Thankyou for making this series. As an old Audio Buff whose been away from audio for a few years it was a great refresher. It’s a pleasant change to find someone on the internet that has significant experience but who doesn’t talk down to others or exude arrogance (like on some other channels) . Keep up the good work, your passion shines through. 👍🏻
Thanks for a great no-nonsense series, Tarun. Glad to hear an honest appraisal of DVD/Blu-Ray players as CD transports! I picked up an old Pioneer DV-575A earlier this year for just £18 - it sounds impressive, even via its internal DAC, and it can handle SACD and DVD-Audio too. Hope to hear more from you soon!
Thank you for your support “Thisisnew,” I really appreciate it! Glad to hear that the Pioneer DVD player worked out as a transport. I haven’t forgotten about reviewing my Technics SE M100 power amp, which I hope to do in the next series. Once again, Thank you for your support. Tarun
I’m just coming back into this world after many years and have just watched the whole series. Amazing amount of content without waffle. Many thanks and well done.
I like your 3x rule, which when I have applied (by accident) that rule I have been very happy with the result. I went from £300 speakers to £1500 priced speakers (on sale as packaging was damaged, sold at £750) and was very happy.
Hi Tarun, well some 9 months later, a "downsizing" house move a total redecoration job I finally sorted my music system and promised to update you. Well, simplicity and good music was what I needed. In the end I went for the Naim Unity Atom and B&W 706 S2's. Very happy with this combination. Thanks for your help.
I still like playing individual CDs, at least when I'm sitting down and really listening to music. The whole process becomes much more immersive, because you're compelled to listen to the entire album of the artist's work. When I'm streaming music I feel more inclined to switch around and through tracks that at that moment I find boring, so I am less likely to broaden my knowledge of a given performer. The ritual is similar to playing vinyl, which I also enjoy, but with much less work involved.
Great video, Tarun; I found it useful. Another reason for using a lower cost Blue-Ray player rather than a expensive CD player is that you can expect to replace it multiple times during the life of your system. I had my previous system almost 30 years (Kenwood components) and while the pre-amp, power amp, equalizer, receiver, and cassette player all lasted the entire time, I had to replace the CD player about 4 or 5 times during that period. My current system has a Denon CD player and it's starting to lose its little electronic brain. When it finally gives up, no more expensive players for me! Best regards, John.
Last night and today I watched these 8 videos and they are fantastic and worth the time to invest if you are into this hobby. The more knowledge one has in this hobby the less likely you will waste your money and invest more wisely. My next step forward is not upgrading equipment but room acoustics but only on a small scale as it has to be wife friendly as our lounge room is my listening room. A good title for this series >>>> "Room for Improvement". Tarun, another idea you might want to let viewers send you photos of there system with a small paragraph to describe their setup, I am very interested in what others own and their audio journey. There are some very clever people in this hobby and I would like to learn more from you but also from others. Keep up the great work my friend and your channel is growing very fast.
@@abritishaudiophile7314 - one more suggestion is to setup a pateron page and those who donate have special access to videos not on you-tube and viewers can send there own pictures and info, anyway food for thought as it will be extra work for you as it's not your full-time job. Thx for your reply above.
Thank you Mr. Australia. I was looking into that but don’t have enough time available at the moment. Maybe next year when my son is back at school and things have settled down. 😉
@@abritishaudiophile7314 Have you already listed to the Guitar In Ernest album? it's a Amazing album with a pretty decent quality sound. Highly recommend!
Really enjoying your videos Tarun. What I would like is for you to do a video relating to acoustic panelling. This is something I've tried and can appreciate what it does to the sound. I've only used things already lying around the house such as towels, duvets and the dogs bed mattress etc! I may purchase some of the more expensive purpose made items now. It would be great to hear your take on the validity of such things.
Thank you for the suggestion Mike. It is something I am considering doing. I have a few product review to get out as I need to get them done before manufacturers request their equipment back. Will then look into it. Thank you for watching 😉👍
Rarely I like audio YT but u r different and u know your stuff Put it so well. There are tons of interesting topics that you can address too like active crossovers miniDSP , Dirac OB speakers. Stereo speskers for movie and music no compromise. Bass traps Multi room audio. Pi and DACs around pi. I have subscribed already
Thanks Anand. You mention some interesting topics. I would love to play with miniDSP, for instance. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. Your kind words and support of the channel is greatly appreciated.
