Norah Jones sounds lively in my room!

[tangofizz77]

But guys, you can tell they must sound pretty damn good if you compare this to other videos of speakers. Yes, I know about the microphone, but this is pretty dang good...

[TheFunkmeisterD]

Beautiful looking system. What are the components? Is the sound truly coming from the turntable? Where is the vinyl crackle? Got any dub - jk :)

[rubendario2779]

Cuanto costó todo esto?, Yo tengo la misma grabacion de Norah Jones y suena tan real en mi equipo de sonido, pero yo soy mas vivo, no tengo un Mcintosh, ni un Primaluna ni nada parecido, tengo un equipo Hi Fi, no voy a decir la marca, que si la digo para los audiófilos sería casi una blasfemia, lo que trato de decir es que el realismo no proviene de lo caro del amplificador si no de la buena grabación, peor de los cables, y mucho menos por que es un vinilo... Saludos!

[sunsetsniper]

Why the fuck do people think that they can tell someone who obviously put alot of research into their system how it fucking sounds off of Youtube?! If you're such a sonic genious, then why the fuck can't you understand that their camera's/microphones color the sound, and then after Youtube's finished pushing the sound through a meat grinder when it comes to compressing the audio will make it sound different? Not to say what speakers/cans you're playing it through?

[RussianWarClub]

@sunsetsniper

Exactly, the best way to get it straight would be to put a flat response condenser microphone near the optimal listening position in a cardioid pattern towards the speakers, to perhaps get the most accurate reproduction of sound. But it's probably not worth it since youtube destroys the quality anyway. Then to get atleast a video camera with 1080p abilities, so then you can take advantage of youtubes slightly higher bitrates of 160kbps~ AAC.

[RussianWarClub]

@sunsetsniper

After that you'd have to be listening to a flat studio setup when watching the uploaded video. I bet most of these guys are listening to this video with logitech speakers thinking, "Hmmm the timbre in the so and so" when their speakers can't reproduce shit!

[woodyate]

@RussianWarClub logiteck rules! lol

[TheOriginalEntz]

@sunsetsniper You know why ? Because they have recorded their own systems with a digital camera and realized that you can tell alot from that. It is audible where the speakers fail even through the microphone distortion. Try it with two different systems at home. You will hear how the camera will allow you to compare them. Then use a different camera to do the same. Notice how it didn't make much of a difference in allowing you to hear the speaker qualities.

[JustineBieberxoxo]

@sunsetsniper I am THAT good.

[whatchannelisthisnow]

@sunsetsniper Yes its processed but you can hear the overall character of the system, helps narrow down the search for stuff to audition, ive saved a packet from buying without auditioning it first,or lots of hassle by avoiding equipment i know wont suit me. Thanks to the people like this for uploading.e.g all the Gyrodek uploads have given an impression of this turntable,one to audition at my local dealr,help save me from flushing £1000 after blindly folowing 3rd party reviews.

[yupimbackk]

Awesome,,,, Just Awesome ,,,,

[raddjo]

The turntable is veeery interesting! Could you give more information?

[zarathustraq]

Are these Bach Grands? Beautiful sound. Cheers!

[bluesman979]

Acoustic treaments (bass traps in the corners and absorbers on the primary reflection points) would improve your room's sound quality, no doubt about it at all

Indeed it would seem a false economy not to do so, as you have evidently spent a lot of money on the equipment you have

Google "Auralex" or "Realtraps"

HTH ;-)

[MsQbass]

you give me the parameters of your speakers thanks

[MrMikkiFunk]

Haha. Not even listening on my monitors and the vocals still sound so warm just coming out of my mbp's onboard speakers! Nice ;)

[jewzii1]

so?? were is the bass ?

[RWL2011]

@jewzii1 the bass is there. this is norah jones not dj billy e lol...

[Migkiller1971]

What media is this? is this from the Vinyl Lp? Because in the beginning it seems that the Turntable is off and the Clamp is not on.

[hiphopandheadphones]

yes she does!

[hiphopandheadphones]

yes she does!

[IanPili]

ahaha great description.

[transdrole]

Once again, simple music that impresses all and reveals little.

[dexterityhunter]

great system. I especially love the unison s6. did you remove the golden weights from your gyro?

