HIGH-END on the CHEAP! Radiant Acoustics Clarity 6.2 - FULL REVIEW! PART 1

[@TheBrokenEclipse]

Great review! I'm really interested in hearing these against the Buchardt Audio E50

[@carlbrown3634]

Very nice review and entertaining as well! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to part 2.

[@lastlemming3725]

Patreon member here. I just got my set of 6.2’s an hour ago. I got it based on the numerous Lyngdorf reviews and the 6.2 reviews (obviously!). BTW great reviews. Good info and entertaining as always. I have them hooked up to a Luxman 507z, I use a WIIM pro to a NAD M51 DAC. They replace my Canton 9.2 DC’s. My room is 15x15 and only mildly treated. Sound is exceptional. A large soundscape, open but precise. Non-fatiguing. Sound has heft. So far wonderful. Bass is deep and articulate. I was concerned my Luxman may not have the umph, but I have plenty of headroom left. The vertical off axis falls away pretty quickly, but for a dedicated listening room no issue. I also have some Thiel CS2.4, which are very accurate but tilt to brightness.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@@lastlemming3725 Thanks for sharing your impressions and your support! Yes, I also find it is a speaker that you really need to sit perfectly in front of to get the most from it.

[@SalvadorZerker]

How do you like them compared to the canton?

[@peterbaugh51]

On my system, those AMT tweeters sound pretty good. Don't think I would need a sub with these speakers if there was enough power. Thanks for the video.

[@dal2258]

It's a bit like a KII design, but that's normal I guess given the Lyngdorf, Risbo and Putzeys link 🙂 Maybe I can change my Dynaudio Special 40 wish to a RA Clarity 6.2 wish ...

[@SalvadorZerker]

Really interested in those dalis. How do you like them? How do you think they compare to the Radiants except the bass (would have a subwoofer for that). I am actually thinking about getting the Dali Epicon 2, have you ever heard those by chance? If not, how do the Rubicore compare to other speakers?

[@Arthax83]

Not sure about affordable 😕

[@jcvscorner]

The other speaker that uses similar tech costs 20.000€...i considered buying that speaker so having the same or similar components in a 4.000€ pair of speakers is crazy cheap to me...

[@mikedisher30]

@@jcvscornercrazy cheap that’s literally cost and arm and a leg, I wish I had a wallet as thick as your s 💰💸🤑💵

[@jcvscorner]

I wish I had the wallet you wished I had 😂... It would have been multiple years of saving up, but these speakers drastically shorten that time

[@stjernholmreviews]

@Arthax83 everything is relative. They are cheap in comparison with similar tech in other speakers. Like a Tesla Model S is still a lot of money, but if you are looking for extreme accelleration its "cheap" for the performance. When my wallet was lighter, I would buy used gear any day, and get so much for my money.

[@Arthax83]

@@stjernholmreviews I agree with the relative statement. Our family economy is devided into cake pieces. For hifi stuff (speakers and amp/streamer), I have limited my self to 50k (sek). But we are about to buy a new house and there might be wiggle room (up!) in our hifi budget 😆 Love your stuff! 🤘🏻

[@D1N02]

A lot of competition at the price point. Comparison to the Platimon VC1's and new Arendal 1528 bookshelfs would be welcome.

[@c0mbat15]

Great video. You're extremely entertaining. The vocal clarity selling point of this is surely only a selling point if it makes a significant difference at "normal" listening levels rather than the 90+ dB levels?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@c0mbat15 They're great at low levels too. The only reason we push them so loud is because they're so distortion-free, you hardly notice how loud you got. Thanks for watching the channel!

[@Hiwired96]

That Lorn track is amazing! I will use it to test the bass response of my own system, then I can compare it to the Radiant Acoustics :)

[@viencarlodiego8842]

subscribed! very nice review and very informative!

[@francisdelacruz6439]

AMT teeeters are used from the budget few hundred dollar speakers up but some ultra high end speakers uses planar ribbons like raidho and borressen. I like Wilson Audio Chronosonic they don’t use either and it’s at the top of the mountain with a few other speakers some say it’s still better than the best but it’s priced accordingly.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@francisdelacruz6439 The AMT used here is extremely hardcore. I found out when relieving the Clarity from deep bass duties.. (part 2)

[@jocool7370]

Peter Lyngdorf did it again!! 🎉 And I was looking for new speakers.... 😊

[@d.hoffmann7698]

Hej Morten, Great work. Super entertaining AND informative. Do you think these beasts would be driven well with the old TDAI-2170, 170 watts into 4 Ohms? At first I was put off by their utilitarian design, but after watching your video, I'm quite intrigued!

