WOW! Not your Ordinary HiFi Speaker. HORN-LOADED OPEN BAFFLE Speaker System

[@Jayiyagi]

*Merry Christmas & a Happy new year to everyone ! Make sure to click that like button for the Holiday season!* www.triartaudio.com/ Related Videos: Tri-Art Open 3 speakers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGGrlWZvfLKXnZI Willsenton R300: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHmwdqFvr9WCa7s Support on Patreon: www.patreon.com/jayiyagi follow on Instagram: instagram.com/jays_iyagi/ follow on Facebook: facebook.com/jayiyagiofficial Follow soundstage take 2 reviews: kzbin.info/aero/PLPOzvlhtSqn5xdc__ftuSt4Rxy_wm5Af0 Speaker stands: amzn.to/3ssRhI3 Better speaker stands: solidsteel.it/my-product/ss-7-vintage-hi-fi-speaker-stands/ acoustic panels I use: ua-acoustics.com/ acoustic curtain: amzn.to/31d1zAM BDI Cabinet I use: bit.ly/2OJRwQQ amzn.to/3chBuFZ other BDI Cabinets: bit.ly/3ctxXV1 amzn.to/30bsUCH my fav hifi tweaks: (Isoacoustics devices) amzn.to/3j5FGvM 0:00 What are these Speakers? 1:33 Tri-art Open Baffle + Mini Monitor 4:11 Reason For Conical Horns 6:30 How much SPACE do you need? 8:11 Tri-art Horn System Sound Review 12:34 Best Amplifier For Tri-art Horns

[@scottwolf8633]

An extremely interesting concept, a horn loaded, near field, Loudspeaker. I remember the JAES first published in the 1970's containing a paper from JVC, concerning the use of computational algorithms and LASER scanning to provide 3-D, graphical images of the wavefront launch of various transducer types, i.e., soft dome, metal dome, ribbon, piezoelectric, horn loaded compression transducer, etc. The graphical results illustrated that the horn loaded compression transducer was abysmal at providing a coherent wave launch, while the ribbon was clearly far and away the best at doing so. JVC was featuring their ribbon, so, caveat emptor. Your stained-glass terrarium brings back memories, as my Father used to make them as a hobby, as well as gluing up Microberlinia brazzavillensis, AKA, Zebrawood, blocks and turning them on a lathe, my favorite wood species.

[@BunnyslippersEUC]

I heard a horn speaker system, which has insane imaging and depht capabilities. I could point every instrument on the imaginary grid.

[@raspucin70]

When I saw those as "sneak preview" in some of your previous videos, it really spiked my interest. To me this is pure exercise in engineering, what engineers do after hours when marketing guys go home. Yes they are not pretty, yes they look like they were designed by IKEA, but what matters is how they sound. Interesting to find that they are so near-field. One foot closer and you could call them headphones lol. And thank you for the effort of setting those in your room and going through all those amps - they sure do not look like "set it and forget it" set, I bet it took you at least a day to get them just right. Merry Christmas!

[@jimmyrustle6725]

Most people do not understand the concept of a horn speaker design. My pro audio system consists of Bill Fitzmaurice designed cabinets. There isn't a brand out there that can come close to competing in SQ if you go $ for $. Not even the JBL VRX series of speakers. Great vid my friend!

[@kamilkashaf2766]

Spent two hours in this room at Toronto Audiofest. My uncle fell in love with them, whereas I was impressed but not blown away. The tonality on these is amazing and there is a sweetness to the midrange. The design limitation is that the sound is too directional. You have to be dead centre or else you will hear each channel sepreately and it will break the image. If you have a single seat and see music as an anti-social retreat, you will love these. But if you want to share the musical experience in your room every now and then with a small audience, these won't work.

[@billymartin3160]

That should be a given with horn speakers yes.

[@rickp6731]

Nice speakers ! Jay wait until you listen to the all new Songer Audio S2 Field-Coil Open Baffle speakers matched with Whammerdyne Tube Gear ! 😇

[@klepp19]

Thanks for showcasing this brand I never heard of before!

[@jerrypowers7671]

I can't imagine having those ridiculous looking things in my apartment.

[@klepp19]

@@jerrypowers7671 Too big for condo. And you need proper distance for sound to cohere. That's why Klipsch Forte IVs are top notch even in a 12' by 23' room.

