What is my listening Room Like? What gear do I use the Most? Take a Peek Inside if You Dare!

[@cheapaudioman]

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[@tmhorsley]

Hi audioman, Bless your mess! Nice to get a glimpse of your gear and great that there are still people who stay in a cosy livable home and not in another sterile, child unfriendly, and afraid to touch something place ;-)

[@Gmacvids]

can stuffed animals and dirty laundry work for room treatment..? asking for a friend - hehe

[@stevep2448]

Dear God, I need to sign up for your patreon to help fund your addiction. Or at least an extension to the house.

[@jungtarcph]

Where was the Akitika amp and preamp..... :) ....I ordered one, so don't say you changed your mind!

[@gonzilla25rg]

Your house makes me feel a lot better about not having a “perfect listening room”. Thank you for sharing with us Randy!

[@cheapaudioman]

You are so welcome!

[@Yahtzee_09]

Amen to this! My main speakers are in the basement, right next to my daughter's dollhouse and Barbies. I can honestly say my daughter's friends dolls don't have as good a sound system as her. 😆

[@michaelsenkowsky4172]

Same! Love the channel. Makes me feel like as a normal person I can have this hobby.

[@zachreyf6435]

My listening area is an unfinished basement next to a trampoline and random toys haha. Can't wait to finish and hear how completely different the stereo sounds haha

[@guitarguyf16]

Dude, you’re wife is a freaking saint! Bless her for letting you have your toys all through the house! Lol

[@Kevinschart]

I came here to write this exact statement lol. Hopefully his channel generates enough revenue to take her on a nice vacation or two...Currently ordering some stuff through his affiliates links. That's my contribution to the "keep cheapaudioman married" fund.

[@bobtowncarguy82]

This comment cracked me up, I was thinking the exact same thing. 🤣

[@tokiomitohsaka7770]

I would have had an aneurism if this had been my house.

[@raynsmith3635]

Also thinking the same thing😂

[@blech71]

I love how your rooms are grounded in reality; Family, stuff, kids and realistic limitations. I can now say I can trust and relate to your reviews more now than ever seeing the test environments.

[@Akstergrind]

I think one of the reasons you and your channel are so popular is that you're real and down-to-earth. I mean, how many people actually live in a perfect sound laboratory with top of the range interconnects and wall-to-wall-to-ceiling room treatment? Not many is my guess. Great video, Randy. Thanks for being just like us!

[@j8ck8ll]

Dude, this is why I love your channel!! I have similar 'surroundings' at home, so it's so refreshing to see a reviewer show off a real life settings such as this. Not everyone can afford to have a dedicated listening space, so knowing how gear sounds when faced with these kind of environments is super helpful! Keep up the good work sir and rock on! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@cheapaudioman]

Awesome, thank you!

[@johnnyvegas5681]

Exactly! That just keeping it real/don't givashite laid-back attitude is kinda his "shtick" and it works!

[@brianlewis5042]

I have to say this has been the best video by far. First. I just love how your daughter has taken over the house. With small children they don’t have their own room…. the whole house becomes is their room 😂😂😂. Ahhh the memories. Thank you for letting us all know that there no such thing as a perfect room for audio listening. They all comes with their challenges. Awesome video. Kudos Randy and keep rocking out.

[@yuckysamson]

That rug really ties the room together.

[@cheapaudioman]

that's what I thought

[@yuckysamson]

But let's cut to the chase: do you prefer the mac combo to the akitika? Where did those bad boys go.

[@cheapaudioman]

@@yuckysamson they were tucked in my rack down stairs. I forgot to mention them. I think I can squeeze those back in upstairs again which I’ll do

[@yuckysamson]

@@cheapaudioman but do you have a preference, paco?

[@kennethmccullough1342]

Thanks for pulling back the curtain a bit, warts and all. Thanks for showing us that you don’t need perfection to still get good sound and that you really are the common man. Your place is representative of probably 90% of your subscribers including myself. Kids stuff everywhere and lived in spaces. Perfect. Makes me appreciate your channel and opinion all that much more.

