I was able to get into the city and grab a listen at Devon's Listening Room on Greene Street in Soho. I dragged a buddy with me who is NOT an audiophile but is a music enthusiast. GREAT experience. Thanks so much Steve....My friend works in the city and was impressed with me...suburban boy bringing him to such a cool intimate place on his turf! 😁 He wants to go back!!!!!! ....so I think we will . Ben is very fortunate to be able to bring Devon's gear into his home. I am so happy for him and his level of enjoyment. GREAT STUFF!

Wonderful in-depth walkthrough. I’d love to see more of these.

Wow, that sounds so good. Especially the vocals, just like I'm in the room with a live performance.

They knew back in the 1930s that a large low cut off multicellular horn and large bass horn or bin with dual 15 inch was the best way this design approach won the academy award for sound.

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

Right, but most humans and even most audiophiles want smaller not larger speakers.

@christophernoto

2 ай бұрын

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac There’s a bell curve distribution for everything, isn’t! 😉

@MrAlistar99

2 ай бұрын

Reggae my friends❤

@kloss213

2 ай бұрын

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac You said size maters in this video. Maybe what most humans want is wrong.

@bigblueocean

2 ай бұрын

Don't forget the cost of speakers like this. They aren't exactly giving them away.

Beautiful system!

Happy to see, that Ben uses one of our record brushes! 😊

@DANVIIL

2 ай бұрын

What is it?

Thanks for the content. I like these videos more than gear reviews.

that "The Closest Thing to Silence" record in the back is great! Also Artificial intelligence on warp, a classic! would love to hear these beauties on such a great system!

not too shabby

Nice gear! I'd like to know if you've tried recording the new 45 RPM vinyl to the R-2-R and how successful? Also, how many speeds on the Studer? Thanks

This set up, reminds me of my longtime friend, who also designed and developed state of the art speaker and interconnect cables. His name was David Magnan, MAGNAN and I still utilize all of his cables etc.. They are still sound the best to my ears this set up, reminds me of what his house looked like. He had 300 B type tube, power amps and a whole bunch of what I would describe is homegrown set up with modified electrostatic panels…

Wow!!! Very nice.😊

The TAD 703, the single most impressive tweeter I've ever heard so much so I bought a pair when I heard they were being discontinued evan though I had no use for them at the time. What superb. news that TAD has brought them back...truly something special.

@aulait3362

2 ай бұрын

New ones are about 7k/pair and hard to tear much difference compared to the original IMO.

@512bb

2 ай бұрын

I have no doubt you are correct, doubt they could have improved anything about it. Sadly the powers to be have devalued our currency to such a meaningless value that soon only the ultra elites will be able to buy any of this crap anyway...good luck comrades.@@aulait3362

Wow! What a system! Great job Ben

with the speakers switched from horizontally to vertically, that tweeter with its wave guide will have an extremely narrow dispersion where the listener would have to be in a very precise position for it to sound at its best.

@tombrennan6312

2 ай бұрын

Waveguide is the audiophile approved euphemism for horn.

@byrong1561

2 ай бұрын

@@tombrennan6312Maybe, but the dude is spot on in identifying the vertical tweeter/horn orientation will lead to a restricted and compromised sweet spot.

@reestyfarts

2 ай бұрын

Certainly but the system is nearfield with modest, high quality power so the issue would be moot.

@byrong1561

2 ай бұрын

@@reestyfarts Yes, the problem would be more acute with a listening position further back, but its still going to compromise the system in some way. The tweeter orientation just looks like an ill conceived and questionable design decision imho.

Amazing

Like the new theme song - less nuclear attack on the ears.

If you think this sounds great: The best midrange in the world was/is the RCA 1443/1428 from the 1930s. The RCA on a conical horn will blow you away.

Amazing setup! Any idea of what brand the media console is?

Very cool. I'm surprised that speakers of that size work in what looks like a smaller space, especially with the brick wall. Has Ben done any room treatment?

Cool! I should try my tape machine again. I might have to fix it though as well.

Such a sweet system, and such a sweet dog.

