A Tour of my Stereo
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Edit: *A bunch of people seem to have misunderstood my comments on tape. When I said tapes were not exactly an audiophile format, I was speaking about cassette tape, not quarter inch or reel to reel tapes used for professional recording. I am all about analog recordings.
This video has jumped from 3k to 42k views in like 3 weeks. Since there's a wider audience of people interacting here, I just want to remind everyone to treat each other with respect. We're all here to talk about what we love and enjoy; music and audio. Those of you who come here to pick fights or spew insults will be blocked.
See what I'm listening to: / jumpingbean92
I play music too: / @michaeljohnson6385
A Note from 2022:
Wow, so this video from 6 years ago is still the most watched video on my channel. A bit of an update on this system. As is the case with most audio enthusiasts, they go through gear quickly. I don't own anything shown in this video anymore. The turntable and electronics are long gone. The speakers were traded/gifted to my family to use in the living room of their house (I live in an apartment and floorstanders are just not a realistic option). I tend to do a system update video about once a year, if you're interested in what I'm currently using to listen to music, you can check out those more recent videos. Cheers everyone!
I am quite proud of you, the video is well done, your explanation is even better and you conveyed the primary reason why home audio is important, which isn't about just the equipment, but about the music. It is excellent that there are young guys like you that will carry the torch forward for the older guys like me and continue this great hobby forward. There are two types of listeners, regular stereo (hi-fi) and headphone listeners (head-fi) and you covered both and I own both. "GREAT JOB" young man, "GREAT JOB!!!" indeed your parents should be proud.
As a 27 year old I enjoyed this video as well, basically no one I know around my age is into hifi, but they do always enjoy my system when they hear it lol. I'm trying to carry the torch, taking some EE courses and build audio amps in my free time, including solid state and tube gear. Most of my friends never even seen a tube till I showed them, they were amazed.
Great to see young people with a stereo hifi setup enjoying the great quality sound it can have. I'm in my 40's and have always had a larger 2ch hifi stereo throughout my life. I work with some young people that are just out of school and starting their careers and all of them say they can not afford a hifi set up. I direct them to do some research and buy some used hifi. Even just a decent sound card with DAC on a computer running to a proper amplifier and a decent set of bookshelf speakers setup correctly will be so much better than a small Bluetooth speaker to play audio files. You can get excellent older equipment used at a fraction of the cost of new hifi and it sounds great.
@sid vicious Sid, are you alive? I heard different.
Thanks dad :D
I totally appreciate this video, thanks man. I get so much enjoyment out of my modest high end kit. The music is the main thing though, felt like I'd rediscovered my favourites again
Great presentation. Needless to say, you've quite an impressive system there. I particularly liked what you said at the end - that a good system is one that draws you into the music, that gets you involved in an emotional way, regardless of the price. How true, because you don't need a mega-buck hi-fi to experience this.
Its always great to see young people into hifi. Great video.
You taughts me everything about Classical music! God bless you bro
Excellent choice of gear, smart speaker positioning and so many records! Congrats. Enjoyed your tour immensely. Thank you.
Great tour. Congrats on all your hard work leading up to this system. Very impressive and I am glad you enjoy it so much!
What a lovely presentation of a very decent system! Well done young man, you owe it to yourself to be extremely proud of your set up. And - if possible - in your next video treat us to some music as well.
Thanks for making the time to make this video and share it with us.
Good choice on the 600s Mr p-o-p. I've had mine for years and still adore them. Wonderful headphones for the money and yet to be surpassed in my experience in that price range or in some cases much dearer. Great system and great video. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. I love your choices and thanks for the moving coil vs. magnet info.
Highly enjoyable 11:37 minutes. Loved the cool way you presented your System. You have deservedly earned my respect.
I've had the Dynaudio Contour T2.5 speakers. Your description of the Dynaudio house sound is spot on. Their highs where a bit too laid back for my taste. I've replaced them with Magnepan speakers and i'm still blown away by the immense soundstage and the difference in detail, while still being very very musical. I drive them with an Ayre AX-7E amp, use a Cayin PS2 tube phono preamp and a Denon DP-57L turntable. Great video!
Thanks! I think if I were only listening to classical and jazz, then I would probably love Magnepans, but I was a little disappointed the one time I got to demo them and put on some heavier music. I know tons of people swear by them, but they were just never my cup of tea.