Another very useful video for beginners like me. I have all my cd collection as MP3 files (the days of expensive storage), which makes me weep. I'm old but can easily tell the difference, so only use the Plex server which contains them when I'm working. I still buy cds, at least of my favourites. If you live in a rural area you're aware of the fragility of broadband connections, though my over-air connection holds up well. Power outages are not uncommon but I have 20 KW battery capacity in the barn, generators and cds- there will always be music!
But I should add that after resisting streaming (I wasn't impressed when I heard Spotty a while back), I took up a Tidal sub, got a WiiM Pro Plus and run the app on an old tablet. It all works and sounds great, I'm in heaven.
Thanks for the vid and I’m enjoying your content. When talking about connecting music to the amp via a mobile phone you only talk about Bluetooth but don’t mention using a wifi connection from a phone, which is much better than Bluetooth. I started off with inbuilt MusicCast in my Yamaha amp and then upgraded to a separate streamer Bluesound Node 2i.
Another great vlog .maybe speaker stands isolation cables subwoofers and hifi furniture would be great topics to cover if possible would be appreciated either way. am looking forward to hear whatever infomation you choose to describe 👍
Hi James, some great feedback and suggestions. I will certainly look into putting out some videos on the topics you mentioned. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment on the video.
Hi Joe, thank you for watching. I don’t use a selector or switch. I just swop the cables around when I want to switch amps that way there is no degradation in sound quality.
might still be worth doing in addition? they'll be on equal ground? Maybe your memory of sound is better than mine, but for example when trying to distinguish between Tidal Master and Hifi I find the gap (in time) of resetting the app to be frustrating and currently have yet to find it obvious as to any perceivable difference... could be my amp, ears or method of connecting I suppose
Great series and appreciate your efforts in making this content. I bought my first separates back in the late 90s which served me well for about 10 years but as life got in the way I lost some of the essential components of the original system. I'm now in a position to start again with a new amp to pair with my old B&W CDM1 and am getting up to date with what's current. This series has refreshed my understanding of Hifi and I feel better prepared to get out there and explore new systems. I like your thinking about the 3x rule and the pairing of speakers to certain brands. Rotel seems to be used a lot with B&Ws but i'm intrigued with the current Audiolab kit that's out there. Having seen your review on the 6000a, would there be much point upgrading to the 8300a or should I explore other brands around the £1k mark? Maybe you could expand this series with an overview of which speaker-amp pairings are common? Keep the great content flowing :)
There are a lot of options out there and it all comes down to personal taste. Certain combinations have always worked well together. The CDM1’s are a little in the cool side. Traditionally the warmer sounding Arcam amps have been a good pairing with B&W speakers. Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences 😊👍
I think you might be on to something with your financial summary of diminishing returns in speakers. I don't have an awful amount of experience, as have found Hi-Fi retailers to be less than keen to demonstrate. Sevenoaks expected me to buy some £850 Kef's without a quick demo. In fact he looked at me as if I were mad when asking and other places have cited the need to make a special appointment during the week (inconvenient). On one occasion though I got a demo of the Cambridge Audio range Circa 2014. Started off with Minx BMR speakers. The Single BMR speakers @ £80 and small sub @£250 sounded okay at first hearing, then he switched to the double BMR @£130 and the larger matching sub @ £350 and after hearing you wouldn't want the single drivers (this kind of breaks the treble it theory, but we are lower down the market than you're anticipating) we then heard the stand mount Aero 3 @ £300 and they were noticeably better again. Finally we had the Floor standers @ £600 by now the returns were less significant, but still audible without scrutiny. Now there was also the Aero 6 Max at £900 N/A to demo. Non Glossy speakers were off the menu according to the Mrs and I was after Dolby Atmos, so discreet ceiling speakers (Mrs) were also necessary and they did a matching range. We ended up with 3x Min21, 4x C46 1x X301 and a AV receiver. You may rightly consider this crap, but I have other expensive hobbies, had just purchased a detached property and was in the process of doubling it's size and I'm not a NBA player :). To be fair films and music sounded okay - probably lacking in the middle but you get used to how things sound. A few years later and I have the Aero 6 Max. They are treble the cost of the Aero 3 speakers (fairer to compare against over the bookshelf Minx) , unfortunately since I didn't hear them together at the time I can't say by how much, but it's better, like a cinema according to the Mrs and I wonder quite what you'd have to get to improve on them (not going to) and how noticeable it would be. I think it needs to be really obvious... hence I think you are probably right, triple the budget for the obvious gains. it's not like other technology where 4 years same budget brings massive returns. Sorry if this was too longwinded and contains spurious boring info :)
Good series of videos. In terms of CD players, I still rate them highly as a source. R&D is still ongoing so although they may shrink in terms of companies who make them, I beleieve they will be around for some time to come. Also I like buying CD's and supporting the artists.
