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Neumi BS5 Bookshelf Speaker Review

Foreword / YouTube Video Review

I tested this speaker over a year ago when I did not have the Klippel Near Field Scanner. I wanted to test it again with the Near Field Scanner so I could have comparable data with my more recent reviews. Neumi was kind enough to send me a pair out to review again. The results do differ from my previous review (link) namely in the midrange where my old results were more linear by about 1.5dB (or so) but I’m not too bothered by this. I verified with Neumi that the speaker hasn’t changed so most likely the lower resolution of my old method lead to less than perfect matching between my ground plane method and farfield gated response. That combined with the higher resolution of the NFS yields a more representative result today. For what it’s worth, I tested the passive speaker from the powered set on the NFS and got practically the same result as this speaker.

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Dayton MK602X Review

Foreword / YouTube Video Review

These speakers were sent to me by Dayton directly. I sent them back before I had the chance to take photos of my own.

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JBL Stage A130 Review

Foreword / YouTube Video Review

These speakers were loaned to me by their owner who had them dropped shipped to me from a retailer.

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Vandersteen Model 2c Review

Foreword / YouTube Video Review

These speakers were loaned to me by their owner. This specific model - the Model 2c - was produced from 1980-1989 according to the manufacturer. They are certainly used but appear to be in good working condition and the data I am providing here does follow design characteristics of data published for other Vandersteen “2” Models. There are no signs of abuse. Through the grille cloth I can see the drivers and there are no signs of surround rot or exposure to the elements. Rather, what I see is just expected wear from a speaker that is over 30 years old at this point. Therefore, I feel confident that the speaker is a properly functioning sample.

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JBL Stage A120 Review

Foreword / YouTube Video Review

These speakers were loaned to me by their owner who had them dropped shipped to me from a retailer.

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