These Speakers Changed Everything. NX-Otica | Sound Clips with Commentary

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These Speakers Changed Everything. NX-Otica | Sound Clips with Commentary
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[@ostvaldseo]

Sarah, thank you very much! Your patience for this weird hobby of your beloved husband is priceless!

[@ialgarindiaz]

If I remember correctly is not a hobby anymore and it is full time job!!

[@thomasyoung479]

Thanks Sarah

[@MichaelAmster]

Hey Sarah, as a husband with a very patient wife who endures my audio hobby, thanks to you. Thanks for letting Ron do his thing.

[@Coneman3]

Amazing how many men let their women control what they can and cannot do. Makes no sense to me.

[@MichaelAmster]

@@Coneman3 it's a partnership. We both work with each other's hobbies personality and budget for our household. When you grow up maybe you'll experience it and understand.

[@anderspersson7084]

True every woman that support get man that way is worth to encourage and give recognition to. After at a younger age worked för a while in a heavily women dominated workplace I have to say that it revealed that they do a lot of denying to their men after shopping to, and they were so up to the competition of who did fooled their men/boyfriends most on that workplace ,they was so Into it they didn't really reminded that there was a man sitting and listening to what they described in the art of decieving their partners, the "Have you bought a new dress/bag/jacket...etc.? : no that's an old rag i bought long ago.!." Isn't exactly a predjudism or myth exactly. Trust is important in a relation is a truth, but trust is built in a cooperative way by two persons, and it's not rare that someone that distrust their partners just projecting their own action sometimes.

[@JacesOwnWorld]

@@MichaelAmster You just proved his point 🤣

[@MichaelAmster]

@@JacesOwnWorld you're so cool. How can we all be like you?

[@MS-np6hv]

Thanks Sarah, your hubby is so thankful for all you do not only for his love of music. Also for his sharing of his love with us.

[@BrentLeVasseur]

You can clearly hear how open these speakers sound even through youtube. Also the depth in this recording is amazing. I actually hear the subwoofers and they sound several feet behind the speakers. So I am getting a perfect picture from a sound perspective with X,Y,and Z depth!

[@johncreech6012]

Thanks, Sarah! Appreciate you supporting our community!

[@patrickmcgee283]

Thanks Sarah! A lot of us have a Sarah that puts up with our passion for audio and we appreciate all of the Sarah’s out there!

[@Inabottle]

I am desiging my first speaker, and you and Danny have convinced me to make it open baffle. Its going to be a long process but I am excited.

[@rustyshackleford6978]

Thanks Sarah for helping Ron share his hifi wisdom with us!

[@CS-bz9lk]

Thank you Sarah for sharing your hubby. Nice video Ron! Thanks for posting. Your gear is really stepping up to a high level. Cheap(er) tweak recommendation: Sell your couch and buy something else with a low back. You are likely getting some reflections off the couch to your ears and blocking some sound reflections from behind that carry some nice decay/spatial information; if you remove that reflection and barrier then your sound field will open up some more. Cheers!

[@woonyungchung9609]

Hey Ron. Loved you review, songs, and how HOLo May sounds, as i am looking for my next DAC. I have a favor to ask. Could you put your songs in the description as well? I like to know the songs at 22min, 26min, 31min, 33min and all other songs as well.

[@df1299]

Thank you Sarah! Your Sacrifice is greatly appreciated, thank you so much. @Ron whatever happened to the Pure Audio Project open baffles? We've heard the Sapphires and now the NX-Oticas, and you frequently "compare" and contrast those. But, I was just wondering about those Pure Audio Project you had a while back?

[@tonyborg5501]

Hi Sarah, thanks so much for letting your Ron do these videos, it is really appreciated, cheers Tony from Lara Australia

[@ja8020]

Thanks Sarah, we love it when Ron comes out to play. Great to see a great team guys :)

[@audiojunkie1047]

Thank you much Sarah!! Every man, if married, and has vision / goals in life, his Bride / life mate / "Honey Bunny" IS involved with him meeting those. Hopefully, there is a two way street for you. The fact you have your hubby acknowledging you and asking the public to thank you I would believe you have a two way street. May you each continue to be a blessing to each other... best wishes in life!!