I use Roon, for my digital music sources, along with a March DAC, an excellent combination! My turntable is a Pink Triangle, with an upgraded Rega arm and cartridge, still sounds better than a digital source . I ripped my 500+ CD’s using dbpoweramp, I agree that it is an excellent application, it was the basis for the ripping engine in the Naim HDX
Hi Tarun, thanks for this honest informative video (as the others I’ve seen). Is there a TosLink optical cable brand that you recommend? I just got the Hegel H95 and I would like to use its DAC with my CD player as transport. By the way, it is a good idea to start your videos with songs, it’s a way for us to discover good music. Right now I’m listening Michael Kiwanuka... great music!
Hi centinel6505, unfortunately, now that the channel has been accepted in the RUclips partnership program I can no longer get music demos past copyright. I don’t use any fancy optical cables. If you want to splash out get a proper glass fibre optical cable. I use Kabel Direct on Amazon. Good luck 😊👍
Tarun, thank you for this series. Although I have watched a number of you videos, and commented, I missed this series. I found it extremely useful and informative. I am in the process of changing from my old separates (Audiolab pre/power plus CD and Rega phono with Mission 751's). What I get confused about is the use of DAC's. In you final video you mention the Chord Mojo but the Aurelic has an internal DAC ? I am considering a Naim Uniti Atom but are you advocating using an external DAC with the Naim or is the integrated DAC sufficient? I assume my Audiolab 8000C and power 8000P are now outdated and require upgrading? I would appreciate your views. Thanks, Nick
Hi Nick, the Auralic internal DAC is okay but nothing special, that is why I use Mojo. I am not sure what you want to achieve with your upgrade but it seems to me that your speakers are the obvious weak link in your system. Your Audiolab 8000 C and 8000 P will fare very well with modern day amplifiers including the Naim Unity Atom. Unless you want the convenience of a one box solution, I would stick with your amplifiers and upgrade your speakers first. Wharfedale make some very good, well priced speakers that should be a good tonal match for your Audiolab. Both brands are owned by the same parent company and I know from first hand personal experience that there is a good scenery between Audiolab electronics and Wharfedale speakers. Of course, in the end your choice of speaker comes down to your own personal taste. You can then add a decent streamer like the Innous Zenith mini and in time upgrade the internal DAC for an external DAC like the Chord Mojo or Cutest. I hope this helps and good luck 😉
Foobar 2000 is my go to - especially for DSD to a DAC - is quite an ass to set up with components and WASPI/ASIO etc But you have great control of the output.
Thanks for the video, I’m getting back into hifi systems after some years. Question: did you not contradict yourself by saying Bluetooth streaming from your phone etc reduces the sound’s quality, then advising not to buy a CD players as there is no real benefit in sound quality between CDs and steaming nowadays? Please clarify.
So Taurun, I enjoyed you reviewing your audio equipment. You went through most but not all your equipment, I think. I was wondering if you are using and amplifier/speaker selector and if so which one? I have an amp and plan to get a second plus I have 3 sets of speakers. I want to just switch the source and speakers without any loss or signal interference Looking at russound as an option. Thanks
Thanks again for you knowledge and straight talk! I recently bought a turntable and truly missed the manual interaction and sound. I saw your video on your CD's but not vinyl? Have you moved on or do you also listen to vinyl? Curious of your views pros and cons?
Hi K Black, over the years I have heard great sounding vinyl and great sounding digital systems. I don’t fall into one camp or the other as I know it a fantastic system around both formats. I was foolish enough to get rid of my turntable and about 50 records that I owned in the early nineties. I know, I sometimes miss the manual interaction as well 😪😪😪
Can you do a video discussing going from a surround type system to a dedicated two-channel stereo setup? And by that I mean, is it possible to get a good stereo and have TV and movies also sound good through it? Thanks, sorry for the convoluted question. I'm really wrestling with this right now, upgrade my old, failing A/V receiver to another A/V receiver or just bag it and go back to a stereo. I want more from the music side, but my space constraints require that any system handle music and video well. Cheers.
