HiFi and Home Theater Livestream with Andrew and Kristi - EP 20

[@KristiWright]

*Welcome to our August Livestream! If you missed us live, we stream every Third Thursday! The next one is on 9/21!* *Timestamps have been updated!! Check the description box for more info!* *...and as always, thank you all so much for joining us and for everything you do to help support the channel.*

[@dirtybiker67]

Hi guys , I'm just getting back into vinyl and investing in home theatre , I'm not wealth and I have the downside of being hearing impared in one ear ( Military damage) , through watching your reviews I've invested in Denon kit. IE turntable , two channel Amp, and CD player running through Eltax 180 towers , her indoors has just purchased the x 3800 as my Christmas present , can't wait to set it up and thanks for your valuable experience take care both .garry ,Liverpool uk.

[@keithbarnes8231]

You said something so true during this segment. “The audiences are becoming unbearable for me.” “No one knows how to go and watch a show anymore.” “General group etiquette--I don’t know where it went.” “…and why I largely stay away from movie theaters.” I too gave up on practically anything live anymore. Between people who cannot shut up, cellphones, Apple watches, movie theaters are now a thing of the past for me. As much as I like an Imax or Dolby Cinema I choose to stay home. I would rather watch my movies on the 83” TV Caleb suggested and listen to the sound on the Onkyo receiver you suggested.

[@zachcheroff7970]

Took my daughter and girl friend to see a morning showing of Oppenheimer. Tickets were $66 and another $50 for food drinks. We went to an IPIC theater, which was a nice experience but $120 to see a movie is insane. The value is gone for me.

[@hondaphan4172]

@@zachcheroff7970 Yeah, tix at my two local theaters are now up to around $15 which I think is pretty crazy. It's hardly a cheap thing to do these days and I would rather see a movie in my HT anyway with it's 75" screen, dual 10" Atlantic tech subs, Emotiva C1+ CC, and Aura LSW-828M main speakers. I'm looking to get the Wharfedale EVO 4.2's to take over the LR duties and throw a set of old Aura LSB-527M bookshelves into the system for rear surrounds as 5.1 is good enough for me.

[@samlee2562]

Lol come to Europe/the UK and most people stfu in cinemas 😅

[@jaredcrandall9145]

I missed the Andrew and Kristi party 🎉. Tuning in now. You two are as good as a movie

[@KristiWright]

That's very kind. Enjoy!

[@dizzle1119]

KZbin channels like this have lead me to build the craziest music setup that I've ever had. I'm a lifelong car audio guy and I've had some nice gear over the years...but I think I went overboard in the house. Speaking of....the Arendal 1723 THX floor standing speakers are amazing. So glad I was able to snag myself a pair of those bad boys. They pair up real nice w/ the Emotiva XPA-TWO. ...and I probably wouldn't have known about Arendal if not for youtube reviewers. Now, if my phono preamp & linear power supply for said preamp would just show up...I'll be finished. .....for now... EDIT: Anyone out there who may see this. If you're kicking around the idea of getting into hifi & you're looking at turntables....just go ahead & buy the nicest turntable that you can afford right off the bat. If you buy an entry level table, you'll end up buying a bunch of stuff trying to make it sound like the $1,500 turntable that you should have bought to begin with. For example. I wanted a Marantz TT-15s1, but I am new to vinyl & didn't even know how to use a turntable....so I ended up buying a Fluance RT82 instead. It's 1/5 the price of the Marantz...but at this point I've bought SO MUCH STUFF for that Fluance. I've got over $1,500 in it all said. ...and while my Fluance does perform fantastic now, it's still a Fluance RT82 underneath it all. If I had purchased the Marantz TT-15s1 to begin with, I'd be waiting on a $1,000 vacuum tube phono preamp & linear power supply right now...and I'd be enjoying extremely high performance WITHOUT having to purchase upgrades to the tune of 4x the turntable's MSRP....

