OJAS Listening Room @ USM SoHo NYC

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je2a3

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On a recent trip to NYC, my wife and I visited the OJAS Listening Room.

Highly recommended to SET/Hi-Eff enthusiasts (or those who are just curious) spending the holidays in NYC!

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Hi-Fi details:
OJAS Turntable + Groovemaster tonearm + SPU Ethos
Altec 4722 SUT + Tube/FET Hybrid phono + Intact Audio AVC
PSE2A3 monoblock amps
OJAS speaker system: 2 x GPA 414 + WP12027 horn + GPA802 + Fostex super woofer

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Thanks for sharing. I've always been curious about the sound he gets in there. also curious about his speakers which seem to be constantly out of stock.
 
StevenZ said:
Thanks for sharing. I've always been curious about the sound he gets in there.
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I was asked a similar question at another forum, so I'll just paste it here:

Being a classically trained violinist, it's always been difficult for me to verbalize music or sound. That's why I tend to be more technical in my blog. It's much easier to express myself through the instrument which won't be appropriate in this case, so I'll try...

This was my second visit to an OJAS exhibit. The first time was in the summer of 2022 at the Lisson NYC with a bigger crowd. Both times I wasn't surprised by what I heard partly because he uses many ingredients that are also in my hifi soup: SPU, 2A3, 300B, Altec, etc.

Unlike typical hifi shows wherein music is played at ear splitting SPLs, Devon's demos are Zen-like wherein the magic of 1930s-style flea powered directly heated triode amps driving high efficiency transducers' ability to deliver exquisite tonal color and dynamics from the recording are highlighted.

The GPA 414 and 802 drivers in OJAS speakers are contemporary equivalents of my Altec 414A/802D + I've also heard the WP12027 horn in my system. To me a 2-way set up (414 + 802 + 32C horn) is wide range enough to enjoy Bill Evans Trio, the Guarneri Quartet to Mahler and Shosti symphonies.

But I can see (hear in my mind) how adding the Fostex super woofer + super tweeters can turn a classic 2-way set up easily into an SPL generator, making it more appealing to Devon's demographic, which is not the traditional high end audiophile.

StevenZ said:
also curious about his speakers which seem to be constantly out of stock.
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I don't know about the Artbook Shelf Speakers but Altec enthusiasts in this forum know that ordering parts and diaphragms from GPA isn't easy.
 
je2a3 said:
I was asked a similar question at another forum, so I'll just paste it here:

Being a classically trained violinist, it's always been difficult for me to verbalize music or sound. That's why I tend to be more technical in my blog. It's much easier to express myself through the instrument which won't be appropriate in this case, so I'll try...

This was my second visit to an OJAS exhibit. The first time was in the summer of 2022 at the Lisson NYC with a bigger crowd. Both times I wasn't surprised by what I heard partly because he uses many ingredients that are also in my hifi soup: SPU, 2A3, 300B, Altec, etc.

Unlike typical hifi shows wherein music is played at ear splitting SPLs, Devon's demos are Zen-like wherein the magic of 1930s-style flea powered directly heated triode amps driving high efficiency transducers' ability to deliver exquisite tonal color and dynamics from the recording are highlighted.

The GPA 414 and 802 drivers in OJAS speakers are contemporary equivalents of my Altec 414A/802D + I've also heard the WP12027 horn in my system. To me a 2-way set up (414 + 802 + 32C horn) is wide range enough to enjoy Bill Evans Trio, the Guarneri Quartet to Mahler and Shosti symphonies.

But I can see (hear in my mind) how adding the Fostex super woofer + super tweeters can turn a classic 2-way set up easily into an SPL generator, making it more appealing to Devon's demographic, which is not the traditional high end audiophile.


I don't know about the Artbook Shelf Speakers but Altec enthusiasts in this forum know that ordering parts and diaphragms from GPA isn't easy.
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Thank you for this. Sounds like a great experience this second time around.
 
Redboy said:
hifi soup. heh. :)
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Class A, AB, SET, DHT...
it's alphabet soup!

Were it I (i.e., and not you, @je2a3) visiting that day*, I would have been tempted to slowly survey the room and then... subtly but unmistakably, chuckle softly.
;)


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* Who am I kidding? I am sure there is a large analog meter activated by sensors in the entrance way which would quickly signal POSEUR as I crossed the threshold. 😎
The meter might look sort of like this one, albeit slightly relabeled ("Customer Merit", e.g.). :confused::rolleyes:

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mhardy6647 said:
That must be the problem -- yup.
When the Soundesign (or Panasonic Thrusters) aesthetic comes back -- ping me.

😎

No-charge bonus quip: It must be epic to listen to the O'Jays on OJAS. :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :redface:

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Reminds me of something my son and a friend of mine came up with a few years back when vinyl was first coming back into vogue.
They decided that I was has what hipsters aspired to be....
 
MrEd said:
Reminds me of something my son and a friend of mine came up with a few years back when vinyl was first coming back into vogue.
They decided that I was has what hipsters aspired to be....
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And I am sure you are, sir!
:)
 
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