RTJ Modular Loudspeaker System Review: Audiophile or Just LOUD?

[@DigitalDonAV]

I just added 4 of these 18's into my personal reference system. They are now my new reference standard by a wide margin. Absolutely fantastic!

[@grantvanscoyoc1224]

Anyone who is interested in this type of speaker (clear, capable, dynamic, etc) but cannot afford this system please check out the Noesis line from JTR. I have been a happy owner for many years and subsequently purchased my entire 7.2.4 set up from JTR including the JTR Orbit Shifter LFU's which everyone should at least give some consideration. I have been a fan of Jeff Permanian since the say I met him and I am proud to be giving business to an American company who makes quality products with no compromises.

[@tweedpenguin712]

Please tell me how they noesis sound? I want the 215rt. Are they harsh in the treble?

[@googleuser1522]

I would be very interested in seeing you review the Tonewinner at-300. A pre/pro at the price point of $1,350 is a game-changer if it is even in the same ballpark, performance wise, as the next closest pre/pros that cost 2 to 3 times as much.

[@rogerkelly4491]

For a smaller room a pair of these subs with a pair of JTR 210rm's sitting on top might be a nice combo

[@lucasrem]

Roger Kelly, they sold Lifestyle system, Bang & Olufsen, the BOSE sets are perfect for any student, the base is massive and stays in the room, no walls that vibrate the beats between rooms.

[@mrx01210]

Great review guys! Any plans to release the measurements for the RTJs? I am curious on how it improves on the JTR 212RTs that Matt also reviewed.

[@jesuscastellanos6718]

What is the recommend room size dimensions for these speakers?

[@Snskch3]

I love the way they look.

[@jarodreddig63]

Great show! These must sound astounding. Love my JTRs.

[@saulmcgill-ws5hy]

What was the name of the dancing flutes track? I'd like to try it on my JTR 210RMs? Ta

[@EM-ke8is]

Awesome system if you have the room and budget btw bring down the gain on your mics .

[@Audioholics]

Yep new camera and mic system, growing pains.

[@monijam1]

Awesome stuff! I'd love to have a pair of these...maybe one day.

[@kingscinema3873]

Great to hear Jeffs another creation is so good. Do you plan to make a review and measurements of the classic JTR line? :) I wonder how JTR and RTJ compare (upgraditis calling). Have a great day!

[@Audioholics]

WE have a full written review of the RTJ modular speaker in the works and more testing of his JTR line planned in the near future as well.

[@josesolano1300]

@@Audioholics would love to see a review on the Noesis line… something more down to earth… thank you.

[@andrewskaterrr]

@@josesolano1300 same. I may upgrade to them eventually, or those Arendals.

[@kingscinema3873]

@@Audioholics That's great to hear. Thanks for all the great work!

[@JonathanDFielding]

Great video, but something about the new lapel microphone made it very difficult to listen. It sounds very overdriven, or some kind of distortion. I was watching at home on the tv listening on the RBH SVTR towers I have, like yours Gene. It just didn't sound right and was very fatiguing on the ears, sorry.

[@markgonzalez2927]

Looks like a project for Toids Diy Audio.

[@dougg1075]

I would love just one of their subs. Nice

[@waterlover]

Looked like an awesome review even with my IE’s watching this video it was really nice sounding

[@nicholastoo858]

How is the storm audio isp mk2 compared to Trinnov?

[@Bradimus1]

It's basically like a high end car audio subwoofer. About as built as it can be (but no money wasted on aesthetics). I expected more weirdness from the midbass and the giant horns. So many drivers and I would have expected problems based on acoustic centers. But maybe you sit back far enough and it's designed well enough there is no problems.

[@Audioholics]

Not an issue since the 4 x 10" drivers are crossed over low enough. The horn has a coaxial mid/tweet for a point source projection.

[@tweedpenguin712]

Point source means you don’t have to sit far back as all the drivers are time aligned to hit your ears at the same time.

[@jeffjefferson7384]

That's what I use to watch Real Housewives. It's terrifying.

[@danzilla31stompinontokyo36]

The Don Dunn seal of approval! LMAO 🤣 great review guys!!!

[@digitalampco7640]

Awesome logo and more importantly awesome speakers! Love the Cherry Amps, of course 🍒

[@johnsweda2999]

The crossover uses a subharmonic synthesizer?

[@andreas1989]

I love the outtakes haha.

[@jeffjefferson7384]

Bassgasm must have sounded insane

[@nativesun7661]

What are the speakers next to the RTJ super tower?

[@C--A]

It's Gene's own - LIMITED EDITION RBH SIGNATURE SV REFERENCE SERIES SVTRS ACTIVE TOWER SPEAKERS 🔊 that is installed in his Audioholics home theater room.

[@lawrence09151]

Matthew Poes poles!!

[@bigcrackrock]

I assume he was talking about the Dr. Chesky track - Dancing Flute and Drum? I bought it on Bandcamp for 1 dollar after checking Tidal, but then realized the whole album is on Amazon Music. Maybe it's on Tidal too and I just suck.

[@Audioholics]

Yes please tell us the name of the album and I will put a link in the description. Thanks

[@bigcrackrock]

@@Audioholics Dr Chesky's Sensational Fantastic & Simply Amazing Binaural Sound Show.

[@northeastcorals]

I thought Gene was only joking about the Flamingo shorts, obviously not!!! 😂😂😂

[@26243057]

hey gene, this RTJ or perlisten S7t ?? which one??

