Pro Speaker Setup Guide ft Kanto YU4, YU6, + Sub8

Ever wonder how to set up your speakers like a true professional? This is how. Featuring the new Kanto YU4 and YU6 bookshelf speakers and the Sub8 powered subwoofer.
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Episode Credits:
Host: Julia Zhang
Writer: Anthony Chow
Editor: Anthony Chow

[@Jonny8859]

5:57 Thank you for censoring Jack's ass crack. Wouldn't want your viewers to have nightmares.

[@ArcticGamez]

$479.99 USD for the YU6 and $389.99 USD for the YU4, $299 USD for the sub8, $249 USD for sub6

[@djkontol]

omg that is way too much, you can get adam audio or eve for that price whit balanced inputs and build materials

[@djkontol]

I agree :) i got some studio monitors for like 250$ on discount (in my country) new)(5.25" low 1"high), whit 150$ tascam 2x2, damn godly sound :) everything is crisp no interfirence, well the cables where 20$ for 1 lol, it all ads up but i can bet it is still better then this

[@vuirtec]

Might as well plug them when they are free.

[@Slane583]

Paperclown, My current audio setup on my computer is a vintage stereo receiver I got off of my dads high-school friend two years ago for $50 and a pair of vintage walnut veneer Realistic Minimus 7's I got at a yard sale for $5. The stereo feels like it ways that of a small child. I have an 8" sub hooked up to it but it's kind of ghetto looking and sounds okay for now. I'd like to get a proper plate amp for it when I have the extra money. For anyone on a budget your best bet is to stick with high quality vintage gear that isn't as popular with audio enthusiasts. That way you're guaranteed to get a decent price on hardware. I also have some Zenith Allegro MC-4000 floor standing speakers that sound beautiful, but they need some tlc, one of them needs a new tweeter. The Zenith's are a hidden gem because of their woofers & Foster horn tweeters and you can get them for next to nothing because audio snobs despise them. You even mention a Zenith speaker to them and they'll tell you to junk them. I got mine for free from the same guy I got the stereo off of. :)

[@Slane583]

Paperclown, I've shopped from Parts-Express before, I love them. I just don't have the money to buy all of the things I want from their site. My stereo needs all the pots cleaned along with all the pots for the crossovers on my Allegro's, they crackle when you move the knobs and don't always work. PE has the cleaner I need for the job without having to result to Amazon. Amazon is a buck cheaper, but I'd rather get it from a place that specializes in audio supplies. The 8" sub I have hooked to my stereo I got from PE. It's a woofer really meant for car use, but the amp pushing it is a really old basic car amp that isn't the best. It has no features for fine tuning. The crossover just has a selector switch for low, high, and full. I'd either like to get a plate amp for it or leave it passive and get an external sub amp that goes on a shelf. I'd also like to get some polypropylene caps and possibly replace the junky one's in my Minimus 7's along with the caps for the Allegro's. They're fairly cheap and easy to do if you're one for soldering. I'm going to Florida in a few days so I can't buy anything until I see what's left of my budget when I come back. As for all of these fancy powered monitors and $2,000 + receivers. I don't care what features they have or "audiophile" tech is used. They'll never have the same feel as vintage. I just love the feel of the power button and speaker selectors every time I shut it off or change a setting. New will never reproduce the click of all the buttons. Brand wise my stereo was just as despised by audio buffs as my Zenith speakers. But they were actually made in Japan by a third party company for the brand name it's under. I actually have the middle until on the list and it was going for $500 brand new back in the 70's. :)

[@arif0o0]

I own a Kanto Yu2 and I'm loving it. One of my best purchases of 2016

[@avaf7699]

Good job Linus

[@motoryzen]

WTh are you talking about? Linus hasn't been even an outside contractor let alone a full blown employee ( product manager that is) for Ncix in over 3 years now. He wasn't even in the damn video nor involved in any way.

[@JohnHitman]

it's a joke.

[@WeightyLemur]

It's a joke you fuck

[@NeeoDroid]

AvAF And became a lot cuter :)

[@joeyverliesharen]

Now that you say it, she does indeed present in a style really similar to linus.

[@hitardo]

Great video! Nice advices. I own the Audioengine A2, but I am looking for an upgrade in pure loudness. These, although not reference sounding like I am used to, look like a safe bet. I am only worried about compatibility, as these speakers can only be connected to their own subwoofer, and vice-versa. Audioengine - and other brands - are more open, and that is a plus in case you upgrade later or one of the components fail.

