Loud, but thats about it

Too many to list, the evil nuance reps at international stereo in edmonton

I bought a pair of Grand Spatials, used for 800 bucks (the preveous owner was probably just happy getting any money back for his 300 pound paper weights). When i first heard them they were impressive, keep in mind i was just begining to get a good ear for sound quality, and the bass was insane. The grand spatials have 10 10"subs, and they pump. But as i listened to them more and more i realized what peices of crap they were. Muddy midrange and squeeky highs, and the bass was all over the place. I went to international before i bought these speakers and listened to all of their bull crap propaganda. It sucked me in and had me beleiving that nuance was a quality name. Well, i've seen a mid, loose out of the box, and it looks like a cheap, paper, made in korea peice of junk. All i can say to you nuance hardcores is try listening to some real speakers, and loud isn't everything. But i guess 7000 dollars is a hard pill to swallow, so i'll forgive you for defending nuance.

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I purchased a Nuance spacial 3 home theatre speaker system in Feb. '98 - two towers, one center, two sats, and one sub. for about $2400 new. These are driven by my Harman Kardon AVR 85. Looking back I guess it was an odd marketing scheme, indeed. But, after almost three years of listening to every audio source imaginable through them, my ears have convinced me that I wasn't ripped off. Furthermore, dozens or more friends ( who, like me, have never heard of Nuance ) are amazed by the sound quality we hear. I might add that I'm 45 y.o. and my first and only previous stereo purchase was an unheard of $4800 in 1979 ( bose 901, Kenwood, etc. etc. ). I pieced THAT system together on specs and namebrand alone. I've since learned to FIRST AND FOREMOST let your ears be the judge, and use the specs only to reassure what your ears have told you.

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I just picked up a complete set of Nuance Spatial speakers: 4 Spacial Grand 3DS, 1 Spacial N200 sub, 1 Spacial Cen Pro center channel. I paid $3000 for the set - and, yes I know all about the Nuance sales approach - "gee, the system you're buying is worth $11000 but you're getting it for $3000". I just had to give these speakers a try.My first impression of these speakers is 'wow, two thumbs up' !
I am very aware of the many reviews that 'slam' Nuance. It seems that the reviewers either really love or really hate Nuance - there is virtually nothing in between.
I won't claim to being even close to being an 'audiophile' but I know what I like -- and I like what I've heard so far with my Nuance speakers. If these speakers are using inferior components, which many 'negative' reviewers claim of Nuance, I'm amazed - if this is the case, then this is best sounding 'inferior' stuff I've ever heard.
At the same time I bought the Nuance I also purchased a Pioneer VSX-29TX (I'm posting a review on this as well). Maybe its the amp that makes these Nuance sound so good - but whatever it is I like it. The sound is 'natural' - not even a hint of harshness.
My wife, who is the furthest thing from even being a 'casual listener', even mentioned that the sound was 'really smooth'. Coming from her that's a major comment - she always thought our old system was 'hard on the ears'.
I almost feel like I'm crazy posting a '5 star' review of Nuance, given the serious 'thumbs down' many reviews have given them. But I gotta go with my ears on this one.
Time will tell how these speakers stand up - I will post updates accordingly.

As I said there is no such thing as an audiophile.

Except for me. I am an audiophile, and nobody can really tell a good speaker as I can, which is why I put my money into Nuance. Trust me, the more you put in, the better you feel. Take it from a real audiophile.

Oh well the "box" is made out of MDF(shhhhh its a secret,dont tell),that means to the average Joe,medium density fiberboard,doh.Ok binding posts.

Ah here we go,cheap drivers(stapled steel basket,1cm voice coil all set in motion by a 3 oz. magnet!),the tweeter a"special"average unit with a horn ring to scream better.
Extra cheap cross-overs.Agressive sound,harsh,colorated midrange,exagerated upper bass(to impress the average Joe).

First my audio gear used:
Rotel 990 CD player,Celeste 4250SE power amp,Monster M2.4s speaker cables,Monster M1500 interconects(from CD to amp).

My standard speakers are Dynaudio Contour 3.0

Ok lets listen,good Lord save me.The ~unace sounds HARSH.
And no my CD and amp are anything but HARSH.This amp can drive ANY pair of speakers from low volumes to ear bleeding levels with great control.

The ~uance dont even come close in ANY respect to my Dyneaudio speakers.Cheapo Paradigm Atoms sound better at low volumes(midrange up)!

