Featured : Chord Electronics
Chord Qutest DAC - Best under £/$2000!
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Read my written review here - https://www.13thnote.net/2019/05/30...
Also have a look at the competition to this DAC : RME ADI-2 DAC FS here. Since this video it has taken the Chord's crown. - https://www.13thnote.net/2020/02/20...
Or watch the video on the RME here - https://www.13thnote.net/2020/03/23...
Review of the Rob Watts designed Qutest DAC from Chord Electronics
https://chordelectronics.co.uk/prod...
#chord #audiophile #dac
A quick preview video of the Chord Hugo TT2 & Hugo M Scaler - reviews to follow
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Chord's Hugo TT2 and Hugo M Scaler paired to one another is extremely accomplished. Using ground breaking Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC) technology, sound quality is class leading and amongst the best.
My Full reviews of both units to follow, as well as a review of Wave High Fidelity Storm Stream and Storm F (Furutech) BNC cables, designed for use with this pairing
#chord #hugott2 #dac
Chord Hugo TT2 - the best DAC at this price!
Have a look about more about this DAC on my website - https://www.13thnote.net/2019/06/12...
Add the Hugo M Scaler ? https://www.13thnote.net/2019/05/29...
A video review of the features, operation, connections and sound quality of the Chord Hugo TT2
#chord #hugott2 #audiophile
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Lounge Audiophile ? Don't Discount FiiO's New SP3 Active Desktop Speakers.
#audiophile #fiio #activespeaker
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Video Time : approx 45 hours of work.
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Rationale / Build / Connections / Quality
3:22 - Power cable isolation / power bars
3:53 - more features
5:11 - Specifications Interlude
5:24 - Active Ideals
6:30 - Sound Quality
8:12 - Use of Room EQ on the R7 / Roon and WiiM Mini
9:29 - Concluding remarks
NOTES
*1 COMPARISONS OF UNREVIEWED GEAR : Please don't ask me how a product compares to another which I haven't reviewed, as it isn't possible to comment on such products I haven't tested. Check out my website for reviews of products I have completed instead (hit the review tag, and separate tags).
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My Best 3D Videography on this Channel
This is a video to show off my 3D videography skills and to those subscribers who like seeing how my skills have grown. I create all the 3D clips in Blender from scratch which involves modelling all the hifi gear and scenes, and then I edit renders in After Effects, before adding sound clips in Vegas editing software.
I realise they are not as popular as reviews proper but I have to look to try and monetise videos in some way, so please don't unsubscribe from the channel. There will be a lot of great product reviews and with my attitude to reviews there will be something to be gained by everyone.
If any brand is interested in me doing some adverts for them I can do 3D work at much lower rates than 3D studios and I think I have a similar level of skill. Please make contact at [email protected] to discuss your requirements. I am also open for doing intros and outros as part of reviews when I have products in situ (I measure all the dimensions of many parts with callipers to ensure absolute accuracy), which can be adverts for you or potentially to use on other YouTube channels.
The Products I showed in this video are all ones I have reviewed.
1) Argon Audio Solo Streamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihu...
2) Manunta EVO DAC 3
https://youtu.be/diLFf1pFX7U?si=9Oj...
3) Eversolo DMP-A6 Streamer
https://youtu.be/3pursI-GtR4?si=zUc...
4) Arendal 1723 Bookshelf X THX Speakers
https://youtu.be/H9Ghx6y4xOE?si=ApS...
5) Genelec 6040R Active Speakers
https://youtu.be/cRHJKnVrYW4?si=99Q...
6) Acoustic Energy AE100 Mk2 Speakers
https://youtu.be/Lzs3VSQS-Wk?si=Etd...
7) Holo Audio May DAC KTE
https://youtu.be/7JEKgiXm7ZI?si=nR4...
I'm off on holiday next week but when I come back I have a quick video to do on the FiiO SP3 Active speakers I have, then there are some really nice Audiophile amplifiers and DACs coming, which I love reviewing and getting stuck into, as with streamers.
I am always on the hunt for the best value products and/or where I can add a journalistic take, rather than just reviewing anything and everything because I think this way I have the most value.
Cambridge Audio EVO 150 Streaming Integrated Amp Review
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NOTES
*1 COMPARISONS OF UNREVIEWED GEAR : Please don't ask me how a product compares to another which I haven't reviewed, as it isn't possible to comment on such products I haven't tested. Check out my website for reviews of products I have completed instead (hit the review tag, and separate tags).
