Can we build a better bluetooth speaker? - LG XBOOM Go PL Series

[@LinusTechTips]

Can any of you build a better bluetooth speaker than this? Thanks again to the LG #XBOOMGo PL series for sponsoring this video! Learn more about their products: ☞(Mobile) lgxboom.com/LTT ☞(Desktop) lgxboom.com/LinusTechTips

[@kaijagovi6381]

Linus Tech Tips nope!. 😂 first reply yay

[@luca1s]

Probably not haha.

[@sunoikawa8275]

w

[@ExperimentingChannel]

But did you?

[@JonahsEpicYT]

Hi Linus! I shoot in 4k and have 1.4 TB of video

[@OrPhEeUs]

This should be a series! Try to make a better product than the sponsor.

[@theredcomet844]

Makes thier own CPU.

[@thatsawrap5235]

@@theredcomet844 If it's 7nm, they would be as successful as Intel.

[@ronin_h730]

@@thatsawrap5235 😂😂💯

[@CJ-je4hd]

@@thatsawrap5235 That burn is almost as hot as an Intel cpu

[@combax_techx]

Apple: :(

[@sshum00]

This should be a series by itself: "Can we do better than OEMs"

[@patw9175]

LTT, I know you read these comments. I'd watch a whole "can we do better than OEM" series as well.

[@Tom_Neverwinter]

This sounds like a fun series. especially if everything is open sourced. should call in adafruit/ben heck/adam savage/etc on some of these or other makers to better even the odds.

[@ForeverHobbit]

@@Tom_Neverwinter as fun as it sounds, can you call it "can 'we' "? if you invite people from outside LTT i'd love the content tho

[@Rich-gd4fc]

@@Tom_Neverwinter If the LTT crew did a video with Adam Savage I'd probably be able to die happy right there and then.

[@nerdysupport]

Yes! Please!

[@LGUSA]

This is really awesome guys! ^CJ

[@Finnadip]

LG USA Home Appliances and Electronics

[@austin2150]

This should be top comment

[@tenpenny2919]

Can't say It's surprising to see you here

[@arenacloser7528]

Here before this is pinned

[@tenpenny2919]

@@arenacloser7528 it wont be

[@davidmena123]

This low key a great ad. LG got their money's worth lol

[@eazyrat]

Yeah not subtle by the end. I feel used.

[@utkulekesiz8270]

It is the best kind of ad. I bet most people stayed until the end to see Linus'es speaker while constantly having LG's product on their mind. I dont think many people watched Lenovo's gaming laptop video until the end as it was more about reading marketing material.

[@Rottwiler44]

ya, but how much did LG spend in engineering??

[@QualityDoggo]

If LTT is able to say "we'll take your money... with a condition" they are doing very well and exactly the place LG should be advertising

[@Brian_Buckley]

still won't buy a damn thing from LG.

[@philb479]

I’m surprised Linus didn’t drop the bass.

[@Snaperkid]

Technically they did by excluding the subwoofer.

[@malachai1212]

this meme is older than some of the people who have seen this video

[@zyeborm]

He fumbled it a bit at the end there, close enough

[@troyhoover6257]

Normal Marketing: We must artificially inflate our brand image. LG: LOL Come At Me Bro

[@iuulia9245]

they're literally just using dumb slang to appeal to a wider audience in order to increase profits

[@tylerallen3876]

@@iuulia9245 No? Linus said "They basically said" that. That wording was just a product of Linus being linus

[@jazzycup9274]

@@iuulia9245 you're talking about old man Linus with the hip Matchbox 20 look right? Because LG didn't say that.

[@laplantamichay]

@@jazzycup9274 linus is 36 i think, i wouldn't consider him an old man

[@windows10sovietedition86]

@@laplantamichay Over 63 is old. Thats what I think , since government retirement age is that.

[@noodlenomnom6746]

That speaker looks clean Matthias should be proud as hell

[@slantern6229]

Absolutely. It's much nicer aesthetically than the sponsor

[@nutz4gunz457]

It looks like those Bose sounds wave radios.

[@autistichub5224]

Linus : "Save couple of bucks" Also Linus : *Uses a 3D printer and a laser cutter*

[@rayquantum6677]

In some places you can rent those things by the hour

[@Helveteshit]

You can make those things with normal hand tools too. Just requires a bit more technique and time.

[@doctor_fill]

*sad cnc noises*

[@wd4005]

A lot of maker spaces and public libraries how tools like that for public use.

[@walrus-king]

@@wd4005 wtf my public library barely has books

[@lezlienewlands1337]

I can see a part 2 with: "Building the ULTIMATE Bluetooth speaker"

[@MEatRHIT2009]

Honestly for not much more than the LG you can get the "executive bluetooth speaker" kit from parts-express and it wipes the floor with this this. It has a 5-1/4" long throw sub with a 8" passive radiator and 4" coaxials to handle the highs. I built one and was kinda blown away. It's a lot fucking bigger though if that wasn't obvious.

[@eggsnotvibing8082]

That's Austin Evans

[@Ravn7]

Hi channel member

[@klick2destruct]

This is why you have acoustic engineers. Without a crossover it's no wonder that it sounds muddy. Still a cool project, didn't think you'd get it this far!

