The blue speakers behind me are Tekton 2-10 Perfect SET, review coming soon
@RTFM704 жыл бұрын
Love the philosophy behind the Tekton speakers. Look forward to your review 👍
@Labor_Jones4 жыл бұрын
Excellent Show... i got it-t.y.
@richardyanicky18454 жыл бұрын
They are #1 on my list can't wait to hear your review.
@rickyblair88024 жыл бұрын
Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac I’m thinking on getting a pair so looking forward to it
@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph21204 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve ! Love your passion for audio !
@healthynutster4 жыл бұрын
Having just acquired these and listening to them for the last few weeks, I agree entirely with Steve’s review. I would add that they have the rare ability to sound great with good recordings and to even sound very good with poor/mediocre material. I’ve downsized from a home with a dedicated home theater to a small condo, so now I’m doing 2 channel home theater and these image so well I don’t feel a center channel is either necessary or desired. I’ve also come to realize how little all the surround channels contribute to the movie watching experience on most films. With a good pair of front speakers such as these, it’s possible to have a very satisfying home theater experience.
@MBroadus4 жыл бұрын
Mark Fontaine thanks for the info...I’m about to downsize from Focal floor standers and seriously considering these with a center channel and 2 subs for home theater/2 channel. I have a pair of GoldenEar SuperSat 50s on the bedroom tv and I love the ribbon tweeter.
@randomsomeone16174 жыл бұрын
I am simply amazed by your passion. You are so descriptive about things. Appreciate you very much 🙏
@linnemeyerhere4 жыл бұрын
I've owned mine from the first dealer shipments. Once broken in these are just incredible to listen deep into the music, like a headphone deep !
@simonecominato55614 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to listen to your review about GoldenEar, because here in Italy they are not known very much and I always wondered how they sound: thanks!
@carlosbauza11394 жыл бұрын
Great little speakers! Hey get the Tekton speakers reviewed sooon! They should br fabulous.
@OrganNLou4 жыл бұрын
GREAT REVIEW Steve! I just purchased the Aon2s and am VERY impressed! They have many of the qualities of the magnepan speakers with the sensitivity/dynamics of box speakers. These are keepers.
@grandmasteraj8554 жыл бұрын
You get a like just for that awesome shirt Steve!
@1987Cubo4 жыл бұрын
GrandmasterAJ Nice.
@christophernoto4 жыл бұрын
I'll vouch for the effectiveness of passive radiators! I picked up a mint condition pair of early-1990s Klipsch KG 3.2s the March day that we all went into quarantine. They are the best sounding speakers I have ever owned, and I've been an audiophile since the 1960s! 96 dB sensitivity and a smooth, rich sound all the way through their range. Their bass and low-midrange is most impressive to me, even at low to medium listening levels, offering a tactility that I have not experienced before now, even with the larger speakers that I have previously owned.
@nigel78802 жыл бұрын
I had a pair for over 15 years, and they are so great. Be sure and get some Kimber 4VS or better and thank me later. :)
@christophernoto2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip @@nigel7880 🔥 I will look into the Kimbers!
@timothygarding56285 күн бұрын
Just got lucky and was able to pick up a pair for $760, I am ecstatic!
@GlueeeeGuy4 жыл бұрын
Steve . Question ......is it possible to test and review loudspeakers and Amps. Combinations that suited the best to each other.....
@ianpeck27194 жыл бұрын
“That wood just came through so well” oh my!😂😂😂
@postaudio2 жыл бұрын
Golden ear BRX or Buchardt s400 mk2?
@jlm86994 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve.. excellent.. Many of us still want to see a TRUE abx blind test for a variety of products.. Thank you
@billd96674 жыл бұрын
A high pass might help, but the trouble with passive radiators, and even ported speakers to a smaller degree, is that low frequency info will still be produced in the radiators (or ports) unless you pass pretty darned high. It probably won’t be much and may even be welcomed, but it won’t be “accurate”. Sealed and planar designs would work better when high-passed. Great review though, Steve. Sounds like a real winner at reasonable volumes, where most of us do our real listening.
