Andrew Jones designed speakers for TAD, PIONEER, and ELAC, now he's back!

[@jeffkalina7727]

OMG, if Steve used a latin accent he would sound like your stand-in man. No one needs to do an AJ interview face to face. He does all the talking. And he is the best interview in Sound.

[@seanmangan2769]

I love Andrew! He addresses all sides of a situation, is so polite, and so humble/human. I would invite him to lunch/dinner anytime!

[@paulpavlou9294]

All the people around me have no interest in hifi gear/equipment. So listening to this audiophile/speaker designing discourse is so refreshing it puts a smile on my face. Thanks guys, it’s great stuff.

[@jyharris]

Love Andrew's work. I have the ELAC Debut 2.0 series and I couldn't be happier with then. He's a genius and so engaging. I love his interviews. Thank you.

[@dank.6942]

I Interpreted his comment about what to expect as "we'll be starting with a 2-way, low-efficency, stand-mount design that will resemble a classic audiophile monitor with a modern sound, capable of playing all genres". I predict it will be more stylish than the elac lineup with some pretty cool MoFi branding...$1500-2500 retail.

[@James7995]

Few people enjoy talking about speaker designing as much as Andrew. Every interview, every demo, he’s always highly energized and passionate. You can tell here he really wants to spill the beans but knows he needs to hold back. He can’t wait to go into specifics on the MoFi project.

[@JerryFerreri]

Great interview, it is worth to be shown in any Master of business administration class as how marketing and design work together. Well done Steve and Miguel.

[@Aswaguespack]

Now that’s one really cool shirt! Oh and yes Andrew’s interview was also great as well. Keep bringing these awesome productions our way Steve.

[@laurencerothman931]

This guy knows his stuff, love it! I cant wait to see what he comes out with!

[@garyalexander5686]

I'm keen to hear Andrew's new design. I doubt it will be a retread of anything he's done previously, but it won't be revolutionary either. I've no doubt that it will be excellent.

[@pranadistribution6033]

Mofi has made some deft moves with Alan Perkins (Spiral Groove) making their tables and Andrew Jones creating their speakers. Further, Andrew's not sharing too much too soon is the absolute correct approach in today's climate. How many times has the bloom come off of a product after having to wait an additional year or two for production after a pre-ejaculated launch.

[@carlitomelon4610]

🤔 Comment Inspired by Steve's shirt?

[@JR-ho5qm]

I would love to see Andrew design a old school 12” or 15” 3 way stand up high efficiency speaker! Maybe Andrew can go work for CerwinVega! next! 🤣

[@michaelvaladez6570]

I have a pair of Cerwin Vega speakers since 1989.They are I'm my opinion a very high quality speaker, some people will diagree.They are no longer in business only in name .They have an 18 speaker and they have the performance that want to hear.Absolute bass end and very good dispersion in all phases of the listening experience. Andrew Jones is one of the exceptional personnel in his field that knows where is at in his expertise, no repeat performance ever again.He stands alone.It is exciting to see what he comes up as a new reference speaker. THANK YIU FOR THIS POST.

[@scottnjoni]

I owned Cerwin Vega large bookshelf speakers in about '74. Yes they were quite good!

[@sonnyblack5253]

I have an old set of VS-100s.Still crank nice with a good 2ch amp.

[@JR-ho5qm]

@@sonnyblack5253 the VS was a excellent series. I have the VS 120 🔈👍🏻

[@alexkane84]

Andrew Jones please stop plastering your name on brands, it does not add value. it’s cheesy and narcissistic

[@thomass.9167]

Can we all just agree that Andrew Jones must be the nicest guy in audio?

[@moniack]

The Cheap Audio Man Randy interviewed him and he came across the same way.

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

And Miguel is a great interviewer. Only occasionally throwing his interesting and inspiring viewpoints in.

[@ryanjofre]

@@moniack I didn’t know Randy interviewed him. Thankyou. 👍

[@alexkane84]

And master of self promotion

[@kunsliu]

im dying of curiosity on his personal hi fi sytem.

[@joergwittenberg2178]

Interesting interview with Andrew Jones. Thank you 👍

[@z3r0w1ng]

I managed to snag 2 pairs (new in box) of the Pioneer SP-BS41-LR's for $75 bucks. They do the job for me. AJ is truly wonderful to listen to and I am currently enjoying his first foray into affordable hi-fi. If I had money, I'd try some of his other speakers because I like the sound, but then again, I am not an audiophile. Just a guy who spins some vinyl.

[@pauldemara7633]

Fantabulous Interview... 👍

[@screamallyouwant]

I never watched a video faster. Finally more Andrew again!