[@alexandredeoliveirapenna198]

Wow! Real man with a real house and real life. This is why I love your channel! Other channels are good, but yours make me feeling that it is possible to have an audio system and not need a multi million architect designed house. Thanks Randy!! And keep going with yours wonderful videos. Unfortunately here in Brazil we do not have access to all stuff you test, but it is ok. Thanks again

[@cheapaudioman]

Thank you so much 😊

[@alexandredeoliveirapenna198]

@@cheapaudioman you are welcome, I forgot to mention, seeing your video I feel like I'm my house, surrounded by toys on every inch huahua

[@pyntzer]

I also live in Brazil and I have the same pain...

[@jesuscostantino2925]

Appreciate the reality check, man. A good reminder that none of us lives in a “perfect,” “ideal,” or even “permanent” listening space. And for those of us who also have young kids running amok, so good to see that they are part of our listening spaces too! Thanks for this.

[@bjarnvik]

Brilliant! Not all of us have a perfect music room, makes your tests much more credible!

[@cheapaudioman]

thanks!

[@poisoncobra7]

as someone who's trying to practice minimalism and with no children, the toys everywhere and clutter almost made me faint, but that's just me. The honesty and laid back attitude is why I love your videos so much, definitely very interesting seeing your setups and showing us all your amazing gear.

[@quicktoevil]

yep, I wanted to reach through my screen and start tidying up lol

[@TracyAtkins]

I can’t imagine the effort and energy it takes to keep small kids away from all of Dad’s cool gear. Who cries more?

[@scrambled_eggs_music]

The reason why mine can't grow nor can I really move from my kitchen. My kids are both too young to understand don't mess with mommy's hobbies lol

[@mark17840]

this guy has very good eguipment i have also good eguipment in my home .

[@tedlevin5760]

Wow you have alot of stuff. Your wife must be patient easy-going, understanding, and generally amazing to be ok with how your kids and your equipment have taken over. And cudos to you and your patience and understanding for trusting your kids around all the Cheapaudioman stuff.

[@jaimeballester840]

Cheapaudioman has more audio toys that the average audio store! A real audiophile with affordable quality components for us non 2%-ers! Love Randy's channel and already loving his wife for letting him mess the whole house with audio candy, without kicking him out! Let's grab a cup of coffee to cheer Randy on his terrific channel. Go bro!!!

[@GhettoMike72]

Great video Randy! It takes courage to show off these areas knowing its not as pretty as the space Andrew Robinson shows us in his videos lol. (He kind of sets the bar for beautiful b-roll shots). This really leans into your demographic of everyday hi-fi, and I'm proud to support someone doing that for us!

[@1x3dil]

Hi sir from here in the Uk , I think I would describe you as an eccentric which is not meant in a derogatory way far from it . I don’t think anyone on KZbin is a comparison to your good self . The guided tour was indeed enlightening , with the mix of speakers ranging from the good the bad and definitely the indifferent . As to how much you fund this your self is a question that one or two have thrown into the mix . But I suspect a good deal of it is funded by you , which brings in the obvious truth that you genuinely are concerned for the person who has little in the way of resources . So from me my total admiration for your quest . Best wishes and kind and kind regards to you and your family 😀👍👍👍

[@bradthurkle7217]

Wow thanks for taking us for a tour dude that was awesome. I can’t believe how much stuff you’ve got that’s crazy. Quite overwhelming but amazing.

[@cheapaudioman]

Glad you enjoyed

[@Rugbymax59]

Love the room treatments, Randy! 😆

[@noahman27]

Great video !! Haha! Brought me a lot of comfort to find out that..."I'm not the only one"...the collection...the messy-ness...the piles of stuff coming and going. Thank you. Love it Randy.

[@mbacko1]

Thank you Randy, I was wondering what your setups looked like! Next video sponsor, "Sith Audio Hifi Doll Furniture" Barbie uses it to hold her tiny speakers when she is having a Dojo Cat dance party with her friends.

