Was wishing there is a recording session of the system actually playing some music in that room, because recently I am surprised even through TH-cam video, you can still hear a lot of things.
Its so cool (for me I'm 33) to meet guys like this because none of my peers know or care about stuff like this until I invite them over to share what "Hi-Fi" is. I'm a hardware store manager and I met a dude just like David and its awesome to cut up about gear, records, stories and so on. Hes always excited to see me and loan me gear or records and in turn I do the same with the younger guys at work. Since most of this community is in the "older age" bracket I hope we are all doing our part in sharing this hoddy with us younger people whenever we can you never know what you may say that will stick with or change someone for the rest of their lives. Thanks for all your work Mr. Guttenberg we all appreciate you!
A great interview with a great guy. A true audiophile, who is a specialist in the labels he likes. David has a very honest and direct approach which I appreciate.
The music always come first. Truer words never spoken. It's fun to love gear. I love gear. Music that sounds good (subjective) is beautiful. Hi David! Ups for Social Workers!
Woohoo! A fellow audiophile social worker! We dedicate our lives to helping others and none of us can afford new equipment! Oh well, at least our hearts are rich.
@@crazyprayingmantis5596 I can't think about it too much or I'll need a social worker for myself lol! Middle class is nothing to complain about but it's weird that we pay people who help people relatively little while we pay people who do jobs with little benefit to society fortunes! I was screwed either way...I left being a musician for lack of money to become a social worker so I could be slightly less broke!
Really cool interview, Steve! I really enjoyed what David had to say! Thanks for doing this video! One question I have always wondered about was why audiophiles back in the early 70's were young people in their early to mid twenties and now, it seems like audiophiles, in large degree, are the same people, 40 years later. David, put out a very viable reason why. Steve, I could easily listen to David for an hour. Very interesting guy! Great interview!!
What a way to shut down a wise and experienced audiophile right as he starts speaking honestly about reviewers. I'd like to see more of him and his honesty, without getting cut off.
I think I'm the only audiophile living in Brooklyn that is not a member of the Audiophile Society, although I have met some people who are, and I've turned down a couple of invites. It seems Dave and I have some commonality in turntables since I too own a VPI Revenger Reference with the rim drive. We both also have an affection for past VPI turntables and tubes. However, I'd rather listen to RCA's than Mercury's and Decca's over EMI's any day. Dave shares the qualities of many audiophiles that collect labels, get together and talk about pressings, recording venues, engineers and the like. I really enjoy talking about music, musicians, bands, and orchestras. A lot of audiophiles have a limited number of records. I own close to 8000 over multiple genres. I've always found it difficult to relate to many typical audiophiles, hence my reticence in joining the Society. Nevertheless, I'm, glad to finally meet Dave third hand as it were, and it's good to see Dave is still active in the Society and that the Society is still thriving. I think perhaps the next invite I get I'll accept.
Steve - Simply awesome :-) All the joys of audiophilia in this fascinating interview with David . . . "it's the journey that counts". Revisiting the hardware, recordings and people is one of those inherent joys of our passion. P.S. 'Don't touch the turntable' - I'm good; the VPI Avenger makes a stunning visual statement.
Wow. This David fellow is the REAL deal in my opinion. I’d be interested in what he listens to and has been collecting. Thanks for having him on Steve.
I like this guy. He is down to earth. modest and knowledgeable and definitely not an AUDIO SNOB. I would have liked more talk about his speaker system-- very strange. It makes you wonder-- does it actually work, what does it sound like? Based on this gentleman-- probably really good.
at least you use "guy" in the right context here. not like 99% of people. but still you fixated on gender when its not relevant to the conversation. unless you have a gender fixation or stereotype or maybe just ignorant and don't know any better
Great David! A real music lover and also an audiophile man. Home to listen again about his system and a short video just to taste the sound! Great job!
Steve, it's great that you're showing the systems of real people and helping expose the personalities and motivations of those people who have loved this hobby (audiophilia) and music for so long. Thank you for doing that!
I used to remember when reps from companies used to give us samples to review and evaluate. My staff would set up a system and we would listen together and discuss the item. Then I would decide how many I wanted to order. The rep often left cartridges as a perk.
