There's an Audiophiliac imposter scamming my viewers, DON'T respond! I don't do giveaways or ask for money (except for my Patreon).

Thank-you Steve for your passion and what you do !!!

I wish Larry David was an audiophile. So Steve could interview him.

Thanks for recommending the KEF and Maggie speakers again. I've had the LS50s and LRS with REL subs in each system for a while now partly because of your reviews. They both suit my taste in their respective rooms. I'm well equipped to discover new music every day! Thanks Steve 🎵🎶😊🎶🎵

Steve’s shirt game is as strong as ever! Thanks for the list!

Steve, always like listening to your recommendations.

Thanks for reminding us about these fine affordable speakers!

Focal speakers are awesome. Their inverted dome tweeters are truly magical. Their least expensive passive speaker, the Chora 806, which is normally $999, is on sale right now for $799 a pair. You should also hear the RP500M II, which is even more well balanced than the RP600M II. Even the original RP500M was their best balanced bookshelf design. And, the Metas are now up to $1599

I have the Genelec 8030C (same as Genelec G3 but with balanced inputs). Your original review helped with my decision to buy. I love them. I use them with a REL T5i sub.

Good to hear you have some interesting items in the pipeline.

Steve your shirt is awesome as always. You are keeping the flame 🔥 for all of us. Greg

Another great video Steve.

Great list, these make good reference videos months and even years later, when one shops for components for family members.

I’ve owned Focal 726 Towers for 5 years. They put a smile on my face every time I listen to them. I’ll never part with them. I have their Clear HP’s too. Simply sublime.

Great video for those of us with audiophile interests, but lacking audiophile budgets.

My( office system) RP-600M’s sound fantastic with a vintage amp and this silly LOUDNESS button on! They don’t need a subwoofer and just do everything fro well. Fun speaker!

I paired my RP600M with the Rell T/Zero and it is the perfect pairing.

I have and love the Kef LS50 metas , but it needs a good DAC and amp pairing to maximize its potential. I pair it with a Denafrips Pontus 2 and Willsenton R800i 50w class A SET tube amp. It sounds magnificent , don’t need a sub. It just gets better and better. Was using a Matrix Mini I pro 3 and SimAudio Moon I5 previously. It was ok but the new pairing really brought a lot more of everything to the table. So clean , detailed , transparent , resolute and fun. Maybe a Rel or Kef KC62 down the road but I don’t find the bass lacking. Very enjoyable spkr.

Good list. I’m surprised the Vanatoo Transparent Ones aren’t on this list. Fantastic pair of powered bookshelf speakers!

I have a pair of Wharfedale EVO 4.4 on Chicago Craig's list for 1600.00 bought in Dec. 2022 used 20 hours maybe. Stepped up to Elysian IIs

Steve I’m loving my LSA signature 50’s.. You’re not kidding about powerful BASS .. Very deep.. And at low level listening they sound amazing too.. I still have another 40hrs. break in before I upload a music demo video on my YT channel.. Then others will hear “somewhat” how they sound IF they use headphones to avoid my room reflections👍 I’ve got them hooked to a Unison Research UNICO Primo.. Next they’ll be on a Tuber❤️ They are heavy & built solid like a tank 4sure.. Give them a rap & you may hurt your knuckles 😂 They are one of the best bargain buys of the year! Thanks again Steve for the recommendation…

Wish more people knew about norh speakers, incredible!!

Steve, I always enjoy watching your informative videos. Now that you are reviewing speakers, I have to ask, have you had your hearing checked. If you are a Costco member, they offer free hearing test. This is a good way to relieve self doubt. You also get a graph of your hearing test results.

Magnepan LRS+ is also a extra ordinary ribbon speaker option for $995/pair but you need a good powerful amplifier. You just have to wait longer for the built. Good reviews onlne..

A Pioneer PS 1000 Humm 🤔 I do need to try a different turn table, So I am going to see if I can find A PS 1000 right now! I Love all the awesome & cool information both you masters of equipment have given here and on all your videos! I look forward to listening to you as often as I can. Thank you for keeping it factual & real 🇺🇸☮️ ♥️🇨🇦

Hi Steve. I appreciate the love for the LRS+, but they aren't even shipping yet. They were not actual production models, but prototypes. I am very excited for them as well, but I want to temper my expectations. I look forward to your follow up review. Best wishes.

