This guy is hands down the best reviewer for HiFi, if not just the best reviewer period. It all has to do with his attitude and just overall positive demeanor. Love Darko.

Not overpriced. I am saying as I am lower middle class at most, on my income in NY. But look at the follow-up look inside Wilson, the uncompromising, all custom, mostly in-house, hand-crafted process and you might agree. Not much room for discounts LOL to stay in business and keep it truly US made, and privately owned.

i have the wilson sabrina.. and what you say about the wilson's smoothness of the mids/highs with all the nuances .. I totaly agree...

I have only had the please of listening to a Wilson product once... and it was AMAZING. It was like YOYO MA was playing cello in my lap... sure they were 50 grand... and powered by probably another 50 grand of gear... but DAMN! Thanks for the "review!...

Very glad you had the chance to get these into your listening room/system and enjoy them AND THEN SHARED WITH US cheers.

*THIS IS A TEST* -- With this video, we are trialling a new way of doing things: the comments section below has been switched ON but will be *moderated by a third party* who is under strict instruction not to approve racist or sexist remarks, URLs, (the seeds of) conspiracy theories or the unsubstantiated ramblings of grumpy geezers. If this test goes well, we will consider activating third-party comment moderation on other videos. The upshot? You have the possibility to leave a comment below the video but I don't get tied up in comment moderation and can stay focussed on making the next video, the next podcast and managing the Darko.Audio website and Patreon. I am not here. I am elsewhere.

I have a set of bookshelf scan speak speakers, not these. They are other worldly in clarity and sound stage for sure. I went to a big box store yesterday and listed to a sub 300k system (Mcintosh monoblocks and B&W 802's). Honestly it sounded like it was lacking clarity and sound stage compared to what I have. If you get a chance to buy scan speak drivers in whatever form, I'd say go for it. Side note DIY is a whole lot cheaper. I can relate to exactly what this guy was saying.

I recently purchased some Buchardt A500s and I'm impatiently waiting for their arrival. I would have ordered some Kii 3s if I felt I could get them by my lady but I know the size of them would be a bitter battle with her. Because of your videos I have been acclimated to active speaker systems over passive choices mostly due to the problem of matching them up with amplifiers and DACs. I have been aware of Wilson Audio products for some time now and I appreciate your work here. My main problem is that Hegel amps are difficult at best to purchase here in California. In the last year I have literally given away all my passive speakers, amps, preamps, and DACs to family and friends to explore this new world. Now, you have me wanting a set of TuneTots.....What am I to do with you. I'm an old man in poor health with limited time for these explorations. Thanx Darko....

I like the way you give examples of music just as much as I like your talk about the gear. It's made you my favorite audiophile youtuber. What puts you apart from many of the other is your autheticity. You have a subjective approach, but manage to remove your own stake in your presentation. Your focus is clearly on the enjoyment of the music rather than on the components that make it happen, and that is great. Ever listened to Tomas Dvorak's Machinarium?

Always a pleasure hearing your reviews!

Hi my friend, thanks to this report I walked into the Wilsons dealer, smallest model was the Sabrinas - as demo model .... and yes they are now in our living room. Never thought what my Supernaint can produce. Thank you very much for this hint. 😊.

you are one of the best reviewers ! ! ! ! honest and practical. thanks for introducing me to some great bands. such as Giant Sand.

The subtitles were a gas. I didn't have subtitles turned on, so i thought & i'd watched a good few vids before this one, but they were there throughout the video. Many, very many subtitle mistakes told you a computer program worked them out, not accurately tho, far from it, like when you used the word "Inert" it read as "a nerd" it was one of the funnier ones but msny a sub' laugh throughout. Somebody once kept lending me bits of their superiour hi-fi pieces when they often upgraded but i couldn't even afford the fair s/h prices they were wanting, i was game for a listen to whatever but when they took some pieces away, it would take me 4 or 5 days to get used to my own system again, but it gave me inspiration to aspire to some pieces, particularly a Krell power amp & Tannoy 15" dual concentrics, which i did buy & own a couple of years after being loaned a pair, they made my previous 3-way Kef Concertos which i really liked once, sound like toy speakers. Such is the road to seeking perfection, it has a start but no end until you realise perfection in audio don't exist

Thank you so much for mentioning M83, a great band I loved once and nearly forgot. Immediately ordered "Before the Dawn Heals Us". Greetings 🙂

I would buy a pair of Tune Tots without hearing them if I had the money. I'd certainly mate them to a great sub and amp. Another fine review and no, I don't mind reviews of expensive gear that's beyond my financial reach. I appreciate excellence.