[EyeDoStuff]

sounds amazing, what artists do you play through these speakers? im more urban so i listen to alot of underground and mainstream music, but this sort of music sounds very soothing specially with good quality speakers,whats some more artists for this type of music? i like it.

[calif2715]

hey man:

what source or component were you using to play that song..... cd.? and where was your volume set ie 9:00,10:00,11:00 o clock.?

p.s. i am sooooo intrigued with vienna acoustics now.!

[j1mf1eld]

Fake she is in your room WOW!!!! amazing sounds so good :)

[waterkeeper03]

I don't think many people realize the difference between quality equipment and LOUD equipment. the owner is listening to what they like to listen too. sorry but your favorite Gucci Mane would be wasted on such great speakers.

VA's are designed to produce warm, accurate, quality portrayals of the recording. ANALOG. they are not meant to (tho they will accurately as well) boom boom boom some digital looped nonsense.

You have an amazing system there. congratulations, it even sounds awsome on utub

[raymondleeleggs]

@waterkeeper03 I wonder what Progressive house and Ambient trance would sound like on those speakers

[waterkeeper03]

@raymondleeleggs you would be impressed at how it's not only loud, but insanely clear as long as you listen to it flat. if you try and force the bass to out compete every other tone then you would loose the all around feel of VA's.

beauty in VA's is their ability to reproduce every nuance in music, best exemplified with classical. but My good friend has the VA Beethovens on his livingroom and they rock everything from his wifes poppy crap to rap, metal, and they are GREAT on Call of Duty

[MrRicosuave1960]

Just Pick up a pair of vienna Bach Grand. I love them! see my vid @harman kardon HK3490 setup

[FANTonsil]

Hey man.

I see some good stuff here

What kind of Sound Pressure Levels do these speakers produce?

Are you using one stereo amp or two mono amps and what kind of frequency range are we looking at.?

[cloningprocess]

What's the make of your turntable?

[Petrokwstas]

You have spent so much money for your system and you are listening boring music.......

[booeytutu]

nice stereo but to bad that it's being wasted on uninteresting generic music,ha ha

[reenman27]

i would like to past a FLAC audio player through a mcintosh amp and using B&w speakers, this will be only an add-on to a marantz turntable and a cambridge cd player thats already in use. sorry replys are back to front :) ran out of characters.

[reenman27]

First off, nice setup. Can you tell me if you have used or heard any amps that use FLAC lossless audio codec? being the electronic age and also knowing that systems such as yours sound true and clear i would still like to use digital files as music, these FLAC files are sometimes rated better then cd quality but of course need a player to suit even a tube item is avalible now.

[TullioWalker]

There is some "human" aspect that only EL34 tubes family (EL84 too) can reproduce. I like the McIntosh non distorced sound with that KT88 and 6550 amps. But they can not reproduce this "human" aspect. By the way, do you prefer SET than PP or UL?

[murder00redrum]

Wow i got to get a camera to record my RC-70s, im interested on how they would compare to those beauties.

[mrhoffame]

Not sure which is more impressive. Your set up or the clarity of audio on your video camera lol! Great stuff!

[xRenatovex]

Nice system!

[MySoulForHisGlory]

>spends thousands on audio equipment

>shit music taste

Whats the point?

[Dalgobitches]

@MySoulForHisGlory What would you prefer? I would love to know? F'ing Nickleback back or something? or maybe some other mainstream BS? Lil Wayne?! I think this was a perfect choice and it's not even my type of music. It was very well recorded with dynamics as well as audiophile playback quality in mind: not like most of the music that comes out today where the only thing in mind is being as loud as possible or how it sounds in the club. He/She took the time to post this, why put them down?

[bongborin]

Wow! Such a wonderful sound!! The sounds is lively and clear.

What brand are the speaker?

[marcus974ever]

Hey you think my speakers are good at these songXD

[faisal2003456]

AMAZING! AMAZING QUALITY! Even through my crappy laptop speakers (real equipment on the way soon hopefully) and compressed youtubeness you can tell that this is an amazing set-up.

[doboku]

tubes + norah jones = perfect chemistry!