[@RohanJha89]

Thanks Sarah for your continued support :)

[@lbroome]

Thanks Sarah! And thank you for the samples! I have a demo pair of OB-5s built by Danny that pre-dates these, but have much in common. I think they were the first open baffle series by Danny. I only have the enclosed servo subs and the OB-5s are stuffed into the corners, but they still sound pretty damn good. You are right about the mix. Hand them crap, they'll hand it right back to you.

[@hugocosta179]

Wow, Thanks, Sarah, My wife admires your patience and know what it means to have speakers in the middle of the room :).

[@dancarnesciali3437]

Hi Sarah, thanks for being patient and giving time and space for this hobby

[@jasper20017]

Feng Shui vibe is real! AND, Thank you Sarah for lending us Ron

[@chuckwatts841]

THANK YOU SARAH ... !!!! ... IT IS VERY HEROIC OF YOU TO DISAPPEAR ON WEDNESDAYS .... I AM 68 AND HAVE BEEN THERE ... THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN : )

[@rickg8015]

Thank you Sarah.. Thanks for letting Ron make common folk hear that well designed directly heated triode amps aren’t all warm and gooey and/or soft sounding as some would expect (in relative terms) , but sounds lifelike when paired with the right speakers.. Ron, I hope you could add a link of an Uncompressed Flac or Wav of this session on Google Drive.. Thanks again.

[@JS-hu7pv]

I’m listening on AirPod Pros from my phone, so take this with a grain of salt, but I do think you can get some idea of the sound signature of a system via KZbin through a phone and earbuds. This setup is THE best I’ve heard in review online.

[@visrupt]

KZbin cuts off 15khz upwards so not really.

[@FSXgta]

It's just your first time listening to speakers through a well setup recording system

[@dilbyjones]

Not really, especially with open baffle. But I have bought some subwoofers and they are legit. Danny takes on the rule of no replacement for displacement and even if I'm wrong I'd like to test his theory. With the speakers in the video.

[@spektrograf]

Thank you so much, Sarah and kids!! 😀👏👏👏👏👏

[@MusicLover-01]

17.47 explains it. Kudos to you Ron for the sound demos 👏 Sarah is a special person to put up with one of us audiophiles hence another 👏 to her. Otherwise, potentially worth demoing these with a more affordable amp maybe just for comparison?

[@jeffwinney3673]

Thanks Sarah!!! :) It truly takes a village.

[@buzzulu]

Hey, thanks Sarah-from Sydney, Australia.

[@afrojoe24]

Thank you Sarah!! Time is precious and both you and your husband are working hard to bring information and entertainment to us all! Stay safe! 🍻

[@kedduff1814]

Thank you sarah!!!! We appreciate you

[@smilesrs8516]

Thanks again Sarah and keep Ron straight for us. One of my favorite channels.

[@snowrang3r657]

Even from the sound demo on my headphones these sound spectacular. If I ever had the space for a dedicated listening room I'd definitely have them on the short list.

[@TheKb117]

thanks Sarah. For letting Ron do his hobby for us, his followers. :D

[@randyreinninger6826]

Thank you Sarah you are a awesome wife helping your husband do these videos. He really loves you for sure.

[@dixonkim8659]

Thanks Sarah! You're a very understanding and supportive woman to help Ron and us through this condition called AUDIOPHILIA.

[@DaveMichalakChannel]

Thanks, Sara on my 71st birthday. Thanks for letting Ron do his Audio thing. 😍

[@joeycastillo1496]

Thanks Sarah for keeping up with our hobbies!!

[@nxconst]

Thank you Sara for being so generous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@philipteater3714]

Thank you, Sarah! I look forward to Ron’s humble and keen insight into audio.

[@willsmith6639]

Never too late, Thanks Sarah!

[@skyanakinwalker]

Thank you Sarah we appreciate you indulging Ron in this hobby,

[@anroj1]

Thank you, Sarah. My wife is also along on my audiophile journey and I'm sure I don't thank her enough for putting up with my audio obsession.

[@jeromewhitmill733]

You are so blessed Ron. Thank you Sarah your so giving!!!