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A Walk-Round Tour of Hegel's Norwegian R&D Sales Premises
#hegel #audiophile #walkaround
A Walk-Round tour video I shot when I went to visit Hegel in Oslo, Norway in November 2022, with Anders Ertzeid of Hegel - head of marketing. Oslo is a beautiful place and well worth the visit.
This video gives you an idea of the functions that exist in a design based HiFi company like Hegel, in a simple and non overcomplicated easy way with my immutable production values.
Some further reviews I have undertaken for Hegel;
1) H390 - https://youtu.be/BfEq9wt7VgY
2) H120 - https://youtu.be/895SR1oXRaM
3) Mohican (now an obsolete model but gives an idea what Hegel CD players are about with the news of the new Viking CD player) - https://youtu.be/i7H1B3GwG4s
4) V10 Phono Stage in my beginner vinyl video - https://youtu.be/99zZ0CnB8Ek
Check out this video I made of the new remote feature of Hegel Integrated Amps, when I was also in Oslo - here : https://youtu.be/wSBqM3owoog
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Desktop Champ: FiiO R7 Streaming Headphone DAC (vs. Eversolo DMP-A6)
#fiio #audiophile #headphones
Product Link here : https://www.fiio.com/r7
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:33 What is it / features
4:38 Using optical connection to prevent lip sync issues with USB interlude
5:04 My setup's and use cases / front dials
7:29 Headphone connection types & gain settings interlude
7:58 Connections, other features and PL50 LPSU use
13:42 Comparisons to Eversolo DMP-A6 in a hifi system
16:48 Using Fiio Music EQ and Specifications interlude
17:21 A competitive headphone streaming DAC!
20:14 Final thoughts and conclusions
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Further thoughts against the Eversolo DMP-A6 in my hifi (PMC 25-23, Hegel H390, Isotek Aquarius) from my notes - this is a comparison in HiFi and doesn't detract from this units FAB desktop capabilities and sound quality;
1) Sound of Eversolo versus FiiO (no PSU with the FiiO)
-There is more separation in an even handed way in the space between the midrange and higher frequencies with the Eversolo, with darker backgrounds there, in contrast to the FiiO’s relatively conjoined and less separated but more shouty mid to treble presentation.
-Better stereo image with the Eversolo in a back and forth way to the rather trebley and expansive presentation of the FiiO which maybe is your thing but I didn’t find it as natural to the Eversolo.
-Listening to George Michael after watching that new Wham documentary on Netflix, and the track 'different corner', you could feel the depth of the piano synth instruments more with the DMP-A6.
-The FiiO does spring back in its approach to bass i.e the elasticity in the bass notes, which I think another reviewer was referring to bass, and in this sense I’d have to agree - I enjoyed this more with the FiiO. But the bass of the Eversolo hits lower so their is a trade off
-Both DACs are pretty resolving but the Eversolo's approach to treble is a bit more neutral and natural, and taken with my comment about a shoutier less separated mid to treble, I’d say more would prefer the Eversolo as a streaming HiFi DAC, in using the FiiO without a linear PSU.
-So I don’t think it’s equal sound wise in a great HiFi system like mine doing straight A to B unit comparisons, but maybe I’m exposing the differences because I'm using such a system and you might be partnering with more price comparable gear, so I’d also factor that in and remember always to try yourself!
-But this 15% in sound quality is before we try power supplies for the FiiO ...
2) Sound with Silent Angel Forester F2 and FiiO versus Eversolo
- with the Forester f2 power supply using the 12v output and unpluging the mains of the R7 I found it much closer to the DMP-A6.
- flatter with the f2/FiiO in the staging width ways and depth ways against Eversolo
-The sound pops out slightly more with the Eversolo so far as soundstaging and dynamic expression.
-The FiiO is much closer than before and that shouty mid to treble has gone, and now the FiiO is smoother than the Eversolo at the top end, but these main traits which mark these out when everything else is similar between the two, is not one to prefer the FiiO more than the Eversolo in my opinion. Why? Because sound-staging is such an obvious and fundamental area of a HiFi system, it's my preference for reasons I mentioned in the video.
-That said, The FiiO / f2 paints its treble in an airy way to the Eversolo's prominent characterisation of upper registers and the Eversolo appears to have more treble on tap, but I found it all recording dependent and only to the extent of highlighting 'toppy' recordings, so for me personally not a disadvantage. In fact when I played Orbital's attached on Snivilisation, one of my treble test tracks, the Eversolo was a little more realistic.