This guy is great--I really like his attitude and knowledge. Too bad that youtube limited SG's time. Oh well, thanks for introducing us to another member of the audiophile community!
Loved hearing that the music came first / is more important than the boxes. Not true of several audiophiles I know who know relatively little about music. They listen to their systems with a little music vs.the other way around.
Excellent interview Steve that really held my interest greatly. I only wish you hadn't ended it when you did. I do hope there is a Part II interview with David! Thanks.
Seems to me that reviewers are afraid of being cut off from a manufacturer (if they give a negative review), so if they don't like an item they just don't publish/post a review of it. The result is that the reviewer apoears to like everything. A better way of viewing it is that reviewers only publish/post reviews of items they like.
Great interview. I’m tilt toward being a label collector too. I honestly didn’t know that there was such a thing, until now. I’m constantly troll Linn. Reference Recordings Pantatone, Harmonia Mundi, Hyperion, ECM, Blue Note and a couple of others. I feel the same way about written reviews. My system cost very close to $40,000US but if I see reviews of speakers costing $100,000, or preamps costing $15,000, I just walk on by. More like this please.
Love his view of reviewer‘s being a little bit too flowery or everything is great. I think we all know by now who he is talking about on TH-cam, lol they seem to go to great Length to use the dictionary and the thesaurus to describe a product. And don’t know what the hell they are talking about.
I was born to love this no one gor me into it i have bin craving this ever since i was a lil kid always putting something together to make sound and its awesome i dont know how some people can live without stereo being a part of their life
Very enjoyable to listen to you David, thank you for sharing with us all. "we have to cut it short" hurt... David deserves better than that. I still love ya Steve.... but ouch....
I love this guy, he tells it like it is. How to look at the different audio reviews before leaning into them. Love a great sounding recording. Yes, I do check out the different labels knowing that they are well recorded, it could be any kind of music. I should check out my neighborhood for the closest clubs??? Thanks, This guys great!
Very interesting that his speakers were the primo version of the Pipe Dream speakers that I think Craig Oxford obviously bought from the guy who designed these flat driver towers. Line source speakers do have some real advantages vs point sources. Thanks for the education
The music comes first ... as a little kid, my first records were Xanadu soundtrack Mahavishnu Orchestra and Captian Beyond. Been chasing sound ever since.
More, would of been better! Not the audio file I wish I were but love, love, love to listen to an expert. At 69 with only NAD , HarmonKardon T60C turntable and a set of MordauntShort Pagent3’s as my only setup since the mid 80’s. My love of the music, all music has endured. Thanks for your contribution.
David made a couple of good points. Liked the interview. It would have been nice to see (and hear) his rig in action. I doubt that I will ever make it to Boston or even get an invitation from the club, so ...
This is a classic example of building a system that meets your personal needs. I couldn’t use it because I need a system that will play loud 100db plus at the listening position. He knows what he likes. Cool.
@Hel Gar Not sure why really. Just know that when something sounds good I keep reaching for the volume control!! My spl meter has peaked well over 100db. Mind you my average is closer to 95db. My tube amp has only 35 watts per side so I need efficient speakers to attain such levels. And his 81db speakers just won’t do it. Though I bet they sound great!!
@Larry Niles Of course. I've just never found it necessary to listen at high DB's in a home environment. Not for long periods. If you read Carl Smith he said, "Just know that when something sounds good I keep reaching for the volume control!!" I can respect his response. It's his house and ears. For me, when something sounds good, I just sit back and listen. Occasionally I reach for a beverage. We are clearly two different people with two different systems, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
@@skystudios2474 No. In a line-source speaker more drivers doesn't make it brighter. The design has many advantages, including no floor/ceiling reflections and a very large sweet spot. You can listen near or far without a huge change in sound.
@@skystudios2474 No. Generally its the midrange that creates the Bright as F..k sound. High frequencies tend to create more space and detail in the upper midrange, upper frequency harmonics and in some cases, inner detail, emotion etc. A typical example of "BRIGHT" is a mobile disco for functions where the Midrange is over emphasized and the extremes (Lower bass and high treble) are missing. This is generally designed because of multi body absorption.
