I have been astonished by these speakers ever since bringing them home ($10 on CL). I don't even feel like I have to start this review with "they're great for their size". They're simply amazing even when compared to larger speakers. I have to add that I cannot fathom running these without a quality sub but I feel the same way about any bookshelf speaker and even many floor standing. When paired with a GOOD sub and crossed over at about 120hz these speaker emit some of the clearest, most transparent sound I have ever heard. The midrange and highs blend perfectly and cause the speaker to disappear from the room, leaving only the recording as it was meant to be heard.

Granted they'll sound like crap if you power them with crap gear........and power they need, not the most efficient little speaker but you shouldn't be allowed to post reviews on these forums if you don't have an amp powerful enough to run these. Speaking of power, they can handle a ton of it. With the subwoofer handling the deep bass I can turn up the volume much louder than any sane person would listen to music, with not a hint of distortion.

Can you tell I'm pleased? There's a reason these things sell for almost their MSRP on ebay. $230 was an absolute steal for these gems.

Clarity, listen to an acoustic guitar from them, and it will blow you away!

Bass responce, but once partnered with a sub, they are flawless!

These Speakers are some of the best made, for clarity. Did I mention the price of these babies! They sound like they should be $300 a speaker but i got it for $125, but today you should find it $100 easy. They are the perfect Center speaker but their bass is not very good. They need to be partnered up with a sub, then they are flawless. If your looking for rear speakers, they would be suitable if you have a high quality amp/reciver, but if you have something old or weak get something else like the Paradigm Atom, but I would definatly recommend these!.

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Small, lightweight, capable of being placed or hung on the wall conveniently if desired. "Neutral" sounding - good detail. The black piano finish is nice looking and durable.

None I've noticed

I purchased these speakers ~8+ years ago for serious (2 channel) listening (based upon a magazine rave review) but was unsatisfied. They had absolutely no base and a slightly hollow sound which (eventually) made me cringe. After a few months I sold them to a friend who had them up to ~1 year ago. At that time I bought them back planning on giving them to my daughter. When I listemed to them they sounded different - not hollow and had a little bass - enough to satisfy my (now) casual listening. Was I surprised. I still have them and occasionally fire up my Velodyne 10 inch subwoofer for a "full" sounding experience.

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Over the years I've had numerous speaker systems from KLH 6's to Dahlquist 20s and carefully listened to dozens of others. These speaker fall in the high middle area.

Small size, accurate treble and midrange, attractive glossy black finish

Not much bass response

NHT says they designed the SuperZeros for accurate treble and midrange at the expense of extended bass response, and it seems they nailed it. The little speakers (9" tall, 6" wide, 6" deep) demonstrate terrific imaging, a very wide soundstage and excellent sound. It's hard to believe such little speakers can sound so good. Match these with an accurate powered subwoofer and you'll have an excellent two channel system. The speakers are magnetically shielded so you can pick up three pairs to use as part of a reasonably priced, high-performing 6.1 system with the right powered subwoofer.

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Not similar but also used JBL SC135 5.1 system, Definitive Technology ProTower 400s, B&W 2003 speakers

Very transparent midrange, great illusion of “vanishing” once properly set up with a subwoofer.

Revealing of poor recordings and cheap electronics. Not a party speaker.

My feelings toward the Super Zeros are mixed. On the one hand, my initial use of them led to thousands of dollars in “upgrades” because of overall dissatisfaction with their sound in the systems I had been using them with. On the other hand, when I sit down and listen to them critically, as I did last week in preparation to finally write something about them, they actually sound quite fantastic. I had initially planned to write a somewhat lukewarm review of these speakers, with an emphasis on my perceived “finding” that you can’t get full-sized sound out of a small sat/sub combination, despite knowing how big they sound on movies. However, after sitting down and really listening to them again, even in the less-than-ideal conditions of their present system (a dresser-top surround system in my bedroom), I am again amazed by their musicality and their ability to throw a huge soundstage. I do believe it is true that you can get a much more “full” sound from a large floor standing speaker. However, my simple (and presently quite cheap) setup of Super Zeros and a Super Sub comes quite close, and might even surpass my floor standers (NHT 2.5i’s) in certain areas – imaging, to be precise. They do have limitations, however – they will sound hard and unpleasant on very densely orchestrated crescendos, and can sound dry and unsatisfying on a lot of rock CDs, although perhaps a lot of this has to do with recording quality. They do not smooth over imperfections – but this is how NHT claims they were designed to perform. The Super Zeros are surprisingly good home theater speakers. I guess it has something to do with their ability to throw such a huge soundstage. In a larger room they won’t play super loud without beginning to sound “hard”, but definitely loud enough to meet most user’s expectations, especially with a good powered subwoofer. In smaller rooms I don’t think they will disappoint. They are also not good as “party” speakers – they can be damaged, but hey, they can be replaced for $80 each, as long as they are still available. (perhaps the Super Ones would be a better choice for the mains if this is part of your plans) At $80 a piece right now (at onecall.com – just bought another pair), plus their purpose-built Super Sub at $258 (also at Onecall), these speakers are a great bargain for someone looking at a lower-budget, small system having the abil

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NHT 2.5i towers. Plenty of two-way bookshelf speaker/sub combos, including NHT 1.5s with NHT Super Subs, Acoustic Energy Aegis One, Polk Audio RT35i.

