Yamaha NS-1000M and NS-500M Scans

[SoCal Sam]

A very good audio buddy knows I like Yamaha NS-M's and sent me these scans. Enjoy!

 

[Spectrum77]

Appreciate you passing those on! Interesting to see the 1000 and 690 discussed together. Sam, do you have NS-690s? These days, 690IIs get more play than my 1000s.

 

[BroonsBane]

Cool, thanks Sam.

 

[SoCal Sam]

Appreciate you passing those on! Interesting to see the 1000 and 690 discussed together. Sam, do you have NS-690s? These days, 690IIs get more play than my 1000s.

I wish I had the NS-690 with the cloth surrounds and the plywood cabinets. I think the 690 would be almost as nice as the NS-1000M on tubes.

 

[SoCal Sam]

I was talking to an ex-Federated salesman about the NS-1000M and he said they were a hard sell because of the price. They were double what the HPM-100 and the L-100 were selling for.

 

[Balifly]

I wish I had the NS-690 with the cloth surrounds and the plywood cabinets. I think the 690 would be almost as nice as the NS-1000M on tubes.

No tubes, the NS 690s sounds very good with the Luxman L-430 integrated amp!

 

[aidynphoenix]

another reason why my yamaha shirt is my fav!

 

[ryuuoh]

Very nice brochure scans. See if you can get the hi-res versions uploaded to the Yamaha database.

 

[Spectrum77]

Recently picked up a pair of NS-690 for restoration. Highs and mids OK, woofers seized. Man, corrosion kills speakers here in Japan!

 

[SoCal Sam]

Very nice brochure scans. See if you can get the hi-res versions uploaded to the Yamaha database.

I have the original .bmp images. Who is keeping the Yammy database? NN?

 

[MAXZ28]

Wow! I've never seen any printed information on my NS-500M's before! Thanks for posting! :thmbsp:

 

[ryuuoh]

I'm sure you've seen the shifted magnet threads here. I don't know if there's anyone in Japan that repairs those woofers, though.
Have you seen Kamesan's site? He tried but failed to repair some rotted 690 woofers.
http://www.kameson.com/audio/NS-690-2.htm

Recently picked up a pair of NS-690 for restoration. Highs and mids OK, woofers seized. Man, corrosion kills speakers here in Japan!

I bought my 690IIs and 670s in Japan, I guess I rescued them from magnet rot!

 

[ryuuoh]

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=154865&highlight=yamaha+database

I have the original .bmp images. Who is keeping the Yammy database? NN?

 

[Spectrum77]

I'm sure you've seen the shifted magnet threads here. I don't know if there's anyone in Japan that repairs those woofers, though.
Have you seen Kamesan's site? He tried but failed to repair some rotted 690 woofers.
http://www.kameson.com/audio/NS-690-2.htm
I bought my 690IIs and 670s in Japan, I guess I rescued them from magnet rot!

Thanks, mate. Yes, it was the kameson site that gave me the idea to repair NS-1000 woofers.
There's a bloke on Ya*** auctions now repairing JA-series woofers for 6000yen (about $60).

 

[merrylander]

I wish I had the NS-690 with the cloth surrounds and the plywood cabinets. I think the 690 would be almost as nice as the NS-1000M on tubes.

I have the NS-690 Mk I with the cloth surrounds and I really do not think that anything could sound better, especially for what I paid for them.

 

[avionic]

My 1000's get about as much play as my 690's..I like'm both..

 

[Chris01011]

I have a pair of NS-890 speakers... I assume they are in the line-up between the 690 and the 1000?

I'll scan the owner's manual for them when I have some time.

Chris

 

[Arkay]

Thanks for the scans. Interesting thread. Can anyone explain to me, qualitatively, the difference in sound quality between the 690s and the 1000(M)s? I hardly ever see the 690s here, although I see 1000Ms with some regularity, and some of the other (smaller, lesser) models.

I'm a little surprised to read of so much love and respect for the 690s vis-a-vis the 1000s. If you already have the NS-1000Ms, and could easily get another pair (which is my situation), is there any good reason to try to find the 690s? Would they offer anything better than the 1000Ms, or anything different enough to be worth getting them for? If so, what?

 

[merrylander]

According to Yamaha's own specs the NS-690 goes 5Hz lower than the NS-1000.

 

[SoCal Sam]

Thanks for the scans. Interesting thread. Can anyone explain to me, qualitatively, the difference in sound quality between the 690s and the 1000(M)s? I hardly ever see the 690s here, although I see 1000Ms with some regularity, and some of the other (smaller, lesser) models.

I'm a little surprised to read of so much love and respect for the 690s vis-a-vis the 1000s. If you already have the NS-1000Ms, and could easily get another pair (which is my situation), is there any good reason to try to find the 690s? Would they offer anything better than the 1000Ms, or anything different enough to be worth getting them for? If so, what?

Same family goodness. The 670/690/890 are all superbly crafted with the same attention to detail as the 1000M. I'd love to have a pair of 690 Mk. 1's for my Yamaha collection.