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Among his A-List audiophile clients are Mark Ronson, Tyler the Creator, and Tom Sachs. His work can be seen and heard locally in places like luxe downtown Manhattan hotel Nine Orchard and in Brooklyn’s vaunted nightlife complex Public Records. His speakers are in Supreme stores all over the world; Prada copped a few pairs. A hit parade of “operators” — from Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner to Coachella headliner Fred, Again.. — even ran a soundsystem he set up inside the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for a week.
Former fashion-guy-turned-sound-guy Devin Turnbull, aka OJAS, is clearly in high demand. But his speakers are decidedly not hype products. Typically assembled by his small team at his studio in Brooklyn, the beautiful stereo equipment produces a sound that is (to put it lightly) otherworldly.
Despite myriad offers to partner with an established high-end audio company, Turnbull didn’t take any of them up on it until recently, when he got a DM from the brass at Klipsch, the legendary American hi-fi manufacturer based in Arkansas. The company offered him a collaboration — and seeing as he’d always been inspired by Klipsch’s famous horn-loaded Heresy speaker, it became a full-circle moment.
There are only 100 of the resulting speakers. As someone who recently experienced them in person, I can tell you firsthand: Beware. After hearing music sound this good, you’ll forever scorn your Sonos. Or decide to fork over the cash for these sensational speakers. –Foster Kamer
→ Shop: OJAS x Klipsch k0-R1 (OJAS.nyc) • $8498 per pair.