Here are a couple of updates:
1. Interestingly the stands for the NS-5000 are on the Yamaha USA website with a technical description.
2. Found two new reviews:
http://www.soundstageaustralia.com/index.php/reviews/114-yamaha-ns-5000-loudspeakers
http://av2day.com/2018/01/yamaha-ns5000-loudspeakers-part-i/
3. Was reading on another Yamaha website what an achievement Yamaha believes their 3 1/4" midrange DOME is in these speakers (vs. midrange cone). After researching, I found midrange domes are hard to do but when done right can have advantages over cones. Some criticism of the NS-1000's had to do with this implementation so presumably with the zylon material Yamaha has been able to overcome the limitations of this approach. Here are some links:
http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/...389-dome-mids-vs-cones-meaningful-difference/
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/are-dome-midrange-better-than-cone-designs
1. Interestingly the stands for the NS-5000 are on the Yamaha USA website with a technical description.
2. Found two new reviews:
http://www.soundstageaustralia.com/index.php/reviews/114-yamaha-ns-5000-loudspeakers
http://av2day.com/2018/01/yamaha-ns5000-loudspeakers-part-i/
3. Was reading on another Yamaha website what an achievement Yamaha believes their 3 1/4" midrange DOME is in these speakers (vs. midrange cone). After researching, I found midrange domes are hard to do but when done right can have advantages over cones. Some criticism of the NS-1000's had to do with this implementation so presumably with the zylon material Yamaha has been able to overcome the limitations of this approach. Here are some links:
http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/...389-dome-mids-vs-cones-meaningful-difference/
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/are-dome-midrange-better-than-cone-designs