You beat us to the punch 😅 just pinned comment

Larry, so sorry about that but power savings mode, leave that off it actually makes the TV’s quality worse. ❤

That would be awesome, thank you!

@ I measured 18.39V AC. And the outside of the barrel plug is ground, so if you touch it to the phono ground terminal on the back of the Box X5, no problem and no worries. The AC-to-DC rectification is inside the Box X5 probably so they can make sure the power is clean enough to meet their performance specs.

That’s good to know! Appreciate you checking that out.

We don’t have experience with the Mani 2 but Schiit as a brand has been out far longer with a great reputation. It would have to come down to what you’re getting for the price, pull the trigger and enjoy.

Get an Aiyima T3 Pro. Cheaper, better and more room for improvement later. I upgraded all 4 opamps and it even sounds great on MC. Which is downright amazing at any price! In 40 years using MC cartridges I never found one that can really do that under $1k.

It’s about 8 feet high

Yes! There’s far less compression.

@@HiFiBrothersthanks for making this video man, I have a Sonos arc system and just picked up pro-ject debut evo 2 disregarding Bluetooth entirely. Can’t wait!

Unless you have a need for an 11-Channel Amp. No.

@@HiFiBrothers Thanks for your honest aswer

Nope

Play 1s would definitely work in this setup but the Era 100s would give you better overall sound.

Really comes down to the source you’re using to watch movies. If they’re not 4k then you may not have the best experience.

Agree! Never said it was about the quality but a good value for what you get and pay for.

Appreciate the feedback! We’ll be more polished next time. Happy Holidays!

Don’t see that as being an issue as these devices are regularly available on various marketplaces. Also, they have a pretty good reputation on those marketplaces which should help with buyer confidence.

Being an electrical engineer, I would be absolutely stunned if it is 16v AC. I’m sure it is mislabeled and really 16V DC. But I could be wrong. Also, the outside sleeve of most power barrel connectors is usually ground, so I bet if you touch it to the phono grounding post, it would be fine. To double check this, if you have any digital multimeter, even a cheap $5 one, you can unplug the power and then measure the resistance or continuity between the grounding post and the outside terminal of the power port. You will be looking for a low resistance well below 1ohm… so, in the milliohm (mohm) range. Or if using continuity, you want to hear your meter make a beep. Going back to the 16v AC, I guess it might be possible. You could measure the output of the wall adapter with the multimeter in VAC mode. If it is 16v AC, then the wall wort is likely just a transformer, and the rectification and regulation to DC would be in the Fosi box 5. But that would be very unusual and surprising to me. But I’m not a phono preamp expert and don’t know if there is a weird reason for AC power for this application. I think it is more likely a misprint. Good news, I’ve ordered one of these preamps now and will measure it myself. If anyone wants, please respond to this comment, and I will post my findings soon.

@@swagonman It isn't a switch mode supply. Turntables also run on AC. It's a step down transformer but it doesn't convert to dc.

@ Thanks. Just saw another review where they opened the Box 5 up. Inside the box, the 16v AC is rectified to DC (and probably regulated). You cannot run the OpAmps on AC power - they need DC. I still don’t know if AC power is needed inside a phono PreAmp for anything. In a turntable, AC is maybe used for the motor. The PreAmp doesn’t have a motor. But it is likely Fosi made the design decision for an external transformer and internal AC-to-DC as a linear and low noise power supply that they control, avoiding customers using crappy external power supplies that degrade the performance. If turntables use DC motors, then likely the same reasoning applies. It makes sense if you are dealing with very small signal levels.

Interesting that you have found the same sweet spot on your AVRs. It seems to be consistent!

@HiFiBrothers Interestingly enough, just last night I was saying to the wife that something on the Denon just didn't sound right when we were watching an old Die Hard 2 DVD with DTS audio....we were on "45" on the master volume, and this still wasn't that impactful. I went into the Inputs section of the setup menu and brought the Source Level back to +10dB, and this seems to have made the difference on the next disc we played. I'm really up in the air on this; as I said, I always used +10dB on my old Onkyo AVRs' "IntelliVolume" input control, but on this Denon, it seemed like 9 was better. Now, I've gone back to thinking 10 is indeed better, at least for the tuner and Blu-ray inputs. Will this do any damage?

As long as you don’t hear any static at high volumes, you should be okay.

@@HiFiBrothers Thank you and happy holidays!

Glad to be of service, and you won't be disappointed!

That’s what you get with Sonos and believe most people don’t realize that until after they’ve purchased a product.

Yes, in many of our older videos. Check out the KLH Windsor Subwoofer video

We’d assume that you’re connecting the 3.5mm from the audio out (PC) and then connecting to the Connect AMP to audio in. Make sure within the Sonos Amp that you have Line In selected. If it’s still not working, we would check your PC audio settings.

Unfortunately, no. You need a Gen2 Connect (manufactured after 2015) to use it on the S2 app.

Awesome! Review coming soon!

If the active powered speakers have a RCA line-in, yes!

​@HiFiBrothers so got my fosi box x5 in what is this ground? Does it take a banana clip cause my rt85 ground doesn't fit on it?

@@Thedarkdj4450 the ground is where you would connect your turntables ground wire. You have to unscrew the cap on the X5 ground to fit in the little ground clamp. This is what you should have/need to make the connection: www.amazon.com/Phonograph-Turntable-Magnetic-Cartridge-Turntables/dp/B09V2633G5/ref=asc_df_B09V2633G5?mcid=9c66297dca3832de99a2ce78735fbb08&hvocijid=6921019666665584976-B09V2633G5-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6921019666665584976&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030091&hvtargid=pla-2281435179738&psc=1

Gen 2 because it works with the S2 app - Gen 1 won’t

​@@HiFiBrothers If you factory reset the gen1 then delete it from your S1 app you can add it to your s2 and do the firmware upgrade it should work also. I install for a living for Geek S and do this often with other gen1 products

Yeah, projectors are great for what they are but very expensive to purchase and maintain.

Just search for any calibration video and make sure it’s at the highest viewing quality.