@redstarwraith4 жыл бұрын
I just rewatched the interview you had with Billy Drummond yesterday. That was one of my favourite interviews of yours. He seems like such a great guy (and lawdy, lawdy does he ever own a lot of gear!).
@jeffkalina77274 жыл бұрын
When watching a speaker review I find it interesting when the reviewer compares it with two other similiar speakers. That way I can better understand what the high points really are.
@dilbyjones4 жыл бұрын
So happy you are back on the grind. Small speakers help a lot with room boundaries
@MultiLagge4 жыл бұрын
Steve, I really like the way you can discribe the sound from everything you got going on :-) I’m new to this channel and love to see more from you 👍🏻
@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac4 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the channel, there’s over 900 videos already posted here, plenty to see
@xstensl88233 жыл бұрын
wonder how these would compare to the Elac Carina?
@nevigo55194 жыл бұрын
Damn that Pass Class A amp you've got there Steve. I have always been a fan of Nelson Pass amps. Thanks for the review.
@OrganNLou4 жыл бұрын
You can purchase the BRX (or Aon series GoldenEars) as well as the Amp Camp (pass kits) amps and you will have a semblance of his set up.
@1987Cubo4 жыл бұрын
Liked the review, bit distracted by Tektons & Tshirt!
@blackknight70173 жыл бұрын
yes...hoping something to rub some of the magic on the tektons
@christinearmington3 жыл бұрын
😎
@stonefree19114 жыл бұрын
How does this compare with the Martin Logan 35XT? Especially the detail and high end of the AMT ribbons in both?
@Daniel-hk3ru4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve for your reviews, and have purchased products based on your spot on product reviews. Never disappointed. Any coffee mugs or Audiophiliac t-shirts to help support your work? Will sign up for the $3 Patreon.
@equilibrium21477 ай бұрын
Happy NewYear Steve ! Please stay healthy🙏🏼
@t.j.bennett64544 жыл бұрын
Absolutely phenomenal mods and highs. Bass is like you're missing half a speaker
@jorgegvb4 жыл бұрын
Reminded me of my Definitive Technology SM65 speakers. No wonder since the bloodline is the same.
@PhillGoodfactor4 жыл бұрын
A like just for "don't give me no lip". Great review anyway, so I wish I could give you two likes.
@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@CandidUploads3 жыл бұрын
Has anyone had a chance to compare the BRX to the Martin Logan Motion 35xti?
@michaelgarnett13724 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve here’s a few requests for future speaker reviews 1) brand new iteration of 2ce Sig Vandy’s 2) Spatial s (ribbon tweeter powered woofer model or passive dome ) 3) interested to see if u are a fan of newVolti’s Razz (esp in comparison to your Klipschs ) Thank you
@HPLeft4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, Steve. I'm a ribbon guy in general and I've been intrigued by the idea of trying one of the GoldenEar monitors on the desktop.
@r423sdex4 жыл бұрын
No !!!!! another bookshelf speaker. Keep them coming.😀 let's see if we can get to 10,000 new bookshelf speaker by the end of the year. Oh and keep them DACs coming to.
@gllegacy874 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great review. I've been excited about these speakers since they were announced at CEDIA, happy to finally see some reviews. I'll probably be considering these against the Revel M16 and Kef Q350 (and maybe the Klipsch RP600M). Any thoughts on how they compare? Thanks again!
@buttonman18313 жыл бұрын
Passive radiators when implemented well are amazing
@fredoswego4 жыл бұрын
My first thought is, are these 3 times better than the Emovita Airmotiv B1+ that everybody was raving about in the very recent past.
@thomasbirdsell8404 жыл бұрын
Those ribbon tweeters look like they may have been sourced from the same folks that make the folded tweeter in my Adam T5V's.
@morespinach98324 жыл бұрын
Yes AMT tweeters. In Adam or HEDD.
@nl_26524 жыл бұрын
More Spinach and Eve Audio.
