Btw everyone, this setup is nothing like bookshelf speakers and an active sub. Nothing at all like that. These are not subs nor are they powered. The OGY speakers are single driver and there are no crossovers in the system. The result is a wide open, 3D, big and welcoming immersive sound. Very organic and rich sounding as well.
@LifestyleD7 ай бұрын
@SteveHuffHifi, Can we use these OGY speakers with an active subwoofer and get close to this sound?
@bigmac..4 ай бұрын
Hi,I'm a musician and been in many different studios,age 50 so now my ears are not what they use to be but I've always liked the sound of car speakers full range ones twin cones, with bass and treble..no crossover love em,my question is if the studios had these speakers, would the final production be better or is it the fact that these speakers enhance the mix they did, would it be the same if they mixed with that set up.
@tesmith477 ай бұрын
you are the only reviewer that talks about jazz as a source for evaluation......thanks!!
@gdwlaw55498 ай бұрын
I am so happy that you’re reviewing these delightful loudspeakers. The driver manufacturer is just down the road from my home in southern France in BEZIERS. EMS SARL have been making very high efficiency drivers for decades. I have a pair in a home made setup. The very high sensitivity is a hallmark. Almost all of their production goes to export markets.
@mufcusa8 ай бұрын
Another perfect hifi system of the day.
@blnokc67938 ай бұрын
Welcome to the world of open baffle bass.
@patrickmeylemans96278 ай бұрын
Not a cross over but it sends all below 125Hz to the base units so a low pass filter, a part of a cross over….
@jaimeballester8408 ай бұрын
If I may comment on the aesthetics - the mounting design for the OGY's on top of the BOB's looks DIY. Furthermore, I don't see how the OGYs are vibrationally isolated. Additionally (yes, there is more), the open top appearance of the BOB looks awful (to my eyes). Maybe the BOBs should come with a (separate) top panel with a stylish rig to place the OGYs and at the same time isolate them.
@KristianSchwartz8 ай бұрын
Love the felt pad on the wood dowel. Klassy!
@user-xg6zz8qs3q8 ай бұрын
The answer to your question is the Vandersteen 2C design. Create a rack. Mount 2 BOBs + one OGY on a rack. Wrap cloth around to create a cohesive block design
@dailyfrenchie90478 ай бұрын
I just read the review on your site. The way you describe the music is in line with everything I love about single-driver speakers and open baffle bass. When done well it's "just right." Hard to explain until you hear it. Natural, open, detailed but not etched, dynamic but not forced, haunting imaging, etc.... I'd like to see more about using the BOBBs with other speakers. I have a pair of Cube Nenuphar Jr. w/ 2 REL S510s. I love the RELs but I also love open baffle bass and these may be a great option to try.
@Rockapotamus918 ай бұрын
Yeah yeah best thing ever until you get the next one to review…
@johnshore30958 ай бұрын
GR Reasearch do open baffle subwoofers with servo controlled drivers.
@johncahill9856 ай бұрын
I built a similar system a few years ago, that I love.
@jkjome40958 ай бұрын
I'd love to see you review Linkwitz's OB speakers.
@peterw27148 ай бұрын
I would like to hear your impressions of those bass units played with the Ambers speakers, and the Maria amplifier.
@johnbrewer22065 ай бұрын
I’m listening to a vintage Pilot mono tube amp right now, it’s a 6v6GTY tube type, has a few 12ax7s in the preamp stage. The speaker I’m using is a Pionner Pax 30, 15” coaxial driver. Running the combo OB and for vocals and jazz it’s pretty amazing. OB can sound amazing if set up correctly. Unfortunately it’s not always the best with SS gear. All of your gear looks cool tho.
@bossoli6029 күн бұрын
It was the Same when I discovered the Triangle Magellan range and especially with the Cello 😊
@343328 ай бұрын
"Very unique looking" lol
@johncowling65438 ай бұрын
Description sounds like my Linkwitz LX524s. Open baffle bass is different.
@garth568 ай бұрын
They aren't your speakers are way better.. 🙂
@kenwong97968 ай бұрын
They look more like Minions than Ogys 😂
@Deltakitty327802 ай бұрын
That’s a fact.😂😂😂
@InPursuitOfLiberty18 күн бұрын
Interesting. So many options to consider these days. But with anything, I'm always concerned about servicing, repairs, warranties etc
@javierorozco4103 ай бұрын
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SEÑOR !
@EricDSalisbury8 ай бұрын
Great review. Nice seeing the SpeakOn connectors being used. I’d love to hear a system with like that.
@jozefserf20248 ай бұрын
Review some Linkwitz speakers please
@donalmahon8 ай бұрын
I worked in a nightclub in the 80s. The speakers were just like these except the tops were hung by chains from the ceiling
@AdamsOlympia4 ай бұрын
I've really been intrigued by open baffle subs lately -- I think that's the way to go for far more realistic and nuanced acoustic bass. My ultimate setup would be KEF R3, coupled with something like the Bobs. (though maybe a slightly more affordable version) ..
