The FUTURE of buying HiFi Speakers will NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- In this video I am Taking a look at the new Configurator tool from Audio Solutions the high end HiFi speaker manufacturer that allows you to fully customise the look of the speakers you would buy from them, from the colour the trims and much more., We have never seen anything like this in HiFi before and its pretty revolutionary and freeing when you think about it.
I am also talking about a competition that @EliteAudioUK the UK Distributor for Audio Solutions are running where the winner will receive a pair of Figaro B2 speakers worth around £4k. The winning speaker design will then come to me to be reviewed which is very cool! Subscribe so you don't miss that review coming in the near future.
To enter the competition design your best looking speaker using the configurator tool link here my.audiosolutions.lt
The download the specifications which includes your unique configuration code and forward it to graham@eliteaudiouk.com
The competition is completely free to enter but its fort UK residents only
The speakers in the background are SVS Ultra Evolution Titan link to buy Crutchfield here howl.me/cmp32ri56HA
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0:00 Intro
1:50 Context
3:04 Figaro
4:30 Customisation
11:29 Competition
13:04 My competition
14:30 Final Thoughts
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I hope you enjoyed the video here are the details to enter the Elite Audio Competition - best of luck
The configurator tool here my.audiosolutions.lt
Forward the configured speaker details to graham@eliteaudiouk.com
This is amazing, like buying a car! I hope Wharfedale adops this and other manufacturers also.
In my listening room I'd prefer the white/goldstriped one as left speaker deep into the room where it's darker and the green/goldstriped one as the right speaker nearer to a window and closer to green in the garden
Very good suggestions there
I feel that they have taken a leaf out of car manufacturers book here. However, I'm really intrigued as to how they sound , especially their top model in this range. I really really want to sit in front of them for an hour. My favourite was the yellow or the frost blue with chrome trim and colour matched tops. Yes I agree it's far better than sending your speakers down for a respray. Another great post Terry, please keep them coming.
Audio Solutions ,made in Lithuania 💪
Designing a customizable speaker line (concept, not the actual engineering) and website with a color/finish/trim customization interface quite similar to this was my capstone project in design school a few years ago. It's really cool to see a company do it in real life!
That is a fantastic story / situation thanks for sharing it
Hi Terry nice video - something out of the ordinary! I appreciated how you could recognise your preferences changed after seeing a new combination - we are subjective animals and a previous preference is not something we should expect to be absolute over all time, as we learn from new combinations. Well done for capturing this process on camera. Your two lads are priceless as so must be your partner, judging by the lads. Of the three designs I would prefer yours. Unfortunately as a non-UK resident, I don't qualify for the Elite Audio competition. All the best, Rob in Switzerland
Thanks Rob, the competition is a UK distributor organised thing not the manufacturer so it makes sense they want it to be for their market, it’s a shame for everyone else but that is why I negotiated with them to get the winning design speaker here so at least we can all see it through to completion if that makes sense, best I could do in the situation.
Love the options. 🎉🎉🎉
Look forward to your review of the Figaro speakers
Figaro speakers are superb at any price let alone the price they are. I heard them at the Sydney hifi show running from a Soulnote A3 amp. So much detail and clarity and bass response given their size.
Like the one in the middle!!
I'll be looking forward to your new interior design channel! ;)
👍 after watching a TV show for interior design recently it did make me realise that that is not my fortei but also if someone wanted a big set of speakers in a room thats modernly designed by a pro they probably would have to be green or blue or a unique colour to match the room decor. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007mmw It was a pretty good show actually the mrs dragged me into watching it and I enjoyed it
@@PursuitPerfectSystem I went to school for this (briefly) and quickly realized I didn't want to make a career out of accommodating other people's taste. But bringing color choice to speakers is simply brilliant. Thanks for this video M8!
The Mrs gets the nod !
Love all 3 of your designs but wow her British Racing Green mockup looks especially killer! 👀👌🏻
These days quality wraps are a very decent alternative.
This works exactly like bicycle paint configurators. Oh...and the boys' color scheme is the best.
Yes for the configurator tool, or similar to a car one too. That is not the best part - the best part I will get to in. the next video but its the building of custom speakers which is much harder for the manufacturer, nearly impossible to scale which is why you don't see it. It requires the manufacturer to do everything in house so its more cool than people have given it credit for as they havent thought of that whole side to it. I did
please stop with the clickbait thumbnail and title, it is off-putting.
