Stereophile's Herb Reichert on the best cheap stuff to $1,000,000 systems
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Steve and Herb Reichert discuss their lives in the audio biz, good times.
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I met Herb at the Capital Audio Fest last year. He was speaking to a few other luminaries in the business, and I listened, didn't speak, I was mesmerized. Steve, once again your skills bring out the best of each guest.
Yes, saw him (didn’t meet him) last year, subbing for Steve in a “types of speakers” discussion. Better than seeing Bob Dylan in concert.
Grow up, you are uncomfortable to be arund
One of the things that I love about you and Herb, Steve, is that you don't get all gaga over a piece of equipment simply because it costs an arm and a leg. Cheap stuff that sounds good can get you just as excited! I love that. Thanks, guys!
amen---totally opposite of that weaver cat and his olive martinis.
I bought a reisong tube amp, 350.00 usd on steves advise what a great piece of equipment beats out pieces 4 time that price
I second that opinion.
i bought a philips amplifier with low power but when conecting it, i was kind of struck by lightening ,the way the high´s sounded ,this already having heard the best from Pioneer, Sansui, Kenwood or Marantz(that in the 80´s had the sound of this litle 79 F series from philips) i paid less of what today is 20 € and for two years i stoped my spec-1 and 2 to listen to this litle philips, both my pre and power amplifier from Pioneer were given to me by my father ,not my choice but i used to listen to music on them before they were mine(without permission)
These are the video's I enjoy the most, when you interview fellow audiophiles and today's was a screamer! Nice one mate.👍
Herb is delightfully quirky. More Herb please.
yes
I had a moment of realization that all of us are after the same thing, we just approach it in different directions. I began with 'imaging', then chased 'tonality', then pursued 'resolution', and finally after achieving a balance of these, I found the right mix of equipment (for me in my room on my budget, $5,000) that elicits the 'emotion' of the musician and the moment. Be encouraged! You are on the right path, maybe just coming at it from a different angle than others!
Excellent casual interview with the sights and sounds of NY in the background and of course Herb, a treasure in hifi. You're both lucky to have each other as friends and a great cheer to you both from Ottawa, Canada. Stay healthy, we want more of you both for many years to come!
As someone from Glasgow in Scotland even more interesting 👍💙
God bless all the Canadian truckers , you must proud !
The wisdom and no bullshit approach is the best. Cheers Mr Reichert
It's the love of music that gets me to look for your videos. All the way from London, England.
I'm going on 74 and you guys reminiscing of the various gear you had was so awesome! Had me remembering my past Audio Gear and some of my first Solid State Gear which I thought was so cool after ditching my Tube Amps! LOL!
Herb's the Bomb and Steve's the Igniter! You guys are Great! Thanks. F
love it !!!!!!
" '68 to now is at least 30 years" true statement. 😁
Duh... Hilarious !
I was born in 64 so yes he is correct lol
@@scottyo64 I was born in 65', so I can verify that the math is 100% accurate. 🤔
It's at least 10 years also
Thanks Steve and Herb! I’m of a similar vintage as you guys and I still fondly remember listening to “The Wall” hours on end with my Technics receiver, Technics turntable, and big Fisher speakers. In my college fraternity we catalogued all of our cassette tapes so we could play a game called select hits. You would give the “DJ” the side and counter number so no one knew what was coming until he hit play. My roommate in that fraternity opened my audio world from classic rock in Georgia to his eclectic library from Buffalo New York which included jazz and blues. It always has been and always will be about the music and our community.
Herb is so on point and so funny too. Loved this vid. You can tell you guys are old friends. Thanks, Herb and Steve!
Loved the King 1 and King 2 story!
@@scottyo64
Haha! Totally, man. That was a good one.
Love the pointing on the brick wall behind Herb. Some quality workmanship.
I noticed that also ... Kinda funny
Man. I love these type of conversations and I really miss the music rooms walk around talks interviews and chats.