Nice review. I've been through lots of speakers, finally settled with Musical Fidelity Reference 4's.

Wonderful review as usual. I wonder if you have had the opportunity to listen to / compare the TuneTot to the Focal Sopra No1? They are about 20% less expensive and go down to 45Hz. Thank you.

Hello John, love that take on the Wilsons. What is the wood plinth hi-fi rack you are using for the Hegels in this video? Most racks look terrible, but I like the one you're using.

Great review! What would you be your ideal (top of the tops) Hifi system no matter the price?

Great review. Wilson speakers are the best at all of the price points in which they participate. I have had the privilege to listen to all of them up to the XVX.They are amazing. You are correct about the TuneTot. The only thing missing is visceral bass. But the next model up, the SabrinaX can fill your apartment with all the bass you could eat. Try to review them next!

How do you find the acoustic panels you have, do they make a significant improvement to the sound in your room?I've been looking at a new amp, but can't help think that some room treatment would have a much bigger effect, albeit not quite as exciting!

Thanks for another great review. Any plans to review the FinkTeam KIM in near future?

John I like your delivery and attitude, your videos are informative and fun. The kit that you review will probably always be out of my price range, though my own set up I am very happy with, after updating after 11 years of a Roksan Kandy K2 amp (very tired) and Marantz CD player (I know). I've recently gone Audiolab 8300A and 8300CDQ and with the help of content creators like yourself I have had the experience of listening to DSD256 and MQA through my Epos Elan 10 speakers and Rel T-3 Sub. I have started a Tidal playlist as I have a similar taste in music. Keep the content coming, I've enjoyed every one so far :)

@legrandmaitre7112

Жыл бұрын

Nowt wrong with a Marantz CDP. I have an SA-12SE and it's wonderful...

Thanks impressive review

John, hope you still read new comments on old video posts. So how’s the goal in obtaining these speakers? Funny enough, currently there are a few audio reviews/taste tests of the Wilson tune-tots on KZread and they sound amazing from what I’ve heard. Ps. dig your descriptive vocabulary.!! Awaiting for the new purchase announcement 🎄. Also, I think just reviewing one product with no comparison is just fine…

These + 2 REL subs = JOY

@jtee9548

3 жыл бұрын

Oh Yeah, it'd be ridiculous. Even the tiny ones, what is it, the REL T5i?

@_ALEX_089

3 жыл бұрын

I got a Rel s812 an a Cabasse Riga i think this sub will also performe with this speakers🤩

@devinmoran59

3 жыл бұрын

Rel vs jl audio?

m83 in church, cyann and ben version is great track which is in bonus disc.

About 20 years ago. Me & an old girlfriend. We're shopping at Scottsdale mall we decided to a hifi boutique. Where they were a wilson dealership. I heard the sabrinas ( ? ) pumping out 100 watts & not even working hard. Set the bar for me. Even to this day. Cheers from Arizona USA 🇺🇸

Cool speakers. Will you also listend to the Wilson Audio Sabrina?

Any followup on the Tune Tots, comparison to KEF and other favorites?

Well done, I enjoyed the review. Have you noticed what a pain in the ass a lot of "high end" speakers are to drive? Wilson, Vandersteen, Magnapan etc.... seem intent on frying our wallets with speakers that insist on dropping into the sub 3ohm impedance range, some even dip into the sub 2ohm area.

@lennybernie7987

3 жыл бұрын

Magnepans generally like amps that can produce a lot of power but they are not known for dipping into an impedance range that give amps difficulties.