[@nova290r]

My thoughts, but crossovers are probably a little hard for them to calculate. Well, and that "transmissionline" was a mess😆

[@xenonram]

tHiS iS wHy yOu hAve aCouStiC eNgiNeeRs

[@nova290r]

@@xenonram weird but ok

[@DJCoyote2]

Electronics / Electrical Engineering Technician and Pro Mobile DJ here... whose designed & built her own 3 Way Loudspeakers.... Yes you are correct.. the absolutely 1 Critical but maybe only primary design Flaw.... was NO CROSSOVER.... either 2 way .. 3 way.. or Low Pass / High Pass ..... by this case the Tweeter was being overdriven by the lows ... and to Sharpen the Bass of the Woofers .. too much Highs... for what the drivers were designed for

[@alagui7894]

You dont need a crossover. Just a dsp or equalizer. Partsexpress has some nice 3 1/2 daytons that hit as low as 40 Hz with a 5 inch passive radiator

[@nathansroll]

Linus: listens to his intro song Linus: *this is my jam*

[@MrSpellicup]

Yes, his jam

[@larrylentini5688]

Is this jam?

[@n.o.b.s.8458]

I love this concept, and the design is really fun! As an audio geek, i did notice a few things. - the tweeter appears to be pointing straight up, which is going to result in an unbalanced sound. Tweeters are typically put facing in the same direction, and as close as reasonably possible to the woofers to compensate. - the "shrill" highs are a result of not using a crossover. Essentially, this divides up which frequencies are being played by each driver. If they are both doing the same frequencies ( no crossover) you end up with muddy lows and highs as a result. - The passive radiators on the lg ( and most bluetooth speakers) result in tighter bass, but limits how low the bass can go. This is generally a smart move for small speakers, but you could have cool results going the port route. I think with some work and using something like a used center channel speaker, you could destroy a bluetooth speaker for a lot less. At any rate, awesome work. If you cleaned up the holes id buy a speaker with that design!

[@AR15ORIGINAL]

TBH I wanna see them refine this design until it becomes cheaper to manufacture each one, as well as beats the off-the-shelf speaker!

[@dtibor5903]

Also the LG has DSP, the DIY does not. Passive radiators need a lot of EQ and power limiting, otherwise the main driver will get damaged easily, or it just sounds really bad.

[@Randy-nb6fw]

The toe out is cringe and the wood speaker grills are also cringe. Basically an anti wave guide. The plastic flaps that cover half of the driver ;( Even without a crossover this would probably sound better outside the box they made 😂

[@Eng586]

Also I felt like the tweeter was kinda useless, the DMA series already has good treble, he shoulda used passive radiators instead. Idk if he looked at the frequency response graph but whatever. It would have been significantly smaller too

[@techno1561]

@@AR15ORIGINAL I don't think that it would. Off-the-shelf speakers have the benefits of economies of scale, whereas a DIY/bespoke project like this is going to cost more for worse. LMG would have to go full speaker company to even come close to something off the shelf.

[@nathanfife2890]

As an engineer (not ME or Audio) this is actually one of my favorite type of videos that you do, I actually wish there was a more in-depth longer video maybe on a separate channel? That went into the details of how they solved different problems it would be very interesting.

[@herranton]

An engineer, lol

[@hydrolifetech7911]

@@herranton what's funny about his comment?

[@herranton]

@@hydrolifetech7911 It's funny that he thinks that by adding the fact that he is an engineer, it will somehow add credibility to the comment. Most engineers, especially new ones, love to point out the fact they are engineers and are of the opinion that being an engineer is a profession that people look up to. Which is pretty much the opposite of reality. No one cares. I can diy shit better than most of my friends that are 'engineers'. I didn't need to go to school for four years to figure out how to fix shit. And half the time when I do fix something, I need to reconjigger it to work after some 'engineer' designed it until it was so complex it was destined to break. Why is the comment funny? Because engineers think they're special. There are of course good engineers. But none of them start a KZbin comment with, "As an engineer". You asked. I elaborated.

[@asnaeb2]

@@hydrolifetech7911 as a scientist (super science and smart science and stuff) the term means absolutely nothing and the fact that he finds this project impressive probably means he hasn't seen much impressive engineering in his life

[@arian2791]

@@herranton There ist definitely some truth behind your words but I would recommend you to just don't care about it. Let them do whatever they want. If they feel proud pointing out that they are an egenieer than let them do so. Sometimes they don't want to brag off. Mostly they just want to make clear that they know what they are talking about so people believe their comment/advice/etc. I think you should not waste your energy elaborating some random internet comments. Instead why don't you build something or fix a problem as you mentioned that you are talented. Just spreading some positive vibes ;)

[@TheAssirra]

"off the shelve components" "we 3d printed our own" error error.

[@thischannelisforcommenting5680]

Fuck 3D printer, they went hard with wood cutter

[@6gradosproducciones]

*B-roll of 3 3D printers working simultaneously

[@kaldogorath]

Yeah, off the shelf components, not off the shelf tools.

[@impendio]

Multiple 3D printers and a laser wood cutter, don’t forget. You know, things everyone has in their homes for DIY projects...