[@MrDashpilot]

Sorry y’all I have to run and catch a flight home. Will try and see you next month. Thanks again Kristi for the reply. Take care everyone.

[@maxpower78-15]

Caught the tail end. Going back for the encore. Thumbs up

[@mattmarta5181]

Have a B&O theater, 28’s, 19, and just added a set of new Beolab 8’s for surround. Utterly blown away by the sound, precision, and tech. The bass is off the charts too. When will Bang and Olufsen get the respect they deserve and what’s your opinion when compared to traditional separates.

[@MrDashpilot]

Thanks again for all the hard work. Any reviews on the new OLED TVs coming up? Cheers!!

[@KristiWright]

We've been told a Sony OLED is coming. We've made requests of LG and Samsung as well. Thank you for the support!!

[@movie_av_impulse]

40:21 thank you for the shout-out. I'm watching the replay I was driving my tractor trailer back to the DC so I couldn't tune in.. it's my honor to give memberships out so people can see how great it is to be a part of your community 🙏🏼 Plus that's how you stay up on the latest deals. You guys are always putting up great deals and sales that are going on with high-fi and low end budget gear.

[@movie_av_impulse]

@@michael-4k4000 ✊🏽

[@andygee8716]

Guys, you know you're doing well when the haters become vehement. Try virtuoso bassist, Victor Wooten's album called; A Show of Hands. I've utilised it many a time at hifi shows in both London and Bristol in England and every time I've played it, it has wowed both manufacturers and show-goers alike, to the point of them either streaming it or obtaining a copy on CD/Vinyl and used as reference material. It's sound is top tier and the musicianship of Victor, himself, defies belief! An absolute must-have in your music collection. Keep up the good work and remember, the more they hate, the better you're doing. Ciao.

[@HeyYall398]

Thoroughly enjoyed this conversation! This is the most refined and distinguished audiophile channel I've come across!

[@JRock1980]

I’m down for Robinson Mystery Theater 2023!

[@royceCMR]

Andrew and Kristi comedy show reviews! :D I love Taylor Thompson clips but never seen a show; very glad to hear the shows are good! Do agree with crowds. I’ve mostly stopped going to shows/movies too. Sadness. Thanks for everything you do!!

[@islandpirate]

Thanks! Love your channel.

[@andrewrobinsonreviews]

Thanks for watching! And thank you for your support!

[@KristiWright]

❤❤❤

[@constantinosmitsatsos7654]

You are the best! Love your reviews!! Congrats from Paros island, Greece!

[@gratmatassa5432]

hi from the UK the spiritual home of high end audio, great video you 2 subscribed.

[@joec5544g]

Try "Monkey Shoulder" Scotch... Its a blended single malt... Three single malt distilleries owned by the same company... Balvenie, Kininvie and Glenfiddich... About 30 bucks... Love the live stream casual vibes, take care both of you.

[@christopherbarker181]

Etiquette seems to have gone down the tubes in some cases. I’m in the 70+ age group and I still find those folks usually know how to behave; although they probably didn’t 50 years ago😂 One of the last concerts I went to was Herb Alpert and Lani Hall and I wold really be surprised if those in attendance didn’t know how to behave. I don’t go to the movie theater any more.🤔

[@murphy_boy]

Thank you both from germany for the content. I missed the live stream but watched it later. Is that Martin Logan F10/F20 in the background? If it is a ML F10, you can read minds.

