Great testimonials from both gentlemen. That was my experience in Mikey’s listening room. Sometimes words don’t do justice to how the audio reproduction system moves one emotionally. And that is the magic of Mikey’s system as configured. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯 %

"Little cones can do crazy stuff" needs to be on a t-shirt

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Do it !!

@theoriginalcraig

Ай бұрын

I'd TOTALLY buy it!

Great info!!

@OCDHIFiGuy

21 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Amen! Those speakers are awesome!

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Right ?

Love it

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Right ?

My journey started at Berkelee School of Music in the early 70s. My childhood friend was a musician and a student at Berklee. We visited the apartment of his friend, musician and fellow student who had a system comprised of a Marantz receiver, JBL speakers and a Garrard turntable. I was blown away and from that moment on, HiFi has been a big part of my life.

@Jack96993

Ай бұрын

My start back in the early 80's was a Marantz 2265B receiver Teak cassette player and Cerwin Vega speakers

@marknachmias423

Ай бұрын

Humble beginnings but they left indelible impressions.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Where's David Gilden ? He's a Berkelee graduate as well... Mark Levinson is also Alumni.

The build on these speakers outside and in is well worth the asking price, unlike some others where I’m wondering wtf I’m paying for. Would love to hear these.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

For real. Come listen. If you are a prospective buyer, I'll pay the flight.

I love to put people in front of my rig and see their eyes widen as they have never heard quality of the type I have in the house. Many have decided to take the plunge into audio after the experience, especially when I remind them that year after year the rig will continue to give them pleasure long after they remember how much they paid for admission.

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!

I really liked the interview at the end.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Yeah man, very real... ;-)

What's the copper dish on top of your set? I'll be going to the Dutch Audio Event in The Netherlands ("stropewaffle") in October, hopefully Fischer & Fischer are there too. BTW, really enjoying your channel and digging into previous video's. Super helpful for a 'realistic budget' audiophile like me. 😎

WOW

Mikey - you should do an A/B test between the F&F Bookshelf speaker for $4,500 (?) and the Alto Audio Alyssa Speaker for $5,000. I would have to think that one of those two is absolute state of the art for bookshelf speakers. Maybe also Joseph Audio which is more $$. I would value your opinion on this for smaller room systems like my office.

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Thx. I'm not a reviewer, however..

@shingdaz

Ай бұрын

AVID Reference Three Loudspeaker, looks cool and has some cool designed pre-amps and drivers. yo

The HiFi Egg just hatched! Newbie has emerged. 😂

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

There it is !

Hey Mike, it was cool to see Craig at your place, tell him I said hey.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Right on !

And so it goes 😄

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Yes !

I can honestly say that I'd happily endure the horror of Atlanta traffic to hear Mikey's rig. 😂

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Do it man !

First to comment :D

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Weeeeeee!!

Welcome to the Rabbit Hole 🕳️ …come on in …it’s FINE!

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Right ? All the cool kids are doing it !!

The Fisher and Fisher speakers company are made with love. They have the same speaker terminals as mine which are also made with love in Germany.... Duevel Sirius

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

I agree, and it's a LOT more than speaker terminals... 😂

Greetings from Denmark - Do NOT jump on the Borresons -. and skip Aavik. They're a laughing stock over here. - from DK :)

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Oh boy... 😅

The second guy needs a "The Audiophile Cousin" channel. He is totally relatable.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Great feedback... I'm sure he will see it..

What make is this and?

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Fischer&Fischer & Audio Analogue, Playback designs

What are the speaker names.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Fischer&Fischer SN570

the demo of the FnF speakers sounds like the speakers are launching music at high velocity in that large room, they have the low end midband that good for alot of different kinds of music audio. That what audio experience should be, longditudinal not transverse

@shingdaz

Ай бұрын

speakers need the transfer transverse wave input into a longditudinal push force.translation of vorticty.

If its Nips McGee, its for MEEEEEEEEEE!!!

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Mmmkay..

Speaker choice is very subjective. My brother and his friend visited an audio show in NorthWest England last weekend. They listened to all sorts of speakers. He has a pair of $200 Edifier active speakers (which he uses for near field listening, along with mixing, etc). He was only impressed with 2 speakers out of the lot. These were the $1,900 GoldenEar BRX and $65,000 TAD GE1 speakers. He was not impressed with any of the others. Both he and his friend had the same opinion. They are both musicians and are used to the live sound. I am in agreement when it comes to bass drivers needing large surface area. I have a pair of Legacy Audio Valors, which have a 14 inch lower midrange, two 14 inch bass drivers, and two 12 inch subwoofers. The bass can be very interesting with these. I recently heard a modern electronic track which goes very low in frequency. The bass was such that I was surrounding by it where the sound felt very thick against my ears and I could not tell where it was coming from as it seemed to be coming from everywhere. This is not surprising as the wavelength of bass can be longer than a room.

