A New 4K Visit to Michael Fremer's Listening Room

A videographer visited recently to produce this 4K room tour showing my current audio system, including some new products under review, and some records and accessories.
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There's a similar room tour video shot years ago that's gotten 848,000 views. That sounds encouraging and most comments are positive but I think some people viewed it for the same reason they watch plane crash videos.
Some of the comments express a variety of emotions including outrage at the cost of the equipment that they think might be better spent feeding the poor, or claiming that none of this makes a sonic difference (especially cables, which make a big difference) and some expressing various anti-semitic tropes and the like, or the usual "snake oil" comments, etc.
So enjoy (or not)!

[@PoppinWheeliez]

Truly, this is the best example of diminishing returns I have ever witnessed.

[@trackingangle929]

Because you have not heard it so have not “witnessed” anything so I understand your comment. I was up listening until 2:30 AM and you can be sure the returns were intensified not diminished.

[@sean1273]

First we had the Rutles, then Spinal Tap and now this masterpiece. Wonderful!

[@trackingangle929]

I’m gratified you found it humorous

[@byrondrake703]

My father was had an overtly large record collection. While he was still alive, I asked him what was going to happen to all his collection when he died. He got a twinkle in his eye and told me he wanted all of his colored vinyl and picture discs to be melted into a big coffin for himself. He was smiling almost laughing by then. He then told me he wanted Mauler's unfinished symphony to be played at his funeral. I wasn't able to accomplish that either. I got his guitars and my sister ended up with his records with the intent to sell them. I will own his guitars until my last breath out of respect. Oh he also told me if he sat down and tried to listen non-stop to all of his records he couldn't do it. He would probably die first. He still kept buying records anyway. I now have a large collection myself and am "trying" to slow down my spending on them. More trying to listen and enjoy what I have. I've started fixing cassette decks/turntables for a hobby also as a hack. Life is good.

[@robertjdejong]

Beautiful story, thanks for sharing Byron. I feel it going same way, bought the Rolling Stones Color in Mono box just like that, not think twice.

[@byrondrake703]

@@robertjdejong it's definitely addictive and if you have compulsive tendencies, that trigger will be repeated over and over. I guess it's like...buy something, but... do you play it? or is it just a possession? Do you ever listen to it? If not...why do you need it in the first place?

[@professorjams]

I like your love.

[@Orchestra101]

“If you have the money & If you want something really badly enough.. just take the money and enjoy your self.. Life is too short!” Well said Michael! Thank you for sharing you passion and showing your magical space!! 🙏🏻

[@donjohnson3701]

Indeed, no need to die and be the richest one in the graveyard! Enjoy yourself while you are here and healthy enough.

[@user-ex9zm7bg3x]

Totally true. I never imagined I'd spend what I have on my rig, but I figure it's no more than what'll be left in the bank when I'm gone. I am loving it every day.

[@brianlewis5042]

Thank you Michael. This was a pleasure to watch and listen to. You are what I call the Godfather of analogue. Your hard work and dedication has kept vinyl alive for generations to come.

[@the_normal]

True.Regards from Poland!

[@professorjams]

Vinyl has a life it’s own. It’s a love affair . Gadgetry has a minimal lasting fragrant…listen to ……..The Avons “ What love can do to you “. The Drifters “ Three thirty three “………..it’s the music.

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@professorjams it´s the best source we have to hear new music nothing better was created till today in frequency response

[@JohnSmith-of4vh]

As you rightly realise through personal experience: THE TURNTABLE ALWAYS COMES BEFORE THE CAR........🚘

[@itsjim2875]

Always great information and a wonderful presentation, Michael! Thank you for all you do for the world of analogue/vinyl.

[@DonHamlin]

Michael, I’ve watched many of your videos, subscribed to the Tracking Angle magazine, and read your reviews for around 35 years but this video is truly special. I feel like I’ve gotten to know the real you for the first time. Thanks for making this.

[@barryb911]

Wonderful video. Thank you so much, Mr. Fremer! It's fascinating to see your room and equipment. There are many of us who appreciate your expertise on analog and audio.