[@cheapaudioman]

That would be cool!

[@BobTrainor]

Thanks for the tour! I was beginning to feel self conscious about all my speakers & gear, but after seeing your place I realized I’ve got a ways to go! I can’t wait to show my wife it’s not just me! Thanks Randy for another entertaining video.

[@jeffbaker9847]

I will show this to my better 3/4 to demonstrate that my hoarding of various equipment and media (8 tracks are coming back) could be worse. Or better. It's all perspective. There's some joy and satisfaction in being surrounded by one's interests. Synapses fire, connections are made. There is harmony is the noise of life. I enjoy seeing that when a guy has the desire to communicate and help others, you can make it happen. You don't have to wait until this or that happens, or life is perfect or free of distractions (e.g. rugrats). You are an inspiration. Also, let me know when you have a garage sale, and set aside the good stuff for me, alright?

[@recordcollectornews]

Kids cloths and and soft toys are excellent room treatment.

[@vernlew]

Thanks for the nice walk around the Cheapaudioman's review rooms....I love all the vintage gear!

[@4xDiscovery]

I cant believe you have that center channel just sitting on top of that receiver ! Love your work, and down to ground approach.

[@brochg]

Thank you for giving us the grand tour!! Real listening environments like these are what all of us contend with, not tonka toys keeping glorious cables aloft on our floors and woodcraft bolted to our walls! Kids and toys are real life!!! Thank you for keeping it real!

[@larrysmith5413]

Huge respect. Audio the way most of us live. Your cred. with me was already there, but this confirmed it. My wife would totally kill me so kudos to yours.

[@moonytheloony6516]

This is why the channel has grown. Those are far-from-perfect rooms which represents the average home, including mine. The beauty is the absence of perfection in this video. No “treatments”. No uniform arrangement of anything. It’s a home, not a studio or a museum. That’s where the perfection is very evident in this video. This video made me proud to be here. But that’s just me. Well done Randy!

[@backbonz]

Well said.

[@moonytheloony6516]

@@Jason787 Not too many have a proper room. Even with a proper room, the opinion is still going to be subjective because people listen differently and have different sound preferences and music tastes. There is no perfect or near perfect scenario that will suit everyone’s listening perceptions when that source is a KZbin Channel. It’s not possible. A viewer of such channels should be easily aware of that. The growth of this channel is very indicative that Randy hits far more than he ever misses. Though in my opinion, he hasn’t really missed, resulting in the fast growth of his channel, which has been very impressive. I think the majority of his viewers know that it’s their own ears, within their own environment, that will be the deciding factor regarding if a piece of kit is good or not. Thank goodness for 30-day return policies…😜

[@odwatchguy]

Loved the tour of the listening rooms for the Cheapaudioman and how committed you are to helping people find great values in audio and still being a real person and good father. Love it.

[@apmihai82]

Cheapaudioman is a pretty rich audioman. thanks for the tour.

[@williamevans9426]

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only 'non-minimalist' around!! 'Also encouraging that you don't feel obliged to 'treat' your room (perhaps the plants wave in time to the music and break up those standing waves and bass reflections)!

[@adamcanterbury]

Loved your house / listening areas.... unlike many reviewers’ “areas” (which most area really just staged studios), yours is more authentic as the everyday enthusiasts’ places...It shows more of doing well with what you have vs. subtracting useable space to make for nice aesthetics, which is not what the average person wants to do, can do, or is willing to do. Thank You for being real, it’s very refreshing, inspiring, and motivational to us “norms”... Much Love, Many Blessings, and Much Success!!!

[@giovannipepe5945]

Hi Randy. Love your vids but I don't usually comment. But I just had to say that it was heart-warming to be privvy to your personal world and home life. For me, it just adds an extra layer of detail and insight into your channel which I already find to be compelling viewing. Big thumbs up 👍

[@RdandTrk1]

Way better than I thought it was! Thanks for showing us around! I absolutely love how representative this all was of a typical listening space. Dangit man, you're so likable and relatable! I couldn't help but latch onto that brief mention of a new Soundbase incoming! I love my Soundbase, but there are a few issues I'd love to see addressed so I can't overstate how excited I am to hear about this. I wonder if SVS's trade in program will apply? Thanks again for another great video. This channel is worthy of a million subs.