[@nukularpictures]

@@impendio Well to be honest: They really do not cost a lot now a days. You can get a cheap 30W laser, 3d printer and cnc router for less than 1000$ together. So yeah. Especially printers you can get for less than 150€/$. Compared to the cost of other tools this is nothing too crazy.

[@schu1324]

I think it’s silly to factor in a labor cost when LG undoubtedly has millions into R&D and engineering

[@jabberwoke1]

I couldn't agree more. The whole concept of this video is idiotic.

[@as7river]

@@jabberwoke1 Who hurt you?

[@jabberwoke1]

@@as7river uhhhh, what?

[@bigmanmark4334]

@@jabberwoke1 I think the video was made for fun, not entirely sure you know what that is but please refer to a dictionary if not

[@jabberwoke1]

@@bigmanmark4334Oh aren't you ever so clever. Thank God you came along and enlightened me and anyone else who thought that a sponsored video, AKA an ad, was done just for funsies. The funsiest part was when they illustrated scales of economies by wondering if they could beat the cost of a cheap labor mass produced product by making their own one-off with single off the shelf components. If that's how you have funsies then bless your little heart.

[@taxevader674]

Linus made a contest where, if he lost he gets payed, damn

[@Alex.Kirkpatrick]

nice 69th like

[@Linerunner99]

paid*

[@Crustee0]

Alexander Dewanto yeah he is a troll ard here. I wonder why his acc is still not banned yet.

[@jonathaningravalle7280]

Outstanding move

[@PR2k9]

Rigged!

[@chelseajupiter2103]

I wouldn't have included a tweeter without a crossover.

[@JGnLAU8OAWF6]

Also no EQ whatsoever...

[@imadoor664]

Yeah and it would have been such a simple crossover

[@tripeno1]

I call for a rematch. U know better than that guys. Lets TRY next time.

[@nathanfife2890]

I don't even know what a crossover is, you crazy audio nerds.

[@RileyMoses]

@@nathanfife2890 a crossover splits a sound signal into higher and lower frequencies so that you can send the highs to the tweeters and the mids/lows to the woofers

[@xingadora6918]

so to do this you need a 3d printer and a laser cutter *perfect*

[@MrPaukann]

You can order a print too.

[@freshfrij0les]

You can improvise. Being clever is a substitute for most tools or materials you don't have on hand.

[@mariomoneta2833]

@@freshfrij0les well when if you don't do it with a machine's you affect the sound of it... i can say it's not worthy do it with your owns hands

[@Thomseeeen]

Yea, but remember, the board needs no soldering :D

[@etnevel.naitzsirk]

Maybe not. For the frame you could bend some aluminium sheet then cut out the unnecessary parts and the triangles in the wood can be solved by a drill and some filing.

[@Fatty420]

"I don't know what surprises me more, the deficiencies or how surprisingly adequate it is." ~ Yvonne

[@bentgi]

you can change the bottom bit to 'any unsatisfied woman'

[@bentgi]

@Advocatus Diaboli thank you for the complement

[@GeorgeJFW]

😂

[@Incognito-gh5qi]

@Chosenxeno - laughs in money

[@nobodyuknow2490]

Please apply the entirety of the ocean to the sight of the BURN...

[@anshulsingh7663]

I can imagine some engineer at LG texting Linus: " LOL come at me bro"

[@HarshSingh-ss5bp]

@@lucasrem wtf ?

[@anshulsingh7663]

@@lucasrem um, what?

[@coasel1919]

@@lucasrem yo wth fool

[@arnabmukherjee6192]

@@lucasrem what?

[@superblitz2274]

@@lucasrem excuse me wtf?

[@Beastintheomlet]

This is hands down my new favorite video concept on the channel. It’s good for the sponsor, I feel like I learned more about Bluetooth speakers and I’ve always like the “recap” style videos.

[@SummerSausage1]

2:00 costs such as labour costs and anything really associated with designing and manufacturing shouldn't be factored in. They have economies of scale, and usually products aren't developed from scratch entirely, especially with more refined companies, such as apple, saumsung, lg, etc. Also labour costs aren't easily as 'hourly' since the specialist in charge of that aspect of the product likely has other products they're working on, and if they understand crossover parts, notably seen with all automakers, then they aren't spending as much time as you'd think. I'm sure we all have friends in the engineering and manufacturing sector, you can ask around and they'll validate that.

[@MrQuequito]

I saw it more as a "i could just work X amount of hours and get it"

[@Ziegeri]

But if you DIY something and want to know how much it costs in total, you really should value your own time too. Otherwise it would be hard for you to decide if DIY is cheaper for you than use that time to earn money and then buy the product. Like for an example if I would start doing that and let's say it would take me 5 hours to make it from start to finish that would be 90€ on top of material costs.

[@gytux0258]

That part of the cost was more to show how worthwhile it is to go the DIY route if you want to save money.

