think it's about a major sixth). And, -10 dB is, at mid-frequencies, subjectively half volume level. Even more at low frequencies. An astute observer would conclude that the "specs" are a bit useless, maybe even a little misleading.
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The first review on these Yamaha ns-5000's are a real ear opener! Yamaha has done it again!
Again!? When did Yama do it the First time??
The first time was with their Soavo NS F901's that are still on the market here for only $$$4000 a pair.
So other than a forward upper midrange and floppy bass its good ?
As you can see in this thread below the $$$5000 Yamaha Soavo f901's gets you very close to the audio performance of the new $15000 Yamaha ns 5000's!
The Law Of Diminishing Returns ?..!
Please take your seats, the Live Concert is about to start
I would guess that asked on what I read.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
See National Institute of Justice report
"When there was no potential for external moisture to contact Zylon® yarns, there was no significant change in the tensile strength of these yarns. External moisture may be necessary to facilitate the degradation of Zylon® fibers."
Keep your speakers dry!
Yikes, not for me then. I like to soak mine in the bath tub once a year (disconnected of course). I noticed after a good soaking speakers do not unbreak-in after not being played for a while.
The Zylon fibers are coated
Sounds like a very interesting speaker, a new NS1000? But I note there is only a statement and no explanation of how it's like a musical instrument. I suspect this is advertising BS to attract those who don't know much about speaker design. Too bad if it does turn out to be a modern NS1000 then the advertising BS may hinder its acceptance from those who know better.
well, if they're ported and don't have any acoustuffing, then they have a resonant chamber not unlike an acoustic guitar except for whatever contouring they're doing to minimize standing waves which could also be considered a form of tuning. that could be one way to justify the analogy.other brands like harbeth, audionote & devore fidelity have also designed speakers with lighter cabinets designed to resonate like musical instruments too.
it's easy to make the case that ALL loudspeakers are "musical instruments"
Edits: 01/12/17
I think what Yamaha is saying by this statement is their new Zylon-Based speakers can project the music into the room more like real Musical instruments do.
The phrase seems to be filler unless they link it to something functional.
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