These are EGGcellent - Loutd Musegg

[@s.c.felixwong2981]

I like how, near the end of the video, Dan is so chill and just lie down on the sofa and continue with his opinion about the speakers

[@zapawafyt]

This is why I love content with Dan. He just kind of does his own thing, bluntly states his opinions, and it's fun to watch.

[@jangra_mohit]

I like more casual Dan

[@Alej0731]

It felt like it was a time to reflex on what he genuinely felt that he had to lay down 😅😂

[@johnbaird2095]

I particularly liked this section too

[@ccelik97]

@@zapawafyt Yeah and I don't remember a thing that I felt like I disagreed with him within these contexts. He's great at selling things, even if it's not the particular objects he's talking about.

[@scottwardxthexmighty]

Can we please get a Dan's buyers guide for stereos. Like all of the price ranges and all the levels of commitment to audio quality vs functionality.

[@Brad_Evans]

Let Dan continue doing the audiophile vidoes

[@MrSatyre1]

When will audiophile products and reviews start? (hint: there haven't been any so far)

[@The.One.True.B]

@@MrSatyre1​​⁠there are many levels to audiophile gear. Anything that isn’t the most basic, cheap, utilitarian audio gear could be considered audiophile gear. Honestly some things sound better on “bad” gear. You can’t beat a crusty old tape through an old boombox, it has its own character. No need to gatekeep or get fussy.

[@mattBLACKpunk]

​​@@MrSatyre1any audio equipment review on a tech channel that doesn't prioritise design and features above sound quality is an audiophile video imo. In a world where 15 min videos about headphones often do not contain more than a few sentences about audio quality you can't be too picky

[@phish_phood]

@@mattBLACKpunk that would be true if ltt didn’t invest in an entire anechoic chamber to measure things like performance and audio quality

[@MuhammadKharismawan]

I do prefer these kind of non audiophile view viewing audiophile things, that's what linus have been doing with Audeze and Abyss before, and it's simply more amusing and actually informative about everything else but the audio impression. Comfort, software experience, design and setup are important buying decision too.

[@sodapop2755]

Dan's humor makes these short circuit videos so refreshing

[@professorchaos9171]

Dan is straight up my new fav. I hope he dances again in this one

[@joshc4uu]

Dan is best Dan

[@tomn.9987]

​@@joshc4uuDan is the man!

[@DerLages]

Another Audio Review with Dan, he never disappoints

[@emma70707]

*Short Circuit These are meant as informative unboxings rather than proper reviews.

[@Garoninja]

That is definately a Portal Turret. Disguising it as a speaker is a clever way to sneak them into our homes.

[@devnol]

it's also probably why they're that expensive, ammunition isn't cheap, even at 60% more bullet per bullet

[@Garoninja]

@@devnol Cant argue with getting 60% more bullet per bullet.

[@calebahill7]

That’s what they’re recycled from

[@Blizzard4242]

"I didn't know portal turrets could sing like that" - sounds like Dan has never seen the finale of Portal 2 😅

[@TDARK00]

10:26 for anyone who's interested

[@Verchiel_]

Would have been really awesome to hear turret opera tested.

[@tylerl4048]

Dan is really a guy I wish I knew irl - he seems so incredibly chill and effortlessly comedic

[@CreativityNull]

I want the speakers to say "I don't hate you" when Dan has them on their side lmao

[@VinLAURiA]

These guys need to do a cross-promo with Valve where the center tweeter is red-colored and all the other black-accented stuff is colored white instead. Maybe with some custom-shaped front grilles that complete the look.

[@chub5cout]

Love Dan! Love when Dan does Dan things.

[@Pajusz95]

I Love Dan. professional review yet cheeky, voice is laid back yet excited at the same time.... and the end were laying in like 10 different place :D 10/10 video.... ( I really needed this today, thank you) speakers are badass.... the price not so much for me

[@sterlingcrawford1218]

The Fact Core in Portal 2 says "According the the most advanced algorithms, the world's best name is Craig," so I am convinced that the speakers were named Craig as an homage to the Portal turrets

[@themiddlecase]

Solid review as usual from Dan. The couch segments are a vibe.