@pdcragin334 жыл бұрын
Emotiva also offers this folded ribbon Heil design, although I doubt theses firms all source from the same factory.
@ryousuketakahashi50383 жыл бұрын
Also i think the best affordable speakers are : Wharfedale Diamond 11 series , EVO series and Elysian series designed by Peter Comeau. They sound and look like speakers that cost 3 or 4 times more , they are unique and very good built. I HAVE SPOKEN :D
@joybrucebruce33774 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a review of it compared to the Living Sound similarly sized speaker with similar but different drive system for bass.
@bk66784 жыл бұрын
Please explain how passive radiator works.
@capwkidd4 жыл бұрын
“Definitive proof “ good one!
@alanshayler9414 жыл бұрын
The word I would use (condensing what you used into one word) is they sound natural
@ruk2023--4 жыл бұрын
I just got my first ribbon tweeter in an Adam Audio studio monitor. Think I'm a convert and the next time I upgrade my main speakers that's going to be a requirement.
@xstensl88234 жыл бұрын
how would these sound with a Rega Brio? how would the compare with the Elac Carina?
@yl19744 жыл бұрын
Those Tektons.
@D.E.E.P.Y.4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, also looking forward. Super SET with 2x 10"
@quitegenius4 жыл бұрын
I'm not a big fan of passive radiators. The bass is considerably slower than bass reflex or front ported. I don't know if all of them have it but a pair of speakers I had and then a subwoofer with passive radiator, both showed some bass bloating.
@walterbushell70294 жыл бұрын
Close enough for Rock and Roll. Next Question: Close enough for Classical or Heaviest Metal? Romantic period Music>
@HareDeLune4 жыл бұрын
The Heaviest??
@circattle4 жыл бұрын
It feels like that yellow folded-ribbon tweeter is in every budget speaker these days.
@saint65634 жыл бұрын
Sir Circus Cattle Not a bad thing. Think of all the shrill entry-level tweeters prevalent last Century! Enjoy.
@thomasbirdsell8404 жыл бұрын
I think that lip/tray is there to provide a place for spare change, paper clips, keys, etc. (LOL)
@mizake014 жыл бұрын
calll it a chin. paint it white to match Mr. Gross' beard, makes it sound more like SET.
@juliaset7514 жыл бұрын
Here’s hoping that the big magnets on drivers don’t suck up those metal things.
@scottwitman72853 жыл бұрын
Diggin the Tie Dye !!
@randomsomeone16174 жыл бұрын
Mr Guttenberg have you ever reviewed the JBL 4412 Monitors?
@dednside52294 жыл бұрын
Ribbon horns & Unity Horn Designs Are the future , (so are PWM Transformerless daisy Chain SET ) - As a synergistic pairing
@pala23mj4 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve, any chance you ever had a chance to listen to Sandy's earlier work with Definitive technology. I have been using the bp7002 for the last 10 years and I am still enjoying them. Would love to hear your thoughts if any. Great shirt!!
@audioslain4 жыл бұрын
Alessandro Paladino same here. Same model. 7002’s. Outstanding speakers!
@pala23mj4 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one. I am using them in a 2 channel set up. What are you using for amp and pre?? L.p. or digital or both?
@RealHIFIHelp4 жыл бұрын
Please review some Marten Design speakers.
@datdudeinred4 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve do you really think goldenear is as much as amazing brand as they get praised? Especially their triton reference speakers are they really like best for less money(relatively comparing to 100k pair speakers?)
@jamesgilgannon41644 жыл бұрын
Great review Steve!👍😊
@simonkellaghan4 жыл бұрын
Wow 133rd view🙏🎧🎶😘 beautiful Steve . Golden Steven 🎧🙏🎵😉
@heavynova3 жыл бұрын
I just got the Aon 3 last year. Any point in upgrading?
@markwinechairman4 жыл бұрын
Great shirt great review...waiting for my buchardts s 300s...almost thought...um...until the very end of your review...don't want a sub...hope the buchies deliver as reviewed by you and others...thank you!!!☮🕊✌☮🕊✌
@Laissez_Faire2 жыл бұрын
So basically a definitive technology with a ribbon?
