Analog RF wireless audio - Better than Bluetooth?

[@cwh050]

I have a pair of old Sony wireless headphones. If I switch the base off, the headphones lock onto my neighbour’s base and I can listen in to what he’s watching (he has his connected to the TV). Even though he’s in his 80’s, he and his wife like to watch some of the more risqué late night programming.

[@shaunsiz.itsbetterbytube2858]

Yep those days were fun

[@marios.k239]

16:48 I'm only 17! Just really interested in old and obscure technology. This is one of my favourite chanels on this platform, along with Techmoan and Technology Connections. Awesome and interesting content as always!

[@erendemiral4467]

I'm actually 17 too.

[@jub8891]

could you hear the pilot tone?

[@marios.k239]

@@jub8891 KZbin cuts out anything above 15khz. Last time i tried i could hear up to about 17khz, so i probably wouldn't be able to.

[@sethcampbellmusic]

I’m a bit older by a few years and I’m the same way. This stuff is fascinating.

[@jamesdye4603]

Good to know not all young people scoff at old tech. I predate the Apollo 11 launch by three years.

[@stealth210]

"If you're old enough to be interested in this stuff, you probably can't hear it anyway" -- personally attacked😄

[@CasualSpud]

What did he say? 🤡

[@netsparro1989]

Did you say : "you're cold enough" ?

[@Charlesb88]

Why would I care if I can’t shear a stiff? 🦻

[@Natfromtheinternet]

lol, well I'm only 18, and I'm interested in this kind of stuff, I personally can hear the tone tho is very faint not something that would be too much of a bother unless your source audio level is very low

[@gevelegian]

@@Natfromtheinternet Thank you young man for giving us the experience of what is like to be young. I wish this generation all the best and will do my best to see that you can make it!

[@toastangler]

Whenever I was a teenager and cordless phones were in the 900mhz range, I could hear my neighbors conversations on my World Band radio. It was fun 😂

[@dstroma]

Houses in my neighborhood were a little spread out so I didn't hear many but I will never forget the conversation I heard where the dad was scolding a young girl about not giving him a phone message. "Do so and so call today?" "Yes" "Did you tell me he called?" "No" "When people call for me you have to tell me!"

[@fungo6631]

That radio was of shitty quality. I imagine the audio quality too (unless they used AM). I have a 1970s West German radio with shortwave and it doesn't suffer from the same interference out of the shortwave band.

[@toastangler]

@@fungo6631, It was in the mid 90's. I was 14 years old. I wasn't really concerned with the quality of the second hand world band radio that was gifted to me by my dad. I just thought it was neat that I could hear voices in other languages, and pick up cordless phones 😀

[@toastangler]

@@dstroma, the first convo I heard... was my neighbor (we were the same age. 14) asking his friend "Are you going to the pool today?" His friend answers "no" Then he responds with "F@#k you, then!" 😆😆😆

[@fungo6631]

@@toastangler Understandable.

[@SuperDerek]

Every time that music kicked in, I was taken back to "Classic Game Room" videos from 10 years ago! xD

[@carltonleboss]

True

[@gabesyt4863]

im glad someone else caught that lol

[@Fuzy2K]

"Is a tree as much of a tree when I don't have a Sega Saturn?"

[@mumboking]

I was expecting it to transition into "Flock Of Cowboys"

[@shmehfleh3115]

I miss CGR. It was the Vectrex's greatest champion.

[@shellac4682]

Excellent posting and you're correct about the sound. There's an even earlier wireless precedent: in the 40's they manufactured record players that could transmit the signal to the AM band of a radio, not unlike the FM transmitters that were around for a while (and maybe still are) and required you to tune to a certain frequency.

[@jamesslick4790]

There are still (88-108 Mhz Broadcast band) FM transmitters around. I got one off of Amazon last year to use in a 1977 Buick with a factory AM/FM Stereo radio with no cassette deck (and obviously no "AUX" jack...). My desire is to keep it all stock. The transmitter is tiny and has a built-in 3.5mm cord. I use it with an Mp3 player. Works good!

[@MrDuncl]

Some of the 1980s Sony record decks sold in Japan had built in FM stereo transmitters. Illegal in the U.K. back then though. It wasn't until the iPod became popular that they finally allowed very low power transmitters.

[@saxman112]

Heh, love the callback to that “Lincs FM 10-s**t.2” jingle blooper at 17:07! I did a double take when I heard it!