@watchnut8 ай бұрын
Do you plan to review the new Clayton Shaw Caladan speakers?
@peterdesmidt87423 ай бұрын
I love open baffle bass.
@savannahlion30817 ай бұрын
Such a shame you cannot let us hear that feeling. I have owned my Lynn Nexusses for think 30 years now and for tharlt price have not heard better. Do have to say that a Tennitis conbined with my "Elder" ears might not find the finer details. Enjoyed your review. Thanks and much enjoyment ! 🤘🦁🤘
@michaellong90398 ай бұрын
How do you time align the OGY with the BOB? Is that performed in the outboard module?
@rexjazz4008 ай бұрын
after the new year I will go to Closer Acoustics. It turns out I live very close.
@gino32862 ай бұрын
Hi very nice system indeed Have you tried the OGY also upside down maybe ? i mean with the full range driver closer to the upper woofer I believe in keeping drivers as close as possible
@simonlovechild4 ай бұрын
What a lovely review...Great presentation
@ruby2thursday8 ай бұрын
i love your listening room! great vid.
@Justwantahover5 ай бұрын
This is just my opinion. It might even sound better if you just have open FR drivers on the top. More reverb and more dipole sound. I would try it if I were you. Mine are the best speakers I ever heard and they are open 5" FR drivers on top of the boxed woofers (opposite configuration to yours). 😅 I have a filter on the open driver and it's highly modified with cutouts for extended highs, and to simulate a free edge cone. Unique! 😅
@datdudeinred7 ай бұрын
It's funny how people are blown away by open baffles. They are literally the easiest & best speakers anyone can build themselves & the only thing to consider while building one is the baffle width & ofc xo points & types.
@m.j.s.38388 ай бұрын
Interesting. The system looks awkward, though, to be honest. That said, it gives one ideas for diy open baffle.
@ronmerkus59414 ай бұрын
Wow those sound incredible!!!!
@sebizbir7 ай бұрын
Bravo Poland 🇵🇱🤯🫡
@mischiefen3336 ай бұрын
Sounds like he's describing my modded bozak 305s that are now open baffle w added linaeum tweeters.
@scrunts6667 ай бұрын
I will save a fortune and buy a pair of Fostex and use my own sub with it :P
@MrRourk7 ай бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking
@martinsweeney99768 ай бұрын
Is that high level connection from REL they are using. Love your content I’m loving the A10s you review ❤
@pierregourde3268 ай бұрын
This whole thing looks like a cluster
@matthieus11658 ай бұрын
Design is personal taste of course but they look like disco speakers from the eighties
@MrBazsi8888 ай бұрын
The Maria was tuned specifically to the Ogy & & Bob or You used it with the Amber settings? Is it possible to tune to other than DH speakers regarding the Maria ?
@radomirlilic24728 ай бұрын
I always liked full range speaker drivers as they that midrange magic. Wondering how the Heaven 11 Billy amp will sound with those smiley faces?
@calebkimbrough96278 ай бұрын
Really nice looking speakers!
@scottypalmer21588 ай бұрын
Never seen open baffle subs with wings that deep. Supposedly goes against design theory. Always exceptions to the rule. 😊
@peterkadelbach70104 ай бұрын
What happens to the 180 degree out of phase energy coming out of the back of this 12” drivers? Also the unit you are passing the low frequency signal through is a cross over, all be it only a low pass circuit. Did you try them with alternative sub?
@BootJamesOut3 ай бұрын
Hello folks: the front and back wave don't come out the same. The 12" stand have two different size of wings on the side, does all the magic
@Natan90008 ай бұрын
Since you’ve heard quite some high quality systems of all prices and usually wooden warm speakers I wonder what you’d think of the kef ls60 active towers. Have you ever heard them?
@williamcotton87467 ай бұрын
Why would anybody pay what these speaker cost. You can build 4 open baffle woofers for less than what they want for one. I use 4 15 inch woofer for my system. The cost is less than $500.00. You don't need an expensive woofer to build an excellent OB bass system.
@VEC7ORlt5 ай бұрын
What kind of 15s can you buy for that much?
@redstepable5 ай бұрын
how much are they?
@MarcelNL8 ай бұрын
Oh hey, I already was looking a bit at Ogy!
@bilguana118 ай бұрын
Please post a block diagram as it is confusing. Dubious specs.
@ronniecramer12528 ай бұрын
Since I already have two Rel Subs I’m using with DIY open Baffles, couldn’t I just use them with the source point top speakers instead of the BOB’s ? It may not be the same match , but it would be more budget friendly.