@moktaabdul63104 жыл бұрын
PMC and ATC speakers are way much better than any Focal. Passive with Transmission line is beyond epic. Passive is better than ported., but even very difficult is Transmission line, due to resources and funding and money. Very rare companies use passive TL, . I owned a RTL TDL3 in the 90s, which I still have.
@BabeTheAstrologer8 ай бұрын
Do you like Prodigy 1?
@jackdavis81272 жыл бұрын
Nice tie dye!
@sportswriter852 жыл бұрын
@steve I am new to the audiophile world, but love the sound of these speakers. What would you recommend for an integrated amp to power these? I am looking at the Marantz PM 7000M. Really would like to wire it to my desktop PC, but love the ease of use with Airplay technology. Thanks.
@gregorypatton3604 жыл бұрын
I hope you pair those tektons with the decware se84 Steve.
@eduardemil88844 жыл бұрын
Wonder how these BRX would pair with my Hegel H90. I just wanted to order a pair of KEF R3. But this review stoped me a little.
@christinearmington3 жыл бұрын
Happens all the time.
@normrubio2 жыл бұрын
Man, now that Sandy is retired, maybe ya can get him on and do an interview on his life in audio. It'll be great now that the gloves are off and he can speak freely.
@dougg10754 жыл бұрын
I wanna hear about dem Tektons:)
@TyrantTitan.2 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve, have you had a chance to listen to the Martin Logan 35xti? I think they're comparable to the BRX, 6.5 Driver, and ribbon tweeter. Similarly priced as well. Trying to decide between these two. Currently have a pair of Emotiva b1+ and really loving the ribbon tweeter, i just want more mid bass so looking for an upgrade.
@thomasandersen17844 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve. Please tell the price in the start of the vd? It could be nice :-) Thx
@luke98224 жыл бұрын
10:12 is the price
@minuteskill Жыл бұрын
I kept wondering how low these went after seeing them on youtube in several videos but at 45hz being the lowest it goes and the price that these are at I think my Ascend Acoustic Seirra 2EX pair. Anyone heard both extensively?
@marcusharmon68752 жыл бұрын
What would you rather own, this or the LS-50 Meta (both are the same price)?
@rishoo0079 ай бұрын
How are these compared to the G three, Genelec?
@greencraig85702 жыл бұрын
Is that a copy of John Lennon's, "A Spaniard in the Works" in the background?
@arnoldreynaldo7661 Жыл бұрын
How would you compare this to Kef R3? Thx.
@lencycler13 жыл бұрын
as far as price goes...and yes I'm a noobie...I'm sure they are twice as good as my Emo B1+'s, but 8x better?
@calvincurry84963 жыл бұрын
Philharmonic BMR monitors. By Philharmonic. Or Salk Audio version. Please review!
@kloss2134 жыл бұрын
An AMT tweeter not a ribbon not like a ribbon in any way shape or form. It's a pleated bellows style diaphragm, not a thin metal ribbon.
@presidentpotato2223 жыл бұрын
Steve can you do a review of Boenicke w5 ‘s
@CheapButNotEasy3 жыл бұрын
I have a pair. I love them but didn’t know how good they were until I connected them to 30 watts of pure class A Luxman m600. They bloomed, turning well defined black and white to technicolor. Like Steve’s shirt? Play fairly load, not fussy on placement either. Definitely not a competitor of golden ear products.
@juanHERNANDEZ-ni3hv4 жыл бұрын
So if you have to choose between evoke 10 and this?which is the winner
@Audfile4 жыл бұрын
HSU CCB-8
@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph21204 жыл бұрын
Those look kick-ass !! gO steve-O-!! 😆
@juanHERNANDEZ-ni3hv4 жыл бұрын
Sp which one you like the most between this and the evoke 10, thanks
@HungryEatNow4 жыл бұрын
What do you recommend for a norm setup to get a high pass to passive speaker?