I congratulate and applaud you for not only getting the gear that you want but also being satisfied with the overall musicality of your system! The bottom line is that you get to immerse yourself and enjoy the music you love! I hope to reach that level myself! Thanks for sharing your experience! ☮️🖖🏽
Wow! Some fantastic gear! truly drool-worthy stuff!
Thank you for sharing the apple of your eye.
You and your set-up both look so fine!
I love how you go over the system with this awesome VPI table with a Dynavector MC cart, McIntosh product with a nice Marantz CD player. You get to the tape deck... "I got this for $15 from Goodwill." I love it dude!
Great tour! Amazing run down of the product, and amazing details as to why you like said product. Just stumbled across your channel, and you got a new subscriber.
I really like how much you love music and the equipment.
Great to see young folks captivated by good sound and enjoying music to its fullest. Cheers mate!!!
Excellent demonstration of describing a hobby with enthusiasm and passion. What stands out is your grasp of the English language, audio language and combination of both-that is a skill that few have the ability to maintain and express. You also answered the question so often left on the table-why should I care? All in all a very fine tape.
Fascinating video, natural delivery and I was excited to see Dynaudio Focus 340. Its nice to be able to afford all this exotic stuff...!
Excellent discussion. Also admire your comments about keeping the dialog positive.
Subscribed due to what you said about stereo gear allowing you to be more emotionally engaged in the music. Great to see someone so young, so passionate about experiencing music.
That's a really great system you got there! all the components are excellent value for money.
I enjoy the room tours.
Me2, luv tours. Jus don't give any stranger online ur address!!
Excellent job man. Very happy you are enjoying your Mcintosh products.
By your posters and shirt it seems we have music in common. It’s good to see you enjoy all kinds of music and hi-fi
The only downside of music, is that there's more good stuff out there than we could ever get to in a lifetime.
Nice Video! Great to see a whole system tour. You did a very nice job - interesting to hear your thoughts on each component.
Great system. Glad to see the some of the younger generation is into speakers and amp/pre-amps and not just earbuds. We need more of your generation to experience the joy of a 2 channel system. Spread the sound to your friends and your generation. EXCELLENT Job!
Very nice system. Impressive record collection too. Thank you for sharing!
Nice set up and well done on the review! I feel the same way about my all Rega system which consists of a P3 turntable with Exact cart, Elex-r amplifier, Apollo-r cd player, RS5 speakers and Chord Clearway speaker cables with factory installed banana plugs.
Spotted U.N. “The Next Four Years” on the shelf at 5:39. Good man. Good, good man. Oh yea the other stuff was cool too lol! Would like to hear more about headphone amps and dacs from you. I’ve been scrolling through RUclips videos for audio and stereo review. This is the first video I actually watched from start to finish. Well done. Especially considering the taste in music is similar to mine, and to hear feedback on improving sound quality on a Pageninetynine tape or Dischord that was partied on super hard from ‘88, is really valuable to me. So, much appreciated.
Hey thanks, it's nice to find people into post-hardcore and screamo on the youtube vinyl community. I don't know much about cassette tapes, I only have about 15 or so. Generally they are the cheapest way for bands to put out physical music because they can be ordered in very small batches and done using second hand machines DIY style. There's a lot of people who are very into tapes over on websites like audiokarma and the steve hoffman forums, my first instinct is to send you there. I do know cassette tapes tend to degrade generally through no fault of the user, especially depending on the materials used, but again I am not an expert on this area of audio. But yeah if you have questions about amps and DACs fire away. I will say for people looking to start their audio journey with head-fi, I usually point them to Schiit Audio or the Audioquest usb-DACs. Great ways to get stellar sound on a limited budget.
Totally adorable and magnificent set-up you have Brother!!!! Keep it up Michael!!! Let us know of more adventures as and when you have them :-D !!! Will be drooling after them.
Warmest Regards,
ian :-)
Hey buddy
Wow. That is really cool stereo setup! I have Marantz 2220 and Marantz 6300. I love them. My theater has Onkyo TX-NR708, 4K TV 50 inch with 120 Hz native and Oppo 205. Those are very expensive but awesome sound. Also, your McIntosh is very rare and cool.
Nice gear!I can't believe I am at the age to say this:Nice to see a young stereophile!I satrted at the age of 12 with some kickdown Marantz and Magnepan components and speakers.My mom gave to me when she had no room in her bedroom for it.Keep it up dude.
Excellent. I really enjoyed listening about your setup.
Listening room, placement of audio components and listening position also determine which system satisfies best your needs
Nice Gear!!! I love the white Dyns. I was between these dynaudios and the PMC fact 8 in white. Ended up the PMC route as I didn't want to replace my amp. Love the mac gear as well!
