Blowing the Bell Curve on High End Audio.. // Buchardt A700 💎💎💎💎💎💎 Towers

[@cconnon1912]

It’s great to see a higher end company, embrace, wireless, powered speakers, and do it right. 😊

[@masterxyr]

it's extraordinary how palpable it is when Z is genuinely excited about something. as is the case here.

[@tweedpenguin712]

Problem is he is like that in every video.

[@LeSnickasaurus]

@@tweedpenguin712 true but you can tell when something is a little bit extra. Took me a while to figure him out. Fact is he gets excited about all this stuff. Lol

[@Xx-xd3zo]

@@tweedpenguin712 - Yeah, but he doesn't always rave for a straight hour. ..

[@SalasBarnaby]

I bought these last year. To me, they are all they’re cracked up to be. I’m impressed every time I use them.

[@bigsiegee]

So, question. For home theatre. If you only had the two choices. Would you buy these or spend an equivalent amount on a surround system?

[@SalasBarnaby]

@@bigsiegee I cant speak to home theater. I have no experience with it. All I can say for sure is I haven't personally heard anything that makes me regret my purchase.

[@Rubmaster]

Do you agree with Z, about the Master tuning? I'm eyeballing these hard for the next and last upgrade!

[@SalasBarnaby]

@@Rubmaster I do.

[@XtianApi]

My home theater is 2.1. Great imaging, good room size, sub. All I need. Maybe one day

[@bruceandt]

Found it difficult to keep up with you. That’s the way it goes with knowledge and passion for something. I can’t imagine having these in my listening environment. 14 by 23. But ya…. I totally get it. Your listening environment looks like a bunker in concrete. It would seem that Buchardt is on point with the elimination of gear with the minimalist built in design. Let’s face facts. This is more than 99% of people would ever demand from a system. The rest of the folks love to invest in boutique components. Power to them. For most consumers who go down the rabbit hole with interest? This has to be more than they ever thought to discover at the price. I have been watching and learning for 5 serious years now. This was a great review.

[@bramski5933]

Been looking for speakers for 2 years. I settled for the A700 about 10 months ago. Best ever. Couple of additions: room correction is super simple and really good. Low listening enhancement is brilliant. Client support is second to none. Business model uses no middle man where margins sticks on local dealers. Upgrades will be possible, for example down the years to come, a new amp module or so is easily installed etc. I am just in love with them, and as a music producer i know a thing or two about sound:) ps: the best hifi speaker for techno music. Deep hypnotic techno is just crazy stupid on these speakers. That subbass is so sweet.

[@darrenlewis5403]

This is the sort of observation I love hearing. I will be fortunate enough to afford the A700 within the next 12 months and shall be ordering a pair👍

[@chuckweeks9437]

I have had these for 1.5 years or so. My comment is that they are not for small rooms or for low level listening. They excel as the volume gets to medium loud and especially very loud.

[@darrenlewis5403]

@@chuckweeks9437 Hello Chuck, Thanks for the info very useful. I did email Daniel from Buchardt a few weeks back enquiring if my room (27m2) was big enough - He confirmed that it was without any issue.

[@chuckweeks9437]

@@darrenlewis5403 Hey Darren, I hope you love the A700s. I’m in Ottawa, Ontario if by some chance you are close enough, you are more than welcome to give them a listen. Cheers, Chuck

[@darrenlewis5403]

@@chuckweeks9437 Thanks very much for the offer Chuck, unfortunately I live in Swansea in the UK....Much appreciated👍

[@WeebLabs]

The Theoretical correction specifically targets the highest possible Olive preference score, so I would definitely expect it to be the one which most people prefer. Room correction is still quite critical, though. While your room may be very dead above the Schroeder frequency (~500Hz), there are always modal peaks and dips around 100Hz which often aren't noticeable until they have been corrected.

[@RadThings]

Thanks for the review. These are the speakers I have been waiting for. I’m looking for a clean setup without a ton of amps and cables but without sacrificing the sound. I can’t wait to get these. Awesome review!

[@marays9189]

So great to hear someone else get as excited as I do about those speakers. It’s a crazy story how I ended up with these A700 gems. It’s like I never heard music the way it should have been heard until I listened to these. I hope in the future I can somehow be able to switch master tunings with a switch.

