Yamaha NS 5000

@smodtactical I am on your web site and we chatted there too. I went there yesterday to see your new posts.

My dad only listened for about 30 minutes. He is now a movie home theater guy at heart. Not so much into music as he was in his younger days. His hearing must also be not as sharp as in the past. That is why I was looking forward to hearing this my self and also your opinions. Based on my dad’s feedback, I have a feeling I will like the NS 5000 more than the 3F, doubt I would say the same for the 9H.

I did some research and it turns out my local Paradigm Persona dealer, Shelley Stereo, is going to carry the NS 5000 (at least from Yamaha’s web site). I have contacted the dealer there and hope to hear a confirmation. I demoed the Persona 5F with him. I liked it a lot.

So now I will have the same opportunity as you to hear both the Yamaha and Persona in the same system, though they only had the Persona 5F and not the 9H.

In an ideal world I would love the NS 5000 and be able to put it in my small office. Then for the downstairs I could put the 9H. Whatever the case I am happy now that I can demo all the speakers I am considering,

1) TAD ME1
2) Vivid Kaya 45
3) Yamaha NS 5000
4) Persona (3F or 9H depending on room)

BTW - a lot of argument on this site about detailed vs musical sound. Seems you and I like both.

BTW2 -  http://www.kennedy-hifi.com/myblog/new-yamaha-ns-5000-speakers-surpassing-legend/

The 5000 sells for $14,995 on music direct with a 4-5 week delivery wait. I really like the idea of a 12” woofer and rear port for the lows. ADS, back in the day showed how revealing a dome midrange can be and if yamaha could lose the hard edge those speakers had while preserving the presence I’m in. Terested 

The top end of the NS 5000 is supposed to be a little soft or musical as folks here would say,.

I thought the tweeter in the salon2 was a little soft but also the best I’ve heard so far. I just invested heavily into my speakers or I would probably order a pair. Md has the 60 day guarantee on them.

I had the Salon1 and I blew the tweeter out 2x. I think it was during the advent of SACD and the high frequencies on DSD must have done it.

I am surprised to hear you say the Salon2 twitter is soft since I thought it was made of Be.