Not every acquisition is a death sentence. It's up to Bose whether they want to let McIntosh be McIntosh and profit from that, or try to change it for short term profits and ruin McIntosh and losing Bose's investment. I with a large company who has done both things. Our latest acquisition we are leaving generally untouched, we are sharing engineers and manufacturing expertise. It's working really well fro both of us. The point that was brought up about Bose help McIntosh form an OEM car audio division is one great approach. It takes know how and connections to get anywhere in the auto industry.

For Accuphase E-4000, is there a HT-Bypass function? Which LINE IN sockets are for HT?

I would not take a long haul flight without my Bose noise cancelling headphones. OK Bose is at the low end of Hi-Fi - so what? As for me in my two Hi-Fi rigs: I would rather be tied on a slab in Transylvania with Vlad the Impaler using me to prove his thesis that the Marquis de Sade was but an amateur, than have Bose in my system.

Enjoyed, thanks. There are two reasons why I would never buy a D'agostino. First is the price. Second is the truly hideous looks. I like steampunk but this is going too far. You can buy products for their looks, I get that. But this design is more 'look how expensive I am'. I find it vulgar and embarrassing. Just as bad is his name splashed around. If he had real class he would understand that there is more value in having people say: 'WHO designed that?' The understated elegance of Pass Labs .8 series is more to my liking. There is competition in the vulgarity stakes - I am undecided who the winner is: Dan or Dartzeel.

Happy 2025 and thanks for sharing your insights!

its a very meh speaker

The Winner is Pass Labs Int-250 👍

Hey. Me with such a question. I have KEF Reference 205/2 speakers. It's time for a change and I can't decide between M33 and Hegel 390? I have no way of trying them. Now I have a Marantz PM7005n. Thanks!

Hi! Isnt the measurements 420x389*218mm and not 420*489*218?

Very good. Adele 21 is a horrible recording of great singer

Do you have a review on the MC 462 and the C49? If so let me know.

What preamp would have this (or better) sound quality if I don’t need 16 inputs & all the other bells & whistles?

My Odyssey Stratos drives them beautifully, no need to spend $3,600 on an amp.

I just got the Sonus Faber Sonetto III G2. WoW. seriously good speaker. (I don't play super loud, I hit about 85/87dB peak, AVG 77 - 79dB)

18 januari listeningsessie with a Cayin CS-845A Reference and de Sonetto V G2. Cant wait.🎉🎉🎉

Do you think the MoFi 888 could be the speaker equivalent to the Meze 99 Classic headphones? Of which speakers could have a similar sound signature to the Meze 99 Classic?

I've got a pair of MG 2.7 QR 's powered by a Rotel RB993 (200W/ch) that I purchased new 24 years ago. I have loved these speakers from the very first day! My wife and I built a new home a year ago and the plan just didn't provide for the speakers' placements. I want to put them in my workshop, a 30'x60'x14' spray foam insulated metal building where the acoustics are surprisingly ok with additional opportunities to improve them. Separated into two distinct spaces, I'd like to place the MG's WITHIN the wooden stud framed demarcation wall causing it to throw sound into both spaces. Temperatures in the building range from 45 to 80F winter to summer and I expect to wrap the cavity in a very thin and lightweight moisture barrier to minimize humidity and eliminate dust (the back side is my woodworking shop). The moisture barrier may dull the sound a bit but that's why I'll wrap the cavity rather than the speaker itself and any impact is still better than a good coating of sawdust. Any thoughts, ideas, or other concerns I need to consider?

You remind me so much of myself. 🙂

The amp that i die for

how the heck do you lift the speakers with the jack? Are you supposed to just know the center point? It's super tipsy for me.

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PS Audio made in China speakers are the best.

What if 1/3 of the new speakers punch above their price range? Are we getting a price-hike? Or is the the other speaker just a lame box meanwhile as the price range received a generational quality improvement? Or is it just plain BS Marketing?

@Yippie6862 Binghamton, rod serling's home town and now all of us are in the Twilight Zone the late Amar Bose. Is there any way that now, real scientists will apply their scientific expertise to Bose's products and improve them??