Nice... thanks

This is the sound reinforcement TAD not the audiophile TAD that makes coherent loudspeakers. Thanks SG for clarifying that.

Gd interview steve.😊

My goodness...... any system which starts with an Air Tight Opus-1 cartridge ....will be stunning. One of the best starting points an analogue system could have (at 14,000 euros mind!) 🤩.

Any idea what his audio cabinet is? I’ve been looking for something similar.

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

Ben designed the cabinet, and it was made by Fern & Roby

Bello/Magnifico.🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🧨🌡️

Reel to Reels sound so great because the gap on the tape head is a brickwall filter. HF garbage can not get through!

Steve what about the other electronics?

2:58 I see the artificial intelligence compilation vinyl sitting beside the speakers so this guy is alright with me.

@SlowpokeRodriguez80

2 ай бұрын

And I think underneath is a copy of Aphex Twin Ambient Works…

This is absolutely beautiful, you can throw a small concert with this beautiful set up

My wife would just love this.

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

I don't believe you but it is a funny line.

Nice . Having myself a ReVox A77 mk IV and B77 mk II , that Studer is a gem . And indeed dynamics are very good . Weird thing is that when I record from my vinyl ....the playback from the songs sound better , which sounds not logic. Found now a distributor who sells new tape Recording the Masters lpr , SM900 and SM911 tape. They even have 2 inch tape.

A beautiful system and the space is very nice too. Is Ben an architect? His place was definitely designed by an architect 🤣

Whoa!

Agreed and the splayed horns are as good then as they are now. Echoes Pink Floyd inspired me to go the WEM look

The blue sofa is pretty okay too

Then man is deep in the rabbit hole. Haha. Sweet system

Steve... How do people submit pictures for the "viewer system of the day"? Thanks

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

Audiophiliac@mail.com

My Nurse wore scrubs like that.

Those speakers look…interesting. I hope they sound really, really good.

Does anyone know what the cabinet is that everything is in?

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

The cabinet was Ben's design

nice system ! can you describe the speakers componets ? are they all tad ?

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

Just the tweeter

@benkrone2671

2 ай бұрын

Great planes horn and main drivers and TAD tweeter. Might try tad horn drivers but they don’t make 12’s for the mains

@scruffy8861

2 ай бұрын

Is it a tad better?@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

He should have the set up with the voice coils of the woofers, midrange, and tweeter in the same vertical plain. as Altec recommended. But then as Don Davis said if you can't line the driver arrival times to be correct then its better to be far off like here.

Sooo....how does it sound?

@johto

2 ай бұрын

good 😄

Dear Steve, I proudly own Sound Artist LS35A's. Yeah, they are made in China, but few speakers aren't sorry to say. Best, D. From Stl.

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

China makes great speakers, but on my channel I review many speakers that are not made in China. Like the ones in this video! Made in Brooklyn

Dream system.

In reality, the availability of recordings is decisive in one's choice of source (digital vs. vinyl vs. tape). Unless one were lucky enough to have inherited a collection, of course…

Is that the Celestion AXI-2050 on those multi-cells?

@benkrone2671

2 ай бұрын

Right now it’s great planes altec remakes. Looking into TAD as possible down the road upgrade

It blows all right 😢

Steve, how did that system sound?

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

Really powerful, I'll be talking about the sound of Ben's system in the next video.

Isn't the TT a bit too close to the right bass cabinet?

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

You know I thought the same thing! But the turntable base really does an amazing job in isolating the turntable.

Fennesz fan there

I feel poor when I see this. Poor but still happy.

@dilbyjones

2 ай бұрын

His approach is really cost effective when u break it down so there’s that.

@puciohenzap891

2 ай бұрын

@@dilbyjonesOh well, I mean TAD ET703's...other parts aren't that extreme except for the megabuck CH Precision stuff.

@benkrone2671

2 ай бұрын

Most everything was obtained used certainly not cheap but built over time in most cost effective way possible

@terryhu57

2 ай бұрын

I’m a disabled veteran and it’s beyond my means . I’m happy for you and my system is smaller but excellent.