[@VinylMonkey58]

Thanks Michael - I love to listen to someone who really knows and loves their stuff. Inspirational

[@MrBonger88]

Beautiful setup. “Life is too short” , indeed it is. Wise words to live by

[@grantvonditfurth8687]

Michael, I find all your reviews so lucid and refreshing, because everyone else is trying to sell the product not giving a clear framework for the reader or viewer to understand. Hi Fi is a world of endless improvements and we all chase the ultimate, you cause us to focus on what is important, once again thank you.

[@jodygoeler586]

Thank you, Michael. I enjoyed listening to your stories. What a gift to be able to bring music back to Brian Wilson's life, as he gave so much to us.

[@thegrimyeaper]

You got me excited about vinyl in the 90's and with this video you got me excited all over again!

[@ScottsLifeOffGrid]

Thank you so very much Michael, one of my favorite KZbin videos!

[@athurV1]

Michael , God Bless You, your guidance and input is always positive and warming , keep kicking ass .

[@Geoduck.]

Thank you Michael what a joy to watch.

[@sirtimothyjasonwellsakaelduce]

Well Mr. Freemer this video was great , I got a little choked up when you talked about kicking the bucket , watching and listening to you is like being with my father and his friends back in the day , all have passed away in the last few years and I value you and you expertise. I pray you have many good and healthy years to come , cheers 🥂

[@m6j159]

Michael, I could listen to you all night. It is fascinating to hear you discuss your system and an education when you discuss music and pressings. Thank you ...please, keep going and keep sharing. You're a treasure.

[@deydj5197]

Sorry for my bad english. I'm Brazilian and I'm a deep lover of high fidelity sound equipment and I congratulate you for being born with blessed ears to be able to capture the purest sound extracted from such equipment. God bless you forever!

[@ianmedium]

This is wonderful Michael, such an in depth tour, I am breaking it into parts to savour it all the more. That K3 is incredible and I think it very appropriate that the man largely responsible for keeping vinyl alive gets to own the prototype of such a revolutionary record deck!

[@maurice4407]

I agree 100%

[@iamoneofus4653]

I love the tour of your audio room, great stories and very encouraging to hear all the details of your turntables and amps and preamps. and the best records in the world.

[@mpw621]

Thanks Michael for sharing your setup! The whole thing sounds quite good - really good! Your system has come along way from the beginning to now. Love those Lp's !

[@frankvalls2487]

Thank you so much for the insightful visit to your wonderful nest and your engaging conversational revelations about how you feel about music and reproduction. I have been reading your reports for years and always found them rewarding. For most of my 82 years I have been involved in audio and being from New Orleans where music is a 24/7 endeavor, I know what live music sounds and as you know it is the rare recording that can deliver the nuance of tone,rhythm and pace and you have helped my collection. Thanks

[@antonygilroy8027]

Awesome Michael, keep up the great work! Always enjoy your videos, lots of knowledge, experience and humour.

[@user-ex9zm7bg3x]

Mikey (I feel like I've been reading you long enough to call you that!), you were very generous with turntable advice for me recently. Thank you again for that and for the tour of your rig and cave. Excited to have this new channel of yours to follow.

[@screamallyouwant]

I’ve waited for this video for a long time. Thank you!

[@trondam]

Thanks, I really enjoyed this video. Hope you live and are healthy till your 150 years old 🥰🎸👍

[@danashay]

Woof. You are always a hoot to watch, but the stories had me choking! Thank you so much for, you know, being you. Loved the stories, every single one. Please carry on!

[@Daniel-hk3ru]

Great Video Michael! Talking about the equipment is always fun and the steps needed to make and create The Best Music.

[@nathnullobject]

Followed you for a long time and finally you hold up a John Renbourn record and say it is fantastic. So great to hear you say it. Thanks for what you do to make HIFI fun.

[@kevinsmith8328]

Best Vid you ever have done. Thank you for your passion and sharing it. I am a fan.

[@marving1416]

FASCINATING! My equipment and music is not as high end as yours but when I showed my music to my teenage nephew he asked me did I scratch my records like a DJ? I gave him "THE LOOK" and told him sternly "these records are NOT for scratching!"

