You Never See Some of this Audiophile Gear - Part 1 of my visit to one of the biggest audiophiles

[@spacejaime]

Big, big bucks! May he and his family enjoy it in good health.

[@dilshaddealwis6543]

This is absolutely spellbinding. The effort and dedication is like nothing I’ve seen. Thank you for allowing us a glimpse.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Glad you enjoyed. I filmed plenty more to take you guys on a virtual tour with me. Stay tuned.

[@playingforthecheapse]

He needs a 9volt battery for his smoke detector! I recommend pure silver version.

[@user-xd1qr9lg6v]

Its a rich person thing. After your third million or so, its beneath you to care if the house burns down, the insurance will handle it. You just go to your east coast home.

[@OrganNLou]

LOL

[@Tacet137]

@@user-xd1qr9lg6v the gear in this video is 3 mil alone probably

[@mounirehab]

😄😄😄

[@Dr.Randy.Butternubs]

I'll never understand how some people can't hear the smoke alarm beep in their house. When I visit someone and hear their smoke alarm, I judge them hardcore.

[@99fulham99]

This has made Jays audio Lab seem like a car boot sale

[@MarkMiller-i8q]

A humbling experience to say the least.

[@andreas7278]

Haha, so true, seems like you need to focus on finding your way out of the huge labyrinth of that house making sure that you don't step over some fancy thick silver cable on your way. 😂It must be cool being able to play around with all of that stuff.

[@MilGrip76]

JAL doesn't have to spend much to get his gear anyway, but yeah.

[@DrNoahBoddy004]

I’m certainly glad someone could! They were getting a bit grating and fatiguing

[@tombillard5264]

that's insane I'd never leave the place. I'd stagger between rooms, recover a few seconds between then overdose again oh my goodness

[@Phloored]

Didn't know this great gear existed. Looks really nice.

[@robg915]

Just insane. Can't wait to see other videos.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

I've released some of them (including one yesterday) and there's a playlist created. Music clips will come too...Enjoy!

[@Book-Mark]

2:10 Thanks for saying that. Personally I love music and love also electronics engineering, product design, material technologies etc. So this is a dream channel.

[@xfloodcasual8124]

I thought I was the only one making my own grounding cables lol. What’s important is to audition them so they synergize properly, not just put the fanciest material in.

[@borisjelenc1217]

Lucky boy, the top of the top adult audio toys, probably get up every morning with a smile on their face and wonder which room it will be today.

[@pukindog4413]

Love The Home And Gear And His Style Of Trying Everything! My only suggestion is to hire acousticians to build the perfect room size and materials separate from the house! With a hall way from the main house leading to the new music specific engineered room space!

[@AudiophileJunkie]

You must not have watched til the end

[@willwill5595]

@@AudiophileJunkie I thought I did!?!? will have to rewatch!

[@penangtv6108]

Wow Thanks for sharing this is something very special. A ultra Crazy Rich Asian audiophile 😀. Normally hifi is annoyingly hidden away in a sterile room or a holiday home & rarely enjoyed, this is real life hifi! 👍! This is also such a nice change from the usually overly sterile mansion tours. At 18:05 I was amazed to see that he has a Nakamichi Soundspace system! I personally have this system & it's as hifi as I'll ever get, probably 😊. When you see him again, please tell him that he can upgrade the 4 mids in that Nakamichi to Neodymium drivers to really elevate the holographic quality for pennies. I have found a 1 to 1 drop in replacement Neodymium midrange. I'll send him the link to the stockist in China if he wants to get some. Thanks again, loved the video & can't wait to see more of this place in the future 👍

[@AudiophileJunkie]

He's a subscriber and will likely see your comment/suggestion. Good eye.

[@grandmasterjo1]

What you just showed us is beyond belief. Thank you for revealing something that I would never in my life see I wouldn’t even know this insanity existed I’m into high end audio but I never knew people went to such extremes For me room acoustics and speaker placement is the key This paradise of gear is overkill In the end sound is subjective and the human hear has its limitations varying in each individual More than enjoying music it’s also GAS gear accumulation syndrome 🤪🤪

[@glengatt3941]

Good for him it's nice that he gets his hands dirty and tweaks and experiments himself,most rich people just calles someone, he loves the hobby!!

