Hi-Fi System Room Tour 3.0

[@phatsmitty]

Excellent as always, Guido. What a cool place to hang out, listen to music, and make videos. Tonearms and tape hubs forever!

[@manuelp6785]

What a great blend of new and vintage. Well done!

[@markphilpot8734]

That Studer is the real deal! Now there is a true mastering deck. Much love for that one. I have a Revox B215 just like yours. Great deck and it makes great recordings.

[@ju6452]

Great gear and lovely man cave😊. You seriously have a looooooot of stuff omg. Your room looks like the cellar in old, lovely Italian houses and is surely made for high volume sessions👍🏻. Lovely❤. Best wishes from Germany

[@s.r.gemmill6246]

Sweet tour, really cool thanks. I'm also running all analog with tube amps, cassette and phono. Nice media collection and those are sweet Reel-to-Reels too!

[@daveyurkovich9459]

Very cool Guido! Long ago I could’ve accepted the clutter, and individualist kit that you portray. I just returned to this hobby before the world went mad four years ago after a 25 year. hiatus. I was an analog guy when i started and that’s what I prefer. I do have a cd transport and have substituted cassette for R2R, something I always wanted. ✌️ keep up the good work!

[@anadialog]

Well, welcome back!!

[@Phil_f8andbethere]

Fantastic gear Guido. I also love the way you light the area - looks really cool on the videos.

[@jn3750]

Saw the Ennio Morricone records. Love those - I've seen each of his Western movies - there ain't a better movie sound track than the one in Once Upon a Time in the West! BTW, I've just added a few components to my stereo system. Wanna see a photo?

[@anadialog]

Sure! Send it over! Maybe I will do a new Hi-Fi Show in the future...

[@williamcampbell3868]

Be Ye' music lover, audiophile, gear-ologist-collector, great equipment man! More power to you and others like us!👍👍👍

[@Algabatz]

Really fun to see, thanks for sharing! I also have a Dragon, a Philips N4520, but a Revox PR99 instead of a Studer (maybe some day!) Finding a B-215 is also a grail of mine!

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️THANKS GUIDO FOR THE TOUR OF YOUR ROOM 🤗😎💚💚💚

[@anadialog]

Thank YOU!

[@jro7075]

this makes my stuff look like fisher price toys wow!!!!! I would never leave this room this is the best tour ever a great way to start my weekend whoo hoo !!! if you had a room full of pretty girls and you gave me a choice of this room and girls this room full of this equipment the hell with girls this is better this is my first tour all I can say is WOW!!!!!! ,always wanted to get a reel to reel they always seem to be out of reach for me the ones I see for sale usually are not working WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am lost for words JRo

[@anadialog]

AHAHAHHAHA!!! That was funny!!! Thanks!

[@Coneman3]

Looks like my house. I have so much stuff! 2,500 books, 6,000 CDs, 750 video discs, 14 synths, several guitars, lots of Hifi, about 30 component boxes, massive stamp fdc collection, weight training equipment, tools,

[@robertyoung1777]

Your equipment shelves are made of beautiful wood. Very nice ! Time for a bigger house or maybe a studio music room. I’ve got the same problem of where to put it all. I like having everything in our living area but it’s a challenge for sure. Thank you for sharing.

[@anadialog]

Indeed! Space is my N.1 issue now...

[@GrimCellar]

Amazing, I'm blown away by how much equipment you have, and good stuff too - you must have a hell of a lot of plug sockets or mains splitters in that place!

[@anadialog]

Yes, I am going crazy with cables!!!!!!

[@Nikola-lx2vy]

Im 18, i only have a pair of marantz HD 345 three way speakers, grundig R-1000 receiver, i just discovered what analog sound really is. I hope to discover more about the sound, I enjoy choosing my dream- components 😂😂

[@johnbailey9408]

Good for you 🎉. 👍 when I was your age I would have been jealous of what you have as I didn't have much when I was 18 (which by the way was in the 1990s when analog wasn't cool) what I did have was an old Panasonic record player/receiver that was a hand me down from my Grandpa's old garage as well as a 1990s era Sony boombox cd/cassette deck. Remember it's about the music. Of course as I got older and started making more money 💰 I slowly upgraded my system. Just remember it's all about our love for music which is analog in nature ❤.

[@Nikola-lx2vy]

@@johnbailey9408 My grandfather and father are audiophiles, my father sometimes admits to me some snake oil mistakes in his youth😂😂, Now he is in the digital world, so we are often at "war" between new and old hi-fi. I'm planning to renovate my grandfather's turntable (although I'm more into cassettes) With a little money I'll build a 1980 golden era system

[@anadialog]

Cool family! ;-)

[@anadialog]

It's great to read about young people taking the risk and having the curiosity to explore something different from what mainstream is shouting...good job! You have our full support Nikola!