[@keithwiebe1787]

They're already scratched!

[@lawrencebarclay9030]

Thank you Michael. I am looking forward to more.

[@gonzaljevic]

This is the fremer that I really enjoy. Calm, collected, and full of useful information.

[@chrissmate]

I've waited for this video for a long time. Many things have changed in your listening room. And now I am absolutely speechless. Thx Michael. Greetings from Germany.

[@Thorensgmbh]

Its always a pleasure to see your videos. Thank you!

[@justinlawrence4562]

Thank you, Michael. Wonderful information and great insight into all things analog.

[@rickmilam413]

We went one step further in our 1956 ranch (downsizing for retirement). We also had an overhead line but buried it. So we have new copper wire from the pole into the house into a new AC panel. From there new wiring out to the dedicated listening room my lovely wife agreed to. The original recording quality and the power you provide to your system is where it all starts.

[@cameraplus7233]

A great way to spend 53 minutes. Thanks for taking the time to put this all together.

[@jonpatrick66]

Thank you Michael for sharing some stories from your interesting life and your stereo equipment and room. Very interesting that you could hear the difference between Aluminum and Cooper in the service drop to your new power meter. Thanks again 👍

[@Cashmore1671]

Michael, this is by far your best presentation, all of which I have enjoyed. The file of Lori Lieberman you played sounded absolutely amazing on my iPad speakers, I can’t imagine how it speaks in person. You scored the best occupation one can possibly imagine. Ciao, Patrick

[@user-lm4bi8sx6q]

Dear Michael.!Thank you.!I looked carefully at how your hand behaves at the exit to the output track and made sure that I was setting up anti-skating correctly.This is the first and the second-thank you for meeting great musicians.And the third-the cartridge, in my opinion, has a structurally golden mean and sounds good in both versions.At least I don't hear a cardinal difference in headphones.Thanks again!Health and well-being to you.!

[@wpg_dude1400]

Thanks for this. I always enjoy your stories.

[@indianauniversitysoutheast2707]

Wonderful. FAB-tabulous. Thank you for sharing. BTW-I still have all my old issues of The Tracking Angle...loved that mag.

[@baharam98]

what a pleasure to watch... Thank you!

[@jksaarinen]

Thanks Michael, great video! Enjoyed a peek of your listening room 👍🏻

[@greganderson1681]

Amazing! Thanks Michael.

[@hifitommy]

hi Michael, it's been our pleasure to have you be our keynote speaker and recipient of awards from the LA/Orange County Audio Society in the last (not so few) recent years. i subscribed to tas since about issue # 2 or 3 and Stereophile while JGH was the model for hp to bring us issues as late as can be. i can see that you feel about audio as do i in that it is a sharing experience and our pleasure is derived from that sharing. thank you for these decades of sharing. ...hifitommy

[@marksayers8867]

Respect due my man ! I am glad chaps like you can acquire such great gear and are able to show us plebs the perceived limits of analogue . The big advantage for normies is we have Spotify free version and don't even need to spend anything on loads of music that until fairly recently you couldn't actually buy anywhere . We are all really lucky all around Michael !

[@tomhirschel8524]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@3dimensionsofmusic3D]

Thanks for inviting us to your private place. Spectacular. Funny story about the broken TT. As always a big MFer fan. Greg

[@user-od9iz9cv1w]

Great tour. It is great to see an audiophile that appreciates the minutia of detail that collectively adds up to great sound. The sound clip was very good.

[@Darrylizer1]

Michael tho you have some incredibly expensive (and very nice) gear, it's good to see that you have your priorities straight in that your listening room is filled to the brim with records! Thanks for sharing, loved the stories.

[@cjay2]

Thank you Michael for this incredible video. Greetings from Italy.

[@vinyllpcare3619]

What a wealth of knowledge and experience of all things analogue! Some great stories too. Mikey is by far the best and most authoritative commentator on analogue audio equipment and has been for many, many years. Well, Stereophile's loss is the The Absolute Sound's gain. Hope to see you at this year's High End Show in Munich, Germany diligently filming all the new and exciting analogue products for those who are not able to attend. If there was an Analogue Hall of Fame, this man would be in it. Great video as always, Michael! Greetings from Cork, Ireland.