Don’t hate the player hate the game but the thunbail is of the real thing featured in the video and the title is also true so it’s clever use of wording and imagery but it’s all true and from the video
@@PursuitPerfectSystem That's one way to find a good excuse for every aspect in life. You really overdo it a little bit in general. With the quality content you provide I don't believe that you need to use these cheap tricks. Like your recent video from the Marten factory was amazing but you had to put the clickbait title in there whether they are the best speakers in the world instead of just calling it a unique insight into highend speaker manufacturing or something along the lines. The type of content you provide is an extreme niche catering to audiophiles (and there again only certain stereotypes who vibe with what you are doing). People who either don't like your content or see it by accident in the youtube suggestion won't spend 15min+ on a video like that. Below 30sec continuous watch time the youtube algorithm doesn't even count it towards a view and those who stay longer but cut it off before etc heavily influence your youtube algorithm ranking anyways (they reward people who stick). Anyways, apparently you feel like it's important to grow your channel while I believe it all has to do with consistent quality output in niche content. People over time stumble across all kinds of channels within their respective domain of interest and tend to keep watching the content only of those who provide what they are looking for. Apart from (at least from my point of view) overdone clickbait titles and thumbnails the quality of your video content has been improving steadily, so kudos to you.
Marten are manufacturing speakers costing in the hundreds of thousand of whatever currency - they will be seen by some people as the best in the world which is justified when you see whats going into them - yes the titles are sometimes edgy but its never bullshit - there are many that use bullshit titles, I dont do that
Is this video simply an advert for Audio Solutions? I stopped watching at 3:18 as I’d heard enough about it!
Every video could be seen that way just like every article or review or whatever - this video is about something that is totally new for HiFi, a service a company is offering customers that has never been offered to customers before and that is cool because its real progress. At 3:18 I had "advertised" Wilson as much as anyone else. You also clicked off before the details of how to win a pair worth ££££ so thats your loss here.
Your sons smashed it, but yours and your wife are good too!
Everyone who rates looks over sound quality needs to hand in their Certificate of Audiophile.
Great to see your lads giving their thoughts on the configurator.... Your Mrs has great taste.
Thanks Marcus, all the best
I see a SVS Ultra Evolution on the background. I would like to see that review!
In the works coming soon
You have a very nice pair of stereo boys ! They sound almost perfectly in phase ! 🤣 So cute !!
I have some Zu DWX in a great blue finish with a slight tinge of purple. I love it. Zu does custom colors as well. Not to this level of finish but still very nice Just looking at them every day was a joy. Of course you can always strip out the electronic bits from your speakers and turn them over to your local auto body paint shop. You will get a fantastic finish for a fraction of the cost.
Frankly I'm one of those guys who doesnt care about how a speaker looks, i only care about the sound quality. I have a pair of boston acoustics (black) cs260. I'm 66 years old and wasted a lot of money on so called "high end" speakers. I realised that my cheap "Boston's" are just as good or in some cases even better. Maybe not as loud as "high end" speakers but the quality is amazing and definitely loud enough for me. Any Boston fans out there?
green one absolute winner
Please vote in my community poll as I will be using the results in the next video when I get the speakers in to review thanks
This reminds me of racing video games with custom colors for cars in your stable . Body , Hood , Mirrors , Wheels , etc. Lots of fun and choices .
Yes it very much like that haha 😄
Like all 3 , but , if i have to choose would be your design .
Those are some really good looking speakers! The custombility is fantastic! And lots of fun! Congratulations to the future winner 👍🏻🔈
Spearmint Green.
Mine are all black. They hide.
It’s a great idea to be able to configure the appearance of your speakers, as they do impact significantly on the appearance in the rooms of most homes. (You can configure them to just black if you prefer the hair shirt approach !)
No wood veneer finishes available, though ?!
I am pretty sure at Munich they mentioned they were looking to add Wood in the future but I have not more details other than that sorry
The Boys Win!!! Great video Terry, those boys are precious!! But they actually nailed it… your Partner takes second, good nostalgic look, might clash with some furniture but nice. Sorry Terri. The Speakers themselves look to be possible great sounding speakers. The one issue that this customization may have is delaminating. Panels separating from the cabinet. I cant discern how they are constructed but I’ve had Yamaha speakers do that.
Your boys are great. You are a lucky man. Your wife nailed it.
Is the audio louder than most? I had to turn it way down.
