Yamaha Room NS5000 WXA-50 AS3000 @ Indulgence HiFi Show 2017

[@RP-ms7lu]

This small gem yamaha wxa-50 sound so nice, clear transparent and musically pleasant.

[@RoyFJ65]

I run the WXC 50 to run my MX-1, P2200 and PC2002m amplifiers all hooked to NS1000M speakers. Amazing sound from the streamer thats classic Yamaha sound.

[@olaniyi570]

Love that 80s look of the speakers.

[@wanderbaldini2883]

good to hear eventually some real music! not only plin plin, bing bing.... great gear Yamaha!

[@Gadgetdad007]

You sound like an old fart 💨

[@alnadaf]

Pure fire.....

[@Mrcloc]

I also test my speakers with Tracy Chapman FLAC - good recordings!

[@elvisisalive2716]

The 80's called, wants their speakers back.

[@singedcarry]

NS 1000s are some of the best speakers constructed.

[@notsure9355]

Your mom called, wants her used underwear back.

[@Foxrock321]

The NS 1000 monitors were products of the 70’s. But holy crap, 15 G’s for a pair of speakers..man!

[@MaxPower-zp7wy]

Hi. What's the name of the Daft Punk album playing here ? I have a small pair of Yamaha NS-N500 network powered speakers and they sound really good. I'd love to have something this good from Yamaha or even some of their floor standing. The only other speakers I would listen to are probably Monitor Audio Gold floor standing speakers. I don't think any other speaker can come close or beat them for the price.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

😎 AMAZING HOW MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN 🤗🤗🤗

[@kosiekoos9408]

I love the Arnold S voice over

[@dunnersfella]

Thanks for the vid, but there's no way they would be using a WXA50 as the source for the AS3000. The small volume dial on the front indicates that it's actually the WXC50. This is a digital streamer / pre-amplifier, whereas the WXA50 is the integrated amplifier. You can see the difference in volume dial difference as a WXA50 is shown driving a pair of Soavo stand mount speakers near the start of the video, while the smaller volume dial of the WXC50 is clear to see under the AS3000 + matching CD player.

[@PursuitPerfectSystem]

I probably got that wrong in the listing sorry

[@dunnersfella]

Pursuit Perfect System All good :-)

[@hanknova7771]

Please tell us your personal impressions of the NS-5000!

[@PursuitPerfectSystem]

hanknova7771 hello. I am sorry In didnt spend enough time with them to form one. They look lovely I really like the retro look

[@raymondleggs5508]

The lounge music dissapointed me but when the daft punk came on I smiled.

[@sfoeric]

I have the WXA50, AS2100, CDS2100 and KEF LS50 speakers. I think it’s a pretty darn good sounding system for the cost compared to the NX5000 speakers.

[@FrancescoScinico]

How does the WXA-50 sound compared to the A-S2100?

[@mikechivy]

You still have the LS50's? You spent all that money on your amp, next is a speaker upgrade. Not saying the LS50's aren't good, I just think your equipment can handle an even better speaker.

[@faziolifairmont8125]

Lol, you have absolutely no idea. The yamaha NS5000 are like, about the best it can get. The KEF LS50, are about.. just better than a soundbar, most of the time. there is a 15 to 100 ratio difference here.

[@indopleaser]

these speaks are gorgeous. that inbetween floor and bookshelf. then the contrast gloss to matte metal finishes. the large driver is what makes it. is that dome midrange? this is the way to go, the more that think about. less weight due to lack of parts like spider, and cone. also not worried about the space relationship between the back and front of cone equals time difference, think??

[@RennieAsh]

indopleaser domes can also have their own issues, being a more flexible material, or having rocking effect due to lack of second suspension points. What I would like to see is someone create a flat honeycomb sandwich midrange driver like a few did in the 80’s and 90’s

[@babydove]

Dear what is your opinion about NS5000 because you listen to it and u also attend exhibitions so can you give some advice about and compare with other hi end speakers.

[@rickp6731]

The best I've heard these NS-5000's was with the new $6.2K MoonRiver Reference 404 Integrated amp 😇

[@caixasgames6691]

Show 👏👏👏👏

[@user-fl4wn9dn2c]

I like this set up, not sure where to find the speakers

[@notsure9355]

You will find them at the bottom of your empty wallet, unfortunately.

