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Great review and it shows you really like these speakers. I really like the way you express yourself and the passion you have. Your review made me wish I bought them.

Thank you Jay, from all our team at Gershman Acoustics. it is such an honor to be receiving such an important and unique award. You gave excellent and precis description of the Grand Avant Gardes. It indicates that you have a deep understanding of high-end Audio sound and a passion for music. We are especially honored to have you as one of our passionate, music lovers audiophiles customers. Keep up the good work. 1 second ago

I'm a proud owner of a pair ofGershman Grand Avant Gardes, I agree with every word you say, my last pair of speakers, I just love them.

Thank you! Awesome information

I was at that show in 2019. Maybe best of show for me regardless of price. My only hesitation is that I would love to hear them in MY space with MY music to be sure. They are certainly on my list if I ever upgrade from the 804d3 I have today. Bravo.

I have a pair of old tower Specters. Heard them and was immediately smitten. Years later, still sound terrific. The Gershmans (Eli and Ofra) make a phenomenal speaker.

That dream setup

Nice video. I'll have to check out these Gershman speakers next time I want to put together a system.

that damn beaut Aries Cerat... you sold me on the Gershman though. Thanks for another awesome video, man!

Geat show review, perfect choice of awards. I own a pair of Grand Avant Garde, highly recommend them, I now enjoy music every day. They do benefit from good power, but so what, they deserve it.. I'm excited for you man!

Been keeping my eyes on the Gershmanns. Those new wood panel grills look fantastic

I own a pair myself. I’m using Simaudio Electronics and absolutely love them. I’ve been in the industry 20 years now going to many shows and exactly like you said, they are a true giant killer. Next steps are buying another amp to mono block my 860av2’s and then I am done...I think. :)

I listened to these speakers with a 25W Pass Labs, and they became my favourite speakers. Will received them in one month.

Good video. I've been to a couple of audio shows in Melbourne and listened to many hifi systems. For me ATC is the brand that nails the goose bumps best. Surprised you didn't even mention them when discussing the best of the best. Absolute foot tapers, music you have to sing along to.

Great review! After watching Thomas's review of the GAG's, I bought a pair. Best speaker I've ever heard!

excelente señor , thank you :)

The ones you’re buying look well very engineered passive speakers and that is probably why they sound right. Best sounding speakers I’ve had (and still have) are my Genelec 8351B’s. The built in room correction works very well in mitigating room sonic aberrations, clarity is phenomenal. It also makes for a very minimal all digital system. DSP, volume and DAC happens at the speaker. My system now is computer -> USB to AES converter (and re-clock) -> Speakers, and the GLM kit in parallel, not in signal path (a small black box that provides an interface for the computer to control the speakers- can be used with a remote as well). Amazing resolution and life like experience, I haven’t looked back…

Question.. I have W/A Sasha DAW's (approx 300lbs each) I and looking for a secure way to slide them to another room for renovations... they are on spikes.. I tried furniture glides and the spikes pierce the slider.. Are there any items for sale that can slide under each speaker so moving them is easy and SAFE? Thank you Joe

I heard those AvantGardes at a show in NY years ago. Loved them. Seriously considered buying them even though they were a good bit out of my budget. The thing that kept me from pulling the trigger was my some self doubt and lack of confidence in what I was hearing, fear of purchasing something that expensive from a company that I had not ever heard of before, and also having no idea how they would sound in my room with my equipment. I still have regrets about it. They were really, really good. I hope you're enjoying them.

nice! Where did you buy your pair?

those wooden grills are next level! 🤩

Thanx for the review & comments. Are they still in business? Their website is offline...

So with angled top speaker, is it tricky to find the good ‘listening position’? Also, would it make sense to lift the speakers up being they are a bit smaller than traditional floor standing speakers? Would appreciate a response from Bacon or anyone else.

I have yet to hear the Gershmanns. The sound that messed me up forever was at a T.H.E. Show, don't remember what year. Possibly 2012? Anyway, it was WAVAC driving Venture loudspeakers. It sounded REAL. That's all I can say. Real, real, real. Real musicians in the room. It messed me up forever because THAT has become my reference. My system sucks compared to that... I have yet to hear anything like that. My friends shop has had Nola baby grands driven by Soulution, he has also had Wilson's Alexx on display. It still could not touch the WAVAC/Venture combo... Great video BTW. Keep it up!