[@stjernholmreviews]

@d.hoffmann7698 Wait for part 2 :-). A 2170 will do great.

[@MsRs232]

I'm old enough to know that paid reviews are exactly that, paid reviews.

[@bengleason508]

Great Video. Would you please consider do a video on late night listening?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@bengleason508 Great suggestion! Please expand a little on the idea. Are you thinking in relation to home cinema or playback optimisation possibilities for music listening at very low levels? or something else?

[@bengleason508]

@@stjernholmreviews strictly for music listening. I am interested in topics such as do horns provide the most desirable attributes of listening at lower volumes. Are dipole speakers better than speakers in a box not necessarily at lower volumes but in the way sound travels and disturbing others? Is Class A amplification the best for low volume listening? What about Active speakers? What does DSP do to the sound when optimized for low volume listening. I believe there is a portion of your audience that rarely listens in the 80-90 db range (except for a audio shows). Thank you for your consideration.

[@GholugHaddock]

@@bengleason508 I am one of those persons who rarely listens loud. So great suggestions for Morten to dive in at👍

[@erikhassler9459]

Hooray for danish Hi-Fi.

[@connorduke4619]

Wow - first impressions are very good! Dali Rubikore 2 is quite a good speaker itself but is shown up by these two tests.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@connorduke4619 I love that little Rubikore 2. It might be one of the best "traditional" dome tweeter based compact two ways out there. I just played around with it, Bi-amping, and it just sings. DALI really makes some "happy" sounding speakers. The clarity is way more neutral and favor precision over everything else. They are really two beasts for different preferences.

[@connorduke4619]

@@stjernholmreviews Thanks for this extra description!

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

Love your work, its nice to see someone's with a sense of humour and a sense of style too. 👍 For a bass test play the Silverchair track - Israel son. The beginning baseline should test a speaker out.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@crazyprayingmantis5596 🤪 ... I heard it, but did not get the bass part? What bass?

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

@@stjernholmreviews The first 30 seconds of the track is a bass line

[@Av-gurusBlogspot]

Please info about that Denon on the shelf in the background (mono amp?)?

[@stjernholmreviews]

You would know, if you were subscribed ❤️🤘 The complete series here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmbSkoSegdB-Y9k

[@아무개-w3n]

im interested in budget purifi speaker like 4k marchaudio or 2.9k ascilab that woofers are very exceptional

[@youtube改名也太難了吧]

How do they compared to the CUE-100?

[@stjernholmreviews]

Part 2....

[@frankvisler9596]

was this test done with speakers in different placing and setup ? or do video not fit the sound clips or ?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@frankvisler9596 All audio is from the speakers in the setup you see on screen.

[@psyphonyxaudio]

I 100% added that Lorn track .... it's nice. There are lower tones in other tracks .. like Bladerunner 2049 .. but it's a good one.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@psyphonyxaudio Oh yes, - but the lorn track there it comes more separated and clean to you can anticipate it more :-) Thanks for watching!

[@gainstage4497]

“I will never like opera, ever!” I cracked up laughing…

[@tangobodo977]

I have Dali Epicon 2 on Lyngdorf TDAI-1120 in a small room. Could the Radiant Acoustics Clarity 6.2 beat the Epicons?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@tangobodo977 I dont think there is such thing as "beating" another good speaker, as almost everything that makes up a great speaker to you will be subjective, right? The Radiant offers something very different that might or might not be more or less of what you like. The Epicon will sound more "laidback" maybe also a bit "fatter" in the midrange. It has the "Dali sound" a bit sweet, forgiving, cozy, yet a bit excited. Radiant is straight to the point, super clean, dry, presents music way more sculpted. But not as much a party girl as the Epicon. More accountant than party girl. (maybe there is also a party girl accountant somewhere, who knows? 🙂. Get a pair, listen in your room and see how you like it. Remember you can save all your setup and roomperfect stuff for the Epicons on the 1120, and make a new setup for the Clarity and switch between them when you compare. That way, you will know what beats what for you 🙂. Keep us posted about the experience!

[@Edin8140]

Will there be a floorstanding version?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@Edin8140 I suspect there is MUCH more to come from these guys!

[@Edin8140]

@@stjernholmreviews ok, thanks.

[@Tanner_o]

How does this compare to the Arendal 1528 Monitor 8?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@Tanner_o that is a very interesting question. I never liked their 1723 sound, but the new speakers looks very interesting, using some of the same sound philosophy as the Clarity. New generation speakers! Will consider testing them.

