My wife just said “He’s a handsome guy. Didn’t he used to be kinda scruffy looking?” 😂😂😂 Nice work Mikey

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Bonus !! Thx 😊

@allardvanderstarre5238

2 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy good work! ;)

Thank you for having a wonderful checklist 😊 and helpful real music lovers ❤️

@OCDHIFiGuy

12 күн бұрын

You're so welcome!.

I remember Ayre Acoustics from years ago. You're right - good stuff. The last name of the original designer was Hansen. He was a talented designer.

@dragocelander6671

2 ай бұрын

I met him at Ayre while I was a post-doc at UC-Boulder. I bought a Dynaco MK III amp from him that he had modified. Great guy. May he rest in peace. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 It’s a great brand.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Freud !

Totally agreed regarding the Voxativ room, the first song was okay but once adapted on 2nd song & w/ the right music, i realized their tonality was most natural and voice/acoustic instruments sounded wickly real! It's truly an "ear opening" experience. Great stuff!

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Right ? Takes a second for your brain to come to the party

Wonderful summary of the show and the need to adjust oneself to the “vibration” of the room as there are so many different approaches. Soundlabs was definitely a favorite and a real treat to hear in the wild. I just wish they had a vinyl front end to complement all the vinyl in the room from MA.

Todd from MA Recordings is absolutely awesome and his passion for his vinyl and how he engineers the recordings for the pressings is second to none imo , great guy and company is highly recommended!.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Totally !

Also thank you for understanding how to appreciate and process an audio show 🙏 ❤

@OCDHIFiGuy

12 күн бұрын

Of course!!

Nice talk. Your checkboxes are solid. 🙂.

Great show summary. 👍 Thanks, Mike!

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

U bet Jason...

Mikey - thanks as always for the insight. I identified with (and respected) your points on understanding the people and context before spending on a brand. I collect in a different area, and the key advice to people new to that hobby is “buy the dealer, not the [object]”. I share the thought because what you care about as a dealer is what I would look for and how I pick dealers in my own hobby - jonwatches

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, man... are you my Watch connection ? Holla atta brotha !! My phone is at 11stereo.com

Good job, Mikey. It was great to see you there and doing some shorts in the rooms.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Shane !

This just made so much sense, thanks

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

You bet !

Well done Mikey. Great show summary!

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great introspective perspective of the show, Mikey! This might be one of your finest video posts. Take home points for me is to attend such shows with the intention of visiting maybe 10 or 15 rooms total for a given day. Pick the rooms carefully and spend some time in them.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Thanks for the feedback...

Aloha Mikey, thanks for sharing some of your thoughts on who’s in it for the money and who does it out of passion. I agree with you about companies that want to own every little slice of the cake. That goes for any industry.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯

Mikey Salute. Thank You. Always keepin it Real. Your passion really shows. You take time to enjoy also. Awesome.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks !

It's a Great thing you do looking out for the Tribe! Especially looking out for Best Bang per Buck, no matter what Level/$ your people are starting at! ✌️

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯

Will you please suggest to Val to consider installing a soft material around the tweeter on his Acora speakers. The reflections of the hard granite have a tendency to sound a little harsh. They have so much potential 😊 Have him look at Sonys Faber and Wilson to get some ideas. 💡

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Go ahead and you can suggest it !

@hiresaudiocosta873

2 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy I don’t know who he is and never met him. I’ve only heard of him. If I had his contact info, I would.

@user-ic4jn4dg4g

2 ай бұрын

is this something you noticed while listening to Acoras?

@pnichols6500

2 ай бұрын

@@user-ic4jn4dg4g I thought they were harsh, very dynamic, but brittle highs.

The new avantgarde Mezzo are very good !

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Yes, we will see them at AXPONA

Would agree on Angie fine job on those horns. Heard about 6 systems that sound stage very well with very good tone . Liked the smaller 50k system over the 2 mil borreson system . There where a lot of field coil speakers musical but all of them a bit veiled for me. the YG Acoustics speakers I much enjoyed. Very unhappy with the sound labs berning amp sound one of the least good sounding room the three times I tried to listen to them. Agree an AGD and Indegio rooms . Black ice was good . Audionote UK was very listenable had some cool tapes and turntable the 211 where a better set to drive the field coil speakers. This is the best venue for audio show I have seen in the last 40 years for me. Hope this one get larger closer to Axphona size.