3) Sound quality with the FiiO PL50 versus Eversolo in HiFi use.
- with the £135 PL50 which brings it up to the Eversolo price, it is much the same as the F2 combo, with the sound popping and depth staging , everything’s a little more dramatic, but important to stress these differences are maybe again only 5-10% if pushed to put a figure on it, so it is close in initial terms, maybe not in repeat audiophile listening.
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Beginner Vinyl - Part 2 MC Experience (with Ortofon, Hegel & Manunta)
#ortofon #hegel #manunta
........A video review about Ortofon's Quintet Blue cartridge with the Manunta EVO Phono 2 and Hegel's V10 phono stages (used with the Pro-Ject Debut Pro TT) - Product Links (non shilling affiliate links)
Product Links here ;
1) Ortofon : https://www.ortofon.com/mc-quintet-...
2) Pro-Ject : https://www.project-audio.com/en/pr...
3) Hegel : https://www.hegel.com/en/products/p...
4) Manunta : https://manunta-audio.com/products/...
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NOTES
*1 COMPARISONS OF UNREVIEWED GEAR : Please don't ask me how a product compares to another which I haven't reviewed, as it isn't possible to comment on such products I haven't tested. Check out my website for reviews of products I have completed instead (hit the review tag, and separate tags).
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Studio Monitors : A MUST for HiFi : Adam Audio A7V Active's
#adamaudio #activespeakers #audiophile
........A video review about Adam Audio's A7V Active Speakers
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TIME CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Active speakers for HiFi / About
4:26 - Specifications Interlude
4:38 - Room Adaptation and Voicing Settings
6:26 - Cables / Compatible gear
9:25 - Adam Audio A Control
9:40 - Comparisons / Sound Quality and Conclusion
Adam Audio Videos :
1) Adam Audio A Control App : https://youtu.be/z3pZyvdjj14
2) Sonarworks Room Correction software integration : https://youtu.be/pdAw2mVm-EE
3) A7V at a glance : https://youtu.be/V55iwYlSvFA
4) Top 5 questions about the A series : https://youtu.be/QJRZTIXQOZU
NOTES
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My 3D Arendal 1723 Bookshelf S THX Intro (4K)
#blender #3d #3danimation
How I made my 3D Intro in Blender;
I made the models in 3d from the dimensions of the real speakers - measurements were taken with a caliper to get all the correct dimensions - lots were taken I can tell you. I then coloured and made the materials for the speakers - brushed aluminium, plastics, and added anisotropic shaders to create the light around the drivers. This took about a week to make them.
I then used stock Norwegian footage of Reine (Lofoten Islands) to track the speakers too with tracking done in Blender too and shadows cast appropriately.
All of this has to then be animated and keyframed using lights and cameras in the 3d scene, such that you can tweak focal lengths, focus and so on. Blender allows many parameters to be keyframed such that animations can be made.
I then simulated the rocks in the final scene and made some simple fly through logo animations in After effects for the start. Then put all the clips into Vegas for editing with music and sound effects (Music by Brendon Moeller - track called 'strangers in dub' from Epidemic Sound for YouTubers)
Artist Focus - Ott (Extended with Original Music)
#audiophile #chilloutmusic #artistfocus
....I don't benefit at all and I'm not monetising this video myself or trying to promote myself - all benefit is for the artist. Sometimes it's just nice to share recommendations free and YouTube allows the original music content to be used but monetisation goes to the artist...
I think it's good to promote music recommendations because Audiophile HiFi review channels seldom do this, or certainly not in an easy to digest way with video.
If you like the electronic genre of downtempo chill-out then this is another artist in this series I can highly recommend if not on your radar....I'm not trying to be all 'you wont have heard this' in this series, but generally commercial music is often known for a reason! Hopefully this series teases you to understand that downtempo electronic music has something for everybody.
I have deliberately not used all the music in the track so you can go and buy or stream this artists music.
I shot the video clips myself using a GoPro Hero 11 Black from a Cessna 152, which my friend flies from Shoreham (near Brighton) UK.
