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Model 1
- 1987
- NHT’s first loudspeaker
- Radical new design
- Focused image geometry
- Improved imaging
- Wide sweet spot
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NHT’s first loudspeaker
design. The Model 1 incorporated
NHT’s proprietary Focused
Image Geometry technology (F.I.G.)
featuring a unique 21-degree baffle.
This design improved imaging and
detail, creating a wide sweet
spot. The Model 1 was the foundation
for a series of stereo speaker
systems developed between 1986
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SW2P - 1992
- First power subwoofer package
- 120 Watt discrete amplifier
- 10” Long throw Polypropylene
woofer
- High output vented enclosure
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In 1992, NHT introduces the
SW2Pi. It is the worlds first
powered home audio subwoofer.
It consisted of a matched SA-2
discrete mono power amplifier
and an SW2Si 10" woofer in a high
output vented enclosure. The SW2Pi
subwoofer system was capable of
accurate low frequency reproduction
to 27Hz, with high output and
low distortion. |
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Super Zero - 1993
- Tiny speaker with huge sound
- Compared to speakers costing
as much as $5000
- Ideal for small room audio/video
systems
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In 1993, NHT introduces the
diminutive SuperZero with dimensions
of only 5" wide and 9"
tall. It has become a reference
standard for affordable loudspeakers
throughout the world. NHT’s
concentrated efforts provide clarity,
detail, and dynamics in the midrange
and high frequencies at the expense
of bass response below 85Hz. The
SuperZero is ideal for small room
music and home theater systems.
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VT1 - 1992
- Industry first matched movie
playback system
- VT1 tower speakers
- Matched center channel speaker
- Hybrid Dipole surround speakers
- SW2P Power subwoofer system
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Introduced in 1992, the VT1
tower speaker, its companion center,
dipole rears and the SW2P powered
subwoofer was the industry’s
first matched, balanced system
designed for movie soundtrack
playback. The VT1, in addition
to being extremely compact for
a tower, dealt with the sonic
differences required for movie
surround compared to creating
a stereo image. The imaging was
intentionally blurred to avoid
cognitive dissonance with the
viewing source (TV) while maintaining
enough directionality to provide
location of sounds. |
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3.3 - 1994
- Compared to product costing
as much as $20,000
- Matched components within
.3dB
- 1” MDF Heavily braced
- Consistent sonic tonality
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In 1994, NHT introduces the
3.3, which represents the ultimate
expression of NHT’s design
philosophy, embodying ideas and
innovations which carry listeners
far down the path toward the goal
of perfection in the reproduction
of sound.
Everything we know about loudspeaker
design has gone into the 3.3 -
all our technology, our experience,
and our listening abilities. We
may not yet have reached perfection,
but we can deliver sound beyond
anything you have ever heard. |
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The 3.3’s four drivers have
all been custom-designed and manufactured
to the highest quality standards,
and the components of each handmade
pair of loudspeakers are matched
individually and as a system to
within 0.3dB, ensuring unparalleled
sonic consistency with our laboratory
standard. The tonality designed
in the lab is the same tonality
you get in your home.
Yet the cabinet is where the real
story lies. Made of 1" MDF
and heavily braced, the cabinet
creates its own "acoustical
room."Placed close to the
rear wall, the massive side-loaded
12" subwoofer always sees
a corner, the ideal environment
for the propagation of bass frequencies.
Simultaneously, the upper range
drivers have their own separate
internal chambers and are mounted
on a narrow front baffle that
extends well out into the room.
Acoustically absorbent foam refines
driver radiation patterns, and
the sonic image is transparent,
airy and pure.
We doubt you can find a speaker
that has received more accolades
than the 3.3, or one that has
found a permanent home in more
hi-fi reviewers' home systems.
In fact, chances are good that
you own records which have been
mixed or mastered on 3.3s. It
is the choice of those who do
not have to settle for compromise. |
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CS 6.3 - 1996
- Patented technology
- 3 tweeter array
- Flat response 60 degrees
off axis
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The CS6.3 in-ceiling loudspeaker
was another industry first which
was introduced in 1996, and resulted
in a technical patent held by
NHT. The problem with in_ceiling
designs prior to the 6.3 was poor
high frequency dispersion resulting
in hot spots when directly under
the speaker and dull spots virtually
everywhere else. The 6.3 3_tweeter
array allows relatively flat dispersion
of high frequencies up to 60 degrees
off axis in any direction. |
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Evolution - 2002
- Modular approach to fit
a variety of locations
- Optimized for room size
- Ideal output and sound stage
in intended environment
- Customizable and expandable
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In 2002, NHT develops a radical
departure from the traditional
loudspeaker line consisting of
"good", "better"
and "best" models which
improve in features and performance
as they increase in price. Evolution
instead offers two basic system
alternatives; one optimized for
small to medium size rooms, and
one optimized for larger areas.
Performance characteristics are
similar in both, but each is designed
to produce an output level that
creates the ideal sound stage
in its intended environment. |
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Evolution’s modular components
function as the building blocks
to create entirely self-customized
high performance multi-channel
loudspeaker systems. The Evolution
collection consists of two satellite
monitors with optional matching
pedestals, two tower loudspeaker
configurations with satellite-matched
bass modules and two, freestanding
subwoofer models. Listeners can
create over a dozen system configurations
to get the utmost performance
from current and future digital
entertainment media. |
