What is my #1 pick for BEST HiFi AUDIO of the YEAR 2023? My Top 10 and WHY!

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My top ten fave hifi audio pieces of 2023! Enjoy!
Written Review for the Yamaha R-N 2000: www.stevehuffphoto.com/2023/1...
Focal Bathys Review: • Woooo! Focal Bathys Wi...
Triangle AIO Review: • These ALL IN ONE speak...
WIIM Pro ‪@lobstermagnetreview‬+ Review: • The Best $200 you may ...
Billie MKII Review: • For MUSIC LOVERS ONLY!...
Weis DAC 204 Review: • The Weiss DAC 204. See...
CHoco Sound EMEI Review: • This Affordable Integr...
Daniel Hertz Amber Review: • Daniel Hertz Amber Sys...
HiFi Rose RS130 Review: • The HIFi Rose RS130 Fl...
Buchardt Audio A10 Review: • A MASTERPIECE and Mode...
My Website: www.stevehuffphoto.com
Instagram: @stevehuffofficial
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[@deadlyrasec]

This is the first time I've made a comment on any of your videos, I'm just doing it to congratulate you on how enjoyable your videos are. Greetings.

[@alden1132]

It’s the Purifi drivers. I imported 8 of their 6.5” woofers shortly after they came out (I had to wait for them to MAKE them for my order) for use in a pair of quarter-wave transmission line tower speakers, and a ScanSpeak tweeter with a custom wave-guide, and a *painstakingly* optimized custom network. 4 Purifis per speaker, with two wired for low-end and two in an MTM arrangement with the ScanSpeak. They can audibly reproduce a strong, clean 20Hz at with remarkable energy. I’ve been absolutely blown away by the Purifi drivers. I plan to build a pair of MTM bookshelf speakers with the same drivers, in the near future. I’m really hoping to see what they do with their amp modules, which are decent for solid-state. My ultimate goal is to build a self-powered bookshelf pair, using their modules, perhaps with an included pre. Exciting stuff coming out of that company. Has anyone here heard any of the NAD products using Purifi amplification?

[@mortimersnerd1348]

WHAT!!! I'm shattered! I thought for sure the lava lamp would be in the #1 spot! 😁

[@mikejames-drummerreginacan1386]

I enjoy your videos.....thanks and MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[@HiFiHuff]

Thank you! Have an awesome Christmas!

[@bruceandt]

Great reviews through the year. Fun to watch And learn

[@scottcw31]

Wow, now I want the A10s even more! ❤

[@ahmadfizalothman9867]

Keep up the great Work. 👍🏼

[@StanThePigeon]

Just got my RS130 a week ago. love it so far. It's roon ready now!

[@ziyichen6097]

Can rs130 play Apple Music lossless music?thank you!

[@HIDlarissaTERRY]

Thank you! Looking for prezent for Steohen!!!! My hubby’s hobbies

[@rvaillant]

Great stuff. I wonder what class D amp Daniel and Hertz are using, or working off of? Do you know? Also, are they using Gan outputs?

[@foldspacenavigator6011]

I bought the Bathys for air and motorcycle tour travels and found that my experience with the Bathys mirrored yours in almost every respect and, from your earlier focused review. I listen to them all the time now and they really have become daily use tech. Bravo Focal. Looking forward to trying out the Billie too.

[@mindbendernine]

Be careful of the headband... on any Focal headphones...

[@spacejaime]

That Lava Lamp has to be on this list!

[@liamporter1137]

Great sharing. Thanks.

[@FalcoStarlight]

Thank you! ❤

[@danieljones8587]

I was going to say the same! 👍

[@princerobair]

This is an excellent top 10 reveal. I've heard larger Buchardt speakers at Axpona Chicago. They were very memorable. I hope to hear the A10 speakers next April. You have sufficiently peaked my curiosity.

[@HiFiHuff]

Thanks and hope you get to hear them. They are a different animal vs the S400ii and quite special imo.

[@markkilpatrick7951]

Thank you for considering pricing of the components with your rankings

[@Veered2Train]

Your Audio sounds great, what microphone and audio interface do you use. Thank You

[@reidbounsall9098]

Great presentation, but I especially enjoyed your reviews of Mark Levinson's products and the Yamaha receiver and its vastly improved sound quality and numerous features.

