Computer HiFi

In this video I once again "virtually preserve" a forgotten old product. In this case even when it came out it was probably very unknown. This is the Schneider Boston from 1993. The first HiFi system with a GUI (Graphical User Interface). I honor their efforts...
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[@stillremain.artwork]

I'm so glad for the day I searched segmented displays on youtube

[@timowagner1329]

A blessed day indeed.

[@harriehausenman8623]

I also remember the day I found Posy: I was looking for a mouse pointer alternative. Changed my life.

[@lordlyamiga]

same

[@Ross_an_Artisan]

Same 😅😅😅

[@aa1979]

Whenever I happen to see one, my brain says "ahh... seg-ment-ed displayssss" in his voice

[@mr.hooman4438]

Breaking news: obscure KZbinr raises the price of obscure hifi equipment by 1000%

[@harriehausenman8623]

Market changing!

[@TheLaXandro]

Well, he has to pay off the second machnine.

[@cat1554]

Dankmus does the same

[@CockatooDude]

@@cat1554 As does Techmoan. I think he was the one who originally became famous for it.

[@SianaGearz]

@@cat1554 A little silly calling Dankmus obscure, in these circles.

[@Etx-z9]

Every Posy upload is a special occasion, I would wear a suit for them if i could.

[@markusTegelane]

Feels like too much effort to wear a suit just for a video

[@Etx-z9]

​​@tbird81 I just don't own a suit. Also, this wasn't a really serious comment.

[@bobtheman6996]

​@@markusTegelane posy is worth it

[@nakedcellist]

I would wear my white tie for the occasion..

[@fur_avery]

why do I see you on so many community posts and so many videos

[@Finch460]

You actually broke character. “ONLY ONE RESULT! AND IN 2023!!”

[@rkan2]

And a useful result!!

[@SnakebitSTI]

A useful result from Google in 2023? How?! 😭

[@PaulReed]

@@SnakebitSTI Probably asked ChatGPT what to write as a search query. I kid, they're both as useful as each other.

[@7ofspades7]

He didn't even know how much worse google would get by now 😭

[@Someguy-cs6cj]

2:52 That transition, damnnn.

[@josuelservin]

Yeah pretty impressive!

[@TheJohnRowley]

astonishing!

[@harriehausenman8623]

the cinematograhpy is strong in this one

[@YaroslaffFedin]

I had to rewatch thrice when i first saw this.

[@billysteiger7092]

7:43 was pretty impressive too!

[@humanlike6658]

Posy is best commercial maker for 30 years old devices

[@SAINTRepublic]

As a dude from Arkansas who works in the Timber industry, of course I’m going to watch another video concerning a mid tier hifi system on Posy’s channel before I’ve gotta be at work at 5:30am… ha ❤ Thanks for all your hard work.

[@series1054]

Goodluck for the day, buddy.

[@nuxboxen]

This hit home

[@harriehausenman8623]

naturally

[@OttomanDrifter91]

'I didn't expect it to sound this good but that might be because i mix my music so well' Exact kind of swagger i expect from posy

[@midwinter78]

Schneider: I've heard of them, and I'm from the UK. Way back in the 1980s we had an Amstrad computer. Amstrad was a brand that pivoted from affordable hifi to computers. I'd heard that Amstrad computers were distributed in German by Schneider under the Schneider brand. So it makes _total_ sense that Schneider would be an affordable hifi company.

[@kajsagauza]

I confirm, we had Schneider-Amstrads in Poland

[@Noweee]

The company's complete name was Schneider Rundfunkwerke

[@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381]

Yeah, especially the CPCs were rebranded to Schneider, I have a CRT Monitor labeled as Schneider (although it's only VGA so I guess from mid- to late 90s, while the CPCs were in the 80s). Interestingly Techmoan had an Amstrad-branded Hi-Fi system, he already had a similar in this youth and looking back at it, it wasn't so good, rather cheapo.

[@mbirth]

@@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 Yep, can confirm. In the late 80s, my dad brought home a Schneider CPC464 home computer. (By the way, did you get that safe open yet?)

[@theoriginalrecycler]

Fischer - teknik (?) in the mix somewhere

[@fab1604]

I genuinely feel guilty to watch this level of photography and camera work for free, insane job as usual 👏🏻👏🏻

[@devjock]

The volume goes to 200. Hot damn. Outstanding work man. The music, the shots, the backstory. 10/10

[@harriehausenman8623]

you mean 200/200 😄

[@mrkitty777]

11/10 is just that punch extra 😂

[@harriehausenman8623]

@@mrkitty777 11.1 (the subwoofer 😆) sry. now i'm really all out of engagement 😅

[@TheRailroad99]

Probably stored with an unsigned 8 bit number, 0 ... 255

[@vinnyfanneran3116]

"... Or is it??… " I wasn't expecting this video to end on a cliffhanger!

