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@@bloodymarvelous4790 The edges of the SD bezel are sharper, that's why it is a "cuff killer". Since all of these watches are in the category "dive watches", I just showed the SMP300 for convenient comparison. Different leagues? Both brands are industrialised mass producers of steel junk, with heavy marketing expenditure to conjure up the right images in their worshippers minds. The only interesting thing last year (at least to me) about both brands was, that the full gold Omega Speedmaster models were positioned higher (msrp wise) than their counterpart Rolex (Daytona) models. The rest of the Omega catalogue is not. See the list prices you gave. PS: Are you really citing specs? Do these matter? Maybe 1% of the owners of such watches go below 2m water depth and most of the 99% won't even wear their precious watches, when they take a swim.

@@bloodymarvelous4790 Please check out the comment section of this video about the watch industry: ruclips.net/video/OK8JMnc1BHM/видео.htmlfeature=shared Rolex has a market share of around 30% of the Swiss watches. Please keep that in mind. There is absolutely nothing exclusive about them, on the contrary. They deliberately create obstacles in the purchasing process to stay relevant/desirable. However, even Rolex underestimated the social media hype following Covid. Now there are tons of NIB watches in "collectors" safes, waiting to regain their highs and to get sold.

@@redhaiguesteineen8734 Both are great watches. However, the huge difference in market value is not at all justified. Rolex is the same mass produced stuff as Omega. Their image has suffered horribly through grey market bs.

@@Alinktome 2,5cm

@@Aiwaz9393 Thanks a lot! I recently bought a Genos 2, let's see how big the difference is in sound quality. The SX600 blows you away for the money paid, the G2 so far not as much. But G2 is more fun to jam along with. Where the SX600 is lacking are electric basses, solo strings, choirs. The main piano is surprisingly good (for jazz runs), even compared to the G2s CFX. Check out my video on Mephisto Montreal 68000, which is my favourite chess computer: ruclips.net/video/RIDB8ujifFg/видео.html

@@cinepost Yes, four stereo tracks. First, the drums which were started by pressing Rec&play in Cubasis, because of the MIDI sync. I also needn't set the DAW tempo manually on the SX600. Then I turned sync off (as to not start the drum track on SX600 again, because it was already an audio track in the DAW) and overdubbed bass, then EP, then sax. There was no latency detectable whatsoever. Then I panned the sax a little to the left, EP to the right. Yes, you are right, I could have recorded at least the bass, but also sax and ep in mono, but I wanted to give a full impression of the SX600 (factory) sound.

@@madmajor5396 I'd recommend blue.

​@@cinepost Thank you! For the first song, I recorded track after track as audio, each in one take, into Cubasis on an iPad 10th gen using the SX600s internal USB audio interface. No editing/post effects was done, the sound is purely SX600. The second song (starting at 4:20) was entirely done in the SX600 internal sequencer and then recorded as .wav on an USB stick. I have made a video on how to do that. The only editing done, was lowering the volume to 75% in RUclips Studio, to make it more of a background music. I think that the sound would improve by using the Waves L1 Mastering tool, which is an optional plugin in Cubasis. I literally just finished recording another idea, using SX600 and Cubasis. It is so convenient and fast. I set the options "MIDI clock out" in Cubasis and "External Clock" on my SX600. Then I sketched out a drum track in the SX600s internal sequencer using the variations A-D buttons and recorded the track into Cubasis synced to the DAW transport and tempo. After that, I recorded a bass line, e-piano and sax with the SX600s internal sounds directly as audio into Cubasis.Of course, it would be possible to record the MIDI data as well over the USB connection, edit/quantise it and only then record the audio.

@ did you have the edited video in Cubase for timing reference? Which did you do first?

​​​​@@cinepostI did not use timecode. I used OpenShot on a Windows PC for editing the video footage, combining it withe the two songs and rendering the final video. In OpenShot, I could define the duration of the stills/fotos. That's how I was able to align the length of the music and the video exactly. The length of the songs was set. I recorded them before shooting the video with a general idea of how long the video should be. That's also where I lowered the volume of the music, not RUclips Studiio.