@jlm86994 жыл бұрын
How can so many bookshelf speakers sound so different? Physics allows only so many variances and permutations... Still looking for the true ABX blind tests...lol
@gisellamanno5623 жыл бұрын
"YO BRO!!!!!" DON'T GIVE ME NO LIP"
@gordrand4 жыл бұрын
What are those blue speakers in the background?
@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac4 жыл бұрын
Tekton 2-10 Perfect Set, review to come.
@simonkellaghan4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve from Dublin Ireland. The passion is in the music 🎶🎶🎶it shows in your review s👍
@Projacked14 жыл бұрын
If there is ONE thing I really hate it is companies who don't mention the PRICE of their products on their website. Such weird and fake 'exclusivity'.... I stopped browsing after that.
@cosmicvibez6614 жыл бұрын
Thank you Steve. I went and listened to these speakers and bought them. The sound was magnificent as you said. Obvious they had a great amplifier. Now I don’t yet own an amplifier and I am looking to buy one soon. Would you be so kind as to recommend one great budget amp that would be a perfect match for these speakers?
@Bd-ox4mi4 жыл бұрын
Have you reviewed the aon 3s Steve ?
@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac4 жыл бұрын
I did for CNET
@Bd-ox4mi4 жыл бұрын
Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac thanks for reply much appreciated💪
@MrKgriffiths14 жыл бұрын
Budget speakers , costing more than I earn in a month, am I in the wrong store ??
@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac4 жыл бұрын
No, last week I reviewed a $100 Sennheiser headphone and $400/pair Emotiva towers. I cover all price ranges. Thanks for watching!
@urbanringstro66914 жыл бұрын
Can the speaker play musik i want? My klipsch stadium are better.
@markielinhart4 жыл бұрын
WTH are those blue boxes behind you?!
@daveshear4 жыл бұрын
Tekton's. www.tektondesign.com/
@markielinhart4 жыл бұрын
Fat Rat um, I’ve put Luxie aside for the mo and I’m running a NAD/Advance Acoustic preamp-amp combo. Lots of headroom lol...
@dennisheadley44084 жыл бұрын
I'm curious about the Tektons in the background.
@janbenschop75974 жыл бұрын
...As in port noise complaint?
@984francis4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Lot's of machinery, cranes and horns blowing all day and night.
@bluelithium98084 жыл бұрын
Again, the AMT is not operationally a ribbon transducer regardless of how many times the golden eared ones claim it is.
@OrganNLou4 жыл бұрын
Yes but their implementation of the tweeter sounds fantastic in their designs.
@jameswheeler76794 жыл бұрын
Good morning cool shit
@GodfreyMann4 жыл бұрын
Anyone know how it compares to the Harbeth P3ESR XD/40th anniversary?
@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac4 жыл бұрын
That’s a good question, the BRX makes a hell of a lot more bass, has much cleaner treble. The P3 is more musical and downright seductive. Both are great in their own ways
@GodfreyMann4 жыл бұрын
Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac thanks for the clarification...sounds like an audition is in order. Luckily, I’ve found a dealer with both not far from London!
@kloss2134 жыл бұрын
Lip is too small to cause diffraction on woofer the AMT has a radiation pattern that again will not be affected much if at all by the lip and its location.
@ericclapton4692 жыл бұрын
Steve, which speaker do you prefer, BRX or LS50 Meta?
@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac2 жыл бұрын
Both great, if I had to pick Meta
@ericclapton4692 жыл бұрын
@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac Thanks Steve
@mrrichard18492 ай бұрын
Merci, vous solutionnez mon problème de choix !
@oluhamilton21214 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve, are these powered?
@60zeller4 жыл бұрын
No
@healthynutster4 жыл бұрын
But Goldenear is working on powered bookshelf streaming speaker. Last I heard it should be out sometime next year
@NeilBlanchard4 жыл бұрын
The tweeter looks nominally similar to the Emotiva unit - are they sourced from the same company?
@OrganNLou4 жыл бұрын
Totally different! The AMT in the GoldenEar sounds much more natural and crosses over properly in these speakers.