The Computer Audiophile Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks for putting this together Danny. An enjoyable watch / listen. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Danny Kaey Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 minute ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Thanks for putting this together Danny. An enjoyable watch / listen. Always fun to mix things up and Daryl’s style makes it easy to interview! good stuff... more to come! HiFiHarbard 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Mercman Posted February 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2020 An interesting insight in what drives Daryl Wilson and his company’s pursuit of acoustic excellence. HiFiHarbard, The Computer Audiophile and Danny Kaey 1 2 Steve Plaskin Link to comment
Popular Post DuckToller Posted February 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2020 @Danny Kaey Thanks a lot, Danny , for this enjoyable, insightful and educative set of videos. I amy never get anywhere near to the spheres of this special kind of art, nonetheless, I have the utmost respect for people like Daryl Wilson living this perfection. I may show my teenage son that video, for having some reflections on which level of professionalism he would like to achieve for his own future. Amazing stuff!! Congratulations!! HiFiHarbard and Danny Kaey 1 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Danny Kaey Posted February 17, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2020 4 hours ago, DuckToller said: @Danny Kaey Thanks a lot, Danny , for this enjoyable, insightful and educative set of videos. I amy never get anywhere near to the spheres of this special kind of art, nonetheless, I have the utmost respect for people like Daryl Wilson living this perfection. I may show my teenage son that video, for having some reflections on which level of professionalism he would like to achieve for his own future. Amazing stuff!! Congratulations!! Very kind of you - thanks much! There will be more... so glad you got something out of these! cheers 😉👍🏼😎 HiFiHarbard and Solstice380 1 1 Link to comment
loop7 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Which podcast were they discussing? Link to comment
Popular Post Nathan15 Posted February 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 21, 2020 A really educational piece, thanks for putting it together! Keep up the good work! HiFiHarbard and Danny Kaey 2 Link to comment
Danny Kaey Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 22 hours ago, loop7 said: Which podcast were they discussing? eh? Link to comment
Danny Kaey Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 9 hours ago, Nathan15 said: A really educational piece, thanks for putting it together! Keep up the good work! thank you kindly! HiFiHarbard 1 Link to comment
wwc Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Thanks for the interview, but I'm sorry to say I found it very disappointing. For me, it had an excessive Fan-Boy tenor. How many times did Danny say "Amazing!" after Mr. Wilson comments? (I didn't count but I'd guess over 20 times?) It came off like an Info-mercial for Wilson Audio. So much more of interest could have been discussed. Take a listen to the Audio Stream interviews. They might be a good guide for improving the next interview?! Finally, I have no doubt that Wilson speakers are some of the best out there in AudiophiliaLand, but personally, it was hard to stomach Mr Wison's constant reference to their "Art." I'm sure he thinks his speakers are aesthetic wonders, but I find their robotic designs to be a classic case of form and function NOT working together. There are a lot of ugly speakers out there and there are some beautiful ones out there. In my opinion, the Wilsons are emphatically in the ugly category. I'm sure they sound wondrous-- just turn those lights down low! Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, wwc said: Thanks for the interview, but I'm sorry to say I found it very disappointing. For me, it had an excessive Fan-Boy tenor. How many times did Danny say "Amazing!" after Mr. Wilson comments? (I didn't count but I'd guess over 20 times?) It came off like an Info-mercial for Wilson Audio. So much more of interest could have been discussed. Perhaps interviews can serve a different audience than just you. Couldn't you conclude that, "So much more of interest could have been discussed" after every interview ever conducted? 6 minutes ago, wwc said: Take a listen to the Audio Stream interviews. They might be a good guide for improving the next interview?! I tried that once. I'd rather stick a pencil in my neck than listen again. P.S. I will not publish a rambling interview where anyone talks about what they had for dinner the previous night and takes 30 minutes to get to a single point. Danny Kaey 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
wwc Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Perhaps interviews can serve a different audience than just you. Couldn't you conclude that, "So much more of interest could have been discussed" after every interview ever conducted? I tried that once. I'd rather stick a pencil in my neck than listen again. P.S. I will not publish a rambling interview where anyone talks about what they had for dinner the previous night and takes 30 minutes to get to a single point. Thanks for the interview, but I'm sorry to say I found it very disappointing. For me, it had an excessive Fan-Boy tenor. How many times did Danny say "Amazing!" after Mr. Wilson comments? (I didn't count but I'd guess over 20 times?) It came off like an Info-mercial for Wilson Audio. So much more of interest could have been discussed. Take a listen to the Audio Stream interviews. They might be a good guide for improving the next interview?! Finally, I have no doubt that Wilson speakers are some of the best out there in AudiophiliaLand, but personally, it was hard to stomach Mr Wison's constant reference to their "Art." I'm sure he thinks his speakers are aesthetic wonders, but I find their robotic designs to be a classic case of form and function NOT working together. There are a lot of ugly speakers out there and there are some beautiful ones out there. In my opinion, the Wilsons are emphatically in the ugly category. I'm sure they sound wondrous-- just turn those lights down low! Link to comment
