What Speakers That Cost $370,000 Sound Like

What Speakers That Cost $370,000 Sound Like | WIRED

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What does it sound like when you listen to a speaker that’s roughly the price of the home you put it in? The Wilson Chronosonic XVX is a $370,000 audio supertower of seven drivers stacked atop one another producing a spectrum of sound beyond the range of human hearing-literally providing more realistic detail than you could possibly hear. WIRED Luxury Gear Editor Jeremy White breaks down what that leap in price actually produces in audio quality, and the surprisingly intricate and impressive technology housed in both.
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Director: Anna O'Donohue
Director of Photography: Mateo Akira Notsuke
Editor: Louis Lalire
Host: Jeremy White
Senior Producer: Efrat Kashai
Creative Producer: Christie Garcia
Line Producer: Joe Buscemi
Associate Producer: Amy Haskour
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Camera Operator: Sasha Novitskiy
Sound Mixer: Tom Morley
Production Assistant: Samuel Herbaut
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Photographer: Mitch Payne
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Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow
Animation: Sam Fuller
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@jopo7996 24 күн бұрын

Buying the $370,000 speakers would be an emotional experience for me too, when my wife divorced me because of it.

@EastyyBlogspot 24 күн бұрын

@@jopo7996 true but their would be negatives as well

@witness1013 24 күн бұрын

So when do your speakers arrive ?

@bossanesta 24 күн бұрын

lol but now the judge said your wife deserve one of this Wilson speaker lol

@sarkardragon 24 күн бұрын

Paying this much does not worth, you can have 95% at least with mess than 10% of that money. Hi end is more a luxury than money for audio quality

@RobinMarples 23 күн бұрын

If you Can aford a 370 $ speaker set ...i doubt she would leave

@TheSpotlessMind93 24 күн бұрын

Now how does a $2000 speaker setup sound with the same size and number of drivers compare to the Wilson? That would be a more fair comparison than a relatively portable Sonos speaker.

@artlen3 24 күн бұрын

Cause that was clearly a sonos ad. No one is interested in a fair comparison here

@DQSpider 24 күн бұрын

Exactly. 500 dollars is an awful lot for a boombox

@MyFatherLoves 24 күн бұрын

I could create a stereo listening experience for $2k that would blow you away. The Wilson's are 100% not worth the cost. They're gorgeous and a statement piece. Truly beautiful but wholly unnecessary to accurately reproduce music.

@shize9ine 24 күн бұрын

Exactly. Take a set of $2,000.00 speakers and attach to the same amps driving the 300k speakers. Then see if this guy can hear the difference.

@CrazyManuel94 24 күн бұрын

Tbh the Sonos sounded a bit flat and metallic for a 500$ speaker, would love to see a "still affordable" speaker competing

@dukajoe 24 күн бұрын

I'm still on the fence on which one to get

@Bloodstryke 23 күн бұрын

🤣🤣

@justinchey2281 22 күн бұрын

Honestly, if you just wanna play something quickly on the go, you already have your phone speakers for that. I say go for the Wilsons.

@rawux1228 20 күн бұрын

Sell your house and go for Wilsons :)

@5thlevelweb887 13 күн бұрын

Lol

@branmuffin411 6 күн бұрын

LOL

@dereks1264 24 күн бұрын

We're in *SERIOUS* mid-life crisis territory here.

@iamsam8446 18 күн бұрын

It's similar to a Vette vs a Lambo.

@lankhan12 24 күн бұрын

listening to this on my phone speaker😎

@OMGWTFLOLSMH 5 күн бұрын

As most people do when watching audio equipment reviews.

@thups4636 24 күн бұрын

As a recovering audiophile, one thing is that no matter how good your set up becomes, you'll get used to it within a few months. Then it's time to go to the bank for the next big thing, which surprise suprise, you'll get used to as well. In the end you'll end up more time setting up your gear and reading and researching about the gears than actually listening to music. All i want to say is, enjoy your music. It's doesn't matter if it's coming out of a 10£ earbuds or a 100000£ speaker system.

@totalplonker824 24 күн бұрын

Thank you. So there is indeed a twinkle of light at the end of the rabbit hole.

@VideoArchiveGuy 24 күн бұрын

It depends upon you; for me the better the sound, the deeper the physiological impact. I enjoy a song on an ordinary system, where on a good one it becomes a full emotional experience.

@Theoryofcatsndogs 24 күн бұрын

been there...

