Hi Erling, the wine was great!..........thank you for that!
By the way, your picture is a very good likeness of you
''Old man?''...............oh,my!...........people have said that I look young for my age!
I'm not knocking the other open baffles in our very rough and quick shoot out.........done in a tin shed of all places!
..........they sounded great.......each had their benefits and downfalls as expected(the NXT's included).A ''T amp'' and Gainclone amp(not mine)were used as amplification, a NAD CD player the source.Music included jazz, classical, and popular.
The point is that the NXT's were right up there with them...................and remember, there were no tweeters in any of the full range driver/twin cone set ups.
What was common with the twin cone jobs was that ''shout'' in the mids(and some had modifications/foam etc. to minimize this) and a general lack in high frequency output.
Of particular surprise were the Lowthers
.........a fantastic sounding speaker, but only if you sit in the firing line, otherwise,the high frequencies are diminished - rapidly.
Another noticeable sound quality issue was the bass augmented speakers. One was open baffle, the other bass reflex.
To me, the open baffle bass did not sound right. Maybe I sensed the electronic components in the crossover that was needed to bring out the bass...............who knows?
With the bass reflex, ''box sound'' was annoying even though it had been done perfectly to plan.........go figure.
Now, the NXT's were not perfect either.
They were quickly thrown together for the shoot out(so were some of the others!) without much consideration given to dampening the panels edges,(very important) so there was the occasional ''buzz'' heard.
Some mentioned a ''polystyrene sound''or tone that was slightly evident................I said that whatever the choice of panel material will be the overall sound of the speaker.........it's as simple as that. The same goes for any driver............the cone or diaphragm dictates the tonality IMHO.
However, I did not agree that this ''polystyrene sound'' was very evident or offensive in any way. There were mixed opinions on this subject.
The bass of the NXT's was massive and deep when called for...........everyone was surprised.
The highs were not lacking........especially when compared to what was in competition to them. No one mentioned anything negative in that department.
Where I was most pleased was the way they filled the room around themselves and their ability to produce those outstandingly fast and tight transients together with the details of what was being hit, blown, bowed, etc.....................typical NXT performance, but even more enhanced now with an ultra light panel.
Those of you you who have exciters unused or even in use, ................keep them!............we WILL beat this animal in to submission!
(I think I already have?)