Excellent video and explanation of why throughout. Nicely done. The draw you into the music comment is key as there are great systems at several price points. You might explore some diffusion behind the speakers and play with toe in as this is a logical step that few audiophiles ever get to and it is really a large part of the end to end performance in a given room. Keep the passion.
Great video man! You've got some excellent audio gear! Thanks for sharing!
Hey thank you, that means a lot coming from one of the biggest channels in the VC, I'm definitely a fan!
im getting a crosley
Vinyl Eyezz ,
I luv ur system soooo much man, it's beautiful! I'm sure it sounds magnificent too! Jus curious, ur speakers made in Denmark , did u order them or did u hav a retailer?? And if u don't mind me asking, what price range r they n? Ur system is exactly what I hope 2 hav som day! Anyway great vid, crank up " What is and what should never be" by Zeppelin for me, I think u luv it!
I've been into the hobby for close to 40 years. I think your choices are great, I have heard specific gear from all your manufacturers either at shows or HiEnd Audio Shops. Fine choices. I did own the original Scout tt around 2005.
Yes cables upgrade for you. You have a very worthy system. Good job!
Fantastic video, very well made.
My brother worked for Dynaudio up until late 2017. He was a manager in one of their R&D cells, I’m pretty sure it was car audio tho, it’s what they use in the Bugatti veyron I think. I’ll check when I see him. He only left as his wife got homesick and wanted to move back to Australia. He said it was the best company he had ever worked for, which was quite rude as he used to work for me 😊
Well done. 👏🏾 Happy to see when younger folks are so enthusiastic about hifi and stereo gear. Not that I’m old.😂 I love the fact that you referred to music as “ Art“ that’s the way I feel about jazz.😊 👍🏾 for McIntosh gear. My system is all McIntosh too.
Nice hifi setup. Having an audio room is becoming a lost home layout with the new generations of people settling for much smaller and cheaper options that can be shoved in a the corner of a room or under the tv. A properly setup audio room is such a great place to go and listen to a entire album in a calm relaxing and quality environment.
Excellent overview and well-done presentation! Since you're already dipping your toe into the world of tube amplification with the Woo Audio WA6, I'd suggest getting a tube amp & preamp for your main rig. I'm also a big fan of moving coil carts: you might want to check out a low output MC cart (Hana EL or even the fairly affordable Denon DL103) though you'd need to get a step up transformer as well for LOMCs.) There is something about the signal when stepped up through an SUT that will blow you away-the detail even gets bigger and more dynamic (in my experience). Lastly, check out horn-loaded speakers, Like Klipsch or Altec (if you go vintage). Since you are a big believer in an all-analog/all-tube recording & mastering chain for LPs, continuing that chain with similar audio playback systems that would've been in use at the time presents an opportunity to "hear the music as they heard it". Again, only my opinion, but there's a certain kind of honesty and authenticity in that process that I think is worthwhile. Good luck!
Nice setup, good to see someone else with a system in progress!
Love the system! I have always wanted a Mcintosh system. Thanks!
Excellent video made way better by your eloquence. Good job man and nice stereo.
Awesome review of your system! Thank you.
Nice setup in Texas, Michael. I am toying with the idea of building some floorstanders, DIY kit - probably will be my fall/winter project...
Can’t believe you’re wearing a Hot Cross shirt. Awesome.
Yr comment at the end re classical music .... here in the UK we have bbc r3 and is invaluable for Saturday mornings 'Building a Library' and 'Record Review' ... all the contributors are educated professionally/ active in their field and its a real treat to be privy to this. Certainly been an education for me !
Love your set up man! Just subbed. Looking forward getting to know you and your channel a bit better.
great setup i run a project turntable,naim amp,B&W speakers for main speakers and my Bose 251s for my dinning room speakers, onkyo cd player and teac tape deck
An absolutely outstanding, and inspiring review. I appreciate your command of language, humility, charm, and delightful intelligence. You will find me on a Hafler DH101 feeding a Phase Linear 400... And power-hungry, power-happy Polk SM10s.
Beautiful presentation, love to see someone enjoying Dynaudio. I had been with a 3 way system for 20 years. I definetly share your opinion on the sound. And amazingly i listen to your video with a Sennheiser HD650 with is simmilar to yours, but for me driven by Thel-Audio. Thank you for sharing.
love the system the tape deck is the clincher like an orphan brought in from the cold
Another excellent video. Thank you.