@michaelknight2342 24 күн бұрын

Once your gear hits a certain level, a lot comes down to preference, I guess? It's generally cheaper to achieve the same sound quality with headphones, than with speakers. And the right dsp goes a long way in getting the most out of your system.

@grandmaLilith 24 күн бұрын

@@VideoArchiveGuy I think it's the quality of mids capturing emotion in vocals, but I don't know besides that

@Siile_ 24 күн бұрын

The irony is, you'd be hard pressed to find a mastering studio with a pair of speakers worth more than $50,000, and that's already rarefied air. Above that, you're getting into the extremely rare occurrence. Obviously the room itself will be worth a lot of money as well

@MyFatherLoves 24 күн бұрын

Indeed. The highest cost studio monitors hover around the $24k region for a pair. Those speakers are the pinnacle. The Wilson?? Eye candy at best.

@VideoArchiveGuy 24 күн бұрын

@@MyFatherLoves Mastering studio speakers are often intended for a completely different purpose and studios wouldn't necessarily spend that kind of money for monitors.

@iamcarl4591 24 күн бұрын

@@VideoArchiveGuy Well they do And you'll be surprised how much the acoustic of the room costs. A flat response is necessary for composing.

@_Dav1K 24 күн бұрын

@@iamcarl4591 The room treatment is the real value here.

@iamcarl4591 24 күн бұрын

@@_Dav1K Exactly and a pair of 1000-2000USD monitor is quite common

@jcvscorner 23 күн бұрын

The thing that annoys me so much about this video is that it frames it as if you either buy a Sonos (or other) streaming speaker OR an unbelievably expensive stereo setup. There are amp and speaker sets at the same price of the Sonos that sound soooo much better than the Sonos. Do yourself the favor and go to a store that sells both and I am sure that you will pick a cheap stereo system, because it makes do much more out of the music you feed it...

@JoshuaCasper 24 күн бұрын

where's that "contains an ad" "sponsored content" label

@xdoctorblindx 24 күн бұрын

Yup, just a Sonos ad.

@SEAZNDragon 24 күн бұрын

Even have a link in the info section

@wildeturkey2006 24 күн бұрын

valid

@jstick993 23 күн бұрын

it says in the description: "When you buy something through our retail links, we earn an affiliate commission."

@JoshuaCasper 22 күн бұрын

@@jstick993 that's not proper labeling.

@ThisIsTheInternet 24 күн бұрын

With 370,000 I could invest in a high dividend ETF and travel every month to go listen to piano concerts in New York at the philharmonic, for the rest of my life.

@EastyyBlogspot 24 күн бұрын

So not a sound investment ?

@MyFatherLoves 24 күн бұрын

hehe

@lawrencefrost9063 24 күн бұрын

Well, at least now I can hear my bank account crying in high fidelity.

@betaomega04 22 күн бұрын

Audiophile here. Yes, I see you joke lol ...I think everyone that's involved in this hobby is that understands completely that this isn't a financial investment. But I would say that it is an emotional investment. The main driving force is that we genuinely love music, and when you can create a system that propels you into the music, *that* is what makes it worth it. If you've ever had that tingly feeling when listening to exceptional music, it's that much better whenever you're playing it on a really good system.

@tieran9491 24 күн бұрын

Now compare that Sonos to a cheaper pair of bookshelf speakers or even one's that are the same price. I think it would still get absolutely destroyed.

@grandmaLilith 24 күн бұрын

yup, why sonos? garbage

@scottlowell493 24 күн бұрын

I have a sonos one in my bathroom. They are one notch above Bose in terms of thump and sizzle. Even my old NHT C3 blow them into the dirt.

@royarguello8509 22 күн бұрын

Name a pair of equal price speakers that would best the Sonos? It doesn't exist. Name a cheaper speaker that would best the Sonos. It also doesn't exist. You're allowed to have an opinion, but factually - you're wrong.

@tieran9491 22 күн бұрын

Easy: PSB Alpha AM3, $500 for a pair of very nice powered bookshelf speakers. If you've already got a receiver/amp the P5 is a very nice pair with more oomf since they're larger.

@grandmaLilith 22 күн бұрын

@@tieran9491 Some Definitive Technology bookshelf speakers and a cambridge DAC

@DQSpider 24 күн бұрын

I kind of hate videos like these. Yeah, the huge contrast makes for a flashy demonstration but it totally erases the fact that you can do way better than Sonos at 500 dollars. Sonos is convenient and most people don't want to spend any time connecting components. The small tradeoff in convenience at the 500 dollar point for powered monitors or a small receiver and good bookshelves is well worth it, if audio quality is your primary focus. There's no need to sell organs or refinance your house to get good sound. I've heard Wilson speakers and they are fantastic, but diminishing returns kick in well below their price point too.