Hi Tarun, I've recently started following and catching up on your videos but now I'm a bit confused. I'm starting again from scratch having been using a Sony stack system (the first ever CD system they made from the 70s) and have bought a Denafrips Ares II R2R DAC and just about to get the Denafrips Avatar CD Transport! I have over 600 CDs and a much smaller vynil collection. I've bought a 3 whatts per channel valve amp for a bit of fun but also plan to get a Technics GU 700 amp as well. I'm also about to buy a pair of Fyne F1-5 speakers. It's the CD Transport that you've got me worried about now though! What do you think.
Hi Brynybach, this series was very much aimed at beginners putting together their first hifi system. The reality is that a Blu-ray player makes a decent cd transport, especially the better quality Blu-ray players. People starting out should not be spending money on dedicated transports IMHO. It is different for someone who is trying to squeeze the last bit of performance out of an already very good system. Personally, I didn’t notice a great deal or difference when comparing my £200 Sony Blu-Ray player as a cd transport to my £1,500 Exposure CD player. However, the Exposure is 20 years old and uses a Philips transport, well regarded at the time but things may have moved on since then. I would try the Denafrips Avatar and see what difference it makes. I am expecting to get the Ares II in for review shortly. I will see how that goes and maybe it might be worth speaking to them about getting the Avatar in next so that I can revisit the transport discussion from a seasoned audiophile perspective.
hi good work , i watched all parts. i want to ask your opinion maybe this is not crucial in hifi but more tend to protection. which one do you prefer plug the speakers (currently im using powered active speakers) into the line interactive UPS ( not an expensive one) in purpose to protect the speakers from electric problem (power outage , brownout , spike and surge) or do you prefer plug straight into the wall outlet? i do some research out there many folks saying UPS isnt good for speakers unless you buy an expensive one with online system UPS , well of course i cant afford that. i lived in a country that doesnt have good electricity..also i wouldnt spen my money to expensive ups or power conditioner which is also not cheap. how do you think?
Hi Dice, always go with safety first. Try it with and without in your system and trust your ears to be the judge. If you think it is adding noise or reducing the dynamics of your system, think about upgrading to something like the Ifi ac ipurifier. It is widely available with a number of plug options to work in different countries. It is a good device and I use it in my system. Link to manufacturer website... ifi-audio.com/products/ac-ipurifier/
Speaking of DACs... can recommend ifi Zen, and just grabbed a Topping D50s ... they are below 250€. The D50s is probably more versatile, Zen is only for computer/phone connection via USB.
Hi I currently use Roon on my laptop and USB to my Hegel amp. Can I use a streamer from Auralicsay and still use roon remotely from say phone or I pad or do I need to use Auralic software instead.Do you think this will yield bette sound in my 2 channel set up.Thanks Sean
Hi Sean, if you have a good pair of speakers that are set up properly, then I would suggest the next step will be to replace the laptop with a dedicated streamer. It should lower the noise floor and micro-details should be more noticeable. Don’t get me wrong, it is not as dramatic a change as changing your speakers or your amplifier but it is the next logical step in squeezing the most out of your setup,
@@abritishaudiophile7314 Thanks for the reply, yes I'm happy with my current speakers they are nice Harbeth 30.1. Any decent streamers you have tried. I was looking at the Innuos mabe , thanks Sean
Hi Sean, I use the Auralic Aries Mini which was a bargain at £450 but now unfortunately discontinued. I would agree that the Innuos Zen Mini Mk3 @ £899 is good option which I am pretty certain can be used as a Roon endpoint (please, double check). If you want to up the anti then the new Auralic Altair G1 is worth checking out but is £1,899.
Excellent stuff turan. Very good idea about using DVD player as CD transport. I have just completed My CD rip with DB Poweramp. And it so much better than my previous rip with WMP which was riddled with missed tracks, duplicated tracks etc.
Thank Mike. I use my Sony BDP 7200 as a CD transport all the time. I got it half price when the new range came out and i choose it because it plays SACDs and has a co-ax digital output that I can connect to my DAC. DB Poweramp is a use bit of software, glad it worked out for you. Thank you for your support and I hope you tune in to my next series. Tarun
Hi Tarun, I am using a RME Babyface Pro with my PC running Foobar - I used Foobar to rip the CDs. Can I improve on this with different software or hardware at all?
Hi MaestroMusician, I haven’t used Foobar but I think it supports lossless formats such as FLAC and WAV. If you are happy with the sound it wouldn’t change it.