[@AventinIndustries]

Greets from Austria here too 😁 Wow ... I watch ShortCircuit for a long time now, but I have never seen such a praise here. And yeah, it is difficult to explain to someone who doesn't care about Audio, but they seem to be quite a good deal. I know B&O very well and they would charge you about 10k for the same sound - i guess. Even my two JBL Studio 580 were at 1k each, but cant be compared, because passive (and worse, i guess). And like always: Great vid, Dan! 😊

[@TheBrokenEclipse]

Oh my god the puns... Dan never disappoints!

[@DaniilVodopian]

A reviewer sideways is not something i thought i need, but it's here and it's good

[@EvilLaughter16]

Brings the "Are you still there" line to a whole different level

[@BaluBrew]

Give Dan some offtime or holidays! He couldn't even stand by the end of the video.... :D I loved it! :D

[@dividedpersona]

Loved this video. Dan did an eggcellent job. Definitely will be watching more of his reviews. Honestly first audio review I have ever vibed with.

[@AFireBurns22]

Dan’s presence and humor is always valued!

[@PISTOLCUPCAKES]

More videos with Dan! He's so good on camera. Also I love that he's just laying on the floor when it comes time to discuss price.

[@Winium]

Can I just say that "Dan" is the romanization (pinyin) of "egg" in Chinese/Manadarin (蛋 Dàn)? Nice.

[@Techieninja]

Portal 1 & 2 turrets are all I can see

[@wright96d]

11:20 “Now you can’t listen to all of the music because some music sounds bad.” Sort of off-topic, but technically on. I really think Dolby and Apple have completely dropped the ball in not marketing Atmos to audiophiles. The main reason I listen to almost exclusively Atmos music these days isn’t because of the “Spatial-ness”, it’s because of the dramatically improved dynamics. You also don’t need multi-thousand dollar speakers to hear the difference. PS This is also something Jonathan Horst could stand to learn.

[@D4rk51d332]

As a person with 2 audiophile-ish grade setups, one of which is an atmos home theater, I can tell you that there are recordings that no matter the processing that they will sound like garbage. They were just mixed bad, performed bad, bad equipment was used or set up incorrectly. Whatever the reason, a song you know to sound good on a regular sound system will sound like garbage once you can hear all of the nuances in the recording. On the other hand, there will be songs where it is like you are listening to them for the first time. You will have never imagined how much detail there is in some recordings until you hear them on a really good setup.

[@wright96d]

@@D4rk51d332 Well, of course, some music is just horrible at its core. I was more speaking to the swath of loudness war casualties. It used to be the exception, but it’s now the rule. Unless an artist is passionate about keeping the dynamics intact, everything from top 40 hits to random no name artists have the dynamics squashed like a bug. Essentially every song produced in this, the year of our lord 2023, has, at least, passages, that sound constrained and crushed by the reduced dynamics. And those same passages sound wonderful with the improved dynamics an Atmos mix brings.

[@L0rdSk1ll]

dB should be measured at 1m, as it decrease by 6dB everytime the distance is double. So 103dB at two meters means 109dB at 1m which is coherent with the proclaimed sound power 😁

[@JaenEngineering]

Yet another example that shows they're still not doing their due diligence. They really need to research standardised test methods before doing any testing 🤨

[@ThyTrueMaverick]

​@@JaenEngineeringAs long as the test methodology (here: how far away they measured it) is mentioned, everything is alright.

[@L0rdSk1ll]

@@ThyTrueMaverick you are completely right, but nevertheless, they should not give numbers without at least explain them a bit. Not everyone knows that dB decrease by 6 everytime the distance double or that the standard measures dB at 1m

[@tim3172]

@@ThyTrueMaverick It's still misleading. Spec: We measured: If it's not *CLEARLY* explained that they measured differently from the industry standard, then it's misleading at best. The way it was written would give most people the impression that it did not hit the advertised spec.

[@ThyTrueMaverick]

@@tim3172 Standard is one meter, but a lot of manufacturers don't adhere to it either. Loudt doesn't list measurement details on their spec sheet either. And I've seen spec lists all over the place within the HiFi space from various manufacturers. The conclusion is to just don't give a fuck about that measurement unless you are comparing them directly in the exact same setup. Audio measurement isn't as easy as running a simple benchmark in a game.

