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Mancave Central
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Добавлен 23 янв 2012
Over 35 years of experience with Home Theater, Audio and related gear plus time spent working in music sales.
I may cover a variety of topics including Home Theater, Movies, Music and Gaming in addition to related DIY projects.
I will be honest and blunt regarding the products I cover on this channel. I refuse to do any fluff pieces. If I love something or hate something, I will let you know!
This channel is for entertainment only and I can not provide technical support or answer questions. Please contact the manufacturers directly.
I'm interested in working with companies for product reviews or other exposure that stand behind their products, please contact me. Currently seeking A/V equipment, theater seating, speakers, TV's, projectors, DAC's, Turntables and more.
I may cover a variety of topics including Home Theater, Movies, Music and Gaming in addition to related DIY projects.
I will be honest and blunt regarding the products I cover on this channel. I refuse to do any fluff pieces. If I love something or hate something, I will let you know!
This channel is for entertainment only and I can not provide technical support or answer questions. Please contact the manufacturers directly.
I'm interested in working with companies for product reviews or other exposure that stand behind their products, please contact me. Currently seeking A/V equipment, theater seating, speakers, TV's, projectors, DAC's, Turntables and more.
Anatomy Of My Home Theater - From Concept to Completion [PART 3]
I finally got around to this third part. Here I cover the installation and mudding of the drywall as well as some of the wall plates and other various things. Stay tuned for Part 4: The Final Chapter in the near future where I install the trim, finish, paint and get the equipment in place.
Items mentioned in the video:
Drywall Outlet Marker: amzn.to/3AFUFZU
6-inch Jab Saw for Drywall: amzn.to/3X7az6Z
Sewell Direct Silverback Banana Plugs:amzn.to/3yMnDGY
Sewell Deadbolt Banana Plugs: amzn.to/4cO1t4K
Fosmon [Five Speaker] Home Theater Wall Plate: amzn.to/3XmOjY1
Fosmon Single Gang Pass-Thru Wall Plate: amzn.to/3AMVJuX
Cat6 Keystone Jack: amzn.to/3Z4qgyf
Speaker Wall Plate: amzn.to/4elXwFZ
Equipment ...
Items mentioned in the video:
Drywall Outlet Marker: amzn.to/3AFUFZU
6-inch Jab Saw for Drywall: amzn.to/3X7az6Z
Sewell Direct Silverback Banana Plugs:amzn.to/3yMnDGY
Sewell Deadbolt Banana Plugs: amzn.to/4cO1t4K
Fosmon [Five Speaker] Home Theater Wall Plate: amzn.to/3XmOjY1
Fosmon Single Gang Pass-Thru Wall Plate: amzn.to/3AMVJuX
Cat6 Keystone Jack: amzn.to/3Z4qgyf
Speaker Wall Plate: amzn.to/4elXwFZ
Equipment ...
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7 Rock & Metal albums tested on vinyl against their CD Audio counterparts! WHICH ONE RULES?
Просмотров 51510 месяцев назад
I seriously questioned the validity of modern LP pressings that are digitally sourced compared to their CD or digital download counterparts. After doing several tests, I was shocked to discover vinyl is the truest audiophile format beyond that of SACD or Reel to Reel. Check out my Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Vinyl vs CD analysis in my latest video: Disclaimer: I am completely aware that Vinyl Rec...
Michael Jackson's Thriller LP - SEALED after 40 years. Japanese import from 1982 opened and tested!
Просмотров 98010 месяцев назад
In the search for the ultimate audiophile vinyl record, I spent big and bought a still sealed original Japanese import of Michael Jackson's Thriller from 1982 (25・3P-399). I opened, I tested, I was blown away! I also obtained an original Japanese pressing of Michael Jackson's Bad from 1987 (28·3P-800) for testing and review. Spoiler alert, these records put the modern audio CD's to SHAME! Equip...
Degritter Mark II Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner Review. How well does it clean vs Spin-Clean?