[@samuelsalins8309]

Amazing, thanks for the video.

[@wuudogg]

Beautiful gear. Potato video. Thanks for sharing.

[@connorduke4619]

Even Jay from Jay's Audio Lab would be impressed with this home. ps> Synergistic Research mods are the single best way to get zero sonic improvement and make yourself homeless at the same time. :D

[@AudiophileJunkie]

I think this guy found the same thing with SR gear.

[@Bigirondoug]

Should have spent some of that money on batteries for the smoke detector , that chirping would drive me nuts, it's all in the details, lol

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Ha... Yeah it's was unfortunate, but he has to rent a scissor lift to reach the smoke detector. We made sure to play loud enough to overcome it :)

[@Bigirondoug]

@@AudiophileJunkie Just having fun, love the channel keep up the good work.

[@anandshah71]

Has he done Infinite Baffel for bass implementation. Since he has has a showroom kind of a house and no neighbors around.

[@theworldaccordingto4555]

Great systems, some gear I've never seen on my side of the pond, over here in old blighty. Would love to have a good listen to his systems. His house looks more like a high-end audio dealership! What I wanted to ask was... Where is all the music? The Vinyl, DVD-A discs, CDs, Tapes? Or Music memorabilia? (Michael Fremer would be distraught at the lack of Turntables & Vinyl?). I'm now into the 1000s of LPs & CDs & DVD-A discs, Box Sets etc as well as some Hi-Res studio quality downloads. Though streaming is something I only use for background music and downloaded music files Mp3/Flac/Wave files are used more for on-the-move listening such as in car or portable Flac/Wav player w/headphones on. (When out walking the sighthounds (Greyhound, Greyhound/Lurcher). Must say albums do take up a lot of room and mine are taking over a bit, spilling over into other rooms. Along with other bits of memorabilia from over the years, which I have sold and swapped a lot of memorabilia recently. I will however keep my ticket stubs. I have glass coffee table tv stand with all the ticket stubs sandwiched between glass from gigs & festivals I've been to, dating back to the late 1970s, I only have stubs & programmes from gigs I've been to (I them as a kind of CV, if you will). Haven't got them all as I didn't consciously save them at first and some simply got lost or washed in a jeans pocket...Some ticket stubs are probably still lurking in LP covers (LPs or Cd's I've not played for a while). I had a habit of often putting a ticket stub into an album cover by the band I'd just seen whenever I got home from a gig.

[@dellywibowo]

I'm clueless wich one is more expensive. The house or the entire audio gear system. But i guess, audio gears is the winner.

[@watdanuqta-mf5ms]

Wasn't this the video that had all the conceivable tweaks ever made? Just boxes and boxes in every room of all sorts of accessory tweaks, and devices, and admitted that most of them did not work. Did you edit them out or am I looking at the wrong video? I just loved the fact that the owner just loved buying all these devices for the fun of it.

[@shiningpath3430]

I almost expected an audiophile stack near the dumpster next to garage.

[@chetmyers7041]

17:55 Owner needs to pay someone to replace smoke alarm batteries.

[@redleather100]

I couldn’t even afford one of those speaker cables . My life sucks 😂😂😂 but I love this , it’s awesome , but does he really enjoy it . Probably not , always looking for that holy grail, something better, but that’s a human brain for you , no matter what your into you always need more . Crazy world .

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Trust me...he enjoys it and in many respects he's found a couple brands where he's settled on the performance he's been looking for.

[@hypnoz7871]

Expensive speakers cables are a scam like many other things in the Hi-Fi world. They don't measure better, and sometimes they measure even worse. They are placebo.

[@yonkel0]

@@hypnoz7871 Did you come up with that cliche on your own? Boring comment and mostly untrue.

[@kasterchoi7952]

Some more lighting in the house would be nice

[@n.lyndley.9889]

*When you gesticulate a forward-moving timeline (from left to right) with your hands. You have to reverse this if you’re presenting to a camera / audience - otherwise it’s round the wrong way.

[@MrBonger88]

Absolutely amazing!