[@petergatzbirle3293]

Very cool room. congratulations.

[@petkuscinta9797]

* Cool Room with some nice materials and rocks soft surfaces. The sound waves loving! * Australian houses in QLD specially are acoustically horrible! Brick veneer we call them. "300mm thick" = 1 layer of bricks (100mm) followed by air gap nad plasterboard inside. 2.7m ceilings. In some cases 2.4m. Plenty of glass and assymetrical shapes. That means high background noise and multiple frequency resonant spikes. Very hard to treat. * My father used to be in HIFI Club in Czechoslovakia and we used to have 1 turntable, 1 Amp and 2 self made speakers (1m tall), His friend also had his system but he was never able to achieve quality my father (we) had the privillage to enjoy (as a kid). For decades I always tought it was the HIFI system. Only recently I have realised it was the room that has made all the difference. Thick solid brick walls, correct ratio of room dimensions, bookshelves, carpet and symmetricity . . .

[@ディーカサワ]

Hi, I am also a big fan of altec vintage speakers owing and enjoying duplex 604 and 605 by myself . More info and/or review of your altec19 are very much awaited!

[@anadialog]

Right here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZaZZWSPh9ycebssi=M8WVQAcMSqML_ipl

[@JV-nt9bp]

Lovely music room 🤩

[@REX4340]

Great set up!

[@trevfarrell5483]

amazing setup, i also have a Revox B-215 and a fully restored Studer A725 CD player with version 25 firmware which i love and would highly recommend!

[@shanestephenson8423]

Thanks Guido for that tour of your workspace and room. As a KZbin content making myself I'm very interested in where other people create their magic. And I love the Kuzma stabi R😍 I have one myself 👍👍👍👍😁🎧

[@jimmyBside]

An Aussie and an Audiophile…we’ll have to check out your channel…🍻

[@anadialog]

Nice! Which tonearm and cart are you using on the Stabi?

[@shanestephenson8423]

@anadialog Hi Guido,I have the stogi reference arm and a Lyra Kleos. I'm looking for a 4 point 11. To complete my set up.🙂👍🎧

[@shanestephenson8423]

@jimmyBside Thank you Jimmy. I would love to have you on board🙏

[@Brazilatco]

Hello, where is the Black speakers 🔊? Sell it? Thanks for posting

[@anadialog]

I showed them at the back of the room when I start the tour. They are actually for sale right now!

[@Brazilatco]

Now I realized. 😅

[@Badassvidsz]

1st to congrattulate you dear Guido amazing stuff .

[@purefidelityturntables]

Love the Room tour!!!!!!! Super Cool!!!!

[@ajayb100]

Looking forward for the review on Revox B215, a well deserving cassette deck.

[@anadialog]

Indeed! Have been pushing that one ahead too much...

[@cheapoldhifi]

Excellent choice! I bet it took 20 or more years to collect it. I hope you're using it all (from time to time). As a cassette deck lover, that RSB100 caught my eye, one that I always wanted in my possession.

[@anadialog]

Exactly!

[@GianlucaBocci]

Ma cacchio, hai tutti e due i santi Graal delle piastre a cassette: Nakamichi Dragon e Revox B-215! 😍

[@anadialog]

E molti altri…troppi!!

[@AdiMaco]

Very nice!

[@BadEnglishRecs]

So many cool equipments! mr. Finlish (Bäd English Recs)

[@RockNRod.]

Cool.

[@DexterSkelter]

Just... Wow! 🤩🤩🤩

[@Ferrywijaya30]

Very nice

[@davidmcginnis2998]

Awesome!

[@analogue33]

Beautiful room! which one of the cassette decks is the "duel speed"? You had a video on it where you are able to record cassettes at higher speed!😊

[@twitchbook-1]

cheers

[@stevenburdick424]

I like the Sonus Faber Olympica Nova 5. Speakers

[@peterdavidthompson4876]

Hi I wonder if you can help me please I've got a vpi prime with the unipivit tonearm just asking when using the fozgometer do you do it with the antiskate on or off many thanks Peter. P.s I love the channel keep up the good work!

[@anadialog]

On, because you must measure it as when you use it.

[@peterdavidthompson4876]

Thank you

[@OTO_45]

Tubeamps located on a speaker? A good idea... 🤓

[@anadialog]

No, it's not, you're right but I need more space and in the end I am at least using a dampening system ;-)

[@1999zrx1100]

Sad you don’t have the Class A Luxman 590 AXII any more, I picked one up after your review. Saw many and read several reviews on it before I took the plunge. Had gone down the 200 watt McIntosh road for a few years but got tired of the sound. The Luxman even after 6 months of just about daily use is my forever amplifier. Been into audio for over 40 years. The relaxed tube like sound is what my ears crave at this point. 🙏

[@anadialog]

The Luxman was and is great! I can confirm that, but tube amps when properly matched with speakers and preamp are just in another league and I am saying this after Class A Pass labs, Accuphase, Hegel, 2 Luxman etc. In fact, don't make the mistake to mix a 1958 MC30 30watts with the current 200watts monsters of McIntosh.