Просмотров 8 тыс.Год назад
Degritter was generous enough to send me their Mark II Ultrasonic Record Cleaner for review. I test it here with 15 audio samples demonstrating the before and after Degitter Mark II's ultrasonic cleaning on 5 different used LP's of varying condition. Is Ultrasonic cleaning better than cheaper alternatives? [ I did you a favor, now do me one. Visit the links below and buy yourself a two stage Sp...
Anatomy Of My Home Theater - From Concept to Completion [PART 2]
Просмотров 807Год назад
Part 2 in this series continues as the framing, low voltage and insulation work takes place. WARNING: Video includes archival footage from shaky camera stock using older equipment. Please forgive the quality in parts. Equipment Lists: (2.0 Channel Listening Room) Cocktail Audio X45: amzn.to/38eTimv Nord One NC500MB 500 Watt amps from Nord Acoustics: www.nordacoustics.co.uk/product-page/nord-one...
Anatomy Of My Home Theater - From Concept to Completion [PART 1]
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Follow along as I show you my journey from raw unfinished basement, to completed home theater and everything it took to get there in this first part of a three episode series. Equipment Lists: (2.0 Channel Listening Room) Cocktail Audio X45: amzn.to/38eTimv Nord One NC500MB 500 Watt amps from Nord Acoustics: www.nordacoustics.co.uk/product-page/nord-one-nc500dmst-4 Philharmonic Audio BMR Towers...
MIles Davis: Kind of Blue 45 RPM 200 Gram Clarity Vinyl from Acoustic Sounds unboxing and review!
Просмотров 758Год назад
I was pretty excited to get my hands on the most expensive collectors box of Miles Davis - KInd of Blue. This release is the limited edition Acoustic Sounds box set pressed on 45 RPM 200 Gram Clarity Vinyl. Is it worth it? Yes and No, but I did discover something very interesting about it. The left and right channels are pressed reversed and Acoustic Sounds refuses to address the defect. Music ...
Comparing the Philharmonic Audio BMR Tower and the Klipsch Reference Premiere RP 280F.
Просмотров 6 тыс.Год назад
In this video I share with you my thoughts and experience when I briefly compared the Philharmonic Audio BMR Tower and the Klipsch Reference Premiere RP 280F. [EDIT] I had to redo this video due to a copyright warning on free music. Go figure. Music Room Equipment Lists: 60 Piece Record Dividers: amzn.to/3ULGpEE Avery Rectangle Labels 1" x 4": amzn.to/3Lcavyc Non Slip Liner: amzn.to/3UPLUSI Goo...
I built a triple bin record storage display unit that holds over 250 LP's!
Просмотров 17 тыс.Год назад
In this video I build a rustic vinyl record storage unit and show how I made custom album dividers to go with it. Music Room Equipment Lists: 60 Piece Record Dividers: amzn.to/3ULGpEE Avery Rectangle Labels 1" x 4": amzn.to/3Lcavyc Non Slip Liner: amzn.to/3UPLUSI Gooseneck LED Floor Lamp: amzn.to/3KKzJ5j 30" Hairpin Table Legs: amzn.to/3A8LZHJ Tumbler Filter Air Blower for dust: amzn.to/3Lb16a1...
Degritter Ultrasonic Record Cleaner Review. Is it the real deal or is it all washed up?
Просмотров 17 тыс.2 года назад
WARNING! If you are offended by honest opinions of products with real world samples to back them up, you may want to watch other RUclips "reviews" that are Degritters paid advertisements. [UPDATE] Hey everyone, I've been testing out the "Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine for Vinyl and 78rpm Shellac Records" and it's been really great so far. I think it's the best I used. Unfortunately,...
Comparing the Spin-Clean vs iSonic vs Degritter Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaners. A total FIASCO!?
Просмотров 115 тыс.2 года назад
There may be some small gaps in the video due to copyright problems that are now resolved. [UPDATE] Hey everyone, I've been testing out the "Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine for Vinyl and 78rpm Shellac Records" and it's been really great so far. I think it's the best I used. Unfortunately, I will not be a doing a video of it but I highly recommend it and if you want to support my chan...
CocktailAudio X45 Setup and Review-The best Audiophile music player and DAC under $3000? YES IT IS!