[@Mendogology]

Your channel is my favourite one! I can't really describe how much I love your content! It's so original and beautiful to watch. The music, the visuals, your voice, all is pure art to me. Thanks for your work!

[@franknord4826]

Posy is RetroAhoy for audio nerds and I love every bit of it. It's crazy just how *perfect* this stuff is. I will take something like this over a weekly release schedule grind 13/10 times!

[@matchc0635]

sounds silly but I like watching old consumer electronic like these and then proceed to cope how they are better even when they are literally older than me and I had no way to experience the thing when they first came out

[@trashtrash2169]

This is not better than anything nowadays.

[@joinedupjon]

Even low spec hi fi from the 90s had better quality tape decks than you can get today.

[@SnakebitSTI]

@@joinedupjonFor the same reason you can't find quality new manufacture machines for so many other audio formats: Compact cassette is obsolete. Even CDs are obsolete at this point. Most people are happy with streaming music from their phones, TVs, etc. Most enthusiasts are happy with buying lossless audio downloads. Compact cassette would need to become popular again the way vinyl has to support an industry producing new, high quality cassette decks. Compounding the issue, most compact cassette enthusiasts probably already have good cassette decks. New manufacture would have to compete with the used market.

[@trashtrash2169]

@@joinedupjon Yes, but any sufficient mp3 nowadays will have better sound quality than a cassette tape, no matter how good. It's also leagues more convienient. It can even be fun still if you're using an iPod Classic. The click wheel is so much fun.

[@rus.t]

I like getting updates from Posy’s bandcamp. It means a new video is next.

[@25RAD]

Man, you DO mix your music exceptionally well!

[@timowagner1329]

He really does

[@just_passing_through]

5:05. “I’ve decided not to collect more gear than fits in here”. I’ve never identified with a comment so much in my life. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Kdschaak]

Ain't that the truth. You should see my guitar collection at this point.

[@SnakebitSTI]

The collector cycle: Buy storage for your collection. Commit to never buying more than you have storage for. Fill up storage. Repeat.

[@ChristianStout]

Famous last words

[@maniacaudiophile]

As long as you are not renting storage spaces, it is all good.

[@harriehausenman8623]

@Posy: Thanks for failing 🤗

[@iyatemu]

"...I really tried, and I can not make it look nice." Correct, it does a perfect job all by itself!

[@H67MA]

I love this channel. It's mostly random irrelevant facts about obscure technology, but presented in so ridiculously high quality that it captivates me every time. The high resolution footage, the crisp narration, the quirky music - it all fits together so well. I keep thinking back to a stereo system that I used to have, Panasonic SA-AK45 (took me a while to find the exact model). It had so many lights and buttons and an auto-changing CD tray... though I mostly used it as aux amplifier and never touched most of its functions. And the design of the whole thing just screamed "Y2K". These videos give off a similar vibe, showcasing how cool these systems were in their time.

[@michaelstott8402]

If you told me I'd enjoy a youtube video about some random chap showing off the features of an old hi-fi entertaining...well here we are.

[@mark902]

this channel is just too relatable. i would scour flyers and catalogues in the 90s for mini systems like this. not boomboxes, just mini systems. if it had a handle; i wasn't interested... unless it had a drawer loading cd player and full logic cassette decks with a remote. then maybe.

[@uploadsnstuff8902]

New Posy video : Today is going to be good day.

[@attag_ua]

You are so good at making advertisement, now I want to buy it

[@lbsiuk]

Wake up, Posy uploaded.

[@kskmain]

3:24 That 'Tsk.' was just perfect. It's the exact same reaction I have when I receive a disappointing used product.

[@Bruno_Knoxx]

Thanks for this video. Waking up to a cup of coffee in a rainy sunday morning with this video was REALLY comfy. I could watch all day.

[@Wintorn]

Every video on this channel is a delight.

[@JanusCycle]

I love your LCD close ups, especially the volume up.

[@RobbyHuang]

Your sacrifice in collecting more stuff than you can store is appreciated.

[@BluRay_4]

man i LOVE the schneider DCS seires.. i wish you made a video on em!

