Is the NHT xd System worth buying today?

Keithtexas wrote:

“...The selling point of the system was not just the amp, but the active crossover and equalization that resulted from a significant dedication of engineering/development resources. A signal perfectly tailored to the drivers and enclosures is created in the digital domain, and mainline/amplified and sent directly to the midrange, tweeter, and subwoofers, without any phase colorations or crossover distortion caused by passive components.”

Aren’t you describing Meridian’s entire line of DSP speakers? In an all in one package? I set my source (Bluesound Node2i) on top of one speaker. Run a single cable to the other. And control the entire thing from my iPhone/iPad.

Not to take this OT and that it isn’t intriguing to see how another company might do the same with separates. In fact, I’m sort of regretting passing up the EBay auction yesterday for a two XdW setup. They were cream/red and would never pass SAF so it would be a passing fancy, then quite cumbersome to sell on. Anyone here involved in that auction?

Rnathens00

Wouldn’t you need a fifth and/or sixth channel for sub(s)? The response of the satellites alone is fairly anemic and really requires a sub. That said, there are a pair or two available currently if still interested...

The amplifier has an XLR cable output for the subwoofer (XLR female/input obviously). 

I own the Dual bass NHT XDA setup and it rocks ,very accurate dynamic sound and the DEQX is the heart of the system .the 3d sound images the system creates are second to none . It is the perfect time domain performance that DEQX  brings that makes the system brilliant, until you hear it it is hard to believe. I have a later model DEQX and use Hypex amps now which improve on the sound considerably. The difference going to the Dual bass NHT is massive ! NHT running into trouble around the release time was unfortunate. I believe they really could have made killer systems today using the technology . 

NHT will still service this system if a problem arises.  And they do not charge much. Usually $165.00 to fix an issue.

I still own a system with two subwoofers.  One can download Firmware upgrades and filter changes such as moving the crossover from XDW to Satellites to 135Hz. And other ways.  In addition there are boundry compensation resets.  Freestanding satellites, near a corner, etc.

Used these are going for under $2000.00.  Occasionally $1000.00 These cannot be touched by anything in the market today for $2000.00. Yes, there are better speakers out there.  But one would have to pay quite a bit more than 1000 or 2000.