Chord mojo... can you please describe the sequence of component to your speakers using this DAC. My head is spinning with all the different options. Finding a Pre-Amp with all the options I want + wanting the ability to have home theater setup with the two main speakers driven by higher end amps for hifi listening is proving to be a nightmare....
Hi Abhi, my set up is Auralic Aries Mini Streamer Chord Mojo DAC Exposure XXI Preamp Exposure XVIII Monoblocks Or Hegel H160 Integrated amplifier ProAc Response 1SC Speakers REL Strata III Subwoofer Abhi, what is your setup and what do you want to achieve? If you let me know, I may be able to give you a couple of pointers.
@@abritishaudiophile7314 Thanks for your reply! Basically similar to what you have, except be able to have a 5.1 surround sound system in between, via the AV receiver The two main stereo speakers + Sub would be through a higher quality amp like Hegel, Music Fidelity or tube amp... so that I'm able to listen to high quality audio, and then switch to a movie with 5.1.
Hi Abhi, the Hegel would work as it has a Home Theatre bypass but so do many others stereo amplifiers these days. You may know this but I will run through how to use a stereo amplifier with a AV receiver. Find a decent AV receiver with preouts for the front channels. Use the AV receiver to power the centre and effect channels. Connect the front Left and Right preouts from the AV receiver to the Home Theatre input of the stereo amplifier. Adjust the gain on the centre channel so it matches the stereo amplifier. Good luck 😉
@@abritishaudiophile7314 I had the same question and went looking through the comments. I would suggest that this content properly belongs in the text preamble of your videos. I enjoy your content and share many of your views on audio, such as, for example, the idea to triple your budget to get meaningful improvement in sound.
Great video's, it is good to get advice from someone who is British. Most people on RUclips are American. Can I plug my phone into a amp or DAC and I wanted to burn my CDs onto a harddrive then put them on a memory card and put it in my Samsung galaxy s10 is this possible. Thanks
Hi Paul as long as the DAC has a USB input you should be able to connect your phone. I use a software package called dB Poweramp to rip my CDs. It checks the quality of the rips. Remember to rip in lossless FLAC or WAV formats.
There are many reasons that vinyl is having a slight resurgence [percentage wise]. It's about the playing-music experience. Swiping and selecting doesn't add to the playing and enjoying music experience. Having 50,000 albums on a NAS or millions on streaming is too much to wrap our heads around. I prefer CD. A disc can be played thousands of times without any loss [unlike vinyl]. One can read the liner notes and it is a physical media. Placing beloved tunes that took years to discover into a cheap, plastic and flimsy drawer of a BlurRay player detracts from said experience.
Hi Banana Junior 9000, you are making me very sad that I got rid of my turntable and record collection in the 90’s 😪😪😪 Thank you for watching and sharing 😉
@@abritishaudiophile7314 - I had to sell my turntable and all of my vinyl albums recently for an international move. That's the way it goes. [sad face] Thanks for grounding approach.
Well I have a ton of equipment... nothing stellar, and listen to music every day ... vinyl a lot, and anyone of I think 9 fully set up turn tables (and record players... including 78 RPM) of various vintage... from the 1950 to today... have lots of old record and new... I play CDs too, have fat too many from over the years to ignore them.. .. and finally often I listened to Amazon music some times right from some better amazon devices... sound better than you might think.. and often via the headphone Jack on the echo to the reciever... vintage and new ... Aux input... it does not sound bad at all. I have done my phone on the same way... headphone jack to rca aux. Now I realize that may not be great... but I know an awful lot of people who listen to a lot of music and do that too. I do not ever really understand was DACs is and how to use it ... and I don't feel alone. So to me that would be an interesting place for you to go some day... for us frequent but extremely unsophisticated "audiophiles" .. maybe Junior Audiophiles... but we are quite old... including a discussion of the headphone cable attachment... you did not even mention that possiblity when you talked about bluetoothing your phone.... I have done that too. Pain though... phone likes to do other things too and interrupt me a bit.. You are a treasure!!
The computer based software Audirvana audirvana.com/product/ and Roon roonlabs.com/ make finding and playing back a digital jukebox stored on a PC or NAS very easy. VLC (www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html) is free and plays back all audio and vidio formats. It also has control over latency, an issue with lip sych on movies and speakers with DACs in them. If you organise your file structure into categories e.g. type (pop, rock, classical) and by artist or composer drilling down to finding an album is not difficult.