[@lenbeedle]

I had the more basic version of this exact unit. I didn't have the speakers. I used it to transmit music from tape out on the upstairs stereo to the aux in of the downstairs one. I actually soldered a 4.5 volt adapter to give the receiver permanent power. It sounded amazing for its time.

[@xaenon]

Yes! I did something very similar! Mine wasn't a Recoton product, though. Some offbrand;... Tozai? I think?

[@charlie_nolan]

The nerd in me wants to see you get a huge 900 MHz antenna, put it out with your other ones, and test the range of this thing. 900 MHz has great building penetration.

[@glufke]

It’s amazing that you have the actual magazines!

[@mrnmrn1]

And the TV ad as well!

[@shmehfleh3115]

These suckers were not cheap when they were new. As I recall, they sold for a couple hundred bucks, back when a couple hundred bucks bought a lot more than it does now. As a side note, I had lots of fun eavesdropping on neighbors' analog wireless phone conversations. All I needed to do was turn my own wireless phone's handset on, then unplug the base.

[@Alabaster335]

I had a scanner in the car, I would drive through town with the scanner on "Close Call" so it instantly picked them up. The 30MHz (I think the frequency was back then) had a lot of range on them too, some I could hear nearly 1km away.

[@georgewithers4640]

Hey from Newfoundland, Canada.! Love your videos!

[@Hugh_Hunt]

7:32 ClassicGameRoom flashbacks!!

[@Madness832]

About 17 years ago, I had a set of 900MHz analog headphones (from RadioShack, if I remember right). And I also had a 900MHz DSS cordless phone. I don't ever remember the latter interferin' w/ the former.

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

I remember seeing these advertised in various magazines and fliers. I never had these wireless ones, but do remember having some Recoton speakers and felt like they were fine for use in a bedroom and didn't expect them to be used to broadcast to an audience in an auditorium. These actually still seem to work quite well and as advertised.

[@gigaherz_]

We had a pair of IR wireless headphones way back (some 25-30 years ago), at my dad's house. they were really nice for listening to movies late at night when everyone else was sleeping

[@Roxor128]

I had a set in the 1990s I used to listen to music off the computer while doing homework. Much better to have the signal go fuzzy for a split-second as someone walks past, rather than getting your headphones yanked off you head when someone trips over the cable.

[@deebeenine]

Some of these RF systems are able to transmit digital audio as well. I had a video/audio transmitter with cinch in/out a few years ago and was able to transmit PCM and even Dolby Digital audio from one room to the other via the video sockets.

[@xaenon]

This is actually very clever. By using a simple RF receiver, it allowed Recoton to use off-the-shelf computer speakers and headphones in their package (no need to engineer anything special!), as well as allowing for the end user to easily upgrade those items.

[@markyteo]

Amazing sound quality

[@mr_ice117]

Reminds me of when i got my first fm transmitter back in my teen days. The cheap ones that run off of 2 AAA batteries. I was able to modify it to transmit a signal strong enough to be heard down the block. Of course i only had it on a few times to avoid getting in trouble but it was badass that it was possible. RF has always fascinated me, how it moves through the air and interacts with walls and antennas. The different ways of capturing and tuning into different signals... so many possibilities

[@HazewinDog]

This is true space age technology. I had no idea this was possible this early in time. Very cool! Plus... I vould use that extended range. The range on new Bluetooth headphone only seems to get shorter over time...

[@mdavis5826]

Thanks for the video! Really love these older solutions for home audio systems!

[@devttyUSB0]

Loved the 14:30 unlimited number of receivers :)

[@nortenorancio4884]

This is genuinely more practical than any bluetooth headphones I've owned

[@Gunbudder]

i have a wireless RF playstation 2 controller from around 2003 or so, and its incredible. it was made by logitech and to this day it is still the best quality RF device i've ever used. it had insane power and range and ran for weeks off of 2 AA batteries. every other wireless device was line of sight IR at the time, so this thing was like space age magic. even modern devices don't come close to how well the controller worked. i suspect that is largely because the RF space is completely blasted with devices now though

[@deepblueskyshine]

Well up to 2010s there were Philips analog wireless headphones with built-in receiver and rechargeable cell, not any different in appearance from regular 40mm cabled models - good sound, long range and walking beyond the range was preceeded by a typical "fm noise". Plus, there was a way to have several sets connected to a single transmitter without any kind of tuning - home/office radio of a kind. "Flying saucer" desing of this transmitter is a kind of fun - recalls memories of the times of Siemens' and Motorola's "shoe phones".

