SCAM ALERT - Someone is pretending to be me, please be careful Check out my latest video on the TS120 with the concept 500 from the Galion channel kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g6qmrKyixLq4o4k.html Leave a comment on what you like to see more in this kind of video. Blind test?

More videos like this please! I think you having friends over to listen and share what they heard is really helpful and fun to watch. Thanks Thomas, you're great man!

In my 30+ years in hifi hobby, finding Q Acoustics was a real diamond in the rough. I started with 3050i, I was impressed by these tower speakers under $1000. Currently have Concept 500s, and plan to keep them for the rest of my life.

Hi Thomas, enjoyed having your friend in the video and getting his perspective. It does add more value than just you providing their perspectives as in your other videos. Keep up the good work!

Really enjoyed getting perspective of others. Your stories and audiophile buddies is what makes your channel unique.

Enjoyed the interaction.... adds a vector of information that wouldn't be available in any other way, the experience of another person with their own speaker, specially ones that you may not have any experience with, and to compare it to what the guest hears in your space. Hope you will do more of them.

Love these laid back talks. Thank you

I missed this one. Glad I saw it today. I do enjoy these interviews, its lighthearted, informative, and fun. 🤘

Thanks JP and Thomas in making such an interesting interview. Like to see more in the future.

Nice to see a company with great entry level speakers as well as some truly high end refined models too. Good job Q.

It's a great way to validate your impression but it also shows that you like to hear other perspective, that's true passion. I would love to listen to your gear one day, just too busy with work and my 4 months old boy.

Hi Thomas, well done, love the format and just letting regular guys(friends) giving their opinion. Very Cool!

I like this a lot, great to hear another viewpoint!

Wow nice content Thomas! I like JP's take on all of those gears presented, it seems pretty much honest and on point based on long period of time of his audio journeys, his frame of reference, his field of experience and his knowledge about hi-fi. More of this please...

Great vid Thomas, nice to see someone else's opinion when auditioning your setup. Very "transparent" of you. :)

Great work as always Thomas!

Thank you Thomas for all the videos which involved the Concept 500. I am seriously considering the Galion to pair with mine. I really enjoy watching all your videos. Keep up all your interesting reviews. From Sabahan.

Thoroughly interesting change of venue and perspective. You should do more of these, I think

Yes. More of these interviews please.

Great video Thomas yes we need to see some more passionate Audiophiles. I enjoy hearing their opinions about what they like.🎧👍😁

Love these kinds of videos. More please. I too was a long time Magnepan listener but finally switched to B&W 802 Diamond with Classé CA-2200 amp and I’m been happy but am putting together Magnepan system again for a bedroom system.

Cool video, I like the honesty... Please more!

please more of this, these views are very enriching

Hearing a long time Magnepan owner give a real world thumbs up to the Sibelius helps confirm that it is most likely an end game speaker.

Nice, hope to see more of these videos. Sibelius speaker is on my end game list, hope to hear them once!

Thomas, Good video, liked the visit with friend format.

Great video Thomas! Good job! We need to share our experience!

Really enjoyed JP's reaction to these systems! 🎵🎶🤫🎶🎵

great video Thomas i am on the hunt for new loudspeakers changing my jean marie reynaud the sibelius look like the sound i am looking for would love to hear them, what a good concept of having you're audiophile buddys to get their opinion thanks!

Excellent, great idea to interview friends and listeners getting their feelings and impressions. I...lol...was not surprised by his feeling about the Sibelius. I still bear the impressions left by earlier, as in 40-45 years ago, speakers using the transmission line design. Pro Audio was almost my second home.

Enjoyed the video. I have the 1.7i in my main system (they do like a lot of power) and Harbeth C7s plus sub in my bedroom/tv system but my old Spica TC50 speakers (which I still own) has its own special quality which eludes every othe speakers I’ve owned including Quads.

Great idea. Very interesting video.

Lovely sound these Sibalius speakers Thomas!

Great Video. I like conversation type videos like these

Well done sir!!!!

I enjoyed it,.. Fair play guys Regards Antony.

I have not missed any Thomas' video , and always watched till the end, to help him make some advertising money, I try not to click skip button. I really like him one reason is that he has many audio buddies, and they evaluates the components for Thomas as well, everyone of them has their own opinion, it made the review more believable, compare to those one man's opinion review, I like Thomas' most.

Very nice discussion.