[@JMN_ALC]

Nice to see Mrs. Audiophile!

[@Double-Exposure]

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[@howard5992]

@@Double-Exposure at 1:54 perhaps, ?

[@thongchaiw.7233]

@stevehuffhifi is there significant sonic differences between Rs130 vs DMP-A8 fed digital to the A10 platin hub? I’m upgrading from platin hub to SC15 MkII soon too.

[@HungryEatNow]

Everyone need to understand, this pure reality entertainment…

[@marioplus321]

thx,mate!

[@aubreyhaines7282]

What about the Roon Nucleus streamer? Curious 🧐 this should perform well better because of the integration with Roon

[@craigosterberg5045]

Thanks

[@stevenveerhoff9208]

Wiim Pro Plus is awesome, and has parametric equalization built in!

[@crimlarksSteve]

It is! I bought one after watching the CheapAudioMan review and it's probably the best $200 I've ever spent on audio equipment.

[@nicksparey9506]

I've got a V3 and a pair of ZA3's, a single ZA3 is significantly louder than the V3 (both using the 48v PSU) and is much happier with low ohm loads, as mono blocks they are phenomenal, cleaner and more muscular and quieter than my 4 x Audiolab 8200M mono blocks on my Martin Logon Aerius I's which can drop to 1.2 ohms. Haver ordered another pair to rum the Logan's Stat pannel and cone bass individually.

[@Grevingonline]

Hi, be aware that some DACs reclock all the income signal, I notice this with my Denafrips Terminator plus DAC.

[@ZEN_X999]

Grrat to see Buchardt got another huge award after the still popular S400 Mk1 days of glory.

[@fbaraky660]

Would you say powered speaker in the vynil system is a VERY compromising piece of gear of the passive speakers + amp?

[@robertward3362]

The rs-130 or Aries g2.2? Still haven’t quite made a decision!? Help please 😅

[@user-vr5oe7nw8q]

Awesome

[@keith6872]

A10 powered speaker sounds like it has a built in loudness button. I remember the older integrated amps had loudness button or switch that would make the sound blossom sounding rich and full.

[@gyorgyretvari]

In fact, the A10 has loudness control. You can read about it in the A10 home page: "Automatic ISO 226:2003 compensation = Low Level Enhancement - LLE". It switch on below 70 dB sound pressure level.

[@joshuakarp2586]

do you know if/when Hifi Rose will every support Tidal Connect?

[@shannonwilliams6623]

Curious would you be interested in reviewing AGD class D Gallium Nitride Power-Stage design amplifier I'm interested in the company, and seeing if you could possibly do a review on the product.

[@badgerdms]

FYI--the RS130 are officially Roon certified as of today.

[@marioschwarzbach1191]

How would I go about hooking up the Wim Pro to my Pioneer SX 950. Thanks for any help

[@bazmatvichuk7319]

RCA audio out of the WiiM into any input on your receiver except phono.

[@kevinlee9247]

How about Willsenton R8?

[@fredhadley739]

How does the streamer in the Yamaha integrated compare to the HiFi Rose?

[@HiFiHuff]

No comparison. The HiFi Rose (see my review) is the finest sounding streamer I’ve used or found. There is no built in streamer in the world that can compare to it. But it’s a $5300 streamer vs a cheap built in streamer. The Yamaha streamer will keep things sounding “digital” and with a sheen. The Rose RS130 sounds analog, rich, with depth and body. Much more refined.

[@BackToWar100]

did you tried the Teufel POWER HIFI stereo set ?

[@BackToWar100]

is discounted at 2k now.

[@barrywilliams606]

Looking to get a class d amp to hook up a phone pre amp . Any recommendations?

[@lapocasini1246]

Fossi Za3 or the new V3 monos( not the V3 stereo) Both can be taken a step up with easily upgradadable Op Amps such as Sparkos. Za3s can be upgraded by using 2 as monos,

[@waxmonkeys3841]

I'm posting this here and to other audio reviewers as well. My question is genuine and I'm asking multiple places to get the most opinions as possible. Also that maybe a reviewer has not heard each speaker in question but might have heard one or more and have an opinion on it. I'm in the market for a set of speakers and narrowed it down to the following due to price, size and online reviews. I don't have the means to demo each one unfortunately. They are Acoustic Energy AE520, Martin Logan XT F200, Paradigm Founder 100F. Of these which would you rate highest? I'd like any opinions, I'd highly appreciate it. Thanks.

