The main reason to use NS10 is transient response, that's what you should be measuring, not the frequency response.

I use NS10-MMs, small 3.5 inch bookshelf versions, in conjunction with my normal monitors and headphones. Very nice for mixing mids.

I still think, as i commented on the last video on these speakers, that the use of Sonarworks is defeating the original premise that these speakers have an exaggerated midrange, etc, that is supposed to help you get a good mix. The fact that it is a closed box design may indeed help with transient response but i suspect that any well engineered ported box monitor will be quite acceptable too. Again, thanks for the informative video 🙂

Finding the right Tool for the job. Cool comparison

For me the NS-10m sounded a bit “clearer” in the high mids while the SN-10’s sounded “muddier”. Before and after correction. But that’s what I am hearing through KZfaq. The way it sounds in the room might be completely different.

The Yamahas deliver higher-fidelity sound in the vid.

As much as I detest the NS10s. They are good …rather better for the task your asking of them Anyone that came up in the 80s in studios will get NS10 PTSD

The M was a little darker/ slightly muted. Great AB test!

Prefer to tone of the original... would enjoy mixing on them more... lower mids took more centre stage

Do you use NS10s? Would you consider it if the copies are close?

man that was a cool comparison. Maybe a copywriter issue with studio spares perhaps; perhaps the cla avantone version would be something to compare too!!!! :) Thanks ADAM I really enjoy and appreciate all your uploads man :)take care x

I have the original ns10 i think the replica sounds more midrange then the ns10

I use the Avantone CLA-10 they are the perfect original Yamaha sound

Interesting…with the difference in eq work, yeah they were pretty close.

Hello Adam love you videos but in that case ....hum ... I just really don't think, or feel through youtube, they sound that similar. I am really not sure I would make the same decisions regarding master EQ with both pairs. Would have been interesting to have also a direct feed of your mix cause if the SN 10 sounded more pleasing to my hears with a bit more of brightness and energy, the NS 10 sounded more flat and maybe also a bit quieter ... less efficiency, more honest representation ? That maybe just me ... I have a pair of NS10, love them, but to be honest much tend to use my FOCAL's ... cheers.

If they were close? Sure. But those aren't close.

What amplifier in use ?

Close? Nah....

Try mixing and make comparison test. Real ns10, clones and VSX mike dean ns10 and see then what is best translate. Without sonarworks 😉.

Why did you not set the speakers up aligned, woofer over woofer?

Why do you have so many IN5s though in the background? :)

Loving the Tool cover. :)

How long does it take for you to calibrate & tune in your ears to a new speaker setup? i.e. to be able to come in, sit down, & make confident system translatable mix/production decisions on the fly with no reference tracks. Or is it always an ongoing process with you referring back to reference tracks before each mix session? I ask as someone who hates learning new cans / speakers 😞

The answer for anyone new to mixing, is NO! This specific pair is not good! Not sure about the CLA mockups as I've never heard them. However right off the bat you can tell that the speaker box is made out of plastic, as well as the tweeter. Anything that's made out of plastic does not sound good period! The Avantones Pro CLA10's are made out of wood which will also help with the highs not being as ear-piercing as these cheapo's, and the low end being better overall(although it's not known for the low end you can clearly hear that regular NS10Ms's have better lows compared to these speakers). I have heard(rumor's basically, studio people gossiping about gear), that the passive Avantones sound better with their external power amp than the powered ones. Although one of the guys said he hooked up a pair to a Bryston amp, and if you going that route you might as well buy some Barefoots, Focals, ATC's, etc. cause Bryston 4b's are about $4000 and up! Although Hafler makes a great amp to power real NS10ms's at a 1/3rd of the price! So if you find a good used pair of NS10ms's and need a power amp for them(you gotta use a Hafler, Yamaha, Bryston, or similar power amp! No cheapo's, Mackie, Crown, etc.!) then you can have great monitors for about $1000 if buying used, and nothing goes wrong!!!! However then you need to spend at the very least $5000 on sound treating your room(that's a rough starting figure, but a rebuild of the room is required to get it great 90% of the time), stands(not cheapo's as they make em sound worse), monitor decoupling IsoAcoustics, etc. Plus after you do all the, it'll probably still sound like shit! Better off saving yourself time and money and going with REAL mixing headphones. And there's only 1 name for those... Audeze LCD-X's! Not the MM's, their too bassy, and crispy in the highs IMO.

Adam, Would you be so kind as to share the manufacturer and model of you computer display monitor?

NS10: Invaluable tool or overrated rubbish?

Real NS10's or Clones? Neither.