[@SummerSausage1]

@@Ziegeri Eh. I'm on the fence with this. I'm a strong advocate for DIY for things - I have my 800TB Roswell racks filled with HDDs from shucking external drives. I easily saved money from those overpriced 45Drive 'Storinators.' However, not every DIY project is about cost savings. I think Linus mentioned it himself in this, sometimes it's about the experience. If you were to say your time costs money, than you'd have to factor in everything you waste your time on. I would only say it's legitimate to factor in your time as a cost when you're planning on selling this aka this is a business venture. Also this would ba very hard thing to calculate - what is your time really worth? I can charge over $100 an hour for my tech services and that would be a reasonable charge, but if I (keyword is 'I') charged that for graphic design, no one would pay me because I don't have that skillset. Also, if you go down the route of calculating costs than you need to also factor in alternative costs and things that can bring costs down. You can outsource your CAD work to India, you could outsource your manufacturing of a chasis to China, etc. When factoring in your time, it's imperative to also factor in everything else. BUT, at the end of the day, I still say that a DIY project such as this is 'timeless' - whether it takes me 1 hour or 10 hours, I'd still attempt it, even if the product is subpar (as was the case for the video). Labour costs are also significantly more complicated than I even discussed.

[@Ziegeri]

@@SummerSausage1 Yeah I do get your point and I personally like doing DIY stuff. But in this case the "question" was if you could do it cheaper than what a off the shelf product would cost. And in my opinion if you are solely going for best for as little money as possible, you should calculate the cost of your time. Since in most cases at least in here, your employer will allow you to work overtime and even pay you more than what your agreed hourly salary is, like I think the min is 50% more by the law. Ofc that depends entirely where you live and what kind of laws etc. that country has. So IF I were to pursue the most cost effective product, I would consider if it would come cheaper by just taking few extra hours at work. If you love to DIY, it is most likely a hobby where the cost is in a minor role, and just the building and designing is the important part, then I would not worry about what my time is worth.

[@SDATech]

That DIY speaker has a retro style It would be really appreciated in '80's age

[@groenevinger3893]

and in this age.. i would prefer the look of the diy.

[@simplygamin07]

@@groenevinger3893 same

[@mikester1290]

I'd like to see the cost of their R&D compared to yours though.

[@litapd311]

linus used a 3d printer and a laser cutter, he's got r&d too

[@vatankumarattri392]

Like linus could ever win lmao

[@wadimek116]

@@litapd311 thats not r&d

[@treborrrrr]

@@litapd311 That's just a way to produce the parts, not R&D. For example you could've easily gotten a sheet of Plexi and bent it into the external shape (would've been quicker too). The grill could've been handcut with a lot of patience or a different, more easily handcrafted, design could've been done.

[@williamsimmons8274]

LG probably spent several million on R&D. like $2 million on just the sound tuning by Meridian alone.

[@alejandroolazabal7995]

Therapist: “Full length LTT intro doesn’t exist, it can’t hurt you” Full length LTT intro:

[@FendiYT]

im begging anyone reading to repent Jesus will forever reign king please repent and trust in him TODAY for today is the day of salvation saith the Lord. Jesus still loves you breath in your lungs means Gods grace still abides on you for now. maybe it will end today. so repent.

[@ARTEMISXIX]

@@FendiYT aight bro ill drink to that i guess

[@ToxNano]

@@FendiYT Hail Satan

[@verticalflyingb737]

@@FendiYT no Minecraft will forever be my religion

[@phill234]

@@FendiYT Hail Baphomet. God is dead

[@crazytech5755]

Having just started to dabble in audio, and having just installed a Sub into my car. Let me tell you, after building my own custom enclosure I learned very quickly that yes, every single inch matters for tuning and overall sound and how it works. There is much more to sound than "put speaker in box, yay".

[@petrosdimitriospilichos9195]

You can just put it in a box, but the better sounding way is to do the math

[@luizalves8071]

Imagine being such an huge tech channel you can pull off sponsors like this

[@Codyj543]

LG needs to give you more money! I just watched a 13 minute ad for them and I’m not even mad! “We got wrecked” 😂

[@aprofondir]

They barely even talked about the LG speaker. 13 minute ad my ass

[@Verpal]

@@aprofondir Well, LG didn't specify too much of the ''ads'' detail, so....... this video happen :D

[@walterd7331]

Good. Someone has to support them. These are trying times.

[@bitrot42]

Wow, craftsmanship was way off the charts with this one! That was so much nicer than I expected it to be. I bet if you applied the lessons learned to a second attempt, it would seriously kick ass.

[@IonX1]

I bet this title is going to be changed. Original: Can we do it better than the pros? Edit: They actually changed it lol.

[@leander_playz1086]

KnightVII yes lmfao

[@Wixiey]

Give it 10 minutes.

[@isaactrefz9744]

The algorithm likes name changes sometimes.

[@mreggnoggin]

No, that’s Austin Evans

[@KrakerMraker]

It wont because the way the intro sounds is perfect with the title

[@JL-yl8gd]

Does supernova play whenever Linus enters a room? And it’s the only song in his cars? 4 hour road trip, supernova supernova supernova

[@rabel1545]

Is the only song where Linus 100% knows, that he has the rights to play it. That's why he uses it

[@romangiertych5198]

@@rabel1545 Far from the only song. KZbin has a library with royalty-free tracks for everyone, he could use that

[@TheMigdrew]

Roman Giertych I believe Linus once said something about how he bought the rights to Supernova, so he’s going to get every last penny of value out of it. If that means using the song at any and every instance that requires music, then so be it.

[@rabel1545]

@@romangiertych5198 yes obviously. But could you name one out of your head? Supernova is probably the song Linus just knows the name of, in addition to being allowed to be played back

[@gergo7507]

@@romangiertych5198 Yeah, but why would he use those if he can use his own?