[@NickP333]

Wow….those are some stunningly beautiful speakers. Looking forward to hearing about the finished product. Thanks, Jay. Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year 🎊 🔊🎶🥳

[@richh650]

Excellent review Jay. I absolutely love to see designers thinking outside of the box. Most modern speakers now remind me of the super boring SUV car appliance that is almost a car industry monopoly now unfortunately. These speakers show that one can find super interesting builds from designers willing to think outside of the normal boring box. Very well done!

[@fletchermunson6225]

Thanks for the heads up on the RFT tubes. I really like them.

[@1324390]

Takes a very loving and forgiving wife to allow these monsters into the living/family room though...

[@BruceCross]

Yes, I'm guessing most wives wouldn't allow them in the living room. The husband would need a separate room or basement.

[@annebokma4637]

A lot of husband's would rather be single with these speakers 🤣🤣

[@Luke-qs2cg]

The clientele that would buy this, have more than a living room to work with.

[@peteleoni9665]

Takes a man with a wife. Which takes a man to get.

[@netx421]

I have a speaker, actually an 8-in subwoofer speaker with no box or enclosure hanging about a foot above my TV screen, used as the center channel wired in "series parallel" with two 3" paper drivers on the side walls also with no enclosures-all connected to a cheap ass amp-I used a very old Dynaco three-channel derived center stereo wiring and it sounds amazing all together it came in under $50 💪.

[@word2RG]

"With a speaker like this, everything is different" -jAYs iYAgi

[@stephensmith3111]

That is just full tilt gonzo! In a good way. "It's fun being weird. It's fun being weird. It's fun being weird, you should try it sometime,"

[@hiresaudiocosta873]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎉!!! Really unique speakers 😮!! Thanks for the interesting review. Great content 😊

[@JingoLoBa57]

Great review Jay, Merry Christmas!

[@saedamad]

Good morning from Singapore..very interesting.

[@doplinger1]

"Probably"??? I saw these in the background of one of your recent videos and I couldn't wait to hear more about them. I really thought these would cost tens of thousands of $$! Doubtful that I will ever find room for these in my budget, but I'd sure love a listen!

[@bradknight2618]

Happy Holidays Jay🎄. Thanks for a wonderful year of your great reviews! All the best to you, your family and friends 🎉

[@aceofspades6667]

Very cool set of speakers.. I imagine the galion amp would pair well with these.

[@garth56]

OMA on a real budget!!! Oh I know what would go with these. The original Leak stereo 20 has a new amp called the stereo 21A I think. It's 14 watts of incredible drive and magic. As these are not the usual flared horn, aka OMA, I imagine the little EL84 circa 4K would be a match made in heaven 🙂

[@merlecrandall1709]

When I first seen these speakers they reminded me of the OMA speakers but they are very expensive. Now I'm curious about these speakers.

[@Jayiyagi]

They are similar looking because of the conical horns but everything about them is very very different than similar to the OMA in sound design

[@groovesick]

I see a Meishu ❤ Good for u 🎉

[@groovesick]

Not to mention the Vindicator. Great amps!

[@nicktube3904]

Horn can image very will since they have less room interaction. These are just less with imaging.

[@GamingShiiep]

Hey there! I don't know if you'll read this or answer, but I'll give it a try: If I had 1000€, which would be your go to amp for clarity, bass, and headroom? Driving anything from vintage Klipsch (KG 3.2), JBL L96, to KEF 104/2. Currently only using a Pioneer a30... I just don't know if I really can't find any better niche brand other than the mainstream brands, which is better.

[@Scottlp2]

Tri art’s open baffle got great ratings from think it was Doug Schroeder (one of the on line mags).

[@BootJamesOut]

Hello folks. Sure sounds good to talk about this speaker it's like the road conditions in a winter snowstorm. Better wait till May. Go for the Ear Speaker. It's OK to look like Batman. I can see me waking up after new years yeah whoa. Hey we're all out of fire wood. Ride Easy

[@Jim33142]

Those horns are crazy humongous! Surreal…

[@keswohler6877]

Interesting review. Plz do more Audio Note UK stuff

[@BruceCross]

The speakers aren't my cup of tea, but I admire the original design, gorgeous bamboo, and lower-than-expected price. Horn brands can get outrageously expensive.

[@theaudiophilespickhighenda7552]

Interesting! Surprisingly it sounded best nearfield? Quiet the Opposite of Horns systems in general.

[@TheSagitis]

The power of waveguide

[@dougg1075]

Very cool and interesting indeed

[@castro619a]

I’d like a video and bad amps vs good amps. I can’t tell anything above $100 if it’s bad

[@bryangarten8664]

Cool

[@harryburnett7086]

Jay leave my hornies alone lol I been eyeing Vincent audio for years

[@toddhupp]

Is bamboo superior for resonance supression?

