What Kind Of High-End System Does A ROCK STAR Buy? PART TWO

Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac August 11, 2025
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Steve Guttenberg was a reviewer and wrote the Audiophiliac blog for CNET.com for many years. He also wrote for the Absolute Sound, Stereophile, Listener, Audio, Home Theater, Sound & Vision, Fi, Home Entertainment, and many others. Steve also worked for Chesky Records as an Associate Producer on dozens of sessions.

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This is PART TWO of the interview, here's PART ONE, Meet Jay Jay French, equal parts rock star/audiophilie, https://youtu.be/357FCJieIMA Thanks for watching, this channel is supported by the kind generosity of my Patreon backers: https://www.patreon.com/Audiophiliac. Patrons have full access to EXCLUSIVE Audiophiliac video content. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve.guttenberg/ 0:00 Cool speakers 1:27 Small room/small speakers 2:09 The turntable 5:12 The phono stage 6:08 Luxman 7:44 Better than a loudness button 9:43 Jay Jay the audio reviewer 14:37 It's fun

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