[@Ambichook]

the writing, the editing, Dan's delivery, this video was fantastic!

[@alparius2]

the Dan!

[@maverag0]

i had genuinly forgot short circit had these. they where in a video a good while back and i think it was linus that commented on them getting a short circit at some point and i commented on that video that i would love to see a portal turret deco mod of them.

[@KathrinHausermann]

So this is the Frameworks of speakers :)) Interesting :)) wish they came in desktop version : ))

[@justAguyDs]

Love Dan, glad you guys were able to save such a beautiful stray cat.

[@aaryanairy756]

"Are you still there?" "Where are you?" "Found you😈"

[@kamenriderblade2099]

Dan, as the LTT's resident AudioPhile, can you go review the ELAC's Uni-Fi 2.0 UB5.2 bookshelf speakers? Also use the appropriate amps and sub woofers to make those speakers sing?

[@jono6379]

This is sold as a sustainable product yet uses proprietary software which will make the speakers obsolete if the company goes out of business. Not to mention the odd shape of the amp means no one else will sell a replacement and the fact it uses pogo pins makes it very difficult to turn it passive. Sure if these were cheap there would be a modding community reflashing these but somehow I don't think that's going to happen. Thanks for the entertaining review dan but these are not a sustainable product especially considering its a new startup in the audio world so who knows how long they'll be around for

[@McCool117]

There needs to be an option to make them look like Portal turrets

[@Person2055.]

2nd Attempt asking Dan to review a Kef Wireless speaker, I would love to know what Dan thinks. Best audio reviewer in the LTT sphere, we love Dan

[@axmoylotl]

i need an egg room. The egg chair, egg speakers, an egg monitor, egg PC, etc.

[@otherssingpuree1779]

Dan became as interesting and fun to watch as the OG LTT team. I love watching him.

[@KingKevin108]

Dan's such a great host for these things

[@alliewya7940]

Please release the Dan reference tracks playlist! We need to hear about more underground bands like the radioheads

[@riccardogilardi3124]

I was just listening to this in the airport and I'm glad there was a "future Dan clip" instead of an on screen note ahah

[@FredFredBurger92]

2s in and Dan already got the portal reference. Never change, Dan.

[@TomParkes1993]

Best thing about bread... i mean Dan. he's so chill. just laying on the sofa presenting a video and i can't complain about it one bit.

[@MaybeAnnatar]

Dan is such an excellent host.

[@notthedarkl0rd83]

i love seeing dan reviewing audiophile stuff. more please

[@ultraveridical]

very "sustainable" with the speaker's tuning depending on the cloud, which will definitely go under with the company(which wouldn't be surprising for a startup), and even the basic tuning depends on the app being in the phone stores which isn't a given if the company isn't there. The company could also decide to "move on" and simply forget about updating this app for newer mobile OSes or just discontinue it outright. i.e. It's "sustainable" for about 5 years or even less. For Android users I would suggest backing up app's APKs.

[@benhillard919]

Finally feels like these have been in the background forever.

[@MikkoKalavainen]

Dan is awesome. He sounds so laidback. A welcome change.

[@alparius2]

He is literally laid back for the last 3 minutes :))

[@ChiralWolf]

Really interesting to see speakers talked about from a sustainability perspective but I guess it makes sense in the sound bar dominated world we live in. With traditional audio equipment it pretty much works until it dies entirely so you can easily resell or hand it down to you kids/grand kids/whatever but for sound bars it isn't quite as straightforward. I have a pair of speaker cabinets from the 80's that were my father's and I've just replaced the actual speaker parts of them because the wooden boxes are still fine of course

[@sortofsmarter]

Love the qwips and jabs. Timing is great. Also they remind me of the Tim Apple of speakers. lol

[@scott2100]

these have been hanging in the background for literally months and I couldn't figure out what they were called until now

[@SyntheticFuture]

6.3k 😅 I assumed from the looks they wouldn't be in my price bracket but damn. I'll stick to my old 70s speakers 😅 They are plenty fine for me honestly.

[@mavfan1]

How about dishonestly?