[@julebrusenjoyer5430]

I kinda want to play dubstep on that stereo

[@puresesh7985]

sin.

[@cyanide5287]

sir how are you connecting WXA-50 to Yamaha AS3000 ??

[@PursuitPerfectSystem]

Hi There - this was a Yamaha demo at a HiFi Show - I didnt ask them about the setup sorry I dont know

[@m2ap29]

I think they used it as a network pre amp it has line out

[@derekgooding9379]

Nice equipment, but boy does the babble in the background get on your nerves ! Not just this room but most of them !

[@PursuitPerfectSystem]

Derek Gooding its a hifi show for the public I couldn't exactly ask everyone in everyroom to shut up. Its the same as if you were there yourself

[@derekgooding9379]

I WAS there myself, and it was the dealers making all the racket !

[@crazyhacker5509]

Derek Gooding b

[@chkao59]

What's the brand of the white speaker on 0:31 ? Thanks!!

[@m2ap29]

its the devialet

[@batomatovic6286]

Wow ☝️

[@hushpuppykl]

The few reviews of the AS3000 are all good. Sad that we all feel that a Yamaha should not be priced so high. Even I myself am prejudiced ... I would think 3-4 times before dishing out something like USD6k for a Yamaha. For that price the first thing that comes to mind are the top brands of even Italian/German amplifiers. Oh well ... life is full of prejudice.

[@olaniyi570]

The what hifi review of the As-3000 is not very flattering, but I suspect they didn't give it enough time to burn in.

[@hushpuppykl]

Marsipulamis ... I think it’s more of a prejudice plus the fact that the RRP is $7k. Can get one here at my end for $4.5k now. Other reviews of the AS3000 says it’s a good amp. Wish I had bought it rather than dishing out so much for my Audia Flight FLS10 😂

[@Jorik24]

They've all gone crazy.. You can take 1000x for $ 2000. For 1000 dollars, take 1000m.

[@dennishill290]

Yep...I own them...!

[@tunic7794]

I have the best treble sound in the world so I know how the treble sound is supposed to be the treble for these yamaha speakers is no good

[@JohnDoe-rn3jy]

@@tunic7794 pathetic and arrogant.

[@danielesbordone1871]

Nice speakers , but all I hear is kind of a knick-knock sound. I'm sure they're more suited for acoustical music.

[@PursuitPerfectSystem]

You would from this old video I had crappy recording equipment at the time

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

Back when Made In Japan stood for nice speakers you actually could afford. What calculation is that anyway? Selling 50 pairs for 15k instead of ten times that sales for like 2 or 3k?

[@SacreDro]

@Paul Nope, it's called milking the customers for the hi end hype since there is a rise in sales recently when for some time people didn't buy audio equipment like 50-60 years back.

[@izoyt]

i hear daft punk, i press like.

[@SamB-fv6su]

I didn’t see the necessity of such a long winded introduction.

[@PursuitPerfectSystem]

I think I was trying to show other things the show had to offer and the waiting outside is a big part of the bristol show experience. Made this video a few years ago I have come a long way since then

[@PursuitPerfectSystem]

@Thomas Zielinski I dont think I said a word in this video :)

Ssssssssssssss....SILENCE

[@Dreez76]

The AS3000 isn't worth the $7000 it costs. It was discovered that it uses the exact same components as the A-S1100, with only the capacitors being slighly bigger. So if you're buying an AS3000 instead of the A-S1100, you're pretty much wasting $6000 for a few very minor upgrades.

[@bobking7347]

Send me a link that talks about this, if that is the case, id get the 1100 and do those mods to it myself for 50 bucks lmao

[@joshuamirabal9891]

​@@bobking7347it's closer to the 2200 than 1200. Dude is a dud. The difference is the dynamic power and the 3200 have substantially higher dynamic power. This is the most important wattage rating because music isn't a constant , it has peaks and speakers aren't at their lowest resistance depending on frequency. You can find a video of a man that bought the. 2200 over the 3200 after tracing the circuitry and it is almost the same. The 2200 is a bargain in hifi prices. No xlr on the 1200

[@olaniyi570]

Still don't know why the Yamaha AS-3000 got such a weak review from What-hifi magazine.

