Mika K's system

[wiicrackpot]

Very nice Mika, slippery slopes from now on matey, betcha can't wait till you get it set up to spin that 'Mothership' Lp.

[Mika K]

Hmm, perhaps should try that SME V with Techie or should I..

[Wakefield Turntables]

Try the V I think you will like it. Some people on aos don't think it makes the best combo, but for me it sounds great

[wiicrackpot]

+1, being a SME IV user, think you should suck it and see.

[Mika K]

third time tells the truth?

A month ago etc was asking comments and experiences about using studiomonitors at home, mainly because after living few years without ones started to feel a bit weird. Have owned some other monitor also but my main interest have always been Yamaha NS-100M's and have owned two different pairs.

So after looking what there is to offer from old BBC monitors to new ATC SM50's and even Genelec 1038B's noticed one add at Germany that caught my attention and soon had courier knocking on my door with two bulky packages. And oh boy they were packed! Four layers of cardboard, bubblewrap in between and also one supporting frame in one layer plus then cloth over the speakers and the grilles, naturally. I have bought and sold lot of equipment but this was the best so far..



So what was inside? The domestic version Yamaha NS-1000 naturally. Near mint Ebony wooded speakers having build quality surplus to none. After brief check that everything was ok after shipping made small modification to the rear panel, changing the odd original posts to decent ones accepting banana plugs or spades etc. Had a Santas little helper present of course..



Despite of the tricky load and the placement the Yams sound wonderful with my current kit. Open, detailed, transparent and very fast - even better than anticipated. Very capable speakers compared to many modern and much more expensive designs and these domestic models have even good WAF, much better than my Altecs.



Now just need to track down suitable stands for these or even have some customer ones to be made and also think about the cap upgrade or even redo the whole xo. Perhaps the third time tells you the truth

[wiicrackpot]

Gawd !! they're gorgeous, love the grain on the wood, hope they perform as good as they look, any chance of a couple of shots of the drivers?.

wii.

[Mika K]

Thanks!

They indeed perform like no other speakers I've heard for a long long time. But I'll take some driver etc. pics later..

[Mika K]

And few more pics..





PS: Is it normal that the equipment has occupied approx. 1/3 of our living room in our apartment for family of four. C'mon isn't it..

[The Grand Wazoo]

Not normal...........but correct!

[wiicrackpot]

PS: Is it normal that the equipment has occupied approx. 1/3 of our living room in our apartment for family of four. C'mon isn't it..

Not normal...........but correct!

Love your 'fit your family round the HiFi ethos', think new shoes and handbag for the wife is due for putting up with it.

Lovely drivers and baffle, enjoy.