[@SyntheticFuture]

@@mavfan1 the dishonest reply would be that these speakers would change my life I guess.

[@Blizzard4242]

As per minidsp's website, you are only supposed to put the foam windscreen on the minidsp when you are measuring outside, as it inhibits the frequency response, so don't put it on!

[@ryansemplexyz]

There are a few audio physics related mistakes in this video: First, it's mentioned that the difference in sound amplitude from the wall reflections can be equalized in EQ software. This in untrue. Our ears hear the reflections as a combination of amplitude increase *and* phase shift. If the side without equal reflections is equalized up to match the measured response of the side with the reflections, the user will still hear the reflected side as not only being loud, but also being more spacious. It's a bit more complex than "make louder to make equal". The only realistic use for EQ is to lower the peaks in bass, and make wide-Q changes to frequency response (which should be made equally to both speakers to avoid differences in phase shift). Only in an anechoic chamber would such EQ changes result in a proper change in sound.

[@brandonpayne1207]

Ummm, those are totally portal turrets. I'm not putting this in my house.😂

[@regav62]

Deploying...

[@kleini3]

It shows why the the best way is still to get passiv speakers with an AVR: the room correction alone is so much better then all the active ones with dsp on the market. The modular aspect is nice but standart with a receiver/amp system. and boy the price…

[@LeonVuksic]

Dan pls do a budget audiophile home studio/Theatre setup 💪

[@AlexS-wv4ur]

A DAN VIDEO. God I love when he hosts

[@chrols1]

dan the maaan! love the audiovids!

[@FreakEkyth]

I need more Dan n my life, always looking for videos with him on this channel, at least I have the WAN show to fill in the gaps

[@sakurazero3641]

Always nice seeing dan reviewing audio stuff. Also cool something from my country for a change

[@theatlastech8792]

You need to have an RCA guy test. Fancy chair with a glass of wine positioned right in front of the speakers, blasting crab rave.

[@The_Yeet]

This video makes me want to see these turned into a pair of the turrets from Portal, so badly. It would not take much work to do.

[@rollingtroll]

They always make it sound like room correction doesn't have major pitfalls. It's trickery folks. Correct your room, not your speakers.

[@K1mmo]

good shit Dan! We need more audio product reviews!

[@LovelyDoetje]

I like piano black. Live with it!

[@LehelBabos]

Dan is easily one of my favourite hosts. Would love to see more audio content (or really any content) from him.

[@Komadaki]

Seeing Dan's face on Linus face pillows is very strange; like an uncanny valley for intimacy or something.

[@Marten_Zeug]

Maybe I get those Speakers when i move into my own apartment!

[@jeremyswift7514]

Moar Dan Please!! One of the better ShortCircuits in a while

[@jasonlations]

Klipsch forte IIS and bose 901s paired up LIKE THEY SHOULD BE. Still banging from the early 90s

[@zeroa69]

Still bumpin my jamo classic 10s

[@bhume7535]

What, You Egg? [He Stabs Him]

[@Doying912]

It would be amazing if the sides of those speakers were little subwoofers like that Gold Phantom from a few years ago, where you could watch them bounce

[@cerryl1337]

I love that these look like Portal turrets and I can only hope to be able to afford something like this in the future. Great review!

[@btadd]

Why is Dan sooo cool?! He should host more videos.

[@GothicDragonX]

If I get them, I will paint the front like an aperture sentry turret. Damn adorable and tasteful.

[@MarksGoneWicked]

So, how many 'Cooking Yesteryear' videos has Dan watched? I'm assuming he has a favorite also.

[@l.ijspeert9040]

I like comfy-lying-all-over-the-set Dan

[@eli_jones]

It is a shame that you did not play the Portal song on it.

[@markman278]

The egg shape reminds me of the tannoy ellipses which sound amazing to this day. Basically flat up to 40,000 hertz with the super tweeters

[@djvidual8288]

Cloud and remote serives are all great, but we should always have a way to use the most important features without subscribtions and internet connectivity. Like the room calibration should also work offline. There shouldn't be a requirement for the manufacturer to tune your speakers. Treble and Bass sliders won't cut it at that price.