USB to stereo analogue output sound cards and DACs are easy to find e.g. Yamaha WXC50 streamer/preamp or WXA50 with power amp. There is less choice for USB to 5+1 or 7+1 analogue although most PCs offer a 5+1 configuration from 3.5mm sockets and the built in sound cards. External sound cards are preferred as they reduce and even remove the transmission of internal PC noise to the speakers. Terratec DMX6fire USB and current model AUREON XFIRE8.0 HD offer surround sound analogue output and stereo TOSLINK and coaxial digitial output. The TOSLINK and coaxial feed stereo to a preamp or speakers fitted with TOSLINK (e.g. AVI DM10, Devialet Phantoms) or RCA digital inputs (e.g. AVI DM10, Meridian digital active speakers). AVI DM10 also have stereo USB without the need for other devices or interfaces. Terratec DMX6fire USB provides surround sounds to a power amplifier or analogue active speakers with volume control from the application and/or sound card software. To distribute surround sound to digital coaxial or optical speakers you need a miniDSP U-DIO8 (with 8 channel USB to AES-EBU or SPDIF) or Dante enables sound card and receivers for each speaker (Ethernet to digital or Ethernet to analogue). This rapidly becomes more complex and expensive compared to analogue active speakers.
Don’t worry Marc, these topics will be revisited but I’m going to be more specific and go into more depth. For example, I am going to do one on speaker positioning. How do you know when your speakers are too far out/in, apart, towed in correctly, right height, on spikes or damped, etc.? I didn’t want to go into on axis/off axis response, cabinet resonances and edge diffraction in the first series as it would put newcomers off. Oops, I think that’s what you call a spoiler! Watch this space...
Funny thing I saw have same issue think at start of video there looks like glitter floating in front of you but its fibre or fine dust or pollen in air hate this issue drives me crazy for ever cleaning and wiping everything down but when I record s video I see fine particles in the air floating then I'm like for f sake I try hovering the air lol. Ps it's a no win situation
You don´t loose much words on analog sources, I guess you don't listen to vinyl? No problem, I just see with all this information on youtube that you have to divide your infos between the digital and the analog group, some use both and recommend stuff for both sources. I am vinyl only so your videos gave me good information in general but not concrete stuff for me.
Hi Wolfgang, I regrettably got rid of my vinyl collection several years ago. I like vinyl but it would be a considerable investment to rebuild the collection and get a turntable and phono amplifier. Maybe one day. Thank you for watching and commenting on the video.
Thankyou for making this series. As an old Audio Buff whose been away from audio for a few years it was a great refresher.
It’s a pleasant change to find someone on the internet that has significant experience but who doesn’t talk down to others or exude arrogance (like on some other channels) .
Keep up the good work, your passion shines through. 👍🏻
Thank you. That is much appreciated 😊👍
Thanks for a great no-nonsense series, Tarun. Glad to hear an honest appraisal of DVD/Blu-Ray players as CD transports! I picked up an old Pioneer DV-575A earlier this year for just £18 - it sounds impressive, even via its internal DAC, and it can handle SACD and DVD-Audio too. Hope to hear more from you soon!
Thank you for your support “Thisisnew,” I really appreciate it! Glad to hear that the Pioneer DVD player worked out as a transport. I haven’t forgotten about reviewing my Technics SE M100 power amp, which I hope to do in the next series. Once again, Thank you for your support. Tarun
I’m just coming back into this world after many years and have just watched the whole series. Amazing amount of content without waffle. Many thanks and well done.
Thank you for watching S Cooper
I like your 3x rule, which when I have applied (by accident) that rule I have been very happy with the result. I went from £300 speakers to £1500 priced speakers (on sale as packaging was damaged, sold at £750) and was very happy.
The 3x rule has always served me well 👍🏻
Hi Tarun, well some 9 months later, a "downsizing" house move a total redecoration job I finally sorted my music system and promised to update you. Well, simplicity and good music was what I needed. In the end I went for the Naim Unity Atom and B&W 706 S2's. Very happy with this combination. Thanks for your help.
That is a great system for a smaller space. I hope it provides you with many years of listening pleasure. Thank you for the update 😊👍
Taran all of your videos are top notch, and thank you!
Thank you Stan. Very kind of you to say 👍😊👍
I still like playing individual CDs, at least when I'm sitting down and really listening to music. The whole process becomes much more immersive, because you're compelled to listen to the entire album of the artist's work. When I'm streaming music I feel more inclined to switch around and through tracks that at that moment I find boring, so I am less likely to broaden my knowledge of a given performer. The ritual is similar to playing vinyl, which I also enjoy, but with much less work involved.