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@@cinepost Have you also considered a Yamaha MODX or Montage? Sound quality is on par with the top arrangers. They can be had quite cheaply pre-owned and have multi-channel audio interface. That means recording multiple MIDI tracks as separate audio tracks in your DAW is possible in one take! They also can be almost played like arrangers, if you invest some time or buy styles: ruclips.net/video/OC-2CPgNOPY/видео.htmlfeature=shared For example, a pre-owned MODX6 maybe costs 700$€ and already features the FM-engine you will only get with Genos2 in the arranger series. The integrated sequencer with patterns, pattern chains and scenes also is better.

Also a nice combination: Genos 1 out SPDIF > in SPDIF Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd > Scarlett out quarter inch L/R > in Genos 1 wuarter inch L/R So, you record lossless via SPDIF in your DAW and monitor on your Genos 1. That is currently the best solution regarding value/price, when highest quality of samples and audio is needed. You can do the same with SX920, only then you have a D/A to A/D step in it. SX920 quarter inch L/R out > any audio interface quarter inch L/R in > audio inter face L/R out > adaptor 2 quarter inch to stereo mini jack > stereo in SX920

@@cinepost Well, the big advantage of the SX600 is its in-built USB audio interface. So you can sequence MIDI on your iPad (Cubasis) and record audio conveniently, when you are done editing. While the multi-timbral setup shown in the video is possible, SX720/SX920 still don't feature an audio interface, so you would need an external USB audio interface or use my little trick to record audio: ruclips.net/video/eLgJH61mLAo/видео.html The sound quality of the internal sounds (especially piano, strings..) of the new SX720 and even more noticeable on SX920, is better than SX600. However, the audio interface of the SX600 lets you connect easily to an iPad (or PC) and use the good PSR internal sounds along with high quality sounds from the iPad (like Pianoteq, Ravenscroft, Korg Module) and monitor everything over your SX600 speakers/headphones with no noticeable latency. Here you can hear purely the sound of the SX600, unedited. These are my "compositions". I lowered the volume, though, for the benefit of the video. ruclips.net/video/LC_HO8Y7Er4/видео.html The best deal on the market right now is buying a pre-owned Genos 1.

@@alekhidell9373 That's true. The MKP is great value. Piece recognition works really well on Millennium Exclusive / Supreme Tournament, though.

@@imnobodywhoareyouu El Centurion es muy bien para aprender. Tiene muchos niveles para eso.

¿Recomiendas este modelo? ¿O alguno otro?

@@imnobodywhoareyouu Por el precio, el Centurion/Chess Challenger es lo mejor para aprender y mas. Por favor, mire mis otros videos para ver cuales otros me gustan. El Millennium King Performance/Competition tambien es una buena idea: ruclips.net/video/RC2nGrYEwOQ/видео.html Chess.com tiene muchas buenas lecciones interactivos para aprender ajedrez. Y es un sitio perfecto para jugar. Tambien hay bots a todos niveles para practicar.

Nice! It has incredible features, it is perfect for learning chess and it is a strong adversary.

@@grahamsmith2753 Absolutely right. Unfortunately, they weren't a viable solution (for me), when I last had one: ruclips.net/video/TMQmyz3pwHk/видео.htmlfeature=shared I might have to try one again.

@@jayboleng4896 Sarcastically or did you expect another outcome?

@@1968jpy The Marine Master is a very (!) nice watch and as close as you can get to Grand Seiko level within the Seiko line. It has different design cues compared to Swiss divers. That is, of course, a matter of taste. The Marine Master is a classic by its own right, however, a standard Submariner feels more premium... if you desire that in a dive watch.