@misterscottintheway 24 күн бұрын

It's a Sonos ad

@Smi77y1 18 күн бұрын

You’re missing the fact that wires are obnoxious and very difficult to hide well. And I ain’t about to have wires visible in my audio/office space. Sonos is hella good.

@modelizip9119 24 күн бұрын

For that price I'll get a personal orchestra

@MrChristiangraham 24 күн бұрын

It's an awful lot of live music trips

@ZardozXerxes 24 күн бұрын

So good for podcasts then?

@francescaa8331 24 күн бұрын

😆

@markedis5902 24 күн бұрын

A hi-fi so amazing that, It can only be heard by a passing bat.

@Dimapur 2 күн бұрын

Just bought it after selling the house and adding the entire life savings. It really drowns out the cries of the children due to hunger.

@ugthefluffster 24 күн бұрын

for people who dont listen to music with their gear, but listen to their gear with music

@ColvinAvianBreadline 24 күн бұрын

I wonder what Cannibal Corpse sounds like on the Wilsons?

@hiTocopter 23 күн бұрын

Probably pretty good? Fast drivers are good for fast music. Who would've thunk it...

@brianjacobs967 23 күн бұрын

These are the mid level Wilsons, The top of the line are about $700,000 so the entire system was well over $1M. I listened to Tool for an hour by myself in that room and it was marvelous.

@aaronrandolph261 22 күн бұрын

@@brianjacobs967 was it that much better than a killer set of 10k -30k speakers. i bet it did but not 340k more better.

@lawrencefrost9063 24 күн бұрын

I guess these speakers are for people who want to feel the sound waves and their wallets vibrating simultaneously.

@jordanp5469 24 күн бұрын

Listening to this on my phone speaker

@gabor1991 8 күн бұрын

Them 20Hz sounds hitting hard rn

@100bsl 24 күн бұрын

If comparing with Sonos, at least give it a chance. Place 4 Sonos One (gen 2's) in four corners and add 2 Sonos Sub Gen 3's at opposite ends. Promise you that you will get a lot more detail and thumping bass, which you would be able to feel.

@3k2p6 23 күн бұрын

Buy $320,000 speakers to play 128kbps mp3 files.

@user-sr7cr3yl1y 15 күн бұрын

😂

@DigSamurai 19 күн бұрын

The thing about high-end audio systems is the difference in sound separation, staging and clarity between a $500 and a $2,000 system is far greater then the difference between a $2,000 system and a $50,000 system. The difference is even more subtle as you go up in price. Many would not be able to tell the difference between a $50,000 system and the $350,000 system demonstrated in this video. Bottom line is if you CAN tell the difference and care, and have the resources, then a six-figure audio system is worth it.

@MrChristiangraham 24 күн бұрын

Nice example of price anchoring 😀

@scottlowell493 24 күн бұрын

Wilson never used any normal pricing scale. They actually (no kidding) would throw a dart at a chart of prices. They'd then round up the cost to command snob market respect. "Should we charge $93,000? " Nah, round it up to $100,000..." "We don't make speakers for poor people. If you want high fidelity, you have to pay for it." - they've done this since the 80's.

@vagabondfeet 16 күн бұрын

LIstening to WILSON and SONOS on my laptop speakers, both sound great, can barely tell the difference😀

@AlexAugustinex 24 күн бұрын

"Emotional" "Life" "Soul" etc are words you hear a lot in videos like this. If you are an average man or a sane human being $300 - $2000 setup will be a luxury. You are not gonna miss anything.

@radry100 24 күн бұрын

This is a sonos ad

@Merkava76 22 күн бұрын

Personally, my preference these days, is nice set of headphones 🎧 👌 But I absolutely appreciate these huge set ups.

@TheoneandonlyRAH 24 күн бұрын

This was brilliant. But can we have a follow up on what the pre amp and amps etc do?

@ivanbogdaue 24 күн бұрын

Most of the listeners, should get at least stereo speaker pair. Funny how you never mentioned "stereo" even once, but spoke about micro-adjustments in Willson speakers.

@TheChild888 24 күн бұрын

If one considered as audiophile and see money as no object, why not. Am semi-audiophile and can hear the big difference between the Sonos and Wilson. Mid-low frequency is just phenomenal on the Wilson VS Sonos is very bright and mono. Its night and day between the two product, but comes at a cost/set up or if one doesn't want to spend so much and want simpler "Plug-n-Play" set up, then Sonos as is. Wilson set is a beauty to behold and a treat to the ear.

