Norh Speakers from Thailand: High-end or Hype??

I would never buy a speaker I couldnt audition first...call me old school...but unless u live in a one horse town...there are plenty of decent speakers to be found at local dealers...

Phasecorrect this was also my first thought,I will never
buy anything that i dont see, hear, even touch, or maybe
smell, my friend said why buy norh, there are B&W out
there he said, good speaker, good reputation, He said
he will go out and see the NO5, i agree. Until i heard
the marble 9 from norh.I forgot about the risk. I purchase
the 6.9. Iam not saying they are better than the one i
auditon, but IMHO I like this 6.9 better than the expensive
speakers I audition, But I do admire for making decision
with caution, now a days even in front of our two eyes
people will still try to cheat you, Its part of life,
Again being cautious is also a very very good decision.

I own two pairs of nOrh's the older 6.5 wood drum & the synth. marble 6.9. For what its worth I really have loved these & their price/performance ratio. The cabinets desighn is love/hate, but I think they are beautiful. It's hard to get much better driver quality then the VIFA/Scanspeak lines & the cross-overs have been desighned by same prominent outside engineers. Two words of advice though: the larger drum styles can be hard to place on many stands( they require wide bases) & they can be hazzardous around children or pets if knocked of (the 6.9's weight 50 lbs). The resale value has also been so-so, with about 50% depreciation on their marble series on the market it looks like. On the other hand, they are great value on the used market especially if you live locally and can avoid the shipping