Amazing to listen to your friends stories. Passion that's what you both have. To boys in a candy shop. Thanks Steve for keeping it real man....
I just ordered an Audio Technica AT-VM95 before finishing the video. :D
The great thing about the new VM95 is you can upgrade the stylus within the same line and save a few bucks and the hassle of swapping out the whole cartridge.
My TT came with the VM95E and I upgraded to the VM95EN stylus.
Absolutely love these kind of videos, they are truly a feeling of great joy for me. GREAT JOB STEVE!!!
Love Herb, I met him at CAF 2019 and he was wondering how to get upstairs we were working on the mezzanine level and that hotel in Rockville is strange with the way it is set up I showed him where the stairs were and he thanked me graciously and went on about his business. Maybe 2 to 3 hours later he walked by and thanked me again because he knew where to go because I was out in the hallway again, we laughed together it was great, Thanks Steve maid me smile thinking about that
Excellent interview...
The honking of the horn in the background just adds ambience that seems really neat on the street interview
And you just wonder how long it’s going to take for someone to shut off their car alarm.
Herb is such an interesting individual. I bet he's a blast to have coffee with. Great interview! ☕👍
i enjoy reading Herb's column every month but still miss Sam Telig and his cat. I think it's important to cover the affordable end of the market because you can catch the younger crowd and bring some fresh blood into the fold.
And Lars I think that was his friends name
@@jerrysnead2842 Yes, Lars!
I could of listened to a longer interview it was that good. A true love of music. Herb inspired me to restore my Thorens and add it back into my stereo system. I love your interviews keep them coming!
More Steve and Herb!! Would love to hear you guys reminisce about Art D some day.
Great interview good to see you guys!Very interesting information and informative. Fascinating tidbit about Bob Dylan and how that particular cut was recorded!!
Keep up the good work, and keep on spinning!
Very cool. I hope there are young guys to carry the torch of tube audio and vintage style gear. Love to hear the stories.
Love Herb, wish he was on more
@perl man my thought exactly 🤣
It's hard not to like you two men "in your best age" (like me) with a lovely boyish heart talking about their passion. It reminds me of the passage of the song "what a wonderful world": "I see friends shaking hands; Saying how do you do; They're really saying; I love you". I could listen to you guys all day - and then some. Thanks for sharing your experience, opinions and not least passion for music and the equipment we use to get the communication right :-).
Great interview Steve n Herb, two zen masters, love the both of you, stay well
Greetings from India. Really enjoyed this video. It's like listening in on a laidback conversation taking place at a pub, where we're fortunate enough to be part of. I'm only a couple of years younger than both of you, so it was enjoyable to reflect back on our music system buying and listening experiences over the years. Thanks again.
Herb's the kind of person you want to hang out with. Enthusiastic and a great story teller.
I first ran into Herb through the pages of Sound Practices where he demonstrated a strong understanding of what we all are looking for, that emotional connection using old gear. Great interview
Hey Bob. just played the Bev's an hour ago!
@@bobaranyi8949 well great to hear from you and I’m glad the Bev2s are in caring hands, they are awesome speakers/OTL setup. Still in Chicago?
@@bobsmoot8454 I am in a Northern suburb of Chicago! I just had one of the amps worked on by another Bev owner. Only needed a new Cap in the power supply. It was the amp that Harold converted for you from originally being a 2sw. Many thanks! Bob
Herb, your column should be called; "Cookin'.......with Herb and spices!"
This is what being an audiophile is all about. Sharing the journey, enjoying the music and the gear, looking forward and looking back. Bravo, Steve!
Great interview two of my favorite people. April 2011 I bought my first Stereophile magazine recommended components issue. I was looking to totally change my system. The writers we’re people I could identify with, and they were very entertaining. Later when Sam and Stephen left, I thought it’s going to be hard to replace these gentlemen. Then Herb came aboard and after reading his first article, I knew everything would be OK. Steve another great episode!