[@tomjones2348]

I got the feeling, just from the intro, that "I'm going to learn something new here". And, I did. Nice sub trick! Thank you

[@anthonymohr3011]

love that laugh and way to school us new to old. great job julia

[@dowjones5981]

Got the Kanto Yu 3 at Amazon for $219.99 but just the black matte was at this price. Had them for almost a week and I think they sound great! For the price I can't complain! Got a JBL SUB300 at the pawn shop for 86.00 with tax asking price was 100 ask them if they can lower the price. Very HAPPY with my purchase. Not an audiofile or whatever you spell it, just wanted something that sounded good but don't have pay an arm and leg for it!! 2 BIG thumbs all the way up!!! : ) Forgot to mention if your wondering about the wattage on the speakers. 30watts per channel and peak power at 120watts. Get's pretty loud in my small manufacture living room!

[@carewser]

I've heard that suggestion about crawling around on the floor to figure out the best location for a subwoofer before so I know it's legit advice

[@Matt-Hazel]

Thank you for the tips, this was really helpful!

[@TheAstronomyDude]

I put my speakers in my pants to feel the vibes.

[@lolindirlink]

my sub sits in my desk so it's surrounded by MDF. it bounces more and it sounds heavier and deeper. (back of the desk is fully open and there's a good gap between the desk and the concrete wall for the sound to escape right where i sit.) All that bass are comes from below me, slightly angled at the left side. which is just near perfect to me.

[@SneakyJoeRu]

Ironic. Video about good sound. I can hear static noise filtered by noise gate when she's silent.

[@Kiddomike]

Great guide, especially the subwoofer crawl!

[@mtcos6279]

explaining the arrangement of speakers is quite good.

[@craigclaeys6158]

Ordered the YU4’s and Sub8. Waiting for my custom U-Turn turntable as well. Great video, thanks for the tips!

[@harprit1989]

How’s your experience with this set up? Is it good for watching movies ? Looking forward .

[@vxncnt]

its trash and not worth the money@@harprit1989

[@josh3212b]

Thanks for the tips! Is angling desktop speakers towards your listening height as good as putting them up on stands? The tilting is much easier on a desk. Thanks!

[@DanielMonsanto]

if you look between 1:10 and 1:14, there is a slight curruption or something.

[@lolindirlink]

yay for high-tech ultra-speed servers? i can only imagine this happening when editing off of the servers directly, over the lan network never seen this from youtube conversion or from rendering with local files. LukeTechTips?

[@IntelCoreI77700K]

I thought I was the only one haha

[@CraigMcAnuff]

Lol! they needed that disclaimer, because if not I definitely would've thought they were pranking us with that floor-crawling bit. 😃

[@xentrix89]

got a pair of m-audio av30's 20 watts total sounds great for my room playing games music even using amplitube and are only 100$ in the US (here in canada they are 219$)I would only recomend bigger speakers with higher wattage for a big space and better freq response in the low range if you are mixing

[@svenhoek]

Nice set of speakers there.

[@did4h2k]

rocking m-audio av32 (the smallest, cheapest ones, 100€) for a week now and couldnt be more impressed... solid choice

[@DaCadenator]

I got a record player and those white speakers look exactly like the ones I have. And the speakers have some of the best quality I heard on something like that

[@TexelGuy]

Finally, some actual tech tips

[@super_zoro]

Thank you for the tips great video ☺☺☺☺

[@tumaru892]

Please review more headphones. Your one of the best for headphone reviews.

[@YTPhaaze]

Logitech z506 master race. It's been a couple of years since I first got them and they still sound as good.

[@999catz]

Yep my old LG G3 used to have a lot Of interference when plug in headphone jack

[@Udit22]

nice guide

[@victorjohnson7512]

I have the Kanto Yumi's plus the Sub-8, great system and (with all the inputs) no receiver is necessary.

[@sylvershadow1247]

I use a boombox for my PC's speakers. It's so good and bulky that it's hard to find a decent surround sound upgrade.

[@tribu1071]

beautiful...

[@comfortlivinghh]

can you recommend me a budget tube amp? is any of the the Chinese tube amps you would recommend? thank you in advance.

[@dzp17]

Do you think it’s a good choice for Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO?