@soundlabelectrostats

2 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear that you were unhappy with our sound ... would be interested to know more. We did have so many people giving such excellent positive feedback and both sets of speakers being sold. Is it a matter of taste? I am very curious. Any constructive comments are always welcome.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

I can tell your taste. If you would stay in a single driver room and acclimate, you will realize they are missing nothing other than the shiny bombastic sugar coating of multi driver speakers. Same with SoundLabs and Berning. One of the best in show. Though it's for seasoned ears from people that like to spend hours relaxing to music. We spent much time in that room and I'm not new to audio listening. The speakers were sold at the show. Not too many rooms have that happen. ;-)

@johnwilliamson467

2 ай бұрын

@@soundlabelectrostats Having tube amps and electrostatic in my home listening room I found the female vocal very very strident all three time that I tried to listen . Lacking sound stage and any desire to listen to the performance. Sorry just my view.

@johnwilliamson467

2 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy This is a question of preference spent time in several single driver rooms with field coils found them involving musically . However not what I heard in studio where the mics where placed and setup for recording . Single driver paper cones give a very good in the audience presentation and a fun to listen to . My preference is one of the closer miked sort not really sugar coated to me . sugar coating comes for me from the over produced recording with too much reverb and effects added . for the quality of many recordings the paper single driver will give a much more enjoyable time as it is more forgiving of heavy handed recording engineer and producers.

@user-qt1fd1uq2n

2 ай бұрын

Audiophile Junkie and his ‘Posse’ felt that the Soundlabs were in too small a space and too close to the wall. AJ felt that maybe there wasn’t good synergy between the amp and speakers. His conclusion was don’t come to firm conclusions about equipment from a single demo in a hotel room where good stuff might not sound it’s best or even come close reaching it’s potential. He mentioned one room that he thought sounded sub-par on 1st day and excellent on 3rd due to hard work on the setup. Maybe the Soundlab speakers would have made an even better impression with some changes to the room, etc. Enjoyed the summary.

What happened to Hyperionsound? They made a few very great speakers about 15+ years ago like the Hyperion HPS 938 and 968 and some nice standmounts that to this day still sound unbelievable. They still have a website but are they done?

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Have no idea...I'm sorry..

Throughly enjoyed my time with you at the show. My 1st.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Yeah buddy !!!

Mike, I've been a big fan for a long time... This is the best take I've ever seen from you yet. Nice work. You are the shit...

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris, I appreciate your support !

Love your take, it was educational. Thanks!

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I know what you mean about sensory overload and I had similar questions and when I came back to it, I simply want real and natural sound, the real experience for lack of a better term.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Right. That's it.

Looking sharp in the blazer, Mikey .

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks JD

Very conversational approach in this video. Feels like we met the real Mikey!

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

I've always been real, this is me in a calm mood.. I've exercised the demons..

One F word, Genuine👍

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Thanks Mark .

Mikey! Ya pimpin!🙂Lookin good. Nice video.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Thx !

👍

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Hey now !

❌✅ Great reporting , natural Mikey👋😎💯 honesty Right There‼️

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😉

i listened to ayre: good stuff

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Totally.

This episode touched my medulla oblongata.

@OCDHIFiGuy

Ай бұрын

Tickle tickle

Mikey is like the Blacksheep/Red-Headed Stepsheep of the Sonics Industry! POW! 🤜🏿 🐑👩🏻‍🦰 🤛🏿 Hells yasss Mikey!

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Yessssss!

Next worthwhile audio show?

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Whichever you visit. It depends on YOU if it's worthwhile.. ;-) 😉

Ayre is the real deal. I have extensive experience listening to their R series. Charlie Hansen was a genius. No ego company that does upgrades. I think they’re a step above PS Audio which weirdly sells direct online.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Yes, my choice vs PS

Lots of private equity companies have gotten their fangs in the industry as you say.

@srpsrp3649

2 ай бұрын

Chasing margins

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯

I was not there but it seems...... Big systems....small music.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Big systems and big music.. big presentation anyways.

Agree not doing room sound vids. You use to walk around when recording so the audio was worthless for evaluation. Enjoy the HiFi life!

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

It's the best !! Thx !