[@Audioholics]

Tough call. Totally different speakers. With the Perlisten you still need subs. The Perlistens are much prettier if displayed in an open room.

[@bingdong8571]

Sometimes i feel like jean doesnt realize how blatantly honest he is or hes just got sneaky sense of humor.

[@bencook8109]

So are these a competitor to JTR?

[@Audioholics]

sure

[@markgonzalez2927]

They look like home built speakers. With Parts Express drivers.

[@damonmaddox1313]

RTJ vs RBH??? They are close in price, so which one would you own?

[@Audioholics]

Yes

[@CanadaSocial]

@@Audioholicshahhaha

[@futureshock7425]

Your neighbors must be over all the time for movie night

[@Audioholics]

Not yet as we are still getting things fleshed out in the AH Smarthome but I do have visitors often to listen to music...

[@futureshock7425]

@@Audioholics a big fan, thanks for all the helpful videos over the years

[@MARK111126]

i wish i could have this sound

[@velocci6666]

There is RTJ and JTR. One is the other backwards. Are these companies related?

[@Audioholics]

by that logic then GOD = DOG :)

[@parapobabam]

did you use a gramophone to record this episode?

[@Audioholics]

Yep. They are making a comeback.

[@paulpaulzadeh6172]

This is not audiophile, but audio , running class D in it from labgrupen , get 10000000000000w , that sounds great

[@Zoranurai13]

At this point might as well get your own commercial cinema

[@andyeighttre]

Are RTJ’s just marked up JTR’s? Or do they actually have upgraded components and or designs?

[@C--A]

RTJ is the best performaning line of speakers from JTR. It's they're currentl flagship model.

[@bigcrackrock]

20:15 for the people with sort attention spans.

[@mobilgin]

one sentence....Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 90 loudspeaker 🧐

[@awsomenesscaleb]

3:06 Oops! Bass heavy indeed lol

[@BIGBASSSAMA_4]

I have 1 question why dont these new speakers have matching sensitivity? That would be a major selling point for me

[@Audioholics]

Why would you need to having matching sensitivity between the subs and sat system when they are biamplified? The subs come with a 4kwatt/ch amplifier to run all 4 modules.

[@BIGBASSSAMA_4]

@@Audioholics I'm strictly speaking of his RTJ 410 and RTJ 110 if that makes sense I'm planning on buying jtr 215rt but I would buy these instead if it just only had matching sensitivity for equal sound levels from using M3a-1500M monoblocks

[@Audioholics]

@@BIGBASSSAMA_4 gotcha but the 110 is a much smaller speaker. It's impossible to have same sensitivity as the 410 unless the 410 gets padded down. Just adjust the gain on your preamp to compensate. Also the surround is typically much closer than the mains at the listening position so that should also help.

[@BIGBASSSAMA_4]

@@Audioholics ok how many monoblocks do I need to power these triple speaker towers if I'm trying have a 9.1(powered with but in amp) but my processor only supports 16ch? I'm not used to stacking speakers let alone figure how to wire up modular speakers. There's gotta be an idiot guide to this lol

[@Audioholics]

@@BIGBASSSAMA_4 1 monobloc for each 410 module. The quad subs come with a sub amp from JTR to power them.

[@DUDETHEATER]

wow

[@Novilicious]

I bet these sound unbelievable! But my gosh, are their looks are not wife|spouse approved. I would set these bad boys to full range and rock out 🎸

[@aegisofhonor]

I was thinking the same thing, these are REALLY ugly speakers, and a person buying these speakers won't be married cause there's no way any wife in the world would want these massive ugly bricks in their living room; even most serious big spending audiophiles won't want these because of how ugly and "PA" they look.

[@christianbolt5761]

They can bury me in too.

[@turbojohngt]

Spoiler alert “They’re insanely awesome” every JTR owner 😄

[@aegisofhonor]

These might sound good but these are very ugly speakers. I really hate the look of the giant square horn driver in the middle, it screams "PA speaker" more at home on a concert stage then in a home and the generic "charcoal black" finish isn't winning any astatic awards either. it would be nice if you could get it in a nice finish and maybe with a smaller horn driver and maybe some rounder corners so it wasn't so massively 'boxy". When you are paying that kind of price for sound, it has to look better then a dirty old PA speaker that a band has been rolling around from town to town for several years no matter how good it sounds. And I can't be even close to the only person who thinks this way about these speakers; these are some of the worst looking speakers at this price range I have ever seen. Heck, those high end RBH speakers right next to them aren't the best looking speakers either, but they are a complete work of art compared to those RTJs next to them with the nice silver tone drivers and glossy finish

[@Audioholics]

The RTJ system isn't meant to be out on display like the RBH. They are designed for behind baffle wall or acoustically transparent screens. That said, RTJ does offer custom finish options for those that want to display them.

[@tweedpenguin712]

You pay for sound quality not finish quality like most high end speakers. What’s more important to you? Because I’m not about to drop 5,000 just for looks alone.

[@lucasrem]

depressed boring old people in suburbia, if you do a party?????

[@grejdanmihai5456]

leave the speakers aside.. .that mic is pure crap :)))

[@anthonymartino9917]

Too Big.

[@Audioholics]

I've heard that many time before.

[@andreas1989]

That's not what your wife says....I heard ;)