Yamaha speakers

[Swinger]

Hello everybody. I'm the same guy who posted several questions at bluenote's bulletin board several months ago.Since it's closed at the moment I thought to post my question right here:

Has anyone of you bought Yamaha speakers? Are you happy with them? Can you recommend any good Yamaha speakers?

[JPW]

Hi Swinger,
Didn't we talk about this before... Oh well maybe not.
I am not a fan of Yamaha speakers I have to say.
IME, Yamaha made one reasonable speaker, the NS1000. The original with the (highly toxic!) Beryllium driver was pretty good. Still grossly overrated IMO, but then I worship at the alter of another loudspeaker.
The NS10s' were for many years ubiquitous in recording studios. Must be a great sepaker, right? erm... no. Au contraire, it's agoddawful abomination that is so badly designed the tweeter reuires a cloth to be placesd over it to stop your ears from bleeding!
If you are looking for a more refined version of the Yammies, look no further than Finland's own Genelec - these are not cheap but they do the Yammie things only better. You may be able to find some secondhand deals on these in Finland...
Other than that , a lot of people like Dynaudio from Denmark. Again, not cheap, but you might find something secondhand.
These are jsut a couple of ideas, you need to try to hear some for yourself in your own room / system if you can. Speakers are really crucial and are difficult to get right.
IMO, we all listen differently, so my views and anybody elses' should be taken with a big pinch of salt.

Joel