[@cheapaudioman]

thanks! I didn't know how this video was going to be received. Comments like yours make me want to do more

[@lovemeditation8981]

Just great a real reality check and God he is just human like the rest of us who have a budget and other commitments. Admittedly not as much audio stuff around though, haha. Keep up the good work Randy.

[@robc7812]

i found the sound base to be powerful but thin, by the time it had any sort of low end the top end was over-bearing.. much prefer the sound of both my onkyo nr696 and pioneer lx104, and the "control" app was pathetic returned with-in the trial period, tone control/eq would have been nice and some sort of actual control

[@RdandTrk1]

@@robc7812 My main complaint is the volume dial. I don’t know how it works, but it doesn’t feel like there’s a potentiometer in there. It feels artificial, almost like volume presets or something. Also, it really needs two sub outs instead of just one. Using a y cable to get two subs seems inelegant. Other than that , I really like the sound. It sounds amazing with the Prime bookshelf, which I guess isn’t surprising. It also sounded great with the Emotiva Airmotiv B1+. Then again, I’m still new to the hobby, but I think I’ve learned that I prefer analytical and detailed to thick and warm.

[@robc7812]

@@RdandTrk1 i do tend to like warm and rich, i have the same issue with my pair of pb1000 pros. i tend to turn them off and listen to my polk s60 towers on their own for most music listening prefer the sound. and playing the towers on full with subs (double bass) doesnt sound right to me either. denon tends to be flat pioneer leans more towards mids and lows onkyo has a bit more powerful of a sound good bass, yamaha has good bass and pushes the top a bit more than all the rest u shaped id say, marantz has a nice rich sound lighter on bass than all but denon. a combo i actually do like a lot right now is denon 540bt with jamo s803 bookshelves and s810 sub have yet to play that set up at reference level but low to medium volume its great... -10 is about as loud as i play it (bedroom setup) best i can put how i prefer sound is i have a set of dcm a10 3 way towers and the polk s60 towers the a10 are more detailed the polks are richer and deeper, i prefer the polks

[@Feliciano12v]

This video sums up why I enjoy your approach to Audio. Kudos!

[@sheri1983]

I love everything feels and looks real, that's another good thing about you Randy. Excellent tour!

[@b30sail]

Thank you for letting us in to home. I'm sure it's similar to 95%+ of us trying to get some good sound into our real lives

[@FOH3663]

Damn Randy, loved this! With grown kids out of the house, I no longer step on Legos in the middle of the night, shower with rubber ducks and floating ships, nor do I encounter Happy Meal toys in every conceivable nook-and-cranny the entire house and every vehicle (hell, we just got all the Cheerios cleaned up from 20yrs ago when they were toddlers). No ... nowadays I deal with them not fully moving out, ie.. their cars still in our driveway, their boxes still stacked to the ceiling in multiple rooms, their rooms still in a holding pattern... And I wouldn't have it any other way... it's all to be cherished, and I love every minute. (One thing's certain, they had the finest A/V rig to watch Hannah Montana, and SpongeBob) Best vid ever Cheapo

[@hokulea8655]

Nice collection of audio and speakers. Suddenly i feel so much better about my own collection and listening rooms lol

[@bryanbassett2110]

If you're going to have a bunch of speakers in your listening room, I recommend damping the woofers of the unused speakers. When you pressurize the room with your music you have a bunch of little passive radiators throughout your room if there are unplugged speakers sitting around

[@JohnScheppler]

Thanks for sharing your house with us and for everything you do. Looks a lot like mine lived in, full of joy and happiness running around. The only difference I saw is I don't have an acoustic ferns and palm trees.

[@cheapaudioman]

lol. we were thinking about palm trees, John but decided on whatever they are

[@moniack]

You need a Sith Audio fern!