Просмотров 13 тыс.2 года назад
In this video I setup and review the superb CocktailAudio X45 2-channel reference audio player and DAC. Manufactured by Novatron, their Novafidelity line of audio players and DACs are not only the highest quality music players, they are jam packed with so many audiophile features it will make your head spin! Cocktail Audio X45 Roon Ready High-Resolution Audio Player and DAC (Silver): amzn.to/3n...
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Check out my unboxing video of the latest Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark 4K UHD Steelbook release. I then compare it to the awefull orange tang box set released about a year prior. Tremendous improvement, wouldn't you agree? Screw them for the double dip though. I'm still getting Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade despite re-issues with proper cover art despite having the orange...
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (200 Gram Clarity Vinyl) Acoustic Sounds unbox.
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Are You Experienced, debut release by The Jimi Hendrix Experience! Analogue Productions' UHQR, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl is unboxed and tested! 33 1/3 RPM Ultra High Quality Record release limited to 20,000 copies Mastered from the original tapes and cut to lacquer by Bernie Grundman Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using Clarity Vinyl® Purest possible pressing and most visually stu...
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Unboxing both Best Buy 4K UHD Steelbooks of Robocop and The Batman with one lucky person activating their free digital movie code for THE BATMAN! #HomeTheater #DolbyVision #DolbyAtmos #DTS:X #klipsch #denon #onkyo #epson #projector #hometheaterseats
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Thank you. Great video. 😊
There is not much any cleaning machine can do if your vinyl is physically damaged - which is probably the case with your fantasia record. As someone pointed out, not all clicks and pops are from dirt….
Helpful video. What program did you use to design it beforehand?
AutoCAD
Cool video, how do I go about finding Dynamic Range like you did for some of my CDs? (I work in a recording studio now and then and am curious how our mastering compares).
I think I'm done with dirac. I turn dirac on from the receiver and a loud pop and receiver turns off on protection mode. Thoughts?
How come I am receiving an error of 1003 on the Dirac app/pc?
To me the xt32 has deeper bass compared to dirac. What do you think?
Do you like dirac? I cant tell the difference from dirac and accueq. With Audyssey i could tell it had more bass.
Another drawback it does not display the surround automatically and keeps it displayed.
Very interesting comparison. I bought a Spin Clean for like $60 during Amazon's Prime Day and it think it's a great bang for the buck. Those ultrasonic cleaners are too expensive for me. It appears the Spin Clean did the job. Your before and afters were very revealing. I was expecting more from that $3K cleaner but it didn't happen. One thing I've learned is with any record cleaner is you can't expect miracles. I have some 40+ year old records that have never been cleaned outside of those brushes and hand-held cleaners. On a number of records it made a big improvement. On others, the differences were more subtle. If your record has scratches (which a few of mine do), no record cleaner is gonna fix that. I have noticed after cleaning the record is quieter (but not perfect) and over all fidelity is better, the especially on the high end.
What is the difference between dual sub control and having control?
Each subwoofer LFE output can be configured independently via DIRAC.
@@MancaveCentral1 I am just not understanding the drawback sorry.
Did you ever find out what the volume level is for prior to calibrating with Dirac?
no, and unfortunately I had to sell the receiver to pay bills and no longer have it.
Too much tech, not enough mech.
This unit has al kinds of features but its build quality is terrible. Unit just stops working from time to time. Remote stopped working. Support from Korean manufacturer is terrible. Would not buy this manufacturer ever again.
I've been using it regularly since I first posted the video. True, it is not built like a tank and I consider it more of an economy level device. I've had lots of success with it. I'm sure you've done factory resets and stay up to date with the latest firmware's.
It just doesn’t play the song that I am streaming. It appears to be on the unit with the time running. It does this all the time and it’s impossible to work with. I have done it all the updates. The remote is another story. It almost seems like the electronics inside are poor quality. It’s not the wifi that’s the issue. I have connected both with hard wired also. It even halts when I am playing a ripped cd on the internal hard drive ! It is poor quality build. The features are great but the hardware doesn’t support it seems.
Is this the Mark I or II?
