Review: N H T Super One Monitor

Category: Speakers

I have pretty wide musical tastes and a pretty small budget. Enter the NHT SuperOne. I actually am using the SuperOneXU, but it is identical to the SuperOne in everything but cosmetics. The frequency response is very nice, but below about 60Hz a sub is really necessary to fill out the sound.

While the acoustic suspension design means it isn't the world's most efficient speaker, it gets as loud as I need it to, and then some, with a 100wpc solid state amp. I use these speakers as the front pair in a home theater setup and they perform astoundingly well for their price and size. The absence of a port allows for wall-mounting without huge compromise in the sound.

The imaging is very nice, and even on my decidedly budget setup the speakers really disappear. Speaking of disappearing, I have heard that these are now discontinued, so grab them while you can.

Clearly, if money were no object, I would upgrade. Money, however, is my limiting factor. I suspect I am not alone in this. If you are putting together a system on a budget, take a serious look at this speaker.