Top speaker picks... the latest models from aggressively marketed companies that are given away as free sample to reviewers who give them great reviews. I guarantee you'll find plenty of those in any short list of reviewer recommended speakers.

Super cool viewer system! Would love to hear that one.

You forgot totem skylight $1100pr. Bought those after your review. Fabulous speakers!

I have the LSA 50’s , really happy with them, the bass is outstanding, overall so good! Look great too

I have a pair of KEF R3's I got for just under 2k, very happy with them

Fab review Steve

Good stuff...thanks!

The Klipsch RP600M beat out a well liked single driver speaker for me. Beautiful midrange, decent bass and more extended highs. I'm done with my speaker search for now with the Klipsch Heresy IV. They are ideal with my 2A3 amp. Thanks for discussing great gear Steve!

Have to add that the Genelecs have a pretty good room correction system.

Excellent video

I have the Focal Solo6 BE monitors and they are fantastic for nearfield or midfield listening.

Damn! And another great shirt!!!

Love these series. Go up to 2k please.

Speaking of value, I would like to alert your viewers to a great deal in a well regarded studio monitor setup: the JBL 308P MkII Studio Monitors (Pair) + LSR310S subwoofer bundle are going for $662.15 at the JBL store. These monitors measured very well in a couple reviews I have seen. I haven't heard them myself, but I trust these reviewers. I am VERY happy with my KEF LS50 Metas driven by an NAD 720BEE - the most natural sounding speakers I think I have ever heard (but without truly accurate dynamic range). A classic PSB sub delivers a nice, tight bottom.

Enjoy your videos. Assuming you review components in the room you do your videos, you should be commended. Filtering out the honking of car horns and outside noises you truly rise to the level of "superstar" reviewer.

I dig this Morning’s Shirt. Excellent speaker list but I’m sure there will be viewers wondering why “their” favorite speakers didn’t make the list. 🤷🏻‍♂️

WE LOVE YOU STEVE!

I agree with your list. Wish it also included the Zhu Audio DW. I bought these based on Steve’s review. Excellent sound and build quality is exceptional plus handmade in Utah. Lastly about $1,100 shipped.

Steve terrific video great shirt today.

Steve, there is a $999 item that will drive the Maggie LRS no problem.....you even gave it a rave review. Remember??The Outlaw Audio RR2150....now there is the RR2260 ii. Also...you mention hooking up the REL sub to an amp....you specificly mention class Ab. They can hook up to class d no problem also. I've got 2 rigs with class d integrateds and I'm using the speakon cable.

I like the Maggies, too. They're made not far from where I live in Minnesota. If I didn't own JBL L112s (I'll soon upgrade the networks with a kit from Jantzen - about $500. They were refurbished a few years back by Midwest Speaker - also not far from where I live.) and a B460 sub - and was in the market - they're probably what I'd get to hook up to my Outlaw RR2160. (Steve's rave review of the Outlaw was what got me to replace my old Carver MXR-130 with it. The Carver needed a lot of refurbishing, and I decided I'd be better off going with the brand-spanking-new Outlaw with all of its nifty, modern features. Its built-in x-over [for the B460] feeds a bridged Crown XLi 800 amp. I had to use an Ebtech HumX for that amp, BTW. Well, Steve was right. The Outlaw has given me no cause for regretting my decision.) I'd be really interested to know what Steve thinks of the LSA Signature 80. When I retire the wife and I will likely move into a condo and I'll need a smaller system.

I would add the Wharfedale EVO line as well, esp the 4.4 or 4.2. Excellent speakers.

Not relevant to your review today, but I really love your taxi/auto themed SHIRT today. I never thought of you as a car guy but you said the nicest thing about my yellow T-bird on Facebook recently, & I really appreciated it. I do love the speaker list & comparison reviews though. I have 14 pr of speakers in my own collection. Vienna Acoustic, Klipsch, Vandersteen, Magnepan, Ohm Walsh, Boston Acoustics, Polk, and a huge old set of 5-way Sansui's.

Amphion Argon 1. I love them so much and might squeeze in at the upper limit.