@ABowlOfRic3 24 күн бұрын

“How mad do you want to make your neighbors?” “Yes.”

@RobinMarples 23 күн бұрын

I m mad since i know my neighbour has a sonos speaker and not a proper audiophile setup

@briangoldberg4439 24 күн бұрын

I know someone who spent $500k on a speaker system, and yeah, it sounds "great," but it doesn't sound "better" than most ~$2k systems I've heard. It just sounds "different."

@Mike-er2ih 24 күн бұрын

At some point It is all in your mind telling you that it "has to" sound better because you spent more money.

@briangoldberg4439 23 күн бұрын

@@Mike-er2ih and at some point, we all get old enough that our hearing can't even resolve the edge frequencies or clarity that fancy sound systems can reproduce

@brunorivademar5356 23 күн бұрын

Dumb comment. You have no clue what you are talking about. @@briangoldberg4439

@greencraig8570 5 күн бұрын

The reviewer is right. Audiophile sound is in the end all about emotion and having a physical connection with the music. All the technology and the money is in service of that.

@JorisDM 24 күн бұрын

No. You're focusing on the price, while the dimensions and physical spacing of the speakers are so vastly different. Of course a wide true stereo setup will sound better than something that's practically almost mono because everything's cramped in a box. If you'd put average studio monitors next to the big speakers, like Focal Alphas or Yahama HS8, you would have a radically better sound for the same 500 dollars. It wouldn't be as nice as the big boys, obviously, but at least it would be a fair comparison.

@JosefTD 24 күн бұрын

I wonder how much of the sound quality is down to the cabinet, amplifier, and room acoustics vs the driver itself.

@ross-carlson 24 күн бұрын

A lot

@andtothewestamerica 24 күн бұрын

I think room acoustics is the least understood or appreciated part of the equation for most consumers. Room position and/or treatment is the most inconvenient part of creating quality audio.

@MyFatherLoves 24 күн бұрын

Room acoustics is absolutely priority #1 for getting accurate sound. How the speaker is integrated into that room would be priority #2. How the speaker is designed would be priority #3. And then waaayyyyy down at the bottom of the list would be the amplifier and DACs. Put simply, if your DAC and/or your amplification is adding anything to the music, you're not going to hear the music how the artist intended for you to hear it, and that's wrong. All my opinions of course.

@totalplonker824 24 күн бұрын

Good speaker placement equals a more developed soundstage. A good listening position placement equals a more perceivable enjoyment of the Bass. Hence... speaker positioning, getting the couch off the back wall, room acoustics, then equipment

@DrummerDaan 21 күн бұрын

Very roughly, if we would be standing in a normal sized room, and I were to be talking to you one meter away, you'd be hearing about 50/50 direct sound and room acoustics.

@psyphonyxaudio 24 күн бұрын

The best advice for ANYONE into music... and looking for gear .... just needs to understand " Diminishing Returns " There IS a very big difference... but.. it's all a matter ' what level is enough for me ' Listen for references... and spend wisely to get what you can afford.

@user-om9gy3mg7x 24 күн бұрын

Making a video about the equipments used to record the audio probably makes more sense lol

@AllboroLCD 10 күн бұрын

Very well done. Ive had the privilege to demo Wilsons not too long ago and yes, they truly are on a whole other level. No need to close the eyes to suspend disbelief. The asking prices aren't there to just appease the rich, you will hear where each and every dollar went when you power on your rig and play your Wilsons!

@mateonotsuke 24 күн бұрын

This was such a fun video to shoot. Got to play Many Men by 50 cent on a million pounds sound system

@grockiguy 22 күн бұрын

Weird. These $370,000 speakers sound like my cheap headphones.

@mcleanphillips 22 күн бұрын

Then watch the video on your big speakers

@romangalustian1106 23 күн бұрын

The only place you can see and hear these speakers in London - KJ West One ❤ Was also shot there btw

@Fry_Plantain 22 күн бұрын

The Wilson speakers are definitely going in my garage and I'm putting my Chiron and Speed-tail between them.

@samirshah5411 18 күн бұрын

I got a pair of the ERA 300s for 673 shipped around Father’s Day, absolutely love them with my arc and sub.

@bornon18 24 күн бұрын

"This really was an emotional experience" So what you're telling is that only rich people can actually hear what Debussy has composed? That's about the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I wonder what Debussy himself would've thought about it though.