wwc Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Just now, wwc said: Thanks for the interview, but I'm sorry to say I found it very disappointing. For me, it had an excessive Fan-Boy tenor. How many times did Danny say "Amazing!" after Mr. Wilson comments? (I didn't count but I'd guess over 20 times?) It came off like an Info-mercial for Wilson Audio. So much more of interest could have been discussed. Take a listen to the Audio Stream interviews. They might be a good guide for improving the next interview?! Finally, I have no doubt that Wilson speakers are some of the best out there in AudiophiliaLand, but personally, it was hard to stomach Mr Wison's constant reference to their "Art." I'm sure he thinks his speakers are aesthetic wonders, but I find their robotic designs to be a classic case of form and function NOT working together. There are a lot of ugly speakers out there and there are some beautiful ones out there. In my opinion, the Wilsons are emphatically in the ugly category. I'm sure they sound wondrous-- just turn those lights down low! Just now, wwc said: I primary point I heard over and over again is "Wilson Audio is AMAZING." It's nice for you that you are so smitten with Wilson Audio, however, it does not make for a very interesting interview. The Audio Stream interviews actually explore the designers thought process and tech explorations with some intellectual curiosity, imho. Hopefully, you might someday take this criticism as an opportunity to refine your skills. Defensiveness won't get you there, that's for sure! Just now, wwc said: Link to comment
Popular Post Danny Kaey Posted March 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2020 21 hours ago, wwc said: Thanks for the interview, but I'm sorry to say I found it very disappointing. For me, it had an excessive Fan-Boy tenor. How many times did Danny say "Amazing!" after Mr. Wilson comments? (I didn't count but I'd guess over 20 times?) It came off like an Info-mercial for Wilson Audio. So much more of interest could have been discussed. Take a listen to the Audio Stream interviews. They might be a good guide for improving the next interview?! Finally, I have no doubt that Wilson speakers are some of the best out there in AudiophiliaLand, but personally, it was hard to stomach Mr Wison's constant reference to their "Art." I'm sure he thinks his speakers are aesthetic wonders, but I find their robotic designs to be a classic case of form and function NOT working together. There are a lot of ugly speakers out there and there are some beautiful ones out there. In my opinion, the Wilsons are emphatically in the ugly category. I'm sure they sound wondrous-- just turn those lights down low! Hi there, thanks for the comments! Perspective is the mother of all clarity. My personality is closely tied to what you see in the video, so when you see, nay, hear me in the video, it's who I am. I am not publishing peer reviewed science articles, I write and vlog about stuff that I'm interested in, that I find exciting and like the world to know more about. So much more of interest could have been discussed. Take a listen to the Audio Stream interviews. They might be a good guide for improving the next interview?! Sure. Until you actually host an interview yourself under less than ideal showroom conditions. Daryl was under time pressure and the interview already ran way longer than intended. Not making excuses, just telling you how it is in the real world. Finally, I have no doubt that Wilson speakers are some of the best out there in AudiophiliaLand, but personally, it was hard to stomach Mr Wison's constant reference to their "Art." I'm sure he thinks his speakers are aesthetic wonders, but I find their robotic designs to be a classic case of form and function NOT working together. I think that you misunderstood what Daryl meant with his reference of art vis-a-vis Wilson Audio. Wilson Audio is extremely passionate about music and sound, more so than perhaps any other company in high-end audio that I know of. Dave Wilson slid into manufacturing loudspeakers through the art of recording and capturing live music: fan-boy alert: these are some of the best sounding recordings I own and have just recently (last couple of years) been made available again via LP or hi-res downloads. I know of no other manufacturer who ties the art of music to their products - watch some of the Wilson produced videos on YouTube and see for yourself. Now you may disagree with the choices they take in designing their loudspeakers - which is perfectly fine of course - but you can't deny the inspirational source for their designs from the smallest speaker, TuneTot, to the largest speaker, WAMM. Lastly, I find your comment about form and function not working together very odd and contrary to reality: if anything Wilson's designs are virtually all shaped by function and form working together in unity to create the design that you see. Thanks for watching! The Computer Audiophile and DuckToller 2 Link to comment
wwc Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/28/2020 at 1:33 PM, The Computer Audiophile said: I tried that once. I'd rather stick a pencil in my neck than listen again. P.S. I will not publish a rambling interview where anyone talks about what they had for dinner the previous night and takes 30 minutes to get to a single point. I must have missed the dinner conversation....Perhaps you should try another one: As I recall the Ted Smith interview was really interesting as was Vince Galbo, Nuno Vitorino. The interviewer guides and allows the designers to talk about their tech and the thought processes that go into it, with very little info-merchant babbling. Link to comment
wwc Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 10:57 AM, Danny Kaey said: Lastly, I find your comment about form and function not working together very odd and contrary to reality: if anything Wilson's designs are virtually all shaped by function and form working together in unity to create the design that you see. I agree with you that Wilson's tech and form are working together to produce a speaker which functions at a very high level. Maybe more to the point, what I find frustrating with Wilson is what I feel are very poor choices in industrial aesthetic design. Their designs look they were designed by an engineer-- an engineer completely lacking in any visual design sophistication. The hulking robotic form, with it's chassis that looks like molded plastic, resembles something a 12 year old boy might come up with from legos (nothing against legos, mind you). It brings to mind the contrast between the Microsoft and Apple sensibility. Bill Gates wasn't concerned with what his products looked like. Steve Jobs, and Jonathan Ive, cared deeply about producing tech products that worked elegantly and whose elegance was interwoven with the refined visual design. Quote Link to comment
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