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Fascinated By GR Research Channel

Lately I've watched a number of the videos on GR Research's youtube channel and been very intrigued. If you aren't familiar with them, they design and sell some speakers, but most of their business is DIY speaker kits, and doing upgrades on customer's speakers. In the videos, they show how they measure the performance characteristics of speakers sent in and then explain the thought process and methodology of choosing improvements. 

If nothing else, anyone wanting to better understand the technical section of reviews (e.g. John Atkinson's in Stereophile), would likely learn something watching.

Another interesting aspect of these videos is the clear untangling of various manufacturers' choices in balancing cost for performance and the sonic impact of various compromises. 

Get your popcorn and check it out. 

I'm also curious to hear of your experiences with any of their kits or products and if your findings match their messaging. I've always understood that better parts quality will improve sonics, but this channel demonstrates exactly how with great clarity...fascinating! Cheers,

Spencer 

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I tried the GR-Research kit for the Klipsch RP-600m

They certainly sound different.  Better?  That's in the ear of the beholder.  I like them with the mods.

The kit lowers the sensitivity of the speakers quite a bit.  I did the mod on one speaker and left the other stock.  I could not listen to them as a stereo pair with the balance  centered.  Kind of gave me a headache.

Listened in mono with the balance skewed to the modified speaker.  Definitely takes more power to get to the same volume level, I'm guessing it's now an 85-87 dB speaker.

Been listening to them for nearly a year.  No complaints.  I prefer them over stock.

I would try one of his speakers but I'm going with the Criton 1TD-X next. 

 

 

 

 

 

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