Yamaha NS-333 2-Way Bass Reflex Bookshelf Speaker (Pair)
| Overall rating: |
|
Yamaha’s NS-333 speaker system has been designed specifically for home theater applications. The bookshelf speaker is a bass-reflex design that can be used for main or surround channels and incorporates a 5″ Polymer-Injected Mica Diaphragm (PMD) cone woofer and a 1″ aluminum dome tweeter. For improved imaging, the tweeter utilizes Yamaha’s exclusive waveguide horn.
Features
- 5-inch PMD cone woofer and 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter in each speaker
- Waveguide horns reduce reflected sound while directing more sound waves to your ears
- 60 watts nominal power; 150 watts music power
- Monster Cable internal wiring ensures clean, clear signal
- Each speaker measures 7-7/8 by 12-5/8 by 8-3/8 inches (width by height by depth)
- Dimensions (W x H x L): 0 x 0 x 0 inches
- Weight: 12 pounds
A working mans pleasure!
Do you have a BMW or shop in Birmingham Michigan? If yes, you can afford to waste big money getting that bigger speaker name. Five percent more listening pleasure for 200% more money. Go for it! For the working man… these beauties are a rare find. I love these speakers…with the sub woofer. The price, quality, reviews, listening experience grabbed me. I love it when I can clearly hear separation left, right or center (NS-444 displaying excellent musical separation. I sit in my chair and squirm like a kid. Hey, I’m 61. The quality is there. The piano black Finnish is superb. The Yamaha NS-333 price is for the working man. The quality is for The Beamers. The sound is for all of us.
Fantastic for surround sounds!
I am currently using these as my fronts until I get the standing speakers, however they are great surrounds! Perfect size, and enough power for a trilling sound experience. My Yamaha receiver has drastically sounded better the moment I replace my old Philips speakers with these. There is great depth and realism. I recommend Yamaha speakers for sure!
Best bookshelf speakers for less than $150/pr
I ordered these a couple years ago to use as side and rear surround speakers in a 7.1 channel setup. I also ordered the NS-777s floor standing towers + the NS-C444 center channel. These are very nice speakers but you need to break them in for a long time. These speakers have a bass reflex design eg they’re ported. These speakers are also known to have a slightly recessed mid frequency output, but overall they sound very good for the money. They are perfect for home theater applications. They are clear with music but again the mids are slightly recessed. The highs on this speaker are very strong and metallic because it uses an aluminum dome tweeter. They sound similar to the titanium domes. The highs are not soft/smooth like silk/fabric domes. The metal dome coupled to the integrated waveguide disperses the highs very well though. The speakers cabinets have a very nice glossy piano black finish to them which makes them look very expensive and classy. It’s unfortunate that Yamaha has stopped using their trademark white spruce cones on their speakers. Those cones were the best.
Rear Channel Champion
Own a pair of these, that I use for the rear channel of my surround system. For what they do, and for the price, they can’t be beat. If you are cash strapped and need to use these for a main channel, you’ll need a sub-woofer. One could spend much more, but why?
Normal Sound
I bought this speaker for $114, and they are just ok sounding with lack of bass, if you want to hear Bob Marley for example or any hip hop music , where the lows are very well used, they are not ok, probably the police, but the high frequency are a bit loud for me, so I get tired after a while. This is testing them with an Yamaha RX-397 amplifier with pure direct switch on, what makes everything flat, EQ, Loudness, totally flat. If you are looking for a pair of speaker like this and this price range, try the Insignia NS-B2111, they work well with this amplifier, for my taste. and you won’t need to buy a subwoofer.
YAMAHA
YAMAHA(it’s a japanese company) makes many products, for example, ICs, pianos, keyboards, audio products.
The YAMAHA’s best audio product is NS-1000M, a book-shelf speaker.
NS-1000M is the best speaker made in Japan in the history.
Unfortunately, NS-1000M is not sold now.
And more unfortunately, YAMAHA now has become a trivial maker.
NS-333 is only one of low cost speakers. orz
Great sounding speakers!
I was Impressed with the sound that these speakers produced in my small living room. At 100/120 RMS, these will run circles around any BOSE! Keep in mind that this is a Mid to Hi-range Speaker, so for the Low range, you will need a Sub. (If you use these for your front speakers.)
In addition, the NS-555 and -777 is essentually the same as the -333(given, larger enclosure) with 2 low-range speakers (with seperate +/- Posts).
For cinema it may be best to buy 2 or 3 pair for a 6/7 channel reciever and a Sub woofer, than to spend money on the (2)555 or (2)777.