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Link to Ott merch store : https://ottsonic.bandcamp.com/merch
Arendal's 1723 Bookshelf S THX Speakers (Vs Buchardt S400 Mk2 & KEF LS50 Meta)
#Speakers #Audiophile #Arendal
........A video about Arendal's 1723 Bookshelf S THX Speakers. Product Link here : https://arendalsound.com/product/17...
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TIME CHAPTERS
0:00 - 3D Intro
0:41 - Design and Features
4:06 - Specifications segment
4:28 - Technical discussion
7:51 - How to transfer music to the Eversolo DMP-A6 (people were asking me about this in the last video I made, so I thought I'd include this interlude for newbs)
8:34 - Sound Quality discussion
11:20 - 'Artist Focus' (Ott)
12:11 - Comparisons and Sign off
NOTES
*1 COMPARISONS OF UNREVIEWED GEAR : Please don't ask me how a product compares to another which I haven't reviewed, as it isn't possible to comment on such products I haven't tested. Check out my website for reviews of products I have completed instead (hit the review tag, and separate tags).
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Artist Focus - Lemon Jelly (with my new DJI Mini 3 Pro drone)
....I don't benefit at all and I'm not monetising this video myself or trying to promote myself - all benefit is for the artist and anyway it took a few days to shoot and edit this together.
I just thought Audiophile HiFi buying - how much is it about the gear and tech and using your album to listen to the HiFi, not the HiFi to listen to the album? Also why don't HiFi channels mention music as much as they should, well that's bizarre....It's why it's good to promote music recommendations! If anyone wants to do these themselves like this, you are welcome to send me your videos! Recommending an artist that chimes (with some) is way more pleasing than the gear itself!
But if you like the electronic genre of downtempo chill-out then this is another artist in this series I can highly recommend if not on your radar....I'm not trying to be all 'you wont have heard this' in this series, but generally commercial music is often known for a reason! Hopefully this series teases you to understand that this downtempo electronic genre has something for everybody.
I'm posting this video in the hope the artist will not mind and you'll BUY THEIR MUSIC and I have deliberately not used all the music in the track so I hope it's viewed as a kind of 'fair use' with music sharing on YouTube common anyway. I'm generally interested in promoting people buying music and playing it through good HiFi faithfully, which is what HiFi is about - a means to an end!
I shot the 4K video clips myself at Ditchling Beacon in Sussex, UK using my DJI mini 3 pro camera drone. Link here : https://www.dji.com/uk/mini-3-pro (not an affiliate link)
Buy Lemon Jelly Albums here (not an affiliate link) : https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lemon+je...
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Eversolo DMP-A6 : Part II - The User Interface
#Streaming #Audiophile #Eversolo
........This is transpiring to be a popular product at a popular price so I thought I would follow it up for the benefit of my subscribers with a video about the DMP-A6's user interface. It's not meant to be an over complicated video , or all inclusive, but just show people around the interface and the main things you can do. Often this doesn't get featured in reviews for time reasons, so it's good to go into detail about operation too.
Product Link here : https://www.eversolo.com/Product/in...
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NOTES
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PMC's twenty5.21i Speakers Ace bass speed & resolution!
#loudspeakers #audiophile #pmc
........A video about PMC's twenty 5.21i loudspeakers - Product Link here : https://www.pmc-speakers.com/produc...
When I was talking about prices in the US I was talking about the conversion of the USD price for these speakers at a US dealer I could find online.
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*TIME CHAPTERS*
0:00 - Introduction
0:29 - About / Technology
3:46 - Specs
4:10 - Sound Quality
9:33 - Comparisons
11:04 - Conclusions / Thanks for watching
*NOTES*
*1 COMPARISONS OF UNREVIEWED GEAR : Please don't ask me how a product compares to another which I haven't reviewed, as it isn't possible to comment on such products I haven't tested. Check out my website for reviews of products I have completed instead (hit the review tag, and separate tags).
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Artist Focus - Zero 7 (Extended)
....I don't benefit at all and I'm not monetising this video myself or trying to promote myself - all benefit is for the artist and anyway it took a day to edit this together.
I just thought Audiophile HiFi buying - how much is it about the gear and tech and using your album to listen to the HiFi, not the HiFi to listen to the album? That's why it's good to promote music recommendations! If anyone wants to do these themselves like this, you are welcome to send me your videos!
But nonetheless if you like the *electronic genre of downtempo chill-out* then this is another artist in this series I can highly recommend if not on your radar....