[@sjuften8335]

Work like 200m away from their headquarter here in Denmark - might have to stop by their listening room someday! Great review!

[@ZReviews]

Now is the time.

[@masterxyr]

you must. for all of us

[@ferchizzle]

Please put a gopro on your head when you do their listening room session.

[@gaycha6589]

I did the exact same,but in absence of many A700 reviews, settled in the A500s. I love them - they live up to the hype.

[@ovidiubarbu2057]

I have them and I love them. I bet people paying 100k for a "high end" tube amp with 10 % THD at 15 watts plus 50k for preamp plus 50 k for cables plus 50k for power conditioner etc will disagree-since these speakers use the harsh class D amps and tubes are so airy Bla bla bla. Just being sarcastic. A full digital path is the future. Only blind tests can reveal the truth, when the listeners do not know the price of the equipment, technology etc

[@Rubmaster]

Do you agree with Z, about the Master tuning? I'm eyeballing these hard for the next and last upgrade!

[@ovidiubarbu2057]

@@Rubmaster I like the Theoretical Master tuning. What nobody explained yet is that you have to use the Room correction app on the HUB with the FLAT setting on the speakers, and then use other Tunings. If you use a forward midrange tuning, for example, and then the ROOM correction, the room correction will flatten the forward midrange tuning or any other tunings applied to speakers before room correction by the hub or your own receiver. I use the flat tuning, and two 15-inch subs , crossed at 80 HZ, so not a lot of Bass is sent to A700, but they can handle plenty

[@Rubmaster]

@@ovidiubarbu2057 Thank you. I'm sold and saving up for theese.

[@ovidiubarbu2057]

@@Rubmaster Only speakers I owned coming close to A700 are Martin Logan Motion 40, while Infinity Reference 253, or Wharfedale Diamond 11.4 do not sound as clear/airy Must be the folded Motion tweeter Martin Logan speakers have, sounds more clear, and I guess the DSP crossovers of the Buchardt make them sound so much better. Keep in mind the difference is not huge from Martin to Buchardt in terms of clarity, in my experience,, but Buchardt has that huge bass extended to 17 Hz and very powerful, custom DSP modes, etc. You need the HUB, to keep it all in the digital domain. Without the HUB , A700 will convert analog to digital, apply DSP, and then analog conversion to the drivers. Is a shame so many people are still waiting for the 7.1 Atmos HUB for WISA speakers

[@V1ralB1ack]

tube amps don't cost much

[@DrNoahBoddy004]

I’m in love with Z, because he’s our (Tony Soprano) of audio, and more importantly, those Buchardt 700s connected him to the joy he had, when he was VERY young, and experienced his first encounter with (at that time), EFFORTLESS full frequency stereo performance. These incredible Burchardts brought it all back to him, and in this review, it was truly a ❤felt joy to watch! You are amazing, Z. Much love.

[@clintonsmurf6496]

I have the exact same pair and I agree they are incredible speakers. The LLE adjustment, DSP, room correction, master tunings makes is so good compared to others. I’ve heard many speakers at audio stores but they can’t compete with the control the A700s have. Anybody that heard any bookshelf and then heard these would immediately notice the even level sound, how easy it throws sound and full dynamics. Yes there are speakers that can do brighter highs but the A700 are very good to listen to for long periods. It makes almost any song sound good. I have the Totem Fire V2 bookshelfs but it cannot come close to the full dynamics of the A700 even when using the 60hz cutoff master tuning. Many speakers will play a song where the bass kicks in or a high comes in and it’s surprising and unexpected, but the A700 don’t do this. Must be the DSP evening things out

[@clintonsmurf6496]

Just to add regarding comparing to bookshelves. I hooked up my totem fires to solid state and tube amp with and without eq adjustment. They can go to 30hz. I cannot get the full dynamic sound that the A700 gives. Not even close. I’m selling the fires. I tried a few focal passive floorstanders but didn’t like them compared to A700. I think it’s correct that if the Buchardt were sold in your local stores it would outsell everything else

[@profesorz642]

Is the bass on these deep and big enough so that u can listen something like club music without a subwoofer? Also are the highs clear enough so u can listen to full orchestra and opera and hear every note and instrument separately?

[@mohammedisaa9952]

Apperently.....

[@masterxyr]

When you press ok on the remote, an audiophile on the opposite corner of the Earth sheds a tear.