[@ansonx10]

They need to give people access to the DSP so people can tune everything themselves. I don't mean to make it easy or simple. (By all means: profit from the normies that don't understand audio.) But for people that know how (and would want to tinker with it), let them access all the software knobs.

[@MEatRHIT2009]

Yeah my receiver has auto-calibration but it also lets me choose between different sound profiles as well as basically adjusting every tiny little thing in the equalization curve, change levels, distances, and a whackton of other stuff. The app is pretty basic for what you can adjust, just things like subwoofer trim, dialog enhancer, surround modes/presets, all the fancy EQ/setup stuff is on screen.

[@your_average_cultured_dude]

I guess just use the mic and roomeqwizard to get a measurement, then eq them with poweramp or equalizerapo

[@ansonx10]

@@your_average_cultured_dude Heck no. The whole point of accessing the onboard DSP is so that you don't have to run software on your computer. I'm no stranger to doing this. I run all my system audio through a DAW to EQ (and crossover) the outputs for each speaker, subwoofer, and pairs of headphones I use. Pipewire is great for this. But the average tinkerer shouldn't need to do that, if the speakers have a fully capable DSP built in.

[@jono6379]

Its funny how this is sold as a sustainable product yet uses proprietary software which will make the speakers obsolete if the company goes out of business. Not to mention the odd shape of the amp means no one else will sell a replacement and the fact it uses pogo pins makes it very difficult to turn it passive. Sure if these were cheap there would be a modding community reflashing these but somehow I don't think that's going to happen

[@Cyba_IT]

I'm not sure how much you can do with only stereo speakers. I can see how using a calibration mic with a 5.1 or 7.1 system would be beneficial but with stereo yo have to do most of the work physically with practical room correction. Having the subs on the sides gives you a bit of room to play with but again, lower frequencies depend much more on physical room placement than DSP to sound good.

[@MaximBajcik]

Rarely do I see such a wholesome and lovely video on YT. More eggies for Dan!

[@Beringtom]

"Hello, are anyone there?"Now make a stand to make it look like a turret from Portal!

[@Cyba_IT]

5.1 and 7.1 surround systems definitely benefit from mic calibrations but stereo, not so much. These are basically for rich folk who don't want to or can't EQ the sound to their liking. A fairly small niche who don't want to EQ but will still spend 6.5k+ on speakers.

[@TheVarzoth]

I think I need more horizontal reviews in my life, so chill.

[@spdcrzy]

The Sabre DACs are amazing. They're probably THE best DAC chips ever made, period.

[@LifeInASek]

he really got personal there for a second xD

[@theodoros_1234]

Everybody gangsta until the sides of it extend on their own and it starts shooting

[@Galf506]

If I had the money for these I would 100% stick an Aperture logo on the sides

[@smonkey86]

LOST IT AT THE COMPUER TOSS HAD TO REWATCH IT

[@CelticKnight2004]

I would be frightened to put something like this in my house.. One of my drunk friends might bash it thinking it's an arpeture turret lol

[@Sassi7997]

"I don't hate you." *starts machine gun*

[@LeonKlaczynski]

"These eggs are straight out of Austria!" Are you sure that shouldn't be an ostrich?

[@nathanmuchowski5175]

They need to call it the speakers humpty and dumpty!

[@heroicnonsense]

6300 for a pair... that's indeed a crowded price point with some big names for competition. For this kind of money, you can get a pair of B&W 702 S3's. I wonder if these beat out those B&W's. Sure, you'll still need an amp to go with those 702's, but you don't need an account and they won't stop working if the manufacturer goes belly up or decides to pull the plug on the service. If you really don't want to spend more than 6300, you can still get the 702 S2's for about 4000 a set. You'll still have enough money to get a really good amp, a streamer (or a combo) and a nice turntable. If B&W isn't your brand, Dali's Rubicon 8 can be had in a bundle for about 6000. Or get the Rubicon 6 with a good amp for bout the same price.

[@Omegapork]

"Here at Aperture we use the whole speaker. That's 65% more speaker, per speaker!"

[@chrisbryan5430]

Freakin' Awesome speakers !!!

[@7.12_am]

finally the review of something that was in the background

[@blodyholy_]

Well add these things to the list of items I wasn't expecting to see today. Interesting.