[@robertocalvo934]

Everything is fantastic but that last room with the Estelon is just mega, i want that room in my next life, please God make it happen 🙏😅😅

[@AudiophileJunkie]

It's a great retreat and I'm sure you're not alone in those prayers :)

[@olegariomartinez6807]

I think the gentleman currently has a pair of tannoy speakers, on Audiogon, that he is selling.

[@mr.dynamite2543]

Very nice. Considering the seemingly endless amount of funds he has, frankly I’m surprised by the “smallish” dedicated room.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

You have to think of it from the perspective of signs. It's small to the eyes, but not sound waves with all those treatments. Just like my room, it behaves much different than a typical "small" room. Plus, he has large rooms for his other systems.

[@mr.dynamite2543]

@@AudiophileJunkie gotcha

[@jctai100]

This guy makes me question what I'm doing with my life lol

[@redleather100]

Yeh me too 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@99fulham99]

I expect you are working like 99% of the population -This dude is creaming it by getting real estate sales commission .

[@WalterReade]

No words can describe this.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

I was stumbling for words to describe what I was seeing under one roof

[@MrBonger88]

What was that tweak in the first system, a bikino ??, volcano ??connector? Can you tell me more please?

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Bocchino... It's very esoteric and under the radar. I have the IEC inside my amp. Most people that try it swear by it as the best connector, but they are definitely under the radar and not a volume enterprise.

[@MrBonger88]

@@AudiophileJunkie thank you. I’ll definitely have to do some reading now

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Unfortunately, the bocchino website is from the 1990s and doesn't have much info. It's kind of an industry secret and word of mouth product, but you'll find some cable companies that use them. The issue is needing high volume. Plus the mfg is in australia I think.

[@MrBonger88]

@@AudiophileJunkie yeah wow their website doesn’t have much info at all

[@esylsten]

I have one of those VAC amps with 8 300B's in stereo version, I've never seen them in Monoblock's before!

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Wow.. Gratz on owning the stereo version. I've never seen these monos either.

[@derreckgilmore9422]

The fish are very impressed, until the aquarium springs a leak. My girlfriend had a bikini connector once, didn't like it because it wasn't properly grounded.

[@KuyaArbee]

11:49 smoke alarm chirping... bruv! get that battery replaced lol :) nice speakers but

[@iampuzzleman282]

Watch the video twice. This guy loves grounding boxes. Looking forward to more in-depth review of individual rooms what's your worthy of considerable attention. This guy is definitely a fascinating individual. What's his background and does he have degrees in electrical engineering etc.? Not sure whether he's just got lots of showrooms in a residential home that's a business or a home or more likely both, seems like pretty big blend between business and personal. Suddenly I have an interest in getting a fish aquarium. Were you checking your pulse every time you walked into a room?

[@AudiophileJunkie]

His background is in real estate, but he's built buildings and complexes such that he has access to a lot of experts in engineering. When you combine that expertise with his resources, you often get products like his grounding boxes which are as insane as it gets when you learn what's inside. I can disclose the formula, but I saw an invoice for just one of six ingredients. It was a bulk purchase, but cost over $100k...and these are built just for his systems... Not for sale. That's the kind of thing that made me check my pulse as you alluded to. I've spent time with tons of mega dollar gear whether at shows, dealers or people's homes... It takes a lot to make me speachless, but this was a passion and dedication for the absolute best that I've rarely seen.

[@iampuzzleman282]

@@AudiophileJunkie my thinking on the ground box is that with all those audio systems all kinds of electrical noise is probably being created. If your house has a terrible grounding system then maybe one of these boxes makes sense. As to what's in the box my guess is it's a combination of special ceramic mixes, magnets, crystals, and very very exotic rare earth materials. Most people would be better spending all that money up the audio food chain but since he's already done that he's only left With dumping money in the ground box. It's terribly easy to spend all kinds of money on audio equipment if you have ample discretionary funds. If only his airies cerat preamplifiers could be turned on or off with a remote otherwise I'll be buying a Conrad Johnson gat.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

I think you hit the nail on the head with the grounding stuff. It's something to pursue after you got after everything else settled. Email your info and I'll get you in touch with the guy to ask about the Aries Cerat preamp. I bet they have a solution.

[@zerowaf]

If Escobar were audiophile....

