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NHT Audiophile-Grade 3-Way Floor-Standing Speakers 2.5i

Name: NHT Audiophile-Grade 3-Way Floor-Standing Speakers 2.5i
Brand: NHT
SKU: 9046
Price: 995.00 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

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Categories: Used/Vintage, Speakers, Towers / Floor-Standers

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Description

NHT Model 2.5i Tower Loudspeakers – Audiophile-Grade Floor-Standing Speakers with Exceptional Imaging
Crafted in the USA, the NHT (Now Hear This) Model 2.5i tower speakers represent a pinnacle of 1990s high-performance audio engineering. These elegant floorstanding speakers feature NHT’s innovative “Focused Image Geometry” design with a distinctive 21-degree angled front baffle that dramatically improves stereo imaging while reducing unwanted room reflections.

The 2.5i delivers exceptional sound quality with its three-way design that combines a fluid-cooled aluminum dome tweeter, polypropylene midrange, and a side-firing long-throw woofer. The unique hybrid enclosure features an acoustic suspension chamber for the midrange/tweeter and a bass-reflex design for the woofer, resulting in tight, accurate bass extending down to 29Hz.

Renowned for their incredibly spacious three-dimensional soundstage, impressive tonal neutrality, and top-notch musicality, these speakers reproduce recordings with remarkable accuracy and transparency, neither adding warmth nor brightness unless present in the source material. The custom-designed European drivers include a SEAS tweeter and Peerless midrange/woofer, selected for their superior performance characteristics.

3-way design with Focused Image Geometry (21-degree angled front baffle)

1″ fluid-cooled aluminum dome tweeter manufactured by SEAS (Norway)

6.5″ polypropylene midrange driver manufactured by Peerless (Denmark)

8″ side-firing long-throw polypropylene woofer manufactured by Peerless (Denmark)

Frequency response: 29Hz-25kHz (±3dB)

Sensitivity: 86dB (2.83V at 1M)

Impedance: 6 ohms nominal, 3.6 ohms minimum

Power handling: 35-200 watts recommended

Dual gold-plated 5-way binding posts for bi-amping/bi-wiring

Crossover frequencies: 100Hz and 3.3kHz

Hybrid enclosure: acoustic suspension for midrange/tweeter, bass-reflex for woofer

Rear-firing 3″ flared port

High-gloss black laminate finish

Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 7 x 38 x 15.5 inches (17.8 x 96.5 x 39.4 cm)
Weight: 46 lbs (20.9 kg) each

These American-made audiophile speakers deliver exceptional performance that belies their modest price point. With their piano-black finish, unique side-firing woofer design, and outstanding sound quality, the NHT 2.5i speakers will make an impressive addition to any music lover’s listening room. Experience the clarity, precision, and dynamic range that made these speakers highly regarded among audio enthusiasts.

Asking $995 for these exceptional speakers with high SAF (spouse approval factor) due to their small footprint and classy appearance.

Additional information

Weight	100 lbs
Dimensions	19.5 × 20 × 42 in

About brand

NHT at Radique

We service NHT, too. Bring us your own NHT speakers and subwoofers for repair, servicing or restoration (speakers up to 80 lbs each), with a 90-day warranty on the work. See our Audio Service page

NHT was founded in Benicia, California, in 1986 by Chris Byrne and engineer Ken Kantor, and the name stands for Now Hear This. We carry NHT bookshelf speakers, towers, centre channels and subwoofers. We've had more than 40 NHT listings so far, covering more than 25 different models. Every used NHT here is inspected, tested and serviced as required, then photographed in-house and covered by our Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty and Perpetual Trade-Back Program. Don't see the model you want? Tell us on First Dibs and we'll email you when one arrives.

The NHT models we've sold most often include the Three and SuperOne bookshelf speakers, the SW2 and Ten subwoofers and the 2.9 tower.

The NHT story

Chris Byrne, who had been Pioneer Electronics' vice-president of marketing, and engineer Ken Kantor, whose career had taken in Acoustic Research, Boston Acoustics and NAD, founded NHT in Benicia, California, in 1986. Its speakers were known for front baffles angled at 21 degrees, which NHT called Focused Image Geometry.

Jensen and Rockford. In 1990 NHT was sold to International Jensen, which also owned AR and Advent and let NHT keep its design independence. The four-way 3.3 flagship followed in the early 1990s, Kantor left in 1997 after designing the 2.9 tower, and by 2004 NHT was part of Rockford Corporation.

Today. Secrets of Home Theater calls the Classic Three of the mid-2000s NHT's best-selling model, and the C Series followed it. NHT is still based in Benicia, making acoustic-suspension and in-ceiling speakers. Chris Byrne died in December 2025.

Which NHT is which?

Original Model line (late 1980s to early 1990s): from the Model 1 to the four-way 3.3, with slim baffles angled at 21 degrees.

2.9 tower (by 1997): Ken Kantor's last NHT design, with separate terminals for bi-amplifying its woofers.

Super series: the SuperZero, SuperOne and SuperTwo, often paired with the SW2 subwoofer.

Subwoofers: the SW2 with its MA-1A amplifier, and the Classic Ten and Classic Twelve.

VT home theatre towers: such as the VT-1 and VT-3.

Classic Series (mid-2000s to 2016) and C Series: including the Classic Three.

Buying used NHT: what to check

Stabilizer bars and spikes. NHT towers such as the VT-3 and SuperTwo rely on stabilizer bars or spikes, so check they come with the pair.

Amplifier match. NHT says underpowered amplifiers are the most common cause of speaker damage, so check the tweeters on any pair that ran on a small receiver.

Subwoofer amps. If an MA-1A's front light doesn't come on, an internal fuse may have blown. On a Classic Ten or Twelve, check that the line-voltage setting is 120 V.

Baffle foam. The original angled models have anti-diffraction foam strips on the baffle, so check they are there.

Everything we list is inspected, tested and serviced as required here, and comes with our warranty.