in short buy the gear you like in your budget and don't care what audiophiles or reviewers say don't go on the hype train cause this train Never stops
@AspectClip2 жыл бұрын
5. Never look for perfection. 4. Never assume that the more expensive audio pieces are going to be better than the less expensive ones. 3. Never buy prices cables without an audition as they may sound worse. 2. Never buy speakers that are too large for your room and vice versa. 1. Make sure you set up your speakers the right way (positioning).
@stanislasflipo72142 жыл бұрын
Thx 😌
@donde2k2 жыл бұрын
I like that you emphasized speaker placement several times. Speaker placement and room dynamics are HUGE factors in any system.
@lakesideaudio2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this advice, some years ago I moved my speakers out of the corners and the difference in the sound was incredible. The bass become tight Speaker positioning is everything
@ptbfrch2 жыл бұрын
After being into audio for the better part of 36 years, I've finally come to a place where I'm largely happy to just collect more music. I still make small changes, but when I sit down and listen I am often just really happy with how the music comes to me. I've had more expensive systems, but this is the most satisfying I've ever had. Rega P3 (Neo PSU), AT-VM95SH cart, Schiit Mani, PS Audio Sprout 100, GR Research XLS Encore (with all the upgrades). I also use an Audiolab CDT6000 transport and the internal DAC of the Sprout. I like it so much I also go through all my existing records and re-discover them. It's a great place to be, finally. It took a bit of work to find the correct speaker positioning to get the best imaging the system is capable of, but it paid off a lot in terms of being able to hear the impact small changes have, since a lot of it lies in the imaging (and the lack of smearing thereof).
@ranbymonkeys23842 жыл бұрын
Why do you have the Sprout and the Mani together?
@DismasM2 жыл бұрын
Great recommendations. A caveat: The wall behind your speakers is the front wall--it's in front of you. Dimension recommendations for speaker placement are silly unless you know the type of speaker, esp porting, you're dealing with. Speaker placement is hugely important and more complicated than described here. Audio Notes (for instance) are designed to be placed against the walls and in the corners. Rear ports vs front, no ports, etc.... It's not rocket surgery, and it's hugely important, but it's not a one-size-fits-all fix.
@DavidChatenay2 жыл бұрын
Re speaker positioning, it also depends on whether the speakers have back or front ports (or bottom firing ports!). The distance from the back wall is less critical for front ported speakers, but you also lose some control on the bass. It makes a bigger difference for back-ported speakers. Speakers often come with foam plugs you can use to tune the bass (but YMMV). The toe angle and the distance between the speakers and the chair makes a difference. Experiment, try different placements and see which one you like most!
@Drgluee2 жыл бұрын
Considering the size of his room and putting speakers a few feet away from the walls. Okay, so you are pretty much sitting in the exact middle on a chair no bigger than a side chair, of the room 4 feet away from a possible TV with no other furniture. That's just not practical (unless you want to live in a Maxell commercial). I always went by the distance from the wall has to be at least the diameter of the port if round back firing, or the length or width (which ever is longest) if rectangle and back firing. Twice the distance of the port if there is room to spare.
@alanhilton36112 жыл бұрын
I've been into hi-fi for 42 years and I've found the quest for perfection is a total waste of time in fact slight fault's in the sound can sound better than an overly detailed and Analytical sound witch can get tiring overtime you know when you've found your sound because it'll make you smile and not just that you'll stay with those components and won't continually change out there's no perfection in the real world so just build a system that sounds fun and entertaining.
@stanislasflipo72142 жыл бұрын
About big speakers in small rooms, it can work quite well if you use a DSP to tailor the bass response to your room. That way you will get an extended response and great dynamics without overloading the room.
@tuborice45712 жыл бұрын
I bought speaker cable from amazon not dear sounds fantastic. I've had dear speaker cable never heard the difference.
@skinnyhastrup46142 жыл бұрын
Speakercables only need to be >99% copper in superfine threads, and the right mm2 for the power it needs to transport in the given length. Everything else is hocus-pocus to drain audiophile wallets. This is from my decades of experience in audio. You can thank me later.