[@Novilicious]

I would ask him to design me something in the 50k (total) price range after all of his years of experience dabbling in this hobby.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Are you talking about the grounding boxes? Send me an email to discuss in more detail. My email is in the description. These grounding boxes are just for him and super pricey to build, but that budget should suffice.

[@imosolar]

OMG what a house of sound. Please review the aries cerat helene dac. Because I want to order it. I need you both feedback on it?

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Shoot me an email (it's in the description of each video). I can talk in more detail about performance and also give you connection on where to audition/buy. If you are a member of my KZbin channel, you can also use the text group.

[@imosolar]

Emailed you

[@AudiophileJunkie]

I don't see an email from you. Did you use [e-mail] It's plural so maybe you misspelled it?

[@bornagainbornagain6697]

The under the display center channel is ridiculous. All the speakers should be same height and at ear level and same brand crossover and drivers. And he doesn't use ARC room correction? I have played with all gear for decades and zero in rooms with experience and ARC humbled me by giving me more spl and lower bass without boom. It was better than 40 years of listening and tweeking. That is my honest humble defeated truth. It DOES work.

[@harryburnett7086]

Awesome stuff , what is Six pack carbon specials

[@AudiophileJunkie]

REL Carbon Special Subwoofers

[@richardyanicky1845]

Great Vid love the information you provide. Where in the US can U purchase Aries Cerat?

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Shoot me an email...it's in the description of the video. I can give you contact information for someone who does home demos and sales.

[@lllllREDACTEDlllll]

Millions in HiFi, can't replace a 9v battery in his smoke alarm...

[@pkats9093]

Is his wife an audiophile??? He is truly a lucky guy!

[@99fulham99]

No way - With his dough I'd have a woman in every room -Ankles behind her ears

[@samidanger3666]

Lol I don't feel bad on my recent splash anymore 😅

[@991carreras3]

Not bad he's got some nice stuff.

[@christopherspiro9857]

you have to fix the back light issues

[@topkho]

Can he fix the battery in his smoke detector lol

[@erics.4113]

I'm guessing the grounding box uses gold or silver ingots...

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Not too far off in terms of cost

[@cnfuzz]

It's quite simple , unless you recorded the music yourself in a studio or enviroment no audiophile in the world has any clue or reference how it is supposed to sound .

[@AudiophileJunkie]

That's true and why a test tone sweep and pink noise have become one of my favorite "test tracks".

[@craigenputtock]

Wow. And what an electric bill he must have!

[@magicmulder]

Not really. None of this stuff draws high power levels unless I missed some 2,000W Krell amp hooked up to electrostats. And that’s only when it’s in operation, not switched off or idle.

[@arasandthevolodkas]

"Doesn't poo poo everything based on measurements " does that include not trusting science enough to board a home made airplane ?

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Your statement implies you base everything on measurements. Can you hear the difference of a 130 SNR DAC and 135 SNR? If not, why would you base everything on measurements? Would you choose the 135SNR DAC even though you can't hear the difference and don't like the looks compared the 125SNR. The 125SNR DAC is made in America versus China. Does that not impact you? The 125SNR has a better GUI interface and remote. One DAC has slightly better USB isolation but you already own a USB galvanic reclocker and it's much cheaper overall. Does that influence your buying decision. In a blind test, you prefer one over the other even though the measurements say it's strictly placebo effect. Are you going to buy the one that didn't give you a placebo effect and you didn't choose as your 'favorite'.

[@arasandthevolodkas]

@@AudiophileJunkie It depends what it is, testing out calibration no, that requires both testing and listening. DAC's all use the same chipsets, if they sound "different" it's because of something else like the amp or whatever, but extremely, extremely subtle at best. I'm in the recording industry and owned some of the best mic pres in the market (DW Faern, Neve, Chandler, Shadow Hills), the NEVE was the only one I could actually hear a different with but that's because it has an EQ section built in.

[@AudiolandCH]

so this is Unlimited Money times 100% dedication times 100% WAF. That Hobby omg!😂

[@brucecrum4467]

Smoke alarm battery I’m always curious what a guy does to be that mega rich

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Yeah... Unfortunately, the chirping was going off all weekend. The problem is that he needs a scissor lift to get to the smoke alarm 30 feet in the air.

[@fatphoca5009]

This house belongs to the US distributor of Aries Cerat, I believe?

