I've been in the Audio Industry for over 40 years, I truly enjoy hearing Adrian's thoughts and ideas. Such clear, organized and entertaining dialog. We are the Daniel Hertz dealers in Western Canada, set up a listening session with us - we have a number of fine speaker brands to use during your demo, or bring your own speakers if you'd like. Thanks Adrian! The Gramophone Edmonton

I often rotate gear and in 2023 I picked up a used Maria. I was immediately disappointed by its build quality. Plastic, what were they thinking!? But performance wise is kind of mind blowing for the price, as in my experience it kept up with separates 3-4 times its cost.

How does it compare to the Stradivari g2

Hi @adrian, watch guy here. Now, if we all could have a dealer that is willing to loan us Daniel Hertz gear, we’d all be golden 😂 But here is a question for you; why do we often see you wear clothing that said University of Waterloo? Did you go to school there? Or did one of your daughters? I feel like there is a story there and us the viewers must know!

Nice rant at the beginning Adrian. 😄

We all know the Garrard 401, considerin it being in a proper massive plinth (Auditorium23) and with a well working 1962 Ortofon RMG309 12“ arm and a EMT TSD15 with A23 SUT. I‘d like to know if there is from your (AEC) perspective a turntable equally reliable, powerful, musical or better giving musical engagement-speed, tonality, texture in voice and music instruments, absolute silence, and simplicity in maintenance for a reasonable price that makes an upgrade worth it without going into an Oligarch or Panzermine system? Or what would be such improvement, on a different angle that makes sense as a modern partner (second player) to that very satisfying G401 I have? My listening goes across all easy (Rock, Pop, Reggae, Jazz, Electronic), classic, and hard (avantgarde, experimental, Jazz, ethno) listening of 33,45, new 78 and old 78.

I wish I could audition daniel hertz equipment:)

Wilson? GR Research recently showed how awful the Watt Puppy 8 is. They have design flaws.

poor mike. has no idea about what he is listening to. he was trying to describe a crash cymbal. as opposed to a ride. common on every drumset. as an audio engineer, i laugh at the amateur audiophile guys. you wanna hear the recording as intended? listen to it on the type of monitors they mixed them on.

Would love to see a video about the holo audio may kte

Hi Adrian: What are you thoughts on Esoteric Class A power amps?

Would be great if t had a remote so you can make fine adjustments from your listing position as such

Adrian, your criteria for selecting a product line is similar to how Buffett decides on which companies to buy

I have one word Adrian TOTEM!

Always great sessions with you all! As far as the Daniel Hertz product: no one seems to mention that effectively there is a lot of digital signal processing used, nothing wrong with that! I lived in the Magnepan ecosystem with various models ending with the 3.7i for 23 years until recently when I fell hard for the Anniversary watt puppies and switched over.

Shakespeare would have been proud of you Adrian when you said that it is preferable to enjoy a Daniel Hertz amp despite any concerns about Mark's eventual absence. "Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" :-) Besides, I think Mark is smart enough to have contingency plans in place, right? BTW Adrian I have a product THAT YOU MUST CARRY - I'm making it in my backyard and selling it for only 100$ a square foot. It's grass sod and when I put a piece on my speakers it made an AMAZING difference in the SOUND! Wink wink ... Are you interested? (a word of caution . . . you'll need a place in your studios where you can water the sod at least twice a week and a lawn mower, preferably a battery powered one for use inside your studios. LOVED this video -THANK YOU !

Thanks Adrian very entertaining. On the Daniel Hertz Maria, isn’t an integrated amplifier of that quality you said for $12-$13,000 comparatively not that expensive?

Been to Brazil, spent two weeks there. highly recommend going to the south of Brazil, it's amazing.

Have you herd about Popori Acoustics panel speakers? Highly touted by some KZbin reviewers. Appears that there is no Canada distributor, but they seem to deal directly with dealers (they are based in Hungary).

Interesting take on Wilson. I never liked Wilson until I heard the Sasha DAW's, which I purchased. Daryl has done some amazing things there. Same thing with DCS, never liked them until I heard the Apex upgrade, which was a game changer for them imo.

Very few online reviewers and audio specialists ever mention Audiovector.

So many companies I never heard about… 😂 and for me, the resale value is a big concern, and most of those good products are almost unknown, so, very difficult to resale (to upgrade!)

Great video. Informative. Thanks

Great video, Adrian. Sounds like sour grapes about not carrying Luxman though 🤣

Great content, but please attach the microphone correctly, to avoid a muffled sound.

Yay, Mike! All your videos make me smile. And learn. Thanks to you and your team.

Why no Moon by SimAudio?

Fiddle, fiddle!😂

If Elon Musk passes away it will be party time!

Adrian, you previously mentioned that you would do an actual review of the PS Audio FR30... Can you kindly share when this will be? Cheers, Many Thanks & Looking Forward to the Video! 👍

Always enjoy your videos. Thanks.

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Funny how so many comments in here bashing the Mac, but 5 years after this video people are selling off their Hegel gear for half of what they paid. Meanwhile the Macs once again holding value!!! I like both by the way. Depends on the mood. lol.

Just a FYI… I have 2 Macintosh 611 Monoblocks and I called Macintosh and spoke to one of their engineers.. He told me not to use a regenerator, just said to plug it into the wall. Just saying….

Can you use it as a preamp but having both the RCA and XLR inputs being used?

C-Wave is made from snake oil.

Welcome back Adrian, thanks for the new video!

I wish they would make better knobs.

Have not seen an equalizer on the market In years

EQ is not necessarily if you have quality equipment that has good synergy between components

I was using an EQ for years, but recently removed it and enjoy the sound just as much.

This speaker is on my list of potential upgrades. Currently running Monitor Audio Silver RX8's. How do these stand up to the Sonus Faber Sonetto V G2's? I have no place near me that deals both speakers.

I considered getting one of these, they are about $7,000 here though. Now that I’m using the Eversolo A8 as a Tidal transport I’m happy with its PEQ.

Lot of misinformation in this video obviously after views nothing more

I am not sure what could convince me that 3000$ makes any sense at all for an EQ. Only reason to buy it is to show off your ability to light money on fire.

How do I connect it to my c12000

Wasn’t this designed for exclusive use with other MI equipment?

I’m going to be building a 2 channel music room. Existing McIntosh MT5 TT Existing McIntosh C2700 New McIntosh MC312 amp Mostly playing vinyl records I’ve heard pro and cons for adding one of the following. 1) MEN220 room correction Or 2) MQ112 equalizer Would love to hear your opinion. Thx

I wish the c2700 had a tilt feature for E Qing. I played around with a tilt feature on another manufacturer, it was really a beautiful outcome, very natural C2700 It has a simple bass and trouble only… Now you have some company😊

Well, it looks like I'm the first one here! 😊