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Yamaha NS-625

Van_Isle

Van_Isle

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I just picked up a pair of these today at a thrift in pretty reasonable condition (and price). Haven't had a chance to test them out yet ..... but can anyone give me any info / impressions on what to expect?

This is what I have found so far:

Specification:

Freq Response: 45Hz-20 kHz
Power Handling: 40W
Nominal Imp: 4 ohm
X-over Freq: 2 kHz
Min. Recommended Power: 10W (96dB SPL)
Dimension: 19 3/4" H x 11" W x 9 3/4" D
Weight: 25.5 lbs

Beryllium tweeters I think and the woofers are doped fabric surrounds and very heavy / solid looking cones.
 
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Not beryllium tweeter, just the good Yamaha Soft Dome tweeter.

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They'll be good little speakers (that weigh a lot :) )

You might have to un-dent the tweeter cages, which seems to be a common malady.
 
I kinda thought it was just a soft dome tweeter .... but I was going on info in an online listing .... and the speakers were in the trunk of the car at the time.

I can attest to the fact that they are heavy little sucker for their size!

So, all the drivers work ... I would say the speakers are near perfect, other than a couple corner dings. Cages on the tweeters are perfect. Grills are near perfect. The L-pads need cleaning.

I'm stoked and looking forward to giving them a good listen. :D

Might be a better choice in my home office (about 10' x 12') than the EPI 100's? I'd have to swap around some equipment .... my Sansui AU-777 is only rated for 8 - 16 ohm speakers .... but my AU-7700 will take 4 ohm load as will my Technics SU-8080. I'm thinkin the AU-7700.

Here's a pic.
 

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Very sweet. You are either going to MY thrift stores before I get there or you are keeping YOURS secret?:D
 
Thanks Martin.ca for the link!

Dadsaway - strangely enough Value Village for $40 .... I haven't seen anything there (or in any of the other thrifts really) of significant interest in months ..... so perhaps they just put them out.

My 1st real stereo (1983) was a Yamaha CA-44 and a pair of 'Made in Canada' Yamaha NS-66 2-ways. Nothing really special on those - stamped metal basket woofer and phenolic tweeter. But they looked cool in the rosewood finish that matched the amp. I can recall looking at the Yamaha brochures and wishing I had enough $ to upgrade to 'Made in Japan' models similar to these.
 
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Van_Isle said:
Thanks Martin.ca for the link!

Dadsaway - strangely enough Value Village for $40 .... I haven't seen anything there (or in any of the other thrifts really) of significant interest in months ..... so perhaps they just put them out.

My 1st real stereo (1983) was a Yamaha CA-44 and a pair of 'Made in Canada' Yamaha NS-66 2-ways. Nothing really special on those - stamped metal basket woofer and phenolic tweeter. But they looked cool in the rosewood finish that matched the amp. I can recall looking at the Yamaha brochures and wishing I had enough $ to upgrade to 'Made in Japan' models similar to these.
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Wow!! Usually Value Village speakers have little finger holes through all the cones! You must have gotten there as soon as they put them out....and while school was in....lol... Very nice find. Those are smart looking speakers.
 
Van_Isle said:
Thanks Martin.ca for the link!

Dadsaway - strangely enough Value Village for $40 .... I haven't seen anything there (or in any of the other thrifts really) of significant interest in months ..... so perhaps they just put them out.

My 1st real stereo (1983) was a Yamaha CA-44 and a pair of 'Made in Canada' Yamaha NS-66 2-ways. Nothing really special on those - stamped metal basket woofer and phenolic tweeter. But they looked cool in the rosewood finish that matched the amp. I can recall looking at the Yamaha brochures and wishing I had enough $ to upgrade to 'Made in Japan' models similar to these.
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VV's eh? Dang, missed those. Would have been nice to make up a foursome. :)
 
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Give them some power.Bet they will sound pretty damn good.
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They are running on my Technics SU-8080 right now .... which at 4-ohms I think gives me something like 90 wpc to play with. Listening to Allman Brothers 'Eat a Peach' on my Harman Kardon T60. Pretty darn good! (so victor.askew, yup ... i'm enjoying).

Almost polar opposite to my Mirage M-460's, also connected to the same amp. They are about a third greater volume cabinet-wise and have much greater bass extension as one might imagine (also same woofer as the Energy Pro 22's) but the high end really comes out on the Yamahas vs. the vifa tweeter in the Mirages. I'll have to look at cleaning the L-pads and perhaps recapping the crossovers, which I imagine will change things even more.

But it kinda makes me wish I didn't sell my CR-820 last year.

dadsaway said:
... usually Value Village speakers have little finger holes through all the cones! You must have gotten there as soon as they put them out....and while school was in....lol...
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Actually about 6:30pm. But I have witnessed to quick deterioration of speakers there, seeing the same set a couple of times .... oh, lost another foam surround .... oh, there goes a dustcap!

So my VV acquisitions over time include these + my Sansui AU-4400 + the Paradigm center channel for the HT .... and the aforementioned CR-820.
 
The NS-625s are good speakers even today. The woofer isn't that big so the bass won't necessarily be powerful in a large or open room. But in a smaller to medium room the bass is tight and defined better than some very expensive speakers. Like the other better speakers from Yamaha, mids and highs are very flat in response, clear and intelligent, very low coloration compared to British speakers I've owned and others I've heard. Not really a music speaker, its better for voice and real nature sounds and hearing it for what it is instead of prettying it up. The NS-1000M is much better all around and sounds more open and unconstrained in a large room in direct comparison. However the midbass around 60-100Hz is where I think the smaller NS-625 seems more refined. I think the qts of the 625 woofer cabinet and woofer combo is the reason, not so much the woofer size.
 
The ns-625's do need bass support, but man they have to be the nicest looking and sounding speakers I have heard on my current amp. Sound is real. I especially like classical music playing through them.

Best $90 I have ever spent in my life.
 
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