"eccentric weirdos but smart eccentric weirdos" QFT!
Always enjoyed Herb's editorials and talking with Herb at Peter Breuninger's events. I'm pretty sure our phone conversations back in the day kept AT&T in business, LOL.
Happy to see the thermionic glow still burning bright!
Many thanks, Steve for bringing Herb to us on your UA-cam channel.
Thanks for making this, comes across as just stopping on the street to chat about hi-fi. Just what I needed in these crazy times.
This video brings me such great joy. I think of the many friends I have had in the audiophile world and the remarkable used audio equipment we experienced. You and Herb just capture the essence of what the hobby can be for many of us. Thanks for sharing.
A couple of my favorite smart eccentric guys in audio. Always a joy to hang out with you guys. I do enjoy getting to know you and some of the other legends like Nelson Pass, Peter Qvortrup John Atkinson Arnie Nudell and Paul Mcgowan through UA-cam. The DIY community is pretty interesting as well.
Great, great interview Steve. Thank you very much for posting this. Please keep having him around. You and Herb are national treasures my friend.
Herb is a huge reason I subscribe to Stereophile, great stuff Steve, thanks for this one
What a wonderful interview. Really good to see that British speakers designed for the BBC back in the 70s? Are still sounding as good as many of the overpriced audiophile speakers of today. Some of my gear is 50 years old. Audio technica cartridges are amazing value for money. I have 2. An at 3600 l and a at ac03 moving coil. The former is great for listening to old 7inch singles and noisy pressings.
Skip ahead 30-40 years. Nobody is going to be wishing that they had held onto their first Bluetooth speaker or ipod they owned. Do the world a favor and support your local audio tech, teach a ten year old how to handle records and turntables. Instead of selling off your accumulated analog equipment to guys your age and older, give it to a kid who reminds you of yourself, pass it on like the accumulated knowledge of an early tribal village. Take on an apprentice if you are an audio journeyman.
Best advice ever in a comment.
I don’t have a “mentor” I’m an 18 yo audiophile, but I agree and will try to do that when I get older.
Great idea. I have a grandson who will go nuts with assembling a kit.
@@HareDeLune Even though I believe that this hobby can enrich a persons life in many ways, your comment is quite generous.
@@evantench6651
Thank you.
Although perhaps I should say some of the best advice ever in a comment on this subject.
No.
That just doesn't 'roll off the tongue' nearly as well, does it? : )
This video brightened up my day. Thank you.
Thanks, Steve & Herb for posting this and sharing your time with us while we are all in the limbo of a pandemic driven social isolation! Watching this video has been the highlight of my audiophile week.
Herb is the man. Thanks for all of the charming shop talk that keeps me justifying my "quirky hobby" that most of my peers just don't get.
Who doesn't enjoy a little Herb now and again?
So good to see Herb again 😊
Great interview, agree some of my best friends have that quirky love for audio and they all enjoy life. Thank you Steve!
Steve, please have Herb on more often, Nelson Pass too. I love their stories and the way they share knowledge.
I thoroughly enjoyed that thank you so much :) wonderful video, Herb you're a star :)
A word to the wise: Herb can be persuaded to consult privately on system configuration and component choice. All of that accumulated wisdom and cool on tap. Best investment ever!
how to do this?
Happy to provide you with an email address but would prefer not to post it publicly. Will try to find a PM function.
One of the best little nuggets of Audiophiliac's vblog is discovering those music gem recommendations from Steve and his guests. And boy o' boy did Herb come through with Michael Payton's Afro-Caribbean Mixtape. This is an astonishing album. The fusion of jazz, hip hop, latin jazz, afro-funk, all wrapped into one amazing album. The rich sound and texture coming through my B&W 706 S2...Wow, wow, wow. Thanks again Steve.
Very insightful interview with a walking library of audiophilia. I wish I had that impressive market survey of Herb, would save my a lot of money on my audiophile try-and-error career over decades.
