hmm...cool.So how did you have the NT5's placed.I'm using a Carvin MTS 3200 head turned up halfway,EQ & sonic maximizer(BBE 482i) set to taste, with two SM57's pointed at the cones of the two bottom speakers of a 4X12 cabinet about 11 inches out panned hard left-right...a decent heavy tone ,but I'm always looking for better and I think I'm about to pick up a pair of NT5's mostly for drum OH's,but hey...if they sound good on the cab. too...then that's just a +