@dtracy03ss8 ай бұрын
Heck Yes, and I would prefer to have adjustable crossover for this , I Think 125h is too low for the 4 inch driver to get down to. Just something I would prefer to have control of.
@JohnZolla-bp7tl8 ай бұрын
For some time I've been using a pair of SVS subs perched on Kallex cubes. This provides the base for a pair of Fostex P-1000 BH, back-loaded horn speakers that look a lot like the OGY. The performance of this setup is surprising, for under 2 grand, total.
@ronniecramer12528 ай бұрын
My Rel Subs are on the carpeted floor because Rel says that the feet are the proper height to couple them to the floor. They also stack them together, so have you listened to your SVS subs on the floor to hear a difference.
@Justwantahover6 ай бұрын
They beat any conventional speakers with piano! 😮
@wwmet34548 ай бұрын
Placement? Open baffle usually means 1 - 2m from the back wall. True for these? Looks as if
@HiFiHuff8 ай бұрын
These sound best in my room placed where I place mostly all speakers. They are approx 3-4 ft from the wall and 7 ft apart. I sit 7 ft from them. Slight toe in.
@craigosterberg50458 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@mikosoft4 ай бұрын
So thesignal to OGYs in this setup is not filtered in any way? Do they not go lower than 125Hz?
@Simplyveej8 ай бұрын
1:35 I think you mean point source speaker, and not source point speaker. The latter is a trademarked speaker brand.
@mpi58508 ай бұрын
These are not point source speakers, which have a tweeter in the middle of the woofer.
@jimfarrell46358 ай бұрын
Kinda. These are full range drivers which therefore provide a point source. Drivers which place the tweeter in the centre of a mid woofer, such as by Kef, Tannoy or Fyne also present a point source, but are very different beasts.
@J0hnny8ravo4 ай бұрын
My man right here got baffled by the open-baffle speakers!
@thehighend45454 ай бұрын
Have you ever heard a klipschorn bass bin? Thats real bass my friend.
@thesonnytackettshow79494 ай бұрын
Yeah man!! Back in the 70s Tompall Glaser had a set of cornerhorns in his office(large room) at Glaser Brothers Recording Studio. They had the normal NS10s and large JBL main monitors, but no mix left the studio without it being played on the Klipse first. The studio also had a Real large plate reverb in a room in the basement. The had another room set up with a speaker and mic for Real room reverb. It was a very long room. This was the only studio I was ever in that had either of these! All the best, Sonny T
@kgspollux69985 ай бұрын
Open baffle = dipole behaviour, which means a (damageable) positioning for only one sweet spot in your listening room. Ok for lone warriors. But for two or more listeners ?
@zaphod_beeblerox5 ай бұрын
Audiophile- singular
@emilhach62644 ай бұрын
@@zaphod_beeblerox Amen.
@mpi58508 ай бұрын
Lol, what an atrocious (Frankenstein) looking combination. The Oggy speakers are beautiful, and do indeed benefit from being paired with a subwoofer or two. But not like this. Separate subs allows them to maintain their clean aesthetic and still sound amazing. I know as I have the Oggys paired with a REL sub.
@Shaken_AND_Stirred8 ай бұрын
Those subs look like some DIY project. Just my option though. They don’t look like they go together with the way the OGY’s just sit on top.
@user-xg6zz8qs3q8 ай бұрын
The bass stands look better.
@keithdowling548 ай бұрын
sorry if I'm out of sync here: Am trying to understand if buying a Bluesound Node X is 'overkill' if its being plugged into a 3 grand integrated amp? Would I get to hear the sonic improvements the Node X provides over the regular Node?
@user-xg6zz8qs3q8 ай бұрын
The answer is so murky. If your room has poor acoustics then the differences between DACs will be null.
@glennpoors85548 ай бұрын
Why doesn't anyone ever mention the music being played, intro or otherwise, in the description? ;)
@Shaken_AND_Stirred8 ай бұрын
@glennpoors8554 Intro Song - Malhana - DEX 1200 Closing Song - Casey Abram’s - Hound Dog Merry Christmas
@labalo57 ай бұрын
How much better are these than your old fleetwoods?
@HiFiHuff7 ай бұрын
There really is no better at these levels - just different. Different vibe from the Fleetwoods which are more in line with horn speakers.
@JohnHarnick7 ай бұрын
I wish you still had the Fleetwoods so you could wire-in those dipoles !
@labalo57 ай бұрын
Get them back @stevehuffhifi
@johnsimmons50568 ай бұрын
Do you think the pass labs INT-25 would have enough power to drive the ogy's and 2 pairs of bobs ?
@iikatinggangsengii24718 ай бұрын
it has the ability to scale well while still retain its magic
@michaelaue74114 ай бұрын
Need to try different amps
@wric018 ай бұрын
So just a taste open baffle bass. Might as well full dipole lrs+.