Ah yes, I remember reading about speakers like these many years ago. They are a line source as opposed to a point source like normal loudspeakers. If I recall correctly, even though they are inefficient, the sound pressure level doesn't decrease as much with distance, so they should sound louder at the same distance in the listening room.
I would have enjoyed a part 2 and 3! What does he think about then industry, current products and how many listen to music now... where the industry is going?
Wow, that's th kind of " tell it like is, pull no punches " guy I like 2 listen 2! It sux though, u can tell he's in pain an it's hard 4 him 2 get round! He has sooo much knowledge 2 share tho
Well I would not say his set up was cheap and the last time I seen a Conrad Johnson amp was way back in the 70's and that thing cost more than 50,000 dollars and he's got a few of them and I dread to think how much those speakers were :))))))....
I also hate many of these internet audio reviewers who liste to speakers and amps that cost less than 200 bucks and love them because they make a lot of bass. They love everything they review!!!!
Yeah it's an issue for sure. Most of the problem stems from them being given these products by manufacturers. Giving a bad review is likely to burn bridges. It's one of the reasons I enjoy Z reviews , no punches are pulled.
I've always been a believer in what a product can realistically deliver for the price point. You should always look for items that get 3* at $1000 that then get discounted to $600. It will usually then be the best at the lower price point. Occasionally you'll get an outlier - Pioneer A400X springs to mind, that over-delivered for the initial price at the time. You then start to see the "signature" versions arrive and the price creeps up.
@@chrisvinicombe9947 Which is why many reviewers only publicize the products they enjoyed. Most reviewers return faulty, non functioning or poorly designed products without a review. Also always look at longtime reviewers and the established manufacturers they have never reviewed. That will tell you another interesting story.
@@helgar791 yeah I remember Sean at zero fedility saying that , I think Steve also said something similar. I've been meaning to ask Sean how often he gets faulty products for review. I've brought a couple of new amplifiers recently and they both had to go back so I'm interested how often this affects reviewers.
I discovered the Audiophile label many years ago. Initially I thought maybe the name was a bit pretentious, maybe even close to a scam. But no, it IS a great label. I only have a couple of albums from them, but now when I go hunting for LPs I always look for them. And I like David’s method of collecting!
Steve I enjoyed listening to David. It appears that your fans wanted a little more of David as well. I work in in TV and I would say 15-20 minute discussion is appropriate. A little longer if it's a conversation and gear demo. Maybe have David return for a follow up conversation.
@@jlutell he used and reported on the very equipment I was using and I "heard" what he was talking about. He listened to a lot of the music I did, so I had that also as a reference. I also believe the he is the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
What an inspiring gentleman! Music is front and center. Then it comes the equipment. Steve should allow their guests to express their personalities a little more. He can get way too dry sometimes.
@Sheniquahhh Smith Yes. I trust his reviews but his personality is dry. All my life I've been surrounded by musicians, since I'm a pianist. Music, music music. Recently I've been fascinated by HiFi, budget side. What I've been noticing is that the audio equipment seems for them to be the master whose slave is the music. I think of it as the other way around.
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I like this guy. No need to cut it short; I could listen to him talk about his views on audio for at least an hour, easy. 👍
perl man Yes!
I can hear the chant starting. We Want David, We Want David. Why did you cut it short?
we want Dave, we want Dave, we want Dave!
Was wishing there is a recording session of the system actually playing some music in that room, because recently I am surprised even through TH-cam video, you can still hear a lot of things.
Yea agreed
Its so cool (for me I'm 33) to meet guys like this because none of my peers know or care about stuff like this until I invite them over to share what "Hi-Fi" is. I'm a hardware store manager and I met a dude just like David and its awesome to cut up about gear, records, stories and so on. Hes always excited to see me and loan me gear or records and in turn I do the same with the younger guys at work. Since most of this community is in the "older age" bracket I hope we are all doing our part in sharing this hoddy with us younger people whenever we can you never know what you may say that will stick with or change someone for the rest of their lives.
Thanks for all your work Mr. Guttenberg we all appreciate you!
