My NS-1000xw's while not having low bass have superb midrange and treble. They have a later generation of the midrange and tweeter than the NS-1000M and NS-1000. Friends that are familiar with the NS-1000M found the NS-1000xw's to have better balance and did not cause listening fatigue. That said, I'd still love a pair of NS-2000's or NSX-10000's.Yeah I was speaking in jest about considering the NS-5000. Completely satisfied with what I have, plus my wife hasn't killed me yet. Shes understanding to a point but something like that would definitely push it to the outside of the envelope.
While shipping is expensive, if you think about it shipping 250 lbs half way around the world the price seems a bit more reasonable. Your right about the magnets - I was checking with some of the proxy services in Japan and they refuse to ship drivers because of the magnets.
In my system, upgrading to the 2000's was a huge improvement over the 1000 ebony's in the area's of bass and imaging. The mids,highs and soundstage were a noticeable improvement also, but not as noticeable as the bass and imaging were
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