@KingOath2 жыл бұрын
Breathing room around the speakers changes things dramatically. Not just behind them but in every dimension. I personally don’t use floorstanders anymore because I think the cabinets going all the way to the floor (with drivers or ports near the floor) is a big compromise and I don’t like the effect it has. For large speakers I prefer something with vintage style cabinet dimensions, up on a stand, with breathing room between the cabinet and floor.
@bakeone44062 жыл бұрын
Arrived at a system in the mid 90's after going through quite a few components. Decided to go back to adding a turntable. It was necessary to get a new pre amp to make this work. This initiated a high angst, wallet draining domino effect in component juggling that has lasted for about two years. Some recordings sound fantastic, quite a few don't. Can't wait for it to be over...it's starting look like having two or three systems is the only way to cover all or most of the bases.
@rockrollhi-figuy68242 жыл бұрын
Speaker cable guys crack me up. 50 bucks for a roll of 12awg speaker wire works fine.
@ranbymonkeys23842 жыл бұрын
$50, how big of a roll are you getting???
@Steve30x2 жыл бұрын
I bought 10 meters of Kabledirect 2 x 2.5 OFC speaker cable for €17 a few weeks ago. Replacing old non ofc cables that cost twice as much 18 years ago and it made a big difference. The new speaker cable makes my speakers sound so much better.
@jamesfarrow67522 жыл бұрын
This is great advice. I can particularly relate to number 5 as even after upgrading a component that has lead to a significant improvement, it’s not been long before I have been looking to upgrade another part of my system. Thankfully, I have now reached a point where I am happy with my set up, with the last major upgrade being in April 2021.
@rodster442 жыл бұрын
Some audiophiles endlessly chase upgrades because most of what they're buying just doesn't impact sound. Their impressions are based on perception and perceptions change.
You can even buy quality vintage hi-fi like amps, reel to reel tapes, cassette decks, turntables , preamps , loudspeakers in charity stores, online, and thrift stores for peanuts. Like I do. With a little tender love and care, they sound like magic. And they have looks and personality built in the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, and Europe. Not built cheaply for local companies in China.
@randomtube82262 жыл бұрын
For people who like boomy bass. Just add a subwoofer or two. Pull your full range out in your room and do the sub craw for your subwoofer. Simple as that lol
@jabezhane2 жыл бұрын
Don't spend thousands (or even hundreds) on mains power filtering. They mostly just replicate what went in...
@skumnjepf2 жыл бұрын
Search for a state of contentment. Then try to optimise your room and experiment with listening and speaker positions. That will be revealing.
@Riomulen2 жыл бұрын
#3 would be also be best advice from me. Different cables just make different sound. Maybe better maybe worse but not always better with more expensive. My favorite cables aren’t even the most expensive I owned, luckily borrow it from the shop and love it so much that I just have to buy it.
@totalplonker8242 жыл бұрын
The missus said to me "let me get this straight, you spend over £1,000 on speaker cables because you can 'hear the difference' but you can't hear me calling you from the kitchen" 😁
@skylark76212 жыл бұрын
Small room + small speakers + 1 or 2 subs works fine. Placement of the subs is key.
@DaveJ65152 жыл бұрын
And #2 is fantastic. Subscribed. Also, if you could give some kind of quantitative assessment coming from experience, or even some examples based on room dimensions and examples of speakers that actually fit it ....
@blende5.6932 жыл бұрын
I agree, the Leica M10R is the best camera for me, but definitely not for everyone. It’s not very easy for a costumer to find the personal perfect system. The market is so big, maybe to big to test every turntable, loudspeaker, … .
@stevesneed562 жыл бұрын
Spot on advice !! Booming bass !...bad !! Finding the right balance of course is key where it does not effect the the upper frequencies, and allowing you to hear deeper into the music!
@therevrockinrollin2 жыл бұрын
I like sound - even when it’s not perfect it’s fun.
@zyghom2 жыл бұрын
that is so true
@jameswyllie96082 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's better to try new music than new equipment
@MrJueKa2 жыл бұрын
top comment and so true !!
@phantomplastics65822 жыл бұрын
You can borrow several sets of cables for free from The Cable Company - that saved me tons.