[@nykwynes]

I have a pair of RF headphones from years back. They were a budget model that operated in the 49 MHz range and was mono! But it was still convenient to listen to music all around the house while doing various tasks on multiple floors. Range wasn’t bad. Couldn’t do that with modern BT.

[@wmalden]

I had the Advent brand of this technology. I had a speaker in almost every room of the house and an outdoor portable speaker. It worked well for a few years but the system began to be plagued by bursts of random static, I have always believed the static was caused by smart meters which came after I deployed the system. Eventually, I abandoned that system for Apple Airplay via AirPort Express which I still use to this day.

[@gatomatias1]

Beautiful, love old tech!

[@Kruton1122]

I had one of those IR audio transmitters you showed in that catalog only it wasn’t called “marriage saver” it was called something else, anyway, the thing actually did work really well, it didn’t need direct line of sight, only needed to be able to be generally around it. It was really good at picking up the IR. The only issue I ever had with it was it had constant white noise in the background, probably due to regular light interference.

[@Roxor128]

In my own experience with IR headphones, you couldn't sit in the sun and use them, as the IR in the sunlight would completely overwhelm the signal, giving you an earful of static. I also get the same issue with remote controls not working during the day in the winter because the living room is flooded with sunlight, so you have to go to about four metres from the device before it will actually pick up the signal from the remote control.

[@enginerd80]

When I was a kid in the 90's I had cordless infrared headphones, I think from Sony. They worked fine for long time. I don't remember what happened to them -- maybe the foams wore off or aged in the headphones, or maybe the system started to catch noise from newer digital equipment that was becoming more prevalent (naturally, the infrared part itself wouldn't catch it, but generally the electronics inside some old audio equipment wouldn't be sufficiently protected against the newer things). Some time in the late 00's or early 10's I saw in a store new analog cordless headphones (RF, but I don't remember the frequency band -- would be different here in Finland than in the US, though). I thought I would use them for watching TV. The transmitter and the headphones had switches to choose between two specific frequencies. The problem from living in a city (and hence, nearby other people) was that the both frequencies seemed to be in use somewhere close enough to cause constant disturbance in the sound, so they weren't really enjoyable to use. Later I found a separate Bluetooth transmitter that I could plug in the TV's headphone connector, and the transmitter could be paired with pretty much any Bluetooth headphones or speakers. The quality was fine, but the problem was the delay that would come from encoding and decoding the audio, so the audio would be always off sync (delayed). So, nothing is perfect, I guess 🤷‍♀.

[@m13579k]

2:36 Only $60 for a pair of speaker stands?? Truly it was the best of times

[@CommanderZx2]

Another benefit to RF over Bluetooth is that there's no perceivable latency. While even in the latest version of Bluetooth there's still obvious latency.

[@Ralph-r2i]

Cgr in the house!!!! Mark would definitely prefer analog transmissions to Bluetooth

[@ChasBlobster]

DAK catalogs giving me flashbacks... I loved paging through those and Crutchfield catalogs.

[@miguelsarmiento761]

Thank you for sharing this. Now time to find one for my system.

[@Petertronic]

I had Sennheiser wireless headphones which I used extensively in the early 2000's, they were great. I use BT ones now but the range is poor and if the microwave oven is running, reception is impossible in the kitchen :)

[@TechGorilla1987]

My normal set of listening phones are some Sennheiser wireless phones. Model TR-120 base station operates at 926-928MHz. They have 3 frequency spots to choose from. Aside from the headphones wanting to jet forward off your head when bending forward, the set sounds delightful. My dad used these for a number of years before he gave them to me an I have used them several more. The only REAL problem with these phones are - when you're watching something and the sound ends - and say you're reading a web site while wearing the phones - the transmitter cuts out and you get blasted with white noise from the headphones which is generally cause for me to jump. I've taken to cutting the switch on the headphones when I read.

