CDM 9NT v. CDM 7NT

[gostan]

I currently have 7nt's for fronts and 1 nt's for rears. I have an opportunity to purchase either a pair of used 7nt's or 9nt's. I could then use the 1nt's in my second zone. My existing stereo-ht room is too small for 7.1, but I would then be ready for 7.1 in the future. The 7's have a nice laid back kind of sound and the 9's appear to be a little bit more up front in sound quality. Are the 9's worth the extra money (especially in a small room)?? If I saved a little more money instead of purchasing the 9's I could almost afford to trade my 7's and buy 804's. Upgradeitis strikes again. Any thoughts?

[Fife]

Cant remember who revied the 7NT and the 9NT but the consensue was that the 7NT was better musical.

I would get a 7NT rather than 9NT or just save for 804's.

[John Styrnol]

I have a pair of 9NT's, I liked them way better than the 7NT's, but that's me. If you got the money get the 803's.




John

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[Elmac]

I have tested both in the store and 9's where cleaner and more natural sound




Matt
Room 11x22x7.5
Rotel-1098/1075/1050
Sony-KF50WE610/DVP-S7700
ExpressVu Dish and HD cable Box
B&W speakers: CDM 9NT; HTM7; CDM SNT

[Citizen Kane]

Hi Stan,
I have owned and enjoyed the 7NT/1NT setup you have for quite sometime now. I did at one stage own the 9NT's as well. The 9NT's certainly have a lot more "beef" than the 7NT's, I eventually went with the 7's because the 9's were a little too overpowering in the small room my HT was in at the time. Musically I find the 7NT's to be more nimble than the 9NT but musical taste also plays a part in this. The 9's were fantastic with big rock albums where the 7's were great with smaller ensemble type music. You mentioned that you have a small room, either the 9NT's or the 804's might be a little too muscular for your room. If you can you should home audition them to be sure. I have only ever listened to the 804's in dealer rooms and I personally did not find them to be significantly different to the 9's, of course dealer rooms are not always the best place to make snap judgments about a speakers abilities.




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[gostan]

I decided to pass on the CDM9NT's and stay with my present speaker setup until I am ready to upgrade again to the Nautilus 803's or their successors. However, I did add an Aragon St80008 @200x2 to run my existing CDM7's and to be ready amplification-wise for a future speaker upgrade and the difference in sound is pretty amazing. The 7's now react so much faster to musical changes, the bass is much better defined and the dynamic range of the speakers is much broader.

Just thought I would pass this along. Obviously any front speaker can benefit from a stand-alone 2 channel amp v. a 5 channel amp.