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The tap test is a misleading (but universally practiced) way to decide if a speaker enclosure will resonate audibly with music content.

I heard the SVS "ULTRA EVOLUTION PINNACLE" at AXPONA and thought they had great potential. Since then I have been looking forward to a review with measurements and greatly appreciate this one! I wish you would have published a full spectrum plot but I was able to piece one together and found that these are warm speakers- really warm! The response rises by 7db from 1Khz to 70 Hz- anechoic! That is way too much bass. In-room would be even worse. Given the additional rear firing woofers in-room measurements would have been very helpful in addition to a full spectrum plot. If the SVS would have measured flatter in that region (like the Perlisten R7t or BMR Monitors) I would have pulled the trigger on them already. Thank you.

The answer is, 'It depends'. On other system elements, room, auditory system, program material and so on. It's a discussion where abstracting via reductionism is not a suitable interpretive framework. Therefore, context is everything. Remember, this is all about the production of illusions. 'Better' means 'better illusion'. WTF that is, who knows! That is about subjective expectations. Personally, the harmonic content of NOS NIB tubes with low noise and microphonics is very pleasing. Tubes were only sidelined for profit for audio manufacturers. There's no intrinsic 'better'. Much like the analog 'vs' digital debate, there's a pointless search for 'unnecessary perfection' with solid state and digital that is much hyped via ads and marketing IMVHO. Most folks buy a hifi system and keep it years and years. So they are always trying to sell us the latest thing.

Bring back center spread, indeed.

Absolutely true, did a millions years ago already to my recordplayer....

How would these compare to the perlisten r5t ? Or the titans vs r5t ?

two points i think is important: opposing drivers also needs to be linked to each other directly, not only with the box like in this svs. my other point is: the woofer crossover at 140hz is too low, maybe a limitation and compromise they worked around but still you will miss the impact from 150hz and above from only two midrange units. 200hz is better from this perspective. and speculations from my part is that the ports may have some issues with larger bandwidth woofers, same with internal damping wish is lacking in ported designs.

I have one of the speaker greats, Infinity IRS, and have had many amps I just haven’t been happy with. European amps, American amps, famous designers, famous name brands. The Krells, Pass Labs and Mark Levinsons of the world. I have done a ton of upgrades from ladder dacs, to power isolation and conditioning tweaks to the point that there is not much more that I can do. I found an M-5000 deal, and I have to tell you, this thing beats out A-LOT of ultra high end amps. I’m talking stuff like Constellation Hercules etc. The sound stage blackness is very, very noticeable even when there is not much more to improve on a high end system. Very unusually quiet amp. I hate to sound like a typical audiophile broken record, but I rediscovered all my music again with this deep “black” background noise floor. Yes, other amps perform great, as does this amp, but it’s how quiet it is that really got me shocked. One of the reasons I looked into this amp was that I know about Yamaha being really good, but spectacularly underrated by the audiophile community, and secondly, the design philosophy. The pull-pull design is very unusual - and very special. Only 4 amps that I know use this. 2 of the 4 were designed by the late Bascom King, and the other 2 by Yamaha. There is an interview of Bascom where he talks about why pull-pull is superior to any other mosfet configuration. This is the reason the M-5000 is staggeringly more quiet than any other high end amp. The first amp to use this was the Yamaha B2, from which Bascom discovered Yamaha’s secret sauce. When I found out the M-5000 unarchived this very special design, I was curious to see what they could do with modern parts. I’m currently running BHK300 monoblocks for the top end to incorporate tube influence, and now the M-5000 uses the same design philosophy of pull-pull but is solid state all the way through for bottom end muscle. A combo made in heaven, and same design philosophy!! Could not be happier. Well done Yamaha!!

Will the AV10 get Dirac ART? If yes then it's a no brainer. I'm am actually 100% set on that decision and am waiting.

Google assistant and no Chromecast? Wtf why?

there's any video about audio curve why matter, how choose and why choose one instead another what is the better for some cases.

Denon still does this now. A 7.2 channel receiver measured in 2 channels would have '7x100w' stickers on it.

I have been noticing denon misrepresenting their numbers, even today. A 7.2 ch 110W 2ch measured avr would have "7x 110W" on their product displays.

James looks like hugo

Companies like Piega do the same kind of dampening on their aluminum speakers.