[@christopherbarker181]

There’s a place in Baltimore that seems to be able to do anything with vintage HiFi and they have been on You Tube for the fellow that asked about crossovers🤔

[@MrRocktuga]

Hi, Andrew and Kristi. Thank you for your take on my comment during the live stream, but unfortunately, I wasn’t aware that pressing “enter” during a live stream would send the message instead of creating a paragraph, which made my comment way incomplete. What I meant to say is that there’s usually our first impressions (which can be great or not so great), and then there’s the others ones when you actually “live” with it. I believe that you don’t make product reviews by listening to a product during 20 minutes or so, and that you can find things that you like and don’t like after those initial impressions (this goes both ways, of course). When you listen to a demo and fall in love for the detail in the presentation (or any other feature), it can be hard to tell if on a prolonged listening it can be too much, of some of your favorite music actually becomes harsh, or less involving. This has _nothing_ to do with price, although higher end products usually have a lot of other things going for it (including the ones we _see_, and finish is supposed to be top notch and has a role on how we perceive it sound wise), and if the buyer later finds out that he/she wants to replace one component, the depreciation will be a lot harder, since the market for used products on that price range has a lot less potential buyers. I dominated have a problem with the price of anything, since ultimately, everything is worth what someone is willing to pay for it (no matter if we’re talking about HiFi or classic cars). 🙂 When I used the word “judge”, I meant it in the sense of evaluating if it works for “you” on the long term, not judging in the sense that you interpreted (it’s easy to get it wrong if I inadvertently sent less than half of my message 😁). I’m a huge fan of your channel (I don’t watch TV series, but I do watch your videos and live streams), and I definitely wasn’t criticizing anything. I’ve been in the audio business for assome decades now, and during many of those years, I had to make a lot of demos (and also listened to many more), including 1 million euro systems. The more expensive ones were usually the ones that failed to impress me, maybe because I was expecting “perfection” (which is always unreasonable), and I’d say that the most impressive ones would probably be in the tens of thousands (not hundreds). It’s fair to notice that a million dollar system would likely be big, and usually requires a big room with tailored acoustics to make it shine, and all of that becomes a bit harder to accomplish. On the other hand, I have several audio systems in my relatively small house, because all of them do things differently, and shine at different aspects (or recordings), which makes sense considering how much different sound characteristics and gear every mastering studio has). 😉 Some days (or even hours of the day 😀) I might prefer one sound signature over the other, and I believe that’s just human nature and how our brain works on perceiving what’s around us). 😉 In the end, it’s always about what works best for every individual person, and in a sense, I feel that being exposed to great audio equipment (and appreciating their differences) as an amazing side (that’s why we take it as a hobby), but also a bad one. Some people can buy an audio system and enjoy it for the rest of their lives without ever looking back, feeling that music can’t sound any better than that. While that’s the ultimate goal (as a concept) for any audiophile, it’s also the one that’s harder to achieve. Just like any car enthusiast (which I’m also), there’s usually something newer or different that feels like an improvement, turning that goal into a moving target. 😂 You said several times that the B&O loudspeaker would be your end game if you could allocate that kind of money on it. Knowing what you know about yourself and your history with audio, do you really believe that you could settle with those B&O speakers and never thing about replacing them, or having more audio systems? 😀 If that was a bet, I wouldn’t put my money on it, because I feel that you also appreciate listening the same music through different perspectives, and that’s what different audio equipment does. 😉 I don’t believe that upgrading can only be done by buying more expensive gear. Sometimes I feel that doing the opposite is actually better, and there’s no such thing as a perfect sound (and specially loudspeakers). All of them have their unique characteristics, and play inside rooms that also have their own sound signatures, just like two cars can be both great and not so great at different things (any 911 is terrible at off-road 🙂, and sometimes you might want to leave the tarmac). That’s part of the moving target, and there’s nothing wrong with it. Keep up the great work.

[@tommysshinebox1661]

You would’ve had to spend $400 to include all of that!!! 😂😂😂

[@54tristin]

DBX a company evolved from the studio world, @1976 -1989, they were most well known for compression expanders used in place of Dolby b , for noise reduction in cassettes, and in some cases noisy Vynyl.they also made components to restore lost dynamic range in poorly engineered recordings. They later branched out to other product lines, and were never fully accepted by the college dorm JBL 100,Marantz , Technics crowd. I believe everything was done in the analog world with its limitations, and time alignment problems. Don’t know if they are still around.