Loved this conversation! So cool hearing you old-ish dudes talking all that well deserved street cred wisdom for all of us who’ve tiptoed into hifi gear but to nowhere near the extent. Great post Steve! And thank you Herb…really enjoyed every bit of it
Great to see Herb back again
Nice chat, a combination of knowledgeable enthusiasm that I naturally find engrossing.......🙂
Wow, what a great episode. I love these guys. This is what this hobby is about, fantastic and well engineered product hidden in plain sight. It takes a lot of time, dedication and commitment to discover these. Thank you for an excellent episode. I would not think twice about picking some of these up. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Steve and Herb you made my day...again ...as a Dane with a longlife facination of NY those outdoor videos are the best ... keep them comming..
I really enjoyed listening to you two discussing audio and your careers. I always come away with knowledge and more enthusiasm than I possessed before. Thanks for doing this.
I totally agree with Evan Tench. My grandchildren is moving home with their parents in two weeks. They will be my apprentices. And they will not be fired...
Thank you two. It was great to hear the two of you talking.
That was a blast Steve. Love these interviews with Herb.
really enjoyed all of the unpretentious little dogs...
Thanks Steve and Herb...🚀
Brooklyn ambience only adds to this interview...thank you both.
Two of my favorite people in the audio world, what more could I ask for? Really enjoyed this one!
I didn’t even realize I was a audiophile until I found steve
I'd like to believe I'm also a smart and eccentric weirdo as I thoroughly enjoyed your conversation with Herb. You two are truly a legendary meeting of audiophile minds...
It is always an interesting visit when Herb stops by. There is a lot of truth in his assessment of the state of the hobby when Dynaco was around. It would be nice to see Herb as a regular here. He brings additional insight and perspective. Thank you both for your work and casual observations.
As a vinyl returnee, last tt was an entry level Dual, Sony entry level receiver, Sony single cassette player, Bose 501's which I bought late 70's. Early eighties, just listened to FM and cassettes thru various means. Listening was purely casual from that point until now. Just bought DIY Audio ACA (from listening to your glowing review) and Klipsch r51m, Pro-ject elemental tt, Node 2i and lets see what happens! Love you & Herb's conversations and hearing about other affordable to me audio choices, thanks to you both!
The early guy seems he was a little like Julian Hirsch of "Stereo Review." Measurements were everything. But I still enjoyed reading his articles, and was a subscriber of the magazine until they went of business. Also gone are "High Fidelity" and "Audio." I enjoyed them all. The only ones I get now are "The Absolute Sound" and "Stereophile."
Why did Stereo Review and High Fidelity 'fail'? A stash (late 60's early 70's) recently captivated me! They covered audio gear, but also music itself in depth and quality difficult to find today at least in magazine form.
Has Internet, UA-cam et. al. been a factor? (Gutemberg's revenge!) The shift to AV and Home Theater skewed public tastes? Pity! Music as an art form in the home has suffered.
@@juanmillaruelo7647 I suppose it came down in part because of low circulation, and it was no longer economically feasible to continue publication. The audiophile community has always been a very small percent of the population. If more people actually heard a decent system, maybe the industry would do better. And it doesn't have to be expensive. Fifteen hundred dollars can get a pretty good entry level system that provides lots of entertainment.
Video was too short. Could listen to Steve & Herb for hours.
Herb was getting restless!
You gotta love Herb! Such a true gentleman!
Thank you Steve! And thank you herb! Always a treat to listen to herb. Fun to listen to his stories! And they don't have to all be about audiophile. I think herb needs to tell some stories about his previous life building race cars. Heard him mention that a time or 2 and more curious about it. Herb brought up a great idea. Need to get herb together in a video chat session with Nelson, dan dagastino, along with Jason and like from schiit audio. That would be interesting listening to stories just flow! Thanks again and herb you need to make more appearances on Steve's channel !
