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Page FALL HOME tK home and car atereo eq Critics pick the best of all Receivers are the doall electronics of many stereo systems- the November issue of AudioVldea Interna tional points out and both dealers and critics have noted and applauded models that ranged from a modest all the way up to the relatively pre stigious sum of annually evaluates the receivers on the market for its readers awarding the various brands and models Grand Prix status as a general guide Some of the magazines recent find ings are reprinted here YAMAHAS receiver was cited for both its specs and fea tures by dealers and the judging panel The re ceiver packs a 150 watts per channel at percent distortion X power amplifier into a package with a station locked synthesizer tuner station presets MC head amplifier and Yamahas Spatial ex pander Dealers listed its costperformance ratio as a strong asset as well as the R20003 engin eering and features The critics referred to it as the audiophilei re ceiver Such acclaim gave YAMAHA top ranking among receiver manu facturers The rest of the top ten In order of choice were Onkyo Sony NAD Denoo Kenwood Technics JVC and Sher- the years most havent been especially impressed with Jjpanesc speakers but if thcd Ixiihercd to listen to Yamahas two flagship models the and the theyd know thcerroroftheirways lop of the line has earned high praise from listening panels for some years and its baby brother the NS turned in an exceptional perform ance in an test in Since then speaker design has seen significant advances and the original NS has gone through several model changes the current version being dubbed the III We thought it might be interesting to see how the latest version of a speaker that impressed us eight years ago would fare against current Japanese American and Canadian competition Wc were not disappointed You cannot argue with smooth linear frequency response and excellent dispersion offaxis The virtues that dis tinguished the origins 690 are still abun dantly evident in the snechoic curves of the latest model Figure Dispersion offaxis superb the response Is remarkably close to the on- axis performance and of course these dis persion chars ctcrii tics were reflected in the open spacious and airy sound quality noted by ill the listening panel members Smooth clear natural and wide- range these adjectives recur with satisfying regularity in the listening panels assessments and the Yamahas highs ringing cymbals and the like on big band and jazz came in for special praise Cosmetically and technically the NS III closely resembles us predecessor Its a acoustic suspension system with a cm woofer cm dome mid- range and a cm dome tweeter Protcc- live screens shield the and tweeter domes from errant children and curious pets There are two front- mounted mid range and tweeter level con trols all tests were done with these set at the Normal position and spring con nectors for speaker leads arc on the rear Criticisms of the Yamahas sound were few and centred mainly on a trace of stri dency audible in the midrangc on some big band or vocal selections probably a result of the slight hump at kHz thats more evident in the offaxis response These cavils aside the Yamaha was judged to be a thoroughly neutral articu late and highly pleasant reproducer with very good bast In terms of sensitivity the 1 1 1 was much like the Sony and the Mirage One watt of input power produced an SPL of 880 at I metre on axis To produce a 90 SPL at metres required watts of input power and to increase that to SPL needed 221 watts If you like your music loud the Yamaha would be very comfortable with a 100 watt ampli fier Total harmonic distortion with the HI is very low over the whole spec trum Figure 1 and when more power applied to achieve the dB SPL the increase In is negligible Yamaha Does it Again Introducing A new concept in fine antiques through our fins country quits yourioHquei Achieve a Total Look with our WALlPAPEfl DRAPERIES Stop by today or use our HEAT Against the Yamaha drew a gratifying range of high marks occasionally several excellent reference speakers on scales of pleasantness and fidelity The Yamahais in ihc words of one fussy panel member a genuine hifi sneaker This is high praise for any speaker regardless of price At a suggested list of each the Yamaha NS III is worth every pen- I 1 MM to Kany Kitchens Now MjnauafMnt Top Quality Custom Designs at Unbeatable Prices til Tha Centre Brampton