[@trevorvantiel453]

Thanks Sarah!!!!! Amazing team you two are. NRD rocks! 👏👏 Great review Ron. Iv been waiting for this one. Well worth the wait, cheers. Sounds beautiful.

[@BigFarm_ah365]

Thanks Sarah,wish I had a similar arrangement. Good to hear that you are driving the Oticas with SET, I built a TU-8600 with Lundahl opt and my god, I'm so glad I found 300b, even if it took this long. A little pricey to roll, but as I started with low end valves I can only hope they scale well, as the Elekit was kind of an impulse buy. My Yamaha A-S2100 has sat unused since the day I completed the kit, I'd been holding on to it with the thought of getting some Maggies, but maybe the Oticas would be a more worthy goal.

[@jimbower4249]

Thank you Sarah. Thanks Ron for introducing me to Danny @ GR and everything you do.

[@vemanavijaygopal8037]

your videos are amazing and I really like the music that you played in this one. Can you link it in the description pls?

[@bonsainen]

Thanks Sarah for allows Ron to create this informative content. Thanks Ron for your wonderful and hard work.

[@whigger83]

Thanks Sarah for supporting this passion! Wish you all the best! Greets from Germany :-)

[@hi-fihaven2257]

Thanks Sarah for putting up with Ron, and us viewers! Love the driver array on those speakers. Nice price tag.

[@jamesgilmore-thewaterplusg5470]

Thanks, Sarah for all that you do to support Ron. Good Job well done!

[@amandamanning4147]

OMG Sarah I can totally relate to you. HA HA! My husband Jason just started hosting 2 Channel Listening. It's so annoying every weekend trying to hide out and be quit in the other room with my daughter while he tries to film or just having to leave our home. We are cramped in this tiny loud apartment while our new home is being built. I feel your pain! But we obviously really love our hubbies and know they are happy in their element loving what they do. The sacrifices we make for love and happiness! We are apart of the Wives Of Audio Geeks Club! HA HA! Big shout out to Sarah!

[@Newrecordday2013]

Sarah says thanks Amanda!

[@bsbabcock]

Thanks Sarah! You are awesome!

[@tracybumgarner6624]

Thanks, Sarah for putting up with Ron's addiction. My Robin bought herself some powered Edifier speakers, I was so proud of her.

[@markielinhart]

Thanks so much Sarah 🌹🇦🇺

[@cau8365]

Thank you Sarah for taken care of many things … so Ron can continues to provide great video for audiofooliest like me.....hehe!

[@riccitone]

Thank you Sarah! And this reminds me how much more I need thank my amazing wife for everything she does for our little family)...And happy holidays to you, the excellent Mr. Ron, your family and everyone at NRD ❤️

[@mondavi555]

OMG Sarah, you are a saint putting up with him.

[@matthewhilty4209]

Pundits say you cant tell anything from You Tube sound demos and I generally agreed with them until now. That sounds really good, possibly great . There seems to be some odd midrange crossfeed reflections but you said you are not done with room treatment. Best Sound Demo yet. Thank You Sarah for letting the boys listen to your husbands creation.

[@sc0or]

Now I see that you was absolutely right: there are loudspeakers "before" and "after". Guitars sound like from a huge Marshall on a stage you're staying in front of, man! Many thanks to Sarah who made this vid possible! I need this rig to listen to southern rock!!!

[@ahmadieb]

so much dynamics and so powerful omg

[@anthonykomorowski4571]

Sarah, thank you very much!

[@derekjarman1638]

Thanks Sarah for supporting Ron and the channel!

[@JS-hu7pv]

Good God - I made my first comment about halfway into the video. The more I’ve listened, the more stunned I’ve become. I don’t have the room for them but I want ‘em.

[@Justwantahover]

Thanks Sara for making this video possible.

[@rothgartheviking858]

Thank you Sarah. Its appreciated. If it were not for you i would not be enjoying this right now. Fantastic review Ron. I really enjoyed it. I heard holographic for the first time. WOWWWWW! My jaw is on the floor.

[@shodawgg]

Thank you Sarah!

[@kinggodzilla7647]

Yes, it sounds different to my ear than other speakers on my computer. The sound is simply more 3-dimensional.

