🏆 My Audiophile Gear Awards 2024: The Absolute Best of the Year

The Absolute Best of the Year:
Join me as I unveil my top audiophile gear picks of 2024. Discover the components that truly impressed me with their sound quality, innovation, and overall performance.

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Original Trailer Song - Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
Arranged and Orchestrated - Yuri Krutikov

0:00 Intro
1:14 Qualifications for "Best of"
2:33 Viablue Speaker Terminals
3:22 Primare A35.8 and SP25
5:26 ASC Tube Traps
5:58 Isoacoustic Gaia
6:48 Popori Electrostatics
10:50 Alsyvox Caravaggios
12:50 Acora MRB1
14:19 MBL C41 Network Player
15:09 YG Active Speakers
17:13 Unison Research S6 Black
18:11 Sourcepoint 888
19:44 Dohmann Helix Titanium Finish
20:43 Nagra Reference Turntable
21:55 Wilson Benesch GMT One
23:31 Daniel Hertz M1
25:13 PMC Fenestria
26:36 Brodmann VC7
27:52 Viva Master Horn System
29:12 Kii Three, BXT and Seven
30:14 Aries Cerat Turntable
31:25 Eon Art Integrated Monos
33:41 Planet DSP
34:27 Inakustik Spade Connectors
35:22 Enklein Cables
35:35 Maco Macaria
37:15 Margules
38:01 Geshelli
39:04 Q Acoustics 5020
39:53 Chesky LC1
40:08 Angela-Gilbert Yeung Gear
40:48 Surprise Project

[AudiophileJunkie]

The price on the Acora MRB1 is slightly higher than I mentioned at $7999, but otherwise I think I filmed everything without any major mistakes. Let me know though if I left anything out or if you have suggestions to add to the list.

[odizcvw]

Thanks Jason. I really enjoyed your show walk through videos and your recommendations. All the best for 2025.

[jasonwebb]

Man - packed a lot into that video! It was to the point/well done.

And - looking forward to hearing about your collaboration with Angela-Gilbert Yeung in 2025.

[kirmussaudio]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on 2024!

[marksironi]

The Helix 1 at CAF was the best analog playback I've ever heard in my life. I had them play one of my reference records and that system dug out subtle details I've never heard before. I'm sure some of the other analog systems you've mentioned might meet or beat it, but I haven't heard them. And from a personal greed perspective, if I squint at it just right through my rose-colored glasses, I can see how I might, maybe, be able to afford a Helix 2.

[danieljones]

Love the new porpori speakers! I wish I could buy some Borresen tweeters to put in my speakers!!!
Can you hook me up?

[JD-mmub]

Boy would I love to have a pair of the Popori’s!

[LS-tijo]

Primare's line of AV gear is very appealing. Can't wait to see what you say about them. RE MBL, their C51 integrated also looks interesting and is priced right.

[TheBTG]

I’ve really enjoyed my Egglestonworks Andra 3 speakers. They are musical, but also incisive.

[ericstefko]

Cool to see a good number of Canadian companies on your list.

[QuintEssential-szwn]

Very enjoyable video thanks. Question for the audiophile junkie: sorry but my question isn’t specifically about audio, but simply about the formatting of the video on YouTube. Like a lot of videos on YouTube there’s the option to view this video and select from among different chapters/subjects you discuss.
Is the process of making the video and chapters done completely automatically by some sort of AI program? Or is this something that you have to go through and do yourself? Just curious thanks.

[truman]

Have you tried the Dutch and Dutch with the Bacch plug-in?

[ebaysnipa]

Any interest on Tekton Design speakers?

[shomesaha]

Why don't you consider rethm products...

[kristofvadnai]

You should check out Stack Audio. Supposedly better than Isoacoustics.