[@bangskij]

this is a tour de force, love the music

[@rmccombs66]

Around 1998 0r 1999 I got some wireless headphones that were on 900 MHz. They were JVC and the receiver was in the headphones. The main thing I didn't like about them was the ear cushions put pressure on the ear pieces of my glasses and if wore them long enough to watch a movie, I would have a headache by the time it was over. The audio level into the transmitter was automatic, and sometimes I was was listening to something that suddenly got loud they would over deviate for about a second before they adjusted. That didn't happen often. The transmitter had both 3.5 mm and stereo rca jacks and a cable with both types of plugs. The transmitter was the charging station They would reach across a 4 lane road. When I had to move in 2003, I didn't pack them well and they were broken. I should have packed them better or something.

[@meffffy]

My parents had a semi high end Sony home theater setup that used IR. Worked great until line of sight was broken like you said. This was around 94-96.

[@standup109]

7:34 I know it’s part of your cd royalty free music, but all I think of is classic game room XD

[@estebanarguetaserrano4627]

Awesome item🎉🎉🎉simply the Best for analog lovers. I love it❤ thanks for this great upload

[@audubon5425]

Love those cabinet latches

[@Onteo1]

DAK ! Awesome catalogue! Drew Alan Kaplan. Always perused it and bought a lot of interesting items. Notably I got my first “Walkman” with an FM radio adapter, I still have it and it works great.

[@TommyCrosby]

3:15 it's nice to see the advantage of a separated receiver when everything in a single unit as ever been seen as preferred by people. These days, having a Bluetooth AMP-DAC is niche even if it allows the same great experience of using any good headphones with 3.5 jack.

[@drsysop]

I use to have that back in the early 1990's & back then I lived in an apartment. My neighbors had the same or similar ones & i herd interference & I unplugged my transmitter & I could hear my neighbors TV sound as they used the same frequency. I didn't not notice telephones but I herd wireless microphones & some intercoms. You can also use a scanner to hear the sound but will be mono & go outside test range. I seen many modify the output stage to go half mile by wiring a 900 MHz cut roof antenna but not a good idea.

[@KeefJudge]

I had a set of FM headphones (I think they were Sony, but I could be wrong) I bought back in around 2002. I bought them to use in the office because I kept getting the cable on wired ones caught on the arms and legs of the chair. Testing at home they were perfectly fine - I could walk around the whole house with the music playing perfectly, but when I took them into the office there was so much interference from all the other electronics in the office (100+ PCs, monitors, etc) they were basically unusable. No idea of they were 900MHz or not.

[@El-Ritmo]

Could've done with leaning more into the DRAMATIC STAIR-CLIMBING montage 😁

[@TheOriginalCollectorA1303]

Analog RF systems like these are still cool and definitely usable. Sure, things like Bluetooth can be convenient, but at least this is a really easy plug and play solution. Even IR wireless systems are cool, especially something like the Sony Laserlink! When it comes to something like iTunes, I do use the AirPlay functionality as it works great even on old devices like the iPad 1, iPhone 4, etc. It’s a good digital solution and definitely better than streaming/subscription nonsense. For physical media or an addition into a HiFi or Home Theater setup, something like this would be great to have!

[@prk55]

In the UK we used a different frequency but it also was susceptible to interference. I had some wireless headphones but found they wandered away from the frequency so needed the tuning control to be adjusted quite frequently. I much prefer modern Bluetooth/Wifi headphones and speakers.

[@RussKnize]

Yeah, I had this wireless system, once upon a time. It worked well for the day.

[@jefferyb304]

I always thought Recoton was pronounced something like Re Cotton...LOL. I'm glad IR didn't catch on for sound-transmitting purposes. I doubt I could be around it. Even though IR can not be seen, I suspect it was giving me a headache one time. I had a remote that I accidentally jammed a button on. I didn't know about it for some time. When I found the remote, I fixed the issue. My headache went away soon afterward.

[@StuffJason437]

Yup! The modern versions of these basically have a tower that has a mono FM transmitter & microphone inside, and headphones with a built-in radio. Did you know that the mono transmitter inside the tower of the modern ones doesn't have a phase lock? This means that over time, they will change frequency on their own and cause interference with nearby licensed radio stations, without you knowing about it or being able to re-tune it without taking it apart !!. The headphones themselfs are wired in mono, the "Transmitter" tower is also broadcasting in mono and overall it's not worth £9.99 at any shop. I kinda prefer Stereo FM over bluetooth and I can tell the difference. Bluetooth is noisy when battery is low and FM is only noisy when signal is poor. I usually have a private home-made radio station for such things.

