I am a bassist of 35 years and his perspective speaks to me. not to mention somewhat infectious.Guttenberg is good at connecting to a broad audience, he's also quite masterful at stirring the pot with his "questions" about audio that he posts on Facebook. JA has been 'True North' for 4 Decades, HR is brilliant in his curiosity and honesty. I don't understand why so many audiophiles deny what they are.
Still really cheap, don't you think?Hi, my name is Steve Guttenberg, I am a full time professional audio reviewer. Part of this tendency is due to long hours at work, and the ease of a USB-powered DAC/headphone amp to provide portable and excellent sound reproduction. I can relate to everything he said. An introduction to the Audiophiliac Daily Show Hi, my name is Steve Guttenberg, I am a full time professional audio reviewer. I wasn't really into making the gear, just in desperately trying to get better sound. Not "better", but different. Log inor registerto post comments sub-$1,000) gear into this CNET recommendations. You've got HR, JA and Steve G guiding and mentoring. I have recently gone to headphones for a growing portion of my listening time.
My Sting Ray sounds different from my custom Jazz bass, which is different from my Kubicki Ex Factor, which is different from my Jaguar bass, which is different from my Yamaha TRB6, etc.
I wrote the My goals for the Audiophiliac Daily Show are to keep this thing going, and making better, more informative videos. Based on reviews by Steve, I have a Peachtree Audio Nova, a Pro-Ject Carbon Debut, a Schitt Mani, a Dragonfly DAC for my MacBook Pro and ELAC B5's in my office. When I sit in an office or restaurant I almost always aware of the music and the system behind it. "The speaker addressed deftly the eternal Stereophile (and audiophile writ large) frustration: the cost of gear. Every month I eagerly awaited the arrival at the library of High Fidelity and Stereo Review.
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As a member, you receive exclusive content, community access, behind-the-scenes updates, and the pride of fueling work that matters to you.Yes, you can easily cancel or upgrade your pledge at any time! All in all, it was another superb production-by-Jana in which a video "says 1000 words" and much more.
Steve Guttenberg/CNET Audio Technica AT-LP60 turntable Despite its ultralow price the Audio-Technica AT-LP60 turntable features a built-in phono preamplifier, cast metal platter, a … Keep up the excellent work.Best description of an audiophile I've heard yet. The other part of my headphone gravitation is the cost to performance ratio of cans. Then you add the variable of feeding all of those different basses through my custom Pearce BC1 pre, my dbx 376 pre, my Universal Audio TwinFinity pre... or my 500-rack filled with pre's from Rupert Neve or Warm Audio, EQ's by Trident, Neve and Radial.... then decide between Crest, Yamaha or Crown power... then EV, Bergantino or JBL cabinets.... OR just push it all through my massive tube Mesa-Boogie Bass 400+.basically an infinite number of variables, some high $$ and some not, but all serving a purpose. He defines the term "audiophile" while questioning the evasiveness surrounding the term, discusses affordable audio, and describes his method for reviewing. In this video, Steve shares his personal background and offers his perspective on a variety of audio-related topics. I intend to tune in a second time this weekend to make sure I did not miss anything of substance.
Think of this as an "As We See It"video edition. And love the fact that he enjoys musical gear at any price point there's a value.Honesty and modesty...so refreshing and sincere. He listened patiently to a few iterations of my evolving (revolving) stereo systems, enjoyed them with me, was able to identify some of the characteristics of them, but happily went back to some mediocre bookshelf speakers when I left. To attain the quality of sound I get with two recently purchased sets of headphones, I spent 1/2 what a modest priced component would cost. He spoke to this briefly. My mother told me at at age 4 or 5 I would sit in front of the speaker (mono in early sixties) and demand that she play records over and over. To attain similar sound reproduction from next-step-up amplification, digital sources, and speakers, I'd have to sell everything I have to get, perhaps, just one "upgrade" component.
In this video, Steve Guttenberg, "The Audiophiliac" and a regular contributor to Stereophile's "As We See It" column, gives us a tour of his system in Brooklyn, NY.