[@pervertedalchemist9944]

This is exactly how my living room is set up at the moment. The only difference is I don't have a reel to reel player.

[@andreaargelli2934]

Complimenti

[@anadialog]

Grazie mille!

[@seedney]

How do you connect your Reel2Reel machines to your amp?

[@anadialog]

The machines have an integrated preamp so you can connect them directly to the amplifier. They usually use balanced connections, meaning XLR so if your amp does not have that kind of inputs you will need an xlr to rca adapter per channel or dedicated xlr-rca cables.

[@seedney]

@@anadialog What about sound quality, when using that xlr-rca cable? basically balanced straight to unbalanced without any "in between" is ok? I doesn't have any XLR in my system, so I'm scared of doing something wrong. Output Voltages are similar as AUX input in amps?

[@electroimpyo]

How much does a reel to reel tape recorder cost brand new in new Zealand

[@AllboroLCD]

Lovely Altecs! Have you ever considered elevating them a bit from the floor for some sound comparison?

[@anadialog]

I will probably do that but as explained, the ALTEC engineers created this design considering the position and type of woofer also in consideration of the flor distance and the related bouce off of the audio wave.

[@finn5045]

Are Hi-Fi devices considered rare in 2024? Or more specifically in the 2020s? I've been interested in the models from 2008-2014 ( assuming they were made between these years, not so sure ) and I've been building an obsession for 2 years at this point so I would love to get more information from experienced people like yourself.

[@joyspring5643]

woww...stupendo!...👍👍👍

[@davidegalassi3034]

Hi. I've seen amplificators over the loudspeakers. The vibratins of loudspeaker doesn't affect to the amplifier sound?

[@anadialog]

Yes, but now they are deactivated

[@HTimm-gz9mk]

WOW Guido! I only have three sources and a preamp/main amp combo and I don't know how to deal with all these cables. I hope you don't cross the power cables with RCA or speaker cables.

[@anadialog]

Yes, it's a mess! I try to make the best out of it but there are just too many cables...

[@soreeyes3452]

What kind of 🎧 do you use?

[@anadialog]

Good question! I forgot to pause on them, sorry about that. I am currently using the following three sets: 1) Focal Clear 2) Hifiman HE560 3) Massdrop Beyerdynamic DT 177X GO

[@proxmoxie]

What kind of shelves do you use for your CDs?

[@hassanshahid9776]

Doesn't keeping the amps on top of the speakers affect the performance due to vibrations?

[@anadialog]

Yes, it does! I am using special damping boards but as son as possible I will move them from there.

[@Ian-wh8ut]

omg!

[@lukedermott1589]

I’m surprised you kept the Kuzma.

[@fedrichorlandineumann3062]

Complimenti Guido è sempre molto bello sbirciare i vostri impianti ,è una passione che ci accomuna.. mi permetto di consigliarti un prodotto che ho appena preso dal costo irrisorio ma molto valido ( dynavox Hfc 50) vale un video 😊

[@anadialog]

Grazie! In realtà ce l’ho ma in comparazione con un normale spazzolino non vedo tanta differenza…

[@pellegrinofesta1331]

Super interessante come sempre. Forse è finita nelle SPAM; ti ho scritto anche una brevissima risposta è gradita. Grazie mille

[@anadialog]

Risposto solo ora! Era davvero nello spam e io ho letto tardi i commenti...grazie!

[@lab-by-the-sea]

Thank You! 2 questions, what are your average servicecosts for your equipment per year? And more important, i always hide any Tapes and Recorders/Players away from Magnets like my speakers, would have seen a problem for me to have them so close like yours, am i too cautious about that ? Best wishes to all!

[@anadialog]

I think the real question is IF I service them each year and the answer is no. No need! When a problem arises I go to service otherwise I can do the rest. No problem with my Telefunken, he is away enough from the magnets of the speakers.

[@CarmineDornetta]

What happen to your shindo masseto and emt 938?

[@anadialog]

Shindo finally got a new home. It was very good but for the price the Mastersound one! The EMT for now is still with me but in another room.

[@FxMora02]

Where do you service your Reels?

[@anadialog]

I live in Italy. Mainly Giorgio Foschi!

[@albertovantin4425]

Quasi minimalista! Però impianto affascinante le altec con i McIntosh! Sono diffusori gestibili anche in ambienti non grandissimi?