[@AudiophileJunkie]

No. The distributor is in Canada for all of North America. This guy is a customer that is also a "reseller" and offers home auditions.

[@anathema771]

let me just tell you those flat surfaces, windows and reflective surfaces arent gonna make the system to shine although all those gears are wonderful and everything.

[@brodricj3023]

Pure silver grounding cables does seem a bit extreme to me.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

No doubt about that. Everything he does is extreme, but fun to try.

[@Mark-rw3kw]

I am pretty sure that this guy had to create a separate Irrevocable Trust Fund for his wife in order to be able to that stuff in their home.

[@eafc2112]

All that money and amazing gear and they couldn't pay someone to replace that beeping smoke detector...LOL

[@RUfromthe40s]

so many windows in the back ,it seems not that well installed,this in the first system you show

[@itsjim2875]

Alexa is also my bedroom system.

[@TheAlexhotz]

Looks like a wonderful kit of gear but the room looks like it'd bottlenecks the full potential. Wish more audiophiles were room chasers first and gear chasers second. I see these nice homes wich suggests sufficient disposable income to build/rebuild a room for serious gear but instead splurge on serious gear, tweaks, and upgrades that yeild minimal performance returns in a non ideal space.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

You must've missed the totally dedicated room he has with custom treatments floor to ceiling including custom room dimensions. Plus each room has treatments strategically located in various spots. You should have seen the Real Traps and other treatments in the video. Another thing that people misunderstand is that things like couches, rugs and bookshelves are "room treatments" too. If people primitively look for just square boxes with a splash plate and audiophile brand glued to the box, then they aren't seeing the forest through the trees. Many people with those things still have awful room measurements. Thus, it's hard to criticize a room unless you see it enclosed in glass windows with tile floors and other extreme mistakes.

[@TheAlexhotz]

@@AudiophileJunkie ah snap!! I didn't. Sorry for the snooty quick judgment before actually watching the entire video 😅

[@BastianUllr]

He's so rich I cannot say something negative without me being the problem.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Trust me... It's easy to be jealous, but he's a great guy...welcoming...generous...family guy...and normal like everyone else. He's not out there pimping his setups, but I thought it was worthwhile to feature and share with others.

[@taiaaustralia7202]

If I sold my house, i wouldn't afford one system, let alone 8...

[@AudiophileJunkie]

You're not alone. Just one of those speakers cost more than my first house.

[@dihydrotestosterone]

Room treatment???

[@AudiophileJunkie]

You should have noticed some in each room, but the dedicated room has the most and I'll feature it when I do the video on that system.

[@TheDanEdwards]

Silver wire is not very expensive. 10 gauge fine silver round wire is under $18 per foot from Rio Grande (major jewelry supply company.) I'm not sure why one needs fine silver wire in a ground cable, but it shouldn't be that expensive to make one.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

I can't disclose the details, but it's not just the silver wire needed for all the ground cables. The grounding mixture is in the jacket too, and he uses stuff you typically see in jewelry as well as a rare quartz type substance with limited supply globally. We compared it to a $500 retail ground cable that he cut open, and the parts cost is night and day.

[@dennisbohner6876]

Unlimited resources can lead to owning nice things. His madness will not be easily reproduced.

[@robertmitchell6015]

Is this guy a hi fi dealer?

[@artyfhartie2269]

But he does not have a Klipschorn, the best loudspeaker ever made. Period.

[@ford1546]

we should have competition who manages to get the best sound cheapest possible. you do not always need the most expensive equipment to get good sound. a lot of expensive equipment is disappointingly made inside!

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Cool idea...The problem is who would judge it? I try to get the highest levels of performance possible in my dedicated room for a reasonable cost, but that's relative to everyone's budget. There's obviously diminishing returns, but who's to say where that should exactly start and end.

[@d_dude_is_here]

I think in this hobby everyone faces a lack of time for testing and critical listening to judge and fine tune a system. Being able to afford is very different from being able to appreciate and then is a fine line after which comes insanity.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Most "reviewers" barely spend any time with the gear. They rotate haphazardly and just hope their other gear matches. This gentleman keeps it until he finds something better and puts together entire systems to try. It's not just a churn and burn cycle. He also triea to learn how the gear reaches its potential.