[@ryanbender2462]

Question, with a ATLP60x turntable, do u use line on the turntable and line on the speakers or how?? Thanks

[@TheNiteNinja19]

I'd love good speakers but... My budget is Logitech sub $100 5.1 set... however, with a sound blaster Z, they sound pretty decent for the price after their break-in period, and great filtering for analog audio. But maybe someday I'll have a real set. I do a trick with my rear set though. I'm still using an old fashioned desk with a hutch, and I have the rears placed on top of the hutch, aiming at the wall behind me. So I still get the feeling of sound behind me, without physically having to get speaker stands and whatnot to move them behind me. My subwoofer is also on the hutch as bass tends to fall, but I might do the sub trick mentioned here.

[@CLester-mc4ie]

Off topic. Can you share the link for that lift desk on casters you featured the speakers on in the video?

[@ahugeshart1236]

should i get the yu6 or should i get the audio engine a5?

[@Velllocity]

Could you guys do a pro headphones setup guide next?

[@inderkp15]

HEY NCIX...Ulephone 4g armor, Yotaphone 2, Oukitel k 10000 and Oukitel U13. All of them budget smartphone but unique in their own way...can you make a video on any 1 of them atleast?

[@LiteGaming10]

I get less noise from plugging infront of my computer because I think I got a defective motherboard from NCIX the Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 with my Sennheiser HD 598

[@t1v210]

Ill opt for the corsair sp2500 soon.

[@misterdeejay1893]

separate active subwoofer?? i want more bass

[@noahcarrarar7689]

Can someone please help? I don’t understand if I can connect with Bluetooth through my phone and just play it without needing an amp or anything. Sorry if this is a dumb question but thank you 🙏

[@tsartomato]

for having only one pair of speakers for 2 separate sources like for listening to this video from PC2 \ tablet without alt-tabing from fullscreen game on the PC1 to start next one when this one ends

[@poofaypoosay]

can i connect YU6 to my pc via toslink cable?

[@HazzCraft]

I use pioneer sdj60's trust me studio monitors are one of the best things you can do for a pc. I use them for music production and gaming. Buy a good external soundcard when u buy speakers just a tip.

[@Austinoo]

KAPPA123!!!! That was amazing!

[@Photoandcargeek]

What about a good amp/pre-amp? Because a powerful amp is not necessary, Nything above 50W is more than enough for most rooms with 8 ohm speakers with average sensitivity.

[@MiladGolshan]

I had an annoying high pitched noise in my speaker system, it wasn't loud but damn annoying after a while. After months of troubleshooting and playing around I found out it was the 3.5mm audio jack, no matter how many times I change it. Metal on metal contacts are not reliable and will drive you mad if you have amplifier-speaker setup.

[@deltahedron]

How convenient, I'm getting my JBL LSR 305's today

[@LloydLynx]

I have a set of acoustic studio monitors series 3311. They go so low that i don't even need a subwoofer. Frequency response of 20-21000Hz reached at 5wats.

[@dmoua08]

Yes please. More Julia

[@Infinite-Thoughts]

Those are some decent size tweeters ;)

[@wavesofkatrina]

I like her😍

[@FrickDude824]

You rock.

[@TrulsBekk]

Had severe noise before I got a proper HiFi receiver :) Sending audio over HDMI now.

[@adel1986]

what if the motherboard doesnt have optical out?

[@HistoricaHungarica]

Putting the "licence free baby music" when Jack crawled around was funny.

[@steamedbuns8925]

How bout dat vintage audio with them receivers and unpowered monitors. Btw i would suggest a preamp for your turntable if you're going plug it into a pair of powered monitors. Preamps will improver the sound as the rca inputs on anything new wouldn't sound the best being that vinyl is old and hardly taken into consideration when building new speakers.

[@DeSam90]

Is 5.1 or 7.1 much better than 2.1?

[@Mrmagor34]

Very professional indeed. However... in some cases, an external DAC (USB) may sound better than the DAC in the powered speaker. Optical is fine for most people though.

[@dimmuborgir82]

whats the difference between yu4 and yu6?

[@obzen33]

is this thing on?

[@Mihnea729]

Cool !

[@DariusAlexanderMusic]

"Physically impossible to play two frequencies at once"..? That's utterly wrong and an embarrassing thing to say.

[@NightSyndicate]

nice

[@Dionyzos]

I would recommend the Klipsch R-10SW Subwoofer. You can get it for 250$ on eBay and it's 10 inch. Way more and better Bass for less money.

[@Dailyisolated]

Used speakers are almost always the better choice at the moment, especially if you have room for a proper receiver.

[@mahimahoo9178]

Get JBL 305s instead with a audio interface like a Focusrite 2i2

[@TheAsjdj]

I rather keep my Yamaha HS7, still works like a dream till this day. plus they run off XLR. More power doesn't give better sound, my HS7 speakers are "only" 90 watts per speaker so amount of watts doesn't give better sound without good drivers and great AMP's plus great audio source

[@MrPackerFanatic]

Why should I mention Kappa123? What does that have to do with sound?