Well-explained and informative!
Nice setup! Looks nicely balanced. I like that you have chosen to get it just on warmth side. /Paul
Nicely done sir! The video and the system! Cheers from Nova Scotia.
Very cool and interesting, Thanks for the upload!
Your channel is new to me. I look forward to enjoying all of your other videos. My mostly vintage stereo system consists of a pair of Rogers JR149 speakers with a Bob Carver True Signature subwoofer; Denon DL-160 MC pickup, Souther Linear tonearm, Pioneer PLC-590 direct drive turntable; second one is a Rega Planar 3 with an Infinity Black Widow tonearm & Stanton 881S MM cartridge; McIntosh MX 113 tuner/preamp; McIntosh MAC-3 surround decoder (used as a DAC/preamp); McIntosh MC 240 stereo amp; Beyerdynamic DT 880 headphones, and an old PS3 for movies and music CDs. I enjoy both vinyl and digital music sources.
Awesome to find a channel of someone in Austin! I’m in Austin also and new to vinyl.
That was an awesome video. I really appreciate your passion for music. It would be great to see a follow up this with speaker placement and some room treatments.
I've contemplated room treatments for years, but there hasn't really been much bloom or distortion with this placement so I haven't seen much need. The carpet absorbs a lot of refraction, I usually keep the window blinds (that are wood) down when listening, it really seems to work ok. I honestly am looking more towards better turntable isolation.
Nice rig. Like the 600s. Love the Dynaudio and the McIntosh. I get by with digital sources and active monitors and a giant cheap subwoofer with a modified enclosure but my room is about 700sqft. My only suggestion... Move into a larger room.
Super nice components. Love those speakers! Would love to hear some good classic vinyl through them.
Hi Michael
That is a very nice system indeed. I really like the looks of Mcintosh products. I've never listened to any music played on it though. Nice to see some Danish speakers too :)
Thank you for sharing :)
Indeed Brother! I used to have Danish speakers: NAD804 and the Dali Mentor 5s.... and i STILL have a pair currently!: the Dali Kubik Free+ Extra in my study room for my sons. They love it to bits!!
Warmest Regards my friend, see you soon again!
~ ian :-)
Thank you for sharing this excellent video tour, it is quite informative ! IMHO, if you purchase good speakers, and a good phono cart, it is money well spent.
Hello, because of your video and eclectic taste in music that is similar to mine in many ways (Nation of Ulysses! No "audiophiles" hardly know that band!) I started to keep an eye out for a new set of speakers. I currently had Klipsch Cornwalls set up. I came across a pair of Focus 340's at an astonishing price and had to go check them out. I've had them now just over a few days and they have taken anything I've thrown at them so well. I really love them! Whether its Spacemen 3, NEU!, Discharge, Velvets, Stooges or Coltrane, these speakers have the magic for what I'm into. Thanks for giving them such a informative description, it really made me curious to look into them and I got mine for an absolute steal compared to what they sell for used. Still wasn't cheap by any means but well worth my investment. So stoked to listen to them.
Thanks for sharing the information. I learned a lot with your well put together video. Help it up.
Dood! This is a very nice set up with great choices. I would love to hear some Audiomachine, TSFH, Mark Petrie Artem Yergorev etc.... on this! Very nice man!
If you could change any one component or part in your system with a price no object one which would you replace and with what?
Hi there, I like the fact that you use older amplifiers & find them enjoyable. Amplifier circuits have not changed with only Quad's current dumper design (now many years old) different.
Excellent video, brilliant equipment, I would love to hear Dark side of the moon on this awesome system!
Communication at its best! Joy!
some incredible equipment. waaaay out of my price range but i enjoy drueling over it.
Drooling..
Spinit Tweeks totally agree, way out of most our price range,love it tho 👌
Doesnt have to be expensive to be a good HiFi system. As a matter of fact, if you hunt around and listen to a lot of cheap gear,you can have fun putting something good sounding together.
Sounds like you’ve been able to get off the audio merry go round. I love it when a music lover finds contentment in a collection of gear.
Great to see a new young audiophile... I started myself around your age (23 in 92’) with a purchase of an Adcom GFA 555. Looks like your off to a great start!; quality equipment with a modest yet tasteful approach... good job. Hopefully you can spread your feelings amongst your peers and pull their ears away from lo-fi digital into the joys of auditioning music reproduction.
‘Was beginning to loose all hope for you millennials😅
Very good presentation of your system, enjoy!