[@d_dude_is_here]

@@AudiophileJunkie yeah that's so special about him that sometimes it may seem that he has already crossed the line but next moment he is back to sane levels. Common men like me need more of his super rich first hand tried and tested knowledge. Why don't you have some joint sessions with him on KZbin discussing his journey, his own moments of truth about his combination and permutations and their final outcomes. His work must come out of his lab and he deserves to be appreciated for his long long untiring hours of work and listening experience with various combinations of gears he had in all these years.

[@d_dude_is_here]

Btw he seems to have attained the synergy nirvana in at least some if not all of his systems.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

He's a private guy, but maybe in the future we'll do something.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

The next video will highlight what you noticed. His room with the JBL speakers and audio note amps show how he mixed two components with different strengths for great results.

[@WWeiss-nv5vz]

I'll stick with my Bluetooth Speakers. No cables!

[@AudiophileJunkie]

I know you're being funny, but ironically... Your advice is smart for most headphones. The microphonics often picked up by cables are annoying and arguably less "audiophile" than Bluetooth.

[@Bd-ox4mi]

If Batman was an audiophile 🫵

[@dougg1075]

Must be nice

[@mariocassar6087]

Does he ENJOY these toys? Is he a dealer?

[@AudiophileJunkie]

He's a home dealer for Aries Cerat and Inakustik based on the various comparisons he's done. He loves rotating gear otherwise and enjoys the journey for sure.

[@n.lyndley.9889]

videos Ohms

[@timmurray9065]

Gluttony

[@yezdazordeta6436]

That's why I wanna be a success drug dealer

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Working at Big Pharma would be a good start with all the money they made recently.

[@roybatty6368]

Nice home and equipment, but too messy !

[@tosvus]

Definitely a gearhead, not really an audiophile. Having spent all that money, there seems to be practically no room treatment.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

You must not have watched until the end or notice room treatments in almost every room. He has a totally dedicated room I cover in this video and a separate one with more treatments than virtually anyone I know. You also shouldn't just look for third party boxes as "room treatments". Many things like curtains, rugs, bookshelves, couches, etc all do the same or more, so I would avoid making knee jerk conclusions, or it will show you may not know about those things.

[@tosvus]

@@AudiophileJunkie Ah, there was a lot of equipment to watch through so I admit I did not make it that far, thanks! :D

[@robertwyczokowski9343]

This is house new Pablo Escobar? 🙂

[@isiahbethel5956]

money talks!

[@GiantRock62]

If you have come to the point where you think you need a ground box for $3K as a solution to your dirty AC supply then you should better consider to own a private power station near by to your castle, imho.. I still have hope for humanity, ✌ peace.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Look around your own home and see if you don't spend more than others on certain things. In fact, look at your home compared to those from third world nations... It's all relative. Whatever income you make tends to be the benchmark for "reasonable" and I totally understand that logic, but it's not reality.

[@GiantRock62]

@@AudiophileJunkie you can sell your clean electricity to national grid as well.

[@GiantRock62]

The ultimate solution would be an isolated AC power supply from batteries managed by smart charging discharging system and proper Faraday cage to your entire castle plus high connectivity earthing apparatus drilled deep under your castle then unforgiven distribution network to the audio equipment then peace of mind, that'd be my free engineering advice, a high end solution that works. 😉

[@markoverton5858]

Tooooooooo much to take in, no one human should own this much, you just can’t listen to it all at once, very nice but sad as well

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Why shouldn't someone own what they want and use the money they earned as they please?

[@uselessoldman7964]

My lass complains when there is one single cable showing she would blow her head with those systems/cables but maybe living the lifestyle in a house like that she might compromise?? Doubt it. I only saw one piano so I guess it might suit someone like Sir Elton John but for me, no guitars no Marshall amps on top of Stacks of cabs anywhere, sorry I will give it a miss. I didn't see a single vinyl record anywhere although there was a deck hidden away in a corner, all digital? ewwwwwwww

[@damirhlobik6488]

meaningless waste of money just to show guests what he has

[@sekng473]

真真正正＂發燒友＂

[@Fluterra]

Some odd choices, like Kondo Japan would have been a better choice over ANUK. Aeries Cerat does not make great amps - another odd choice. And there are way better DACs available… Strange!