[@bf0189]

My dad has a really good pair of wireless Sennehsisers that runs off 900mhz. It sounds really good especially for just television. He has dementia so the analogue nature makes it easier for him to use. We don't use landline phones so there's no interference and it works fine. I want to hack it and put in contemporary rechargeable lithium ion 18650s though for longer batter life.

[@traxonwax]

Still cracks me up that you use the SHITS FM pic from 2002. That’s our claim to fame I guess.

[@dglcomputers1498]

I have owned three RF systems and one IR system, even had a system hooked up to my grans TV that allowed her to use her hearing aids set to "t" to hear the TV. Over here we could use 863-865MHz for them.

[@briangoldberg4439]

omg The Wiz. I forgot about them. They only had one I knew of in our area and Circuit City was way more prolific

[@Gadgetman1989]

Viewer 2268, loving your videos on things like this, I always wanted something like this when i was a kid lol great video as always

[@paulweston1106]

I've still got a set of those Sony headphones shown in the Crutchfield Catalogue; unfortunately the pads on the headphones have fallen apart but they do technically work and the base works fine. The base takes an Optical input and does a decent job of providing surround sound; I used to have mine connected to the DVD player as it was better than the surround from my TV.

[@jon-paulgrainger1303]

That Lincs Fm jingle is that from the UK? It sounded very familiar...

[@wdavem]

I like that thing, and I'm saying it here, so I'll likely never have one LOL! But all I need are non-digital wireless headphones, and I'll bet it's not extremely difficult to turn new wireless headphones into just a receiver with a line out jack (if I don't mind an involved project that would need a line amp IC)... I could actually see it happening if I really had to do it.

[@Earcandy73]

I have a Recoton set with better speakers but the same transmitter. Each speaker has a switch to pick left, right, or mono. The speakers sound fantastic but they static even when pretty close to the transmitter. The speakers have really heavy power supplies- 15 volts at 1.5 amps.

[@DoodiePunk]

I never knew such devices existed! 😯

[@CicadaMania]

I like my Sennheiser headphones more than any Bluetooth solution I've tried so far.

[@karolyvarga8872]

I had a misfortune to test some fm wireless Senheiser that was actually monophonic. The transmitter commonized the stereo signal to mono. The receiver was also mono. That was not my purchase. I found somewhere thrown out. Maybe who owned was disappointed too where the stereo image was.

[@debrebeuf8959]

7:32 clean edit 😆

[@debrebeuf8959]

omg it happened again!

[@thewoodgrainloverofatari5931]

yeah nothing like seeing a random guy in an advert fazzing though the wall like a ghost with speakers in his hands

[@grimninja2004]

jvc made a pair of those inferred headphones that we were forced to use to hear the output of picture in picture on our 24 inch jvc tube tv in the living room. we also had multiple recton devices, but for audio and sending video from room to room

[@paulcooper8818]

I had this system back in the 90s and there was a lot of static even when everything was in the same room. Also the audio quality wasn't all that good, but my girlfriend like them just fine. She had them in the bedroom so to listen to the main stereo in the living room while studying. The bed room and living room had a shared wall so the broadcast distance was quite short.

[@squishysam]

I completely forgot about "Nobody beats the Wiz"!

[@toddlee2571]

I've used some of this gear in the past. I had Sony tower speakers with wireless rear channel speakers. I've had Sony wireless headphones. I find BT technology to be superior. I like the sound quality I get from BT better. I love the portability and connectivity of BT. Analog wireless was noisy and susceptible to interference. I'll stick with BT. Analog wireless was fine until something better came along.

[@chase1504]

A few questions. (I'm 24 I'm not that old) 1. 1:08 "license free use" ... is that means anyone can still develop this audio equipments nowadays ? 2. How this RF analog devices can fell out of targeted markets/audiences ? Like why it have been replaced ? 3. Is this RF analog devices just a radio, is that means anyone can (tried to) built something like this in the future ?

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

Definitely sounds better than MP3s.

[@Capturing-Memories]

Sony used the infrared method to transmit video and audio from camcorders and portable video cassette players to TV or a capable infrared receiver. But yeah the quality of this RF system is as good as FM or better.