Shouldn’t be any louder than my usual videos, I used al the same equipment in the same way. What was happening is my audio was reflecting off the table some and messing up the sound quality. I tried to solve that as best I could but in hind sight I should have used a different mic setup very close to my mouth. Live and learn
G🙋♂️ A GREAT IDEA 💡 TERRY… AND SHOWING THAT IT IS THE BEST TIME EVER TO BE AN AUDIOPHILE 🤗💚💚💚
Just get one of each.
At first I thought you meant a different design for left and right and I was thinking wow that would be ultra custom 👍. Penny dropped later
@@PursuitPerfectSystem when you can’t make up your mind get them all. A set for different rooms. I love spending others money.
...the boys created a better looking version of the Dali Kore, good job guys!!
Haha Dont tell Dali 😁
I’m not a brand person , if a speaker sounds good from whoever it sounds good I wouldn’t buy a crap sounding speaker because I stand by a brand ,
Great video
Thanks!
Your other half's favourite speaker..... hahaha loved that bit.
I always love it when someone gets my jokes !!
Very nice to configure speakers, but how do they sound
Thats will be coming soon when I get the speakers in but the competition needs to run first hence the timing of my video being now
Customers can choose colours? Is that it?
No different front and back and tops and trims overall 18000 combinations and this is only the beginning for what they are looking to offer but it has to start somewhere. You have to think beyond this, you have a demo you love the sound of the speaker. You then go away and sit and customise the speaker finish to look exactly how you want it for you. Once you start trying different combinations out you realise someone is normally doing this for you and you have to chose from what they have done. Doing it all yourself feels very different.
The speaker functioning would be a real game changer but not easy to do. Like choosing number and type of drive u its and cabinet construction. Obvs that gets into speaker design and highly complex.
At the moment you can change the internals for better cables but it would be better to be able to choose better caps as well, stuff like that. You also have to think the manufacturer has to stock all the parts so its understandable why we don't see this from the big boys as its not easy to scale this model
I think your wifes looks the classiest ;) Subtle but different.
Am I going to tell him or you!
Is that because both of my kids are so blonde which is really lucky for them missing the ginger gene. Their mum is quite dark haired so I think that is likely why
A very nice thing If you keep them for ever.
Will be get difficult If you will resell them. If color is not everyones tasts you will loose a lot of Money!
If you build a good dealer relationship they will take your speakers on a trade in with a good price. This should be what everyone does but your comment shows it’s not always the case
@@PursuitPerfectSystem Had always sold them privat way in a Platform Like eBay to get a better price as a Dealer could pay.
See Sometimes fallen prices for e.g. B&W 802 N Cherry Wood as It Is not everyones taste Like a black ones.....Here I see the point
I think it depends on the dealer relationship and if you bought the speakers from them in the first instance. If yiu buy used Bowers N from Ebay you cant then necessarily expect the dealer to do an amazing deal on the trade in just as an example. If your in the UK the dealers I know offer good trade in values which is great of them
😂 Nothing to see here, there are a few manufactures that give you options for any RAL or HEX colour finish.
Except that is not what this is, it’s more involved and allows customisation of multiple things on the speaker not just one colour for the whole thing, yes that is not new. Maybe you didn’t watch for long enough to see that part but it’s far more involved and the tool for the design were have never seen before either, normally you would have to choose the colour and maybe do a mock up in photo shop
Agreed, it's all about the finish or colour not about the design of speaker internal wiring or cone & driver construction.
You can change wiring and few other bits too, but its about the experience of sitting down and configuring your own new speakers to be exactly how you want them - within reason of course but the intent is you have already listened to them and know you like them, this is about the extra level of making them special to you etc. That is very cool when you think about it. Imagine what could come in the future too,
Aesthetics definitely important .... b..b...b...but......what do they sound like?
That will be interesting to find out, they sounded pretty dang good out in Munich but thats not enough for me to say
Looks first … Kill me now. Spirit of the age.
Not really but yes at the same time because if a speaker was really ugly would you want it in your home? For most people it would be a no
Maybe I’ll start customizing peoples highend speakers and making one of a kind . It let me pick and hope no one has them
What's that large creature with the tentacle-like snout I can see at the back of your room? I think it might be called a Tekton.
I dont really know what you mean here?
Even though this grade of customization is impressive, I am convinced that most other loudspeaker manufacturers will stick to their black, white and three wood variations in future as well.