@scottyo64

Ай бұрын

I never trust musicians as all the ones I know, their hearing is shot

@matthewbarrow3727

Ай бұрын

@@scottyo64 Yes. It depends on the type of musician. If the musician is the type who plays at concerts in front of 110dB walls of speakers, then I would question their hearing too. In this case, these two are jazz musicians who play the piano, guitar, and sing. It tends to be at small venues and pretty much acoustic. As such, they are not exposed to such high dB levels. They like jazz music. As such, there is a sense of liveness that they want. However, even in this case, they are not audiophiles and use cheap monitors (as they aren't rich). I had recommended that my brother visit the audio show to see what type of speakers he would like, as this is a very subjective choice. I have had audiophile equipment for 40 years, upgrading over the years. My system costs about $150,000, so we are talking about a very different level here. To me, one has to listen for oneself. Just because someone else likes something doesn't mean that you do. Back in 1986, I visited an audio show in London, England. I happened to listen to a pair of Magnepans and thought that they were too delicate, and was totally put off by them. A lot of people really like Magnepans. However, it might have just been the music they were playing. I really liked the Apogee ribbon speakers. The ribbons bouncing to the sound was quite mesmerizing. I also liked Meridian active speakers. Now, I am into the immersive aspects with very large sound stages. I do have a music (synthesizer) workstation with Rockit speakers and like the sound these give. My speakers can replicate the punch of these from 11 feet that listening to Rockits provide at 3 feet. The immersion caused by the large drivers allows me to listen at 75dB (so preserves my hearing) and still been surrounded by music. I also like the sense of rhythm my turnable provides, which I just cannot get from my streamer, even though I use a digital preamp (with room correction).

@bobr9605

Ай бұрын

Let me start by saying that I have never heard a Legacy Audio speaker that blew me away at an Audio show. Most of the KZread channels say the same thing, as they are very unimpressed, including Mikey. The best you would have gotten from me is they are ok but really expensive for what you get. that being said....... I did hear a set of focus SE put through some pretty hard paces in a home set up run with some good electronics. I was sold. When you discuss in your other comment the "immersion" into the sound, that is exactly what Legacy Audio did for me. Subjective all day long, but I now have a set of focus SE's in my home and no one can talk me out of liking them. From 12 ft away they throw the music at you in such a way that about 75db you feel like you are in the room where it was played live. and with zero ear fatigue. In a good recording the bass definition is stunning. I have said before and will say again. If I was a classical music fan Magnapan and Martin logan would be a go to. I am not a fan of Focal or B&W but if I was a jazz fan I would consider their brightness. Legacy however, in my mind with its clearly defined bass, gives you a precise duplicate sound of the mallet hitting a kick drum while simultaneously giving you the resonance of a piano string filling a room. To the nay sayers, I say, until you've spent the proper time listening to legacy don't poo poo the idea. It may still very well not be your cup of tea but a show is no place to judge them. Distribution channels and dealer pricing may contribute to the low support and that's understandable, but as for tonality I am an unpaid shill and fan. The Valor is beyond my grasp but I would like to be your friend.

@matthewbarrow3727

Ай бұрын

@@bobr9605 I haven't been to audio shows in 40 years. However, for the Aeris and Valors, I did visit the factory to listen to the demos before I bought them. I have also heard $300,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000 systems at dealers and find that I prefer my Valors. However, for the Valors, the treble amplification is very important. I had my Valors set up so I could use an internal class-D module for the upper frequencies above 800Hz (AMT tweeters and waveguide / compression driver upper midrange) or switch to external amplification. I will say that I was unsatisfied with the internal class-D module for the treble. I found class-D to be just fine in a 3 channel active system setup for the Aeris. I think the issue is that the class-D amp module didn't work well with the compression driver. I ended up getting a 20 watt Raven Audio Blackhawk tube integrated amp with NOS tubes along with a Silversmith Audio Fidelium cables. The change was dramatic and I was very satisfied. I am not a fan of classical music. I find that in most systems, the instruments seem to mash together. The Valors were the first time I could hear a group of instruments (e.g. violin section) sound as a group rather than as a mashup. I used to have the Martin Logan SL3's before I got my Aeris speakers. I originally thought about keeping both systems, but found that the Aeris totally outclassed the SL3's in every way (even where electrostats are strong). My brother enjoys Jazz but does not like Klipsch speakers as he finds them to be too bright. I am therefore not sure about people who like Jazz specifically liking brightness. With my turntable setup, I got is so that the cymbal work was very clear. This requires very good treble (Linn Sondek LP12 with Lyra Atlas Lambda SL cartridge with the Zesto Andros Deluxe 2 phonostage and Cardas Clear cables). The treble may be strong and detailed but not fatiguing. A very odd but pleasant combination.

@LorenzoNW

Ай бұрын

@@scottyo64 Same goes for DJs.

100% agree that the Borresen are over hyped. Heard them at Dallas as well as Axpona, impressive to see the mega million $$$, probably but no more than that.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

They certainly were impressive..