[@mistsmogguru8378]

I've got something very similar. I'm old however. Only one ear still works but it's the memory letting me down this time, I can't remember where they are. Dang

[@yanks1fan09]

The Dog on the box didn't seem impressed by the product. A real Bow Wow Wow!

[@charlie_nolan]

The signal is actually probably higher fidelity than FM radio. I don’t know if it was this way at the time, but now anything analog in 900 MHz has to emit a 500 kHz wide signal, or use frequency hopping. I have a background in 2 way radio so I am full of this useless info. FM radio is 200 kHz at most.

[@visionofwellboyofficial]

Better quality than the modern Chinese counterparts, one of them which I have (and used to listen)

[@ajaugenti1976]

Oh yeah!!!!!!!

[@jdekong3945]

The VWestlife version of the Techmoan plastic removal moment 😸

[@ajspice]

You didn't have to show the cover of that magazine. Now I'm sad.

[@dsolin]

Oh my... totally forgot about these things. Used them in the late 90s. F**k Bluetooth. I'm ordering one of those RF headphones!

[@jnorthrop70]

I had one of these from Radio Shack to broadcast TV from our bedroom to the living room. I think it was 2.4ghz. The microwave oven would interfere with it badly.

[@MakarovFox]

yes much better that why we use RF mics in the industry

[@vadnegru]

If Bluetooth were working on those frequencies it would also be long range. Sadly, it's occuppied by 4G or military. I'm not sure if modern RF headphones actually using something else than 2.4GHz. UPD actually no, Sonnys operate from 865 Mhz, i wonder how much interference they take.

[@deusexmachinareznov4975]

i bet if you took a pair of cheap dollar store headphones, snipped off the cable and atttached a pair of rca jacks to the severed cable you could transmit tv with this. Sure it would be mono audio as the other channel is carrying video(video left audio right[into the transmitter]) , but it beats running cable a 130ft.

[@BigCar2]

My experience of these things in the day was awful audio quality. I'm guessing today we don't have anything else analog competing on the 900Mhz band.

[@Techlifeandmore]

Maybe still if you're in an urban environment but yeah cordless phones have largely gone away. These days there really isn't a lot of constantly transmitting stuff that uses this band, we still have the Z-Wave and Lora wireless technologies which both are pretty popular actually but they only transmit data periodically. Nowadays it's mainly the 2.4 GHz band but that's actually where digital is good because it can ignore interference easier.

[@fungo6631]

Don't cell phones have a 900 MHz band?

[@Techlifeandmore]

@@fungo6631 I believe that cell phones and cellular networks use the 868 MHz band in the United States.

[@charlie_nolan]

@@fungo6631yes, but different frequencies

[@charlie_nolan]

Mostly, because there’s so much digital in 900 MHz now so it would probably add all sorts of annoying noises into analog 900 MHz devices. Also, anything analog in 900 MHz needs to transmit at least 500 kHz bandwidth, so that doesn’t help for interference.

[@SonicBoone56]

I love how both Techmoan and VWestlife have groovy music when peeling off plastic.

[@Fluteboy]

ＰＥＥＬ　ＩＴ　ＳＬＯＷＥＲ

[@LapisandHamtarolover]

Matt Techmoan: 'Oh yeah, that's it, take it off!'

[@sf-dn8rh]

oddity Archive started using music as well for plastic peel off

[@cheezyandsticky]

classic game room here

[@segarallychampionship702]

4:05 honestly, i would prefer static to complete dropouts or just messed up audio

[@jacob1121]

Don't you just love it when too many people are using their Bluetooth headsets on the bus and you get random dropouts, great design!

[@hectormiguelperezgomez6612]

At least with static you can still listen to the audio and at least I would prefer that. The same with TV, with analog TV you could still watch it and now with digital it's watchable or not, it's of better quality but I would sacrifice that.

[@kassemir]

@@jacob1121 I don't ride the bus, so I never thought about that. It's almost like wired headphones are better. But, guess they gotta make that dongle money, so who cares about all of that.

[@vaughanwarburton9623]

I got given a cheep Chinese mp3 player with but in Bluetooth I connected it to my cheep wireless Bluetooth headphones and was astonished at the range 😅 it was around 4 inches 😂 when mowing the lawn I have to keep the player under my hat that way I get a fair signal 😂

[@stitchfinger7678]

​@@kassemirBluetooth is literally from before it was common for phones to have non-proprietary headphones sockets.

[@joshm264]

We've unlocked new parts of the house!