I'm posting this video in the hope the artist will not mind and I have not used all the music in the track so I hope it's viewed as a kind of 'fair use'. I'm generally interested in promoting people buying music and playing it through good HiFi faithfully.
Buy Zero 7 Albums here (not an affiliate link) : https://zero7.bandcamp.com/merch
Eversolo DMP-A6 : The Streamer to Beat under $/£/€ 1000 (Vs Node & CXN V2)
#Streaming #Audiophile #Eversolo
........A video about the new Eversolo DMP-A6 Streamer. Product Link here : https://www.eversolo.com/Product/in...
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*TIME CHAPTERS*
0:00 - Test / Practise Introduction segment in 3D I made
0:45 - What is it, display, & Streaming
4:45 - Specifications Segment
5:10 - More features ; Dac Filters, SSD drive, Transfering to drive, CD Ripping
7:15 - Sound Quality
11:55 - Artist Focus / Recommendation (Zero 7)
12:45 - More thoughts on SQ, Comparisons
15:59 - The Wrap
16:44 - Please support this channel & thanks for watching.
*SOME FURTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THIS PRODUCT*
A previous review (Ed Selley @AV Forums) alluded to the fact in early May 2023 that the app of this streamer only works in portrait mode, however a software update has fixed that and as I showed in a graphic in this video, it does work in landscape now.
Ed Selley also made mention that this streamer also sounds better than the Cambridge MXN10.
This review isn't some subjective view of what I prefer. I review on the basis of what, considering all the circumstances and performance of a product I think most will prefer. That is the test of a proper review. Of course my own opinion will get into the mix somewhat but when it is this obvious, HiFi isn't rocket science and it is very emphatic in this case against the Node and Cambridge with what can be described as sound quality of this product that isn't going to offend anyone or at least many. It appears too that this product is the champion over the Cambridge MXN10 and Lumin U2 Mini.
*NOTES*
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Artist Focus - Four Tet (Extended)
I don't benefit at all and I'm not monetising this video myself or trying to promote myself - all benefit goes to the artist. I have stiched together bits of tracks from Four Tet as I show in the video.
I just thought Audiophile HiFi buying - how much is it about the gear and tech and using your album to listen to the HiFi, not the HiFi to listen to the album? That's maybe why music recommendations are not popular videos on HiFi channels, plus because we all have different tastes.
But nonetheless if you like the electronic genre then this is one artist I can highly recommend if not on your radar.... chill out electronica is probably my most favourite genre of music.
I'm posting this video in the hope the artist wont mind and I have not used all the music in the track so I hope it's viewed as a kind of 'fair use'. I'm generally interested in promoting HiFi in the sense of what it does for music.
Here are some links on Amazon to these albums (not affiliate links)
Morning / Evening : https://www.amazon.com/Morning-Even...
Rounds : https://www.amazon.com/Rounds-Reiss...
There is love in you : https://www.amazon.com/There-Love-Y...
'Jack of all Trades' : Manunta EVO DAC 3 (Vs Denafrips Ares 2)
#manunta #dac #audiophile
A video about this DAC from Manunta Audio - more information from the manufacturer below
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0:50 - Merch
1:25 - What is the EVO DAC 3?
3:08 - Specifications
3:26 - Chat about connections and Bluetooth
6:07 - Artist Focus : Four Tet
6:47 - Volume Control, Dimmable LEDs, App, Sound Quality, Comparisons
11:23 - Conclusions
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Technical Commentary from brand:
"On MQA: as many reader know, MQA is a special CD-compatible encoding developed by Meridian and adopted by many CD labels and streaming content providers, which allow for hi-rez material to be stuffed into a Red Book CD storage. This is very convenient as one can have master quality programs on plain CD's that are read by every CD transport, or have CD quality material streamed on medium bandwidth networks which is unwrapped into hi-rez by the DAC. As well, downloaded music requires less disc space if it's MQA-encoded. The Evo DAC 3 is able to detect the encoding of MQA-encoded music material being fed to each of its inputs (except Bluetooth) and unwrap it to hi-rez. Depending on the master, the final result may be as high as 384/24. We have many discs that unwrap to 352.8/24 and the difference with the CD quality version is sometimes huge. The nice thing of MQA is that when a non-MQA DAC receives the encoded music, it just plays it in CD quality instead of at hi-rez.