@grog55642 жыл бұрын
I learned about "Looking for Perfection" the hard way. I have an Old School Sony receiver, I bought in 1998 in Calgary. I have been using it ever since, it does music perfectly. Has 650 Watts and 5.1, but it has old school connectors. So I thought I would get better, spent way too much and bought a Denon. The Denon is gutless, under powered crap. After 6 months the overpriced and under powered Denon is sitting in a box in my garage and I am using my Sony. Someone is going to get a great deal for themselves at Goodwill.
@lawrencekennedy11232 жыл бұрын
Agree with number one. Speaker placement is very important and so is recognizing how the speakers interact with the listening space and treating that listening space acoustically
@fletchermunson62252 жыл бұрын
Dont change tubes when your amp or preamp is still turned on or be prepared to smell smoke.
@HiFiHuff2 жыл бұрын
That would be for a future video.. 5 things to never do when you own a tube amp :)
@erics.41132 жыл бұрын
Don't plug a DAC or component without volume control direct to your 1000w bridged mono blocs? Or... Do it!!
@goahead39952 жыл бұрын
As an audio nut for decades, I think cables are the biggest hype in audio world. My modest system is about $20k. My cables are entry level cables, but quality manufacturers such as Kimber, Wireworld, and Pangea. I rather spend $ on components.
@user-ex9zm7bg3x2 жыл бұрын
I buy high-quality wire with high-quality copper (Mogami), high-quality connectors, and have it terminated by a guy who is an artist with a soldering iron. I've heard plenty of expensive cables and none of them have been an improvement. If I found some that were, I'd buy them in a second.
@Debagio2 жыл бұрын
20k.. 'modest'.
@manchesterstreetphotos51262 жыл бұрын
Also, listen to live music to get your ears used to the real sound of instruments. And, untreated rooms have more affect on the sound than cables and interconnects beyond £500
@snakeoilaudio2 жыл бұрын
I think the 3 big things that hold you from getting a great stereo are: 1st you have no clue what you want. 2nd as long as you don't build hifi stuff yourself you will never find out what you want. 3rd The industry wants you to stay in this condition.
@stanislasflipo72142 жыл бұрын
Omg, that is so true ! On top of having no clue what I actually want, what I enjoy changes through the day XD
@nitinkanchan52942 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Excellent practical advice. 👍
@Piglet62562 жыл бұрын
I sure would like to look for perfection. However my wallet is not big enough lol
@martyn_g2 жыл бұрын
1) spend time setting up your speakers in the correct position, if you can’t get it quite right, buy an amplifier with tone controls 2) don’t buy expensive cable at any time. It’s a load of bollocks. Just buy anything made from Canare or Mogami- resists RFI, well built and studios use it to make music. So it’s fine for you.
@petekutheis38222 жыл бұрын
yup there's a place out in cali or vegas that caters to studios---will make a custom cable for 150, or usually much less (say 75$ or so)....is really same cable other companies try to charge 350 and up for.
@MM-vv5pk2 жыл бұрын
My room is 12 by 15. Running JBL 100T3s. Don’t believe in overload. Clearly 🤕
@jessyszabo1482 жыл бұрын
One of the five things should be never review audio equipment in an untreated room...
@karolkonopacki76882 жыл бұрын
And for an audiophile he has do much reverb in the room I hope it's not his audio room.
@mitsuracer872 жыл бұрын
Ok danny
@dixonpinfold25822 жыл бұрын
Opinions, please: Minimum size room for Klipsch RP-600Ms? (If the room gets 7/10 score on extent of carpets, upholstery/drapery, cushioning, books.) Thanks
@Beathoven0072 жыл бұрын
Great perception of audio is not that much about perfection in components. It is about creating variables in illusion. Some tailor their system and room all the way just to create the best illusion of a piano or singer in a room. I once experimented with two sets of speakers to beam audio forward and backwards as performers on stage are 3d and sound goes either way. However, this illusion might do well with some recordings (guitars +++) , it doesn't apply to all. Synthesizer concerts like kraftwerk are hardly going two ways in reality as amplification is key there and speakers faced forward to an audience. Same goes for open baffle speakers. Great for vocals in an intimitate performance, not for the illusion of being at a rock concert (buy Magnat or sth). And that quest for an illusion as an element of fun is to me what seperates studios with monitors to people in the real world. Since there are many illusions possible, there is also a neverending story to the quest about what is best, but coloration is not bad for an enthusiastic consumer. Most speakers add a little illusion, and that is fine.