[@DeathIncarnate306]

Curious how these would stack up to the kef ls60 wireless which are 7k. I would also love to know your opinion on the kef ls50 wireless 2

[@life_in_solace]

Kef seems to have a reputation of their drivers dying/ breaking

[@idray986]

@@life_in_solace iunno man i listen to my kef R500s way to loud all the time, no issue 7 years later

[@mpi5850]

@@life_in_solace oh my god, that’s one I’ve never heard before. Pardon my French, but you’re full of shit. KEF build quality is outstanding.

[@conduit242]

The issue with the ls50s is distortion as you increase level and huge level compression. Erin measured this. He also measured the A500s and it’s much better. If the LS60 competes, they’ve done quite a bit of work (they certainly can).

[@bearysh]

Sound comparison would be useful but the electronics in the KEF are highly suspect. The HDMI loses sync and drops and stutters. The LS50 Wireless gen 1 are already unsupported and e-waste. The speakers must use the app to gain any functions but the app is terrible (2.8 stars on Apple). If you want KEF buy passive

[@kookiethebear]

It's often difficult to determine how good a speaker is since recording, mic, and what the user hears it on jacks up the understanding. However, I can hear that these things are aaaamazing!

[@gdwlaw5549]

Direct selling is the way to go for this reason. I recently walked into two HiFi stores. Tried to engage a conversation and no attempt was made by the dealer to give me a demo of any system. I'm done!

[@Phloored]

I agree on this approach. It's the future of audio. I have a set of Bamberg series 3 with a minidsp studio and my laptop and I'm done. It's so good. They use the hypex amps. One amp and dac for each driver with all the crossover done in the digital domain BEFORE the amplifiers makes this direct coupleing effect that is incredibly satisfying . Mine actually do go down to 20htz. Stunning clarity, so i can relate to this way of doing audio. In It really let's the designer showcase their filter design prowess because they can do designs that after IMPOSSIBLE with passive systems.

[@djscott9207]

Good comment. Active crossovers have been around for 50 years in the pro audio world (Ashley, Rane, Soundcraftsmen, DBX, Crown, etc.) and for 40 years in the home and car audio world (Marchand, Bryston, Audio Control, etc.) with exceptional results. Granted without DSP, many claimed it was still a better way of processing the signal for a more lifelike sound reproduction yet this method was largely ignored by the consumer audio industry except for in the case of active subwoofers. DSP has been around now for 30 years in the pro audio and studio production industry, allowing for driver and room interference compensation/correction. This should have been the point when passive crossovers were left out of home speaker boxes and when active processing took over the industry, DSP or not. It is a better more "Occam's Razor" like way of doing things and it is a lot of what makes these newer active speakers sound like a "live" presentation: there is no passive resistance and capacitance for the amplifier to have to push its signal through. It puts a lockdown on the driver with zero confusion. The other positive result of this active approach is the higher order Linkwitz Riley 24db/octave phase linear crossover design built into each DSP that allows seamless integration between drivers within the network. This was not really possible in passive crossovers. It created too much complexity, cost, and group delay issues. This "new approach" leads to higher dynamics, less distortion, and better soundstaging not because it's digital per se but because the processing is taking place prior to amplification in the low level signal. Lastly, speaker manufactures are now able to match their designs with their chosen amplification. That in itself is leading to higher fidelity. Speaker manufacturers have greater control over the entire signal process from the digital source to the analog rendering. Everything is matched in a way not easily possible in the recent past, but could have been if prioritized.

[@carminedesanto6746]

The Essence of this isn’t a phenomenal speaker set…it’s a Phenomenal all in one home STEREO SYSTEM. You get theeeessseee…..and you’re fucking done!

[@xophere]

Love the z reviews goal and motivational speech at the end. Ahh I was like here is the end. Thanks Z as always.

[@trubadyr99]

Aside from these interesting speakers, I wanted to compliment the tracks Zeos is using. Even tiny chunks of them always sound exciting.

[@joepro3562]

As a person with hearing loss at certain frequencies, your explanation of how these speakers work made me wonder when will speakers be able to self adjust to best conform to each individuals personal hearing test deficiencies.