[@ginom407]

Thanks for sharing your listening rooms! All of us really are a lot alike. Thank You for what you do!!!

[@cheapaudioman]

thanks, G!

[@edcataldo7019]

Sweet crib dude. Have to call in professional help for bookshelf speaker hoarding 😂

[@MrGoldenkey]

Thanks Randy, that was fun. My kids are grown now. Brought me back. Love your channel man!! ❤❤❤

[@cheapaudioman]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@boballard6040]

Absolutely loved the tour Randy. There's more audio gear in your home than a few Super Walmarts ! Videos and soccer.. you're well focused, thanks!

[@omahahaha]

That is the most beautiful use of a house for audio equipment and toys that I've ever seen! Same situation as me but you have way more equipment. Great video!

[@kurtburkhardt9364]

I liked your tour. Nice to see your house is as real as your channel. It is interesting that you seem to gravitate to smaller bookshelf type speakers. I used to have big speakers back when I started out and moved to smaller ADS, B&W, Yamaha, Klipsch and several others, each has its place and unique sound. I found the clarity was better and with quality components and computer designs they still had good bass. Of course subwoofers do help if you want to go even lower. I did get some Sony SSCS5 speakers for my daughter and am quite impressed for the price.

[@edwardrick7388]

This is my favorite video from you, its real, and I love seeing peoples spaces and houses, as it gives a sense of their core identity, which it gives, as you are a family man devoted to his wife/kids and are supported by them in your business. The Sock in the planter is classic! I love it. My daughter has socks in odd places as well, and she poked the tweeters in my dads old KEF we use as back channels. I would love to see a review of a speaker from your wife, as it would be interesting to hear her opinion on the sound, through music she listens to. Rock on!

[@paulkerr9128]

This was a fun video, thoroughly enjoyed seeing a little bit of behind the curtains. Time for a major shout out to Mrs Cheapaudioman though for supporting your interest in audio and the channel (and tolerating the mountains of audio equipment!).

[@dipanjanbiswas6580]

Thanks for sharing Randy - gives hope to people like us who want to experience the audiophile journey but at times are intimated by what we see/hear about rooms and room treatments and such

[@paulomontero12]

You a better listening room dude. But nice you showed us how I’ll prepared you are. Love it.

[@glenandrews2047]

Great to finally see a home that looks like the rest of us! Thanks for doing this.

[@jjchmiel78]

Love the reflection of real life your home displays. Still looks to be a rather fancy home.

[@dr.s.]

Love those old Pioneers, the knobs and switches feel so nice. I have an old SA-506 from 1978/79, that has the same controls. 40+ years, still working great. Not the loudest but still enough for the neighbors 🤣

[@cheapaudioman]

Right on

[@garyfain7235]

Gotta say you have an awesome who puts up with all the equipment you have scattered around. And, by the way, you are my equipment hero. Wonderful tour and fun to see how the cheap audio man manages his chaos!

[@a.j9645]

Sooo cool to finally see your house! A tad bit unorganized, but a dream in many ways. Love it! Hope to have that space someday, but work (and wife+kids) keep us in an medium large apartment downtown for now. Several speakerwalls? Come on❤️🇸🇪!

[@dodpr]

Thank you for sharing Randy. Speaker walls are awesome!!

[@robertbenton2804]

Hi Randy, you might want to take that center speaker off the top of your Marantz amp so it can ventilate properly. You could use speaker ISO lifts or a custom stand to elevate it, you will thank me later.

[@jimfarrell4635]

Yep. That did trigger my Audiophile OCD.

[@davidcole2436]

Wow that was a cool video. Real listening rooms that most of us have… to me it gives your reviews street credit. Not that idea rooms don’t have there place just for a lot of us that’s not going happen. Keep up the awesome work and I want to thank your family for supporting your KZbin adventure.

[@stephenstevens6573]

Good God, Man!! How do you keep track of all of that equipment and know all of those model numbers??? I'm overwhelmed just looking at it all, let alone living with it? Your wife must be a saint!