Not to take away from Mikey's gear as it is awesome stuff, but the secret sauce is his room, speaker set up, acoustical treatments, and his electricity quality.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Set up for sure. That's my profession. My "room treatments" were my own guesstimation and 90% DIY. No measurements were used. Electricity, also my own design and an educated guess. The REAL secret sauce is MYSELF. 24 years doing system set up and component matching can not be learned in a short time.. Nearly this same gear killed it at Capital Audio Fest last year... in a shit ass Hotel room. Using this gear properly placed in a regular room will yield better results than shitty gear properly placed in a pimped room.

@elitetrader5468

Ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Nice! Did you see a big improvement from your approach to grounding?

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

​@@elitetrader5468hard to say honestly. I just did it all to remove any chance that shitty grounding or AC could ever be one of my "what if's"

@elitetrader5468

Ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy I can relate. I'm obsessed with AC quality at the current moment. I think we just chase a particular demon at any given time.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

@elitetrader5468 Absolutely. The idea is to eliminate anything other than the gear that could potentially hurt the sonic.

Imagine if they listened to some good 432hz stuff

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Ooohhhmmmm

"Why bring it down a little"? the Borresen ultra big dollar room in Florida was for this ultra high end daily listener a deep disappointment on several levels with multiple visits to the room.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

I get it. It's impressive at first, but the novelty of large soundstage fades behind fatigue.

The Borresen sound is “tinny and bright”?? No way. This guy needs his ears checked.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

What's your experience with them Jason ? You are an actual owner

Awesome introduction to high-end audio. The only downside is that you poisoned his ears. The bar was set so high, he won't be satisfied with anything less now. 💰🤑💸

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Oops !

Spike hair guy seems like a massive shill

@OCDHIFiGuy

29 күн бұрын

I dont shill... LOL... I could just sell my opinion if I did..

@Smood47

29 күн бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy Im not talking about you mikey im talking about the spikey hair guy.

interesting decision to bash Borresen after you sang their praises at recent show. wow. wonder what happened? it is not like u recalled your experience w them as your friend trashed them

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Lol. First off you're a dealer shill. It's obvious. Then, I did not bash anything, my client said they were a crappy value in his opinion. Next, let's pretend you are not here on behalf of a dealer. Are you saying I should shame my customer for his opinion ? I should override his personal experience and paste mine on top of his ? Lol. Sorry pal. I'm not for sale like some others are. I don't need to defend Borreson, do I ?? Are they big boys ?? Yeah they are. They have impressive rooms at the shows. So fucking what ?

@zp1505

Ай бұрын

nice try. u asked him ‘so u have heard a lot of rooms including borresen… what do u think’? as if that was not a setup. dude. totally lame to forget how u praised borresen, let your friend just trash them for your carried brand, and not even acknowledge at this point how impressed you were w borresen in the past. we don’t know this dude from adam but we do know you and expect you to be credible. be consistent and transparent. the best is you are accusing me of being dealer. and a shill. that is low brow shit. i guess i’ll take it as some backhanded compliment. dude. that is some crazy accusation. just someone that pays attention and calls is like i see it. tap the brakes big man. smells of vindictiveness.

@zp1505

Ай бұрын

wow man. i see my response was deleted. obviously u have something to hide

@zp1505

Ай бұрын

luckily i have screenshots which i’ll keep tidy. or fess up and repost. what do u have to hide. this is going south fast

@zp1505

Ай бұрын

let’s recap my last message that was just. deleted. you set up your friend w the question … hey man u have heard a lot of systems including the borresens … what do u think? if that was not a total setup for your buddy to bash borresen. so yeah. u are responsible for serving him that platter and did not provide any context that u have praised borresen sound in the past at recent show. all to market your fisher speakers. problem is u lost all credibility. plus we don’t know your friend from adam and frankly don’t care about his opinion bc he has no track record. and don’t back track about ‘value’ that was never mentioned by you or him in your video. we do know you and care about your credibility. u don’t have the professionalism to caveat that this is a friends opinion and doesn’t necessarily represent my own? i think u undermined what you air and msg blatantly. and then u go on to accuse me of being a dealer. and a shill. wow man. those are low brow accusations. i guess i’ll take it as some back handed compliment. just someone that pays attention and calls it like i see it. no need to throw barbs out of such defensiveness. time to tap the brakes big man. will take another screenshot of this same post. the deletion of this same past 25 minutes ago speaks volumes. the whole thing smells of vindictiveness. thanks

Nobody is trying to take away that dude’s guns .

@OCDmikey

Ай бұрын

Long live our 2nd Amendment

@miquifaye

Ай бұрын

@@OCDmikey and long live all the fear tactic b.s that comes along with believing your second amendment rights are in jeopardy. Shit has no place in discussions about audio . Only on your channel does shit like this go down. Congratulations, I guess.

@Harrisongrey19

Ай бұрын

@@miquifayeawe it’s going to be ok, is baby late for his nap?

@miquifaye

Ай бұрын

@@Harrisongrey19 nap Deez nutz, fool

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Yes, I guess the first amendment pisses you off as well. And it's funny because YOU started the conversation. I'm a free thinker and not afraid to participate in discussions that others open. I don't get offended by opinions. Are you American, or do you see this from the perspective of a different country ? It's open now.. let's talk.. "deez nuts" just got you in the door as family. 😁