Hello Mike , always like to hear you and your opinion , I was the guy that asked you about nat in the past , You asked me To come by and hear it , unfortunately I live in Portugal , so is impossible for me , Which I do find a shame , i would visit your store in a heartbeat . Anyway , I do have a question or two if possible!? First , do you think of maybe in the future reviewing / talking about less expensive items , and with less expensive I mean 3000/4000 to 5000/6000 Max!? And now a ( i do find) a very interesting question ,…. Do you know Revival audio , and their Atalante series? …. Why do I ask this ? Everytime a brand gets rave reviews everywhere for each model of the series ( and I mean everywhere) I do start to turn on my thinking cap ( dangerous cap) :) …… Could this be the real deal ? Or is one more over de top revered brand due to other interests ? What is your opinion ?

@MsCorbacho

2 ай бұрын

It’s about the same story with Hungary audio qualiton also !

@MsCorbacho

2 ай бұрын

Don’t get me wrong , I wish ( in the case of Atalante especially ) that the reviews were right ,…but …huuuuuuummmmm,, So many positives. , so many bombastic reviews , ……

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Never heard of that brand and I already sell equipment starting at $1K. Go to 11stereo.com 😊

Mikey how can an audio file tell anything through my computer on my iPad or my iPhone through headphones sounds horrible and not doing me any favors I’m more interested in what they’re using and what’s on the scene that’s what interests me as an audio file am I missing something is there something I should go investigate that’s what I wanna know from the shows. And I think if you ask a poll of all your viewers, most of it would probably agree with me and if you were on my end, you would definitely be making a comment to me as if I was producing the podcast. Anyhow, hope you had some good luck there pick up a couple units and see you when you get back. Have a safe trip home.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Watch "What's Best Forum" channel, Ron covers the gear in the rooms...

So tell me. how can Lampizator designers, top DACs of the world, make them using their own speakers in the process, which cost circa $3500 a pair? (of which half for tweeters). Are they worse than $200k speakers? sorry for being so brutal ;)

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Maybe you're on to something... 😀

@SonicJourneys-lo1rk

Ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy his ugly speakers are 96dB.. imagine the performance if they will be active instead of passive. My view is that $ is wasted on things like fancy cabinet surrounding mid and high drivers or field coil woofers which sometimes cost 6 grand. Or 3 inch thick bass cabinet ( Gobel) when a tube from titanium or carbon is just perfect. slate vs brazilian granite? Fischer vs Acora? For me the biggest difference is mids in open baffle and larger woofer instead of 6 inch and active xover all of which dont cost a fortune

The AGD room was the best, for us on the upper floors. We went back three times. I wish GR Research would have had a room

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

That's weird that he's in Texas and didn't have a room. Scared ??

@walterpen371

2 ай бұрын

​​@@OCDHIFiGuyHe is probably blacklisted because he exposes many brands that their crossovers and designs need improvements. How dare he expose the truth about the overselling the brand names. This is all about the current trade show politics and please correct me if I'm wrong.

10% of speaker market is about the sound and 90% about how rich speakers look and how they boost owners ego.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

That's true for 70% of buyers. The rest of us 30% are Audiophiles.

@SonicJourneys-lo1rk

Ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy this means any producer must first focus on looks and shiny materials ;)

When I walk into a "red line" room at an audio show, I exist immediately. It mess with your ears and brain with "too much" of everything. It can be fun for a short period, but unsustainable for long listening. A bit like Coke vs Pepsi taste test. And it's far away from what you experience at live music events. Nothing natural and nothing to bring you in that meditative state that music bring. But good bling bling for 50 foot yacht owner.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

You seem to understand. ;-) Happy Listening!

Here’s what I took from this. He’s not one of the big guys so he’s left having to scour around trying to find loose ends and become their best friend so he can be the one that’s about the money. Kind of like those tourist scam artists when you go on vacation

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Lol. Scared, huh ? Come on my channel tonight for livestream and speak your truth if you have any.. Or hide behind your keyboard like a paranoid tourist. Either way, it's clear you feel threatened by me. You know I bring truth and change. Lol. I appreciate the reinforcement that my efforts are effective. Most of you all won't tip me off. You just did and I'm thankful. The Tribe is closing in on 10K strong... lol. "Big guys" are just little guys with money.