[@Leviathandk]

This is THE review that sold me. I have set my goal. Ditching my Densen and Gamut for these :)

[@mikehoward9912]

As a retired electrical design engineer, if the parts meet specs. Who cares what zip code it's made at? If I can get 5x the man hours on the finish, I'll get a tremendously better product. It's awesome living today with DSP and the internet/smart phones etc. A Marantz tube phono/tuner system used to costs more than a very nice automobile. Let's live with gratitude. It has changed my mindset 💯 😌 👌 🙏

[@user-sq4td7md5g]

Crappy working condintions, human rights, unfair payment, probably child labour, communist leadership.. yeah I can think of a bunch of reasons...

[@ibassnote]

I bought the A500 and I love them.

[@roterfreiherr5232]

Your Videos are a big help against Bad days

[@DrNoahBoddy004]

And more: we have reached the zenith in high-end audio sonics, in terms of not just materials, and craftsmanship, but in the incredible parameters of control, and minimization of distortion, The Incredible Science Of Digital Signal Processing has given us.

[@sgandrew]

My best speaker is B&W 702s2. Genuinely after a lot of speakers those are my pick. But I think active speakers will be the future. When I get another pair of 702s I’m going to send them to you first

[@ZReviews]

I hearted this comment, that's a blood contract!

[@geraldgambler7276]

@@ZReviews don't forget the first born and lion share of the will

[@smartypants4571]

@@geraldgambler7276 Remember , the Freemasons sacrifice their first born son to Satan !

[@sethbishop3306]

B&W makes some of the best speakers. I love my CM9s. They pair well with McIntosh and Classé.

[@thenjmway]

I have Cm5’s I witness this contract

[@springbay1]

Fancy looking curtains. I like

[@mpi5850]

This week, this speaker: “These are THE endgame speakers!” Next week, new speaker: “THESE are the BEST speakers I’ve ever heard”. Don’t believe me, go check out his review of the Klipsch Fortes, lol.

[@TexasCorgiGun]

😂😂😂😂

[@smartypants4571]

You noticed ?

[@ZReviews]

I think everyone will agree that this particular speaker qualifies as not just another one of those. I've also been pretty damn lucky did the review things in the order I do.

[@tosvus]

@@ZReviews well, not just luck. Products tend to get better over time, or there would be no point in putting out new products. A lot of companies actually do have decent R&D to make incremental improvements, so I sure hope a speaker put out in 2022 will handily beat a speaker put out in say 2018 for the same price (and definitely if by the same company...)

[@JukeboxAlley]

@@tosvus I would have to disagree, I don't believe some of the new jbls will demolish the old jbls, at all. Same with infinity, in no way would the new infinity speakers beat the old kappas, IRS etc. Pioneer modern day? Beat the hpm-100, nope. I believe there's also a reason why we have yet to see a review and shootout for the new klh model 5 vs the original klh model 5, I'd say reviewers most likely know that would not be good for sales, I've heard both, and rebuilt original 5s, but I'm not sure the new 5 would be much (if any) better.

[@ryanschipp8513]

its a misnomer that powered subs with larger drivers are slow. if the magnet structure and power are implemented correctly you will get a fast driver.....

[@jeremyarmon3005]

Is Buchardt going to ever make a center channel speaker? I have the S400 MK 2’s and they sound amazing

[@dragons_advocate]

Did Z really forget the gemstones? 💎

[@ZReviews]

oh snap

[@masterxyr]

it's not like there were that many. oh

[@dragons_advocate]

@@ZReviews Confirmed: Z is not listening to Z while re-watching the videos.

[@layfron1990]

It's Buchardt, gemstones are implied

[@TheLeftistOwl]

I listened to these when Z first got them and even before the theoretical tuning, they sounded like $6000 speakers. Absolutely incredible. He played recordings of someone playing drums and it sounded like someone was just playing in his basement

[@francisnorthwood7862]

for 6000 you can get some neuman 3 ways which blow those out of the warter.

[@TheLeftistOwl]

@@francisnorthwood7862 no thanks

[@piotrhermaniuk5998]

@@francisnorthwood7862 are they though? Did you listen to both, and you can put your all reputation on the line? Or did you just come here to be a smartass?

[@ZReviews]

@@francisnorthwood7862 Neumann are very neutral. These have no reason to limit themselves to that sound.

[@chaddraizin6616]

@@francisnorthwood7862 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4fGaKhupNyKbsk

[@esolo4751]

I've been figuring this for a while now. Most front stage towers are powered for the active sub already. They might as well have an integrated amp and x-over for the full range.

