I'm surprised I could not find a Yamaha owners thread. To me, the quality of the yamaha speakers is unbeatable in their price class. I think in order to out perform the quality of these speakers one would either have to build their own, or jump up in price by a factor of 2-3. I know most people will say that these speakers are very precise, and I ask why is that such a bad thing. I'm young (21) so maybe my ears havn't aquired the same acoustic taste as many others. I still feel there is a place for these speakers in many HT set ups as you get a lot for your money. I own the NS-555's, a NS-C444 center, and two NX-333 bookshelve speakers, so this is my review, impression, and feelings on yamaha, and their speakers from a young guy.
The company: Yamaha is a company that sticks its hands into many pots. Just go to their website, and you'll see that this company has many faces. They do mass produce their products, so true, if you where to compare the to higher end speakers, no doubt, you would know they where the cheaper of the two, but not by much, and for the money you save, you could build a complete suround system rather and a 2.1.
The quality is superb, and surprising for what you pay. The 555's are what I choose as my mains, as they are large, and provide great sound, however they wern't the largest, yamaha offers the 777's, which are a little bigger, and can handle (albeit very little) extra power (I think its like one watt). The speakers are heavy at 44 lbs, and come packaged very nicely. The finish is amazing, the same piano black finish of their pianos. The speaker has 2 6 1/2 inch PMD cone woofers, 5 inch midrange with waveguide horn, and 1" aluminiam dome tweeter with waveguide horn. The speakers are wired internally with monster cable (but as we all know, monster cable is overprices power cord) it still adds a nice touch. The overall fit and finish of these speakers are great, and for the price I dare say, unbeatable.
The NS-C444 Center adds nicely to the set up. Adds 2 more 5" PMD cone woofers, and a 1" aluminum cone tweeter with waveguide horn. Again fit and finish is great. It can handle what you throw at it, no distortion, very clear. I should add the shielding is great on these speakers, had them directly against my old crt for a few weeks before I got the new tv stand and tv, and there was no problems.
The NS-333 Bookshelve speakers: These are awesome. You could build an entire system with these if you really wanted to. They offer great sound, and if you where blind folded, would swear you where listening to a much larger speaker. Again, great piano black finish. Each booksehlve speaker has a 5" PMD cone woofer, and a 1" aluminium tweeter with a waveguide horn.
Down to the point: These are not the worlds best speakers, I'm not dilusional. However, I believe in a good deal, and the pursuit of great sound, while at the same time having enough money left over to pay my bills. I believe for the money these speakers would be very....very hard to beat. The quality of these speakers, from the materials used, to construction, to the internal, and external connections point to a quality, well made speaker for their price range, and in my opinion, you are getting every one of your pennies worth out of these speakers.
The company: Yamaha is a company that sticks its hands into many pots. Just go to their website, and you'll see that this company has many faces. They do mass produce their products, so true, if you where to compare the to higher end speakers, no doubt, you would know they where the cheaper of the two, but not by much, and for the money you save, you could build a complete suround system rather and a 2.1.
The quality is superb, and surprising for what you pay. The 555's are what I choose as my mains, as they are large, and provide great sound, however they wern't the largest, yamaha offers the 777's, which are a little bigger, and can handle (albeit very little) extra power (I think its like one watt). The speakers are heavy at 44 lbs, and come packaged very nicely. The finish is amazing, the same piano black finish of their pianos. The speaker has 2 6 1/2 inch PMD cone woofers, 5 inch midrange with waveguide horn, and 1" aluminiam dome tweeter with waveguide horn. The speakers are wired internally with monster cable (but as we all know, monster cable is overprices power cord) it still adds a nice touch. The overall fit and finish of these speakers are great, and for the price I dare say, unbeatable.
The NS-C444 Center adds nicely to the set up. Adds 2 more 5" PMD cone woofers, and a 1" aluminum cone tweeter with waveguide horn. Again fit and finish is great. It can handle what you throw at it, no distortion, very clear. I should add the shielding is great on these speakers, had them directly against my old crt for a few weeks before I got the new tv stand and tv, and there was no problems.
The NS-333 Bookshelve speakers: These are awesome. You could build an entire system with these if you really wanted to. They offer great sound, and if you where blind folded, would swear you where listening to a much larger speaker. Again, great piano black finish. Each booksehlve speaker has a 5" PMD cone woofer, and a 1" aluminium tweeter with a waveguide horn.
Down to the point: These are not the worlds best speakers, I'm not dilusional. However, I believe in a good deal, and the pursuit of great sound, while at the same time having enough money left over to pay my bills. I believe for the money these speakers would be very....very hard to beat. The quality of these speakers, from the materials used, to construction, to the internal, and external connections point to a quality, well made speaker for their price range, and in my opinion, you are getting every one of your pennies worth out of these speakers.
