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Yamaha NS1000M Help, Advice, PLEASE

Hello all. I purchased a nice pair of the legendary Yamaha NS1000M today. I got a good deal on them, and I actually bought them with the intention of trading them for a nice pair of Planar speakers. Then I made the mistake of hooking them up. Oh my. These things are wonderful. Perhaps the ugliest speaker ever made, but truly astonishing sound. I hate to say it, but in some ways superior to my (formerly) unassailable Meadowlark Shearwater "Hotrods". Enough background. I have several questions.

1. This pair was made in 1981 (original stickers still on the rear), and they use the old-style spring-loaded terminals. I hate those things. Will it ruin the value or be a bad idea to install a nice pair of WBT 5-way binding posts or similar?

2. If keeping the original terminals is best, what type of speaker wire should I use? The darn things won't accept anything heavier than bare 14 ga. wire. Is there an audiophile wire designed for this application, or am I relegated to the ole Radio Shack "zipcord"?

3. This pair has the black ash finish, and they are not attractive. Would it be a bad idea (or affect the value) to have the cabinets refinished and stained a medium cherry or oak?

4. The 12" woofers are dirty; really dirty. Is there a way to get behind the metal mesh covers to clean them up? My vacuum will get some of it, but I really need to run a tacky cloth over them to get all the crud. Suggestions?? Are the metal mesh covers removable?

5. I currently have these monsters on my carpeted floor, and the mids and tweeters are significantly lower than my ear-level. What brand, type and size speaker stands are recommended for these speakers.

Thanks all. I'm awestruck. Any other suggestions from you NS1000 fans will be greatly welcome!! -David
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redford
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the 1000&1000M are clever designs.
they can be used in relatively small areas - studio control rooms.

flexibility is a key benefit, virtually any amplifier will sund good with them. in a chat with another owner, he suggested tryingthem with a really powerful amp - 'to smoth out, the performance.

I used luxman cl32/mq3600 tube combo,Luxman sq38S tubed then kenwood 1000C/1000M solid state (still have). using the puny 7W/channel class-d of
 my yamaha pdm-4220 tv-monitor work well.

cabling - no fancy stuff needed. 1000 strand per silver coated coppper- per core(german unbranded) was the most exotic I have used on my 2 pairs. its not a big issue.

speaker height is. the mid axis of tweeter and mid-range, should be at ear level. cabinets slightly towed in, with tweeters nearest back wall. - experiment.
the woofers on these have a rubber surround, does not degenerate like foam on Ns-2000(maybe NS-1000X,too?- comment on that someone) - which avoids a complex, expensive repair issue.
the crossovers feature self-healing capacitors=long-life. 

by comprimising on the eveness of the bass response, the efficiency -Q of the powerful magnetic circuit, is realized                                    .a new pair of NS-5000, is c.£/$/€15000-16000 using zylon not Be - the nearest speaker to them.


unique and wonderful, buy a domestically- used pair. 
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