[@Jasx_501]

I got the PL5 when I bought my OLED tv and it's fun, handy little speaker to have around. Having an aux port is a must for me so it has all of the features I could want. Great job guys!

[@KeeperOfKale222]

This is just the beginning of LMG buying and absorbing LG.

[@babungaCTR]

"Wait, it's all LMG?" "Always has been."

[@cro9909]

Oh c'mon Linus, you're smart enough to know the difference between development costs and production costs... There's probably more than 60 hours worth of development for the XBOOM, and more than just one guy :P

[@alejandromoran4590]

WAY more than 60 hours

[@SirVer51]

Yeah, but that difference only exists for mass producers, not for DIYers.

[@TheGentry000]

yeah and LG will probably sell millions

[@morosis82]

Amortized over millions of units. Even if it cost $5m to design and develop the production facilities, that's like $5 a speaker.

[@woswasdenni1914]

ur shure? i mean they dont look that great

[@rmp5s]

This DEFINITELY deserves a pt2!! (That LG one sounds pretty damn amazing, I must say...)

[@3boodAl7asan]

I think if Linus was dying on the bed he'll say: I am going to die but you know what else is not going to die? LG

[@PLKxR]

Linus in hospital bed: "I may have coronavirus but you can protect your devices from viruses with our sponsor...NordVPN."

[@SigmaHayate]

Sebastian Cornish you could be a writer at LTT now

[@TheMagneticreaper]

"I am going to die but you know what else is not going to die?" Our segway to our sponsor!

[@AzriAzhari]

But you know what won't die? My privacy with PrivateInternetAccess

[@Klefth]

Not gonna lie, I like the look of the DIY speaker better, lol. With some more time and polish, that could really turn out pretty damn nice.

[@roger6956]

Nah

[@NobleArch]

It gives retro vibe. If I know how to build it and have the tools needed, and money, I would try.

[@univera1111]

It wount turn out pretty any thing. Ud only try.

[@ALegitimateYoutuber]

ya the DIY speaker i think visually is better.

[@FendiYT]

im begging anyone reading to repent Jesus will forever reign king please repent and trust in him TODAY for today is the day of salvation saith the Lord. Jesus still loves you breath in your lungs means Gods grace still abides on you for now. maybe it will end today. so repent.

[@shreymodi9457]

12:24 almost dropped it🤣

[@simplygamin07]

Lmao Linus Drop Tips for a sec there

[@DreamItCraftIt]

But yours didn't have the RGB added 0/10

[@freelifeproductions]

overrated

[@matthew02006]

needs RGB underglow matched to the sound

[@snepNL]

You want that RGB to drain your batteries faster and when you are using it as the speaker to watch a movie on your laptop with your gf that the RGB lights up the whole room in that nice and flashing way.

[@MrGul]

@@snepNL Where the f*ck is that sexist and condescending attitude coming from? You won the argument when you stated the facts, but then you went completely overboard with the gf follow-up. Should have quit while you were still ahead, but you just HAD to show them you bad side too...

[@DreamItCraftIt]

I wasn't sure if the /s was needed but I guess it was lool

[@giovaneche]

Being a one-person job, it's a fantastic delivery.

[@tcghunter9196]

Super late (literally 4 years) but I saw that face Linus, that sheer amazement at what you've been able to build, and the team I'm sure you love has become. Despite any bad press, and ups and downs. Stuff like that to people that know what it is, someone just genuinely happy they and their team have become know you can't fake that look without being a decent person.

[@mattmers]

It is kinda unfair to include man hours cost since LG brings down cost by mass production and large quantity parts orders. I think it should have been purely a parts cost comparison.

[@eaglemach9992]

And producing said items in a 3rd world/2nd world country, paying less than 10$ an hour

[@SirVer51]

But that's the point - LG can do that, while we can't. Our time has value, so we have to factor that in when we're considering DIY as an alternative. The only way DIY comes out on top here is by assigning a high value to what you learn in the process of making it, which would be an absolutely fair thing to do, but whether that matters and how much it's worth will vary from person to person.

[@ff-qf1th]

yeah big agree

[@mattmers]

@@SirVer51 Our time does have value but doing something on someones own time is our competitive advantage. It is wrong to value all time spent equal to a set value. I work x hours a week, I get paid for x hours, anything I do outside that time is not equal in value. No one can work 24/7 so time spent doing things does not have equal value. This would contradict the value of making your own dinner, working on your own car or even building your own computer. Have you seen LTT include labor hours for every pc build guide ($1000 build) on the channel? No because the expectation is that you building it yourself on your own time does not contribute to cost. If you work for a company, you will opt for prebuilds because company time has a higher associated value. It would only make sense to include the man hours if the speaker build was for a company.