@@followyourpassion8378 lol 😂 my twin brother owns the Rolex Submariner and since my MM300 has arrived there’s been a lot of trash 🗑 talk between us on who has the best watch 😂

@@1968jpy I can only imagine. A clash of cultures. 🙂 Imo a Rolex Submariner has lost a lot of its panache in the last two years. I have owned both watches. Both can be fun and feel good on the wrist. The general public doesn't care about either one, except for the possible monetary value of the Sub.

@@followyourpassion8378 so true and absolutely correct. The Submariner definitely retains or even gains its value. The MM300 can as well depending on the model. Mine is the limited edition SLA047J1 . At the end of the day it’s what watch is your grail or dream watch to own. As a Seiko fan boy the MM300 has forever been my grail and dream watch to own and now that I do I couldn’t be happier.

Yes, it does work with the Exclusive board. It works with all Millennium boards that have piece recognition.

@@followyourpassion8378 thanks so much for getting back to me. Do they offer updates for the engine package too, or do you have to pay more to update those engines? Can you install your own engines?

@@followyourpassion8378 I was going to buy this but then checked their site and they are coming up with the Mephisto Phoenix Exclusive, I assume it has RPI 5 inside? Expensive though. 1499 euros

🙂👍🏻 I sold it (unfortunately) before the hype started. It always felt a tad too small on my wrist. I still have a Speedmaster '57 that fits the bill, though.

I completely agree with one caveat, G. Kern Breitling is a hard no. I remember very well the late 90s, when it was more a matter of taste if you were wearing a Chronomat or a Submariner. At that time, pre-owned GMT Masters (Pepsi) were lying around in the dozens at watch fairs.

I agree on the blue one looking very nice. It is the choice and mix of fonts on bezel and dial, that will not age well. This one is a big watch 🙂: ruclips.net/video/Ya3HoYXsZOQ/видео.html

If the SD43 is too big and thick, so is the PO. The PO is bigger and thicker than the SD43.

@@bloodymarvelous4790 It is a little more comfortable on the wrist, having more rounded edges and a smaller l2l. You don't feel the 1mm height difference. Still, I wouldn't buy the PO, unless it was made out of yellow gold.

A couple of years ago, I had a Rolex collection, but I was so fed up with AD behaviour that I sold it all off and turned to affordable watches (which in the end are not interesting at all). I documented this journey, starting with this (rant) video: ruclips.net/video/mmMkV_1Aawo/видео.html Since then, I have bought (and sold) Rolex again. Please take a look at the video description text of that video.

Since last year, I am getting calls from ADs for watches I had on my list a couple of years ago like 116518LN, 228238... And even in the "hot" phase of the market (starting late 2020), ADs had inventory in steel sports models. They just were very selective to whom they sold it to. I have seen a nicely stocked safe in a Rolex Boutique first hand. Also I can remember very well the calls after two weeks of having put forth my interest in a certain model:" We have fantastic news, Sir, another client has canceled his order and your Sea-Dweller/Explorer 1/... which is very hard to get, would be available for you to pick it up." as late as in 2019. Or the famous line:" Due to an extremely fortunate circumstance, we have one Yachtmaster in blue in the back. Exactly the model you were asking about."

You are right. For a DJ 36mm is the perfect size. The dial works best with that size, a classic design. For the AT design 41.5 is a fitting size. Since I own(ed) both watches in the video, I can say, the AT does not feel inferior to the DJ. Also check out the divers Omega vs. Rolex: ruclips.net/video/lURYInWpT3k/видео.html And this video on the Rolex watch market has proven correct. It also contains the product cost calculation for a Submainer in the comments: ruclips.net/video/OK8JMnc1BHM/видео.html

@@followyourpassion8378 I own the 38mm AT and 36mm DJ. In terms of the watch, correct, the AT is not inferior. But the Omega bracelet is. Rolex makes the better bracelet (or they bought out the company that does, I should say)

The Mephisto Phoenix is a joy to play with. I especially like the medium sized board with it. This is my favourite DGT board.: ruclips.net/video/LH1KFAoJy7I/видео.html I use it to play against Stockfish most of the time (on a low level 🙂) and sometimes Zurichess. For online games I really do prefer the Millennium boards, though. Did you update your DGT PI to V3.2?

