NES (Natural Excellent Sound) monitor speaker was developed in 1993 in time with the renovation of B studio which is one of the SOUND INN STUDIO known as long-established recording studio.
In those days, there were no existing monitor speaker which fits the control room environment in Japan and satisfies two incompatible elements such as 'high-power' and 'high-quality'.
Therefore NES project was established from the idea that "if it doesn't exist, then we'll make it." led by SOUND INN STUDIO. And finally the NES monitor speaker was completed after repeating a trial manufacturing, data accumulation and audition in our experimental control room for several months.
At that time, SOUND INN STUDIO was a studio operating division of Vap Inc. which delivered many products from a Cue Box to 'Monoler', especially 'Over Quality' console, to the market other than studio works.
Finally, NES was adopted as a high sound quality studio monitor speakers which have been used in NHK studio. Currently, we have succeeded to manufacture and sell our NES product line mainly through key television broadcast stations supported by various other businesses.
Custom-made System
Variations concerning customer's monitor environment are infinite regarding the size of the room, the recording genre, listening level, preference of sound and system device including the mixing console. Producing, tuning and customizing all NES system to optimize monitoring in all environments are the intent to keep up with the needs of a customer.
Tough enclosure made from Woodless material
Phenolic resin is a material called 'Merafit' that is used as a component for enclosure, and it has a specific gravity of 1.6 about 2 times of wood. It has strong stiffness that does not waver from the vibration of a woofer drive unit. In addition, because there is no individual difference between the enclosure using natural materials such as wood, thus it is far superior in uniformity between the L/R speakers which influences the characteristic of the speaker.
Uniquely developed high-power soft dome midrange unit
Regarding the midrange speaker unit which can make a central bandwidth of sound, there are only a handful of manufacturers in the world that can supply a high-quality, high-power soft dome unit, we have developed NES's unique midrange unit in cooperation with TOA Corporation. The 100mm diameter is a key feature for this unit which can lower the crossover frequency with the woofer at 350Hz creating a high-power stable unit.
The sound tuning including the room acoustic
The quality of sound in a monitor environment is not only decided by the performance of the speaker itself. But also it is affected by everything from the feature of the electrical system (from the mixing console to the power amp) to the room transmission characteristics which reaches the ears of a listener after it has been converted to sound by the speakers. We are taking great strides in constructing the best monitor environment with total coordination not just only installation but also sound tuning including the room acoustic, in order to show the performance of the speaker effectively.
NES211S
The 3-way speaker system chosen as NHK high-quality sound studio monitor
3-way formation setup is a 1.5 inches soft dome tweeter, a custom ordered 100mm high-power soft dome squawker, two 12-inch woofers with excellent transient characteristics and high power. This setup is the ultimate performance for a large monitor in a recording studio, TV station, etc.
NES211S SPEC <SPEAKER>
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Frequency response | 50Hz-18kHz ±3dB |
| Crossover frequency | 350Hz,3.5kHz (12dB/oct) |
| Nominal impedance | 4Ω |
| fo | 40Hz |
| Sensitivity | 91dB-SPL (1W 1m) |
| Dimensions | |
| 600(W)×850(H)×500(D)mm(Type V) | |
| 850(W)×600(H)×500(D)mm(Type H) | |
| Net weight | 110kg |
| Enclosure material | Melafitt(R) |
| Finish | Urethane painting |
| Input terminals | 2 binding posts "+" "GND"Performance |
NES111S
3-way single woofer model succeeding the quality of 211S
The same units as the 211S are used for the mid and high range but for a single woofer, high quality same as 211S is condensed in a compact enclosure.
It is usable as a 2ch monitor and moreover it is possible to construct a high quality surround monitoring environment that can express the accurate surround image.
NES111S SPEC <SPEAKER>
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Frequency response | 50Hz-18kHz ±3dB |
| Crossover frequency | 350Hz,3.5kHz (12dB/oct) |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω |
| fo | 40Hz |
| Sensitivity | 88dB-SPL (1W 1m) |
| Dimensions | |
| 400(W)×750(H)×400(D)mm(type V) | |
| Net weight | 70kg |
| 620(W)×420(H)×460(D)mm(type H) | |
| Net weight | 65kg |
| Enclosure material | Melafitt(R) |
| Finish | Urethane painting |
| Input terminals | 2 binding posts "+" "GND"Performance |
NES101S
2-way speaker system condensed the quality of NES series
It is comprised of a 2-way, 12-inch woofer which is the same as the 211/111S and a 1.5 inches soft dome tweeter, and it is introduced as the rear channel speaker of the surround monitor system as well as the main monitor speaker, it's compact and has a high reproduction capability.
NES101S SPEC <SPEAKER>
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Frequency response | 50Hz-18kHz ±3dB |
| Crossover frequency | 2kHz (12dB/oct) |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω |
| fo | 40Hz |
| Sensitivity | 88dB-SPL (1W 1m) |
| Dimensions | |
| 450(W)×700(H)×320(D)mm(type V) | |
| 700(W)×450(H)×320(D)mm(type H) | |
| Net weight | 45kg |
| Enclosure material | Melafitt(R) |
| Finish | Urethane painting |
| Input terminals | 2 binding posts "+" "GND"Performance |
NESmini
A near-field monitor system, usable for setting on top of a console
A 2-way formation, 10-inch woofer and a one inch soft dome tweeter
NES mini can realize ideal near field monitoring by its correct sound image reproduction and the natural sound quality. It is suitable to construct a smaller surround monitoring environment in combination with an optional speaker stand.