[@gbaker6478]

So here I am listening, suddenly I realize there is a girl on the top of the tv, lmao. Haven't watched you in a while, still laughing, comedy gold.

[@NickyByloo]

One day I will save up for some A500's. My Swans will tie me over until then.

[@DrNoahBoddy004]

And Z, even in an all analog realm, the closest I ever came to that all-out EFFORTLESSNESS was in a full quad-amplified, electronic crossovered, DBX expanded and synthesized nightclub. It contained Luxman M6000s, McIntosh MA2300s and 2502s, Crown Macrotechs, and one phenomenal Bozak mixer, through steel Altec-Lansing midrange horns and (8) Elecro-Voice and (8) JBL 15” bass drivers. It was life-altering.

[@carlgray6764]

i have to say ... speaker only that are 'mind blowing' without all that amp/dac blaa blaa is a positive move forward ... i have to say modern amps do nothing visually/tactilely for me,so to obtain this kind of sound is a definite leap forward ... just hope the tech moves down the line to more 'normal' set ups!

[@Dp-dx3zu]

This is legit what I was looking for, crazy 😜

[@tonyfreeman4249]

I'd like to hear a comparison again the Kef LS60. I'm in the market to buy either speaker and I'm looking for reasons pick one over the other.

[@ZReviews]

I need a kef distributor

[@Geerladenlad]

Meridian had a similar design philosophy everything was kept digital up to the speaker. then the DAC was built into the speaker and the amplifier built into the speaker.

[@anthonyrobinson9954]

I totally agree. Meridian has been selling DSP Speakers for years.

[@keirtomasso9664]

Decades… lol

[@Sir_Den]

I love ur vids man! best channel ever!!!!!

[@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120]

Love the 33lb masonary blocks ! Been using them since 1990 😆 Thanks for the video , we need to hangout sometime Z !

[@luksocat]

Love my MK1 S400 Want these for when I get a new house & theater room

[@justins.1283]

All I know is is ever if they're coming out with a surround sound processor then you're going to have to talk mads into building a center channel speaker to match the a700's. And actually if you wanted to make it really stupid he can make subwoofers that are controlled by that processing unit

[@zadiponga]

It would be great if you could compare these to the new KEF LS60. Also active floor standers, similar price range.

[@Novilicious]

Go for the kef. They are far more audiophile, more refined, and they have HDMI ARC an airplay built in. These are less refined and have more raw power.

[@howmit6361]

@@Novilicious You have auditioned both?

[@Novilicious]

@@howmit6361 heard the smaller ones ls50 and 400s ii, I liked the sound of the ls 50 better. Have not heard the bigger ones yet. The kef is less loud, and more refined and sounds smaller. The 400s sound bigger, but less refined. So pick what you like best. Hope it helps!

[@JayDpwnz]

I would love for buchardt to tackle the home theater market and create wisa certified center speakers and atmos speakers. Aswell as a hub with multiple hdmi inputs. As much as I love the number of master tunings, is there any room correction going on? Room correction seems important for the average user to enjoy any tuning.

[@shawnwu3170]

Indeed, I am seriously need a center speaker and atmos speakers

[@ZReviews]

Room correction is available but only through an iPhone or special microphone that you wiggle around the room. It's makeshift at best and I tried it with the A500 and didn't like it

[@gaycha6589]

Yes, room correct first with iphone app, then you apply the Master tunings. I run correction process several times and these can vary, then experiment with MTs, which is dead easy. It’s not makeshift, but it is not as fussy as say REW/dirac process. Because its not so much trouble, its easy to do it many times ‘working the room’

[@turbo_v]

forgot the gemstones zeos, also the timestamp is incorrect please check the description

[@ZReviews]

thanks and fixed

[@JosephTongret]

Hope to see Z get in some Arendal 1723 Monitor's or Tower's. They're an incredible bargain in my opinion.

[@eliglbe]

Your place looks like more of a hifi store now,wow

[@rickp6731]

You should review the new Kef LS60's .... next

[@Sagaris380]

The new 700 mk2 is now made in Denmark.

[@bigsiegee]

Can't wait for the 7.4.2 version of this system :)

[@MrEvhel83]

What about System Audio Legend 60.2 Silverback???