[@mattlichtenfels7858]

Robert Do is a good friend of mine. He completely changed my perception of what was possible in the HIFI world. I've been down the rabbit hole for over 10 years. I went to the last 5 RMAF shows. He convinced me to move to Aries Cerat 'entry level' Incito S pre and Helene DAC. Absolutely the best 'value' in their line up. Completely blew away my Gryphon Diablo 300 integrated which is considered top 5 best in the world. If you live in the Portland Oregon area swing by for a listen!

[@metabarun8811]

When you said "something" completely blew away gryphon diablo 300, you got my full attention 😮. Because, for that money, gryphon diablo 300 was on the another level from all other integrated amps. So which Aries Cerat integrated amp blows him away? I would be willing to sell my diablo 300 if I can hear that difference!

[@Nonsense62365]

Wow what amazing systems! I met the previous importer of ASR Tube preamps and Tube Amps (made in Germany) he lived in Southern California! Great sounding gear!

[@carlfuggiasco7495]

great toys....however the second system you showed....I would rip that stupid TV near the ceiling off the wall....to me TV's should be at eye level and not above fireplaces or near ceilings and have no business in an audiophiles listening room...just sayin.....

[@Nonsense62365]

Hi Jason, Love your video’s thanks for all your great work! I’ve been an audiophile since 1975, when I went to my Ex brother-in-laws apartment in Beverly Hills, Ca. He had Quad ESL Loudspeakers with a Linn LP12 table, GAS (Great American sound) Thalia preamp designed by John Curl with Dynaco specially modded Amps that could drive the quad ESL speakers down to from 1Ohm - 16 Ohm’s! That was my first experience hearing a high-end audio system I was 20 years old! From that moment on I was hooked and I proceeded to buy a used pair of quad ESL loudspeakers, GAS Thalia preamp and a quad 404 amp to drive them I couldn’t afford a LINN LP 12 table, at that time I owned a Girard zero 100 Turntable! I’ve heard hundreds of systems since that time and a owned a Perreaux amps and preamp, a Linn amp and Preamp, Apogee Stage loudspeakers, Dunlavy SC-3 loudspeakers, Apogee Centaurs and much more! VAC Amps, VAC preamps, Proceed CD player and DAC. Linn Akito table. Well Tempered Table, ML preamps and ML 27 amp and much more!

[@AudiophileJunkie]

That original system you heard would be killer to still have today. I can see why you got hooked and have had great stuff every since.

[@theworldaccordingto4555]

Similar path to me, I first heard a good system at a friend of friend's house, early 1980's, it was an Linn LP12 Ittock with not sure of cartridge only know it was a moving coil cartridge? and Linn Isobarik speakers which he said he'd had for a while longer than the rest of the system (which had been updated apparently you could do this with them), everything was on spiked stands and isolation stands (and he had a big pair of KEFs, not sure what they were but never got to hear those). Not sure what the amps were though, pre-amp and monoblocs? to drive the different drivers in the Isobariks (I'm sure they weren't naim amps, because that is what I went for when I bought my own system a while later and his didn't look at all like naim). It was the early 1980's. But yes, it blew me away, we played a lot of albums (we had a weekend of it at his house chillin' and listening music. A friend of his brought his Michell Gyrodec round and plugged it in, he brought it round to get him to set up the arm and new cartridge for him. And that sounded great. It was a cool chilled out weekend, nice ;-). Albums I remember us playing a side or two of, were: Todd - A Wizard A True Star & Something/Anything, Frank Zappa - Shiek Yerbouti, Hot Rats and Freak Out! Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra (hadn't heard them before that weekend, ended up buying a copy of the album!), The Who - Quadrophenia (the original album not the soundtrack album). Kraftwerk - TTE, Hawkwind - Space Ritual, Quark, Strangeness & Charm, Gong - Angel's Egg, Steve Hillage - Green, Motivation Radio, King Crimson - Discipline (It had just been released) & In The Court of The Crimson King. Genesis - Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound. Bowie - Heroes, Kate Bush - Never Forever, YES - Fragile... Those are the ones I remember us playing a side or two of or dipping into listen certain tracks. He did play some classical works but sorry can't remember what they was, the only one I do remember (and it's because I was already a fan) was, Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no.2 (if I remember rightly, but it is a while ago now!). It blew me away, I couldn't believe how different/better those albums sounded and the two turntables convinced me that was the way to go. Mind blowing! Gobsmacked! Having now got into this world and ending up with both the Linn and Michell decks, I'll still listen to music anywhere on anything, as music always comes first for me. (I was in a couple of bands, played keys & synths and toys and anything I could make sounds and textures with etc but we never made it big, we were more on the experimental side of things, so not much chance of commercial success! But it was fun to play at those kind of events etc). The main problem I have is storage for all the albums and cds! They've taken over my modest sized house. It's crazy! (but I love it ;-) "Music Is The Best" - Frank Zappa In fact I'm just about to play my latest box set that just arrived this week, Robert Fripp - Exposure Boxset (Exposure and other solo projects, live works etc it's a 32 disc boxset). I already have all the King Crimson box sets, which have been incredible and worth every penny. The last new vinyl I bought were by Tunng and the latest Liquid Tension Experiment (vinyl & cd box set). I'm waiting of iamthemorning's - 'Belighted' and 'The Bell' on vinyl to arrive, I have them on CD but wanted to hear/compare and contrast the cd & vinyl. “Without music, life would be a mistake.” - Friedrich Nietzsche