[@user-lm4bi8sx6q]

Michael, thank you.Very interesting and informative.

[@analoguecity3454]

All those DVDs 📀 you sold , puts in perspective the state of our wonderful hobby! Vinyl is here to stay!

[@johnunderwood3132]

I just have a nice little audio technics turntable. The few things I did to improve it was getting a nicer cartridge and stylus. And made sure that my turntable was on a solid base. Can’t afford much, but I have one hobby and that is vinyl. I just love it. Thank you for the information you provide. I enjoy your channel.

[@analoguecity3454]

Thank you for sharing Mr Fremer! Great video, entertaining and very informative!

[@bobt3374]

Excellent review of your new turn tables & i have to say that my view of your speakers is amazing to view, also i think a man of your experience & knowledge of the vinyl world is key. I always watched your previous video`s & enjoyed seeing the collection you have & visits to the shows. So my thoughts are keep going & ignore sad comments.

[@toddcovington1172]

This was so worth warching! Thank You!

[@dezb9918]

Excellent Video and so entertaining --the history of your achievements was enlightening-Kudos !

[@dazzleships]

Superb video! I could watch you in your listening room all day long 👍🏻

[@HMV101]

I am torn between laughing and crying when I hear someone rabbiting on about proceedures such as replacing copper with aluminum mains supply wiring having any relationship to what is percived eminating from one's sound system. Furthermore, the electronic signals concerned in playing a vinyl disc are not in the least affected by the amount of money paid for a turntable. As long a turntable spins at the correct speed with no discernable wow, flutter or rumble, it will do the same job as any alternative unit, regardless of price. I would advise anyone who claims otherwise to attempt a blindfold A/B comparison.

[@trackingangle929]

your ignorance is actually hilarious.

[@KM-wl1tp]

I do love listening to your stories 👍

[@AudioFileZ]

I came to watch because I had a feeling Mike's reference amp might be by Dartzeel. But because it's Fremer I thought I'd start at the top. Right decision. Great walk-through of his listening space and reference system with the added bonus of selected records shown often with stories attached that are interesting as the music itself. The Brian Wilson story is pure gold. I've never met Mike but I was so interested in the many aspects he addressed and his own work with several productions. I'd love to meet him, grad a brew and a "hoagie" then retreat to his listening room where I could actually hear just how great the medium of vinyl can be as well as share our mutual love of the most important thing, the music.

[@twofromthetrunk9932]

This is a truly enjoyable video. Loved the stories behind the music. Please keep making videos.

[@joyoffilming9500]

Michael, what a great and inspiring video! What impressed me most was listening to your recording with your in-ear-microphones - I rarely had anything on my little monitors sound so great before! You'll be surprized when I tell you that my system is just a regular Windows PC, internal audio engine bypassed by the SW VoiceMeeter, cheap USB-cable to an even cheaper years-old Alesis USB-Mixer, and from there into a cheap set of Yamaha near field monitor speakers - and it blew me off my seat. So, there must be something happening in your setup that creates that great sound - probably the vinyl and your great room setup.

[@TorontoJon]

25:12 Michael, I bought your turntable setup DVD quite a while ago and it's great to have a detailed guide for setup. Yes, you and others have provided quick setup tips on KZbin as well, but I was more than happy to buy it to give you a bit of a financial contribution for your hard work and to watch extra tips, details, and explanations in your unique inimitable style. All the best! :)

[@hdibart]

Always enjoy your stuff,thanks.

[@johngaldieri5535]

Amazing video Michael - one of your best! Northern New Jersey loves you :)

[@johnsonadekunle7675]

Wow, I am watching this 2am OKC time and I can’t fall asleep. What a great video.

[@jorgerodriguez6042]

hello Michael thank you for all your reviews you have done and what a great system you have all the way form MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA but originally from URUGUAY so keep it up amigo

[@brandonburr4900]

No need to retire when your doing what you love for a living. Thank you Michael. You could have another channel just dedicates to telling stories...audiophile related or not.