Good to see you in half sleeve Indian kurta.

Basically, Altec Voice of the Theater. Who would have thought those would sound good.

@Phloored

2 ай бұрын

Fun story. I picked up a old 15" coaxial altec mono cab with a 10 watt tube radio from a a basement sale for free. This was the biggest most velvet sound in the world! Thank God it has a l pad on the side too attenuate the treble. I was told it came out of a old theatre around the corner many years ago. That this was legendary. I gifted it to my nephew. It was actually too loud for my apartment at the time.

@juicebox853

2 ай бұрын

@@Phloored The old Altec stuff with the Alnico magnets is perfect for tube power. The majority of my speakers are Altec or JBL, with some Klipsch, Elac, Philharmonics, etc. thrown in. These days it is hard to beat JBL for the money imo.

How much to build on like this? In 2024 dollars

@erics.4113

2 ай бұрын

Just under a million in 2024 dollars

Wow Wee. Super Duper. Fandabbydozzy

This is great but you should do a follow-up and record the system playing tape and LP.

Obviously this is a great setup, but I also want to give him credit for the records he has on display … I see the Warp Artificial Intelligence compilation, My Bloody Valentine, Fennesz and Jeremiah Chiu. Bravo!

@sonicmainliner

2 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly, nice to see someone listening to something other diana krall and the beatles

@benkrone2671

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! That Jeremiah Chiu was a new find for me but it pushes all the right buttons. Wish I could get my hands on copies if the tape he recorded this stuff on!

Yeah well...my house is bigger. So there. 😅

CH Precision electronics

Dog is pretty amazing too

I still have no clue how it sounds, other than seeing and hearing about gear. stunningly beautiful and equally empty.

Devon Turnballs speakers are a revelation.

Not an inexpensive system!

Steve, have you considered having short audio clips of these products you review, etc. Yes, I know, it's not like the real thing, but if you use an iPhone 11, or newer, you can capture quite a lot. If Jay's Audiolab can provide clips of multi million dollar systems, so can you. If done well it will take channel to the next level. Thanks Here are a couple I made using an iPhone. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iXyT3KSpdsngqNY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHVrx7xqoKm4gqQ.html

At what point do we stop calling this "home" audio?

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

June 12, 2024

I pity the neighbours!

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

Right, and I pity the neighbors of people that use leaf blowers and lawnmowers.

We’ve hit a new low for wife approval factor! 😂

😂

Probably measures bad but bet it sounds great on certain music.

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

2 ай бұрын

Maybe, but then again would you rather have a system that measures perfectly and sounds awful on most recordings?

@puciohenzap891

2 ай бұрын

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliacAbsolutely not! 🙂Learned long ago not to trust measurements but own ears, in the end it's all about listener pleasure. The only thing I use measurements for like those on ASR to check wheter a device has a fundamental flaw like oscillations, unexpectedly high distortion and such.

KZread TV is placing 30 second ads at the beginning. I won't wstch.

Who is Ben and why should I care?

@middleearthltd

2 ай бұрын

😂

@christophernoto

2 ай бұрын

You’re new here, aren’t you? 😂

@AnalogueInTheUK

2 ай бұрын

Fair point.

@bigblueocean

2 ай бұрын

Duh! Watch the video and find out. It's kind of the point.

@jonathandavis9507

2 ай бұрын

An existential dilemma.

Way too much

Just get a CD transport and DAC or good CD player with preamp/DAC. And most just stream, so get a streamer/DAC. You don't need any of that other junk anymore, no offense. Moving on.

@jasonwebb6484

2 ай бұрын

I don’t think in this fellow follows the ‘what most people do’ scenario. As long as he enjoys this stuff and you enjoy your digital source system - everybody is happy.

Sound reinforcement equipment produces scale/volume. It lacks the delicacy & soundstage in an average-sized room, it’s not HiFi, it’s simply a Deaf Wish🙈💩

Wow! Thats one awsome loòking system. Makes me wonder if building a system for $3000 is even possible? 🤔

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac

16 күн бұрын

Of course you can make a great sounding system for $3000!