Me too 😉
No way I'm giving up my CDs for streaming. During this lockdown, I've discovered that getting up and changing the CD is the only exercise I get!
Great video, Tarun; I found it useful. Another reason for using a lower cost Blue-Ray player rather than a expensive CD player is that you can expect to replace it multiple times during the life of your system. I had my previous system almost 30 years (Kenwood components) and while the pre-amp, power amp, equalizer, receiver, and cassette player all lasted the entire time, I had to replace the CD player about 4 or 5 times during that period. My current system has a Denon CD player and it's starting to lose its little electronic brain. When it finally gives up, no more expensive players for me! Best regards, John.
Thank you John. Well said 😉
Last night and today I watched these 8 videos and they are fantastic and worth the time to invest if you are into this hobby. The more knowledge one has in this hobby the less likely you will waste your money and invest more wisely. My next step forward is not upgrading equipment but room acoustics but only on a small scale as it has to be wife friendly as our lounge room is my listening room. A good title for this series >>>> "Room for Improvement".
Tarun, another idea you might want to let viewers send you photos of there system with a small paragraph to describe their setup, I am very interested in what others own and their audio journey. There are some very clever people in this hobby and I would like to learn more from you but also from others.
Keep up the great work my friend and your channel is growing very fast.
Hi Mr. Australia, thank you for watching the series and your suggestions. I have some product reviews to do then I will look into it. 😉👍
@@abritishaudiophile7314 - one more suggestion is to setup a pateron page and those who donate have special access to videos not on you-tube and viewers can send there own pictures and info, anyway food for thought as it will be extra work for you as it's not your full-time job. Thx for your reply above.
Thank you Mr. Australia. I was looking into that but don’t have enough time available at the moment. Maybe next year when my son is back at school and things have settled down. 😉
I really enjoy your Beginners guide to hifi video series with a warm cup of coffee😉 Thanks!
Thank you CB. Much appreciated. Cream, milk or black?
@@abritishaudiophile7314 Have you already listed to the Guitar In Ernest album? it's a Amazing album with a pretty decent quality sound. Highly recommend!
@@tailorsoldierspy6464 I love Ernest Ranglin 😊
Really enjoying your videos Tarun. What I would like is for you to do a video relating to acoustic panelling. This is something I've tried and can appreciate what it does to the sound. I've only used things already lying around the house such as towels, duvets and the dogs bed mattress etc! I may purchase some of the more expensive purpose made items now. It would be great to hear your take on the validity of such things.
Thank you for the suggestion Mike. It is something I am considering doing. I have a few product review to get out as I need to get them done before manufacturers request their equipment back. Will then look into it. Thank you for watching 😉👍
Rarely I like audio YT but u r different and u know your stuff
Put it so well. There are tons of interesting topics that you can address too like active crossovers miniDSP , Dirac
OB speakers. Stereo speskers for movie and music no compromise. Bass traps
Multi room audio. Pi and DACs around pi. I have subscribed already
Thanks Anand. You mention some interesting topics. I would love to play with miniDSP, for instance. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. Your kind words and support of the channel is greatly appreciated.
Another very useful video for beginners like me. I have all my cd collection as MP3 files (the days of expensive storage), which makes me weep. I'm old but can easily tell the difference, so only use the Plex server which contains them when I'm working. I still buy cds, at least of my favourites. If you live in a rural area you're aware of the fragility of broadband connections, though my over-air connection holds up well. Power outages are not uncommon but I have 20 KW battery capacity in the barn, generators and cds- there will always be music!
But I should add that after resisting streaming (I wasn't impressed when I heard Spotty a while back), I took up a Tidal sub, got a WiiM Pro Plus and run the app on an old tablet. It all works and sounds great, I'm in heaven.
Thx for sharing 😊
Thanks for the vid and I’m enjoying your content. When talking about connecting music to the amp via a mobile phone you only talk about Bluetooth but don’t mention using a wifi connection from a phone, which is much better than Bluetooth. I started off with inbuilt MusicCast in my Yamaha amp and then upgraded to a separate streamer Bluesound Node 2i.
Not many amps have in built streamer but that is changing. Thank you for watching and sharing 😊
Another great vlog .maybe speaker stands isolation cables subwoofers and hifi furniture would be great topics to cover if possible would be appreciated either way. am looking forward to hear whatever infomation you choose to describe 👍
Hi James, some great feedback and suggestions. I will certainly look into putting out some videos on the topics you mentioned. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment on the video.