Great video. JP is a natural on camera BTW. Sprinkle these guest meetings in frequently. Its very interesting and something you can do without weeks of prep like a review video.

Hi Thomas! I love this kid of video. More please! Really great.

"Is it really 4 inches?" Context is everything.

Thomas - well done - more please

Great video

A great video Thomas...thank you! I had a pair of Magnestand 1.6's (a completely redesigned pair of magnepan 1.6's) incredibly new new crossovers, hard wood frames only original aspect of the speakers were the mylar drivers. I have tried to replace those speakers with a least 3 different high end speakers (Reference 3a's, QLN 3's and Klipsch cornwalls). None of those speakers came close to the beauty of those Magnestands. So the question is why did I part with those magnestands? Two reasons, 1. they worked best in a large listening area (I moved to a very small house) and I was deluded thinking I could get something better! Wishing you and all your viewers nothing but the best!

🤗👍THOMAS…EXCELLENT IDEA 💡 FOR YOUR CRITICS …AND FOR US AS WELL 👏👏👏 I am not surprised at all about the matching of your amp and Harley’s speakers and someday I would love to visit and hear them 👂….I AM VERY SURE I WONT BE DISAPPOINTED 😁😍😍😁

I did enjoy the format of this different style of video. When one hears the hi'fi speaker background of the other guy & then his opinion of these 3 speakers, 2 of which ive heard you review yourself Thomas, it makes a fine 2'nd opinion. Although similarly, i have always found it extremely useful & helpful when you tell us in detail how your own opinions on certain hi'fi... (especially speakers & amplifiers for myself) ...compare to what Mr. Quad, Mr. D.I.Y, Mr Vintage & (is there a Mr. Cantor or Mr. Focal?) ...thinks of the same items that you like & deem worthy for review, i find that a great addition for extra insight (& us all out here) in "What To Buy...Land" & "What Will Suit Me Best...Land" It helps very much because i... (& many others i presume) ....know the sonic traits of each of those other guy's speakers. (Except for Cantors, i"ve never heard any & may very well be getting mixed-up over a there even being a Mr. Cantor, at this moment at least) Also, i particularly found this vid interesting as ive never ever heard any Magnepan speaker, tho ive owned & heard many e/stats & very many vintsge & half-vintage speakers but never a single Maggie & hate to feel i may well be missing out on what might be "just my cup of tea" & i often feel i ought to hear some when i have saved enough money i.e. just before i buy my next & last ever speaker, i dont want price to limit me too much so i'm not quite ready yet, esp' with tons of vintage stuff i keep procrastinating on to sell on e/Bay. But it's fun looking at the possibilities for now. I have my front end inc' Valve pre' & 2 phono stages (Dynavector s/s & a 2 box Icon Audio full valved job) & any one of 4 t'tables / arms & M.C.s that i'll never part with now) ...bar the odd broken M.C. i hope i wont make happen & i only have a possible amp change, just to best suit my last & 'yet to come' speaker whatever it may be. Thd 3 here all look potentially good after hearing 2 of their reviews here. (I dont plan to miss Maggie reviews but seem to do so) except for the LRS up to know. Seem great from your & other reviews providing the amp driving them is great & therefore expensive. Cost of both may be why i wont end up with the LRS & costly suitable amp like a big Mac'.

What a pleasant man. Good video

Thomas man, your approach towards hi-fi is very honest. Your word to me is like is a gospel :D you don't need others to prove your point, BUT (as you say..) its always interesting to listen their point of view by listening to something different than their own hi-fi system. Keep up the good work!

Great episode. I am jealous of JP. I would have loved to visit if I was closer.

500 owner, I used Dirac to correct for my room with NAD amp and. Found my audio heaven. Never believed in end game speakers until now!

Love it

great video

Really cool vid man.

Thomas, similar to JP I have Magnepans for decades. Any thoughts relative to Spatial Audio speakers to consider?

Great video. I always wanted to listen to the sibelius😅....i live in spore too😁😁👍

“Once you go Magnapan, it’s hard to go anywhere else.” Yup.