@shillwaffer21052 жыл бұрын
On speaker size in small room- would love to hear your thoughts on Ojas
@djambush3602 жыл бұрын
9:55 These 500 bucks-cable may where the best cables you ever connected to your system. They probably just showed the real sound of the other components [just kidding. Or could they?]. When it comes to cables you should start at the power-plug or even better at the line voltage. A clean and stable AC voltage can improve your system more than a 'high-end' speker cable.
@johnholmes9122 жыл бұрын
nonsense
@larrygaines74622 жыл бұрын
Having to build large home subs for car audiophiles and most prefer 2.1 stereo
@DaveJ65152 жыл бұрын
Also agree with #1. I would add: keep the volume down! No,, I am not your neighbor :-)) I say keep he volume down enough not to saturate the available dynamic range. There is a trade-off there, because your ears get easily accustomed to higher sound pressure, and they want more. In no time you end up there where it is hard to discern the low passages and small details, and at the same time you have no dynamic headroom. It's like flying too high in an airplane: the air gets thinner, you need more speed, so more power from the engines, and you can't maneuver at all. I prefer to keep the volume softer and enjoy both the details and the incredible dynamics of well recorded music (not much you can do with badly recorded music unfortunately).
@stanislasflipo72142 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, loss of headroom may either come from an undersized amplifier or playing speakers out of their comfort zone.
@leo_kazantsev2 жыл бұрын
Great tips, but tend to partially disagree with the last one, 3d scene is still possible if speakers located near the back wall, but back wall has to be covered with acoustic panels.
@peterw27142 жыл бұрын
Depends on the speaker design.
@leo_kazantsev2 жыл бұрын
@@peterw2714 yeah, you are absolutely right. Some speakers i.e. Audio Note are designed to be placed near the wall or even in the corners.
@JoeOrber2 жыл бұрын
You do realize that 3D is a term for visual material, in audio it's called spatial effect
@peterw27142 жыл бұрын
@@JoeOrber Spatial Audio has dipole open baffle speakers that do the “3d” thing.
@bencancio9142 жыл бұрын
What do you guys know of putting some diffusers on the ceiling 🤔 Do they help ?
@moodlefyful2 жыл бұрын
Do they comply with fire safety regulations?
@ILikeSkulls6662 жыл бұрын
Face it, it’s more of an addiction than achieving perfection.
@colloidalsilverwater15ppm882 жыл бұрын
Somekind agree. Your statement is somehow close to that feeling about audio passion
@peace74822 жыл бұрын
The reason is marketing and addiction to "fill the gap" with something "new" and "better".
@miaumiau20092 жыл бұрын
What about ghoust communications? )))))))
@michaelmartin30262 жыл бұрын
Great advice as always!
@mazuroo2 жыл бұрын
None of the recordings that are listened to were ever mixed or mastered on hifi speakers. This market exists to allow for dentists and anesthesiologists to brag to each other.
@scottwheeler26792 жыл бұрын
There is more to it than just that
@YangYangUS2 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@danielj.glowny41082 жыл бұрын
Why is it High-End Audio seems to be two channel stereo rather than multi channel stereo,after all we hear all live music and sounds with 360 degree ears ,after all two channel stereophonic sound was and is more realistic than single channel Hi Fi and it makes sense that more channels are more like hearing the music live !
@robiny94572 жыл бұрын
can't believe that i'm replying, as i feel somewhat under-qualified to do so! but here i go.....i (as many do, i'm sure) have a multi speaker set-up for films, and that's great fun, but there's something magical about a decent stereo sound-stage, where voices and instruments place themselves magically in front of you, in varying positions. my gear is all second-hand, all what-would-be-classed-as budget - but still decent. there's a quality and definition i don't get with my av amp. i haven't even got the space to bring the speakers in to the room, where they should be, but they still please me. for full 360 degree experience, try some binaural stuff, on youtube, with headphones, NOT speakers.
@kevmichael20642 жыл бұрын
U donot put speakers against the wall.... also not facing U too...so the sound will bounce off the wall.... people think facing the speakers at them is the right way!!!