@@followyourpassion8378 Hi, and did upgrade some time ago to v3....not done the v3,2 yet....i play a very average level too...there is something about chess that i just cant get enough of...on a side note - just waiting for delivery of the chessnut go i have pre order.... really looking forward to a take anywhere board...cheers

@@TurnFullCircle Looking forward to your video of the Chessnut Go! Hopefully, they will integrate a driver for that board as well in Picochess, as they did for Chessnut Air/Pro: ruclips.net/user/shortsg5hIH-WSH_0?feature=share

@@followyourpassion8378 that would be excellent indeed....cheers

Merci! En raison de sa taille compacte et de sa meilleure convivialité, le Phoenix M est bien plus pratique qu'un Revelation.

@@followyourpassion8378 Oui c'est certain, on le transporte plus facilement qu'un échiquier de taille tournoi. Ce qui fait son côté séduisant.

You are right. Unfortunately it is not possible to play black from the bottom. The Mephisto Mondial is from 1985 and was a budget choice (though by no means cheap) even then, hence it only has a 16k program ROM and many comfort functions are missing. But it is still a nice adversary today. For example, the program of my Montreal 68000 is from 1987 (Mephisto Roma), has a 64k ROM and of course you can play black from the bottom.

Shredder actually does a good job of adapting to an Elo strength, it was playing at around 1200 in the moment you are refering to. But I get what you mean. On the Phoenix you have very different engines that can be set to an approximate Elo value. If you can beat them conistently at a certain rating, your chess against a human opponent will reflect that.

Since the screen is mostly used for selecting or analysing, it works for me and it makes a lot of functionality accessible. To be honest, I really have to concentrate on the board to beat this thing. 🙂 I just glance at the screen to see the clock in timed games. As a collector, you know how hard it can be to track down those old chess computers in good working order. So I really appreciate having a variety of them available on a modern board.

So Millennium and Mefisto are not the same company products? Do you remember the spanish scam company that was offering heavy weighted and electromagnetically flying pieces?

@@TymexComputing Mephisto today is a brand of Millennium. Yes, I remember Regium. It was a scam, however, an inspiring one... see all these electronic chess start-ups.

@@followyourpassion8378 Yeah - now i am seeing influencers with all these new plastic machines :), recently some "nuts" are being observed. To be honest at the time of regium i was thinking that all of that is feasible - the high speed trains are using EM forces to move along - but i estimated that the "working" example should weight at least around 3-4 KG so that all of the pieces could move along at the same time :) with the presented speed and weight of a single piece :)

Actually, they do offer a higher quality, weighted set of pieces: computerchess.com/en/Executive-chess-piece-set-for-40-cm-Exclusive-chessboards/M829 But I chose the standard set, because I happen to like the German knight 🙂 It is good to have the option. When the DGT Revelation II was still in production, you could also choose the Timeless set or a more expensive one like Royal or Ebony.

Thanks for your nice response 👍it's good to know there's a choice 😀

You select the Chessnut board driver in Picochess V3.2. See video description.

@@followyourpassion8378 Thank you

Thank you for sharing. I have both generations of the board, the first and the latest (released in 2024). So far, only the first seems to have had the problems you are refering to. To which version are you refering? Also, customer service dealt with such problems immediately in my experience. I did own Certabo, do own Chessnut Pro, DGT and Millennium boards. And so far, Millennium has the best experience for online chess. What is interesting, my ChessGenius Exclusive board (first generation) never had these RFID issues. PS.: I bought all of these boards with my own money and am not affiliated with any chess product company. Here you can see them next to each other: ruclips.net/video/c5zytwFHgPU/видео.html

@followyourpassion8378 It was the older generation of the board, which was also warped and wouldn't sit flat, They may have changed the rfid chips in the newer version... But I doubt it. No mention of different chips in the specs. I agree their customer service was good but the product they provided was just flat out bad. I really hope for buyers of the new version they have stepped up their game.

