The new NSMT Model 100 Speakers

Hey stereo5,

True, they do Jazz music in a beautiful fashion.  However, this speaker is no "one trick pony" regarding other genres/types of music.  My guest listeners always bring their own music to audition a new piece of gear in the system.  When hard core rock, blues, or electronic music was played everyone was amazed at not only the gut pounding subterranean bass, but the loading of the room with sub-sonics that pressurized the entire acoustic space.   

Hey twoleftears,

During my reviewing process I experimented numerous times with the felt piece on and off.  My conclusion: If there is a sonic difference it's so slight that in a blind fold test I would be guessing when its on or off.  So, on my pair I leave it on, why not. 

I just had another guest listener over this afternoon for about three hours who wanted to hear the Model 100 loudspeakers.  He is an AudioGon member, but he never posts on any threads, just reads them to gather information and found out about the NSMT speakers because of this thread. He lives near by and asked if he could visit.

To use his term he found the Model 100s "mesmerizing" because of the factors that everyone so far has experienced. First, holographic sound-staging, that encompasses you in the music.  Secondly, the purity/beauty of the colors/tonality in the mid-range.  Thirdly, the sheer overall power of the speaker and the deep and accurate killer bass and how it loads the room with sub-sonics that give you a sense of where the recording was made.  He called them Harbeth speakers with "balls" that does justice to any type of music.

Hey paullb,

The efficiency is 91 dB 1 watt/meter and the minimum impedance is 4 ohms.

Hey t-ramey,

I have reviewed four NSMT models.  However, the Model 25 Chorus is not one of them.  So far, all the different speakers have been superlative at their price points and I would assume this model would follow suite.

Audio Archon now has received their demo pair of Model 100 speakers and they are breaking/settling in as we speak.  Mike Kay is experiencing the same superlative and special sound production that I have in my system.  So, if you are in the Chicago land area you could contact Mike and setup an audition to hear for yourself what makes this speaker so special.  

I have had another three guests that did not want to go home after listening to these playing the music they brought with them to audition them with.  Everyone founds them totally engaging on an emotional level that makes the music a beautiful experience.  I still think of them as Harbeth 40.2 with "balls".  If you know what Harbeth's offer regarding color/tonality and imaging, the Model 100 has these qualities with even better dynamics and deep low end extension. From opera to pounding rock these speakers can play it all.   

Stereo Times website list of "MOST WANTED COMPONENTS OF THE DECADE" just went up this morning.  The NSMT Model 100 speakers is on the list for the reasons stated on this thread and original review I did on them last year.

In the last few days I was sent Emails, along with phone conversations with two individuals who recently purchased NSMT 100's and wanted to share their experiences with me.

First, both are enthralled with these speakers, even though they use very different upstream gear.  The details regarding the holographic sound-staging, the startling powerful bass/macro-dynamics, the beautiful tonality, and just the overall enchanting nature of their Model 100's was apparent to the new owners delight!

I encouraged them to write something for this thread, to share this information, to hopefully inform more listeners about this wonderful speaker.  Hope they do.