Loved the piano song

I'm happy with my Philharmonic BMR Towers

JAMES IS A ROCK STAR🤘🤘🤘

My go to is "Wajazz Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. 1" Give it a listen!

Nice talk Gene! I am concerned about $, size, service, set up and of course listening. I took advantage of the 30 or 60 day return policies and actually ended up with an RSL 12 in Speedwoofer. I tried both SVS 16 Ultras, Rel T9x, and Kef. For my room the RSL sounded great and the price was right. I did have to pay partial return shipping on 2 of the subs, but I'm happy for now.

So you would recommend using both the Roadkill liner and the foam? Would the results be as good if you just use the Roadkill liner and nothing else?

Yes enjoy it for what it is and what it's for, enjoyment.

Gene I did these settings works only with my Apple TV connected to my Hisense. When I connected the Apple TV directly on the back of my SR-8015 I was not able to get that 4.4.4 and 4k SDR with new HDMI cables any ideas

The Absolute best products for resonance or cars come from Resonix. It's not cheap, but I keep ordering more and more. Also, might as well put the deadening on the outside. foams or poly fiber on the inside.

Will this make the speaker catch on fire?

Although Gene we don’t share the same opinion about cables, I have to give my compliments your playing piano.

They generally have a low level disdain for anything not two channel, unless it’s some weirdo quad array or stacked Altecs lol

I'm grateful I'm just a guy who love listing to music and radio, and not an audiophile. (I'm also an electronic technician) so I don't care for benchmark speakers and amplifier. But I do care A LOT about benchmark test equipment.

With 2 track music, I've usd the Auro-2D up-mixer. I have a 5.1.4 system with SVS Prime Elevations as front and rear heights. With music, using the heights often doesn't sound very good so I use the Auro-2D up-mixer which ignores the heights in favor of the core 5.1 system. The results can be very good to excellent with room filling sound without the heights make it too "busy".

Just not comfortable listening to music in a theater arrangement. The seating and environment just doesn't feel right. I would not go to a walk-in pay theater to listen to music either. I'd rather have more of a studio type or more casual arrangement. Not knocking HT for those who must, but even if I had a HT, I'd still have a separate 2-channel system.

Impressive piano playing!!!

I have heco direkt.wide buffle two ways.93 db.

​@Audioholics --- What is a "universal disc"? Is that a new kind of Blu-ray disc?

Such a soft ass song 😂

Amazing educational video. I stopped selling and installing Audioquest cables 4 years ago. Thanks Gene.

A graph comparing it to the still-available VTF-3 would have been a lot more useful. Great video, as always.

Also, they don’t make good movies anymore so you can always go back to just listening to music.

Thank you!!! I'm tired of going into an audiophile store and being told I can't get a system that does both HT and music, that I have to pick one... even to the absurd point the person has refused to help me.

I have my digital piano on wheels and whenever I wanna play I bring it up from under my desk to my listening position and play it through the HiFi speakers. Sounds amazing.

Gene my brother, 124db is not loud! It’s deafening man!

Learn from my costly experience: If you want clean sound in a large room at concert level volume you need 2 things: A separate amplifier and big towers. I bought a Monolith 7x200 all channels driven and it was a game changer. Receivers won't cut it for six pack long listening sessions at concert level especially if you are using surrounds. Plus a good amp will last decades and won't be obsolete like a processor or receiver in 10 years as Theo noted in the video. Regarding the speakers, any conventional speaker that can be shipped UPS may not be large enough to fill a large room. I tried that and it didn't work. Finally got some SVS Ultra Towers and they are more than enough speaker. If you want to build something like that in stages, make sure you get a receiver with pre-outs so you can add an amp later if you want.

100% Gene, that’s what I did.

RB42 woofers?

You’re inner Diane Bish exposed! ❤

@Audioholics --- 8:31 Why isn't that square centered between the two circles so that it's equal distance from the squares at each end?

what of you run 4 of the exact same speaker, 2 speakers on one side and 2 speakers on the opposing side?

i go raw every time

This was great to watch.

A friend of mine couldn't quite fit his new receiver into his cabinet. I went over there with a rasp and widened the slot. He said that, that was the best audio file he ever saw.

I’ve had mine for 3 weeks and love them! BASX A3 would drive them hard with rock and metal but clipped when playing modern electronic music. I had to bi-amp them with my denon 4400. Just bought an Emotiva XPA 3 and am going home to hook it up. Have not turned on my 2 subs. These just sound too good!🎉