[@TheTrueVoiceOfReason]

I'll get to your interview shortly. Saw Randy's interview with Andrew yesterday. Exciting stuff!

[@brandonburr4900]

Really enjoying seeing Andrew back and doing what he loves with a company that lets him create what his vision is. Good products happen when you hire someone like Andrew who has been loves the company and been keeping an eye on them from afar. Andrew needs to stop talking about the possibility of high efficiency speakers, especially around Miguel. I'm sure Miguel has told Andrew his love for high efficiency horns he has (And expensive !) . It would be interesting to see Andrew design his take on a affordable high efficiency speaker. I have thought about that for many years play with low wattage diy Nelson pass class a amplifiers. Pair one of those amps with a high efficiency new speaker from Andrew that would be a match made in heaven ! Look forward to Andrews new creations and can't wait for more I interviews! Thank you!

[@joeharley8396]

Brilliant! Congratulations Andrew....that is a stellar team you are joining!!

[@chico1287]

Great in interview with the legend Andrew Jones. I managed to buy the last line of Andrew Jones designs from Elac: Unifi reference bookshelf …now I understand what Andrew’s philosophy is behind the design.

[@ErickReyes-oc2or]

Listening to Andrew's speaker philosophy makes me proud to have one of his designs, although when Audio Science Reviews does not recommend that model (Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52). :)

[@SwirlingDragonMist]

I love Andrew Jones, he’s so fly!

[@terrywilliams7827]

Have Andrew Jones pioneer 5.1 setup. Love them

[@scottengh1175]

Obviously one of the masters of sound. With dBs, it's logarithmic and 3 dB is around double. So 85 to 88 is double the efficiency. It is a wow.

[@jerryjazzbo2845]

Whatever's coming out soon, I hope he continues his winning streak of affordable quality sound. Dig the T-shirt as well.

[@palmal3542]

Big up the Yorkshire massive!!!!

[@jovannydiazabad6123]

Still rocking my Elac B6.2 front and center speakers after 2-3 years of purchasing them

[@edholmwood]

As Andrew told me in Chicago "It is no Coincidence it's Coincident." Well done Miguel.

[@DSupremeLounge]

Nice job Miguel.

[@Labor_Jones]

Good morning Mr., Guttenberg and Howdy Mr. Jones.

[@laika25]

Glad to hear he's baaaack

[@TombstoneTube]

Well done

[@king-jazzbo]

Great interview. Did the Q&A session during Burning Amp get Andrew's high efficiency speaker wheels turning?

[@pranadistribution6033]

Bravo Miguel!

[@snakeoilaudio]

"3db is not much" well it is not for our ears that's correct but it means double the power from the amp.

[@richardsmith2721]

If you didn't tell me someone else did the interview, I would've believed it was you. He not only sounds like you, he talks like you.

[@conniggit]

Right Right Right Yeah Yeah Yeah Be quiet quiet quiet

[@Maxiinti]

Thank you for part 2 werry interesting love Andrew 🔊🤘

[@therevrockinrollin]

With all due respect to MoFi and their history - they have taken great steps forward with new decks and and interesting distribution of fascinating products. They have taken a step back in their remastering. A significant step back.

[@MrSatyre1]

I had a similar experience with La La Land Records and their so-called remaster of the Star Trek The Motion Picture soundtrack. In spite of boasting how much work went into it, and who was involved that also worked on the original recording with Jerry Goldsmith, the result was a muffled, compressed, and just plain awful mess. Utterly baffling as they were also responsible for the much, much earlier remaster which sounds superior in every conceivable way.

[@conniggit]

Andrew says something Interviewer "right"

[@OHMAudioChannel]

"Won't be surprised by what kind of speaker it is." Unifi 3.0 confirmed.

[@Maxiinti]

Interesting wanting for episode 2 🤘🔊👍

[@johnwheelwright799]

He’s gonna develop a speaker that make the recording appear to have been mastered from original tracks?

[@welshrarebit9238]

Love to,see a GR research interview about why crossovers are cheapest parts of speakers

[@amb3cog]

The problem with that is that you're talking about a guy who's made himself toxic to the industry. To sell his brand. He's shown himself to be the kid who can't play well with others, and instead chose to be an unpredictable wild card type. Not to mention he's shown zero real world proof of his theories. He's basically the extreme far right politician of the audio world expousing conspiracy theories of his own making. So expecting any respectable person, such as anyone involved in these videos you're watching here. To interview, or even simply work with him. Is like expecting a collaboration/interview between Hitler, and Churchill, Putin and Zelensky, or Trump and Obama. Not going to happen. Two completely different types of people that are in direct opposition to each other basically. So don't get your hopes up. That being said. Stranger things have certainly happened before. So there's always that sliver if hope I guess. But besides that this topic has been discussed ad nauseam. You just have to go back to older videos on here, Google it, or ask the question in the proper places. And you'll get your answer, without some one editorializing it to sell his products, like Danny would do anyway.