[@brentshock3787]

Amazing video , great job!

[@benniedebruin226]

Thanks Sarah for making it possible for us to learn something new.

[@ashtonburch3732]

Great Job Sarah! Your efforts do not go unnoticed!

[@crispincrunch2453]

Thanks, Sarah. Ron, great video. I haven't watched videos for a while and really surprised hearing how well recorded this is. Wow! Also, I am really glad about these new music choices. It makes a HUGE difference with the watch-ability and enjoyability of videos. I understand the reference purposes of using some of the same royalty-free tracks across multiple speaker reviews to really highlight the differences but man, like you say some of the music here is sooo beautiful. Makes it easy to just turn off analytical mode and just enjoy. If they already sound this good compressed by KZbin... very curious to hear the NX-Oticas live someday in-room.

[@gyrgrls]

Yes! Even via KZbin using a budget Dell office computer with digital sound and Turtle Beach phones, I can tell you have an awesome set of speakers! LOL

[@mrmatthewpaul]

Thank you Sarah.... You are amazing...

[@DarrenLeong]

Thank you Sarah

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

Ron has a good one there. Thanks, Sarah!

[@swaldoski]

They are beautiful speakers and sound amazing

[@StephenHyder]

Thanks, Sarah! Amazing support for his passion!

[@asmokanu]

Thanks Sarah!! You are amazing!!

[@markmck9598]

Thanks, Sarah!

[@frankotte3613]

Sound quality on your Saphire demo was some of the most pristine sound I have heard on YT. Likewise the X-LS. Encore demo. I am not feeling the magic on this demo. Maybe it is the different tracks? I am listening on hybrid open baffle X-Statiks with identical twin H frame subs as yours. The bass kicking in on the track at about 20 min. was satisfying and nearly saved the day, but something sounded "off". And yes, we appreciate Sarah!

[@Newrecordday2013]

Not sure. Recorded on the same gear (recorder and mics) and at the same distance.

[@bretchalmers60]

Hey Sarah, thank you, you’re a true treasure.

[@marantz7783]

Thank You Sarah !!

[@sanatandharmu]

Thanks Sarah, please go out more so that he can post more videos

[@williamjueschke9960]

Thank you Sarah.

[@avtarsingh5834]

Thanks you so much Sarah.

[@philmay7834]

Gracias, Sarah.

[@NakeanWickliff]

Thanks Sarah! Yay, I don't feel like a crazy person anymore cause this is EXACTLY how I listen to my 2.1 channel music when I can! Lii F-15 open baffle sounds fantastic setup JUST LIKE THIS! Sorry for yelling.

[@CristhianSerrano]

That room looks Amazing , tastefully decorated, great lighting, great color choices and killer gear! Ron, you are a lucky guy! And thank you Sarah for making these videos not just a great listen but also a beautiful visual experience!

[@Newrecordday2013]

Thanks man!

[@Mrch33ky]

Can't tell if his head and the mics and the tweeters are all in the same plane, which is what I find to be ideal setup. Looks like his head is lower than that plane but whatever floats your boat dewd.

[@johncookson1318]

Thanks Sarah

[@aag1140]

Sarah, Merci beaucoup! Again and again.

[@peskykrogan6145]

Thanks, Sarah for letting your hubby play with the big toys.

[@tobalive]

Thank you Sarah!!!!

[@marcus1970]

Sarah... I'm sure you're the better half of NRD....... Ron.. Just agree and all will be fine😉.. Thanks for all you BOTH do. 👍🏻

[@julioaperales1228]

Thank Sarah for your support!!!!

[@dkaloupis75]

Thanks Sarah for everything

[@rickdickurass]

thanks Sarah

[@vks4392]

Thanks Sarah !!!

[@jonayamaha3215]

Gracias Sara, from Argentina!

[@brettbartlett5960]

Thanks Sarah. Your man's a legend

[@Newrecordday2013]

I ask her everyday, what’s it like being married to a trophy husband? 😂😆🤣

[@speakersr-lyefaudio6830]

You’re very accommodating Sarah, thank you.

[@radon222u]

Thank you Sarah. Keep it up.