NESmini SPEC <SPEAKER>
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Frequency response | 70Hz-18kHz ±3dB |
| Crossover frequency | 2kHz (12dB/oct) |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω |
| fo | 60Hz |
| Sensitivity | 87dB-SPL (1W 1m) |
| Dimensions | |
| 280(W)×390(H)×280(D)mm | |
| Net weight | 19kg |
| Enclosure material | Melafitt(R) |
| Finish | Urethane painting |
| Input terminals | 2 binding posts "+" "GND"Performance |
NES100/200LFE
The subwoofer system for LFE succeeding the character of NES
The Subwoofer system for LFE with a 15-inch woofer using a hard laminated enclosure made of composite materials can stand up to super low-frequency reproduction. It covers widely from small to large scale environment by using either a single woofer model or double.
NES100/200LFE <SPEAKER>
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Frequency response | 50Hz-150Hz ±3dB |
| Nominal impedance | 8Ω / 4Ω |
| fo | 40Hz |
| Sensitivity | 91dB-SPL (1W 1m) |
| Dimensions | |
| 580(W)×750(H)×400(D)mm (100) | |
| 900(W)×650(H)×600(D)mm (200) | |
| Net weight | 48kg(100) / 81kg(200) |
| Enclosure material | Plywood and Fiber Reinforced Cement Sidings |
| Finish | Urethane painting |
| Input terminals | 2binding posts "+" "GND"Performance |
NES500/450
NES500 manufactured by NLE (Denmark) as monaural 500W high-grade and high-power amplifier
NES450 as 150W×2 dual amplifiers equipped over quality module
The NES500 is a monaural amplifier that can produce high quality 500W (8Ω) power. It is reasonably priced because of the domestic knockdown production method.
The NES450 uses a high quality discrete amplifier with an established reputation at the input step and the dividing step, and 400W at MONO mode.
It can be used not only as a stereo specification but also as a bi-amp specification with sufficient power for large speaker driver with low frequency range/L=150W and in the medium and high frequency range/R=150W
NES500 SPEC <Power Amplifier>
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Power output | Continuous 500W into 8Ω 1,000W into 4Ω |
| Frequency response | 20Hz-20kHz ±0.15dB (1W, 8Ω) 10Hz-100kHz ±1.5dB (1W, 8Ω) |
| Voltage gain | 30 ±0.2dB (1kHz, 8Ω) |
| Distortion | 0.1% THD, 20Hz-20kHz (250W, 8Ω) |
| Signal/noise | 115dB, IHF-A (Ref. 500W, 8Ω) |
| Output impedance | 0.1Ω, 20Hz-30kHz |
| Damping factor | 80 20Hz-30kHz (RL = 8Ω) |
| Features | |
| Input sensitivity | 2V for 100W into 4Ω |
| Input impedance | 50kΩ Balanced / 25kΩ Unbalanced |
| Input terminals | XLR3-31F, 2HOT |
| Output terminals | 2 binding posts "+" "GND" |
| Other Technical data | |
| Power requirements | mains voltage AC100V (50/60Hz) |
| frequency | 50/60Hz |
| consumption | 2,000W Maximum / 100W Minimum (Idling) |
| Dimensions | |
| Front Panel | 483(W)×132(H)mm (EIA 3U size) |
| Chassis total | 427(D)mm |
| Net Weight | 28.5kg |
NES450 SPEC <Power Amplifier>
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Power output | Continuous 150W into 8Ω 180W into 4Ω 400W into 8Ω (BTL) |
| Frequency response | 10Hz-30kHz, +0/-0.2dB (1W, 8Ω) 10Hz-100kHz ±1.5dB (1W, 8Ω) |
| Voltage gain | 30dB (1kHz, 8Ω) |
| Distortion | 0.08% THD, 20Hz-20kHz (190W, 8Ω) |
| Signal/noise | 105dB, IHF-A (Ref. 150W, 8Ω) |
| Damping factor | 200 20Hz-30kHz (RL = 8Ω) |
| Features | |
| Input sensitivity | +4dBu for 150W into 8Ω |
| Input impedance | 10kΩ Balanced |
| Input terminals | XLR3-31F, 2HOT |
| Output terminals | 2 binding posts "+" "GND" |
| Earth terminal | 1 binding post "⊥" |
| Other Technical data | |
| Power requirements | mains voltage AC100V |
| frequency | 50/60Hz |
| consumption | 400W Maximum 100W Minimum (Idling) |
| power muting time | 2sec. |
| Dimensions | |
| Front Panel | 483(W)×132(H)mm (EIA 3U size) |
| Chassis total | 357(D)mm |
| Net Weight | 20.0kg |
As well as a fulfillment of the NES monitor speakers lineup, we are proposing a speaker elevator device system as one option to respond to requests relevant to the speaker setting as a result of 5.1ch surround response from our various customers including broadcast stations.
Ceiling Type
This is an electric elevator type speaker mount hung from the ceiling.
The maximum stroke is 60cm and it is possible to stop it at any position within a stroke by using the remote control switch.
It can achieve a suitable setting in case of bad effect on the operation if ITU-R placement is adopted for the surround rear speaker. It is possible to lower the unit to an ideal height in case of surround monitoring and keeping it elevated at a level of height not to interfere on the usual occasion. Adopting the technology and construction of a ' Microphone Traverse system' which we supply for experimental laboratory such as an anechoic room, we develop this system as a new version. It's light because of the aluminum main member, therefore the load against the ceiling is reduced.
Floor Type
This is an electric elevator type floor stand. The maximum stroke is 46cm and it is also possible to stop it at any position within a stroke by using a remote control switch.
It is useful when you arrange the surround monitor setting at the near field in addition to the existing monitor environment. Adapting for the front channel at the back of the console, it is possible to lower the speaker at a lower position than the console in the case of an existing 2ch monitoring. Also, we are preparing a manual operation stand.