@@drgonzo4909 In my (this) video you see the new version. You see me unpacking it for the first time and playing a couple of games. There were absolutely no quirks. I will try to check, if they have changed anything in the specs to solve the RFID issue for good.

*** IMPORTANT MESSAGE *** As promised, I checked back with Millennium 2000. They were very open about the issue and fast with their reply. SHORT SUMMARY: The issue is completely resolved. New boards are not affected. If you happen to have an older board with a faulty piece, just contact: support@millennium2000.de THE DETAILS, if you are interested: The issue is known to Millennium and only occured with pieces that belong to the board production year 2022. You can check the batch number of your board on the underside of your Supreme Tournament 55. If it begins with 2022xxxx, then you might have been affected. However, if all of your pieces work fine up until now, there is not much to worry about. The issue was caused by a faulty process step on the side of the supplier of the RFID chips, that affected some chips (not all). At first, Millennium reacted to consumer complaints, by switching out the individual faulty pieces. However, when Millennium recognised the problem on the supplier side, they actively switched out the entire piece sets for boards that were still in dealers inventories. Those RFID chips have a lifespan of more than twenty years, so you will enjoy chess on these boards for a long time! I have to say, that I am really impressed, how well Millennium handled these issues and also how well (support) communication with the company works. That is the mark of a reliable and trustworthy company that stands behind its products.

Sorry to hear that. Maybe you could ask for some pointers regarding how to fix the problem here: sites.google.com/view/berger-projects www.elektroschach.de/contents/de/about.html It would be interesting to know, if it is the power adaptor, the board or the modules that cause the problem. Did you try a different ac adaptor yet? And did you check the modules in a different board (exclusive/modular)?

Any luck?

@@followyourpassion8378 Not yet. All in good time. Tx

Thank you! I will check that match.

@@followyourpassion8378 watched it yesterday at Epic Chess channel - guy with manchester accent - i'm not sure if that runaway pawn happened on the board or only was a variation to consider but the rook sac tactic is always nice to imagine :)

Do you mean this one? ruclips.net/video/XzkKN1qqOho/видео.htmlfeature=shared

@@followyourpassion8378 Yes - 11th minute

You are right, it is confusing with the two boards, I actually had wanted to put in textboxes "White pieces" and "Black pieces" on the first two pictures of the machines, but couldn't make it work. I recorded it like that, because I wanted to show both computer displays in the Lang vs. Schröder match. Of course, the Roma program (Lang) runs on 16bit with a 64k ROM/ 16k RAM, while the MM V (Schröder) has 8bit and 32k/8k. But Roma is a couple of years older than MM V and processing power is actually comparable, being Roma on a 68000 with 12MHz and MM V on a 65C02 with (almost) 5MHz.

@@followyourpassion8378 Thank you for detailed explanation - i am not much into the engine boards of that or todays era (except that spanish scam of moving pieces) but some time in life i found info about how todays DGT took over the unpatented standard of some other company digital board recognition of 6 different pieces (LC circuits)

Thank you!!!

Thank you so much for BearChess!!! I really like it, as it opens up so many possibilities, easy integration of the retro emulations just being one of them. Especially as an owner of many boards from different brands, BearChess is indispensable.

There was a sales promotion for the last couple of weeks: Millennium Supreme 55 + Chess Classics Element for 799€. Unfortunately, it must have ended yesterday. The box is actually pretty handy. It has compartments for Chess Classics and ChessLink and a handle, so you can use it for storing or carrying all your equipment. The price you see on the website now, 898€, includes ChessLink btw.

Just a quick comparison. A similar configuration in the DGT and the Millennium 2000 webshops looks like this: DGT = 1260€ - eboard Bluetooth Wenge - Classic pieces - DGT PI Millennium = 1216€ - Supreme Tournament 55 - Chess Classics Element - ChessLink (bluetooth) - ChessVolt (battery pack)