[@dakel20]

Yet another wonderful Posy video. Shame about the overflowing stereo storage, but I know how that is with hobbies, hah. That volume display is weird, wonder why they decided to go with that scale. RIP Red Casette.

[@hungryStew420]

Every single video is a masterpiece of production quality, so glad i found the channel!!

[@id104335409]

Cheap looking? It looks gorgeous. Well atleast on the beauty shots. Dont know if I would feel like that about it in person.

[@maxwellrobertson4831]

I think its interesting that a German company's premier product line was named after another country, namely, America / the US. I wonder why they made that choice? Perhaps in reference to the cultural domination of American media exports, or a sense of being the 'center' of 'the west' and NATO? I wonder what sorts of other examples there are of this sort of naming scheme applied elsewhere.

[@geevee1969]

I think it goes back to WWII, which after german self-esteem dropped down significantly. Everything that came from America was valued as supreme, be it bubble gum, coke, nylons and everything the scarce german industry could not provide. Even the pop music went english, it was usual for german bands to sing english for decades. Branding this device as american, made it top notch quality.

[@wheatlysparble7900]

The quality of your videos just amazes me. I feel guilty for being able to watch it for free

[@xcruell]

Honestly it doesn't even look cheap, it just looks clean/minimalist.

[@lachlanlau]

4:18 BACKUP THAT ROM !!

[@KekmanForTheRestOfTheWorld]

how do you manage to receive dutch stations like Skyradio and 100NL and also receive SWR4? why no WDR? i live in northrhine-westphalia, right between dutch stations and SWR stations, and my band is filled with WDR, because they broadcast from here.

[@peterxyz3541]

This is my 2nd or 3rd vid I watched from this chan…. I AM SUBSCRIBING!!!!!!! I am subscribing for the HUNOUR, the ANTHROPOLOGICAL VALUE, the DESIGN and AESTHETIC VALUR, the AESTHETICS OF THE VIDEO ALONG WITH THE MUSIC. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS VID speaks to me

[@peachgrush]

640x200 greyscale? Wondering if they just reused a CGA-compatible LCD screen from the PC-compatible portables of the late 1980s. The fonts look more Windows-inspired, though :)

[@TheStingling]

I honestly dont know anything about audio stuff, but posy videos are just high quality, it is just hard not to appreciate. Also love your music m8

[@Timico1000]

While you were mentioning DUAL: Schneider actually owned Dual as of 1988 but sold it to Karstadt in 1994 as they weren´t able to make Dual profitable again. Schneider itself went bust in 2002 and was sold to taiwanese TCL.

[@soutarm]

Lazy Posy makes me forget how much work you put into your non-lazy videos. Amazing, beautiful and informative with a touch of nostalgia. I especially appreciate the transition from the catalog to your setup at 2:50

[@hellraizer322]

Fascinating stuff! It's always interesting to see these early attempts at new technology. Schneider definitely deserves credit for being ahead of the curve in 1993.

[@balazstorok9265]

Amazingly beautiful as always.

[@jonaskohl13]

I know Schneider pretty well, as my grandparents had several Schneider HiFi systems up until a few years ago. I'm from Germany tho...

[@SeekoGT]

Hey man, you're YouTubin on another level that most tubers can't even dream of Tubin up. You understand. You get it.

[@JayFolipurba]

you are good at audio mixing. Like that segment where you illustrate things getting louder, but you don't go above the maximum, which is always the voice over volume. There are so many people, who are even working on a professional level who mess things like this up

[@Avy2008]

Heck yeah, I'm spending more money on your music after watching this! It already sounds great!

[@penguin44ca]

Also do you read my brain? Not 3 days ago I was watching something and just randomly thought, hey I haven't seen a posy video in a while. Now you are here.

[@edgeeffect]

I remember "i won't collect any more gear than fits in here".... i was, at least, sceptical then. :)

[@hyakin7818]

Your pronounciation is perfect

[@rolliseventeen]

i remember this. we had a cheaper Schneider and i hesitated to buy this. i went for onkyo which lasted around 25yrs. i still search for a special marantz audio processor or such a kind of unit with display and did not found it, even not a simple picture. i remember a test in a german hifi paper which i lost in water floods years ago.... i love these old things, fisher system 276, old kenwood receivers.

[@UXXV]

Cinema quality filming!

[@ScrimmyBingus42]

They've come a long way from making stereo systems to building aerodynamic armored cores

[@nicnl255]

Oh dang, the transition at 2:51 is SO SATISFYING You nailed it, Posy!