[@anadialog]

Sembrerebbe proprio di si a detta di altri...

[@deepposts2067]

Which cassette deck out of those would you say is the best?

[@anadialog]

well, there is also the Nakamichi ZX-9 and Pioneer CT95 in the batch but put in a different room...for playback probably the Dragon and the Dual, for recording the Technics and the Revox.

[@AntoninPassemardPaintings]

Gear wise it is amazing!!! However I think it is time to move away the disques, have a hifi grade custom rack made and real acoustic difuseurs. Speakers should be more in the room... and no tube monoblocks on speakers even on the anti vibration blocks. I am sure you know that but it is a bit sad because I think you might only get 50% of what this system can do. At the same time life is about compromises... but not for an audiophile 😁 Again beautiful!!!

[@anadialog]

Well, I forgot to mention but it is a Hi-Fi grade rack. All wallnut and not bolts with spikes built by Guizu. The Altec have blew my GolderEar Triton Reference out of the water and most systems I have heard around at fairs and friend's houses. We tend to think old cannot compete with modern equipment but this is absolutely not the case, just as for the McIntosh, which before were on the floor, I know I should move them and I will but for now I don't have more room and I DO haev a wife ;-)

[@flyguy456thetechnicsking3]

I Used to Watch you All the Time and I Remember when you did the RS-100 and you Love ❤️ that tape Deck So Much .......I want to Buy .....Can u Do an Update to the Dragon and The RS-100 .....And let the World know that the TECHNICS Technics Never Need Service and ?????? Who 🏆 Wins

[@anadialog]

I need to do a video on the Dragon even though it is very well known. My Technics is still here with me and going great. It’s truly a special machine! P.S. Used to watch!?! 🤨😘

[@primeanalogrecords]

Very nice setups! Love the Revox and Nakamichi cassette decks and the Technics deck is fabulous! Didn’t know they had built in DBX on it? When you engage it and tape monitor, can you hear a DBX output? It’s obviously you love vintage as do I! Many of my pieces are 40 years old or so! What part of Italy do you live in?

[@anadialog]

Several Technics decks had dbx...No, no pumping if you are referring to that. I live near Florence!

[@primeanalogrecords]

@@anadialog io amore Firenze!!!

[@khaido7341]

Outstanding sources components and lp and tapes.Now upgrade when you can,your speakers,your phono stage,preamp,then amp in that order and you will realized how much info from lp,tapes you did not hear it yet!GUARANTEE.Just want to share what I know from a 40 years audiophile journey 😀👍

[@anadialog]

Thanks but I think you are making a wrong assessment of me and my channel. Make some suggestions just saying upgrade it seems a little reductive. The ALTEC 19 ARE an upgrade. I am coming from a pair of GooderEar Triton Reference and I also have a pair of Quad ESL-15. The ALTEC are truly outstanding much much better than many modern projects. My Audiaflight phono preamp is a solid state jewel now substituted by a Luxman EQ500. Amps are changing all the time but I have a magical combination of 300B or 2A3 with Tango transformers. Sonics that are not achievable not even by high end beast like the recent GaNFET Audio I have reviewed. My solid state reference is instead a hybrid V-FET Sony TAN-7B. But also the McIntosh MC30 that you see here are very good and by saying to upgrade even these I start doubting about your 40 years of experience since they are the reference for many as Steve Hoffman. 😉

[@Rockin_Kat]

The most unexpected thing in your collection is Nintendo Switch :)

[@anadialog]

Zelda and my daughter rule! ;-)

[@sergeyobozhin]

Очень интересно!

[@johne5543]

You should get an Elcaset deck :)

[@anadialog]

I thought about it...and then abandoned the idea! ;-)

[@johne5543]

Not enough room?@@anadialog

[@karendavtian6651]

Hello👍

[@AF-rd2vf]

I doubt your new DAC kicked the KTE’s ass. It’s just you prefer it more.

[@divertiti]

The May KTE is a good dac for $5k, when you venture above that, many dacs absolutely killed it. I know, I've owned the May KTE

[@anadialog]

Indeed, I loved it! But the T+A really opened up new hi-fi avenues...

[@anadialog]

Trust me, it did! A night and day difference that did not come out in the video. The T+A is truly amazing. I was not expecting that!

[@starlightgrecording559]

@starlightgrecording559 Anadialog** Gerard Stroh Here!!! What A Very Awesome Audio Room Guido!! With My System I want to do with my System on my phono Stage I plan to Get Some AudioQuest Short XLR Heavily Shielded Cables For my Turntables that Have MC Phono Cartridges and Headamp Step up Transformers to Keep the Noise Floor Down and use Less Gain on my Project phono box RS XLR Phono Preamp thats my Plan But it Takes Mucho Money!!! Bye!!!