[@SirVer51]

@@mattmers I disagree - your time has value even if you're not working. In fact, depending on your priorities, your off time has greater value than your work time, since it's of greater personal value to you. They just picked the minimum wage because they needed some sort of baseline - you could take it as quarter of that and it still wouldn't even be close in terms of cost. The PC build comparison doesn't really hold up IMO because of how much simpler it is - even for a relatively tech savvy crowd like this one, designing your own speaker from scratch will take far longer than building a PC, even if they haven't done it before. This is especially true when you don't have LMG's resources, with the workshop and 3D printers and such. Now, like I said, if you view it as a personal leisure thing, then yeah, you don't have to consider your own time as part of it, but that only makes sense if doing this is something you would enjoy as much as having the speaker right from the start, which would be uncommon. And that's just to get to $130 vs $180 - the difference in sound quality, features and ease of use would easily make up that gap. You would have to either value the DIY experience enough for it to actually bring down the cost rather than just not affect it, or not care about any of those advantages. P.S. Working on your own car also rarely makes sense from a time and money perspective, at least where I live, unless of course the above-mentioned caveats apply.

[@jonathan_calixto]

Remember..... he said LAST MINUTE paint repairs.... Who in the LTT team dropped it.

[@owenw.7904]

you can guess who did it pretty easy

[@drabir]

His name is in the channel name. No detectives are necessary.

[@THEGorillazation]

MAKE THIS A SERIES!!! TOTALLY something to watch

[@Briggleton]

This is probably the best sponsored "ad" I've ever seen. 10/10 would watch again

[@simonedagostino9358]

This man is a genious: he made us view a 13:15 minutes ad

[@Demoni696]

Good opportunity to collab with HexiBase on a audio video in the future. Great take on a product review, LTT's DIY chops are getting stronger by the hour.

[@djwillcaine]

I'd be really interested to see a follow up to this, a second iteration with all the improvements Linus mentions!

[@somedudethatscool6345]

You could probably significantly improve the sound of the LTT speaker by just throwing an eq on it.

[@JGnLAU8OAWF6]

And crossover

[@skullbm9564]

I like this episode for nothing more than that it was a very chill episode while also being professionally done. I would love to see more content like this in the future!

[@MiraDaWulf]

Short answer: no Long answer: i’m here early and i really dont know yet, but i’d say no because it’s a sponsored video trying to compete with said sponsor.

[@Waff1es]

Add to that the time constraints with the design and construction, and the lack of resources that LG doesn't have, along with the development budget.

[@KaimasterXD]

Speaker, especially small ones are really, really hard to do, if you do not put tons of time and engineering into them. As long as LG did a half decent job and considering the price they ask for they surely did, it is almost impossible to beat them without either needing a lot of time or a lot more money, preferably both.

[@Ignacio.Romero]

@@KaimasterXD JBL and LG are the kings of small speakers with passive radiators

[@KaimasterXD]

@@Ignacio.Romero I really like these small Jbl Go speakers. They do not sound amazing or anything, but much better and louder than any phone and you just can stick them in your backpack and they are cheap enough that you don't have to worry about them.

[@Ignacio.Romero]

@@KaimasterXD I was talking more of the Flip/Charge series but yes, the Go also sounds good considering its size and price

[@Tasty_sand]

12:24 Almost did the classic Linus drop there..

[@danielhu6485]

It was so casual tho lmao

[@franciscohoyos9866]

I know from the ars video that you read some of the comments so here we go: I've been studying CS since 2014. Discovered you like 2 months ago and thanks to you I managed to clean myself my PC for the first time. I always ask for a friend to come over or something. I was too afraid of losing a screw or dropping something. After a week of watching ALOT of your videos, I came to the conclusion that there is always someone clumsier than you. Thanks Linus

[@DeathSc00p]

8:55 "has only evaluated it in a vacuum." Tough work considering sound doesn't travel in a vacuum! 🙃

[@mannomorth]

Im sorry. That was a joke right?

[@flameshana9]

I was thinking vacuums are pretty loud. Listening to music inside of one would be even worse.

[@Thezuule1]

Hey, I've seen lots of space movies and you can always hear the laser guns and ships exploding, if I saw it in a movie it has to be true.

[@beware_the_moose]

Fart sounds do. They have a medium to travel in. The fart itself.

[@mannomorth]

You are all missing the point. Its a common phrase. It does not mean that they actually listened to in in a vacuum

[@nathanchen1244]

1970: People start building their own pcs 2020: Linus building his own wireless speaker 2070: Linus builds the first 500 hz monitor

[@techwithsar3763]

It doesn't take that much time

[@FendiYT]

im begging anyone reading to repent Jesus will forever reign king please repent and trust in him TODAY for today is the day of salvation saith the Lord. Jesus still loves you breath in your lungs means Gods grace still abides on you for now. maybe it will end today. so repent.

[@litecube210]

@@timeflies6347 what? how?

[@albert121-x3n]

there is a video about DIY 4k monitor LOL

[@FendiYT]

@@timeflies6347 God Never says follow religion he says follow Jesus

[@gregorijs3kivi]

As an educated speaker enthusiast, watching this brings a smile to my face. Good job on this one! Really love how you guys put in some engineering and thought in this project.

[@jseen9568]

This was made by AI. 6:21 "Linus" looks down at the "$12.99" text that pops up on the screen.

[@manishnaicker9142]

They thought they could fool us

[@invisi1407]

This is almost like an episode of "DIY or BUY?" from GreatScott on KZbin :D

[@Noclpro28]

But his is waaaay more detailed.

[@DanteMetaphor]

Next, try one of HexiBase's 3d printed designs.