Hi Thomas :-) I spotted there at Time Code 9:38 the Willsenton R300 ! I have it here now for 4 Weeks and it killed my Willsenton R8 which has very good upgraded Tubes, straight out of the Box with the Willsenton Stock Tubes ( 300B and so on ). But It really wants efficient Speakers for it's 8 Watt per Channel, I hope I will find your View on it here soon ! I am really in disbelieve that up to now no one gave it a Review here, after KZfaq raved so much about the R8. That would be a " World's first ",

2 or 3 Dozen Speaker Fabricators out there, many are pretty good, and Others Should Be Good as they, Cost as Much as an Automobile. What I found over the years is that Many Speakers "SOUND PRETTY GOOD FOR DIFFERENT REASONS" - which also means they sound good To Various Peoples "Based On Their Listening Taste".

Yes please Thomas 😃

Hi Thomas- been hooked on your channel since Covid. Still watching. Thanks for the reviews. You were “high” on R8 from Willsenton at one point. I browsed the ChinaHifi site and noticed a 300B SET- have you listened to this amp in your travels? Keep up the good and honest work. Cheers.

Thomas je penses que tu est un honnête homme toi aussi merci.

Hi Thomas, want to ask for the combination of Sibelius and Decware Zen TORII MK5, does it need to have pre-amp since Decware got the gain control ?

Wonderfully relaxing video that truly accentuates real human interaction. I too have been smitten by the Sibelius aura through Harley’s and your own videos. To me it’s definitely an end game speaker. I’ve tried and failed to replace my vintage (owned from the beginning 1994) Castle Howard’s since 2007 demoing and listening to countless and much vaunted modern brands including Maggie’s. They have a very similar design principle to the Sibelius and, like the Sibelius, make music sound so naturally real. Unfortunately I’ll probably never hear the Sibelius in person simply because of the humongous delivery charge to the Irish Republic (€330) and same again for the return if I didn’t bite the bullet. I’ve also sent them a few emails and have gotten no response from Harley himself which is very surprising. He must be so busy. Ah well I’m totally happy with what I have and will cherish them until my dying day. This is the thing with British speakers made with human ears, they are so self effacing that you think they will be trounced by more modern designs designed with computers.

Excelent

Do more of these Thomas, I would love it if more friends stop by to listen. How do you arrange your listening positions with both of you in there? Side by side diminishes sounds stage, I find. So I was thinking of going back to front with two different height chairs.

For your guest, if he likes Maggie's, then he is used to dipole speakers. Most speakers, except for open baffle speakers, are only forward firing. Von Schweikert speakers have a dipole design, with a rear firing tweeter. I highly recommend to your guest to take a moment and try out a pair. Keep up the good work Thomas. 👏 👍

I have a pair of Focal Kanta 2 and I absolutely love them to bits. Love the detail and soundstage of the Kanta. Do you think I would like the sound signature of the Sibelius?

🌟🌟 GALION 🌟🌟

Great video Thomas. Is there a dealer/importer for Sibelius speakers?

What about trying out some horn speakers? Or speakers with very high sensitivity, 100dB/ w? New JBLs, Tannoys, Avant Garde? My (admittedly modified - new HF horns) Altec 604Es are jaw dropping in terms of presence, speed and scale, but have basic limitations in their HF and deep bass.

Thomas thank you again for your detailed reviews. Would so much appreciate your thoughts on the three amps for the Sibelius style speaker.. any pro's con's would be great to help me choose. WILLSENTON R-800I 300B 845 .. DOGE 10 ... or this TS120? Again any feedback would be greatly appreciated

Wow! Jay just dropped something similar. I think that its a good type of video.

Nice Video - i am wondering - can i have fun listening to Rock / Elektronic Music with the Sibelius ? I get it. - Jazz might be the perfect fit. My current set up just does cover a whole range of music i can listen to. not sure about Rock/Electonical Music here.....

Thomas ... Could you give me you're thoughts on the Galion partnered with Focal Sopra 2 speakers please ... I live in New Zealand and are considering maybe ordering one from you as I have the Sopra 2 ... Thanks in advance ... Kind Regards

I just moved to Saskatoon, so I'm closer to Montreal now (from BC). Maybe when I visit Montreal some day (I have a cousin there and want to visit for sure), I can stop by...

I was a diehard Magnepan owner/ SMGa, MG1.4, then MG2.6 R. Revel lured me away. I love my Revel Studio 2

I used to have a pair of Q Acoustic 3050I floor standers. They were very impressive for the price. Actually, they’d have been impressive at twice the price. So, when I decided to upgrade a few years ago, the Concept 500 were the first pair I auditioned. I was disappointed. To me, paired with my electronics, they were akin listening to a medium wave, AM radio. I auditioned them across a number of dealers, paired with various electronics and in varying acoustic environments. They still sounded dull. I eventually settled for a pair of ATC SCM40. Completely outclassed the Concept 500, in my humble opinion.