Mark I. There was no Mark II at the time and therefore no need to reference this as a Mark I. Please review my Mark II video here: ruclips.net/video/vbXbgCWZ08M/видео.html
@@MancaveCentral1 thank you
Nice solution! Thanks for sharing!
I have a 5.1.4 ALL Klipsch: RP 280 F (Front Left & Right) RP 250 S (Surround Rear Left & Right) RP 500SA II (Front Left & Right Height) CDT-5800-C II (Rear in-ceiling Left & Right) RP 450C (Center) R 120SW (Subwoofer) Onkyo TX RZ50 AV Receiver Took me a couple years to budget and buy, but well worth it. Watching Atmos movies is a brand new mind blowing experience!
I know that the Degritter has a drying cycle you can use. But on the ultrasonic cleaners that do not have this drying cycle, how long should one wait after wiping excess water off the LP and putting it in a rack to dry further? I noticed that a few hours does not seem to be enough time and there must still be water in the grooves. I've come back 24 hours later and it seems that the records have always dried by then. But I'm just curious what people think on how long we should leave the records drying after their ultrasonic cleaning? I'm legally blind so it really makes it more difficult for me to be able to look in the grooves and see if there's any water or moisture still. Thanks for any help! Brian in Fort Worth 🎶
Unless humidity is a severe problem in your home, drying should never take more than 20 min. Wash your record, place it flat on a microfiber cloth found here: ( amzn.to/3zORtuu ) place another cloth on top like a sandwich then pat it down gently. Then use the top cloth to wipe the record face a few rotations then repeat for the other side. Place the record in the rack and let it sit. If you are doing batches, swap out the rags every 5 or 6 LP's to keep things dry. You can use a fan or whatever you have around on a low setting to keep the air moving. I have a ceiling fan in the room where I clean records and that helps the drying time. I show this process in another one of my videos. I have played records within the same evening this way with perfect results. Letting them sit out for 24 hours to accumulate dust and other airborne particles in not recommended. Always use distilled water in the final rinse cycle and let the cloths air dry, do not put in the washing machine. I've done it this way for hundreds of records using the dual spin clean system and as long as the record is pressed properly, (many are not) you will really be blown away by what's in those tiny grooves.
@@MancaveCentral1 Thank you for the feedback! And that is something I did recently with a low-powered fan. I put it on the countertop and let it blow on low and assist in drying the records. I was thinking the same thing that you mentioned also. You don't want to leave them sitting out for 24 hours because they'll just pick up dust and dirt again 🙂 I use the ultrasonic cleaner to do the cleaning with distilled water of course and then I use the SpinClean I had initially bought to rinse the surfactant off of the recently cleaned records. And of course I do that with distilled water as well. Thanks for the help and advice!
About your comparative video concerning record cleaners, three very different products same disappointing result: money very very well spent...unless you're sponsorized.
No machine, no manual cleaning will restore a scratched beaten up record. Record cleaning, any record ckeaning, is for removing dust, oils from fingerprints, residues from mishandling and storage, mold, and other conditions that relate to residues on the surface and grooves. Your testing with scrap records does not qualify as cleaning. You want to restore records and that is nearly impossible no matter which method you use. I have acquired a VPI Cyclone machine, a Degritter Mark II, and a KLAUDIO ultrasonic cleaning machine. I do follow a very thorough cleaning process and can attest to the performance of these machines. But I know that records that are scratched or beaten will never sound well no matter how much effort I put on them.
I'm sure you know that 'clicks and pops' are not all from dirt. Many are from physical damage on the vinyl, which unlimited use of the world's best cleaners can't fix.
Isn't this the same as a spin clean but just automatic and not manual? I use a spin care which is similar and I have seen positive differences. But vinyl can still be annoying when it sounds bad. I have plenty of bad sounding records but many many good sounding ones made better from the cleaner.
I have an X45 and all of a sudden the remote has stopped working. Trying to reach Novatron - no response. I am also constantly getting 'Tidal Media is loading slowly' when I am running Roon - and once that happens - I have to restart the X45. It was great at the start when i bought the unit - now it's bothersome ! Wonder if you have any experience with this kind of issue ? I have a very fast 1GB Fibre connection at home and I dont think it's the internet thats an issue as even if I play a ripped CD from the Internal drive - it just stops playing !