@bikemike1118

2 жыл бұрын

Those Tunetots only „drop down“ to 6.6 ohms….so NO drop there. Apart from that: if you buy a quality amplifier (not a flimsy receiver or something of that matter) you’ll never have a problem with driving other bigger Wilson’s either!

Satellite serenade is a classic, have it on a Sasha mix cd 😀👍

JD. Do you think it was the tambaqui that really brought out the best of the TT?

A propos of nothing, I was the first guy in Europe to install a pair of Wilson Grand Slams. Expensive as they are, the transparent cables and Krell amps and CD to make them worthwhile having pretty much doubled the investment.

@steveee2511

Жыл бұрын

nice i always dreamed of having one of these krell amps specially the krell fpb series with it 3 blue lights combined with wilsons or martin logans i had these dream with 16 now mid 30,s own only marantz ,naim and are saving for speakers.

Sounds like a exspensive ATC stand mount to me from what you’ve said

You would love the Sabrina X

Some of us like Diana Krall and post punk.....

Are these speakers better than others speakers at same price point?

When you listen more time to audiophiles on the tube, than to music...

No way I was at the Phoenix festival in 97.

Well 75% of what you review I wouldn't want ( all in ear any portable gear over $500 ). But I like your reviews to no end. So just to see what people are willing to waste there money on. I've a budget account that when I have money or extra money it goes in there. When you review something on the pricy side. I increase the target / trigger point to take it out and spend it on something. I like low end in my system / music. But to me bass is the noise these kids make when they listen to that noise they call music.

James Hoffman of HiFi Audio World.

Should be called Tiny Tot = Toy Speakers.

Holy Hottentot Batman

you should get the Townshend podiums they're even better than the ISO acoustic Gaia in a whole different league.

Like your story about those Wilsons, I do have a strong opinion about this subject to my opinion it is the quality of the filter components you are hearing ore better not hearing, most commercial speakers have lousy filters they measure quite well but soundwise are dull ore worse. This is the reason you should build your own speakers really. For 1000- 1500 euro's you can have the same ore better loudspeakers. Anyhow i recognised a lot of your words for my own selfmade speakers (my audiodealer compared them with the Wilson Audio Duette II) Greetings and thanks for your always nice reviews Hans

He said something interesting "this is not a proper review because I didn't compare them to anything else" I don't think comparisons are always necessary. If you listen to them and they are great, then just review them for what they are. I think the buyer already has a built-in idea of the class. If someone is reviewing a Honda Accord there is an understanding that it's being compared to Toyotas, Nissans, Kias etc. I think our need for comparison has to do with our buyer's remorse and always wanting to make sure we made the correct decision. Just listening to John, you can tell that he loved them, that alone should tell you how good they are.

Why is it that good and expensive?

They also charge 3,000 AUD for their stands 🤣🤣🤣 I mean some people just beg to have their money taken away.

you are rigth... i hate it... HAHAHHAAHHa super nice review...

It would be naive to expect bass from these. No bookshelf is able to deliver true full range. For the Tune Tot a user should add a sub of Wilson's or any other, REL for example. And it will be magic for a total price from 17k up to 25k depending on a sub chosen

Silly name though 😂

10000€ lol

is amazing that this is all talking about a speaker but not a single demo of the sound/music. it is like talking for 20 minutes about how great the exhaust sound of this $150k exotic sport car is, but no demo of the exhaust sound.

God bless "Hi End" audio because there is no way a speaker this small can be worth that much money. To each his own.

Great video! Sounds pretty amazing. It's a shame they're so ugly IMO

@lucc7116

3 жыл бұрын

ugly?

You haven’t said much ...

Darko, make please not review a Magico A1. Thanks.

only Bill gates Elon musk or drug cartel bosses woud afford these in the office lol,if i woud have more than 5k for a bookshielf i woud go for a paradigm persona b made in canada lovely finish

You got a weird taste in music maaan😂

@46wireboy

Жыл бұрын

That's one way to put it.

for 10,000 British pounds you can get a speaker that's way better than this it'll blow it out of the water.

Overpriced

these speakers are way overpriced, I don't know what the speaker manufacturers are thinking, do they think we're dumb or what and we have money growing on trees?