[@mb-electricalservices]

olaniyi570 Because Yamaha doesn't pay to have it's reviews favoured.... that's why you never see Yamaha being pushed in a big way online....

[@user-bc6ok1yh4s]

@@mb-electricalservices A lot of highly respected audio companies refuse to play that game, and I'm sure Yamaha isn't losing any sleep over what any magazine opines. Bravo Yamaha!

[@mb-electricalservices]

@@user-bc6ok1yh4s Very true mate. 👌

[@hanknova7771]

What hifi? Is poop. Any publication that talks about the "rhythmic accuracy" of an amp should be ignored.

[@dennishill290]

Mine r in Silver.....!

[@phuang3]

The problem of NS-5000 is that dealers usually choose Yamaha or Luxman to drive it, and that's a very bad idea. NS-5000 is a very high resolution speaker. It needs really good music source and amplifier.

[@JohnDoe-rn3jy]

Luxman is an excellent amplifier maker, what are you talking about?

[@phuang3]

@@JohnDoe-rn3jy It may be good but not outstanding. The NS-5000 deserves a better amp.

[@bobking7347]

@@phuang3 that yamaha amp they are using is more then enough dude.... you serious...

[@phuang3]

@@bobking7347 Almost every amp will give you enough loudness in sound. We're aiming for best performance here.

[@bobking7347]

​@@phuang3 The Yamaha already is up there dude, it meets all of it's specifications, it's already far below 1% thd, 1% thd and lower, you really will not be able to hear or tell the difference, idc if you're talking $20,000 speakers or not, specs by the point of where that Yamaha is only looks good on paper by that point, its far below any body's perception of distortion. Even with top quality drivers, a speaker, even highend monitors like the b&w 800 series is still above that 1% mark anyway, and those are designed like you wouldn't believe, even the scan speak stuff.... You must be one of those types of people that feel anything under 8 grand is trash lmao. Or even one of those people who think silver cables or 50 dollar power cables make a difference... The only drivers that will make it below that mark are pretty much ribbon tweeters and potentially some midranges, woofers and subwoofers, absolutely not, they might be around 3% or more especially when you reach their Xmax limits, idc if its morel or whatever other highend manufacturer you wanna put in place... Its still going to hold true.. Also, that comment you made about luxman gear is flat out wrong... Either that Yamaha or luxman will still give pretty much what they can handle, perhaps if you go for a bryston amplifier you would hear a bit of a difference, those are measured at 0.005% and come with a 20 year warranty, recording studios use those because they are pretty much bullet proof and sound as neutral as you can get, even then why bother, it just won't make much of a difference if at all, by that point, you are paying for build quality. Still, you look inside that Yamaha, its made with all name brand components, its made to last... You get to a point eventually where it will be pretty much a placebo effect, only thing that would change it considerably are tubes, and they are usually above 1%thd, even in a well designed amplifier, just their even order harmonics make things more pleasing to hear... Istg, there is so much snake oil and ignorance involved with this type of stuff... Don't get me wrong I'm not claiming to know it all, but ive read and studied things more then enough to not fall in the trap of thinking a 50k amplifier is some how better then stuff that is cheaper... Like that Macintosh 1.2kw Amp that is 100,000 dollars, its nice, but aint worth it...

[@mariocassar6087]

Do not buy the A-S3000. Once it plays, it’s fantastic, but after a few months it defaulted to protection and the replacement parts are out of production for the next three months. Really YAMAHA?

[@MichaelPlehn-e4v]

Optimales Hi Fi wäre Yamaha mit Bass...mp Soundangel munic

[@cormackeenan8175]

Give me my Wilson watt puppies any day

[@notsure9355]

WP's are only 8" drivers, these monsters have 12". I'm wholly confident that the Yamaha's would own the WPs any day of the week. In every category. I'd like to be proven wrong, if you have a pair... I don't expect my Chinese WPs look-alikes, despite their own patents, to match the Yamaha's in any way.