[@mihamarinko2206]

Hi, what about AM 100 gold 6g with 8 inch bass VS clarity with 3 6,5 inch woofers…can you make a comparison? I was totaly in for AM 100 gold 6g…but after this review, I am not so sure any more…I need dep bass..

[@magnusdanielsson2749]

The A10 have the same kind of woofer. But being a closed box it cant achieve nearly as much bass. A driver in a bass reflex box is roughly equal to 3 such drivers in a closed box around the tuned frequency of the bass reflex. Wich is clearly shown in the comparison with the a10. Also in the bass reflex speakers the cone movement is alot less around the tuning frequency since tha port (or the passives) take over. Exactly at the tuned frequency the driver dont move hardly at all. This can be seen if playing a pure sine wave at that frequency. So a bass reflex speaker will help with intermodulation alot.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@magnusdanielsson2749 very true. But the Buchardts also use DSP, - meaning EQ and limiting in order to push it even further. It works great at low volume, where the can be linear to 25 Hz 😄.. Great if you live in a small room or apartment, and dont play that loud.. In the test, they are being pushed all the way, and the DSP is not "aware" of the frequency content..

[@GentielioGaming]

Maybe a better comparison would be with a transmission like speaker for clarity. Just a suggestion.

[@stjernholmreviews]

Can you expand on the idea? "Transmission like"? What is that?

[@GentielioGaming]

@stjernholmreviews Since it has the transmission line design to get more bass i gues it won't stress the driver as much. The cabinet design does the work.

[@jeanbeezy]

these or the sourcepoint 8 with a small sub?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@jeanbeezy Thats a GREAT question. It is really a matter of what you like and want in a speaker. Watch out for part 2 where I move closer in on that thing. Both are insanely well designed speakers, so I would try them both with your gear and most importantly, your music and room! In the rough, - I would say that the MOFIs has a "sound", where the Clarity has not. I would prefer acoustic sensitive music on the Clarity over the MOFI for exsample. They are SOOO clean.

[@jeanbeezy]

​@@stjernholmreviews thank you for your answer. love the content and 2024 donation - such a nice move! finally joined the patreon yesterday. i guess im looking for a replacement (step up) for my s400mk2, and i thought the sourcepoint + sub 10 would be that, but now im seeing the claritys and im not sure anymore. i need good bass and a speaker that also excels at low listening volumes. but i think im just gonna give the claritys a try and send them back if they are not what im looking for. cheers.

[@andreibalcan7964]

what cheap means ? because i think we fave some problems, they want "only" 4k for 2 speakers ... that means cheap ?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@@andreibalcan7964 Yes, in the context of the tech used, currently selling around € 20.000! € 4.000 is naturally still a pile of dough , but value has to be judged in the right context. Agree?

[@andreibalcan7964]

@@justasimplefox ok, I discovered how poor I am

[@justasimplefox]

@@andreibalcan7964 haha, same here but when you add up all parts, construction, development, distribution network, shipment,...this is not a bad deal. I can only confirm that Purifi drivers are something really special and they are worth the money. In a good design you only hear the music, no distortion. I´m now used to it but in the beginning I was confused comparing with other speakers 😅

[@mikedisher30]

😂😂😂😂😂😅, I’m glad I’m not the only one

[@mikedisher30]

@@justasimplefoxyeah but four thousands bucks how much is that in American money?

[@barneyrubble9309]

Bugger...just got a used pair of the Marten Oscar Duo's for same money..would have loved to have tried these as well.

[@stjernholmreviews]

Let us know how you like them!

[@ralex3697]

I think your Martens are better

[@knuffy7916]

Thanks 🎉 very interesting

[@bruceandt]

Not sure of any way to make this Purifi woofer sound bigger. Small box! Next move?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@bruceandt Check part 2 ;-)

[@dougg1075]

I can’t read lips with an accent:) Good stuff man

[@stjernholmreviews]

Have you been hitting the subtitles?

[@raphaelmeillat8527]

Interesting new brand. Will check it out. By the way, is it just me or these Purifi drivers really look ugly on the edges!

[@justasimplefox]

Thought the same but now I love the look 😅

[@stjernholmreviews]

@raphaelmeillat8527 we don't like something looking different, until its not different anymore..

[@rafaelfranco7041]

Thanks for the video, curious to know if a Lyngdorf TDAI1120 will be able to drive these speakers in a small room/ near field situation.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@rafaelfranco7041 no problem. You might miss out on the last few dBs that could be squeezed out of them.. Does not matter. There is plenty of power.