Yes there is nothing wrong with that, its what we are used to but maybe some will start to offer more than that and that is good too
Yours came in third mate 😂
😂 Happy to in this instance 👍
Pylon Audio is another hreat company that provides amazing sounding speakers with astonishing fit and finish in multiple colors also, they aren't pricey either ao you sont have to sell your soul to get them 😅
I have just been looking at the Pylon they are offering black white and different woods - that is all great but pretty standard stuff and not like what is being offered here in terms of customisation hence the reason for the video - this is totally different
@@PursuitPerfectSystem they also provide colors so no wrong, they offer RAL chart if you search for it, Jasper series etc
OK Gotcha, thanks
Yes, the speakers are very customizable but only within the range of paint colors, huge as it is. Axiom doesn't have such an advanced tool, but you can choose from six different wood veneers and six different stains for each veneer. Or just go with black or white. They don't offer trim but you can choose from black or white drivers. I don't know what is on the surface of the cabinets of these speakers before paint is applied but it is always the same whatever it is. So while this is interesting, I don't think it's completely groundbreaking. I will have to check out what these speakers are supposed to sound like!
Different Colours trims different backs tops different driver mounts and then the internals I didn’t cover as it’s not relevant for the competition running
@@PursuitPerfectSystem I get all that but if you want real wood you're out of luck. Then, almost every color for every part has an added price. So the $7,000 speaker becomes $9,000 before you know it. It is cool and all that but it's a gimmick.
Or a 9k speaker becomes 7k depending on how you look at it. Yes no woods at the moment but neither do Wilson or many other brands so that’s a choice thing. There are hundreds of wood speakers to choose from already. Choosing how you want your speakers to look is more than a gimmick it’s just you have not never had it before so your resistive to change. If one of the big brands did it you would accept it straight away. That’s how change works
Imagine being able to use an app on your phone to augment reality the speaker into your room how Amazon does with all kitchen appliances and TV's and such - think how useful that could be and we have to start somewhere
@@PursuitPerfectSystem no need to get personal
Cool, but they will be discontinued by the time I finally decide.
Yeah tyranny of choice I get it
Seriously? Suggestion that there is only super expensive Wilson Audio with customisation and then only this particular brand is simply off-putting… I understand what is advertisement and why you decide to cooperate with some brands in some cases, but really? You have to produce such videos?
There are plenty of producers that offer some customisation (especially when it comes to painting in RAL pallette).
I used the Wilson example because it was the only example where I had been there in the flesh with a speaker quite as outlandish in colour as that. It was just as example of custom colour being a thing.
Painting a speaker a colour you want is nothing new, being able to use a software to design the look of the speaker you want with many different customisations not just one colour, with the price updating in real time is something new. So you could sit at home with the wife and design the speakers you want in your home by looking at lots of different options and combinations like you would with a kitchen or car or something like that. So yes it’s a new way to do it that is obviously better
@@PursuitPerfectSystem seriously? Sure, you have here some online preview of what it “will”/might look like, but it’s exactly the same as with car configurators (nice to look at online, but exactly like in 99.9% of cases where on screen visualisation isn’t accurate at all and it can only be some fun factor, not a revolution). Definitely not a revolution…
Yea that is a possibility and that is also why it’s great for me to get a set in the flesh so we can all do that comparison and people can go and see them at dealers and home demo them as well.
Also the tool itself could be better at showing us more information and images but it has to start somewhere. With cars you look at a selection of photos to see how the car looks in different lighting conditions in the real world. I can see people doing the same with these speakers finishes too over time. It’s a cool thing to have don’t knock it it’s moving hifi forward in the right direction
lol, I can buy an entire car for that. A brand new car. And a nice one. The amount of "douche" tax on audio gear is rediculous. I mean what's the margin on these 98.5%??
The car comparison is always an interesting one because a basic car in the UK would cost more than these do let alone a luxury car it would 2x or 3x as much minimum and all the money is made on cars after sales like servicing. I think your under valuing how much things cost to make and then sell all over the world, these are reasonably priced. You could have a completely custom finished speaker for a couple of grand. No one else in the whole world is offering that.
@@PursuitPerfectSystemFigaro M2 is over $10k? More than a "couple" of grand lol
Also Australian manufacturers offer customisation. Some even let you customise the driver selection etc.
I was referring to the smaller speakers in the range as the option are still the same / similar
@@PursuitPerfectSystem No I understand. I'm in the manufacturing of medical appliances, specifically prosthetics and I know all about mark-up. 4-500% and in some cases 1000%. And, I was in audio retail for quite a few years. You would be shocked and most likely a little pissed off to learn what the "actual" cost of manufacturing gear like this is. Aside from the cost of materials skyrocketing over the last couple of years (Biden-omics) it's still ludicrous.