Looking forward to that English speaker review, as i'm here /or there. I consider myself inbetween speakers now since my fave' (at all-genres) 15" vintage Tannoys D.C.s had a cone die & my Celestion 3000's brought out of stash, are just o.k., if only the bsss was much more articate & deeper, they'd do & my stashed e/stats are not all-genre satisfying. (wife likes the Celest' 3000's because they're pushed up against the rear wall to aid bass & my now repaired (driver/amps of) Accustat model X's cannot be, nor easily moved too & fro, & are far too big for her anway, my best e/stat (for bass & dynamics) but she hates their size with a psssion, they've been banned on a "i'm not having those ugly monsters in here" basis, so back up into the spare room they went with the others non contenders (i'll eBay em) Our only other spare room is tiny for anything except maybe those baby Genelecs which i was just working out the size of, based on the 3/4'th inch tweeter & man, they are so tiny!!

Steve, I have some Wharfdale Evo 4.4s. They sound great but when driven above 75% preamp volume from a 4V RMS balanced DAC, they start to sound soft-distorted. I'm using a SET Tube amp but I feel like the distortion is coming from the speakers. It effects all frequency ranges and sounds very muffled, almost like you're at a concert and the sound is beginning to surpass your ears' ability to resolve details so it distorts. Do you think this is the speakers distorting or the tube amp? Thank you!

Hope your upcoming big speaker review is for the KEF LS60... Please!!!

Thanks Steve. Can you make a list with 1500-2500$ speakers? Floor and standmounts

Binge watching your vids. I am entertained. What are those baffles on the wall behind you? I saw them on another content provider's vids also.

Steve - Need to check out the Kendall Tower speakers and the Polk R700s.

in the real world even used decent stereo is not affordable DIY stereo can be affordable, if you do not not count the hours required for DIY. for my bathroom system I settled on a very affordable DYI heavy modded VPI Mk III, a radioshack phono stage, a 500watt carver amp, i saved with16 guage zip cord, and used Klipsh Cornwall. Made the stands myself! Thinking of upgrading ASAP.

I owned a set of Electa Amator II's and as soon as I saw those things that is what I thought they were a copy of. Big shoes to fill if they want to sound like them. Wish I never sold them.

I looked for Genelec speakers after your earlier review. Seems their distribution in the US is quite limited in in Los Angeles to mainly Guitar Center.

Another Thumbs Up… my new RP 600M Mark IIs made the list. Q- do you know if the REL T/Zero can be connected to the Reisong A10? Thanks

I’ve been told that subscribers making comments helps your channel. Hope that’s true.

Klipsch SB2 and SB3 sound great..... SB3 has more base.... Not all Klipsch sound great but these two do. They can be bought used for around $160.

Steve, have you ever reviewed the Mark Seaton sub woofers? They are dual powered 15's that are balanced well enough to place a nickel standing up and play them at reference volume without the nickle rolling or falling off. It's more powerful than the B&W db1 with similar low distortion, and it's so much fun! Made by a very small company and great bang for the $. Also, I know you are a music guy, but Please please do just one review of your favorite speakers for movies and/or for 50/50 music/movie listening.

Rel probably has the best low pass filters

Great breakdown on affordable speakers. I have an opportunity to get a pair Martin logan ESL for $1250a pair. In your opinion how do they compare with a Magnepan’s at $999 a pair?

You need to review some QUAD equipment!!!

I’m surprised the Elac unifi reference speakers weren’t on the list. You did a great review on them.

Steve I truly enjoy your channel and respect your judgement. I am a long time audiophile having owned Dahlquist DQ10, PSB Strata Gold, Klipsch RP600, etc. I currently own the "new" KLH Model 5 (in one of my systems) and believe this to be incredibly musical and checks every audiophile box. Sound stage, dynamics, bass extension, clarity, non-fatiguing. It is, in my view, simply an amazing product. It has been reviewed and rated exceedingly well by essentially every reviewer but you. I just can't understand how this speaker is not on your list. In any event -Still enjoy your channel.

What !? No ELAC Uni-Fi Reference UBR62 😊

Hi Steve - I'd love to hear your opinion of the new Graham Audio LS5/5f.