[@SlySk]

Awesome as always. Peggio is so freaking cool I can't get it out of my head. :p

[@timowagner1329]

I have just now realized this is your own music. I dont how how I've missed this...It really is well mixed!!

[@bipedal_earth_roamer]

You really do have a killer ear for mixing. Not only in your music but also for your videos.

[@Aranimda]

It's a pleasure to watch your channel. I love the care you put in the production of your videos.

[@SayjuroZuckino]

Since it works fine, it is a neat piece of electronic device. Like your videos. 😀 Fly on!

[@dstr3ss]

5:10 I remember that sentence, we all knew that you wouldn't resist that much 😅, btw I'm glad cause now we have more content 🤘

[@svcross-do]

Dude, the way you tell the story, the way you construct the situations. I wish I was able to do what you do. Great video.

[@Papierzeit]

A Schneider CPC 6128 was my first real computer that I used for many years. I really like Schneider for their design language as they have always tried new things, also as you can see here with their Audio products.

[@just_passing_through]

I personally think it is beautiful.

[@mlonster]

Somehow this Schneider looks like super highend and ultra cheapo at the same time.

[@horsehell2895]

I set aside special moments to watch your videos. Thank you

[@njm1971nyc]

Back in the early 80s, when I could just about afford a "decent" stereo system (born in 71, so...yeah, I wasn't exactly loaded at 12/13 yrs old!) I found my "dream system" in a Schneider brochure. While the system in question might have been available to order (in the UK), most of the products in the brochure were Germany-only models 😥 By the early 80s, all the brands that used to make decent "music centres" (horizontal, turntable/tuner/cass/amp) had given up on "quality" systems, and only made budget models. Panasonic made some INCREDIBLE music centres, so did Sony, and a bunch of others, but by the time I could afford one, Dolby/manual rec levels/magnetic cartridge/etc, my "minimum specs", had all been abandoned, and "auto record level/ceramic cartridge" horrors were all that could be found. Progress, huh?! Aside from ... SCHNEIDER! That brochure, with its tantalizing selection of basically-unavailable products, contained what was probably the very last "hifi-quality" music centre. It had a Dual turntable (I think), mag cart., Dolby, rec level meters/controls, and I think the tuner was digital (another dream feature in those days!). OMG how I lusted after that little system...though I'd never even seen one in real life, let alone heard one!! Sadly, it wasn't too long before Schneider also abandoned quality and became a bit of a cheap-and-nasty brand, not as bad as our very own Amstrad (puke!) but nothing like the Schneider of old. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they quit making stuff entirely and just became a brand, slapping their name onto cheap, imported tat. Totally unrelated, but I think that same brochure had a wind-up radio, called the Schneider Turny, yet somehow, many years later, there was an "invention" called the BayGen wind-up radio that won tons of awards. I think the Turny was more like a dynamo charging a NiCad battery, rather than "clockwork", but essentially it's the same bloody invention, no?! Well, in any case, I think Schneider got there first! At 53 yrs of age, it kinda sucks that I now have the money to buy all the things I wanted when I was younger...and now that I have the $$, these things are no longer available, or simply obsolete. 😭 I do have some of these things, like a Sony TC-D5M cassette recorder, and an AIWA CS-880 "ghetto blaster", but I needed them 40 years ago, not now! Lol. I woulda been the coolest kid at school with my CS-880! 😄😄😄 Now, to most people, I'm just a geek. 😭

[@killsalot78]

time to start learning EE so you can fix all of them like you're marco reps or marcus fuller

[@AttilaSVK]

Even the Revox Evolution you showed briefly wasn’t necessarily the first graphic screen based stereo system. That goes to the Revox B250, but only equipped with a B200 and a B210 remote, which has a graphical screen, although it’s used only for displaying text and some symbols. Also, you need to have the components connected via the system link cable, so the B200 can pull the data and transmit it to the B210. In case, you want to get such a system, go for the black version with the S suffix, the early original silver B250 might not have an up to date firmware (so it won’t communicate with the B200 - don’t ask me how I know) Btw, the RDS function responsible for displaying the name of the radio station isn’t Radio Text, but PS or Program Service. RT is used for displaying the song name, contact information or just the station’s slogan.

[@kakyoindonut3213]

every video you upload isn't just videos, it's an art project

[@donniecatalano]

I used to have a Schneider TV set back in the early 80's, it was a very good product.