[@iansmith7166]

Thank you so much, this is an amazing video!

[@BabarKhan-oh6zq]

Simply brilliant!!

[@jctai100]

Super cool and something I aspire and am working towards getting myself!

[@groovesick]

Mr. Fremer, you are a class act !!

[@andrewaldridge4260]

Thank you Michael, firstly for turning me on to Lori Lieberman and secondly for the discovery that I have the best sounding copy of Sticky Fingers. A very entertaining video as always, looking forwards to the next one. Cheers.

[@pauldavies6037]

Yes to see Mike again keep up the good work

[@CarloBerlin2023]

Thank you, well done . best regards from mySoundbook / Berlin 💚

[@presidentpotato222]

I am not even a Vinyl guy .. but .. never miss watching your video’s .. alway’s learn something .. and your music knowledge needs to be downloaded for posterity

[@johnjames1813]

Great stuff!! Thanks so much

[@512bb]

That was terrific Michael...And that shot at Chad, classic expected Fremer! Mazel tov.

[@The_Music_Sanctuary]

I remember watching the electrical change out video sometime ago. I recommend watching that one as well, and enjoyed this video, cheers.

[@jeffglotzer9346]

This is probably your best all around video thus far! I was transfixed! Well, I was stoned but.. a great smattering of all that is Michael.

[@scottwolf8633]

Wow, I bought that Tron album and loved Only Solutions. I was enrolled at LTU in Southfield MI taking a semester of Partial Differential Equations and for the final I listened to the song and bonged, until I wasn't sure where I was or what I was, but in that state of consciousness, the Equations spoke to me, and I did really well. Also bought that Queen I, LP when it first came out too. really enjoyed their first two albums, but a night at the opera, which I also bought just turned me off. You have assembled what can only be described as a Laboratory of the most esoteric hardware to extract the nth degree of information out of the LP, and then amplify and transduce back into mechanical energy, Sound. What a joy to behold. I really love observing your explanation for the motivations behind the Material Science and Engineering that the Manufacturers have taken, to raise the bar for the state of the art. LASER sintering for the 3-D printing of the tone arm and Carbon crystal growth for the cantilever/stylus just blows my mind. I remember when the soviets claimed in the early 80's that they had grown Diamond and no one, but the Japanese, believed them and they replicated the soviet's empiricism. BTW that turntable employing magnetic field, B, manipulation to alter the sound quality, over the top.- Thanks

[@DrBovdin]

The story of fixing the jammed Dual and quick-fixing the stylus so he had music was the most heartwarming thing. That kind of act can be lifesaving.

[@rich.muzzaman]

Excellent video Michael. Keep 'em coming! 👍

[@noblesavage23]

Amazing Brian Wilson story. Thank you for sharing Michael!

[@garyspence8383]

Barber shop quartet music 😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@dimebagdave77]

Beautiful..🔥 thnx Mike!

[@michaeltrochalakis6526]

When you mentioned Carl and the Passions 2 fer Pet Sounds, I thought to myself, “Wait I think I own that!” I went and checked. Not only did I have it in my collection, I had two former radio station copies, and one is a white label promo!!!!! Ultrasonically cleaning it right now to play later!!!!

[@madmeister407]

Very informative, thank you Michael.

[@henmich]

I'm glad he played it... It sounds WAY better than my speakers... Amazing... lol

[@REX4340]

Thanks for the sound clip👍

[@basile1286]

Thank you for this very enjoyable hour.

[@mastaboog749]

Wow absolutely love that you run seperate power to your listening room. I'm thinking about doing that for me because I have a little recording studio I'm building. But also like 8 headphone amps in a few hundred square feet. Ground loops are starting to become an issue and serious wiring is something I want to do while I'm youngish (mid 30s). Just trying to setup a crazy wireless and home network system also to last me a while. Been installing the usbs housewide :)

[@Retro_Analog]

Michael, Great video! I'm looking forward to your turntable setup seminar at AXPONA.

[@jeffstockton534]

Fremer at his best, very educational and great stories. Thank you to all involved.