@@3rdaxis649 You might be shocked to learn that the U.S. has among the lowest inflation rates in the world.
Perhaps choosing a speaker finish will be like choosing the color of a new car. What about resale value? Best not to stand out too much. Meanwhile, your wife's preference -- no speakers at all -- delivers a crushing verdict. Regardless of color, these speakers are, well, maybe not an eyesore, but not gorgeous either.
I question the mindset of buying high end speakers with the intention of reselling them, thats more entry level not once you get to the high end? You can always choose a flavour of black white and grey etc to keep it simple but it could still have some flair which is why I mentioned that in the video. I have some white speakers here now that I really like but visually they don't have any real flair or character.
Speakers should be thought as musical instruments. You wouldn’t want your $5000 vilion painted or wrapped in cheap vinyl. Adding paint, vinyl or real wood veneer detracts from sound IF your speakers were made of real audio grade wood. If they were made of MDF, then paint and veneer won’t detract. Point being, that speakers need to be made of wood such as spruce, old pine, or walnut wood. MDF robs the musicality from your speaker. Build your speakers with real wood and minimal linseed oil or bees wax as the finish. No paint and no veneer. Like I said you wouldn’t want your violin or cello covered with cheap or expensive veneer of any type. Think of your speaker cabinet as a musical instrument.
I was talking to carpenters about this last week and real wood has many problems for manufacturing consistency speakers need and would require so much work to create a speaker the cost would be too extreme for most people. That is why we don’t see more of them. Plus a speaker is not meant to have a tone of its own like a violin which is why it’s made of a specific wood etc something else to think about here so it’s not clear cut for making speakers out of real woods
😂 speakers are transducers, they convert electrical signals into sound waves. They are not instruments so your theory requiring old world craftsmanship and exotic wood species is typical audiofool nonsense. What you need in a speaker cabinet is a dense inert structure, let the speaker make the sound not the enclosure.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem why not just use brick? its nice and solid, no resonances
Brick are not uniform in their construction like MDF is
@@PursuitPerfectSystem Terry have you checked out the new KEF gallery in London? perhaps you could do a video on that?
Wrong and done in minute one.
You don’t see the important stuff in the first minute so only a moron would make this comment and claim without checking all the information. And yes it is
@@PursuitPerfectSystemAsk other owners of the popular brandTekton if looks are their number one consideration when purchasing speakers, and not sound quality.😅
Also, wrong again...I tested a little bit above moron level.
Peace...out.
Looks are a consideration for Tekton owners - the colour they choose is about the looks but Tekton is a tiny% of the speaker market so that is not a good basis for making a bold claim. A very high % of people buying speakers or HiFi in general are massively influenced by how the look, so its a very important thing to talk about and think about and if we want HiFi to grow it needs to take this into account more and more and the industry knows this
Probably the least interesting video Ive ever seen from you. Im interested in sound technology and quality, not a smart car configurator applied to speakers. How it sounds and how it got there is what I want from watching, not this glorified advert with zero hi fidelity content.. I think you are losing the plot.
I will take the criticism on board - but it seems a bit harsh. I have just made a video about speakers pushing technology boundaries, this is a video about speakers pushing the visual boundaries which is just as important. I could not talk about the speakers yet as the competition needs to run first, if you saw that in my video entered and won you would be thanking me as ££££ worth of prize is a great prize. But more importantly If you can design a speaker to fit the room visually and that means you have can a larger and better speaker without upsetting the mrs or whatever then that is a very cool thing. I was hesitant at first but once I played with it I got it.
I wil admit my presentation is a little salesy, but that is because I have been ill this week and its hard to present when your feeling ill so I overcompensated some. It is what it is
Tekton Design does something similar.
I am pretty sure with Tekton you can choose from between a few colours which is great but this is a fair bit more involved than that with a lot of options and a tool for the designing , I have never seen anything like it
On some of the worst finished speakers on the market
@@PursuitPerfectSystem You can pick your color swatch and give them the information and they will paint it, you can also get automotive finishes for a premium. They don't have an online tool, but they certainly have very flexible paint and finish options. Of course this company you're highlighting has more ornate cabinetry with more elements to customize. Pretty cool that options are offered for such "complex" builds.
@@nomadfurniture5481 Bullshit.
@PursuitPerfectSystem at tekton you can order any color. I just ordered a pair of encore monitors in bengermain Moore- Beau Green....you can choose from 3 different brands in virtually any color imaginable.