[@sturried3201]

Couldn’t imagine a world where Linus would not play supernova everywhere

[@Mrmayhembsc]

Love this ep. A real example of how engineering projects work love it. Though you missed out on a group brainstorm I would say form of practical sound. I'd have dropped the ID on the fees and upped the M and E's. Spent more time on sorting out the sound and less on the looks. I love a phase 2 on this

[@Geoduck.]

This was fun to watch. On a serious note building a project is fun and rewarding even knowing a manufactured solution is cheaper and will likely sound better. Your project would sound much better after break-in. So there's that.

[@NethTech]

"How could we have done better?" Easy, mass production. LG spent alot more in every way and it's only cheaper (p+l) due to the economics of scale

[@LaughingOrange]

Exactly, they don't buy 1 or 2 of any part, they buy several 1000s, their design teams cost is split between 1000s of units, manufacturing labor in China is way cheaper than Canada, and probably lots of other ways to save money.

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

@@LaughingOrange Lg makes their own battery from lg chem and also have great number of pcb designers on hand who will reduce the cost of design and formfactor with the pcb.

[@JMUDoc]

"I don't know what surprises me more - the deficiencies, or the adequecy!" Praise, then burn, and finally, tolerance. All in one sentence.

[@alek2341]

Linus: "Off-the-shelf" components. Also Linus: Let's start with 3D printed components.

[@itsdeonlol]

Linus: Okay LG, we will take your money!! LG: This wasn't what we had in mind...

[@theodormikkelsen8817]

“We’ll take your money, on one condition”...

[@megan_alnico]

Hey, I know this is an old video and you'll never see this but I just wanted to let you know that this inspired me to build my own Bluetooth speaker. I used an old center channel speaker and drilled a hole in the bottom for a subwoofer. I didn't bother making it portable but it's small and It sounds good enough. For $14 and a salvage subwoofer from a 1st Gen Amazon echo I'm pretty proud of it.

[@dethvx]

Your design looks incredible. Would definitely like to see the sound improved, but keep the design.

[@Fireflyepic]

Now this is the way to do a sponsored video. I actually enjoyed this.

[@williamfraser]

I just love the subtle sneer at "hand craft" and "artisan".

[@neowong5657]

2:15 Tho at that rate we still won’t beat LG in that regard. LG: “I sponsor u and u expose my sweatshops.”

[@_koifishpond]

What sweatshops. The speaker was probably made by machinery

[@JoeNokers]

I think a good portion of lgs products are made in Korea, so should be decent payed labour force

[@williamlau6590]

RadioShack customers watching this video: “hold my beer”

[@MrCODEmaster00]

Didn't they sadly file for bankruptcy not too long ago?

[@hihaveaniceday9386]

@@MrCODEmaster00 yes and they closed thousands of store's

[@patrioticcat5768]

They closed down the ones near me.

[@Kyle4OH8]

Also radio shack customers : F

[@marcanthony9659]

@@MrCODEmaster00 wasn't it a long time ago?

[@smydiehard99]

boy, i was starting to hate your channel. then you dropped a project like. . . . it got my juices flowing.

[@ARitzCracker]

I'd actually use a different amp board, Linus. The capacitors are there can't be nearly enough to really support a well-defined bass.

[@ulamss5]

So are you going to give a specific suggestion?

[@Verpal]

You got any cheap amp in mind?

[@ARitzCracker]

@@Verpal well, I used something like this for my car after added some rasberry pi heatsinks www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-DC-12V-TDA7850-4X50W-Car-Audio-Power-Amplifier-Board-Module-BA3121-Denoiser/223682178366 Though that's a quad channel, there are some similar duel channel ones on eBay, too using the same family of amps. The biggest downside though is that no dedicated amp boards have "built in" Bluetooth, so you'll have to get a figure up a separate solution for that. I use a raspberry pi in my setup, though you can build something using a teensy for something smaller and cheaper

[@Verpal]

@@ARitzCracker Hmm......this seems legit, I got piles of SBCs lying around, might well grab one and see what will happen. Thanks for suggestion!

[@ARitzCracker]

@@Verpal No worries! Though do note that the WiFi and Bluetooth on the pi share the same bandwidth and antenna, which means audio can stutter while the WiFi is on.

[@derekmiiller8818]

2:48 I see that Borderlands Vault Key like design👀

[@Orkey]

You guys could've added passive radiator for the muddy bass problem but it still sounds ok

[@abhay17381]

Why does this guy looks like the Linus from ShortCircuit,probably a coincidence :P

[@unbeatablesean2462]

Copied i think

[@366nigeriandude8]

@@unbeatablesean2462 yep

[@papaKiPariTohHumBhiHain]

Shhh! This Channel is simply using the deep fakes🤐🤐

[@abhay17381]

@@unbeatablesean2462 both of our comments were 1 minute apart,I didn't see the other guy's comments.

[@abhay17381]

@@unbeatablesean2462 bruh you copied my comment and replied to the other dude's comment

[@petersimon7925]

DO PART 2!!! I really wanna see a second attempt, this idea "sounds" so interesting (pun intended). I hope you give it a second go. :)

[@neruwu]

That was an absolutely fantastic video! Would really love a version 2.0. I mean for a first version the sound was already pretty good with a less "bass exclusive" sound compared to most portable speakers out there which I'm not too fond of.

