![]() I’m not familiar with any of the speakers OP mentioned, so no idea whether any of mine sound like his/hers. Spendor has current models (A1, Classic 3/5 (or something similar, forget exact name, possibly others as well) that are acoustic suspension though.Ĭonsequently, I also have a lot of subwoofers, because non-ported speakers give up some bass, haha. Of the NHT’s, the C1’s and Superone2.1 are current models. The msrp’s of the five range from a couple hundred per pair for the low end NHT’s up to $2k or $3k per pair for the Spendors, and the Spendors are discontinued so either find used or old stock at this point. Two of the five pairs are used exclusively for music (the Spendors, in secondary and third systems) and the other three across two H/T setups. I have several challenging installations (inside cabinet, on table, near rear wall or side wall, etc.) where sealed enclosures have advantages, so between the two brands I have five pairs of modern acoustic suspension speakers, all bookshelf/mini monitor. Spendor and NHT bookshelf/mini monitor speakers generally acoustic suspension. The Gershman Acoustics AS designs are intriguing, though I’m suspicious of their claimed sensitivity: This is why I don’t use my NLAs above moderate SPLs, however, played within their limits they can teach modern designs a thing or two. Playing them at loud levels can heat up the motors quickly and lower the threshold further. They suck up gobs of power and there’s a very sharp transition from clean sound to ugly distortion. Unfortunately, I find they sound great until they suddenly don’t. Old models like the Large Advents can match and even surpass some modern designs in many regards. AS designs tend to be power hogs but excel in bass quality. The advantage of bass-reflex is reasonable efficiency with decent extension. Open baffles excel at texture but can’t dig very deep. Some bass-reflex and transmission-line speakers can play as deep but lack the speed and texture. IME, there is really no substitute for the acoustic suspension sound in a vented box. Some AN models are ported, some are sealed. ![]()
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