Major innovative break through: The new NSMT Loudspeakers reference speaker

@holmz,

Our bandpass subwoofers are single reflex designs.

Terry London, it is fascinating to me that every audio webzine seems to have its own "house character". I would characterize you and your brethren at Stereotimes as having a tendency to heap hyperbole upon the ordinary.

For example, this review; https://v2.stereotimes.com/post/the-acoustic-zen-adagio-loudspeaker/

In the above review, the author stated;

"The cabinetry is furniture grade and the finish on both, the figured maple and mappa burl, is highlighted with a high gloss lacquer. Aesthetically they’ll make an excellent addition to any listening room and if you can place them in the vicinity of a window that receives the early morning sun, visually you’ll be in for a special treat. After admiring the craftsmanship for an extended amount of time, I plugged them in the system."

Well, I owned these speakers and the cabinets were not furniture grade, they were instead mass produced cheaply constructed cabinets from China that had some form of inferior chip board that easily crumbled with stress (for example, at the base where spikes could be inserted) disguised with a high tech paint job.

And in the above review one was lead to believe that the drivers were made in-house when anyone with half a brain would know such to false-I knew that going in.

So now let's come to the review sub judice. Where are the drivers sourced from? Where are the cabinets manufactured? How are the drivers secured to the cabinet (nice to know since drivers do come loose from time to time and/or need to be replaced)? These things DO matter. And I am sorry, Sir, but a competent loudspeaker review imho involves rotating at least one and preferably two different amplifier designs into the review so the reader can anticipate how their own amp will pair with speaker under review.

Guys, here is the link to NSMT website.  You can read about cabinets, drivers and anything you want to know about NSMT speaker parts and construction just follow this link.

https://nsmt-loudspeakers.com/

That sounds like a huge, mega, gigantic breakthrough......how do they sound. 

@johnah5 

I looked at the website before posting. All that diatribe about green eco-building tells one nothing about the real construction of the cabinets. And there is nothing-at least that I found-as to where and from whom the drivers are sourced. I don't really care. My post was to point out Stereotimes' penchant for hype, hyperbole, and exaggeration.

Every magazine and webzine is guilty of it to a degree. I do think this particular webzine stands at the extreme end of the spectrum. Obviously Terry London puts sound above craftsmanship-otherwise he would not tout the Tekton product. If components are routinely being replaced to the point of "disposable product", it is not an issue. If longevity matters, quality craftsmanship does matter.

Mr. London CHOSE to come onto this forum and promote his forum and his review. I find that practice a bit off-putting. Particularly combined with an attempt to grab attention by with a title "Major innovative break through". Reminds me of Kenjit but Kenjit thank goodness does not claim to be a professional reviewer (or maybe he does). C'mon. There is neither a major innovation or a major break-through to be seen here.