There is on word for these little speakers: incredible. I was at a poor little mexican flea market picking up some fruit, when I decided to look in a little stereo both. An there amid the SoundDesign and York speakers was an immaculate pair of NHT SZ's and an NHT sub. The lady wanted $70 for them. I talked her downto $50. They were almost brand new. Obiously she did not know how much they were worth!
I cannot do anythin but regurtate what every other person out there has said;
they have great imaging, accuracy, and clarity.

One question... it came with an NHT sub, but the model# was faded from friction with a wall. It was a passive sub, rectangular in shape, and housed two fromt-firing 6 1/2 woofers (I think that'sthe size, may be 7). could sombod give me some feedback/opinions/original retail value on it? Iwould be a grat help./

Beware all those who purchase a pair of NHT superzero speakers; you will be thrust into the land of paradox and conflict. (At least with respect to speakers.) And the reason will be increasingly and frustratingly clear to you. Having spent the miserly (by usurious audiophile standards)sum of $300, you will have obtained a speaker that is as good or better than many or most speakers, in certain respects. You will then listen to multitudes of perhaps much more expensive speakers in the hope of redressing its deficiencies (which include: a sometimes strident treble, a somewhat "mechanical" sound, and, of couse, a dearth of bass). You will find that, for each of the various speakers you listen to, there is some dimension in which it excels the NHTs. However, none has the combination of the NHTs strengths (which include: panoramic imaging, vividness of presentation and pace, reach-out-and-touch-it midrange), without introducing a host of weaknesses that the NHTs do not have. If you limit the search to monitor speakers, as I have, these will include: prominent midbass "hump", recessed midrange, bloated pseudo-bass, smooth but smoothed-over treble, constricted dynamics, poor imaging, reach-out-and-don't-find-it midrange, etc). So you will be ardently attempt to spend significant sums of money to buy a "better" speaker than the NHT superzeros, and you will have speakers shipped to you from the world over, and they will all cost orders of magnitudes more than the NHTs, and you will wonder: are they worth it, given their particular set of assets and limitations? and will answer "no." So you will attempt to wax philosophical and establish an accepting attitude towards your NHTs, and hope that CDs that reveal its less than silky treble are not unduly represented in your collection. But you will continue to wonder: something better than these small, inexpensive speakers must be out there, mustn't it??? ...five stars for performance/value ratio, Zero stars for inducing aforesaid mental distress.

Brilliant observation, Art! I've had my SZ's for about two years now, and while I have always been thrilled with their sound, every once in awhile a little voice tells me "these speakers are too inexpensive to sound this great, you need to spend more money --- upgrade, UPGRADE!!!!" Whenever this happens, I just turn up the volume a little, and I'm immediately transported back to reality, to the accurate, georgous sound of my SuperZeros.

I have to agree with Duke. The zero's are harsh and lean. I spent a lot more money and bought sonus faber concierto's instead. I use a marantz cd player and a rotel integrated amp. I get great sound.

This speaker is way over-rated! I'd give it 4 stars for price but in relative sound quality, it's 2 plus stars. It sound too dry, electronic and at times harsh. Yeah, its precise and all but do yourself a favor and try other speaker in your system. I bought due to the hype and returned it and bought the highly rated Totem 1s even though they costed 4 times much but well worth it. In sumary, you get whay you pay.

Yo...
Hard to get anything out of a review that fails to mention what equipment was used with the speakers. So I have to assume that something else--source, room, or amplification--was the problem, as for me, these little things do the seeming impossible, at an unbelievable price point--they reproduce music believably. If you seek bass and a full sound from speakers this small, i.e., without a subwoofer, then you're smoking something, but even with the lowly SWP-1, a pair of SZ's will open your ears. I've used them that way in a crude and rude HT setup (with a Damark-closeout RCA Dolby Surround receiver--no Pro-Logic--and RS Minimus 7's as surrounds), and then added a third as a center speaker and upgraded to the Carver HTR-885.1, with RS Optimus LX-5's as surrounds, and the SZ's have never failed to impress.

What's good about them? Pinpoint imaging, faithful mids and highs, smooth transitioning from a subwoofer, easy placement, magnetic (video) shielding, good power handling, natural voice reproduction, accurate representation of massed strings (I like that expression), forgiving load with respect to associated electronics, exceptional build quality, and inexpensive.

What else do you want?

Five SuperStars, please.

Be an organ and tissue donor and inform your family of your decision.

73, Roger

I've been shopping for a home theater (sub-sat) system. I've got to say for price, it's an awfully tough pick between NHT SuperZeros, Energy Take5 and Rock Solid (B&W) S100/C100s. I think, overall, the SuperZeros have the most range --
they are better in stereo mode and also provide a very compelling home theater
arrangement when combined with a good subwoofer. I am learning that you must be
careful when attaching them directly to a Dolby Digital receiver. Some of those
puppies (Denon, Onkyo) provide a crossover at 80 Hz. These speakers usually have a frequency response staring at 85. So, if you're going to hook 'em up,
go through the subwoofer and use it's crossover.

They are all amazing for the size and price!

I bought the Super Zeros a year ago. I am still very impressed by the sound. I am using a Titan sub woofer with them for a truely full range system. An audiphile friend of mine compared them to his $1000 speakers. He was also very impressed with the transparancy of the SZ's. They are great speakers at a great price.

These are great little speakers. They sound wonderful. I liked the detail better than Paradigm mini monitors.

All I can say is that I've owned and heard lots of equipment over the years and none has pleased me more then my superzeros. I picked them up almost by accident not having heard all the hype; they were cheap $120 the pair and looked cool.
In my living room I drive a $2000 speaker system with a myriad of gear, but I seem to enjoy the cheap system in the bedroom more--I cringe when I admit it. I've thrown in an amplified sub (Yamaha) with the Zeros; the system sounds so musical, airy, and spacious; I love it.