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We Proudly Introduce The EXP-8 Acoustic Suspension Subwoofer

 


 

NSMT Acoustic Suspension Subwoofer

Price $695.

 

 

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The EXP-8 is a potent, compact (11.5 X 11.5 X 11.5 inches), self- powered, acoustic suspension subwoofer system designed for high-end music and home theater systems. It uses a custom long-throw 8 inch paper cone woofer and a 300 watt full featured amplifier to produce fast, accurate bass response.

The EXP-8 bass is exquisite and extended with extremely accurate transient response. Not the one note samba delivered by most subwoofers.

The acoustic suspension design and forward facing driver produces faster, more coherent, and more extended bass response and allows the subwoofer to be placed close to walls.

The gutsy full-featured 300 watt RMS amplifier with volume, variable crossover, and 360 degree variable phase control allows the EXP-8 to provide an exceptional level of performance and flexibility.

 

NSMT EXP-8

EXP-8 Amplifier

Highlighted Features

  • Acoustic suspension design for better transcient response and bass clarity
  • Compact design allows greater placement  flexibility
  • Non-toxic satin black cabinet is finished with a beautiful certified environmentally-friendly finish 
  • Class D amplifier circuit with switching power supply provides excellent efficiency
  • Fully adjustable phase, gain, and crossover points ensure system optimization
  • Low-level, high-level, and LFE inputs
  • Capable of sustained, continuous output without thermal shutdown
  • Built-in limiter circuit protection prevents peak overloads
  • Manual and automatic on/off mode options
  • Switchable 115/230V input voltage

 

 

Model 30M upgraded with sweet sounding TPX driver

The Model 30M has been upgraded with a sweet sounding clear cone 7.5 inch TPX concentric driver array.

NSMT Loudspeakers 30M

Although expensive, TPX is one of the best sounding cone materials available. The previous 6.5 inch concentric driver array that was used in the 30M was legendary for its musicality, imaging, and soundstaging. The new driver array features an elaborately reinforced driver basket that improves imaging stability and reduces cone distortion. Coupled with the new TPX cone material, the new driver array makes the 30M provide a even more engaging, sophisticated, musical performance, featuring an even more detailed and exteded soundstage.

Positive Feedback reviews the Model 100

NSMT Model 100

"... the deepest most powerful ... drum whacks that I have ever heard." " ...the minutest of detail without fatigue."
"...built like the proverbial Abrams tank."

Our thanks to Francisco Duran of Positive Feedback for this thorough and insightful review of the the Model 100. Among his comments:

"...detail and dynamics sounded natural and not overdone for the sake of reproducing good stereo."

"These speakers have the ability to wring out the minutest of detail without fatigue."

"...the M-100 clearly showed me just how deficient my regular speakers handle deep bass on movies."

"Their reproduction of timber and tone is very natural and very realistic. And they are built like the proverbial Abrams tank. Mix that all together and you have one hell of a musical speaker very capable of easily drawing you into whatever you listen to with the greatest of ease."

(Francisco Duran , Positive Feedback, Issue 92, 07-01-2017)

One of the strengths of the Model 100 is that it can be driven extremely well by low powered and inexpensive amplifiers because of its built in active subwoofers and the efficiency of the monitor section. To prove the point Francisco Duran discribes how the NSMT modified Lepai amplifer outclassed all his reference amps driving the Model 100. He says:

"I heard an accurate tonal balance, natural timbres, nice decay of instruments and I could play the system as loud as I wanted with this little amp in the system thanks to the efficiency of the woofer/tweeter section of the M-100. Kicking in the subwoofers was icing on the cake. For sheer irony and bang for the buck, this was the best amp I used with the M-100's. Save yourself some money and invest in some kind of remote for the little Lepai because it doesn't come with one. While you're at it go and tell the emperor he is naked. This little amp can cook and it thoroughly embarrassed the hell out of the amps I have laying around my house."

(Francisco Duran , Positive Feedback, Issue 92, 07-01-2017)

Imagine, audiophile nervana with the Model 100 and the little NSMT Lepai.

You can read the review here.

Read more about the Model 100 here.

The NSMT A100 goes up against Marantz and Margules

NSMT A100 amplifiers

A big thank you to Francisco Duran and positive-feedback.com for their review of the A100.

In its toughest comparison so far the $149 A100 went up against Francisco's tricked out $3000 Marantz amplifier and his Margules U280SE tube amp with quad KT-88s and 12AU7s. The result: The $149 A100 did not outperform Francisco's reference amps but Francisco liked the A100 so much he bought it.

Francisco noted that  the A100 "sounded clear, clean and detailed with an open soundstage." And that, "Vocals and instruments have a natural tone." He also noted that the A100 tracks dynamics with a tight grip and "The top end sounds polished and clean." 

He noted that unlike conventional solid state and especially tube amplifiers amplifiers, the A100 had no heat and that the A100 "performed way above and beyond what is expected in a $149 amplifier.".

 

 

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