Review on Black Finish Yamaha NS-6490 Pair of 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers by Agata Kozio ᠌

About half a year's worth of experience in listening. Yamaha CD-N301 and Yamaha A-S301 amplifier were used as the source. In a nutshell, to summarize: 1) The frequency response is noticeably uneven, and the speakers put more emphasis on the midrange, particularly the top portion of their range. Plus or minus is relative to the individual listener as well as the music being experienced. Vocals, saxophone, acoustic guitar, electronics - pleasure! It was really loud, vivid, and detailed. However, when listening to certain hard rock and especially metal compositions, there is frequently an excess of medium-high tones and a lack of low tones, and the sound tends to press on the ears. Because of this, you will need to experiment with adjusting the volume and the timbres of the sound. 2) The positioning of the speakers has a significant impact on the quality of the sound! Experiment with the height and angle of rotation to the listener. Do not place them closely together (there should be the same distance from the listener to each speaker and between them, that is, an equilateral triangle). Desirable stands! They are not appropriate for use in tiny rooms in my opinion because they require a significant amount of space. 3) There is something off about the bass. On certain pieces, you won't even want to touch the tone control knobs because everything is already where it should be and there is an appropriate amount of bass. On other occasions, it is not sufficient, and the sound is dull. It is possible for some elements of the bass part to be heard clearly throughout a single composition, while other parts may "sink" or play more quietly. I was perplexed as to what the issue was; it found out that at approximately 70 Hz, the resistance spikes dramatically all the way up to 50 Ohms; this is the cause of the volume drops that occur in this frequency band; therefore, I have no choice but to put up with it. It does not clog the rest of the range, but it still behaves somewhat unexpectedly in these speakers; in some places it is very deep and powerful, and in other places it is lost due to an impedance jump. Personally, after some time of listening, I even fell in love with a clean bass without "fat." In general, I can state that I feel that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks for me, which is especially true when taking into account the very affordable cost of this stereo pair. An affordable option that is a solid pick for an entry-level audio system. They aren't perfect, but they play what they need to, and occasionally they even do it really well.