[@tonydillinger2553]

For an inexpensive system, I went with mclaren five klipsch, with a sb 3000, in a tiny bedroom..... a little overkill. But now I want to a home theater setup.

[@AlbertLee-c7j]

I watched your review for the eversolo z8 and enjoyed it very much . Currently i am considering picking up the new eversolo a8 and was wondering if you are going to review the new updated unit . i would be interested in your thoughts on it . thank you.

[@cjbronxny1]

Only you can... Well, you know the rest. Enjoyed episode 3 of unplugged!

[@judealpha4675]

Hi Andrew i do watch your videos on and off. Its great to learn new Sounds. I intend to buy a Dali oberon 3 speakers and Denon Amp 600NE. What is your comments.

[@akafotoboy9802]

Coming to this late...but you actually didnt mention what your current favorite bourbon was. What is it? Would make an excellent xmas gift for people I know. Love the channel and love you guys! ( Kristi was an amazing addition to the channel that at character and depth )

[@tonymolina7744]

Subjective reviews ... of COURSE it's subjective content - we are asking you your personal opinions on products in your space, with your taste! e.g SSCS5 vs XL8s. I bought both ... liked the Sonys, but 100% prefer the Fluances. As a result, I trust your assessments a bit more, while still enjoying other's opinions. As always, lots of fun to listen to you. Keep rockin' on! 😁

[@marctoupin3968]

Just a bit of clarification, Dominique Fils-Aimé is French Canadian. She’s from Montreal. Not French from France. Huge difference! 🇨🇦

[@solomouk]

😮😂😂😢

[@paulmalbeuf9213]

Years ago, my kids kept hounding me to shave my moustache since they’ve never seen me without one. So one day, I did it without telling them that I was going to do it, and I picked up our one daughter from work and she sat in the backseat of the vehicle, I turned around and asked her how was work and she loudly exclaimed geez dad you look like a pedophile.LOL

[@jessicaembers924]

Dual Wheel Drive Axel Truck! :-)

[@ROYALUSTER]

Hello from Los Angeles

[@phildale3199]

Have you tested the new Bose Ultra Smart 9000 Soundbar yet, and if so what are your thoughts please? And hello from London Town.

[@Alchemist37]

Hi guys love the channel. I have a question regarding the new Polk Magnifi ax Sr 7.1.2 soundbar. It's proving very difficult to find any detailed on line reviews on this product. Specifically in comparison to the Samsung 990c. Do you have any plans in the near future for such a review or can anyone else reading this comment offer any advice many thanks Mike in New Zealand.

[@aceofspades6667]

Fun live chat

[@marvintrott7450]

Loud &clear

[@dimitriskontos858]

Hi from Greece ! Do you change the stock power cords of the gears you review ? Have you try to test the gears with "better" more expensive power cords ? What is your opinion about upgraded power cords ?

[@KristiWright]

We use whatever is included in the box.

[@dimitriskontos858]

@@KristiWright Thank you.

[@AntonioGarcia-xk6jd]

Hello Andrew... Yes i heard & see you

[@zenfishbike]

Your best podcast ever

[@DanDolfn]

What is a membership? I’m a subscriber. Am I missing enormous benefits?

[@jeffyoudes2610]

Hi Andrew, Will you do a review of the Dual 429 automatic turntable?

[@andrewrobinsonreviews]

1:31:20

[@rlowes]

Just a thought, for any products that you use and would recommend, that you just don’t end up reviewing (for valid reasons you’ve stated) why not make a “non-review” roundup video of a number of those things (e.g. turntables, subwoofers, etc). That type of a vid may be more popular than a single product review with limited reach/appeal.

[@jaredcrandall9145]

How long would the flux capacitor at 1.21 gigawatts last me during an awful movie like transformers

[@youtoeric]

Did you know Integra DRX-5.4 ? How do you think if VS. DRX-3.4 ?