David will be back for more!
Excellent 👍 great channel BTW 👌
Would love to hear more!
A great interview with a great guy. A true audiophile, who is a specialist in the labels he likes. David has a very honest and direct approach which I appreciate.
David Nemzer is a beautiful sincere gentleman, a consummate lover of music and one who is very knowledgeable about classical music recorded on LPs!
What a wonderful conversation between two knowledgeble gentleman! Thank you for this best Steve and God bless you!
The music always come first. Truer words never spoken. It's fun to love gear. I love gear. Music that sounds good (subjective) is beautiful. Hi David! Ups for Social Workers!
Woohoo! A fellow audiophile social worker! We dedicate our lives to helping others and none of us can afford new equipment! Oh well, at least our hearts are rich.
In my opinion it's an absolute tragedy that the most important people in this world are some of the worst paid.
@@crazyprayingmantis5596 I can't think about it too much or I'll need a social worker for myself lol! Middle class is nothing to complain about but it's weird that we pay people who help people relatively little while we pay people who do jobs with little benefit to society fortunes! I was screwed either way...I left being a musician for lack of money to become a social worker so I could be slightly less broke!
And you really appreciated!
i dont know about not being able to afford new equipment, do you see that turntable behind him, thats my retirement!
Best review from the best reviewer
Lovely interview, more please.
Terribly awkward ending, more please.
81dB mains, w/quad 18"s!
What kind of sorcery is this?
Badass, OG
This gentleman is tremendous. More please.
A simply excellent interview, Steve. I could listen to David for hours.
Hello David, you are right in every aspect. Respect and regards from Finland.
Love it!!! Keep bringing these in-home audiophile interviews. Love seeing other people’s setups and hearing their points of view.
Can we have more of this guy Steve? I like him. 👍
Really cool interview, Steve! I really enjoyed what David had to say! Thanks for doing this video! One question I have always wondered about was why audiophiles back in the early 70's were young people in their early to mid twenties and now, it seems like audiophiles, in large degree, are the same people, 40 years later. David, put out a very viable reason why. Steve, I could easily listen to David for an hour. Very interesting guy! Great interview!!
Love David ... True audiophile 👍
I like this guys attitude towards reviews
What a way to shut down a wise and experienced audiophile right as he starts speaking honestly about reviewers. I'd like to see more of him and his honesty, without getting cut off.
Any man who's into Conrad Johnson is alright with me. Keep it up sir, gentlemen like you make this hobby what it is, much respect ;)
Excellent! I love, and truly appreciate these segments!
Yes, great guy, awkward ending.
I think I'm the only audiophile living in Brooklyn that is not a member of the Audiophile Society, although I have met some people who are, and I've turned down a couple of invites. It seems Dave and I have some commonality in turntables since I too own a VPI Revenger Reference with the rim drive. We both also have an affection for past VPI turntables and tubes. However, I'd rather listen to RCA's than Mercury's and Decca's over EMI's any day. Dave shares the qualities of many audiophiles that collect labels, get together and talk about pressings, recording venues, engineers and the like. I really enjoy talking about music, musicians, bands, and orchestras. A lot of audiophiles have a limited number of records. I own close to 8000 over multiple genres. I've always found it difficult to relate to many typical audiophiles, hence my reticence in joining the Society. Nevertheless, I'm, glad to finally meet Dave third hand as it were, and it's good to see Dave is still active in the Society and that the Society is still thriving. I think perhaps the next invite I get I'll accept.
Hel Gar Why wait? You could reach out.
Hel Gar that makes us at least two so called Audiophile living in Brooklyn -)
Man, love the channel but that ending was awkward and a little demeaning
Enjoyed listening to David's story and love of music.
Thank you Steve. Awesome, informative and so true. I miss AHC reviews.
Steve - Simply awesome :-) All the joys of audiophilia in this fascinating interview with David . . . "it's the journey that counts". Revisiting the hardware, recordings and people is one of those inherent joys of our passion. P.S. 'Don't touch the turntable' - I'm good; the VPI Avenger makes a stunning visual statement.
Wow. This David fellow is the REAL deal in my opinion. I’d be interested in what he listens to and has been collecting. Thanks for having him on Steve.