Marantz Model 40N + Magnat Transpuls 1500.. would it be a right combination? Or, will I have to add a power amplifier? If yes, please suggest one which is most suitable. Please give your precious advice.

advice please: planning to upgrade from plasma to a 4k tv. i have an old yamaha rxv675 that works perfectly. do you think the klipsch 600m 2 will be enough, or do i definitely need a center channel, subwoofer, and/or satellite speakers. i live in a small one bedroom apartment so i can't really fully max out the sound as i will disturb my neighbors. thank you!

The LSA Signature 50 actually looks like a Clone a Usher X-718 I used to Own.

Hi i am living in Mexico. We don't have a wide choice about a loudspeakers and amplis. However, I have a choice between a complete Cambridge audio furniture (ampli SX81 & loudspeakers SX80) or the Genelec G Three. The prices for Cambridge is around 3000 euros and the Genelec G three is for 2000. I got a topping e30 as a DAC. from your point of view what is the best configuration between the two, i like clarity of the sound, i don't appreciate too much heavy bass and my room is 40 m2. thanks for any advice. JP

I am curious about a speaker company that created the Synergistic line of speakers. I have two sets of these speakers that I found at thrift stores, the larger set: S-41 and the smaller pair: S-22B. Please tell me something about these speakers because I have so fallen in love with their reproduction of sound. I will admit to having The Decware Zen Triode amp, which I am sure helps, but tell me if you have any information on these speakers. I know they are around thirty or forty years old but they sound so beautiful.

Question remains, which speaker under $1500 matches best with this shirt?

What a great shirt.

I hope those big speakers are the Wharfedale Elysian 2.

No current Polk or Elac speakers?

Hej Steve, nice video as always . Would you consider mentioning how a speaker preforms on low volume. Maybe the most important thing for me. Some speakers just die when the volume turns down. All the best!

Two actives. Seems that Steve is softening to actives in his old age. :)

Hi Steve, what's your opinion on Paradigm Founder Series 40, and which amp do you recommend for them? I appreciate your opinion or if any other friend has an experience with them I would love to listen : )

Mr. G, of these speaker, which has the most bass response?

No love for the Elac UniFi 2.0?

HI Steve Any experience with the Totem Skylight?

hi steve!, i was looking your videos...., i bought reciently a pair of speakers kef q350..., im a big kef fan..., what amplificator and cd player you recomend me in the same line of price of the speakers...., i have also a pair of iq7 with a nad ampli and cd player and works and sound amazing...., i want to change for dont have the same again..., what you think will make agood sound marriage...? thanks in atvance!

I'm guessing the big 100lb speakers you mentioned receiving are the new KEF LS60's. Am I right?

I have the original LS50. I love them and enjoy listening through them very much. Is the difference between the original and the Meta so large that I should sell my speakers and get the Meta’s instead? What are your thoughts? Thanks, Larry.

Hi Steve If it possible to use the Decware Zen Triode amplifier with my Klipsch RP 8000F II?

What do you think about funktions voids and Hennesseys?

Genelec also has their higher end line of monitors, that have dual woofers, a coincident midrange/tweeter, and advanced DSP, but they are very expensive, from $5000 a pair for the small 8331 to $10,000 a pair for the 8361.

Whaferdale Lintons?

That viewer system of the day is way cool. The room is totally LA no color. The entire area called LA Basin is basically afraid of color in their homes. Look at Architectural Digest.

Late but anyway - I've upgraded ( or at least changed ) my hi fi in last couple years - now KEF Meta 50 spks, + sub I had , Outlaw receiver > both highly rated on this site. thorens 103 full auto turntable, my mid 1970's Pioneer still working good, but just changed for no reason.....

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Have you done a $10,000 or more audio system. If so, please share the link. Also, I'm considering upgrading my speakers, looking at $5,000 a pair. Do you have a current or pass review in that price range? I currently have the Focal Chorus V model 816v.

Surprised JBL Studio's didn't make the list.

I wonder why you didn't include the elac unifi ub52 2.0s that you referenced as a great 3 way, opposed to the kliptch 600 and to my ears gives me all around better dynamics..

Steve, you should interview Larry David!

Thoughts on JBL L52 / 82 with a Leak 130…?