[@BoRerunn]

I found an NAD C350 it pushes my Klipsch 800F , what integrated amp do you recommend

[@albertjohnson3404]

what do think about denon poa amplifiers

[@LeezahB]

Thanks so much for mentioning Dominique Fils-Aimé [FEES-em-AY]! (This phonetic display was on Google!)I just found her on Apple Music and love her!!

[@charlesaronica3293]

Can you match a Sub with a Lii Audio Sliver 10 speaker and where would you cross it over.

[@s.daniel9224]

I get the crowd etiquette criticism. I’ve got zero advice on our species and kindness.

[@michaelrossmaessler200]

Nothing wrong with 'The Americans' (I have to finish it too 🙃)

[@tommysshinebox1661]

Thanks for the answer on the BW rears. I’ll take em with me when I sell the apartment. Oh and Kristi, if you and Andrew are digging The Americans, we’ll take you on a tour of the Pentagon if you’re ever out to Washington, DC. Federal employees can bring up to 3 people at a time. Woohoo!

[@etiennedelange6428]

You 2 are great tel the electrical engineer to speed up his ears sum.his frequency a bit slow😂😂😂

[@borlach321]

Does anyone here own a Denon X4800H? How do you like it?

[@louthelegend]

i have sonusfaber 5 sonusfaber 2 2rel supwoofer elac highs marantz 40 emotiva basx 3 an 7 do i need tomewinner 300 amp to replace my emotiva

[@andrewrobinsonreviews]

No.

[@louthelegend]

ok

[@louthelegend]

I can hear an see you

[@Crimsonphilosophy]

Omg so true movie and theater audiences are horrible with their etiquette

[@paulroscelli2545]

All your points about Texas are true however, just to play devils advocate... The politics in California are crazy, the roads in California stink. The infrastructure is just as bad: when it gets too warm The power goes out .There are fires that burn till the skies are brown, so it still appears to me that Texas is a lot less expensive than California. And if you could explain to me how we have but 10% of the countries population, but close to 50% of the countries, homeless I would welcome that conversation Granted property taxes are higher. But California has some of the highest sales, tax, income, tax of all states… and don’t get me even started on the gas prices in the prices of restaurants not even close

[@MrQleraja]

F Hegel, overrated anyway. There are so many manufacturers you don't need to bother with them

[@rocksinger45]

Sorry Andrew & Kristy I had to turn you guys off when you started talking about Peanutbutter Cookies ~ That's not why I tuned into your live feed and also the reason I decided to not offer up my hard-earned money to you ~ May I ad why you moved to another state ~ At this rate you'll never be better than you already are ~ Still, I like listening to your audio reviews ~ Go figure ~

[@trebabcock]

Unhinged

[@KristiWright]

"Dance monkey" would have gotten your point across a lot faster.

[@rocksinger45]

@@KristiWright ~ Thank you for allowing me to express my opinion for what it’s worth in my own words and way ~

[@andrewrobinsonreviews]

@rocksinger45 For whatever it may be worth, our discussion about both snack foods and our reasons for leaving Austin were direct responses to other viewer/member questions, and was not a tangent we just went on in an attempt to disrespect you or anyones' time or interests. Had we ignored the super chat questions we likely would've heard equal critique from those who would've preferred we answered. That's the thing about live streams, they're live. We don't know what questions we're going to be asked, nor do you the viewer know where the discussion is going to lead. It makes it fun for everyone, at least that is the goal.

[@rocksinger45]

Hi Andrew ~ But it all seemed counter-productive in what I was tuning in for ~ I really enjoy you guys and trust your audio reviews after all I bought the Rotel 1592 you raved about recently but if you took all the things that are not about what I tune in for out of your broadcast that alone would make it a more interesting show ~ Just my opinion ~ Love you guys just the same ~ Don't quit your day job ~@@andrewrobinsonreviews