Thanks for the excellent interview and to your engaging guest.
This guy is incredible!!! Thanks for sharing Steve .... David, what a legend!
This is a great story Steve. Thank you for the post.
I love this review for so many reasons....This guy is a pro.
I like this guy. He is down to earth. modest and knowledgeable and definitely not an AUDIO SNOB. I would have liked more talk about his speaker system-- very strange. It makes you wonder-- does it actually work, what does it sound like? Based on this gentleman-- probably really good.
at least you use "guy" in the right context here. not like 99% of people. but still you fixated on gender when its not relevant to the conversation. unless you have a gender fixation or stereotype or maybe just ignorant and don't know any better
@@sudd3660
Fixation?
Ignorant?
Not at all, not based on that submission... quite the contrary really, as that is normal discourse.
Weird
@@sudd3660 My take from your comment is that it is you who are gender fixated.
@@sudd3660 - Come back when your ball drop and you are a bit more mature! This is an audio review, not a leftist rant page!!
would be nice in those videos that you write in description the name of the speakers that we are shown.
I love these interviews! Thanks for posting.
Great David! A real music lover and also an audiophile man. Home to listen again about his system and a short video just to taste the sound!
Great job!
This guy is the truth! I really enjoy his thought process here👍🏾
Mr.Steve,this is a great video but I'd like to see a more detailed system presentation and a small room tour in the future videos.Thank you!
Steve, it's great that you're showing the systems of real people and helping expose the personalities and motivations of those people who have loved this hobby (audiophilia) and music for so long. Thank you for doing that!
Great stuff!! The music comes first. The best interview thus far. More, more,more.😊😊
I'll never not love these types of videos. David seems like someone I'd love to sit and listen to music with.
i am not an audiophile but a music lover and i really enjoy David's conversation!
Great video Steve! Yes, I hope David will be back for more!
I used to remember when reps from companies used to give us samples to review and evaluate. My staff would set up a system and we would listen together and discuss the item.
Then I would decide how many I wanted to order. The rep often left cartridges as a perk.
A little taste of their sound would be awesome, it's a shame you never do this on your channel!!
This guy is great--I really like his attitude and knowledge. Too bad that youtube limited SG's time. Oh well, thanks for introducing us to another member of the audiophile community!
Loved hearing that the music came first / is more important than the boxes. Not true of several audiophiles I know who know relatively little about music. They listen to their systems with a little music vs.the other way around.
Excellent interview Steve that really held my interest greatly. I only wish you hadn't ended it when you did. I do hope there is a Part II interview with David! Thanks.
This gentleman is wonderful.
Great video, really enjoy seeing people's home stereo's.
Methinks a rare breed a forthright individual.
I could listen to this guy all day, reminds me of the good old days of Julian Hirsch and Stereo Review.
Ah......my first 'real' system used Conrad-Johnson amps. Great stuff.
David is the real deal. He knows what he likes and why he likes it.
Seems to me that reviewers are afraid of being cut off from a manufacturer (if they give a negative review), so if they don't like an item they just don't publish/post a review of it. The result is that the reviewer apoears to like everything. A better way of viewing it is that reviewers only publish/post reviews of items they like.
I love the way “we” people in this hobby take “ it’s about the music” as a bragging right. Like a hot rod guy saying “it’s only about acceleration”.
This is when talking about music is almost as fun as listenening.
Maybe another interview with David?
Great interview. I’m tilt toward being a label collector too. I honestly didn’t know that there was such a thing, until now. I’m constantly troll Linn. Reference Recordings Pantatone, Harmonia Mundi, Hyperion, ECM, Blue Note and a couple of others. I feel the same way about written reviews. My system cost very close to $40,000US but if I see reviews of speakers costing $100,000, or preamps costing $15,000, I just walk on by.
More like this please.
Love his view of reviewer‘s being a little bit too flowery or everything is great. I think we all know by now who he is talking about on TH-cam, lol they seem to go to great Length to use the dictionary and the thesaurus to describe a product. And don’t know what the hell they are talking about.
Many of the best things about being an audiophile on show here.