@bjarneallvarsson45942 жыл бұрын
Banana speaker cable improve,s my sound :)
@davidjames91432 жыл бұрын
Just like you held on to those La Scala’s lol
@zzsolo722 жыл бұрын
A lifetime of experimenting with expensive hifi equipment might lead you closer to basic facts of acoustics that you could have learned in the school.
@aussierob71772 жыл бұрын
Never let reflected sound reach your ears before the direct sound.
@peterw27142 жыл бұрын
It never will because the path is longer.
@ranbymonkeys23842 жыл бұрын
@@peterw2714 that's what I was thinking, Aussie you play around and get the reflection to your ears first. We'll be waiting for ya, haha. Never take a picture of yourself from the future. Same thing.
@regisvoiclair2 жыл бұрын
Thx.
@ZERO-CAPACITANCE2 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@timothyjudsontaylorofficia97862 жыл бұрын
perfection does not exist in nature.
@xprcloud2 жыл бұрын
Small room, giant DSP run Klipschorn corner horns, yes the flagship couldn’t be happier!!!bookshelf speakers are pathetic
@johnhallkenney2 жыл бұрын
Sound Advice
@sirBumpyCase2 жыл бұрын
Number seven will shock you!
@quazar9122 жыл бұрын
16:35 - you obviously never listen italo-disco, or disco or hip-hop or funk...because bass is very important there unlike in rock, jazz or classical music...so, what typeof speaker you wanna buy depends of type of music you listen to....speaker aprox 12-16 cm in diameter can not produce as much bass as one of 20-25 cm, therefore bigger must be more expensive so theory that more expensive item is not always better is not correct.
@skzeeman0072 жыл бұрын
It is correct
@desidesigning2 жыл бұрын
I'm a PhD Audiologist in a University hospital. I can confirm that all this audiophile stuff is a scam.
@futurescalling2 жыл бұрын
What university hospital do you work in?
@bogdanpopescu14012 жыл бұрын
PhD is a bigger scam
@buckhorncortez2 жыл бұрын
I fail to see why being an audiologist automatically qualifies you to talk about electronic and electrical theories applied through stereo equipment. Now, if you were an electrical engineer with a Ph.D. in signal processing, that would give you some basis for parading your Ph.D. in a public forum as if it was meaningful...
@desidesigning2 жыл бұрын
@@buckhorncortez stick a 4 million dollars system in front of an 80 years old. Audio perception is purely dependent on the ability of invoking an action potential by your cochlea!
@Jubjub0522 жыл бұрын
Wait.... even audiophile rocks????
@nellatl2 жыл бұрын
64 Audio U18S is the worst $3000 Iem purchase I ever made in my life. Definitely paid for the name not the quality
@lindawrazen32572 жыл бұрын
Cardas
@michelvondenhoff96732 жыл бұрын
Speakers that had humanity in them... Dude, talk materials and concept, psu's, capacitors... This is hot air, populism for the uninformed.
@stefanfrankel81572 жыл бұрын
#1: Don't listen to some random guy on the internet.
@peace74822 жыл бұрын
#2: Don't read some random comments from random people on the internet.
@LA-db9xj2 жыл бұрын
You mean like yourself? Agreed!
@monkeyface61392 жыл бұрын
$500,000 systems That's what you lost me...bye.
@jokekelleey20712 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a little bit of evidence on that $1, 000000 $100,000 for cables
@Arch0072 жыл бұрын
🤣
@jokekelleey20712 жыл бұрын
First 4 minutes is blah blah blah
@jokekelleey20712 жыл бұрын
$100,000 on cables
@jokekelleey20712 жыл бұрын
When this guy hears it's a rainbow of colors it's everything hearing is everything it's round it's square it's triangle sound it's a roomy sound sounds like the leaves and the square and The oblong in the hexagon sound he can see it it's colorful
@jokekelleey20712 жыл бұрын
4 minutes never look for protection blah blah blah would you like what he likes what they like but everybody likes that some people like
@davidfromamerica18712 жыл бұрын
Rule number one. “Don’t let others rule your personal life”
@a.c.ahuvia47582 жыл бұрын
The first rule he mentioned is the most important. Really worth listening to. A friend of mine once said "audiophiles are never happy." I'm trying not to have that problem.
@rakitakhan2 жыл бұрын
Never give up your gear because your wife doesn't like it.