How do they sound and with music. Also, do you think they'll work well with a Hifi stereo system?
Thank you for the cleaning videos. In 2016, I was advised to get the Disco Antistat cleaner. I would advise you to do the same, it transformed my collection. I always felt that my cleaner was just a cheap fix and that ultrasonic was the way to go, but looking at the results of your tests I am happier with it. Unlike the spin clean model you have in the video, it uses brushes of very fine hair instaed of the velvet pads. These get into the grooves and clear a lot of dirt. It also has a different type of spinning system, where you effectively put a bar through the record and it spins on that axis. I use a battery powered drill to turn it so I don't have to touch the record. The latest edition has replacement brushes and a handle to turn the records. The only drawback is the cleaning solution provided, it leaves a film on the disc so I would suggest making your own. I would also suggest that maybe you should stop buying new American pressings. I have never heard so many new records sounding so bad.
I always look for the original vintage pressings first. However, I recently bought a few new titles that sound fantastic with little to no background noise at all. Modern pressings can be great depending on the pressing plant I suppose. It will be and always has been hit or miss with records.
This sounds like such a nightmare to set up. I dread this.
You don't have to. It's there if you want to fine tune things but you are still free to manually adjust your levels the quick and easy way. In fact, there are so many AVR options in the market right now you can do anything.
@@MancaveCentral1 Dude, thank you so much. This is just overwhelming probably because I guess I am just getting old. I wired my basement with two Atmos speakers and now trying to decipher height speakers, presence speakers, and all that. I think I jumped in too deep. Ha!
Nice to see a realistic build for a change! They’re usually being done in a fully equipped workshop with benchsaws, thicknessers and mills!! I mean who’s got that stuff in the garage?? But a set square, a circular saw and a pencil I can deal with!! Refreshing to hear about the warped wood, imperfections and mistakes too! Turned out great, man. I’m gonna do it, slightly modded and with manual nailing 😂
There's a ton of projects that I wish I could do and never will because I don't have the space or the equipment. I have cheap harbor freights tools, plastic junkie saw horses and a tight 2 car middle class garage. A lot can be accomplished if you try. It takes more concentration a steady hand and some talent to pull off a finished build from nearly nothing as opposed to running everything through several thousands of dollars in professional tools and a workshop.
I have only one criticism of this. The spin clean system relies upon brushes that the vinyl is spun through. My concern over this system is if there are objects, in particular, hard objects, like pieces of vinyl not completely washed off of the vinyl, such a system can cause its own scratches. One of the nice aspects to an ultra sonic cleaner is nothing touches the vinyl except bubbles. In the end, while this test appears to show no noticeable improvements that can possibly justify the difference in cost, what we don't know, is if some of the clicks and pops were actually caused by Spin Clean, where if Spin Clean was never used and only the ultra sonic cleaner was, may not even be there to begin with.
I am certain that nothing was introduced into the sound from using the Spin Clean system. I have been listening to dozens of amazing sounding records recently with little to no noise that are always run through the dual spin clean system before playing. A properly washed record that is pressed with care from a quality master can exhibit all the audiophile traits of dynamic range and spatial sound along with the near zero noise floor that digital brings.
Funny how your turntable is about 1/3rd the price of the degritter. I've recently bought one and found that in some cases, noise even becomes worse! I didn't really expect that, but overall it seems that results are mixed - it's not that magic bullet some people claim it to be.
If a used record was played with a bad needle, then it’s permanently damaged and no RCM can do anything about it
Rather than those legs, I might have opted for some type of shelving or cabinet below to provide storage space for other items.
Weight, cost, time... all factors in why I didn't do that.
