From 6moons.com, July 2007 by Ken Micallef:


As a former musician, I've found that authentic bass is one the hardest things for any system to replicate. Sure, oozing bass blobs are a snap for any mid-fi rig but truly exceptional, extended bass with accurate tonality, weight and clarity is a rare commodity in my experience. Read on.
Of course the low end must be matched to the high end and that is the first quality the Nines present: absolute coherence from top to bottom, a seamless joining of frequencies that frankly makes the Super 8s sound a bit shut in and restrained. Tied to the Nines' solid frequency coherence is spatial accuracy/soundstaging expression. The Nines well reveal spatial cues, production mix placement and the speed of every note. Not only did the Nines reveal every CD for its own unique production values, but also the sound of my individual components.

In my room, the bass reproduction is exceptional. Yes, it never booms but more importantly, it feels and sounds absolutely right. Whether acoustic or electric, bass notes (bass drums too) have slam, weight, warmth, extension and spot-on tonality. The softness of a felt beater on the bass drum head? For sure. The wiry coil of an electric funk bass? Ditto. The Nines reproduce a quality of bass that I always hoped for in my rig, one with clarity, weight, slam, deep tonal accuracy and correct speed of note release.

When John DeVore delivered my speakers, he said "I'll bring the shipping boxes later." Don't bother John, I'm at the end of my speaker quest. The Nines won't be leaving and I got no room for empty boxes...

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