I even went as far as to waste my time and check how would these ~uance sound with my Krell power amp,in one word NOT BETTER AT ALL.And the Krell,God knows can drive any speaker with no effort.The ~uance still sounded HARSH overall.

Clearly NOT recomended for music,for BADA BING BADA BANG they are ok for the average Joe.


Overall its a 2/5 and I am generous here,very generous

Value,since they are not too expensive its also a 2.

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IMPROVE YOUR NUANCES BY 100%!!!

After a 15 year old pair of B&W DM220s put my Nuances to shame, I was curious why these speakers of almost identical design sounded so much better. I removed a woofer from both each speaker and found that the B&Ws were totally stuffed with insulation, while the Nuances were fairly sparce on insulation. I took the stuffing out of an old pair of garage sale Pioneer's I had lying around and stuffed the Nuances. Lo and behold, the Nuances sound 100% better, especially the bass and midbass.
Salvation lies within! :)

great sound, 'nuff said!

the initial price. haggle a bit for them if you can.

we bought these speakers after listening to them, learning a bit about them and deciding that we liked the fact that they were build here in the good old great white north. we've had them for a little while and i can't honestly understand why everyone is totally bashing them. obviously they're not the top of the line, but they sure can hold their own! i use them for my tv, dvd and stereo and the sound is pretty kick-a**. why would i need to go out and buy some european, $10,000+ speakers just to listen to my fav cd or watch a movie in my living room? i could understand it if your sound was a part of your profession (ex: DJ) but for basic home use why would you need anything more? i have a set of spatial 3's, 2 HT1's and a star cen pro and i couldn't be happier. and for those of you who keep complaining about the salespeople...yes they are a bit pushy but that's their job. and there is always one thing you can do..."just say no". if you're too weak willed to do so then you deserve what you get. if you go in there knowing what you want and what you're willing to pay then you won't get 'snowballed' into getting something you're not ready for. for anyone considering these speakers...don't listen to what anyone else has to say...go out and see for yourself, it's the only way you will know for sure.

Read the review and see for yourself.

Bad press

While visiting my sister in Calgary I got the privilige to witness the "Nuance sound off 2000"Nuance S3 towers against the formidable Paradigm studio 80's.Both my sis and her boyfriend have h/k avr80 recievers(He got her one for xmas).Her boyfriend brought his reciever and paradigm's over in the process of moving,set them up side by side.To tell the truth neither sounded any better than the other.From low volume right on up till the avr80 was reading +5 on the volume scale,they were =.Cheap speakers?Yeah allright give'em to me and then bring over your pair(any pair)of expensive snobby speakers and then we'll "race'em".Winner gets braggin rights.

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Well I must admit I was very, very interested in these speakers. I was blowen away by the store demo, and the performance of just two of these speakers.
Then I started to wonder about a few strange things:
1. Why are these speakers so expensive?
2. Why do only two stores (that I found) Sell them?
3. Why is it that from store to store I alway get the same sales pitch and same music demo.

The answers.
1. These speakers are as expensive as the sales person makes them.. Thats right there is a HUGE magin on these thing. All I can say is shop around (hard to do with this brand) and pretend you don't have any money.. I bet the sales man's price will start droping (after he talks to the manager or asks the Nuance rep.).
2. Why only two stores ?? Well Nuance sells direct, no sales adds. What do you pay so much for?? You pay for your ten year warranty.
3.Nuance sells there speakers using music that takes advantage of a 3d sound technology that only a few artists use. Go in to a Nuance demo and you will hear one of the following I'm sure. A guy choping wood, the Madonna, or the Eagles.

With all that said and done the speakers do sound great, but I can't recomend them do to the pricing. You can do better for less.

none: they sound cheap and are way over priced and if you think i cant afford em come listen to my Definitive BP 2000s
wait there might be one strength or 2 they probably play loud and woud be great in my garage as jack stands.. i could stand right under my car with these things. I dont know if the ones i am writing about here are even the ones listed above all i know is almost all these darn peakers are way too big and sound BAD

sound cheap over priced too big and just plain silly not very attractive either and to think someone form Energy is supose to be involved with these pcs of whatever you wanna call em

MY definitives blow these things out of the water at 1/2 the size and price my BP2000 cost me 3 grand US those 7 foot tall nuance things are a silly pc of wood with these funny little silly woofers in em
if you want real speaks buy definitive

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