Cool Thomas. Maybe a little rushed on the porch but pretty dang cool man.

Thomas, how will the Sibelius compare to Harbeth speakers? Thanks

So agree. Sybelius has the best sound. Pure, clear, natural, realistic....for me nr 1.

Hi Thomas, great work. Your reviews are very informative and helpful. I can see the Quad QMP mono block amps in your video which I also happen to own. I tried it with my my Magnepan LRS few days back and it sounded amazing and more lively compared to my Parasound A21 amp. Can you share your thoughts about magnepan and quad paring if you have tried it with your 1.7i.

Hi Thomas, thanks again for a valuable insight. How can I reach out privately to you regarding the Sibelius please. Regards

Can we get a buchardt a700 review. I dont want to pull the trigger until more reviews are available on the a700. Thank you.

Thinking about purchasing a pair of Sibelius loudspeakers; what is the color of the ones in this video?

Concept 500 all the way!

Thomas bring back the sound demo’s 👍

It is safe to assert that many differences in choices, preferences, and variegated tastes exists in audiophilia and here is an example of someone who claims that if he listens to a different audio equipment set up, he first needs time to dissociates himself from the bias his favorite speakers inculcated into his senses before arresting the sonic attributes of a difference system deployed is a different space. I would have thought that visiting another audiophile's system composition is a journey introducing another hobbyist's tastes accentuated by many years of evolved searches, experimentation with equipment, rooms, etc. It is not about a comparison with any previous listening session, it is about "what do we have here", now. Any one who spent a day, in a top of the stack audiophile store, with all the rooms set up professionally, would have learnt to switch instantaneously and hear differences if using the same recordings in each room's set up. The reproduced sound will be different in some ways at the very least. Living with Magnapan 2.7QR, 3.5R & 3.6R for over 25 years in different homes in no way would deride what Legacy Whispers, Klipsch Cornwall Versions or Jubilee bring in to the current listening room, and what is of interest will be how those additions excite the room and evince new responses to equipment changes. Just have to figure how conjure up the best of what is on hand, the real challenge.

I’m actually thinking of upgrading my Kef Ls50 metas sometime next yr. in my medium/small room which does not suit the Magnepans unfortunately , maybe the Sibelius , well Denafrips just came out with the Poseidons which look impressive , let’s see.

It would be interesting to see the comparison of sibelius vs standard MLTL design with mark audio alpair 10.3 m driver which comes at fraction of price of sibelius speaker.

What amp is JP using to drive his Magnepans?

Nice video. You just have to hear a system, even if it's good it's a matter of preference still ...Having different perspectives and takes helps though.

Thomas you are going to need to get John Darko a sample of the TS120. He was talking in his most recent video that he needs to get a tube amp.

Wait........I like my LRSs but I also like my Cornwall's. I will be selling my Wharfdale 4.4s though. I never had the same attachment to them as others I have owned. To me being able to change out speakers is the spice of life

After owning magnepans for 8 years I have found that they are very room and placement dependent.

Compare piano on regular 2- ways with the single driver speakers and hear the difference!

Thomas do you think the Sibelius speakers are good match for someone with tinnitus?

I wanna be your guy's friend. You two would be fun to hangout with.

Nice video. More viewpoints are always a good thing. You have a nice friend. Mr. Pete--------> aging hippie

Is there a cerain advantage in using a 4.5 inch driver in a single driver speaker in Pearl Acoustic speakers. Another question. Similar speakers are PMC bookshelf & tower speakers. I have always heard that bookshelfs sound the best, but in a transmission line, that towers are best. Do you prefer the PMC bookshelf over the towers? It is strange, but it may be good, that the Pearl speakers use a tiny 4.5 in driver in a large cabinet. My theory is that the larger the driver, the looser the sound is, like a flubby sounding subwooffer. I have been telling you for years that my o;der Audiovector bookshelfs 4 inch driver has big speaker sound, the best sounding speakers thsat I have ever heard. For some reason the 4 inch driver makes cds sound like vinyl. Magnepans are the best. OCD hifi guy has a video where he installed a different fuse in a Magnepan that made the Magnepans sound a lot better. That new bookshelf with a 10 inch driver is overated.

I really did not need to hear another glowing opinion of the Sibelius. What the heck are you trying to do to me, Thomas?