Haven't heard these but they were on my short list. Ended up with the Alta Alec speakers, which I absolutely love. Very musical sounding speakers.

Have you heard Joseph Audio Perspective2, which is my all time favorite? If so, how do you compare against the avant garde? I heard the Gershman speakers this year's audio show in Toronto. Very impressed with the sound.

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Curious if you have heard PBN Audio and if so, what sound signature have you noticed between these and Gersham?

I agree with everything you said about the Grand Avant Garde speaker. If I had the budget for them I would definitely own a pair. I just placed an order for the new Gershman XdB. The only thing that I would like to add to your description of the sound of the Grand Avant Garde is that the tweeter is incredibly smooth while still being precise and detailed. You could look a long time to find a tweeter that sound this good!

I had a pair of Altec santiago's and I haven't heard anything, regardless of price that recreates that 'shock' effect you get when you hear 'the right' speaker. My current Jbl 4367's come close. But I'm still a lookin'! Great review - thanks!

nice video! grande is one of the few speakers i really want to hear. the best I have heard are: Respons - Magna Musicum. there is a certain resemblance to grande.

Thanks for offering a true opinion about speakers. That's one thing you don't hear often as people like to say "sound quality is subjective". Nah, not really. Maybe because I have been into music and playing instruments since 10 years old I have better ears than most. But really it's quite simple, clarity (no hiss or hum), definite notes with mids and bass, vocals that you can hear and discern the words. Or simply: does it sound good?

Since you asked... the best sounding speakers I have heard so far are the ones that I now own... the Cube Audio Nenuphar Mini F8. I drive them with the Bakoon Amp 13R. I would love to hear a pair of the Gershman Grande Avantgarde.

Did you buy the GAG? If so, what amp did you go for?

in have the paradigm founder 80f and i love them. they sound amazing

Hi Jay. That definitely looks like a David based on your assessment but my question is, what components were matched by the manufacturers? In my experience, I once listened to Wilson's Grand Slams back in the 90s that I still couldn't forget for its complete definition of the music space. It was like watching a concert without video. Almost eerie precision. It was hooked up to a Jadis JA200 4 chassis w/ Jadis transport and DAC.

Excellence review, Bass (warm) without it, myself would not spend much time listen to the system, You ready, share with us the amplifier and your primary source - analog or digital . Thanks

A speaker is the single most important part of an audio system. Even so, that speaker is only as good as the components that support it. In these cases, you need the entire package to replicate the sound you hear. That means the cost is not just that of the speakers, but the speaker system. When comparing costs, make sure you keep that in mind.

Gershmans are quite good! I heard them @ a show in Maryland, 2017-8??? They were a favorite for me. My life changing experience happened in NYC, 1996?? Avant Garde duos. Wavac 845 direct to be plyr. Louis Armstrong/band were "breathing" & playing in the same room w me! If the speaker's disappears in the room & recreate a recorded performance? Wish you success on yr purchase!

I have Legacy Whispers from the 90's. Still the best I have heard and I prefer them to the new HD versions. Gershmans look interesting though. Obviously nobody can hear them all but so far I have not had any desire to sell my Whispers. I also have the rare Victories as well which are stunning. Harbeth's are great too but hard to drive. The Whispers are 95db sensitive so very easy to drive. I run them with the SST Ambrosia and the Ampzilla 2000's 2nd edition. Should be a lifetime system for me.

Can we use these speakers with a home tv system

The best speakers I have heard that are within my financial reach (and fit inside of my listening room) are the Magnat Signature 909. So after saving up money for a long time, I bought a pair last month. They probably don't even come close to anything you are talking about in this video. But to me they are the best speaker I ever heard and my audio dreams are fulfilled.

My top pics in 2021 are Stenheim Alumine Three, Accapella Cellini & JBL 4367.

VIVID speakers ? Pretty expensive but by all accounts, pretty good also !

02:02 A neutral loudspeaker is designed to reproduce what is on the disc or file. If the reproduced music doesn’t sound real, where is the “flaw?” It could be that the loudspeaker, as neutral as it is, is not sufficiently detailed or lacks micro and macro dynamic response. It could be that the components in the playback chain is at fault. It is also possible that the music wasn’t recorded in a way that sounds real. Or, it could be that our expectation is incorrect.

Best I've listen to at my home is my current audio note an e alnico spx.