[@riseuplight]

How does he still have less than a million subs

[@etiennedelange6428]

love your channel

[@Nico-tb8tw]

I Love that review, if you want to test a speaker that could possibly destroy the Buchardt. Please try the swiss "Piega Premium Wireless 501 Gen. 2" they are also wireless and active. Whats special about them is the full aluminum body and the ribbon tweeter, at about the same price or even less. I would love to see a review from you. Love from Germany!

[@luxpiotr]

Pls do something with that dirty wall behind TV... bass traps, paint it, wallpaper it or whathever...

[@ZReviews]

Something, but concrete is beautiful on its own. And it's not dirty.

[@sudd3660]

speaker just have to have some eq, dsp makes so much difference. but when you have so much dsp control its better just to have two standmount speakers and two subwoofers.

[@ovidiubarbu2057]

We need Danny from GR research to show us how crappy the frequency response is and how cheesy the parts are and sell us 7 crossovers, one for each curve, LOL. I love you, Danny, you are very entertaining, but sometimes I think Dirac would correct most of the speakers while factoring in the particular listening environment for truly flat frequency response. I believe in measurements

[@JamesJoyce12]

his measurements are full of "stuff" - he does not have the equipment necessary to do it properly or well

[@libertyss32]

Maybe, but I bought the kit for my hundred dollar Sony's from GR research and they sound....idk how to explain it you'd have to hear them it's crazy you would think there's no fucking way the sound is coming from them. Honestly it's almost unreal.

[@libertyss32]

Z is usually right on with what he hears and Danny from GR explains the exact same thing so I'm not really sure what you're talking about. We like different shit either way so it is what it is

[@spacejaime]

Ignorant and opinionated kids insulting a legit speaker tweaker using science to offer upgrades to a gamut of audio fans for little money. This insult is totally unwaranted and idiotic - grow up!

[@ovidiubarbu2057]

@@libertyss32 Please do not entice me.How much is the kit I have those Sony SSCS5

[@masterxyr]

by the time I've finished saving up for these _endgame_ speakers, there will have been 3204 new and 'better' ones to consider :D

[@keith6872]

That was the best ! Thanks

[@Geerladenlad]

Hey Z you should hit up Paul McGowan and see if he'll loan you a pair of FR 30s to review. I believe those are his news flagship speakers.

[@ZReviews]

Only if he blurs my face

[@ERRORFACE1]

nice review Z . for me these 1 box units are nice but not the way to go . i like my separates , got a quiet few items to play with . and for me thats just as much fun as listen to music . for time to time i swap my speakers ,cd players, dac , amps , cables so on. i can alway discover some new or some forgotten details 😃. wit this 1 box units are no fun for me . place them , turn it on , press a few options on your phone done . some pursuit this way some walk different roads . good to have the coverage for all sort of ppl. god bless

[@tosvus]

I mean..the problem is that you sink 6K+ into these, and a few years down the line the amp breaks, or the speaker portion breaks. Now you have to either service the whole thing, or start from scratch. That's the upside of components vs anything all-in-one - but of course, everything can be tuned to work perfectly together so it's a tough one.

[@ZReviews]

Well they have a 10 year guarantee I believe and the parts just unscrew and you get your replacement.

[@gaycha6589]

They are very serviceable if you need to swap individual components.

[@geraldmcmullon2465]

The electronics can be removed and serviced without sending the whole speaker. It can also be upgraded and replaced so could be supported for many years later. If you upgrade or replace an amplifier there is a good change you would feel the need to upgrade or change the speakers and maybe the source to eliminate the weakest link.

[@paxpaxman4423]

Nice curtains!

[@barbarapearce7323]

So glad this review is finally out. First review of these on youtube

[@mymusings5948]

Thanks!

[@ZReviews]

Welcome! Appreciate the scratch

[@NigelSequeira]

wildly started looking into these literally today

[@scottcw31]

How would these compare to the latest A10s with the purifi woofers?!

