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RE: NHT XD System - any direct experience ?

Posted by goldenthal (A) on March 15, 2015 at 12:39:22

In Reply to: RE: NHT XD System - any direct experience ? posted by beppe61 on March 15, 2015 at 01:56:53:

So, beppe, bear in mind that this is my office system. Placement is majorly constrained (room is about 10' x 12' x 8' and full of books, cabinets, &c.. That said, the sats are about 7' apart and toed in to face me (were the room larger and the speaks further away and apart, I might slightly "over-toe" following Spencer Hughes's advice which has served me so well in my living-room system). Each sat is 5'-6' away from me. The remarkable thing here is that the Xd seems not to mind, though with such distances, a few feet off in sitting position makes a big difference in sound -- I analogize to the phenom of a macro lens vs. depth of focus. But I've no doubt that in a larger room with more space, tolerances would be much greater -- this is no panel, there is no vertical venetian blind effect, and images "float" as well as those of any speaker I've ever heard.

The sub is under my desk about 4' forward of my feet. It gets some reinforcement there (not sought -- sub placement was for cosmetic purposes only) but there are a few adjustments on the amp/equalizer to compensate. I hear NO seam at crossover; integration is superb.

For a more extended description, see John Atkinson in Stereophile. Though I cannot recall if he did the whole review or just the technical measurements, his remarks on the occasion accorded particularly well with my own observations of the (for me) great Xd.


Best,

Jeremy

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