NHT (U.S.A.) Classic Three -highly rated- "World's Best US$1k Speaker"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up for auction is a display pair (opened box) of NHT Classic Three loudspeakers. They will ship in the original boxes with grills and manual. They are great sounding speakers. They sound awesome. Not a scratch on them and work perfectly.

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 The NHT Classic Three is part of the NHT Classic line. It is the largest bookshelf speaker in that line. 

From the product page of NHT's website:




The Absolute Sound called the Classic Three “possibly the best bookshelf speaker under US$1,000.”


Pretty high praise. We know it’s the best bookshelf we’ve ever built and we've built quite a few over the last 22 years. The Three offers great bass response, close to 40Hz in room, plus wide-open, natural sounding mids and highs. While it’s a really good speaker for home theater, the Three is simply remarkable for music playback.


The Classic Three is a 3-way design using a 6.5”, very long throw woofer and NHT’s proprietary aluminum Tweeter/Midrange module. This array keeps the drivers in close proximity to each other improving phase coherence.Using 3 drivers also reduces distortion and allows the woofer to concentrate on bass reproduction.


The Three is made with both ¾” and 1” dense fiberboard, internally braced for rigidity and avoiding unwanted resonances. The curved top and bottom and hand-rubbed, high gloss piano-black finish lend a sense of timelessness to its visual aspect.





Some Reviews:


These speakers have been called the best bookshelves under $1,000.00, and they have been highly reviewed and rated.

Absolute Sound & Stereophile highly rated Classic Three as one of the best bookshelf speakers under US$1,000.

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Stereophile rated the Classic Three in Class C, putting it in some pretty impressive company.

Please see the online reviews at Stereophile, soundstage.com and audioreview.com


http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/nht_classic_three.htm

 http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/1106nht/

http://nhthifi.com/current/press/reviews/new/TAS-FEB07-THREE.pdf
 

NHT CLASSIC THREE
World's Best $1k Speaker?

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 From Stereophile review:


Usually, when I listen to an affordable speaker with a dead-neutral midrange, what I first notice is the speaker's ability to project vocal realism. The Classic Three, however, directed my initial attention elsewhere. The speaker's three greatest strengths—its ability to render subtle, organic gradations of low-level dynamic information; its resolution of detail and ability to "disappear" while throwing a wide, deep soundstage; and its extended, detailed, airy, and delicate high frequencies—combined to create a startling level of realism with well-recorded acoustic works, particularly classical.


James Boyk's recording of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (CD, LP, Performance PR-7) revealed a solo-piano performance that sounded light, delicate, and detailed, with a low-level dynamic realism that rivaled that of a live piano. On George Crumb's Quest (CD, Bridge 9069), the slightly warm string bass was otherwise natural, with the requisite thwack on attacks, and a strong sense of the instrument's wood. Listening to this recording, however, I was transfixed by the percussion. The cymbals had a long, natural decay and sense of air, and the level of pitch discrimination and subtleties of low-level dynamics were not what I'm used to hearing from speakers costing only US$800/pair. The upper partials of the bell tree were delicate and seemed very extended. The articulation of the rain stick against the rear of the soundstage was such that it seemed as if I could hear every drip. I was easily able to follow violinist Tom Chiu's phrasing and technique in David Chesky's Violin Concerto, from Area 31 (SACD, CD layer, Chesky SACD288), and the extended violin partials were realistic without sounding at all harsh. Moreover, the subtle timpani dynamics, transients, and pitch were transparent as the speakers disappeared into the soundstage.


The Threes loved to reproduce percussion. Drummer Mark Flynn's dynamic bass-drum technique and ride-cymbal textures on "Repose and Vertigo," from Attention Screen's La Tessitura (CD, Hojo HOJO110), had a bloom and immediacy like that of a live performance. I dredged out my original British pressing of King Crimson's Larks Tongues in Aspic (LP, Island ILPS 9230) and braced myself for the dynamic blast when percussionist Jamie Muir hits the deacon chime during the quiet midsection of "Easy Money." I felt as if Pert were hitting me right between the eyes with his mallet; the shimmering decay of that gorgeous burnished instrument lasted for many seconds. Percussion seemed so realistic partly due to the NHT's dead-on-accurate articulation of transients.


The interaction of Stevie Winwood's bass and Jim Capaldi's drums on Traffic's John Barleycorn Must Die (LP, Island 90058-1) locked into a rhythmic drive that reaffirmed why many years ago I placed this album on my list of the "Top 20 Rock Albums of All Time." It had been quite a while since I'd listened to it, however. From my notes: "I didn't realize how well recorded this album is!" I had never before noticed the delicate percussion fills along the rear wall of the soundstage.


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NHT Classic 3 specifications:

Configuration - 3-way acoustic suspension design
Driver Complement – 6.5" aluminum cone woofers, 2” aluminum dome midrange, ¾” aluminum dome tweeter
Frequency Response - 45Hz- 20kHz
Crossover Frequency – 800 Hz, 3.2kHz
Crossover Slopes – 12dB LP, 12dB HP, 18dB LP, 18dB HP
Sensitivity - 86dB (2.83v@1m)
Impedance – 8 ohms nominal
Inputs – 2 each professional grade, nickel plated 5-way binding posts
Speaker Dimensions - 13.75"H x 7.5"W x 8.875"D
Weight - 17 lbs.
Finish - High Gloss Black

Packaging - All in original NHT packaging with Owner's Manual.

 

 

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