@strangersontheinternet 24 күн бұрын

My sister has Sonos too!

@TheMightyAgency 24 күн бұрын

And here I am going to recycle my Sonos 5

@Stardust51 24 күн бұрын

Listening to this on my cheapo $20 computer speakers

@robkraanen 7 күн бұрын

If you have the money why not. I searched for 30 years and for me I get this feeling with my Lipinski Sound speakers. In the end sound is personal, but it does needs to be as close to the real thing as possible.

@newdevilman1167 23 күн бұрын

A great video! I think this was well made video that briefs the audio hobby. When you first experience the full tower floorstanding speakers and very well set up hifi system, it changes your world. If you like music, it’s very well worth looking into it. I wish “wired” to cover how each generation think of HiFi audio hobby.

@regolyth 24 күн бұрын

What's the point in even comparing these? It's like comparing a Ferrari to a Mini

@christopherbareja996 24 күн бұрын

Because it's comparing something most people are used to and may even own to the insane technology of a top of the line product. It's interesting.

@dotJata 23 күн бұрын

Well at least you can still use all the features of your Mini 70 years later. Sonos well you're dependant on them for app support.

@witness1013 24 күн бұрын

'The piano is one of the most difficult instruments to reproduce in a recording'. Oh really ? That of course makes literally zero sense.

@CashGravel 21 күн бұрын

Not sure what you’re talking about as it’s pretty much common knowledge in the recording industry and audiophile community

@nightdrive2646 21 күн бұрын

To actually have the piano sound like it is being played right there in the room? You need a well put together stereo system to do that. Do not need $370k speakers, but a $500 Sonos doesn't even come close.

@tharii314 17 күн бұрын

Someone is deleting replies?

@aeromaniac13 21 күн бұрын

I disagree. I don't think it's about loving music. I think it's about loving gear.

@DigSamurai 19 күн бұрын

I am an audiophile and used to go to high end audio listening rooms. The best system I ever experienced was Martin & Logan electrostatics with an Entec subwoofer and a Goldmund turntable. Not sure why this piece didn't talk about the source, most audiophiles consider vinyl to be the best source for high-end audio. Interestingly enough, the dealer and I both chose the same test material, White Winds by Andreas Vollenweider, on vinyl of course. It is a flawless recording that demonstrates staging and separation better than any other recording I've ever heard. Currently I own a Linn audio system.

@contrakv 24 күн бұрын

'And ultimately all the money that's gone in the Chronosonic is there to make you feel something'. Really? An equipment that makes sound activating your ears and your listening sense makes you feel know?

@ashwinmurali4345 24 күн бұрын

Missed opportunity to say "Wilson Chronosonic XVX recommended" instead of "Headphones recommended"

@iamsam8446 18 күн бұрын

If your pallette, being audio, food, etc, cannot discern something that provides more sensory depth, then by all means get the lesson expensive option. It's about ROI. In this example, the Sonos provides 70% of the performance at less than 1% of the cost.

@bruceguy2747 24 күн бұрын

Show me the Costco option (four figures) not six

@9thstreetbrandt 22 күн бұрын

I’ve been building a hifi room for four years. The pay off is everything when you adore music like I do. I’m $30,000 in so far. Worth every dollar and more.

@theot. 22 күн бұрын

i like how they used analogies that could be understood by many in much simpler terms.

@goosebumps000 24 күн бұрын

It is an unfair comparisson to use only one sonos, a more reasonable one would be to go with a subwoofer and a sterio pair at least

@5thlevelweb887 13 күн бұрын

"The more drivers, the more detail you can hear" .. Not always true. Electrostatic speakers (or hybrids like Martin Logans) can cover plenty of audio territory with one driver and have even more detail than nearly all dynamic cone speakers.

@moinak001 20 күн бұрын

You do not need $370K speakers to get better sound than the Sonos Era 300. I have the Sonos Era 300 pair with a Sub Gen 3 setup for casual background music in the dining room and another setup with Monitor Audio bookshelf speakers and and an SVS subwoofer for more serious listening. That I consider on the more expensive side having spent a few thousands on it including streamers, amplifier, preamp, DSP processor, turntable, cables and some acoustic panels. There is a stark difference between the two setups. Heck, Sono's own Five Hifi speakers for $1100 a pair will better the Era 300s. Wilson Audio stuff falls into Audio Art category. It is analogous to someone buying a painting for $1million for example.