[@Nonsense62365]

@@theworldaccordingto4555 in 1986 I went to a Linn audio store in Sherman Oaks, Ca. I heard the LK1 and LK2 preamp and amps powering Linn Kan stand mount monitors. In 1990 I went to Beverly Hilld audio Linn Store they were selling Linn LP-12 with the Itok arm K9 cartridge? I went to one of their employees Apartmartment he had Linn Isobaric Loudspeakers, LP 12 Itok arm, cartridge was a ruby red over $1000. don’t remember the Electronics. He played Astrund Gilberto “Girl from Ipanema” she had a beautiful voice like an angel! It’s actually a very well produced LP on Vervey records Most people have no idea who Jao Gilberto and his wife Astrund are. they sang in Portuguese from Brazil. A new Kilmax LP-12 starts at $30,150 that’s 💰 lot of money. www.linn.co.uk/us/turntables/klimax-lp12

[@Nonsense62365]

@@AudiophileJunkie Quicksilver Audio Mid Mono amps 30-40 WPC into 8 ohms, NEW Quicksilver Audio preamplifier, Hanss T-10 table, Origin Live Silver Tonearm, Clearaudio Maestro V2 Ebony mm Phono Cartridge, Esprit Audio Calesta Cables, GR Research NX -Treme cabinets completed, No Drivers yet! Just bought a 30 Gallon DeWalt Compressor. 5.8CFM, will be buying a spray gun and automotive paint soon.

[@rolandd5397]

This aint hobby anymore. This is OCD

[@supergrissi]

I would call it a BIG mess!

[@les5309]

Hi Jason. I believe those JBLs you showed in the first room are not Everests but more likely K2 speakers. The Everests are much bigger.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Yeah... Thanks...I need to double check that. I thought they called multiple speakers part of the "Everest" family and then had different model designations, but you're probably right. I was going off memory in this overview video.

[@ford1546]

the problem with all this equipment is the rooms that do not look completely optimal for the equipment he has

[@AudiophileJunkie]

You must not have watched closely every room has treatments and not every room needs third party boxes filled with insulation. Things like couches, rugs, books, drapes, etc a can be just as effective. He also has a totally dedicated room with special build out dimensions, walls, ceilings and other treatments. Few have put more effort into a dedicated room.

[@ford1546]

@@AudiophileJunkie Yes I know. some rooms were treated to get better acoustics. If you have very expensive high-end equipment, then the room and how you place the speakers are important it looked a bit messy with speakers placed all over. But it's a cool house

[@gingerbreadaudio]

Beautiful systems, I just picked up x4 of the Townshend Seismic Platforms myself can't wait to try them out. Great videos buddy 👍.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Awesome...I think you'll like them. I'll be checking out their room this weekend at the audio show in Long Beach

[@Random-kq4pz]

Amazing house and systems! Thanks for going there and making this video.

[@AudiophileJunkie]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@backrack01]

Catch your breath, brotha. :p