[155MikeC]

Yeah, sounds ok, quite warm, but Norah Jones. NO WAY!

[hardbossa]

Can anyone please tell me the name of this song or in which album/CD it is included?

[lickmetender]

@hardbossa artist: Norah Jones, Album: Come away with me, Song: Nightingale

My favorite album by her, very mellow with lots of lullabies.

[hardbossa]

@lickmetender Thanks for the information. I will try to buy it in the LP format if it exists.

[demimojocoamsihu8]

sounds so nice....wow, I have alot of old vinyls.....would love to borrow your living room...ha ha!

[ethorii]

Very balanced and open. Superb texture. These speakers seem to have the same overall sound as my ATC SCM35s, which are the best I have ever heard. Good job making a synergistic system.

[GradyWhite2007]

I love that song. Nice speakers. I have some Joseph Audio Infinte Slope II's. 5 drivers in each cabinet. Are those Joseph Audio speakers?

[skubidubiduya]

omg, what a quality!! what turntable is that? sorry for asking, i came up with an idea that i want a turntable/record player like half an hour ago, and accidentally found your video :)

p.s. can anyone suggest a good quality turntable with a reasonable price (i'm a student)? thanks in advance!

[Omni32123]

@skubidubiduya : buy a dual 731q and make a new (heavy) chassis (is that the right word?). Put in an Audio Technica 33ptg and some good cables and you're well away.

[Tullathon]

While I don't have a set up like that, I've had problems with Norah Jones vinyl being noisy. After the latest one was so bad, I ordered a UK copy, hoping for better QC. Wouldn't you know, it was a US "import" that I ended up paying to ship back across the Atlantic. Fortunately it didn't share the "rice krispies" with that my first copy had.

Anyway, beautiful setup, lovely sound. Enjoy.

[destroyah3034]

rolfruit, out of curiosity what type and gauge of speaker wire are you using? That wire looks mighty chunky in the video. Also, are those speaker being bi-wired or bi-amped in any way? Is the price quoted for the speakers for a single or paired package of them?

Other than that, those are some of the cleanest sounding speakers on all of youtube.

[MrMalthus80]

I got the original bachs. Cost about £1000 back in the day. Can be spellbinding speakers.

[echo680]

yummy !

[markyb53]

oh wow....very nice set up...this is golden...carpe diem bro!...very nice

[LittleJimmySouthern]

Your mike(s) and recording device are also nice. This is just about as good as YouTube gets. i listen to YouTube on Koss Porta Pros. Not expensive but very solid cans. The Porta Pros are definitly better than You Tube/iMac can reproduce.

[23chilled]

she's a beauty haha very nice setup and some good speakers mine look hanging compared because of the previous owner did not appreciate how good B&W DM580's were not quite those standard of build but the sound ive had out of them can make you weak. They dont have to look good to sound great. Ive replaced all drivers and now looking at restoring the cabs as they are in a mess

[DuckinF9ck]

sounds astonishingly good. but dont ya need a bit more bass. ya know, not the kick bass. but deep, hard thriving beats. i like smlaa speakers like these but audiophiles tend sometimes to just debating about academic values. and virtue and punch lives within the music not just the right tonality. ya know i mean?

vbut it sondes really rellay fresh. much better than B&W or such weichspüler ;)

[Loopoptiman]

Have you heard this version in sacd?

[1minhero]

Lovely system :)

[blade9876]

Great System!! I just recently upgraded my own gear and purchased a Clearaudio Performance SE turntable. Well done.

[TheSoulboy10]

ive noticed you seem to have a lot different equipment in your videos is it all yours or is it on loan from a dealer.

[nimlil]

Sounds a little hollow, a little weak in the bass... Oh wait, thats my lap top speakers. I've heard those Vienna's as well as the Concert Grands and they sound stunning as Vienna's usually do.

[SubDMBlime]

Not gonna lie, I want your room.

[satyaijt01]

@SubDMBlime You take his room & I take his speakers & system :D

[300Cya]

Very very nice!!

[richandiben]

I bet she'd feel pretty nice too, lol

[lesta09]

those are bach grands right?

