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In Reply to: Re: I own Nestorovics, but first allow me to introduce myself posted by Hodie on April 17, 2007 at 13:30:24:
that Mr. Nestorovic’s speakers don’t ooze exotica and no Sonus Faber drop dead looks. The drivers don’t seem, on appearance, to be leading edge. There is no diamond this, ionic that, carbons here, magnesium-alloy there, NASA heat shields, etc. The tweeter is a leaf (not a ribbon) that looks in common with the old Infinity EMITs. The midrange driver is a dome that while not especially common, are not uncommon. The woofers look, well regular. Upon closer examination they do appear “knittedâ€, so perhaps they are some kind of fabric, maybe. OK they are corrugated, but that may be old hat today. Although I understand it is the “configuration†of the woofers, for which Nestorovic owns several patents that enable them to strut their stuff. I also understand from talking with him (Mr. Nestorovic has a thick Eastern European accent that makes it real tough for me to follow sometime) that his bass modules have a “q†factor of below .6. (Whatever that means).The wood cabinets are pyramid shape. But that’s hardly revolutionary. And some are disappointed that, while the cabinetry is clearly constructed, there is not a lot of “stuff†inside, almost no damping materials. It looks barren and hollow. The inside and outside of the cabinets do have grating to minimize diffraction. Also, his later offerings have an option for concrete linings. Otherwise, you won’t find any of the new age materials as part of the cabinetry. He does offer so pretty good looking veneer choices.
What about “time alignment� The drivers “appear†time aligned and may very well be. I would not bet the farm on it, however. Although for his modular systems (System 12A and 16A) Mr. Nestorovic does specify very specific distances where bass modules (the stereo pair go up to 200 Hz) must be located in relations to the satellites.
While he is fussy about all aspects of his speakers (except he is not fussy about what “solid state†amp used to drive the bass modules-he prefers tubes for the rest of the range) he is most fussy about his crossover designs (even though they don’t look like much). The man is a crossover freak continually fine-tuning his crossovers.
So, the speakers, while not ugly, don’t look like much. Most say Mr. Nestorovic is just a damn good engineer who uses no “magicâ€, just sound acoustic principles. Of course, I agree with you that for many years they have probably been among the finest sounding speakers available. And there is no caveat for “bass restrictionâ€.
Robert C. Lang
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