[@Openeyesopenheart42]

I would go for the paradigm….

[@jasonallen1205]

Most you can buy and try in home. Keep what you like and return what you don't want. Every speaker sounds different in each room.

[@Andersljungberg]

note what i know you can't transfer things like DTS-HD master Or DolbyTrue HD with toslink . There is simply too much audio data to transfer

[@scottcw31]

If you use a high end streamer with the A10s does one also need then to buy the platinum hub or primare?

[@Martijn1234]

There are balanced analog inputs as well.

[@datbaguettedoe6436]

I believe the use of the Platinum hub/primare is so you can use the speaker wirelessly thanks the WISA transmitter

[@guystpierrecomposer]

If you want room correction and parametric eq, you need a hub. (As well as wireless connection)

[@scottcw31]

Oh right, thanks for that. I've used room correction with my theatre sound and it's amazing

[@charleskatz2606]

Huh no mention of the OYG/Bob ???!

[@audiorick841]

You have to compare that RS-130 to a Grimm MU1 😉

[@stephenharding428]

…..and the MU2

[@klaverro]

No match. Grimm will beat that RS-130 easily…😊

[@zaakchalal]

Did you do a test? like the XACT S1 will beat that Grimm Audio MU1.

[@ekjellgren]

Would personally never let a TV set into my bedroom, but we're all different :)

[@Nordraw]

That’s too bad you should try it

[@REX4340]

How about some sound clips?😊

[@austinlibby7025]

How much rain a rose 250 a I purchased one and quite happy and I’m in mid five but I love to hear your opinion thanks

[@johnmarkzimm]

Have you ever thought about making “perfect” setups and then putting them up for sale. Think Singer and Porsche

[@dennishill290]

Yamaha.... ! 🍺👍

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

obviously he1 lul, was a magnificent 2 days

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

for more realistic setup not sure, prob ambient pro w highend dac

[@guulyian]

Using a £5k streamer with Spotify? Has something changed with Spotify or am I missing something?

[@HiFiHuff]

Yes sir. I never understand why some think Spotify is bad quality. It’s not, and yes it gets even better with an amazing DAC and streamer. High res like tidal and Qobuz is good, but highly overrated. I use tidal, Qobuz and Spotify. Pay for and have used all three for many years. Spotify sounds leagues better with the 130 vs any other streamer I have here, so yes indeed. Well worth it for me.

[@net_news]

@@HiFiHuff 👏

[@HiFi_Paradise]

No EverSolo?

[@balooo2863]

So much for Goosebumps…

[@jusjash]

​@@balooo2863😂😂 you are snipping sniper😅😅

[@tfleiter]

Well - product placement and hyping can only go so far. The suggested solutions are vastly different in quality and the only right thing you can do before purchasing anything…listen to it yourself first.

[@darrenmillward4445]

Decent hifi is way out of my expense range.. 😢

[@psyphonyxaudio]

CHAPTERS!!!! =) plz

[@jfly237]

I watched this in double speed and it was still Long AF. Tightin up Brotha

[@samlee2562]

Heaven 11 or choco sound... Pick your poison..

[@dtracy03ss]

Weem compared to The Node, GET out a here! 😂😂😂😂

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

sull-lul

[@peternilsson1645]

🎯👏👍🙏❤

[@amosperrine1909]

Gone up, not went up.

[@billybob7088]

the most overused word on the year 2023...bespoke...make it stop. Love the reviews.

[@writenamehere0000]

OMG this guy is still here. Cameras, now Hi Fi.... Don't.

[@MARVELOUDIO]

Sorry but you are not qualified to judge speakers!

[@mikehuntington4440]

I've evaluated your debase comment and....you are not qualified to post comments.

[@scottcw31]

If you have nothing positive to say, watch something else...

[@sc4319]

When did you listen to the A-10’s?

[@john-lenin]

I'm looking for an upgrade in the bedroom too - but I can't get my girlfriend to leave.

[@writenamehere0000]

5000$, 10000$??? hahahahah, tax for fools.