[@Tiger-ks6ox]

I just got mine SVS Prime bookshelf speakers and SB 100 Pro sub. I love it. What a sound and quality built piece of art. Thanks your reviews

[@bigblueocean]

Hilarious as always, Randy. Nice place you got there. If I'm honest I prefer to see the healthy signs of family life going on..... Makes a change from Darko's obsessive fussiness. 😂

[@cheapaudioman]

If I could live like him I would. I have a lot more peace when things are clean and organized. I just have to choose whether I organize and clean or make a video and go to soccer practice. I have to make those decisions and soccer practice and videos take precedent

[@Jon-nz3dm]

I'm also happy to see this. Much preferred to Darko's $5000 cables with batteries attached to the cables LOL.

[@daviddavis5149]

Appreciate and learn from both Darko’s and Randy’s channels. Envious of both John’s spartan organization (easier without kids) and Randy’s amazing audio clutter.

[@jim010109]

It’s nice to see that you live in your house. When I see reviews and the listening area looks like a showroom I have to chuckle a bit. I live in my house, and it hardly ever looks like a showroom, lol. It’s nice to see a personal side of the Cheap Audio Man. Don’t you just love stepping on a Hot Wheels car bare footed, lol and of course in my house it’s always on my way going down the stairs

[@cheapaudioman]

legos are even worst

[@jim010109]

@@cheapaudioman And I almost forgot. I built my Is shelves the same way. Concrete blocks with lumber bought at the hardware store. I even went with blocks and 2×8×10's to house my DVDs. A lot more affordable than buying high dollar purpose built furniture.

[@knobbshots]

Well Randy, i think you’re awesome…so by extension, so is your house. Thanks for a view into the real world. My boys are grown now so I don’t have the same surroundings, but i did! For sure i did. And i can honestly say i miss their little toys and little voices. Glad you make the effort through the obstacles!!

[@b30sail]

We all can't live like Andrew Robinson! 😄

[@MattCoykendall1]

Time for a garage sale...and I want to be there!

[@MrAyrit]

Makes me glad I focus on headphones! Thanks for the tour.

[@jonathanluttrell1380]

What a humble tour! Nice balance of being a successful KZbinr and most importantly a family man. Keep it up! Nice to see your setup is what most us have and not a perfectly designed 250k listening room with TOTL equipment :)

[@wg5768]

Audio electronics heaven! Randy has more toys than his children. To have good hearing, a patient wife,healthy children and all that equipment to listen to you are blessed!

[@PeterBishop89]

Thank you for showing us your house! I appreciate that. 😉

[@gordoa172]

Awesome tour Randy! You continue to be our champion! Thanks for everything you do for our community brother!

[@cheapaudioman]

What Up, G!

[@BarnabyWild13]

Glad to see the Sony’s in there. Just picked them up yesterday due to your podcast. Really happy with them!

[@Nordraw]

Congrats to your wife. She is a great sport allowing all your toys to live in her house. And I don’t mean the kids stuff👍

[@NimrodTod]

Awesome video Randy. Thank you for the awesome tour. I don't have kid's toys around my house much as my kids are much older, but with 4 cats and a small dog, there are toys throughout and cardboard boxes everywhere... both boxes from incoming Amazon and other online shopping and boxes for the cats to play in. Love seeing your reality. Thank you for sharing.

[@RasheedKhan-he6xx]

This was very human, felt like we're connecting to real person. Thank you! I have no problem with clutter; yes I am a neat freak but I like the detritus of life more. However it did seem to me you need a system for managing your incoming and outgoing packages and also maybe to triage out some gear that maybe you will never use again. Try the Marie Kondo test: go around the room, pick something up and ask yourself "does this spark joy in me?" :)

[@Mark198d]

So this is what it takes to have one of the most prolific audio gear review channels on KZbin; a helluva lot of space and a very understanding wife/family. 🙂 Thanks for sharing. My listening space is also too close to the wall on the left channel, it is what it is. Doesn't mean I won't have a hi-fi setup just because I don't have a perfect room.

