Yamaha NS5000

@steve59 I loved the detail on the Persona but I felt it was a bit fatiguing. I would have needed a warm amp like the KRELL Duo XD on a Persona. I think the NS5000 has the same detail as the Persona, but it is not fatiguing and can be used with any amp’s sonic flavour.

I love playing the Stones Sympathy for the Devil from one of the remasters on the NS5000. The soundstage is huge, way beyond the speakers, almost KEF Blade like. Last time I played that track my musician friend who I said loved the NS5000 was at my place, and he tells me his friend plays on that track. We had a great conversation about that.

BTW - if the review of the NS5000 that you are talking about was from the Australian SoundstageGlobal then I would dismiss it. That was a messed up review and the editor of that site did a follow up review saying in not so many words, to ignore the previous review.

BTW2 - I have heard THE MUISIC speaker, and I like the NS5000 way more. That thing was setup with the most toe in ever. That bugged me a bit.

I agree everything you just posted. Including my experience with krell electronics.  There were some tracks I played the other night that equalled or at least came close to the blades, I was pleasantly surprised. The more I listen the more I notice. 

Regarding the VA's a thread on this forum mentioned a bad batch of coax drivers that ran $2500 each,add that to current distribution issues and I was trying to talk myself out of them despite being a sucker for their house sound 

you have the tweeters on the inside or outside?

Inside, because the tv room has an inside corner that will necessitate that anyhow and is how Yamaha recommends setup I went with it.