[@sweet750-sc1rr]

I feel so privileged!

[@rynair_winklair]

Please tell me im not the only one that laughed when seeing that his car is a VW

[@applescruff1969]

​@@rynair_winklair Why would one laugh at that?

[@rynair_winklair]

@@applescruff1969 because of his channel name

[@Geferulf_TAS]

REAL analog digital.

[@shortcat]

what is the fake one?

[@robertoXCX]

What's next, digital analog?

[@vertujoe2886]

like this comment as much as my black and white color TV.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

​@@robertoXCXYes.

[@coen123]

@@shortcat the one that doesn't make you feel mighty real

[@jonwheal]

That Lincs FM jingle is hilarious. RIP Lincs FM - now yet another relay of Hits Radio.

[@JustPeasant]

In the '80s, the digital watches were the rage. 2009 to 2016, 3D cinemas were the fad. In the current year, everything is a subscription service: from your car, video games (live service games), music, tv shows, movies (streaming) to scrotum trimmers and everything in between (no pun intended). So far, 2020s suck.

[@jamesdye4603]

Welcome to the age of not actually owning what you buy.

[@JustPeasant]

@@jamesdye4603 Quite so...

[@vhfgamer]

@@jamesdye4603 AKA... socialism

[@m_rocka]

Don't forget AI and IoT.

[@JustPeasant]

@@jamesdye4603 Indeed.

[@cerealfamine1]

1:53 nobody beats the Wiz! Seinfeld memory unlocked.

[@Controllerhead]

Ain't nobody gonna beat the Wiz!

[@greatquux]

YES, a DAK catalog!!!! Oh man, you’ve opened the can of worms. I need reviews on everything you can get your hands on in there! Loved reading that as a kid and dreaming about those items. Hell you can even review the bread maker!!

[@Iron_Condorr]

2:52 - "I find this meatloaf to be shallow and pedantic."

[@CARLiCON]

I still have the JVC version of this from the 90s, essentially the same thing but with bigger better speakers. I bought them to use for adding a pair of rear surround speakers without having to deal with cables. Still works great!

[@scottlp2323]

You've just reminded me of another Recoton set of speakers I owned in the early 90s. They worked by sending the audio signal through the mains wires to the two mains powered speakers. They were superb. As heavy as breeze blocks, the powered unit even more so, but better sounding than JBL Control 1s. Here in the UK they were being sold by Rumbelows. More known for white goods than hi-fi equipment, they started off at £120. Way, way more than teenage me could afford. After a few months, they went down to £40 because, like I said, most buyers came in for a fridge or washing machine. I could just about afford that and so glad I took the plunge. There was a decoder that sat near your source, connected by stereo phono leads and then to the mains. Then the two speakers. One plugged into the mains with the amp inside and the other speaker connected to that with black/red speaker wires. As long as it was on the same ring main, it worked flawlessly. After a couple of years I decided to make dedicated enclosures for the two speakers and a separate box for the amp and mains circuitry. Sounded even better. :)

[@wilkes85]

I use 900MHz wireless headphones and it's so much better than bluetooth, like you said, no lag or lossy compression... but also, it just plain works. I used to hear my neighbour's cordless phone on them every once in a while... I wonder if they heard my music haha. That giant antenna is kinda goofy when the actual antenna inside is probably just a small wire lol.... but it was the '90s, it made it look futuristic and hi-tech lol.

[@MrDmbright65]

To this day I still have a set of Advent 2 way wireless speakers with a 6" woofer and 1" mylar dome tweeter. Each speaker has it's own tunable receiver with a switch for left/right/mono and runs off of a supplied DC adapter or 8 C cells. I use them to pipe music outside during the holidays, especially Halloween with spooky sound effects or Halloween music. At the time I bought these, Advent was owned by the Recoton corporation (there's actually a Recoton sticker on the back of each speaker). Unlike the speakers in the video, mine sound quite nice for a small 2 way and can play quite loud. How may of us remember reading those DAK catalogs at the beginning of the video? I swear every item description in the catalog read like a 2am infomercial...full of outrageous hype and over-the-top praise of the product...I still love some of the stuff that showed up in those catalogs though🤩

[@briantaylor3031]

The peel music just sent me back 10 years in KZbin to binging classic game room...i miss that channel

[@mdavis5826]

CGR is still around!❤