The bottom line is, you can’t do anything about damaged vinyl-period. Each time you play a record, the hard diamond stylus on the soft vinyl will cause a certain degree of damage. It may be minute, but it’s there. In these samples, you’re hearing primarily damage to the vinyl. I don’t care how great ANY record cleaning machine is, or how much it costs, it WON’T erase damage that has been done to the record. The most you can expect is that it removes all the gunk that’s on the surface and in the grooves, and so minimizes surface noise. The bottom line is this: it’s how a record SOUNDS that’s important. If it wasn’t, we’d all listen to Spotify!!!
Do more of these
Nice. So, you wrapped velvet cloth around a plywood to make a panel.. Then you made many other similar panels, and put those panels on the walls. Right ? How did you attach those panels onto the drywall on the side walls, and rear wall?
A combination of screws and finishing nails.
Windex and paper towels would do a better job.
I just got the RZ50 today. DIRAC wouldn't connect to the receiver even though it can see it and I can ping it and I can get in the web gui. So I ran AccuEQ and am not impressed. Really annoyed so far.
People have to understand the limitations of the vinyl format. It is a PHYSICAL media where a diamond digs through grooves, and these will wear over time. With LPs even minuscule scratches will most likely be heard, because with these objective tests you are especially looking for them, looking for errors and comparing it to clean digital. You have to have a loud cut with with deep and wide grooves, max play time of 5-6 minutes per vinyl side to really get groove durability and best sonic qualities that can be compared to digital, and even that doesn't really compare, because the physical limitations of cutting sound to grooves. There are dozens of different factors in making a vinyl record and playing it, anything starting from the engineer who cuts the master, the gear used in that process, to the metal works and skills needed to press the actual vinyl. There is a whole lot of different quality raw vinyl that is used to press records etc, not all are the same quality. A batch from one factory's vinyl pellets when pressed to record can sound different than another company's raw vinyl etc. Then you have the stereo system that a person is using for listening; Their turntable, the adjustments of the tone arm, the cartridge, anti-skate, is it belt driven or direct drive etc etc. So you can see it's almost a miracle that modern vinyl records sound as good as they do! Someone pointed out that these modern reissues are not so good quality sometimes, and that is also true unfortunately. A whole lot of engineering workmanship and skills vanished in the early 90s, when vinyl was declared "dead" and people retired from the business. That is why you can usually hear that the absolutely best vinyl pressings are from the 80's, because the technology and the people doing vinyl records were at the peak of the format's evolution.
Hello I have two questions please How can I see from my cocktail audio the content of my IMac ? Also if I am streaming music can I take the stream out of the digital output ( coax or Toslink) and put it into the input digital coax or toslink amd record it in the internal hard drive? Thanks
I return mines today's receivers suck on the bass part they just messed up everything
It's a shame that the UI looks like a car radio interface from 2007.
Subscribed at “beware of gooey glue spooge “
❤wow nice music onkyo❤
I have the same theory on black in a HT, so I'm glad to find there are other crazy people out there. I find it hilarious that people do extravagant things that worsen movie watching, and they put them in a room where you turn off the light and can't see them. Paint is definitely not the way. My bat cave is using fabric track, but only 36" velvet from the screen wall. The rest is fire safe black fabric. The only reason I don't do the whole room in velvet is it absorbs high frequencies and having too much absorption messes with the audio.
The audio samples after the Degritter cycle do sound cleaner & brighter
Think you received a bad machine
Unfortunately your testing is limited to very specific problem areas that have nothing to do with the actual music. In my recordings and A/B testing when doing surfactant-based cleaning with an Okki Nokki, often the biggest change is in the sound presentation and a reduction of haze or murkiness, rather than a reduction of clicks in quiet passages. Obviously this is more difficult to demonstrate when audio samples get blocked due to copyright. I'm still curious if the Degritter could lessen the insufferable chore of my manual cleaning process, or perhaps help tackle problem areas that my Liquonox/Ilfotol approach doesn't. It's a hefty pill to swallow for a blind buy to test out, though.
Why are you crossing over your speakers at 40 and 50 hz? That is way too low especially for the small speakers you are using.
I have a Japanese pressing of Bad and it’s on the red CBS/Sony first pressing you have been scammed.
Epic review. Thanks
Verh cool but im confused, I dont understand in your measurent details which are the dimensions for the side panels..