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Fascinated By GR Research Channel

Lately I've watched a number of the videos on GR Research's youtube channel and been very intrigued. If you aren't familiar with them, they design and sell some speakers, but most of their business is DIY speaker kits, and doing upgrades on customer's speakers. In the videos, they show how they measure the performance characteristics of speakers sent in and then explain the thought process and methodology of choosing improvements. 

If nothing else, anyone wanting to better understand the technical section of reviews (e.g. John Atkinson's in Stereophile), would likely learn something watching.

Another interesting aspect of these videos is the clear untangling of various manufacturers' choices in balancing cost for performance and the sonic impact of various compromises. 

Get your popcorn and check it out. 

I'm also curious to hear of your experiences with any of their kits or products and if your findings match their messaging. I've always understood that better parts quality will improve sonics, but this channel demonstrates exactly how with great clarity...fascinating! Cheers,

Spencer 

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Yesterday I saw a "response video" here:

https://youtu.be/zxlUYfpxNMY

I've watched Jay previously, and while he dumbs things down often to target a larger audience, you can tell he's worked with many high end systems and is good at calling out concerns that newbies may not know(e.g. cartridge output and phono stage matching). His overall vibe is like many traditional magazine reviews in that the words are 95% positivity, but he drops enough hints to read between the lines to get to the negatives. 

Get your popcorn ready, because he ordered a pair of GR's during the video and promised a full review, which he swears will be unbiased. His overly-defensive sidekick obviously saw a little of himself in Danny's video. This might evolve in a WWE direction. Cheers,

Spencer

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to me, the fundamental problem with d-r is his whole approach is to show up others making speakers ... well, i suppose we all need to make a living somehow ... but for me, personally, i would try to find a better way, without the central premise being to sh*t on other people’s lawns

’hey now i am looking out for you, really’.... ’look at these other brand named speaker makers ripping you off, selling you cheap crap’... 'that speaker you bought, well sorry but you were taken to the cleaners'...  ’now that i have your undivided attention, here is where to send me money’...

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cue song…The Who….” meet the new boss ( youtube ) , same as the old boss ( print )…..

 

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I just sent Danny an email about looking a few sets of speakers I have and if he could either give me some recommendations or if interested in looking at them. We shall see. 
 

honestly didn’t know this conversation was happening until right now. I did hear some of his monitor speakers of his design at the fellow I bought my Burson DAC from. Although he was not playing music I would normally play I will say I was impressed. They are the small version of those huge tower I guess line arrays he builds or sells in kits. 
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im going to watch that video as soon as my wife stops talking. Ha 

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I ordered his B&W 602 upgrade kit. I'm excited and nervous. 

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