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@kouichi4

9 ай бұрын

Yes!

Thomas & Stereo. The channel you come for the review and stay for the audio buddy stories!

Indonesia is an awesome place. I've been three times. I'll have to check these speakers out the next time I go.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I am from Malaysia not far from there myself.

Thanks Thomas for another fine review. You always bring a smile to my face. Entertaining and Informative... Greetings to you and yours

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Thanks Thomas for reviewing this. I like it when multiple youtubers review the same item. As it can help the viewer triangulate and verify what is said. One viewer below mentions that this speaker has been reviewed by another youtube reviewer. That is a good thing.

Thanks a lot Thomas!! I appreciate you also give smaller manufactor builders a chance. Sure you know where they are going through, due your own Galion project and therefore you give them kudos. Still in this price range for bookshelfs, they need to be refined for more common use, else you would need a lot of listening sessions before buying. Like you said, its all about taste and bookshelf are always picky to place. Realy, really appreciate your reviews, keep going!!

Hey Thomas, thanks for this Video. A very interesting speaker and beautiful to look at..:-)

Good review, Thomas. I gave a listen to its top line system at a local high end audio show, and might not suit my liking (as well as to some friends). For such price, the Gryphon system which was happened to be there, similarly priced (if not cheaper), far satisfied our taste. As for Indonesia itself, it is the home of Sinar Baja Acoustics that produces some high end speakers, but these Alexandria didn’t come from there to my knowledge. I guess we shouldn’t be buoyed by the Emperor’s new groove phenomenon (which happens quite often in Indonesia; more expensive + looking luxurious →‘high quality’ BS)

Love that you're reviewing less known brands. Helps to raise awareness about smaller shops. Having said that, at this price point, unless they have a crazy flexible trial policy and assuming that you can trust them with your money, it's hard to imagine one would buy without listening to it at a dealer store. And so far, I have yet to see this brand anywhere near me in Europe.

@ThomasAndStereo

8 ай бұрын

Fair point. It is not easy.

freaking beautiful

Excellent review, Thomas. This is one of your best from a narrative and production standpoint. Insightful and very relatable. 👍

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

This is very interesting speaker. Would you, could you, review some of those "Chinese Tannoys" ? Another mystery speaker from the inscrutable east.

Before I buy a speaker i know i will eventually sell it…so my next question to myself is always “will it be easy to sell and how much will i lose”

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Usually a brand name will keep its value way better and easier to sell. From my experience, with a non-mainstream brand, it is harder to resell.

@Greg.Siucrazyforaudio2016

9 ай бұрын

We all do the same things, totally agreed with you .

Beautiful speakers

THOMAS ,YOUR EXPERIENCE AND OBJECTIVITY …ARE PAYING OFF BIGTIME GIVING US A OPPORTUNITY TO ENLARGE OUR PALATE…AND PEOPLE LIKE HENRY TO SHARE THEIR SPEAKERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT WITH THE WORLD …A WIN / WIN 🏆🏆

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for always commenting. Really appreciate it.

@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461

9 ай бұрын

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR STORIES 🙏

Good hard wood could be found in Indonesia's forests. The finishing of the Alexandria speaker looks exceptionally beautiful.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks

I solved the shoutyness of dual-concentric speakers also with proper placement. They do require more listening to different types of music, and more time to get placement in the sweet spot. But man it's so worth your time.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

@Projacked1

9 ай бұрын

@@ThomasAndStereo I forgot; Always start placement with height ! Find the relative sweetspot of how high you want your vocals. As in , someone standing in front of you. Mere centimeters can make huge differences, and also like you said-> taste. But on that specific point-> every speaker, also has it's own specific bubble in space. The issue of (ajustable) height is just as important as width or toe-in. I just stacked boards of wood under the speakers on top of my stands. That can be done a bit more sophisticated LOL Like I said-> more time

These speakers look like Magnat Signature 903! Have you tried those?

I would appreciate having a little more detail about the positioning. How far were they from you when set up optimally? How far were they from each other and how far out into the room were they? And did you have them facing out into the room or towards you?

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

If the speakers are 6 ft apart, you need to be at least 8 ft away, some kind of ratio like that. I had them facing out.

US$6500 for most people, it's out of reach price , including me , the klh speakers are more affordable in high-quality sound not in high-quality price. Thank you for the review Thomas, it's good to know they existed 🏆🏆.......cheers .

@mikechivy

9 ай бұрын

Best value I’ve ever seen is the Fritz Carrera BE. They’re around $3,500 aren’t charging 75% for the name. Use drivers in $15k speakers. It’s a no brainer

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

KLH model 5 is really good.

I often wonder what high end speakers are from Micronesia.

Yes, I have as I've seen so seriously delicious looking speakers from Indonesia in general. And some were not surprisingly Chinese. With serious engineering cajones. Like layered CNC cut boxes that accounted for Bass reflex tuning. They were obviously heavy. So, Thomas at what location did you find ..that Magic? Oh, and slightly off subject you might want to check out Danny Richey's GR Research overhaul if the Kef RF. 😂 Russ is an excellent example of the opinion...to each his own. I've always thought no matter how positive a speaker review is only the starting point. No two people physically have the same shape ear canals, thickness or thinness of tissue and or bone location and density, and personal mentality of how one precieves the sound they hear. Yes, we xan all agree on many consistant factors Air, Sound Stage, Nutrality, Linearity etc., but for the human element.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

oh that is interesting, I wish I can try more. Not sure I understand what you mean by location.