@t.j.bennett6454

2 ай бұрын

@@OCDHIFiGuy so hear me out. I was in a bad mood earlier and felt like being an asshole. I am not even in the industry. I watch you sometimes and I always try to play the devils advocate in every situation. I want to like you and I do for the most part. You know how they say, “you can’t help what you think?” Well I think you’re a salesman through and through and I do think you’ll bullshit to make people think what you want them to think. It’s just how I see you. You play the nice guy but come on. I’m in forums,chats and groups and I’m not the only one that thinks this. “The tribe”. Fuck man that seems straight up like a sales pitch for old guys. “ we gotta stick together! Me your leader that will only do you right”. It’s coming off as pathetic as you think Jay is for begging people for like and subs and torturing them for not revealing his speakers. (Which you’re right)

It seems that over the last year you have changed your opinion just a bit re: PSAudio...yes?

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Never been a brand I want... pretty much stayed consistent on that...

Unobtanium is not realistic for people...mostly.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Nope. Just fun to watch

what do these guys with the million dollar systems listen to? probably not music? money and taste seldom go together.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Whatever they want I guess

He earned the money to buy the rights to sell it?

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

I don't know how he got his money. Bottom line is it was sold to a pig. Seller had zero discretion. Did not care if he sold the brand to an abuser.

Tone down Mikey...

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Lol.

You have a conflict providing good service to your few clients and your thousands of subscribers.

@TheCharlesAtoz

2 ай бұрын

@REX4340 Who are you?

@REX4340

2 ай бұрын

@@TheCharlesAtoz your neighbour

@dragocelander6671

2 ай бұрын

Can you elaborate about the exact conflict? I’m not seeing any conflict..

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

There's no conflict. My clients come first, without hesitation. I'm here to gather new clients. Not at all here for clicks and subs or I'd bait and tease the shit out of you. I tried that for a bit but it's not me.. it's easy to make the monkeys jump on this platform. Just make a bloody train wreck with big boobs and tell people 5 times you are going to show it before you actually do.

What you've proposed is a connection to the music, not the hardware as a status symbol, or merely for the aesthetic, or the ear candy which is too hard to listen to for long periods of time, but now you're promoting something else now. You're promoting the culture of a particular brand. How is that connecting with the sonic, the sound? It's not. Connecting to a particular culture because you like the people may be something a person who's in the position of SELLING HiFi may be interested in, and I get that, but it's of no interest to the buyer. Again the focus is shifted back to the stigma of ownership of a brand. Reminds me of the virtue signaling the Tesla buyers often buy for, it's just another form of status, 'Hey look at me, I'm a wonderful person part of a wonderful class of people. Buying brand X HiFi makes me a better person than if I bought brand Y. Apple Mac marketed that way as well. They had to their computers were overpriced compared to the rest of the market. It's just another exhibition of pride.

@OCDHIFiGuy

2 ай бұрын

Really, you're THAT clueless ??? Let me break it down to your "afraid of being sold something" level. Talk about virtue signaling. Look at you signaling that you are smarter than others... lol. Ridiculous. Here's the cut, Homie... Intent begets design. If you had ever made a product for the market, you would be aware that it starts with intent. A greedy pig will conceive a "moneymaker". This means make it as cheap as possible and go heavy on marketing to milk the piss out of the buyer. You. You're the stupid chump that falls for the marketing. So you overspend for something that promised to deliver but does not. You get bitch slapped for jumping on the bandwagon with the others in the Herd, because you want to belong. Trust me, I totally know how to market to your cud chewing ass. It's easy. You're my mark and I make fun of your stupid ass when I look at my bank account. I call you a COW. I milk you and the rest of the farting Herd. I tell myself if I don't do it, someone else will. I sell only as a means to get OUT of the business because I loathe the stupid cows asking stupid questions and thinking stupid shit is important. Do you like this relationship ? Do you want to support me in my contemptuous milking of the Herd ? If yes. Then great. You keep the greed machine turning. Bow before your master. OR... I love PEOPLE. I want to share in fun experiences together. I find that MUSIC brings people together. I find it crushes all boundaries, races, creeds and religions to unify us as HUMANS. I am fortunate enough to be able to facilitate this love and unity from the heart. It's obvious. So I create things that foster relaxation and serenity rather than anxiety and showmanship. I price them within reason and I actually care whether or not your listening experience is fulfilling to you. I guarantee results and give 100% refunds freely and without hesitation. Because I don't care about taking your money as my prime intention. I understand it will come as a byproduct of helping others get what they want. Is it that hard to understand ?? I guess so. You must be a teenager...