@dazzaw4681 24 күн бұрын

Great video, but think I'll just get 822 Era 300's.... Thinking about stacking them up and climbing a Sonos stalk to the moon.

@boy638 24 күн бұрын

7:00 what is he wearing in his ears while listening to the speakers?

@TheOneInYellow 24 күн бұрын

Binaural microphones to record outside noise at the ear level. That's why he walked around the room, to record how the two speakers change their sound on and off-axis (to either speaker). Edit: clarified text by amending grammar.

@mateonotsuke 24 күн бұрын

@@TheOneInYellowyou are exactly right! I was there on the room and that how we were doing it

@TheOneInYellow 24 күн бұрын

@@mateonotsuke yep, and it's one of the cool recording techniques within the audio hobby that can help demonstrate various effects off sound, remotely! However, this should only be used as a useful tool rather than a 1:1 copy of said effects. Hopefully this info will help others on the explanation of the earphone microphones and binaural recordings!

@NikTreekle 16 күн бұрын

I would like to hear Venetian Snares on that rig.

@lucavogels 21 күн бұрын

Devialet Phantom even achieves 14Hz Infrabass and also goes up to 27kHz, looks way better, is more compact, also achieves very high accuracy, and „only“ costs 3000€

@kjwestonelondon 23 күн бұрын

Filmed at KJ West One. Come and experience for yourself in Central London.

@GiGa09x 24 күн бұрын

Listening Britney Spears songs w this speaker🔥🔥

@MuhammadKharismawan 23 күн бұрын

why is the volume itself so different tho? i know trying to match the volume of the Wilson is an impossible thing, but you can at least make a stereo pair with the sonos man XD.

@ttbalog 20 күн бұрын

So, you're telling me that I can buy a $1m speaker which makes sounds that I can't hear even when I'm sitting on the required ~1.5ft perfect spot at the middle of my couch? Perfect, I'd take 2 please!

@ducttaperulestheworl 16 күн бұрын

Bro forgot to include the price of the treated room that these speakers demand to be in

@flashforum939 24 күн бұрын

Great vid ❤

@totalplonker824 23 күн бұрын

Our ears operate at the speed of sound, which is far slower than the speed of light the eyes take in. Generative listening is the art of developing deeper silences in yourself, so you can slow our mind's hearing to your ears' natural speed and hear beneath the words to their meaning.

@bobnomura2068 24 күн бұрын

Don't forget the cost of sound dampening the listening room itself.

@AndyGilleand 23 күн бұрын

My $250 (each) Pioneer speakers have exactly the same frequency range (EDIT: actually a wider range, they go 20Hz to 50KHz) Maybe a better comparison could be made.

@grendol6968 22 күн бұрын

Honestly, due to hearing damage (temporary or permanent) I have to wonder how many humans will actually hear what is coming out of the higher performance speakers, regardless of the performance per cost ratio. I remember concerts more depending on who I share them with, not the acoustic performance. I think that may be a factor in my audiophile decisions.

@Amansshed 6 күн бұрын

i wish you could put a subwoofer anywhere in the room

@bwest6275 20 күн бұрын

For us KZfaq watchers, one word: better.

@cosmo11cosmo21 16 күн бұрын

speakers like the kronos are unnessesary... more drivers is not more detail, its really more chances for comb filtering and introduces issues with crossovers (what driver gets the high notes vs middle vs low)

@micahmitchell2330 14 күн бұрын

Please clean your camera sensor first next time!

@Gomez561 21 күн бұрын

One big point of why people build High-end Audio systems is to be sonically transported to the time and space where a recording happened. When a good speaker system is set up in a properly acoustically treated space, live recording playback should create a realistic illusion of being in the space of the recording. You should audibly "feel" the size of the space and the arrangement or sound stage of musicians in front of you... you can feel the size of music, for example, in a huge church or the intimate space of a tavern etc. I believe that is the biggest point this video missed out on. That is not to say one can't enjoy an orchestral piece through your iPhone speaker... my point is that there are levels to this sh!te (haha) and recreating the visceral experience of what it actually sounds like to be at a concert hall is not easy or cheap. Also, one can spend a fraction of this $370K cost and build a system and a room that can get say 80% "close" to what this system does. In High-end audio getting closer to 100% of what a system like this can do is where things get very expensive like crazy compounding price increases for performance increments of 1% to 5% at a time.

@CorporalDanLives 24 күн бұрын

Ең жақсы KZfaq

What Speakers That Cost $370,000 Sound Like | WIRED

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