Thanks for the great video. I was just wondering how do you like Harbeth let say 40 series versus the avant gardes? Just wondering cause when I'm thinking of excellent warm speaker with nice timbre I'm thinking of this brand

I would think those solid grilles would be an immediate negative effect. I always take fabric ones off and hear the improvement right off. They look okay off so I'm sure lots of people take them off

Talon no longer in business but my favorite would be Talon thunderhawk speakers. I own a hawk monitor. I like accuton based speakers.

Gershman Avantgarde Speakers have the only logical enclosure design (minimal baffle for mids and highs) that makes sense. It is one of the best passive speakers i have heard. The problem is that it is passive (3 way much worse than 2 way). Best speakers i have heard are active. Grimm LS1be 30k. PMC MB2SE 70k.

What were the robot looking ones? They looked sick.

Put a musician behind a curtain , and a set of high end speakers playing the recorded sound. And if one can pick out the live artist , or the recording... the best speakers would sound exactly like the one who actually played it. The rest would be a personal sound adjustment . I know some speakers go for 40,000 for one, not including the components. So it’s easy to spend a million bucks for perfect or near perfect . I’m a audio file guy but I could never spend that much. But I do love high end audio

Interesting that Jay, Thomas and you love these. I have heard them in a showroom but wasn’t wow with the bass or soundstage. Not sure what happen, there was just no magic. I am using Manley Snappers 100wpc amp, do you think that my amps will have enough power to drive them?

Natural sound comes from open Baffle speakers...X5, , M3 Saphiers. I also love the sound of 1 way drivers: pearl audio Sybelius , Voxativ ampeggio and the Avantgarde Uno. These sound ALL natural and most of them are not that expensive...at least not 1 million

Please compare these speakers to Legacy Aeris.

Man, get the ZenMini LPSU to pair up with that ZenMini mk3 streamer. If you think it’s good all on its own, wait till you power it up with its dedicated linear power supply.

I have listened to lots of loudspeakers, went to audioshows and the best shops. The nr 1 are for me is Millon. I think you can buy a set. You won't regret it. I bought a set. I took my dad to a dealer because for me it was a small fortune and i thought to myself my parents would be upset or angry with me to spend so much money on loudspeakers. You know what my dad said ? If you buy these loudspeakers you will keep them for the rest of your life, you will never buy others or exchange them.

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You have piqued my interest. Now to find a dealer in Los Angeles.......

4 leak sandwich 600s do it for me. Driven by my sansui AU 717 special. Garrard 401 turntable (SME arm)

The bacon is sizzling

Should try some European speakers Bro, we all know about Brits and Germans, but we don’t even know some low profile brands, including Swiss Goldmund .. Goldmund and Krell or Mark Levinson or Boulder Amps …. that’s best of the best 😂 but I mean some Danish and Scandinavia brands with awesome quality and reasonable price tag .

Currently enjoying my PMC MB2SE as best speakers I’ve heard so far. Missed listening to the Gershwin speakers at Munich 2019 unfortunately.

Jay, Joseph Audio seems to be along the same philosophy, what are your thoughts on his speakers? Side tangent: Have you tried Aries Cerat's dacs? Thoughts?

Or do the speakers replicate live music? I think that is the ultimate goal.

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Best speaker demo I've ever heard were some Hansen Kings. If these can sound better than those I would buy a pair. :)

I reckon the Aussie speakers from home sound amazing. Osborn grand monument.

Do you listen in mono? Why are you only buying one?

It's so damned subjective which is best and there are as many opinions as there are people . Odd thing is as speakers get more expensive you would expect they would sound more and more alike but they don't. Even at stratospheric prices speakers sound as different from each other as they do from lower priced speakers. I've heard some really high priced speakers that sounded pretty mediocre... at a recent audio show in Toronto I was dumb struck how bad a 250 thousand pair of speakers could sound. I wonder which if any of these pretentious things are truly accurate? Maybe none but they just give a large impressive presentation that people like to hear. I have heard a couple that really impressed me though.

Gryphon Kodo speakers, with Gryphon Mephisto monoblocks perfection !

cool, how does it compare to the Tekton Moabs?

My main speakers are Audio Note AN-Es! Very good!

I love dayton speakers.

Please compare Wilson Sabrina x

Best speakers ever in my opinion are Magnar All Ribbon 10. Enjoying them for over 30 years now and haven't heard better sounding speakers yet.