[@DougMen1]

It's foolish to assume that all consumers for affordable products are new to audio. There are many music lovers that don't have a lot of money and a lot of disposable income, but they still want high quality sound within price ranges that they can afford. That's where products like the Elac Debut series (and similar price speakers from several other well known brands, like PSB, Paradigm, Polk, etc.) and the Cambridge and Yamaha entry level amps shine, because they give buyers true high quality sound for very affordable prices.

[@bilguana11]

His Adentes fooled us at CES with golden models which he called "prototypes". And it was Mo-Fi that totally screwed up the Beatles' vinyl pressings which sound horrible.

[@markhutchins7808]

Does this mean MOFI is going to stop selling Falcon speakers?

[@rlwings]

Seems like Andrew is admitting that lower efficiency speakers are generally better ie, if you have the power to drive them... Better bass, lower resonances, better choice of materials, smaller magnets, smaller box...Yep, lower efficiency speakers are generally the better choice for audiophiles with decent equipment, and high efficiency speakers are a bigger compromise for budget minded listeners... Seems Andrew's Elac Uni-Fi series are probably the best (bang for buck) speaker ever created for those who have the power to realize their potential... Many reviewers failed to power them properly thus their mediocre reviews.

[@robertwoodward9231]

I want to get in at ground zero on this!

[@ujean56]

If it's at least 90 dB efficient, I'm in at almost any price!

[@Luke-qs2cg]

Play @1.25x speed. Your welcome!

[@rickymartinakasgk]

I will never sell my Andrew designed Pioneer S1-ex speakers. And g together Center Pioneer….Magico’s comes close but not worth the divorce.

[@LS-ti6jo]

It would be nice if AJ could improve some nonspeaker aspects of MoFi - such as their record sleeves. Trying to pen the sleeves is very similar to the plastic bags in the produce section of supermarkets - - Frustrating. I emailed MoFi suggesting that a simple cut out on one side of the sleeves would fix the problem. But no response. Similarly, I suggested that they push Dr. Feickert to replace the cheap laptop quality power supplies that comes with their tables with something better (like Regas come with). Again, not even a response. Disappointing.

[@daleboylen6427]

Folks can argue the "accuracy" point until blue in the face. I've heard all those arguments. MY personal view has never wavered. Accuracy in speakers should be no different than accuracy in amps, DACS, pre amps, etc. Just reproduce what's on the recording w/o adding distortions of any kind. Speakers, as Andrew knows well, are the biggest contributor to distortions in the audio playback chain. Wildly varying frequency response that is room dependent. Over-damped or under-damped woofers are amplifier dependent (Damping factor). I hear all about on axis vs off axis frequency response. FEW listen off axis. What I rarely if ever hear about is time accuracy. Speakers introduce phase shifts (Time delays) via high order crossovers. 1/2 cycle on 2nd order, a full cycle on 4th order. No one gives a shit. We would never accept this in an amplifier. We would consider it broken. Low frequencies lagging the mids and high frequencies? Most speaker designers don't have the math skills to eliminate it so their pre programmed response is "Can't hear it". Can't hear that the tweeter has started and stopped BEFORE the woofer starts? Would amplifier manufacturers argue "Can't hear that"? To my knowledge only Stereophile does step response tests. I would argue it's as important, maybe more important than frequency response or off axis response. Just reproduce what's on the recording. No harmonic, inter modulation or phase distortion added. Simple, yet nearly impossible to find speaker. YMMV

[@paznewis107]

What is the vision for the sound? Ask, what is the audiation of the view?

[@ArthurJS123]

Pretty soon, he’s going to run out of companies to work for. He’s worked for everyone else.

[@xilebat]

For an overrated guy, he's really underrated. MoFi, give this guy a decent budget and let him go crazy.

[@laika25]

Firts!!!!

[@laika25]

*first

[@normanham6142]

So?

[@laika25]

@@normanham6142 So nothing. Got up in a funny bitter mood today? Chill. 😅😎😁😘

[@normanham6142]

@@laika25 I’m chill as an iceberg. Just get a kick out of ppl that want recognition for being “FIRST” to comment. Knock yourself out & revel in your accomplishment! 🥴

[@laika25]

@@normanham6142 yup, we exist (to your disgust and disappointment) 😁

[@normanham6142]

@@laika25 Lol. Peace ✌🏼