[@gammalife7510]

liked, because Julia! 😍

[@50LightSabersInAPack]

"the shape of your head" LOL

[@saahilrai96]

Cool

[@SmoKeYJoE024]

[@lorddarthstar]

The best test for speakers is to turn off lights then listen to a FX album 🤗

[@WhiteMoose1]

JULIA and swag glasses !

[@ClayMann]

I bought the best wireless speakers but had a great idea to protect them from someone poking their finger into the tweeter, which I've been tempted to do. I keep the speakers in a chest of drawers. Now my problem. No matter how I tweak the EQ, the sound is always muffled. I'm going to try crawling around the floor and see if that helps

[@goodgoshzilla]

Clay Mann it probably sounds muffled because you put a fucking chest of drawers between them and your ears

[@ClayMann]

This was a very expensive chest of drawers from. It's all natural pine, not your cheap MDF. I think its maybe the wireless cable, maybe I stood on it. How would you know?

[@AttilaTheHun333333]

Clay Mann You tried so hard with your bad jokes and noone appreciates them.

[@josiahct]

pro troll is pro

[@ClayMann]

I didn't try hard. This is relaxing fun for me. Smiling writing it is no guarantee anyone will smile reading it. But sometimes they do and I feel I made KZbin a teensy bit brighter when that happens

[@nextlifeonearth]

"Try singing high and low at the same time" Well... I can do overtune singing where I sing in 2 completely different frequencies at the same time.... Speakers can do this too(though in a completely different way. I use multiple chambers in my throat to resonate the sound in). It's not much else for it than just producing the highest frequency, but it blends in a different frequency by lowering and increasing the peaks of the high frequency at the interval of the lower one. The distance it needs to move for the lower frequencies however is the real problem. Subwoofers can move more air, which makes them better for lower frequencies(but the size makes them unusable for high frequencies because the cone bends)

[@twiceviceasnice]

Kanto or Fluance?

[@dedskin1]

Well grounded speaker :) its a wire connection, dont you think if they managed to make 1000's of wire contacts , that they made Ground contact good as well . Yes they did , that is where noise comes from, its that good connection. Not to elaborate what it Ground Loop Problem , just connect all your audio gear, and everything that is connected to it , in the same wall socket . And you will not have problems

[@TheDanyschannel]

Kappa 123 for that sick Easter egg!

[@Jarb2104]

I can hear forever!

[@BrunoVentura22]

am i in fwb?

[@AlgaeEater09]

Kanto isssss pokemonnn

[@RegisBodnar]

I know, since my crossover is intentionally WAY off in order to make up for weaker bass response in my bookshelf speakers, that my low end should be muddy. However, since I live in an apartment building, I'm afraid to play my music loud enough to make the bass anything but crystal clear. Small living spaces FTW!!!

[@brock32]

I would personally go for a dedicated amplifier and vintage speakers.

[@marilyto]

Julia! 😍😍😍

[@thejcedeno]

the razer keyboard is mine :)

[@mcid47]

lol that Pegboard Nerds drop xD

[@sims.3852]

Z reviews has pretty good review for high end audio equipment

[@michaelselig4188]

Yay.

[@anchorbait6662]

I miss you Julia!

[@dmoua08]

Miss her :(

[@AttilaTheHun333333]

Of course speakers can play high and low frequencies at the same time...it would be pretty bad if they couldn't. The analogy with human vocal cords is completely flawed.

[@itsdeonlol]

Julia!

[@Trifler500]

It's actually a lot cheaper to get a receiver and use bookshelf speakers. I run a 5.1 surround sound setup that way.

[@BossOGx]

i need speakers

[@OrganicGreens]

Buy studio monitors instead... monoprice has a budget monitor that sounds amazing for its price point. Also the entry level JBL's are great and cheap. You can't* compare the transient response of a near field monitor to anything else

[@mahimahoo9178]

Phillip Morrison Yee boi, studio monitors are great for desks, got JBL 305s

[@LDBaha]

Phillip Morrison or get some awesome UB5s

[@brbbiobreak]

you have to eq them afterwards though.

[@izhundrikov]

don't. just don't.

[@LDBaha]

IMO passive monitors > active monitors. But that might be just me

[@grantmackinnon1307]

Just like there is no replacement for displacement there is no replacement for cone area of a loud speaker.