[@vote4ulvio]

Needs a tube amp

[@crystalstanborough4053]

ya, if yer 90 lol

[@notsure9355]

No Sir. Needs mono-blocks, that are 2 Ohm stable. Just because you can.

[@m.9243]

Hmmm... not greatly impressed at this price. There's a lot of other great speakers competing against those at similar prices -/+ 1 or 2 k.

[@fredfungalspore]

Nice Speakers but No way are they worth 20k ...Out of the price range of 90% of HiFi Enthusiast I accept a lot of development goes into them but make them cheaper and sell more or put all that development into them for a poor return on sales .........I know what i would do.

[@petarst]

bad sound for such a expensive speakers

[@iloveleblanc]

Peki or Maybe your speakers are terrible ,because i have listened the sound of this system in my aiwa system and they are incredible

[@bobking7347]

you're hearing it though a shitty microphone though a lot of compression from youtube.... you really that stupid man...

[@go2mac]

Very digital

[@bobking7347]

You say that on a compressed youtube video.... What you said literally makes no sense, you're hearing 0's and 1's right now anyway...

[@박범녕]

I don't hear any bass!!

[@tunic7794]

I can hear the bass sound

[@RennieAsh]

Depends what you’re listening on, but these kind of speakers don’t boom or whoomph at lower frequencies. I’ve heard the older models, and they have natural bass. Yamaha speakers can also tend to sound a bit on the “bright” side.

[@bobking7347]

You're Hearing it though a horrible microphone dude...

[@丁丁-i1z]

不順聽失敗

[@redleather100]

That's bad. Very harsh.

[@mikek1635]

redleather100 you can’t be that stupid. You do realize listening through KZbin with your computer is no indication of how this system sounds?

[@redleather100]

Just my opinion , I've listened to all of this chaps videos on this hifi show which I'm guessing he used the same camera with the same mic and this set up sounded far worse than all the other demos ,you may like that bright congested brittle sound each to there own . You Shouldn't go around calling people stupid either. Numb nuts .

[@mikek1635]

redleather100 Who’s the numb nuts? Lol. You’re the one who came to a illogical absurd conclusion about a system based on KZbin videos. You haven’t listen to the system yourself live, have you? Do you even own a high end system? I gave you benefit of the doubt by saying you CANNOT be that stupid, but you just proved you are a stupid ass. Btw, I have a dedicated audio room that I had built with appropriate absorbers and diffusers, dedicated AC lines, double dry wall, and no windows. I measured my room response to makes sure the room modes were kept to a minimum and had good decay response. So I know a thing or two about audio, besides having a degree in physics. Looks like you’re just another arm chair low fi enthusiast with no clue about high end audio. I’m sure your ear buds that came with your iPhone does wonders.

[@redleather100]

I wouldn't call my system hi end but it's not crap Hegel H200 audiolab m dac + and dynaudio S 3.5 speakers . No doubt you've got thousands of £ worth . Or guessing you have this system in the video , that's why you didn't like my comment . Listen to the proac and esoteric video which sounds awesome through my headphones and see my comment . I bet I don't get a twat saying I can't hear that a system sounds good through headphones through KZbin . ?

[@mikek1635]

redleather100 I don’t have any Yamaha gear, but I do wish they made the NS5000 available where I live. I really don’t care for the gear you own except for Proac. The fact that you think you can discern what a system truly sounds like through a KZbin video is truly mind boggling. You’re either an idiot or a genius. So far I’ve seen nothing from you to support the latter. It’s not about how much money you spend to get a good sounding system. It’s about how smartly you spend it. My acoustic room treatment costs less than what most audiophiles spend for their speaker cables. Yet it has far more beneficial effects to sound than any cable or any electronics for that matter. So if someone starts to boasts about his £30,000 speakers, £25,000 amps, and £6,000 cables in his living room with little or no room treatment, all I can do is roll my eyes because in almost all cases the system will sound like crap.

[@RoverWaters]

the bass is weak

[@tunic7794]

the bass is not weak you just don't know bass sound

[@JustinBenn]

Listening on your laptop? Not surprised.