You should not be able to plug a USB on the back of the Marantz CD6004 CD-player as it should not have one. It has one on the front but that is only for iPod and iPhone playback.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
That's a awsome system. I recommend Dual Turntables if you ever go vintage. I own a Dual 1218 from 1972 and I couldn't ask for more. Dual's are German.
I started out in this hobby with vintage tables, there are some great tables from the 70s out there. I never owned a Dual, but I know a lot of people swear by them (usually as a less costly alternative to Thorens).
I love my system 14 speakers CD changer 5 disc turn table n a DVD player that play my Cd's on mostly sound good only thing missing is a tape deck keep up the good work
Made in china doesn't automatically mean bad quality the quality of a product comes from it's design. A product can be made with all the love and passion in the world if it isn't designed properly it'll still be crap
[TECHNOLOGIC] I agree it appears most Europeans and those of European decent believe they are the only culture capable of anything qualitative.
The problem with chinese manufacturing is that they will change your design without telling you if they think they're going to go over budget, or they make emergency changes on the floor itself if something isn't "working out", also without telling you. No company has ever moved manufacturing to offshore without a pretty big quality hit. Not even one time.
Mostly true, not always.
Bigger companies have floor managers that oversee the production and crack heads if they try to cut corners.
But often times, these very companies which are bigger are always seeking to cut corners themselves because they treat their product like a commodity.
It's a balancing act.
When in doubt and you demand perfection at 3 times the cost, then of course go with domestic manufacturing near the design headquarters.
Anonymous DueToFascists Samsung learned that the hard way
Consistency is typically a reason why some mfg. stay away from going to factories in China. It all depends on the mfg. processes that are deployed at what factory is chosen to perform the work. Some companies have had great experiences and some not. Some companies are simply unwilling to take the chances as they feel it might hurt the brand.
Great Video! Thanks for a Look at Your System! Our systems do become very personable!
I used to have that Mcintosh setup, it's the most finicky pre amp and amp setup i ever owned. I was glad it was gone the only speaker that sounded okay was my Magnepan MG1
Beautiful system!!
Great system, congrats.
Impressive system, but I like the way to wrapped it yup with the end comments about appreciating the art! That sometimes gets lost when folks are just looking to get the coolest gear!
Really nice setup and great video, thanks for sharing. And ignore the negative comments these people use their "criticisms" simply as a means to justify being complete a'holes in life.
Nice review of your stereo equipment and system
I love the turntable light. Does anyone know what it is?
Love your videos mate, look forward to your exams finishing so you can make some more :-)
Upgraded the interlink between the preamp and poweramp yet? I always thought it would be a minor upgrade, but since i've upgraded to Pink Faun (Dutch audio brand) the whole Odyssey set sounds a lot better. Awesome setup!! I've had Dynaudio Contour 2.5 speakers before. Great speakers, but i've since swapped them for Magnepan speakers. Nice to see another young audio / music lover like me (i don't like the term audiophile...i just connect that with older men)
Mcintosh is a great company. They will sell you parts to a 30year old model at reasonable price. No other company that I know of has such a depth of support for their entire product line.
I owned an Aries Scout (gen 1, with acrylic platter), then an Aries 2 w/12" JMW arm, and now a Prime w/10.5 JMW arms (plastic and metal). In some ways the lowly Scout was my favorite, and I've seriously thought about going back to one. A used Scout is always my recommendation for someone looking for a deck in the 1k range.
Also, I bought an SDS speed control when I had the Scout, and it made a HUGE difference in sound quality! So much more focused and locked in! Not subtle, "my wife could hear it from the next room" etc. etc. (-: I've kept mine through all my deck 'upgrades'. Highly recommended, only available used, do NOT buy an ADS. Or buy a used Eagle/Roadrunner, if you can find one. Okay, carry on.
Great video. I like seeing someone else use a diagonal setup for their speakers. The diagonal configuration eliminates, or at least mitigates, many room acoustic problems. Question: what is the size of this room?
To be honest I don't remember, but the diagonal placement was due to the opposing walls being very oddly shaped. This setup is in a large room in a new house now (see my more recent setup video).
Thanks for the GREAT info! Question: at around 3:35, you say "McIntosh amps don't give alot up like some other warmer amps might". Can you elaborate on that a bit; what does that mean exactly?
Yeah, do one on classical music. Also how about one on avant-garde music? I've been thinking of tackling this one myself in maybe a 2 or 3 part series ie. history, what was your introduction to that genre, avant in other genres, etc.