[@BoRerunn]

Who is the artist of the female vocals

[@stjernholmreviews]

@BoRerunn what track are we talking about?

[@BoRerunn]

@@stjernholmreviews I Shazam the song and it's Maria Hill

[@johannjohann6523]

I still don't understand why high end speakers don't always use a 3 way design.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@johannjohann6523 The optimal would most likely be a 1 way design if it was possible to build a driver that could do everything :-) Every time you are crossing over, there is a multiple of problems that needs to work great in order to make a great speaker. Have a look at the old Yamaha 5000 series review on the channel. The NS5000 speakers there...

[@connorduke4619]

Best is 2-way and make your subwoofer your 3rd driver.

[@sebastianhasbun3846]

@@connorduke4619this is the best way to do it imo

[@coffeeandshots]

85 dB efficiency at 4 ohm nominal impedance, this is going to be hard and expensive to drive for anyone who doesn't own or plan to own a low distortion high wattage class D amplifier.

[@justasimplefox]

Mine are 83 bB/4 ohm and an Atoll AM400 has total control with plenty of headroom. I believe a stable amp with good power supply with around 200w/4 ohm should be adequate. I would advice class AB because pairing the already so precise Purifi drivers with class D could possible end up a little to ´dry´. I admit being not the biggest fan of class D (only for subwoofer) so this is preference. Don´t get me wrong, it would be a shame to underpower these to miss out on the full potential of these drivers but it shouldn´t cost a fortune 😊 I suppose an Audiolab 8300 XP should be also great for less money 👍🏻

[@stjernholmreviews]

@justasimplefox thats a interesting conversation. I heard it before and I always think "Here you are buying super low distortion speakers, and then you want to add a little distortion as you find them to clean" ? Whaat? 🤪 If you want total silence and neutrality going for super low distortion all around is the way to go.. Otherwise, you should go for speakers with way more "color". Ofcurse, its always about finding the balance you like the best, but the Purifi Eigentakt amp tech and Clarity speaker combo is just amazing if you are chasing clean as a top priority.

[@knuffy7916]

So my nad m10 v2 will be not enough 😂 ??

[@tobias7104]

This IS a game changer. No doubt! Nothing compares to you (I mean it). Next year all other speaker brands cease to exist.

[@bicster6535]

Buchardt will come out with a new speakers next week with the same driver to compete

[@tobias7104]

@@bicster6535 Oh, I didn't know that. Then THIS speaker will be at game changer and all other speaker brands cease to exist. But, will that include Radiant?! I'm confused🤔, because Radiant is also the game changer, hmmm.

[@fffhunter]

People buying crappy iphones or phones like those each year - yeah i have money for that Same people when they see these speakers - oh hell now too expensive

[@ac81017]

Interesting how 3 different Danish speaker companies are using the same bass/midrange driver. hmm

[@stjernholmreviews]

@ac81017 Are you thinking about the Purifi driver here? Reason why not so many companies are using them yet, comes down to price. They aint cheap. Any speaker manufacturer that wants to lower distortion and up performance should naturally look at them.

[@goodsound4756]

So for your listening comparison you put the Claritys as supposed on their stands, but the Buchhardts were sideways on top of another speaker without any isolation? This is a detrimental no go for the results.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@goodsound4756 👌 The Bucharest does not care about the placement, they work great on the side, where you can sit nicely in between the 360 radiating waveguide and woofer. Placement is done in order to be able to ABCD switch as fairly as possible in a non-critical listening session to give the team a chance to disinquish between them, without much movement. There is rubber feet in beween all the speakers to isolate them a bit. For the buchardt results, they are simply a product of pushing the low-end in order to get them linear to 25 Hz in a CLOSED, very small cabinet. It works, but only at very low volume, witch is totally fair :-) I even used the wall filter that takes out bass for the test, where all speakers was against the wall, AND roomcorrected, - that should take care of most of any room boundary issue. The clarity works better in the extremes due to the passive woofers and other things.

[@goodsound4756]

@@stjernholmreviews (passive woofers) so does the S400 mk2

[@kvonne]

Look like some parts are taken from Buchart

[@stjernholmreviews]

@kvonne Buchardt also uses a model of the Purifi 6.5" woofer in some of their high performing small speakers.

[@JingoLoBa57]

Now if they could fix those Buchardt’s

[@bicster6535]

Buchardt is coming out a passive speakers next week to compete with these in the same price range

[@stjernholmreviews]

@JingoLoBa57 Fix? What do you think is wrong?

[@Leviathandk]

Fix what?