I accidentally posted this for the super one forum..this is the correct forum... for the super zero .Forget any of the required fields i chose-i do not own these speakers nor have i heard them.The reason for this review is not a review but info if you wish to upgrade your superones.There is a high end speaker kit company I found online that specifically has an upgrade kit for the crossovers in the superzeros'' for 79 dollars from www.northcreekmusic.com -- I put in my own higher end caps,resistors,internal wires etc... for my bookshelf speakers(they are not nht brand)and my tweak really improved all aspects of the sound spectrum so I would imagine this kit is even better for the nht''s since it is specifically designed for that model--just a thought but i would recommend it for only 80 bucks--peace !

imaging, no cheesy foam surrounds on woofers, midrange clarity, sealed cabinets, punchy midrange/upper bass, bargain price, amp friendly 8 ohm impedence, 100 watt rating, they look cool to me, they aren''t overly bright or power hungry as i''ve read, and finally, whenever anyone hears my system they say WOW!

they REALLY need subwoofing to disappear, they won''t rock a party (maybe with a real sub they will, but i don''t have a real sub yet), they''re very fussy about positioning to image their best, (1" difference between good and OH YEAH! where is that sound coming from?), they don''t have alot of front to back depth, they loose their center image over 4" apart, they need stands to sound best (add $100 or more for sand fillable stands... not wooden ones), i''d like a little more treble speed and extension (metal dome tweeter like b&w''s), they''ed image even better with rounded edges, i''d like a coated woofer with a cast basket and would pay another $100 for said upgraded zeros. they won''t impress retentive suv driving texans who only like refrigerator sized distortion boxes.

i have been using superzeros in my system for a couple of years now and have been nothing but happy with them. i''m a big fan of little acoustic suspension speakers since i first heard a friend''s pair of little infinitys years ago. it''s amazing to me how much better smaller speakers sound than larger from the midrange on up. the technical reason is that smaller speakers (or speakers with rounded edges) produce less cabinet diffraction (sonic prism effect) which helps them to image better. also, smaller speakers have less cabinet vibrations to distort sound. i''m dismayed that infinity is no longer making acoustic suspension (sealed) speakers and like most others, makes ported speakers because they play louder in the bass and impress less critical listeners by sounding bigger in the showroom. i don''t agree with that at all as what you are hearing isn''t the music, but the air inside the cabinet vibrating like an acoustic guitar. you''re hearing DISTORTION! i love my undistorted little super zeros. they are quick and punchy. (i listen to alot of percussion discs) they do a good job of sounding natural on vocals. they really do disappear when properly set up. run flat without a sub they sound bass shy. with eq boosted bass they sound acceptable, but still bass shy. once mated with a good subwoofer, they sound awesome! i think that my budget system (especially with regards to imaging) sounds very good compared to a multi-thousand $$$ b&w/macintosh system that i listened to at a local store once. no my sub $1000 system won''t embarras it, but neither will it be embarrased by the b&ws considering that the b&ws sell for about $12,000 more . (i highly recommend their $900 pr. two ways as their treble is much faster than my zeros and they do a better job of portraying air and depth, but my zeros are better at localizing! and maybe a little more forgiving and about $700 cheaper, but the b&ws are great on cowbells) don''t believe that you you can''t listen to them on low powered amps either! i can listen to my zeros as loud as i''m comfortable with my nad 25 watt per channel (50 watt peak) reciever. i''m sure they''ll sound even better when i do feed them more power when i upgrade to a 55 watt per channel onkyo surround reciever, but i won''t be playing them any louder than i do now as i have neighbors and i don''t like listening at ear splitting levels anyhow.

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they replaced a pair of similarly priced jbl 6 1/2" two ways that are now acting as overtaxed subwoofers! (not for long! they will become my surrounds)the nhts sound much clearer and have much lower c

I currently have 2 VT1a's, a VT1c, 2 SZ's in rear, and a SW2P, in my system. The sound from all the Nht 's is spectacular. I started with the SZ's up front in my home theater system, but they just didn't seem to pump out the volume i needed. So went with VT1a's, VT1c and move them to rear. Excellent sounding HT system for the cost...about $1500 2 years ago. Am in process of upgrading to Dolby Digital (AC-3) from DPL, so don't know how the SZ's will do in rear. Will keep posted.

Excellent imaging. Throws up a huge soundstage. IT is bass challenged but what do you expect from a 4 1/2" midrange transducer. For clean, clear sound, you can't beat the price. With an swp3 subwoofer, I have no complaints.

you can't believe its high end midrange/treble if you replace the original crossover capacitor etc.

The dull characteristic was removed after crossover modifying.

This is the 3rd time i post on superzero,why i so emphasis to this tiny speaker?mainly because its potential!

Few day ago i checked with the speaker inside,oh! the speakers magnet was so big! however its wired with the cheapest soldering wire(the wire in matt silver colour easier for soldering)in 22AWG(8-10 strands!)
certainly the parts of the crossover was also made of very
poor quality parts.
So,i replaced the wire and capacitors & the result was
unexpectable!

I suggested all of the owner to modify this speaker:-

1.change the wire with another good quality wire,i use TARA
LAB 8N multi strand(crossover to treble & bass speakers,
solid core 8N copper wire(from input to crossover) they are not costly,in H.K. HK$10-12 per feet.(total 5 ft)

2.only change the capacitors of the crossover with SOLEN
CAP from france(the new type) the superzero use 5uF &
10uF each per one,& no need to replace the resistor & coil
(costly about HKD210) you should place the capacitors on
the soldering parts of the circuit board because the place was not enough if you soldering on the front side of the circuit board.

Afterall,the superzero will actually sound like those
high end speakers! i never heard such silky midrange &
treble! the soundstage will become very very 3D!

The system:-
Yamaha CDX993 CD player
Unison Research Simply 2 Amp.
Yamaha YST-SW45 sub(copper spike)
Kimber silverstrek interconnect
Kimber double 4TC & OEM 7N Pcocc speakers cable(mixed
together)
3 x isoclean electricity noise filter(in series)
Enacom speaker wire compensator
All couple with gemstones pyramid shaped spike
Diff.kinds of gemstones place on the top of the speakers