[@fredmclaughlan7574]

Love your Realistic collection Randy!

[@MrRasgabriel]

Thank you for letting us into your home. I just keep thinking how cool it must be that you got to evolve into being a hi fi reviewer. So cool. I love your videos brother.

[@shaunyweavey2470]

Really appreciate that vid Randy Unfortunately all my kids have flown the nest . Unless you build it, I don't think anyone has the perfect room, but most of the fun comes from moving stuff around, and picking the speaker or speakers to fit . Top class channel ...

[@allenbrixey1122]

Love the place randy. The kids things really hit home with me, wouldn't trade all the audio equipment in world for my family.

[@richclips]

I agree, the real take away from this video is that you can get excellent sound from a wide variety of equipment in many different listening environments. You do not need a perfect room, and good sounding equipment can exist at any price point. Excellent video :)

[@DIY-valvular]

Hey Randy, you have a glorious despelote there! Thanks for sharing it, best wishes from Buenos Aires Argentina.

[@OrangeandBlueBloodBrett]

Love this tour of your house it makes me feel so much better about mine controlled chaos all the time keep up the good work you're awesome.

[@cheapaudioman]

Thank you so much!

[@vincepablo6095]

Awesome behind the scenes tour! Seeing your real world settings makes me value your reviews even more. 👍

[@cheapaudioman]

Glad you like them!

[@jdekong3945]

yup, thats my house too - speakers, amps, music centers, turntables, tools in every conceivable location

[@skip1835]

not many of us can claim we have a horse in our listening room - very cool - excellent drum kit too (I really like Ludwig drums) - - thanks for the tour, I really enjoyed all of it

[@claretlover1]

Fantastic! Do you get the chance to sit down and just enjoy the music rather than worrying about your equipment and getting up to change something??

[@jkmsaturn]

Love the 'Realistic' view of the life & times of CheapAudioMan and family.

[@velchuck]

Very cool. We don’t live in a perfect world. Well done. Thanks!

[@agustinduenas5902]

I thought my house was a mess with multiple speakers in each room, but you got me beat hands down. I've got all but one pair set up for listening in each room. For two channel stereo, I rotate my extra set of speakers with other sets whenever I get bored with the ones I have hooked up. I go into different rooms during the day to get a different music experience. I'm retired if you haven't guessed and do a lot of reading while listening to music. I wonder what my sons will do with all this hifi gear after I'm gone. They are not into this stuff and think the Powerbeats are great earbuds. They can't be bothered with stuff they have to lug around. Can't worry about that. I'm having too much fun listening to my music systems.

[@AlexKidd4Fun]

This is the video I’ve been waiting for all of my life! 😃 (Well, at least since I discovered Cheap Audio man. Haha!) I agree, regular folks looking for affordable speakers don’t have pristine environments - glad to see you’re reviewing them in the expected setup! 👍🏼

[@akersquarteracre8002]

This vid was awesome IMO Randy, I dig the "behind the scenes" content. Very cool sir.

[@michaelkeefer4293]

Thanks for the tour! I don't have any ideal listening areas anywhere in my house either, they're just not built with audio enthusiasts in mind. Just got to learn to make the best of what we have. Also, our house is a perpetual mess too, I have no idea how some people manage to keep theirs spotless.

[@naastradamus]

Randy, this was awesome. I was sitting here smiling and then when you pointed out the sock...I lost it.

[@CWoodOne]

Nice tour - really enjoying the channel.

[@spandel100]

Randy "The Cheap Audio Man" owns a not so cheap McIntosh system lols.Very cool,enjoyable tour Randy,thanks.

[@Rob-fq2oh]

Just got the same Realistic eq.. to pair with my Realistic receiver Ive had since late 80’s… I threw the eq out years ago during a move and had to replace it.. also picked up some NIB Minimus speakers to complete the system ! Love your reviews. Love the gear.

[@Leb_-fv5gd]

Brilliant! The honesty and reality of life...