@EddyTeetree2 жыл бұрын
Easier to change the wife 😁
@bayard13322 жыл бұрын
My primary audio rule- Gear doesn't mean a thing until you sort out the acoustics in your listening space . Not an easy task (until you actually know how to accomplish it), but audio simply -can not- sound correct until it is done. It's physics, and no amount of fancy expensive gear can beat physics, not even $10,000 speaker cables. Sub pro tip #1- Room modes, untreated, distort the sound throughout the entire hearable audio range, as in, a primary room mode in the low bass region effects sound all the way up through the audible range. So, solving the room mode and threating it is essential to audio success.
I must disagree to Your #2! The size of a speaker has nothing to do with overloading a small room, as I had the chance to learn recently. What makes a smaller room overloaded, is the excursion/deflection of small bassmembranes, when they try to move big masses of air in very low frequencies, but they lack of area, and so try to compensate by displacement. If You replace the wobbely let´s say 8" bass with a stiff 15" bass of a horn loaded speaker, it will blow You away with minimum deflection and no standing waves / problems in a small room, and be more dynamic besides. The rule is: the smaller the room, the bigger the bass membrane to go! (For instance a speaker that comes to my mind in this regard: Ø Audio)
@Iam-mad2 жыл бұрын
@@Carl-bd1rf You are missing my point. Sure 6x12" will be too much in a small room. The very point is, how does the bass driver produce sound. Nowadays the drivers are very soft hinged and the surface is divided into many small drivers. Due to this fact, the membranes need a lot of pump (way to move) to produce the same energy as one big membrane. The pumping air creates all the problems with standing waves etc. that get really critical in a small room. One stiff mounted 15" bassdriver can produce real hard kick bass without the need of big displacements and pumping, ergo it makes no standing waves (etc..) even in a small room.
@anoxicfiltrationplenums2 жыл бұрын
As price goes up, so do your expectations go up , too.
@stimpy12262 жыл бұрын
In the words of the Dalai Lama… “True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself“.
@erics.41132 жыл бұрын
Excellent golfer the Lama... Heard he was a ELAC guy too
@stimpy12262 жыл бұрын
@@erics.4113 I guess you play regularly with his holiness
@erics.41132 жыл бұрын
@@stimpy1226 gunga gungalah gungalah
@stimpy12262 жыл бұрын
@@erics.4113 ha ha ha ha ha. So who did you play with Rodney Dangerfield or Bill Murray with the Dalai Lama is the fourth. That must’ve been some hell of a round of golf.
@erics.41132 жыл бұрын
@@stimpy1226 haha yes!!!
@johnwheat51992 жыл бұрын
Perfection does exist, but it's clearly 100% subjective. Sound system dissatisfaction usually emanates from solely listening to the equipment, as opposed to the recordings, which surely at the end of day, should be the ultimate aspiration.
@jimgardner51292 жыл бұрын
IMHO, the #1 DO in audio is: DO have as few as possible components in the signal path.
@iancasson622 жыл бұрын
I agree I have tannoy canterburys in a 12 by 17 ft room firing down the room 3 ft from back wall but 2 ins from side wall I have iso ones under spks took me a wail to get it right I am very happy with the sound ps I have top amps cables and turntable is sme 30 with audio tec art 100 cartridges I enjoy my music and happy with my set up took me 50 years to get where I am 👌
@1225KPH2 жыл бұрын
I always buy high fidelity pieces by the piece. Sometimes one piece is better than the other pieces. Once in a while a piece is just a piece. If you have pieces that don't work well together, you wind up with just a bunch of pieces. If my lexicon was larger, I wouldn't have to use the word piece so often.
@michaelisabella2 жыл бұрын
Solid, pragmatic advice. I appreciate the info about cables and especially the company that lets you audition cables like Warby Parker. Tip #1 is key!
@ampheat2 жыл бұрын
I have found over 30 years of listening and purchasing hi fi gear that speakers are what make the greatest sonic difference. If possible have an A/B comparison with same source before making a choice.
@mkfmkf552 жыл бұрын
Regarding the chasing perfection suggestion, I would have quit the upgrade game after the Klipsch Lascala acquisition.