On the output buffer: all digital-to-analogue designs need a buffer downstream the conversion engine to deliver the right current and voltage to the preamp. More important, this buffer must implement a low pass filter with cut-off frequency slightly beyond the upper limit of the audible frequency range, to eliminate the so-called "aliases", that is, copies of the music spectrum at higher frequencies that might affect the in-band sound quality with distortion and noise due to intermodulation and saturation.
Most converters and players, even very expensive ones, use an operation amplifier (op-amp) to this purpose. Alas, op-amps are not known for an accurate and lifelike sound when used for audio, even if nowadays certain models purposely designed for audio use give fairly good results.
To overcome op-amps limits, we designed a discrete components circuit using low-noise FET's on the inputs and low-noise bipolar transistor in the gain and output stage stage, with true class-A biasing, low inductance SMD resistors and film capacitors, which deliver a great sound quality while accurately implementing the anti-alias filtering and the appropriate driving capability for the preamp. This is quite unique in such a budget design."
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Manunta EVO DAC 3 - My 3D INTRO Segment
Review under way but this is my 3d intro segment for those who follow my videography.
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This video was modelled by scratch by me in Blender, open source 3d software.
The music is Verdi - The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves.
Watch out for HiFi Badge Awards!
#audiophiles #reviews #awards
A video about the pitfalls of HiFi award badges from viewers / brands and my perspective, and the model of monetisation this way.
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A Beginner's Vinyl Set-Up Guide (feat. Hegel V10 and Pro-Ject Debut Pro)
#Hegel #ProJect #turntable
A video walking you through how to set up a Turntable and key terms you need to know plus my impressions on Sound Quality of these products.
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0:54 - Preamble
1:26 - Intro to the Pro-Ject Debut Pro
2:08 - First thoughts on the Debut Pro
2:56 - A chat about MM and MC cartridges, the Stylus and Cantilever, principle of operation including Faraday's Law.
5:07 - Set-up
8:47 - The Hegel V10 Phono Stage : Specifications, what is a phono stage? Connections, Settings and grounding
15:20 -Debut Pro Specs
15:37 - Impressions on SQ
19:46 - Wrap up
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My 3D Argon Audio Solo Advertisement - enquiries to [email protected]
#Argonaudio #audiophile #blender
An advert I have been working on in 3D with my immutable style.
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Should HiFi YouTube Reviews be Paid?...Yes! (...and here is why!)
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Chord Electronics TToby Power Amp Review (Vs Mytek Brooklyn Amp+)
#chordelectronics #audiophile #poweramps
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Wilson Audio TuneTot Speakers - Accomplished BUT Expensive!
#wilsonaudio #audiophiles #tunetot
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TIME CHAPTERS
0:00 - Pre-amble, Expensive as.....
1:17 - Intro video
1:52 - Why I review? rationale for review
3:33 - Intended use / stand damping?
4:26 - Test gear - Hegel H390, Pro-Ject Debut Pro, Hegel V10 etc....
5:44 - Pro-Ject Debut Pro Turntable with Pick It Pro Cartridge
6:14 - You need POWER! Amp Choices!
9:15 - Stated Specs
9:30 - Technical Features of product / Looks
11:51 - They are heavy! / Cabinet Materials
13:51 - Lunch break
14:11 - Sound Quality discussion
18:47 - Worth?
22:31 - Thanks for watching!
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A long term review of HiFi Racks Podium rack
An honest long term review of HiFi Racks Podium rack that I have been featuring in my videos for some time.
https://www.hifiracks.co.uk/
My rack is found / specified here 81cm x42cm (3 shelf) with 13/11mm legs
https://www.hifiracks.co.uk/collect...
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**3 ABUSE POLICY : I encourage and like debate, and constructive criticism, but people who abuse or troll me, or my subscribers or commenters, post very negative and non constructive and uncorroborated comments designed to put me or others down (where they don't explain themselves), or they could be perceived as such, as well as aggressive comments / hate, or pit my subscribers against me, get their comments removed and I hide them from commenting again. I don’t need the hassle of these people for all the work I put in! Again I don’t mind people who disagree with me, where they explain, but I tend to delete comments that are not substantiated where the poster doesn’t explain themselves eg just ‘this amp is really bad compared to x’ as it undoes the work I do.
A Chat with Dynaudio
A chat with Michael Cordt Moller, VP EMEA Region and Henrik Sonne Daugbjerg, Head of Product Management @ Dynaudio. Discussing the Emit 20 speakers I reviewed but many of the technologies discussed are common to all products.