[Stereophile11]

so nice

[JustKidding838]

Unison Research tube amp + Vienna Acoustic speakers = great synergy. Thanks for this tip. What is your source by the way? Your turntable doesn't seem to be moving at all. Somehow I think the source should be analog too, or a Unico CD player.

[ariefwn]

cool !

[mrhoffame]

For a youtube digital audio this sounds incredible. Would love to hear it in person. Good stuff!!

[hakan999999999]

I agree totaly!

[kax79]

system interesting...music= MEGA TOTAL CRAP

[hakan999999999]

What are these speaker's brand and model?

[MakarskaZokey77]

It's like being on a Norah Jones concert, sitting just in front of her piano......incredible.....:))

[SubBMarley]

She's freakin' great.

[bingsarac9]

she sounds so lush on this video, velvety smooth and with real palpability!

[Petrucciisgod123]

Your room has no treatment... Why don't you spend the couple hundred dollars on building bass traps and then REALLY hear what your speakers are saying.

[betobetodotcom]

Wow, even thru YouTube there's something to be said about that sound. Someday I'll get my whole system to be all-tube (right now only my phono preamp is tubed)

[benthemiester]

I want to make love to Nora on the piano.

[davidaud777]

sounds good even through youtube :)

[armandonkina]

the "old" vinyl is irreplaceable! it's just the audiophile media! i hope vinyl discs comes get the top of popular media again! bravo!

[stevehuff1969]

sounds damn good!

[the14u36]

awsome sound man. check out my system i still havent figured out how to get good sound from the camara yet.

[mikeparadigm]

nice system i am jelous...

[huntercentury]

Dude, I am SOOOO missing my big boy stereo now. Wish I didn't have to sell it. These are wonderful videos. Even with the obvious compression from YouTube, you can still here how wonderful the music sounds. I'm going to have to get back into the hobby again I guess. ;)

[benfleminc]

really nice system! What kind of amplification are you using?

[rolfruit]

thx for commenting, it's valve amplification - using EL34 electron tubes in single-ended mode.

[krishnanramaseshan]

can you tell me what brand of amplifier is this?! The sound is so crystal clear! Nice system BTW!

[TansuTansu2]

@rolfruit - sounds wonderful - very crisp (it also helps that N Jones sound engineers use the best old world equipment - Grundig ribbon microphones - for example). My older B&O system was starting to sound a little muddy and I replaced all the capacitors with Wima's - what a difference it made - took my breath away.

[blek99]

@rolfruit

Hi, Could you tell me if the amp you are using in the video is a Unison Research S6? Thanks

[PetesBloodyHand]

I have a Vienna Acoustics Maestro Grand center channel speaker. Its like a fine piece of art. The build and sound quality is staggering.

[F16Pilot0USAF]

What is the price of these speakers??

[rolfruit]

just over 2k in the states. A sonic bargain @ this price point IMO, they are very musical.

[weskoki]

Bach right? Great sound! How come it's so loud when you use 6 watt EL34??

[craneywatch]

@rolfruit your room look neat in compare to the rooms of many others. But please find another table for your turntable. That black one looks too cheap in compare to your stereo system. By the way, the sound is really sweet. Oh, I wish that in one day I would get similar stereo system where turntable and on-floor speakers are present. By the way, what kind of speaker wires do you use?

[Crush777]

Even with Youtube quality, you can tell these speakers are pure class. I can't imagine how good these sound in real life and not downgraded by Youtube. The voice is just chillingly good, amazing stuff. Thank you yet again. How did you decide on these speakers in particular?

[rolfruit]

thx for the interest, when i first heard the Viennas some time ago they absolutely touched my soul, and these ones suit my room very well, i think their entire concert range is phenomenal especially when partnered with valves.

[SMERGHEED]

@Crush777 its impossible to know what these speakers sound like unless you are in the room...lol! these vids are completly pointless on youtube

[xperiencelus]

@Crush777

come on skip this type of comments, pls! Its not about the speakers, or youtube'quality, it's all about the music you are listening to. And this type of music calls "acoustic music". That's what makes the speakers sound goo. Nevertheless I'm not saying these speakers are not good, it's just that this kind of music sounds good on almost any speaker

[giraffepoo]

WooHoooooooo!

[rolfruit]

yes dear, you've caught them singing!