@RedSinter

9 ай бұрын

@@ThomasAndStereo you said, until I moved the speakers to a certain location, or maybe you gave them toe in? You didn't truly appreciate what they could really do and thus changed your mind about your review, but you never elaborated on what or where that magical spot was.

Could the frequency inconsistency be because of the distance between the acoustic centers? The height adjustment with Audio Buddy using different stands shows a potential vertical off axis frequency response issue.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

No idea but educated guess.

@henrychen218

9 ай бұрын

it was not about acoustic centers, especially if it concerns between 100-1khz (vocals fundamentals) where it need to be very far (Mid to Tw) to create that problem. The issue was LF in-room response.

Thanks Thomas! What is good preamps(balanced) to consider about 1000 dollar range?

@ThomasAndStereo

8 ай бұрын

Not many choices. Look into Ladder Bach and schitt Freya.

I know this is very obvious, but did you try lowering the input volume from the source? You can make any speaker as forward sounding or mellow depending on the input volume. Many modern recordings are way too loud. Use a VU meter to get your source volume to 0 or +3dB max, then into the amp. When you turn your volume knob only slightly up and it's already loud, you know you have a problem.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Yup I did try at different volume and it sounds best for me at lower volume.

@crtgamer2355

9 ай бұрын

@@ThomasAndStereo You should be able to turn your amp up to high volumes if you want, but what I mean is the volume of the source before it hits the amp. Doing this will pull back anything in the mix that is too forward, almost like when you mixing the studio. Hope you understand what I mean.

Thomas please tell Loïc to give us an update. I understand having to rebuild after having your basement being flooded.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Probably in a few months as he is planning to redo his whole basement.

6.5k!!!!!!!!!! See ya 👋

If you can only have one single driver speaker in the world, money no object, what would that be? :-D

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

It would be the Sibelius without a doubt BUT it does not sound like a typical single driver speaker.

How long did you burn them in. Without that information all else means nothing.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Great question. The designer told me the speakers were burn in before sending to me.

Let's open them up and see what the quality really is.

what kind of wood is that?

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Oh, I will let the designer answer, I don't know.

@mkornacki

9 ай бұрын

Birch plywood with ebony veneer

@MasterofPlay7

9 ай бұрын

@@mkornacki are you the designer?

@henrychen218

9 ай бұрын

@@mkornacki thank you, you are correct!

No problem THOMAS take 72 seconds 😁💚💚💚

You seem to have gone out of your way to give them a positive review because you empathized with the fact that this is a start-up. They sounded aggressive but “hold on” - if you use shorter stands, or vary the distance of the listening position, or rearrange the furniture, or, or, or… Also, at US$6,500 this fully demonstrates the pitfalls of buying “boutique” speakers. An established company with volume can make these for less than half that price. Case in point, the new KEF R3 Metas are almost 1/3 the price and I have no doubt sound better. I mean, you can get premium Dynaudio bookshelves at that price, to name only one marquee brand. Hard pass.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

You have a point. I would say I gave it a realistic expectation because I have the kef r3 meta which I have reviewed on the absolute sound and there will be a group of people who would prefer this speaker over Mera.

@henrychen218

9 ай бұрын

@mpi5850, i do see your point. however when we develop the Monitor, we set out to be the best it can be for size and price point. i do think the Monitor has many things that the R3 doesnt that will benefit any audiophiles that is looking for speakers to really enjoy the music.

Why not use a single driver instead!? With a transmission line you can improve the bass. It’s already been done.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Not the same kind of bass, transmission line bass is looser. Also, single driver speakers don't sparkle the same way.

Looks too DIY for me. Yes design does matter.

Lol show me someone who likes to be shouted at! Matter of taste my foot!

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Everyone who likes to attend a concert as well as single driver speaker owners. Shouty is a bit exaggerated to make a point.

Swan speakers , anyone ?

Eating durian while watching this.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Lol.

Interesting, but you also went for sponsors? Wow...

Single driver speakers .............pair with Class A amplification and low or no NFB .... Your reviews are getter better all the time..... "better" one should read ....."more musical" !

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement.

Micro fairfield monitors. A new category.

It seems like all the hifi you tuber do test the same gear. Steve Huff 🫣 did „reviewed“ those speakers recently. None of these yt reviewers do look like independent… Couldn’t trust none of them any more…..sooo disappointing

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

Did you feel the same when I reviewed the XTZ speaker recently where not a single KZreadr on the internet reviewed? Or the elipson? Or the Apertura? Or the Reisong Q6? Should I continue? And just so you know, I did not get paid a single penny to do this review by Alexandria.

@thomasfi1275

9 ай бұрын

@@ThomasAndStereoI know you reviewed them. But it’s conspicuous though. How did you find this brand? How did Steve? Maybe you could explain… Don’t get me wrong, I do follow and like your channel for a long time.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

@thomasfi1275 well in my case, one of the dealer in Malaysia who carries my Galion Ts120 knows the owner of this company. So he asked if I could review it.

@ThomasAndStereo

9 ай бұрын

@thomasfi1275 well in my case, one of the dealer in Malaysia who carries my Galion Ts120 knows the owner of this company. So he asked if I could review it.