Well I'd like the monitor audio Platinum 300 Gen 2 and the 500 Gen2, that MPD tweeter is the best tweeter on the market right now, the highest sound so Natural airy and spacious, and their driver technology is way ahead of everybody's. The platinums are definitely world-class speakers when paired with the proper Electronics.

For me MBL 101e beautiful speakers and sound

You like warm sounding speakers because we are warm blooded ??

i have the originals

You should compare it to Verity Sarastro/Marten Design Coltrane/AN-E Sootoo.

warm sounds - warm blooded , thats the most self indulged mental gymnastics i ever heard someone say out loud, and to themselves , to find a rational explanation to something that has nothing to do, one with the other... congrats, you won the hipster of the day aWurds.

I really liked the YG Acoustics Sonja 2.2s I heard at GTT audio is my favorite overall with 2 JL Fathom subs attached. I also like a speaker you never heard of Dynamikks Athos 12 that are just amazing...I Have YG Carmel 2's myself and they are decent all round for the money. I also like Borreson O5's after they break in for 500 hours and have the right amps and room set up but are harder to set up and once they are oh my god oh my god. The best affordable speakers I heard that all need subs are ATC.

Where's the sausage?

I like this guy, and he has some good reviews but OMG, beware he RAMBLES on and on! Just get with it and move on CCC Austin, TX USA

Steinway Lyngdorf ( Lyngdorf Audio) is another that references live instruments in designing speakers. Collaborating with Steinway and Sons to reproduce the sound of a Steinway and Sons grand piano so the pianist could not tell which was live or recorded… the Model D Their S15 is more practical for small home use though. All using their RoomPerfect Enjoy the music …🎶

Cammon, man. If it is best loudspeakers ever, why you put Nordost Odin for 25000$ ?????)))))))

For me it was YG Acoustics Sonja 2 paired with Kondo Kagura Amps and MAGICO M6 paired with CH Precision. Wish I could afford them one day.

By the way, for a $1,000,000 (seriously? not too many positive words come to mind) can't the people who design them actually make them look good, instead of "stupid" if you ask me. Terrible aesthetics, same with the Wilson speakers. why can't audio companies make stuff that looks "cool". normally it's cookie cutter black and they all look the same. Or they make crazy speakers that are "unique", with no worries anyone 'would' copy it.

Real world dream loudspeakers for me are my own Audiovector R3 Arreté..... and if I had the room I'd not hesitate to include their R8 Arreté for consideration.

Best soundimg speakers Magnepan 1,7 Dahlquist DQ10

Neutral speaker doesn't mean bland, neutral sound. It means it shows what is on the recording. You are using the term "neutral" in an equivocal manner. You lost me at that point.

Great info. You look like a T-rex giving an interview. The small arm view isn't working dude!

In the video you were listening to a jazz band performing with microphones. What´s the character of them and the amp and the speakers and the cables? It´s useless to do this. Go listening to acoustical instruments in different rooms as much as you can. Maybe your ears and memory are good enough to make up your mind. Finally it is impossible to listen to speakers only. You wil always need amplification, a source, cables. And you have to deal with the acoustics of a room. Everything infuences the final result. Being a pro musician, working everyday with live acoustical instruments, for 45 years and a audiophile idiot I can advise a cheaper solution: buy a pair of second hand Magnepan 3 Series. Place them at least 3 feet from the walls. Find out what combination of tube and solid state amps sounds the most natural. Take acoustic measurements in your listening room the find out the best place for your listening chair and speakers. Finally make your own tube cables with air around the copper or silver strain. Listen to high ress audio and a very good turtable. Then you are talking! Make a combination with new and used products. It is possible for a total amount of 10.000 dollar. Even the speakers you advise cost more .......

My personal favorite is VonSchweikert Ultra 9

The Gershwin speakers may sound well but look ugly to me. Why would someone use so large screws on the front ? They look like a tool found at an construction site. Also the textile is glued poorly.

Duevel Sirius, omnidirectional horns speakers.

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There shouldn't be any golden hue to the sound, that is additional artificial colouration by the sound of the electronic equipment and source equipment and loudspeakers that are coloured, that tilt and curve the upper frequency spectrum. Some one playing a sax or trumpet live in your living room, there is no golden colour hue to the sound. All this colour hue your talking about is additional colouration by microphones sending the music signal to the coloured electronic amplification and loudspeakers.

You miss out on legacy products.