Hot To Trot Speakers

[Takeereasy]

I was reading my S&V magazine when all I heard from behind was "Wow, those look really nice. Why don't you get those?" This question was from my GF, the same one busts my chops about spending $.10 more to get the brand name can of Tuna. The product she was talking about was this one from NHT . Is it just me or are these some really nifty looking little guys that seem pretty impressive? The colour scheme reminds me of a 50's Chevy. Oh, and once the boss found out the price tag was $6k US she soured on the idea pretty quickly. Still though, now I know there is hope. She did have this reaction once before in the B & W showroom in a stereo shop we went into on my vacation once. (We did everything she wanted to do for 3 days but she kicked and screamed about me spending 20 min in a shop ). The speakers she liked were $1000 each and the glare she threw at me ended my daydreams early.

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

You just have an awesome "chix" for a GF. Quit bragging. It's killing us.
Those are beautiful speakers. Is the entire setup including the amp $6k?

 

[mulester7]

.....(sure wish I knew how to do one of these avatar-picture things).....

 

[Takeereasy]

Yeah, at least according to S&V that is the price including the amp, 2 speakers and a sub. It is a 2 channel amp and there seemed to be a lot of features to play with.

My GF is usually my nemisis when it comes to HT. Well her and Nomas. She thinks my current speakers are ugly because they are "just big black boxes". If it were up to her I'd still be listening to TV on the speakers inside the box. The barbarian.

Edit: I know that the amp says 4 channels but according to the S&V article each amp is designed to biamp these speakers, so a 4 channel amp is really only to do 2 speakers. Sorry for not explaining that.

 

[Takeereasy]

mulester all you need is some kind of photo editing software and a pic you like. Change the resolution of the pic so that it is 64 pixel by 64 pixels and save a copy of it. Then go into user cp on the top left of the audioholics web page (just under the ads) select the avatar feature the browse your computer till you find the pic and upload it. Viola, you've got an avatar.

 

[mulester7]

mulester all you need is some kind of photo editing software and a pic you like. Change the resolution of the pic so that it is 64 pixel by 64 pixels and save a copy of it. Then go into user cp on the top left of the audioholics web page (just under the ads) select the avatar feature the browse your computer till you find the pic and upload it. Viola, you've got an avatar.

.....Takeereasy, I am computer-illiterate with the best of them....my daughter is pretty sharp in the area, and I will ask her.....thanks.....

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

Mule, here's a couple if you want a temporary one. Just right click and save it. Then you can add it as an avitar. Any pic on the web can be right clicked and saved to your photos. Just make sure it's a small pic. Clint - you should allow 100x100 avitars. There's some really cool ones out there. The screaming guy is all you Mule!

 

[Jaycan]

Takeereasy I was reading my S&V magazine when all I heard from behind was "Wow, those look really nice. Why don't you get those?" This question was from my GF, the same one busts my chops about spending $.10 more to get the brand name can of Tuna. The product she was talking about was this one from NHT . Is it just me or are these some really nifty looking little guys that seem pretty impressive? The colour scheme reminds me of a 50's Chevy. Oh, and once the boss found out the price tag was $6k US she soured on the idea pretty quickly. Still though, now I know there is hope. She did have this reaction once before in the B & W showroom in a stereo shop we went into on my vacation once. (We did everything she wanted to do for 3 days but she kicked and screamed about me spending 20 min in a shop ). The speakers she liked were $1000 each and the glare she threw at me ended my daydreams early.

This is a great post-I'm still laughing.

 

[mulester7]

Mule, here's a couple if you want a temporary one. Just right click and save it. Then you can add it as an avitar. Any pic on the web can be right clicked and saved to your photos. Just make sure it's a small pic. Clint - you should allow 100x100 avitars. There's some really cool ones out there. The screaming guy is all you Mule!

.....Buck, the one on the right or left would be good for me?....the yelling cloud?....

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

.....Buck, the one on the right or left would be good for me?....the yelling cloud?....

The right guy.

 

[mulester7]

The right guy.

.....Buck, my friend, what else ya' got?, haha.....I got an image to keep up around here, you know.......

 

[MacManNM]

Mule, here's a couple if you want a temporary one. Just right click and save it. Then you can add it as an avitar. Any pic on the web can be right clicked and saved to your photos. Just make sure it's a small pic. Clint - you should allow 100x100 avitars. There's some really cool ones out there. The screaming guy is all you Mule!

Screaming guy is mine as soon as they let us do something bigger!

 

[jaxvon]

Agreed. Domo-kun rocks my world. Has anyone seen this little piece of photoshop goodness?

 

[JJMP50]

WAF & Speakers

....a subject that enough cannot be said.

Having two HTs set up in the house my wife has been exposed to AV to the point where she can (if she chose to) carry on a conversation, although short, about Home Theater. She knows what 5.1 means.

Yesterday I received the Dell computer I just purchased and spent a good part of the day assembling and installing. My wife worked late so when she came home I was reasonable done and had "Sailing to Philadephia" by Mark Knopfler playing on the little Dell speakers with the "toaster like" sub-woofer included.

Her impression was, "They sound just as good as those big black boxes you have in the family room. I can't tell the difference."

I guess we should go back to an AIWA surround HT out of a plastic box.

 

[MrClean]

You are talking about the NHT Xd system - satellites, stands, cables, sub, and DSP/amp for $6000. I just bought one - sold off a pair of Genesis V speakers and a Pass Labs X250 to finance it. The control unit includes 150 watts per driver (each driver gets its own amp!) + the twin woofers get another 500 watts.

These are as good as anything I've heard at *any* price (the Gens I owned were $15,000 speakers, the amp $6000). You really have to hear these things live. The only limitations are extreme bass (below 25 hertz) and extreme volume (they play plenty loud, though at the end, you get a sense they're working to do it).

Good luck finding a pair to listen to - these things are flying out the door (I bought the store's demo) and they are back ordered. You will not be disappointed if you get a chance to hear them.

Tell your girlfriend she has exceptional taste.

http://forum.adnm.com/viewtopic.php?t=81

This was written before the release of the Xds, so some of what you read does not apply, such as the rated output, and the fact that they had finished pre-release "tweaking" of the system, etc.

J