@skumflum37682 жыл бұрын
I will be the annoying troll. ABX test (and measurements) have proven again and again…. There is no way you can distinguish between cables
@baaz122 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. James Randi
@davidpoppy88382 жыл бұрын
I agree with one caveat. Speaker cables should either be short or low resistance per metre, especially if the speakers themselves have an unruly or low impedance curve. Otherwise the damping factor may suffer as well as intermodulation might occur. It might be audible depending on your ears and what you are listening to. !0^2mm cooker or shower cable is cheap enough.
@bjarneallvarsson45942 жыл бұрын
15" inch woofer's and big power amp sound's great.
@jhonwask2 жыл бұрын
I disagree only with the speaker cable section; any copper cable with the correct diameter for the power rating will sound the same. All the connections must be clean, though. A 20 watt speaker system will do very well with lamp cord. A high-power amp and speaker system will need larger gauge wire to handle the higher voltages.
@hookedonwood58302 жыл бұрын
Done well with very thin single wire cables even for 200+Watt amps. Only increase OHM load slightly but almost only resistive load so easy for the amp. Cost was few bucks for all wires.
@Fleischregen1402 жыл бұрын
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@johnsears41972 жыл бұрын
I dont know i plug my fender tele into my dual rectifier Mesa Eng 100 watt tube Amp and it sounds perfect every time
@larrygaines74622 жыл бұрын
Unless you are trained experienced tech, turn off before fiddling with components
@wooloongabba2 жыл бұрын
You should never spend more than $100 on speaker cables .
@skinnyhastrup46142 жыл бұрын
Even that's overkill in most cases. I look for RKUB 2x4mm2 for
@zyghom2 жыл бұрын
you meant 20$ considering it is not 100 meters ;-)
@skinnyhastrup46142 жыл бұрын
Yeah I suppose :) In real life I always use 2x2,5mm2 for ~$2/m, and short runs of
@Muni5172 жыл бұрын
The best does not exist! 100% true.
@HF-7DXM-6DXW-122 жыл бұрын
Oh yes it does.
@garfieldblessesyouwithadri39442 жыл бұрын
The best does not exist is simply false. He couldn’t even convince me after the first “tip” that he knows anything about audio
@mikeg24912 жыл бұрын
@@garfieldblessesyouwithadri3944 there is no best because everyone’s ears are different. Some prefer warm sounds, others cold. Some like colored sound, others neutral, analytical or even boring. Tubes vs SS. How would you describe perfect, it’s subjective.
@garfieldblessesyouwithadri39442 жыл бұрын
@@mikeg2491 read audio literature. e.g by harman; They show that both trained and untrained listeres prefer the exact same frequency response with maximum of maybe 0.5 db deviations. Audio is a completely scientific subject and this whole "warm" "colored" "dark" bs that everyone boasts about is comparable to girls that think they know everything about people based on their astrology sign
@mikeg24912 жыл бұрын
@@garfieldblessesyouwithadri3944 Science proves the color blue is the most preferred color by most humans, does that mean a blue t-shirt is the ultimate end all “best” t-shirt? Bonus points if it costs $10k. Just curious though do you have any headphone recommendations that fit this exact scientific preferred sound frequency?
@Ricky-cl5bu2 жыл бұрын
I love your advice and review brilliant
@gildraper66192 жыл бұрын
Do you think the La Scalas are appropriate for your listening room size? I'm thinking about getting some and my room is about the same size. Thanks
@HiFiHuff2 жыл бұрын
They worked fine in this room. It wasn't a size issue as to why I moved them, I just acquired a speaker that sounded even better for my tastes. The LaScala's are amazing but because they do not have a big booming low end, they can be placed in smaller spaces. They may look funny, but they sound gorgeous in the mids and highs. I may move them back in this week as its been a while. Who knows, I may love them even more after not hearing them in here for a while! Maybe I will do an update video on them, and a Side by side with the Fleetwoods!
@kimplumacher23422 жыл бұрын
Regarding your comments on big speakers in a small room. According to your review you loved the big Cornwall IV in your small room. You were so impressed that they ranked in the five best speakers. A quote from your review: “If you have a smaller room like me, well these are also amazing in that scenario and can even rattle your bones if you are daring enough to raise the volume a bit. No, they are not “too much” for a smaller room as long as you have quality amplification.”