Fascinated By GR Research Channel

I didnt watch his videos like he was the great speaker saviour, or that I have to buy his kits. Just that he was pointing out typical problems with cheap parts even in expensive speakers. What these parts look like, and how to get something better.

I didnt watch his videos like he was the great speaker saviour, or that I have to buy his kits. Just that he was pointing out typical problems with cheap parts even in expensive speakers. What these parts look like, and how to get something better.

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^^^^+2 He shows how some speakers can be brought up a level or 2, with objective proof. Very educational and a great resource. Impractical for me at the moment but I sure appreciate the channel and what he does. Thank you to Danny and please keep ’em coming.

I recently just built a set of his NX-Studio speakers. Holy balls are those things absolutely amazing. Comparing them to anything I've heard before would be an insult to how much better they are. They are so open and transparent sounding it is unbelievable. And since it was all done with my own sweat equity it was at a fraction of the price compared to purchasing retail thus affordable to the average joe.

On the subject of Danny and his business, yes he is a business man. He has a job to do of promoting his products and his services. He is no different than any small business owner except his job is pretty freaking awesome working in the audio industry. The dude knows his stuff, but doesn't have a poker face when dealing with "cheesy parts" as he would say. I know he wouldn't intend to offend anybody for buying or making speakers built to a price point. It's the same as buying a Chevy Malibu instead of a Ferrari 458. Some people love their Malibu because it fits their lifestyle and their budget while some demand the performance and status of a Ferrari. Their company just tries to close the gap between the two.

This endorsement was not paid for or approved by GR Research, just a happy customer with only good interactions with the guy and his staff.

I can verify that the man knows what he's doing. I bought into the Klipsch RP600M craze and unfortunately was left disappointed. Wish I would have caught Ron and New Record Day's review before purchasing. The shortfalls he described are exactly what I was hearing. Luckily he recommended Danny at GR Research and had an interesting comparison video trying to illustrate the difference before and after.

Picked up the upgrade from Danny. Skipped the tube connectors and instead kept the original binding posts. I took measurements before and after to verify that I had everything set up correctly. Sure enough the speakers measured flatter after the upgrade. The big valley between the woofer and tweeter was largely gone. The peaks in the tweeter we're smoothed out and response was nice and flat.

In the end I have a set of speakers that I can run without any sort of EQ and I am very happy with how they sound. Can't recommend his upgrades enough if there is something you're unhappy with in your current speakers and would rather not run EQ.

Only thing I don't find value in are things like tube connectors and special cables. If you're chasing that final 1% I could see it, but personally I'm okay with skipping that stuff. Not dismissing it, but I bet there are people who would be turned off by the way he pushes that stuff, especially when the whole measurements vs trusting your ears debate seems to be so heated lately.