Steve, really enjoy all your reviews and audio info and experiences. Just came into knowing you grew up in Far Rockaway way back. So did I in, the 50's/60's up until about 1970. We must have crossed paths, LOL. I lived on Central Ave. a block away from the Chevrolet dealer on the corner of Nameoke. What memories!
Steve and Herb should make some audio review videos together! That would be a delight.
Passion and perception without pretension. So great to hear.
I remember my first kit very fondly and that first simple wonderment at how well it sounded. As I’ve got older I sometimes yearn for the early days when my listening was less encumbered by uncertainty , ,temptation and choice. If it sounds good, it sounds good and it might be the best sound you ever had. Perhaps that first foray was the best sound I ever had? Long gone now.
The best sound system I ever heard is the one I invented and listen to now. It lacks nothing. It sounds exactly the way I want it to, not someone else's idea. There's nowhere for me to go from here but down.
I enjoy some of the audiophile postings. They amuse me but I take nothing anybody in this industry says seriously. I've met some of them in person, others in line. I like some of them, others I found repulsive. Don't worry Steve. I'm a subscriber. I admire the enthusiasm audiophiles have no matter how clueless they are.
Thank you Steve for the best 24 minutes of my day a great video loved it.👍
What a likeable guy Herb is! Fun to hear him talk about his experiences.
We love you Herb!
Ahh…missed y'all by mere hours in Brooklyn. Great stuff here, and bringing up memories of my own, in and out of the audio biz, and my own audio adventures.
Great questionning on this one Steve. Got Herb to explain while making it flow even more.
This is one of my favorite audio videos. Thank you.
That blew my mind when herb recommended Audio Tech. Ordered one from radio shack and thought this can’t be true, was already a stereophile subscriber so l knew the thousand dollar options-not a bad decision for a quick fix! Influenced by an ad in said magazine-Greetings from Chicago Herb!
Great job Steve and Herb.. Good informations and stories 👍🤗
Wow, I had a Dynaco Stereo 70 and PAT-3. Good stuff.
That was fun. Great getting Herb Reichert’s musings over all that is audio.
I love Herb's jacket. Where did he buy it?
I had a LP12 with Basic Plus arm and a Linn K9 (Linns variant of AT95) cartridge. Sadly enough i sold it and i regret it so much. That combo had that Linn beat. Every record you played was like a drug, you just wanted more of it.
agreed
Great talk..I feel like I ran into you two and you invited me to breakfast...great talk in a nice, relaxed setting...great insight into both of your personalities...enjoyed muchly
Love your talks with people that are so passionate about their hi fi
Another fantastic interview for the record books. Herbs is always a treat.
Wow, wow and wow again! No BS, great stuff.
Thanks guys it really was a blast.
Cheers
I want un edited Herb. Love it
Hey Guys, Great video! Regarding the Linn Sondek LP 12, I couldn't agree more. I purchased a used one with an Itok LV II tonearm for the crazy amount of $750.00 (probably never find that deal again). It came with an Ortofon 2M Red and it sounded pretty good. Then I installed a standard Denon DL 103 and WOW, I couldn't be happier. I like that you alluded to the wisdom of (lovingly) used equipment. The Linn resides in a system built with a used Audio Note PP-1 amp and M2 SE Phono Pre-amp with a K&K Audio stepup transformer and a pair of Snell Kii speakers w/an REL t5 subwoofer and again, I couldn't be happier. Could I get better? Of course (especially with the speakers), but at what cost? The point of diminishing returns certainly is a factor for me. Thanks for all you do for the audio community.
I simply love your channel, Steve! I must smile how many reviewers still like their LS 3/5 so as Herb also does. I am wondering how many similar seized speakers came along since the launch of the LS3/5. louder ones, deeper going ones, „faster“ ones...but....
could listen all day!! so interesting...thx
You guys inspire me to check out new gear , I think this is your 3rd video together if I’m right and you 2 are a vast knowledge