[@mechanicalDave]

i am early today

[@dalewheat]

You did it! You fixed it! I am always impressed with how much love you show these objects of past desire. Keep up the good work and please keep sharing these wonderful finds with us.

[@flottenheimer]

A true work of art! (The video, not the rack).

[@nemtudom5074]

6:25 SIR Its called *percussive maintenance!*

[@compu85]

Those quad flat pack ICs can cause issues too - the chips legs will corrode where you can’t see them. If you pull the chips out and reseat them it can help. Those bulbs for the VU meters are the same as a lot of car instrument clusters. The Mk4 VW golf uses one behind the fan speed knob.

[@matiastripaldi406]

No matter what equipment you show, you always manage to somehow hack it to display your name. Good stuff

[@LeOssiTrollterrible]

Best feel good channel on youtube. Love you

[@acalthu]

You know, I bet Techmoan could help you out with the cassette decks, unless of course you have already reached out to him.

[@njm1971nyc]

Techmoan is slightly above amateur (at best) with regard to repairs. Makes good videos though.

[@JDSPonYT]

What are those microphone you used?

[@crisper1614]

Dude. Your cinematography, and my god. Your audio levels are literally perfect. I absolutely love every video you put out. Your attention to detail. Your I swear, you are the only KZbin channel I watch with my surround sound on. I love your work.

[@kopetain]

wish you and techmoan made a collab work

[@Crimson-Hat]

It's a computer huh? That means we need to find a way for it to run Doom.

[@elone3997]

You just *Know* somebody has it up and running already!

[@TuttixD]

"I failed" lmao love you posy !

[@MaybeHarvey]

Greetings true men of culture 🎩🧐

[@theburgerman]

Mr. Posy, do you sell any of your music on CDs? If not, do you ever plan to?

[@ThereIsMike]

This video being a proof that CD players stop working much earlier than CDs themselves, why do you want a CD?

[@Capedkarnage]

Love your mono black cursors Posy!

[@waozer]

i really like the design personally

[@leszekpomian]

Another great audiovisual adventure with Posy ❤

[@The_Discovery_Pages]

Oh god each of these videos feels like they’re ethereal level marketing for the future-past. Your work continues to completely and utterly break the mold. You take what makes Ahoy and LGR so amazing, and somehow blend it all with such tremendous photography and lighting. I never really changed, either. But its amazing to watch our work grow as we do. Your aesthetic is a beacon. Your channel is an example. Thank you as always for your inspiration, senpai. 🙏

[@Stoobers]

I may be showing my age, but I think that looks really nice!

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Likewise, it isn't "cheap looking" to me, a lot of higher end stereos had a pretty similar look, like NAD etc.

[@KeritechElectronics]

"Oopsie daisies!" Interesting set. 2.1 and RDS in the '80s, splendid UI... nice! If only it was better built.

[@UgurOnderBozkurt]

someone in late 90s in Schneider was addicted to the technology than money I guess. Schneider was the german manufacturer (or maybe distributer only) of Amstrad 8bit computers those days. I am curious about who is?

[@stanley_427]

Another amazing video!! Loving the use of the backdrop in this! Very glad it didn't get crushed by it though...

[@kbhasi]

(1:09) That flip-out display already brought me back memories of a rental car in the late 2000s which had a fancy aftermarket Sony Xplod head unit, which unlike newer Sony head units that just have a screen on the front, the main unit was instead a 1 DIN unit that connected via composite video (I think) to a 1 DIN flip-out display! (3:35) That reminded me of the Philips Streamium system, which I only knew about because of an old Computer Chronicles episode that showed one of the first models. I think the original Philips cloud services for those had already shut down a long time ago, but like what I had seen with the Logitech Squeezebox* system, there may be unofficial servers or server apps for those. * Logitech were nice enough to keep their cloud services running for as long as they could until they finally had to shut them down, which likely also helped for the developers behind Logitech Music Server (the unofficial app I mentioned). Edit: I forgot to mention that the 640×200 display resolution reminded me of Windows CE palmtops.

[@Lion_McLionhead]

Lions love vintage half toned text. Can't do that anymore without processing bitmaps.

[@tubical71]

Schneider is no company, they are are a relabel company.... Most stuff is cheapo nonsense.. But some units are cool.. Like that Boston(plus).... It's a look alike Sansui but for 1/3rd of their price...

[@arczinsowo]

This channel inspired me to search for legitimate Dutch bike. Now I am proud owner of 2001 Gazelle Gold Line Touché AirGlider. Thank you, Posy, this bike is a blast.