[@conduit242]

I think the real question is now that these are into larger Genelec Ones territory, which are… *the ones*

[@ZReviews]

These are ten times more fun then the Giant genelecs I reviewed. Those are way more for maximizing neutrality

[@conduit242]

@@ZReviews And those are only the babies 😜 The 8361 and 8351 are different animals with different woofer and amp design

[@jaredpmoser]

Zeos do the A10s

[@stevenoconnor5693]

The sounds is really great. There’s no denying that, but I still believe there’s a lot to be said about passive speakers and separate gear. For one thing is the electronics go in your speaker. You don’t have to send away your whole system to be repaired shipping those speakers, even if you split, the cost would be quite expensive. The warranty even though it says 10 years, the breakdown of the warranty, especially on the electronics part. Being only two years is a concern. If there was a system failure that can really be detrimental to the speakers. It would be the electronics, not just a drive units. One thing I find interesting is many audio files that are considered. Purists, live and die by the idea of flat sounds as neutral as possible. In some regards, some of them would consider this like sacrilege lol. What I find interesting is, if this would be excepted a setting or anything that changes the sound signature of a speaker bed with electronics. Like basically a different sound mode from a receiver, which many people look down on. It would be interesting to see how they would go for this. I myself have always believed go for what sounds best to you. The individual as sound is obviously very subjective. The biggest thing that I would say is an advantage to having separate components as an example. You’re actually a perfect example Z. is the part of your gear. Breaks down say a speaker or a receiver. You have the opportunity to replace a component or if it’s covered by warranty. Send only a section of your system that as compared to a huge potential shipments. Remember not. Everybody is technically blessed to replace drive units let alone other more electronically sophisticated components. LOL At least you would be able to have a system potentially, if you have back up gear and so on instead of sending it all in one component that houses most of your set up. I guess it really comes down to personal preference myself. I’ll take the separate components.

[@ZReviews]

You wrote a book

[@stevenoconnor5693]

@@ZReviews I know. I lot of thought lol. Thanks for the reply.

[@gaycha6589]

Yes, the earth is indeed flat.

[@stevenoconnor5693]

@@ZReviews it would be interesting to see if you get to demo the ps audio fr30

[@aceofspades6667]

Some people have a problem with dsp that the timbre is f’d and it just sounds like a bunch of choppy waves. Z should try the new LRS+ or Maggie 1.7i. They are both magical for stage depth and width.

[@genkifd]

Zeos aint going to do that - open baffle speakers require lots of room treatment and positioning. putting Maggies on boxes aint going to do any open baffle any justice, let along boxed speakers.

[@ZReviews]

@@genkifd I very much want to do magnapans. I have plenty of rooms to try them out in

[@V1ralB1ack]

@@genkifd he already tried martin logan esls. and NO you don't need room treatment anymore than you would with any speaker. They're fucking speakers you just place them and when you're happy you stop moving them. It doesn't require calculus skills and physics. Most speakers even come with a manual telling you where to put them and how big the room should be if you can read

[@psyphonyxaudio]

..... Yup. Love them.. Been excited about them for a long while. Thanks for this .. I reposted and shared. I think I caught Mads attention too .. You wait for the "next' versions.. I can bet .. they will be better.. ( prediction) ... based on the driver tech.. better drivers.

[@Akalipt0s]

5:34 i think thats a mistake... those are Greek not Turkish

[@yuckysamson]

25:50 - "I don't know who Floyd Toole is, but that muh'fuh's stereo musta sounded AMAZING!". This may be the audio line/performance/delivery/sam-jackson imitation of the decade.

[@life_in_solace]

Wait there's new buchardts coming out?! You're talking about the A500 signature made in Denmark ones?

[@ZReviews]

Yeah those.

[@gaycha6589]

Wouldn’t take a huge leap of faith ti imagine SE Purify cones A700SE coming along. Buchardt also claim to be working on a subwoofer to complement the A500s

[@sav7568]

Buying subs to go with these would be a waste of time and money. For starters their first crossover point is set at 100 hz and the second at 250 hz although that can be adjusted. Unless you really want to feel the earth move, don't bother.

[@ovidiubarbu2057]

They have fantastic bass, which is more profound than the bass of many dedicated subs; but, trust me, two 15-inch high-end subs will hit harder and feel different. There is no replacement for displacement In a big room at very high levels, a sub will improve the bass, especially for movies. The limiters will kick in if just the A700 speakers are used, with most of MasterTunings Nevertheless, even without subs they sound great. I love them with and without subs

[@tedthomas9809]

I want these to watch The Boys. Then I might have the best sound for the best show.

[@praxis22]

I want to play doom on these... Thinks,"Zeos you mad bastard" 👍

[@Snowjob109]

the bakerxderek of headphones

[@worm6820]

Why does this video hit so hard?? I'm genuinely invested in your content like I'm first getting into audio, you did a good job on this video.

