RE: Yamaha NS10s

[Thomas Rupolo <TRUPOLO@rizzoliusa.com>]

About 8 months ago I went to upgrade my speakers (you don't even want to
know what I was using) and the sales guy at Sam Ash in NY demo'ed the
KRK's for me.  Although they look very strange (they are shaped sort of
like an A frame) I thought they sounded great - loads of bass, decent
mid's.  However, for reasons I still can't fathom I foolishly bought the
NS10's and now I deeply regret it.

You should also check out the JBL 2 way speakers as well.  They don't
have all that flat a response, but they do sound great - a friend of
mine even uses them as his stereo speakers.

To further assist our friend with his buying decision, does anyone have
an opinion on powered vs. unpowered monitors?  Many manufacturers are
now making the same speakers in both versions.  Is using a separate amp
still the best way to go?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Monroe [SMTP:smonroe@ecentral.com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 1999 4:45 PM
> To:   TRUPOLO@rizzoliusa.com
> Subject:      Yamaha NS10s
> 
> >I understand the Yamaha NS10Ms used to be very good speakers.  Are
> they 
> >still in 1999?
> 
> 
>     The Yamaha NS10Ms have never been very good speakers:  They are 
>     anything but flat, have poor frequency response, and have achieved
>     their ubiquity in the studio world by virtue of the fact that 
>     Yamaha GAVE them away early on.