[@ColocasiaCorm]

I thought the buchardts sounded fine.

[@stjernholmreviews]

They do!

[@TheLevitatingChin]

What a bargain rolleyes

[@ProgressiveID]

Try the The dying song by Slipknot and then tell me if the speakers are good or not.

[@stjernholmreviews]

Does the speaker matter with Slipknot? 🤪

[@gingerbaker1]

These cost almost as much as the SVS Pinnacles. You gotta be kidding me.

[@stjernholmreviews]

@gingerbaker1 HARDCORE AMT TWEETER

[@LikelyLagging]

Saying 4,500$ speakers is on the cheap is the most out of touch shit I’ve heard in a while

[@stjernholmreviews]

That's because you ignore the context and your wallet might not fit?. 😜 In the context of speakers using air motion transformers and purify drivers, - they are cheap. We have tested alternatives costing 4-5 times as much, delivering less. Supercar owners would consider a Nissan GT-R cheap in the context of the performance comparing it to a lambo, you see?

[@LikelyLagging]

@@stjernholmreviews you almost nailed it but there is no context in a click bait title…..

[@vincentw9610]

4k is cheap? I guess HiFi is only for pilots or doctors then..

[@Ferbeldeyberb]

Yeah, 4k isn't cheap!

[@BobbyDazzler888]

If its compared to those other speakers, its the chespest in its league.

[@BeyondFunction1]

On what planet is $4.5k "on the cheap"?

[@stjernholmreviews]

On planet High-end.. Watch the review 😉

[@thomasschafer7268]

😅😅😅schon der Chassis Preis für diesen 6.5" Treiber ist ein Witz! 480€. Dafür bekommt man auch einen Richtigen Tieftöner

[@justasimplefox]

Price is high, I admit and would like to see it cheaper but compared to all my previous drivers from SB Acoustics, Seas and Scan Speak these Purifi 6.5" are really something else 😊 The accuracy was unknow for me before, not that all other speakers were bad but there was always something small bothering me with some tracks 🤪 from the first note I was surprised, my brain even needed some time to adapt 😅

[@jcvscorner]

Was ist denn ein "richtiger" Tieftöner - bzw. wieso sind es die Purifis nicht? Die Purifis sind egal wer sie misst die am besten performensten Treibereinheiten. "Echter" als das gehts kaum oder?

[@stjernholmreviews]

@jcvscorner I think he is relating to the size, missing the point that its all about what is possible in a small package. If you can go bigger, there is no reason for selecting a small speaker in the first place. :-)

[@stefanskytt650]

But not for opera? Just another silly pop box then

[@stjernholmreviews]

@stefanskytt650 very much for opera... Karsten just dont like opera, and Morten forced him to listen :-)

[@mbvx7]

lol. $5000 is not cheap.

[@JingoLoBa57]

Buchardt is a cleaner deeper bass. The vocals were lost when you turned the volume down.

[@davidelmquist8670]

Skip the "trying to be funny" clips ,you don't have it!

[@stjernholmreviews]

@davidelmquist8670 like what clips?

[@jcvscorner]

@@stjernholmreviews please don't stop, it's hilarious ;)!

[@DJMikeron]

Radiant acoustics mmmmm to expensive. I can get Buchardt A10 Aktive for about the same price. The sound test on the bass what a waste of time

[@stjernholmreviews]

@DJMikeron what is your reasoning there? Why?

[@Gassten]

yeah 4000 euro is not affordable. get some Arendal instead

[@stjernholmreviews]

@Gassten Value has nothing to do with the stack of money. That will always be relative to your wallet. In this case, you have €20.000 speakers that the radiant challenges... Check out a pair of €2.500 DALI Rubikore 2 instead (they are really great!) , and be careful with the Arendals. While they are lovely build quality, but I found them to cause listening fatigue, like due to issues at the crossover point. I found them to be quite nasal sounding and also power demanding (tested the Arendal 1723 Monitor THX). You can find the review on rec.dk.

[@bikepower1378]

man skulle tro du arbejder for hi fi klubben .........

[@stjernholmreviews]

Ja! Fik en hel palle til review jeg har arbejdet mig igennem 🙂. Det er også tilladt for alle andre at være lidt fremme i skoene! Så hvis der er noget du synes fortjener et review, så sig det til firmaerne.

[@Leviathandk]

@@stjernholmreviews Er buchardt A700 på tapetet? Eller har du hørt dem? Og i sådan en test som bastesten her, vil A700 da have samme udfordring som A10?

[@oveandersen3807]

Lowfi man