@Prometheus19798 ай бұрын
You just described my Q-Acoustic concept 500’s. lol
@huckfin11006 ай бұрын
Save a tree, build half a speaker !!!
@scottjones54557 ай бұрын
No problem with the mid range vibrating off ?
@MindBodySoulOk7 ай бұрын
Would have been nice to hear them
@ccdccd86157 ай бұрын
Why wasn’t this speaker on your best of 2023????
@HiFiHuff7 ай бұрын
Because they came in at the very end of 2023, the last week. These may show up in my 2024 video.
@dannyalvens54186 ай бұрын
@@HiFiHuff the "May" part does not instill confidence...
@KeithHeinrich4 ай бұрын
@@dannyalvens5418 something better "may" be discovered. The joy of being a reviewer.
@vaneast4118 ай бұрын
maybe you should try them with a 300 B amp
@TriAmpHiFi8 ай бұрын
. The famous old Crown? (edit) Oh, you mean some $1500 Western Electrics. Aha, ya they'd be great too. Either way, those speakers actually have a distinctly nostalgic design.
@ronmerkus59414 ай бұрын
That's not a bad price!!
@ossiebacchus71108 ай бұрын
Yep, WAF is critical! 😄😄
@ericelmore8878 ай бұрын
Open baffle SPEAKERS with AGD mono block AMP’s with tube based pre amp is the direction I’m going in.
@cremersalex8 ай бұрын
Won't the demo sound exactly like my Bose speakers?
@tristandesade86358 ай бұрын
I like your reviews but you keep confusing „coaxial speakers“ and „full range driver speakers“. Those are two very different concepts.🤓
@user-xg6zz8qs3q8 ай бұрын
Coaxial makes no sense when you have a single driver. Just call it a single driver. It's not technically "fullrange". EMS calls it "wideband". Just call it a single driver speaker. The rest is jargon.
@Justwantahover7 ай бұрын
@@user-xg6zz8qs3qThere are single driver speakers and coaxials. Coaxials are not single drivers and are 2 ways with the tweeter inside the voicecoil tube and these are true point source. Whereas some coaxials are not strictly point source cos the tweeter is 1.5" in front of the woofer (instead of inside the voicecoil tube). Like with most coaxial car speaker drivers.
@talosian8 ай бұрын
Maybe review something that is actually obtainable in the US?
@tes9187 ай бұрын
There are plenty of guys doing that!
@danielgallegos15288 ай бұрын
You never played the speakers!
@HiFiHuff8 ай бұрын
I sure did, in its own video a week or so ago, as mentioned in this video :)
@bilguana118 ай бұрын
Link?@@HiFiHuff
@johnbrown45688 ай бұрын
Interesting...
@nicholaskrebs78158 ай бұрын
This guy used to be credible…
@paradoxworkshop46596 ай бұрын
Now he's incredible!
@rts100x55 ай бұрын
open or infinite baffle is the way .... the only way
@kgspollux69985 ай бұрын
An infinite baffle is a sealed one, isn't it ?
@darrengillesdarrengilles83364 ай бұрын
Say my Dahlquist DQ10's
@listeningto83714 ай бұрын
@@kgspollux6998 only if you consider infinity to be enclosed somehow.
@kgspollux69984 ай бұрын
@@Munakas-wq3gp I agree. My "cellar worker" is a SVS SB16-Ultra and it's making a really great job until 60Hz . . .
@arte2arquiteto8 ай бұрын
Anthropomorphic!
@jev48374 ай бұрын
🥱
@CedricRachmad6 ай бұрын
How do these compare to dynaudio heritage specials? @stevehuffhifi
@yilunong22915 ай бұрын
Yes, am interested to know how they compare the Heritage Special too!
@joeshmoe92334 ай бұрын
Watching this on my Iphone and honestly, I'm not that impressed with the soundstage of these speakers.
@RM-lv9ng4 ай бұрын
Haha!
@davidsellers36394 ай бұрын
😂😂😂use your imagination
@NK-rm7kc4 ай бұрын
Lol
@scottpolston61374 ай бұрын
Yeah it probably lacks soundstage because your listening on a iPhone buddy you at least need to be listening on a decent set of cans and not a craptastic iPhone speaker just saying and even then it still won't do these speakers justice
@hyperraptor54844 ай бұрын
Turn on spatial sound and you be fine😂
@alfaceuntauriprodigy4 ай бұрын
i still choose Genelec in any day.
@RafaelLopeztattoos3 ай бұрын
any model in particular?
@hithighs2 ай бұрын
@@RafaelLopeztattoos Yeah the 1034 might sound better, but then your looking at 16 grand... Then you could say Wilson Audio, then 50 grand, when does it stop.