2. speakers
  3. 128975-23119

Lack of bass in NHT 3.3.

I recently failed to sell my pair of NHT 3.3's to a local(Dallas/Ft. Worth) buyer who remembered selling them circa 2000 and feel mine are not putting out enough bass volume. As you may know they are noted for the bass from the 12" side firing woofers. I followed a suggestion and removed the jumpers and connected just the subwoofer input and was able to verify signal. Since these are perhaps subwoors rather than traditional drivers I am not certain how loud they are supposed to play. My two part question is are there any 3.3 owners in the area willing to let me visit to hear your speakers and has any 3.3 owners run into a similar issue. Many thanks, LS
trytone
hallcon83
7 posts
 
Hi , I know this is an old thread but thought I would join in , I live in Fort Worth and am a NHT 3.3 owner, I bought mine in the early 90's.  My speakers are in a large room, maybe 16 by 26 with 10 ft ceilings and my pair will play without noticeable distortion or compression to Rock concert levels, and that includes the Bass frequencies as well.  I've never found their limits , they can play loud enough to make me have to leave the room .... and that's loud. I think I remember Ken Kantor the designer saying that they were designed to be able to play at 115 or 120 db. I'm also in agreement that it's important they have lots of clean power to make them really get up and boogie. I don't do it often but once in a while, Boston goes into the cd player and they Rock! The 3.3's have the best Bass I have heard in a speaker system without a subwoofer, I love my pair, they sound great playing any type of music. You would be welcome to come by for a listen to compare them to yours.

Best regards,
Dean
ozzy62's avatar
ozzy62
3,150 posts
 
I don't do it often but once in a while, Boston goes into the cd player and they Rock!

That first Boston album will make you cringe. Great music and musicianship, horrible recording.

Oz


Ag insider logo xs@2x
cleeds
5,957 posts
 
ozzy62
That first Boston album will make you cringe. Great music and musicianship, horrible recording.
You must have a bad pressing. That LP has incredible sonics - Tom Scholz did a brilliant job recording it. The CBS half-speed mastered version is astounding.
Post removed 
dwest1023
209 posts
 

Story: I had a pair of 3.3’s. I had a amp connected playing music and something shorted in the amp and shut down. After got the amp repaired, I connected my 3.3’s up and the bass was very weak. I sent the speakers to NHT to have them checked out. They said nothing was wrong. I was not satisfied and got in touch with Ken Kanter himself and explained the situation. He sent me a brand new pair and took back mine. These had the bass I was familiar with before my amp shut down. My old 3.3’s went to a dealer for demo. That dealer also notice a lack of bass in my original pair. 

More to discover