G’day from sunny Adelaide, Australia. I own the 1.7i but accompany it with the REL S812. Key for me with the Maggie’s is DSP. I have to say I love them but their sound out of the box is not very good once you’ve been spoilt with DSP correction. I own the DEQX HDP5 digital processing pre amp with the PS Audio S1200 mono’s. In the DSP environment of the DEQX it fixes both the time alignment and frequency response and gives me control over crossover so, I roll the Maggie’s off around 50hz which allows me to push them harder and louder as not so much current is going through them. The imaging with time correction is amazing, truly night and day. The bass on music like from Max Richter is so deep their combination is everything I could want…nearly. Being an audiophile I still want to upgrade and can’t let go of the Maggie dipole sound now, but would like a little less work from the DSP side of things so thanks for the review of the 2.7i. I’d be unlikely to ever go back to box speakers. That tweeter may be the solution but, worry its more delicate and susceptible to damage, especially with 1200w from the PS Audio mono’s.

PS Audio FR5 with planar tweeters and bi-amping capable. source=Apple Music lossless quality

Can you briefly compare the 150A with the 100A and the 845A? Thank you!

Have you mated with a sub?

That was quite a year you had speaker-wise. I’m really hoping you can make room for the larger PS Audio speakers so we can have a showdown with the WATT Puppies. Nobody else has done that.

Thank you so much for this amazing video! A bit off-topic, but I wanted to ask: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). Could you explain how to move them to Binance?

i still love my Celestion A3, A1 and Centre channel spkrs -- wonderful after 15-20 years

The guy who sold you the mcinstosh is the audiophile equivalent of a crack dealer 😂

When are you going to unbox the new Accuphase A-300?

Adrian thank you for expressing your thoughts regarding the 90's Mirage M series bipolar monoliths. Those were/are still my defacto favorite reference soundstage speakers. I have yet to find a manufacturer that has since been able to replicate the "miraculous" effect with the realism my defunct M3si could. Unfortunately they died an unceremonious death due to abusive wattage neglect as my unbridled enthusiasm for louder and louder dynamic needs took its toll on the ferro fluid cooled titanium hybrid tweeters. I blew a bunch with my McIntosh MC2500. When I called API to request new voice coils they had all but run out of production. 😢 End of story....BTW, Thanks for rekindling those memories.

I didn't like the review. It just oozes snobbery.

Thank you for the breakdown Adrian. Will you ever carry /sell KEF Speakers ?

The all new Linn Klimax Solo 800 Mono Amps are the very amps on the Planet ?....🤔

Wait until you all listen to the new Popori Acoustics Loudspeakers they just might be the new Holy Grail of Speakers....😇

Lol, keep Digging Adrian. My god, that hole is getting very deep. "The girl you want to take home to Mum" I love it😂😂😂

Happy Xmas! A big "Thank you" for the videos this last year - I have really enjoyed them. Looking forward to the next one.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours as well.

I believe Bose sees this as enhancing their automotive audio business. McIntosh already is in some Jeep vehicles, and Sonus Faber is available in high-end vehicles like Maserati and Lamborghini.

“The girl you take home to meet your mom’’ . . . beautiful!!!

Too bad you don’t carry the Focal Utopia line. If you did, unfortunately none of your Wilson’s would sell.

I like your channel. But I can't afford any products you sell.

Man your voice was distant, had to have the volume full blast.

the new sonettos are great value, good allround speakers; i certainly enjoy them with the quad revival: also recommended

Rather get the speakers instead of girl 😂

What about Tannoy Speakers

Sashas are great, though I'm more of a Focal Scala guy at that price point. At the high end, I think they're a bit overpriced for what they deliver (for example when comparing a 200 grand Alexx V with a 120 grand Sonus faber Aida 2 or a Focal Stella Utopia, or comparing a 320 grand XVX with a 200 grand Bayz Audio Counterpoint 2.0). Am still curious to listen to the Master Chronosonic once, they're my unicorn, haven't had a chance in decades.