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The NSMT Model 20M
(formerly MasterSource Audio 20M by NSM Audio)
"masterful imaging"
Images better than Revel Performa M20
Images better than Mirage MRM-1
Images better than the Merlin TSM-SE
Images at least as good as the JMlab Mini Utopia
"...its imaging performance among the best I’ve heard."
(Doug Schnider, Soundstage.com)
Price per pair: 4,995
SELECTED EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS
"The 20Ms are noteworthy for their effortless sense of élan and how completely they disappear while making beautiful music... a lot of class, a truthful portal to the spiritual, sensual, emotional, exuberant and universal language that music is...So much so, I purchased the 20Ms and look forward to using them as my new reference." Stereotimes
"Small Footprint, Big Sound."
Russell Lichter Stereo Times
"I sat mesmerized by the precision with which the instrument was rendered."
"The 20M has a precise character that can show startling resolution. Its presentation is lively in the upper frequencies, smooth and a wee-bit laid-back in the midrange, and tight and controlled in the bass."
"Imaging is stellar."
"The best speakers I’ve heard in my room in terms of imaging have been the Waveform Mach MC and the ultra-expensive JMlab Mini Utopia. In this regard, the 20M at least equals these fine speakers."
Doug Schneider soundstage.com
"I purchased a complete 20M Armada system (with two 15 EXP subwoofers) over a year ago which I use daily for audio mastering. This system has simply allowed me to get closer to creating a perfectly balanced master than I ever thought possible."
Kurt Lundvall, Lundvall Mastering
"The [NSMT Mastering Series] 20M loudspeakers are nicely designed, solidly built, and eminently musical sounding performers. They throw a very nice soundstage with good speed and detail and are capable of good bass performance."
"...the song that always does it for me is the classic, Cant Help Lovin Dat Man. Pianist Gene Harris performance is simply marvelous and I always want to stand and applaud every time his solo concludes.... The 20Ms ability to pull the listener into the performance is very important to this song."
"... very high-quality craftsmanship and tight tolerances in the construction."
"The tweeter actually showed incredible range, not getting hard or bright as the music became louder or more dynamic."
"The 20Ms ability to pull the listener into the performance is very important..."
"...this is a highly resolving , intimate-sounding speaker that will appeal to people who value high detail and clarity."
"The 20M is a very different speaker ... because it uses a two-way coaxial driver from SEAS that looks like a single driver. It has the tweeter mounted inside the woofer, right where the dustcap would normally be. ...The idea in creating a driver like this is so that the speaker acts as a point source -- in other words, as close to a theoretical ideal of radiating sound from a single area.
"I found that both the NSMT Model 10S and Model 5 have remarkable ability to cast a stable soundstage with excellent width and depth. This speaker does this too, but it also manages to focus its image more finely, making its imaging performance among the best I've heard."
"I sat mesmerized by the precision with which the instrument was rendered."
"Compares favorably to the Waveform Mach MC, Mirage MRM-1, Revel Performa M20 and Merlin TSM-SE; 'if you're seeking all-out minimonitor performance, put the unique Mastering Series 20M on your list."
"Fit and finish are excellent..." "Imaging is stellar. "