The OPAL1 by Dayton Audio Blew My Mind | Full Review

[@magic.marmot]

I love your description and delivery. I've been thinking about these for my studio I need to rebuild.

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you! 🙏 I really love these speakers!

[@DIYhyfy]

Glad to see you got these in for review. I had a chance to hear them at the Parts-Express design competition. Very impressive for under $1,000.

[@audioarkitekts]

They are incredible at that price point!

[@HEARDIFFERENT]

We love you Mike. Thanks once again. It is sooooo f….g good to see THAT kind of passion for speakers.❤❤❤

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you so much my dear friend. I hope you’re doing well!

[@system87music]

Great review and helpful info - thanks for sharing your expertise! Considering these speakers...

[@audioarkitekts]

They are a great option!

[@dippitydoinit]

Essentially these are bookshelf subwoofers with a dome tweeter which explains the power requirements. They should have also incorporated a 3 inch midrange to balance the sound.

[@PaulFauteux-i7t]

I bought these for shits and giggles on Amazon as they had 10% off and I had some Amazon points. These sure are some impressive speakers for their size. They do suck up the juice though. Good thing I have plenty. They are keepers for sure. Now it will be hard to brag about the name but who cares they sound great and they are fun little speakers.

[@harrisarp3841]

Great review as always, thank you!!!!

[@audioarkitekts]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@thesupergamermario3701]

Congratulations 🍻

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you so much 😊

[@jamesberryman9893]

Dude! Congrats again on getting hitched! Awesome video as usual! Have fun on your time off!

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you my friend!

[@HEARDIFFERENT]

Miiiiiiiiiiikeeeeeeeeeee mate. We send you tons of wishes mate. Stay healthy happy and passionate. We loveeeeeeeeee you.

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you so much my friend for all the love and support over the years!!

[@Simplyveej]

Congrats and best wishes for your forthcoming wedding!

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you 🙏

[@John8910]

Your the first guy that says they are worth the money. All other reviews say they are not good.

[@audioarkitekts]

I don't watch other reviewers, so this is news to me. Thanks for letting me know. It's surprising to hear this because these are great speakers. Perhaps the ones who reviewed them didn't have the right recipe or were powering them with a low wattage amp ;)

[@PaulFauteux-i7t]

@@John8910 not true Thunbar likes them too.

[@HiFiBrothers]

Those are some solid speakers!!!

[@audioarkitekts]

Agreed! Way beyond expectations!

[@shipsahoy1793]

So, bottom line, better bang/buck, these Opal1's or the Elac dbr62 ref ??

[@audioarkitekts]

I’d go Opal, I’ve never really been impressed with Elac stuff.

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@audioarkitekts good to know! I better listen to them.. recommendations and specs can only take us so far!😉

[@MikeGalusha]

I'll be sure to grab a pie on the way to the wedding... 😆

[@audioarkitekts]

Sounds good 👌 😂

[@giangvu7902]

Congratulations on getting married!

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you so much, I can't wait!!

[@palmito22]

Have a happy wedding.

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you so much, I can't wait, just a few more days.

[@mikecampbell5856]

I missed this video! Well done Mike. I'm happy you're getting married. I've been married for almost 47 years and if you don't hear from me, I have taken myself out. Just kidding.

[@audioarkitekts]

I’m super happy and can’t wait. It’s in a couple of days!! Thanks for the support Mike!

[@StrangeBrewReviews]

they need to add two of the 2 inch reference midrange domes to each speaker in this design., in a real room the bass is overwhelming the mids by a huge margin. , drop the crossover down to 200 hz for the bass driver.

[@audioarkitekts]

In a real room? I disagree. In my fake room the bass was perfectly balanced. No need to bastardize these speakers to sound flat and dull like all other audiophile garbage. Let us guys with hungry ears get that beautiful V curve we love so much.

[@shipsahoy1793]

Congratulations for your "gain."😉

[@audioarkitekts]

Thank you so much!

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@audioarkitekts Hey I hope your wedding is as blessed as one I went to recently.. perfect weather and perfect day! Best of luck to you!🙏

[@shipsahoy1793]

@@audioarkitekts Your welcome Mike; Best Wishes for both of you!

[@chrislj2890]

Those protruding socket head cap screws on the tweeters look amateurish.

[@audioarkitekts]

Doesn't bother me, I think it looks good. There isn't a rule of thumb on protruding socket heads as far as I know.

[@chrislj2890]

@@audioarkitekts Maybe not, but if I couldn't go with flat heads I'd at least use button heads.

[@daleboylen6427]

As a person with extensive speaker design experience, I look at these and see all sorts of issues. Interesting to me is you seem to not only love them, but gush over them. Today I see GR research's take, another actual speaker designer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4qwmpujgp1koqs Don't get me wrong. It's perfectly fine to like them. I have issues with the gushing.

[@ryanfitzpatrick3256]

78db...?

[@audioarkitekts]

Needs power for sure

[@tyflesh]

What amp would you suggest for these and a sub for a surround setup for movies and sports?