This guy had me captivated until I saw his little stands for all the power cords and cables.
@Larry Niles no.
I was born to love this no one gor me into it i have bin craving this ever since i was a lil kid always putting something together to make sound and its awesome i dont know how some people can live without stereo being a part of their life
Very enjoyable to listen to you David, thank you for sharing with us all. "we have to cut it short" hurt... David deserves better than that. I still love ya Steve.... but ouch....
Keep these interviews coming forever. Would be nice to have interviews end with you and the system owner listening to part of a track.
I love this guy, he tells it like it is. How to look at the different audio reviews before leaning into them. Love a great sounding recording. Yes, I do check out the different labels knowing that they are well recorded, it could be any kind of music. I should check out my neighborhood for the closest clubs??? Thanks, This guys great!
Very interesting that his speakers were the primo version of the Pipe Dream speakers that I think Craig Oxford obviously bought from the guy who designed these flat driver towers. Line source speakers do have some real advantages vs point sources. Thanks for the education
The music comes first ... as a little kid, my first records were Xanadu soundtrack Mahavishnu Orchestra and Captian Beyond. Been chasing sound ever since.
More, would of been better! Not the audio file I wish I were but love, love, love to listen to an expert. At 69 with only NAD , HarmonKardon T60C turntable and a set of MordauntShort Pagent3’s as my only setup since the mid 80’s. My love of the music, all music has endured. Thanks for your contribution.
David made a couple of good points. Liked the interview. It would have been nice to see (and hear) his rig in action. I doubt that I will ever make it to Boston or even get an invitation from the club, so ...
It's funny how it gets cut short as soon as he starts criticizing reviewers lol.
What a cool person. Thanks for the video.
Steve, I love the channel and listening to you talk, but PLEASE get some sort of image stabilization mount.
This is a classic example of building a system that meets your personal needs. I couldn’t use it because I need a system that will play loud 100db plus at the listening position. He knows what he likes. Cool.
These will hit 100 db's at the listening position. But why so loud? Why is that necessary for you?
@Hel Gar
Not sure why really. Just know that when something sounds good I keep reaching for the volume control!! My spl meter has peaked well over 100db. Mind you my average is closer to 95db. My tube amp has only 35 watts per side so I need efficient speakers to attain such levels. And his 81db speakers just won’t do it. Though I bet they sound great!!
@Larry Niles Of course. I've just never found it necessary to listen at high DB's in a home environment. Not for long periods. If you read Carl Smith he said, "Just know that when something sounds good I keep reaching for the volume control!!" I can respect his response. It's his house and ears. For me, when something sounds good, I just sit back and listen. Occasionally I reach for a beverage. We are clearly two different people with two different systems, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
@Hel Gar
👍🏻
Yeah! What a great personality David has. Would love to talk classical recordings with him over some great Belgian beer.
This guy rocks!
The older you get, the more tweeters you need in order to hear the high frequencies.
So, to a young person, this system will sound bright as f**k?
@@skystudios2474 No. In a line-source speaker more drivers doesn't make it brighter. The design has many advantages, including no floor/ceiling reflections and a very large sweet spot. You can listen near or far without a huge change in sound.
What
@@skystudios2474 No. Generally its the midrange that creates the Bright as F..k sound. High frequencies tend to create more space and detail in the upper midrange, upper frequency harmonics and in some cases, inner detail, emotion etc. A typical example of "BRIGHT" is a mobile disco for functions where the Midrange is over emphasized and the extremes (Lower bass and high treble) are missing. This is generally designed because of multi body absorption.
Ah yes, I remember reading about speakers like these many years ago. They are a line source as opposed to a point source like normal loudspeakers. If I recall correctly, even though they are inefficient, the sound pressure level doesn't decrease as much with distance, so they should sound louder at the same distance in the listening room.
I like this guy.
I would have enjoyed a part 2 and 3! What does he think about then industry, current products and how many listen to music now... where the industry is going?
Those speakers look like scaled down IRS 5'S...