[@SaadZaeemTechnology]

Doesnt linus Look like the Guy from the Techquickie?😂

[@mominakashif1823]

Hey I Just Subscribed You!

[@asrithtechsys6954]

😂😂

[@zuri-kb7dm]

You like butter?

[@Ayoub-pt4nm]

yes

[@SaadZaeemTechnology]

@@zuri-kb7dm yep

[@mau5head410]

10:21 Hey, If I want to see how meridian makes their $1000 speakers, click where????

[@benmckinlay1902]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4bQe6p9i5Z8p5I

[@xenonram]

*$100,000

[@FendiYT]

im begging anyone reading to repent Jesus will forever reign king please repent and trust in him TODAY for today is the day of salvation saith the Lord. Jesus still loves you breath in your lungs means Gods grace still abides on you for now. maybe it will end today. so repent.

[@loreleihillard5078]

@@FendiYT what you say is true, but I highly doubt anyone not already of faith is gonna believe a random person in the KZbin comments section of an unrelated video. Regardless, I wish you well and keep doing God's work

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

Lorelei Hillard - it's automatically generated spam basically. You are replying to a bot. Just report such crap.

[@stillwatrpwnage]

This is definitely the best sponsored video I've seen from LTT, gets across all of the selling points of the product while taking us on a little design journey wrapped up in a story and a fun DIY rabbit hole if viewers want to try something at home. Sells the PL7 far better than a "hey, here's what's great about this product" to such a techy audience.

[@andrewporter1868]

"How could we make this cheaper?" I should think it would be obvious that it is as cheap as the product deserves. You seem to forget that there is more work put into the design than there is in the assembly, and since you're only designing it once with perhaps a few revisions in the future, given the unit price of 139.99, it would be very easy to make returns and you'd break even within hours probably... all things considered, of course, assuming the weather is good...

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

you can even work off other peoples projects and revisions from the opens source community and to every ones great surprise repairability without having to own an workshop.

[@ghosterror8376]

guys the sponsored Ad starts at 00:00 finishes at 13:04 hope y'all can skip to the actual video now

[@Nooneknows74]

I'm into technology due to music and recording gear. I built my first PC recently using LTT, yall are saints. Please do more content that is audio related.

[@HELLSGUARDIAN]

6:24 $6 for type-c charging port I mean wtf tp4056 type-c charging board would cost less than a dollar from AliExpress !!..

[@wadimek116]

@@TemperatureHot One month for me. I live in poland

[@Notsram77]

Neat experiment! I'm curious where LG makes their speaker, and how much they pay their workers.

[@KurNorock]

A worker on the assembly line could put together dozens of those per hour. All the engineering and design were done before hand and the parts were already manufactured by machines, and very likely most of the speaker was pre-assembled by machines as well. Is not like the employees are sitting there designing, manufacturing, and assembling each speaker individually.

[@olpizl]

Kur Norock nobody said that.

[@cupidknewrap]

LG make electronic modules in korea and assemble them in the trade area they retail. Their EU plants are in Poland and pay across the average income ranges (there's a minimum wage so that's not surprising) you'd have to find job listings to be exact though. They also assemble in America, they have a few plants in Tennessee for example, and of course china.

[@KurNorock]

@@olpizl Given the context of the video, the implication in the OPs comment is that the people assembling LGs speakers are underpaid based on the fact that Linus calculated over $800 worth of labor costs in building his DIY speaker. Maybe I am wrong, but that was a reasonable assumption to make.

[@slug69_yt33]

Thanks LTT team. Mattias you did a great job!

[@chimpinpolas]

Do a collab with Hexibase, he's been working with something similar.

[@brynthomas3129]

Was gonna post the same thing lmao, would be an amazing collaboration, maybe they should do an entirely 3D printed speaker...

[@4boyscouts]

I would assume he used a hexibase video as the inspiration for the 3d printed housing. The way they joined halves together is the same.

[@DeepPatel-lz8fj]

"Hmm thumpy heavy like bass heavy sound" - linusboi, 2020

[@kcjones4453]

Hey just a note. My gaming rig was way to hot using a corsair liquid solution. After one of your videos I switched to a nocturne d15 and now I hover between 25c and 40c under load. Its also really reduced the noise. Pretty awesome thanks guys!

[@Random_4400]

Me: speaker guy Me sees this: 👀

[@nick_hf]

Same

[@Ranger629]

"Hit me with some Jams". I was actually expecting someone to throw jam in Linus's face.

[@mamAmojj]

Okay. This was one of the best sponsored videos. Just right balance of ad and real LTT video.

[@BadH0mbre]

Ah, yes, some classic Canadian "can do spirit."

[@tyrellanderson9528]

yeah eh, we can do anything when we put our minds to it eh.

[@daftrok]

Well it was made in China so I think $10 a day would only be fair...

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Linus Tech Tips is now Linus Engineering Do IT Yo’Self. Which I would like to see happen. Linus, you’d got a lot of great people working with you. How about breaking up the media more to specific channels. I would like that a lot and I hope others would too. Good video and I am excited for the next one.

[@KJSCalderon]

"D-I-WHY??" I'M DEAD 😂😂😂😂

[@jftechdrones]

r/DiWHY did it first