My Link to the Emit 20 review here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xto...
More about Dynaudio here : https://dynaudio.com/home-audio/con...
More product information about Emit 20 here : https://dynaudio.com/home-audio/emi...
Notes:
**1 COMPARISONS OF UNREVIEWED GEAR : Please don't ask me how a product compares to another which I haven't reviewed, as it isn't possible to comment on such products I haven't tested. Check out my website for reviews of products I have completed instead (hit the review tag, and separate tags).
**2 MORE ADVICE : If you are asking me how does X product compare to Y that I HAVE reviewed, or how does something sound beyond comment in videos, or system / further advice, please sign up to Patreon (small amounts!) or make contributions via PayPal where we text chat or Zoom etc. If viewers want this, where you benefit in this way, it is fair to ask for contributions, especially where my time is taken away from videos. Also I can't answer all questions on YouTube anyway and it is rarely as simple as a single response, it requires a deeper dive into experiences to do any advice justice.
**3 ABUSE POLICY : I encourage and like debate, and constructive criticism, but people who abuse or troll me, or my subscribers or commenters, post very negative and non constructive and uncorroborated comments designed to put me or others down (where they don't explain themselves), or they could be perceived as such, as well as aggressive comments / hate, or pit my subscribers against me, get their comments removed and I hide them from commenting again. I don’t need the hassle of these people for all the work I put in! Again I don’t mind people who disagree with me, where they explain, but I tend to delete comments that are not substantiated where the poster doesn’t explain themselves eg just ‘this amp is really bad compared to x’ as it undoes the work I do.
My Intro I made in 3D : Genelec 6040R (with modelling shots)
#blender #audiophiles #genelec
A video intro I made in 3D with Blender of Genelec's 6040R speakers.
Product Link here : https://www.genelec.com/6040r
Interested in me making a commercial please contact me at [email protected], tel +44 7865 064692
Genelec 6040R's - ACTIVE Speakers the improvers over PASSIVES?
#Genelec #6040R #Audiophile
A video about Genelec's 6040R Studio Active Monitors.
I believe the current USD price is around the $7000 point, or just under (awaiting clarification). A link to the brands website product information here: https://www.genelec.com/6040r
TIME CHAPTERS
0:00 - 3d Intro
1:36 - What are they ? Plus GLM / Active Speakers
3:10 - Minimum Defraction Enclosures
4:49 - All in one and damped
5:52 - Specifications graphic
6:09 - Design and use
7:39 - GLM connection / Cable Connection graphic (to Chopin)
9:10 - Getting best of GLM / Comparisons
13:10 - More thoughts on set up and Sound Quality / GLM Kit
15:22 - Genelec are for HiFi!
16:27 - Conclusions and summary
Notes:
**1 COMPARISONS OF UNREVIEWED GEAR : Please don't ask me how a product compares to another which I haven't reviewed, as it isn't possible to comment on such products I haven't tested. Check out my website for reviews of products I have completed instead (hit the review tag, and separate tags).
**2 MORE ADVICE : If you are asking me how does X product compare to Y that I HAVE reviewed, or how does something sound beyond comment in videos, or system / further advice, please sign up to Patreon (small amounts!) or make contributions via PayPal where we text chat or Zoom etc. If viewers want this, where you benefit in this way, it is fair to ask for contributions, especially where my time is taken away from videos. Also I can't answer all questions on YouTube anyway and it is rarely as simple as a single response, it requires a deeper dive into experiences to do any advice justice.
**3 ABUSE POLICY : I encourage and like debate, and constructive criticism, but people who abuse or troll me, or my subscribers or commenters, post very negative and non constructive and uncorroborated comments designed to put me or others down (where they don't explain themselves), or they could be perceived as such, as well as aggressive comments / hate, or pit my subscribers against me, get their comments removed and I hide them from commenting again. I don’t need the hassle of these people for all the work I put in! Again I don’t mind people who disagree with me, where they explain, but I tend to delete comments that are not substantiated where the poster doesn’t explain themselves eg just ‘this amp is really bad compared to x’ as it undoes the work I do.
My Intro I made in 3D - Acoustic Energy AE100 Mk2
#blender3d #blender #audiophile
Blender is free open source 3D software - see here https://www.blender.org/
Acoustic Energy AE100 Mk2 Review
#AcousticEnergy #Audiophiles #AE100Mk2
Product Link here : https://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/p...