Major innovative break through: The new NSMT Loudspeakers reference speaker

Hey Ozzy,

I never stated that my Tekton design Ulberth speakers were the "greatest", but that they were superlative speakers at a very reasonable price. They were finally replaced after four years with the NSMT Loudspeaker Model 100 speakers because they out preformed the much large Ulberth speakers on all sonic parameters.

It took Erol Ricketts (designer) of NSMT another four years to design and build a new reference model, the System Two that qualitatively is better then my Model 100s to an amazing degree. This does not make either the NSMT Model 100 or the Tekton Ulberths null and void, both are still very high-level excellent transducers. It just proves that time and technology marches on leading to higher levels of performance. As I shared please look at the review for all the details of why I'm excited to share what the NSMT System Two speakers have to offer sonicly, and while not inexpensive they compete with anything on the market today, regardless of price.

Teajay 

Hey gregjacob,

Erol is a real gentlemen to work with. I hope you decide to choose to have a pair of Monitors shipped to you. I believe you will never send them back. By the way I live 30 miles outside of Chicago, if you ever want to visit to audition the System Two you are more then welcome. This goes for all GON members. 

Teajay (Terry London) 

Hey Stringreen,

You are correct Vandersteen has models with built-in active subwoofers. Many other companies build their own subwoofers to integrate with their own speakers. 

However, one of the innovative factors in the new NSMT System Two speaker is that Erol is one of the few designers who is brilliant at designing band-pass active subwoofers, instead of port loaded or acoustic suspension that has to be controlled electrically with either the cross-over or digital shaping. I get into a lengthy explanation of why band-pass designs are rare and sound significantly sound superior in many ways to the normal designs mentioned above in the review. 

Hey Holmz,

Actually, the transient response is quite quick/accurate with Erol's band pass design. Don't quite know were you got the assumption that a band pass would be slow at all. I'm sure when the review comes out you will enjoy the extensive information on Band Pass technology.

Teajay (Terry London)

Hey holmz,

I'm pretty knowledgeable, but first to admit I am not a designer or electrical/acoustic engineer. With your concerns/questions about band pass active subwoofer design I recommend you give a call to Erol to discuss. I'll also ask him if he would want to put something on this thread addressing your questions.

Based on my experience, ported, acoustic suspension, or infinite baffle subwoofers (have had highly regarded and very expensive models in-house for review) come no where close to the natural pressureization of my room delivering a spatial presentation that is a more accurate illusion of live music. Secondly, the blending of the upper bass frequencies with the lower midrange is more seem-less giving the "power range" foundation that allows a system to have a sense of authority/control.   

Teajay (Terry London)

Hey everybody,

The glitch was quickly fixed, so the review appears on the current list of new reviews.

The review on the NSMT System Two speakers earlier today was posted on the Stereo Times website. There is a slight glitch for now, I'm sure it will be corrected shortly by the owner Clement Perry, that the review appears in the archives section under speakers, instead of on the front list of current reviews. So, you have to click on the archives section under speakers to assess it.

I hope you all enjoy the review, I explain as clearly as I could why this is a terrific speaker in so many superlative ways. You can start with the monitor and add on later the two different band pass subwoofers as your budget allows. If your shopping in this price bracket, between $7500 to $15,000, you owe to your self to audition this design before you make your next purchase.

Thanks, Teajay (Terry London)

Just received a phone call from Jeff, who had discussed the System 2 speakers with me after reading my review. He purchased a pair and they have surpassed his highest expectations. He was running a pair of much more expensive speakers that he believes sound "broken" compared what the NSMT pair.

If he reads this maybe Jeff will share on this thread his experience directly.

Teajay