[@ZReviews]

High Volumes of Holy Sheet.

[@anthonyrobinson9954]

Can't wait until you hear the Meridian DSP Speakers.

[@ThousandThrills]

Oh my...now that you played the Doors version of Albinoni's adagio, I think I really need these speakers...even if it's dependent on the internet to function, that's a concern but if they don't make anything else better without WiFi, I hope I can get them one day! Sad that the packaging was so poor...thanks for all the demos and great info! Must raise the monthly power bill a little though...wish I could hear vinyl demos through this.

[@rdolle990]

So is the sound profile/range the same as the A500 as Mads claims? He stated the A700 sounds the same as the A500 but only louder, true from your experience?

[@ZReviews]

I need to put the Theoretical on the A500 to test.

[@jhunterb123]

Which are better the ohm walsh you loved so much or these

[@ZReviews]

The walsh do a cool sound thing that fills a room. These transport audio from another dimension into your living space.

[@MidnightTitan]

The theoretical tuning didn't sound good in my room. I don't have as much space as you so I settled with the 60hz high pass tuning w/ svs sub. The spl levels are crazy. The cardioid with more bass was my 2nd favorite tuning.

[@NighteeeeeY]

i wonder how these would hold up against something like the meridian dsp 8000

[@anthonyrobinson9954]

I would like to see someone on KZbin review the Meridian DSP Speakers.

[@courtneyswaby3178]

Where are the list of tracks you used for this video? Great video though.

[@aldoantoniovicentesilva6996]

Imagine if Buchardt made these speakers with Purifi's new woofers...

[@ZReviews]

You haven't seen the new Anniversary 10th.. Have you..

[@aldoantoniovicentesilva6996]

@@ZReviews 👍👍👍

[@Viscountsky1961]

Wow. Impressive. Silly question? Don't the internal amps create heat? How is the heat dissipated? Won't that heat be damaging to the drivers, after a period of time?

[@sudd3660]

the heat sinks should be on the outside of the amp, but yes they get hotter then normal amps.

[@WeebLabs]

The amplifiers are class D and deliver 150W into 4 Ohms (at unknown shmoo floor), which would entail approximately 60W of dissipation under full load or 1W under a more realistic 10W average. There are no significant thermal concerns, here.

[@TheFrightmareTrain]

ur figure collection is commendable sir

[@conduit242]

Wait what…new higher end Buchardt speakers?

[@ryanwolf1357]

The first thing I did with my A700s was ditch the WISA hub. Think they sound good now? Try a $3k DAC. Completely different performance.

[@ZReviews]

But then you are relying on an Analog to Digital conversion internally.

[@ryanwolf1357]

Of course. But it still sounds far better. I know you have plenty of DACs laying around with XLR out. Give it a try.

[@gaycha6589]

Disagree. Pointless using an external DAC, when they are already integrated into boxes. Unless you have $3k to waste. I use WISA HUB with A500s and tend to mainly use coax connection from SBT, the wifi Wisa is stable since I gave it fixed IP address. Buchardt app is poor tho

[@jaredhylton6591]

What I can't stop thinking about is one question. How many people will buy these incredible speakers and then just because the market tells them they should, will add a very inferior center channel speaker to make their system far worse?

[@ZReviews]

Could always use a pair of these in the center.

[@jaredhylton6591]

@@ZReviews Now that would be epic! Unnecessary, but epic. The more likely scenario is someone will spend $3k on a very good, but still inferior to these center. Worst of all, to make matters worse it will be 2 feet lower than the tweeter and mid of the A700s and well below the center of the screen......

[@Grumpy6]

First song name please!Anyone?

[@thierryfaquet7405]

Yeah it's expensive buuuuuuut 4x150 W per tower + all the connectivity it doesn't sound that bad.

[@gino3286]

Thank you very much for this very exciting and valuable review It is impressive the amount of bass that can be got from relatively small size woofers Maybe some kind of DSP is used ? Kind regards, gino

[@ZReviews]

Please watch the review. These speakers have the most DSP

[@gino3286]

@@ZReviews hi thank you for the very kind and helpful reply I understand now that dsp when done right can provide state of the art sound Dsp is not very popular among audiophiles Kind regards gino