[@rx7dude2006]

Please review the Shinjitsu Audio Little Super Hiro, a very interesting speaker and company.

[@anklebar1]

So it’s pure?

[@signalfixer]

Jay thanks for the speaker review and it was great but I am here to chat about Villip. What happened to him at Audio Excellence? Is he (Villip) Ok? ???

[@ianhughes100]

What tone caps are you running in your ST-70?

[@bigmike5785]

Two birds stoned at once...

[@rickriche4765]

Great review. Cool Factor = 10. Wife Factor = 0. 😂

[@quant2011]

Is the guy who runs Audio Excellence Canada channel your father?

[@benjaminlloyd7868]

Any links to the WE16GA cables?

[@Jayiyagi]

The ones I have are NOS. You can maybe find one online but be careful as their are many counterfeits. Don’t think they make them anymore. Western electric do make similar re-issued ones now I believe

[@benjaminlloyd7868]

@@Jayiyagi Thanks, yes, very many fakes, I'll check out toe re-issued cables from WE. Thanks for letting me know, great video as always, have a great Christmas holiday!

[@Ajukari]

You liked the sound? Hmm..

[@toddt5562]

And I thought my Tektons were ugly 🤣... But these must set a new low for wife approval factor ... Must be for single people 🤣

[@Prerich45]

Look like Oswald Mills to me......

[@TeknoOrganicVirus]

FIRST!??? OH YEAH

[@moodyga40]

looks like mills audio

[@redred2772]

Interesting ? Thats like saying Woopi in a bikini is interesting . Damn.

[@Jayiyagi]

I mean… depending on your definition of “interesting”

[@m.j.s.3838]

Importing bamboo instead of using Canadian wood products really bugs me. Looks ugly, too.

[@GregoryPaulDavis]

Not practical for me. I’ll stick with my Cabasse Java.

[@lk4166]

They sound like wood, very colored. I am not sure, how I can trust on your opinion further.

[@Spawndukes]

Horns are magic and garbage all in one. I love horns and I hate horns.

[@veroman007]

good lord. its kinda like an engineer comes up w a design that is inherently flawed and decides to throw more money/ features at it to fix it. start over. just my 2 cents. maybe they will figure out this fussy speaker before they add wings, drop a diesel engine in it and put it on wheels.

[@Jayiyagi]

Way more finicky legendary horn speakers from the past. You can see it as inherently flawed but is it if it sounds magical like no other speakers on some tracks it is made for? I call that a specialized speaker. Not a flawed one. But thats just me

[@vinylrules4838]

@@Jayiyagi As you imply, different strokes for different folks. Everyone has different tastes in audio playback. 🙂

[@user-ys4og2vv8k]

Probably (for sure!) the ugliest speakers you've reviewed this year.

[@LIL-MAN_theOG]

I swear the Tri-Art and their dealers are a sh** show when it comes to trying to find pricing on this speaker. FAIL. It shouldn't be that hard to get a price on these like I'm tryna find a gold nugget in the tundra over here

[@Jayiyagi]

Pricing is in this video. 5:45 You can email tri-art and they will give you a direct answer too. www.triartaudio.com/?page_id=408

[@LS-ti6jo]

OMA clones

[@Jayiyagi]

They are not clones

[@LS-ti6jo]

@@Jayiyagi Sure looks like it

[@Jayiyagi]

@@LS-ti6jo haha. Yeap. looks similar right? But just because it has conical horns doesn’t mean it’s a clone. Oswald isn’t the first to do conical horns either. The tri-art was inspired by Oswald Mills for sure but the design and philosophy is more different than similar.

[@LS-ti6jo]

@@Jayiyagi haha - just giving you a hard time Pay back 4 you recommending the Rose 150 so highly - what a utter piece of junk that turned out to be. I lasted four months, thinking it had to get better. Finally gave up and dumped it for an Arender A20. Thanks a lot for that :)

[@jaw3410]

ripoff of Oswald Mills Audio design

[@Jayiyagi]

It was inspired by Oswald Mills for sure but the design and philosophy is more different than similar.

[@NemoPropaganda]

I just use aluminum foil rolled up as cable because its all the same 🫣🤣

[@Thode-R]

Dude... If you like diy check out TangenAV designs - Miles in consert. You find the plans online.