Love the tubes being mantle pieces :D
Wow, that's th kind of " tell it like is, pull no punches " guy I like 2 listen 2! It sux though, u can tell he's in pain an it's hard 4 him 2 get round! He has sooo much knowledge 2 share tho
Yes I loved his coment that if the equipment is for bill Gates type people I just switch of ,love those speakers ,mmmmmmm better cut out my ceiling 😂😂
Well I would not say his set up was cheap and the last time I seen a Conrad Johnson amp was way back in the 70's and that thing cost more than 50,000 dollars and he's got a few of them and I dread to think how much those speakers were :))))))....
David is a great guy.
Four 18 inch woofers, this guy likes the bass =)
I also hate many of these internet audio reviewers who liste to speakers and amps that cost less than 200 bucks and love them because they make a lot of bass. They love everything they review!!!!
same goes for reviewers that review expensive amps and speakers...
Yeah it's an issue for sure. Most of the problem stems from them being given these products by manufacturers. Giving a bad review is likely to burn bridges. It's one of the reasons I enjoy Z reviews , no punches are pulled.
I've always been a believer in what a product can realistically deliver for the price point. You should always look for items that get 3* at $1000 that then get discounted to $600. It will usually then be the best at the lower price point. Occasionally you'll get an outlier - Pioneer A400X springs to mind, that over-delivered for the initial price at the time. You then start to see the "signature" versions arrive and the price creeps up.
@@chrisvinicombe9947 Which is why many reviewers only publicize the products they enjoyed. Most reviewers return faulty, non functioning or poorly designed products without a review. Also always look at longtime reviewers and the established manufacturers they have never reviewed. That will tell you another interesting story.
@@helgar791 yeah I remember Sean at zero fedility saying that , I think Steve also said something similar. I've been meaning to ask Sean how often he gets faulty products for review. I've brought a couple of new amplifiers recently and they both had to go back so I'm interested how often this affects reviewers.
I discovered the Audiophile label many years ago. Initially I thought maybe the name was a bit pretentious, maybe even close to a scam. But no, it IS a great label. I only have a couple of albums from them, but now when I go hunting for LPs I always look for them. And I like David’s method of collecting!
Earl Dunbar Yeah, by label is a valid and cool way to start.. From Decca to Blue Note, from Stax to 4AD, from CTI to ECM.. etc, etc..
Nice set of speakers, but the best part of his rig is THE COOLEST WIFE EVER!
Steve I enjoyed listening to David. It appears that your fans wanted a little more of David as well. I work in in TV and I would say 15-20 minute discussion is appropriate. A little longer if it's a conversation and gear demo. Maybe have David return for a follow up conversation.
David will be back!
Excellent episode. Thanks.
These videos are so good.
1st LP; Rite of Spring. 2nd LP; Turangalila Symphony. 'Top trumps' anyone?! Nice interview, great guy.
Rob Harvey, 'Whipster Base'?!
I too am one who likes Anthony Cordesman and trust his reviews for the very reason stated in this video.
Great video!
Also a favorite reviewer of mine. I remember a long letter to the editor he wrote to The Absolute Sound which resulted in Harry Pearson hiring him.
@@jlutell he used and reported on the very equipment I was using and I "heard" what he was talking about. He listened to a lot of the music I did, so I had that also as a reference. I also believe the he is the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Enjoyed the interview very nice set up thanks
Please Interview this man again and let him talk as long as he wishes 2 hours would be too short!
Steve, I would have liked if the interview could have gone longer. I find David experiences and point of view to be very interesting.
pass this man a cup of tea asap
This reminds me of the PS Audio towers from Infiniti with the woofers cut off.
What an inspiring gentleman! Music is front and center. Then it comes the equipment. Steve should allow their guests to express their personalities a little more. He can get way too dry sometimes.
@Sheniquahhh Smith Yes. I trust his reviews but his personality is dry. All my life I've been surrounded by musicians, since I'm a pianist. Music, music music. Recently I've been fascinated by HiFi, budget side. What I've been noticing is that the audio equipment seems for them to be the master whose slave is the music. I think of it as the other way around.
cool. I am not sure why he says used is "sadly used". Used makes a lot of sense with decent audio gear, that lasts a long time.
Dave is a cool guy!!! He reminds me of James Bond.