Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
I tried driving the HE4XX directly from a Sony D-J75TR Discman (without its tuner/amp/remote), and it could play at a "reasonable" (but not ear-splitting) level. The Creative Labs E5 (another Massdrop purchase), through an optical connection, permitted higher volumes. Interestingly, the Sony didn't "lose" in this comparison. Because you have to jack up its volume all te way, crossover distortion (if any) in the output stage isn't obvious.
Perhaps the best thing I can say about the HE4XX is that there's nothing "musical" about its sound. It seems to be basically neutral, rather than euphonic, which is exactly what I want in any audio component. More thoughts, in greater depth, later.
PS: Are spare earpads available?