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Have recently purchased NHT 3.3 from an audiogoner

Have recently purchased NHT 3.3 from an audiogoner (or is it audiogonite). Auditioned these 8 years or so ago, always remember how great they sounded in a Chicago audio store playing Dark Side of The Moon. I now feel fortunate to own a pair set up in a 2-channel (mostly) and 5.1 system with NHT AC2’s and NHT 1.5 rears and NHT sub 2. For the first week drove them with Adcom’s gfa 5500 2x200watt @ 8 ohms using AQ c4 biwired speaker cables and Monster interconnects through a Yamaha rxv 2200 ht receiver 5x100watts as a preamp. My source components are Yamaha carousel (awwwful) cd player and a 25-year-old TT from Scott. Not bad results especially considering the front end stuff. But this system needs help!!! Mid’s were just ok but not very defined (muddy) and the vocals seemed recessed. Bass was very nice and the highs not as bad as the mid’s. Just for kicks I
Bi-amped them with the Adcom for the uppers and two front channels from the 100-watt htr for the bass. This helped the upper region a lot but the bass was now terrible with drastic problems with the gain of the two different amps. Using the sub to help the lower regions this has the best results so far. I would like to get the amplification up to par before I work on the front-end stuff. I don’t think even at 200watts of my Adcom amp for the mid’s and tweets has opened up that region as much as it should have or could have. I’m considering the Adcom 565 mono blocks 300watts @ 8 ohms and the Adcom 5500 for the bass. I don’t have 2 main outputs on my htr and am not sure of the results of using a Y connector. Should I consider an altogether different amp and not try to bi amp???? I have read a post of a NHT 3a sub amp but could not find any info on it. My guess is it’s a class D amp and not sure that it’s for me or the 3.3’s. I'm thinking of $1000.00 to $1500.00 for upgrading the amp/amps. I enjoy listening to R & B, R and R and little jazz. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks T. J.

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Thanks to all for the replies,
Seldenr, I think I will take your advice and find a decent cd player first and look for the amps some time after. That make loads of sense I must have had a bad inter connect plugged into the wrong input of my synapse!!!

It sounds like the Cary worked out well for you. After reading your post I check some of the reviews (all favorable), what model did you try? The older 300 looks like a deal for around $1000.00 used. I was also looking at the AH! 4000 (Niloe Tioeb) from Upscale Audio new for around $800.00 as you don’t seem to benefit much from buying that player used. I don’t think that I want to go down the SACD or DVD-A path. I have too many-loved red book CD’s that I know I would feel a need to replace.

Thinking ahead, I have an account with Listen Up (fairly hi end audio store) in Boulder CO as I’m an electrical contractor there and buy in-wall speaker wire from time to time. They deal in Bryston gear but I don’t believe they carry NHT line. What kind of amp’s do you used for your 2.5’s. I understand that this is the same speaker as the 3.3’s with the
exception of smaller enclosure and 10” woofer instead of a 12”. I like the idea of mono blocks as I think I have just enough space in our room and it will keep the speaker-wiring short along with other sonic improvements. I am considering either the 4sst or the older 7’s. What do you think?? I’m unsure if I can arrange an audition of the Bryston only because I don’t think I have enough $ in the audio budget to buy new and I don’t want to mislead the good people at Listen Up. I will however be straight up with them and ask, as I sure would like to hear them in my system before buying. Thanks again for your help and happy listening!!!! T. J.
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