Hi Joe, thank you for watching. I don’t use a selector or switch. I just swop the cables around when I want to switch amps that way there is no degradation in sound quality.
might still be worth doing in addition? they'll be on equal ground? Maybe your memory of sound is better than mine, but for example when trying to distinguish between Tidal Master and Hifi I find the gap (in time) of resetting the app to be frustrating and currently have yet to find it obvious as to any perceivable difference... could be my amp, ears or method of connecting I suppose
Great series and appreciate your efforts in making this content. I bought my first separates back in the late 90s which served me well for about 10 years but as life got in the way I lost some of the essential components of the original system. I'm now in a position to start again with a new amp to pair with my old B&W CDM1 and am getting up to date with what's current. This series has refreshed my understanding of Hifi and I feel better prepared to get out there and explore new systems.
I like your thinking about the 3x rule and the pairing of speakers to certain brands. Rotel seems to be used a lot with B&Ws but i'm intrigued with the current Audiolab kit that's out there. Having seen your review on the 6000a, would there be much point upgrading to the 8300a or should I explore other brands around the £1k mark?
Maybe you could expand this series with an overview of which speaker-amp pairings are common?
Keep the great content flowing :)
There are a lot of options out there and it all comes down to personal taste. Certain combinations have always worked well together. The CDM1’s are a little in the cool side. Traditionally the warmer sounding Arcam amps have been a good pairing with B&W speakers. Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences 😊👍
Thanks for the good work.
Hi HKSC, thank you for watching and commenting on the video.
I think you might be on to something with your financial summary of diminishing returns in speakers. I don't have an awful amount of experience, as have found Hi-Fi retailers to be less than keen to demonstrate. Sevenoaks expected me to buy some £850 Kef's without a quick demo. In fact he looked at me as if I were mad when asking and other places have cited the need to make a special appointment during the week (inconvenient). On one occasion though I got a demo of the Cambridge Audio range Circa 2014. Started off with Minx BMR speakers. The Single BMR speakers @ £80 and small sub @£250 sounded okay at first hearing, then he switched to the double BMR @£130 and the larger matching sub @ £350 and after hearing you wouldn't want the single drivers (this kind of breaks the treble it theory, but we are lower down the market than you're anticipating) we then heard the stand mount Aero 3 @ £300 and they were noticeably better again. Finally we had the Floor standers @ £600 by now the returns were less significant, but still audible without scrutiny. Now there was also the Aero 6 Max at £900 N/A to demo. Non Glossy speakers were off the menu according to the Mrs and I was after Dolby Atmos, so discreet ceiling speakers (Mrs) were also necessary and they did a matching range. We ended up with 3x Min21, 4x C46 1x X301 and a AV receiver. You may rightly consider this crap, but I have other expensive hobbies, had just purchased a detached property and was in the process of doubling it's size and I'm not a NBA player :). To be fair films and music sounded okay - probably lacking in the middle but you get used to how things sound. A few years later and I have the Aero 6 Max. They are treble the cost of the Aero 3 speakers (fairer to compare against over the bookshelf Minx) , unfortunately since I didn't hear them together at the time I can't say by how much, but it's better, like a cinema according to the Mrs and I wonder quite what you'd have to get to improve on them (not going to) and how noticeable it would be. I think it needs to be really obvious... hence I think you are probably right, triple the budget for the obvious gains. it's not like other technology where 4 years same budget brings massive returns. Sorry if this was too longwinded and contains spurious boring info :)
Good series of videos. In terms of CD players, I still rate them highly as a source. R&D is still ongoing so although they may shrink in terms of companies who make them, I beleieve they will be around for some time to come. Also I like buying CD's and supporting the artists.
Thanks Paul Kabrna
I use Roon, for my digital music sources, along with a March DAC, an excellent combination! My turntable is a Pink Triangle, with an upgraded Rega arm and cartridge, still sounds better than a digital source . I ripped my 500+ CD’s using dbpoweramp, I agree that it is an excellent application, it was the basis for the ripping engine in the Naim HDX
Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences 😉
Hi Tarun, thanks for this honest informative video (as the others I’ve seen). Is there a TosLink optical cable brand that you recommend? I just got the Hegel H95 and I would like to use its DAC with my CD player as transport. By the way, it is a good idea to start your videos with songs, it’s a way for us to discover good music. Right now I’m listening Michael Kiwanuka... great music!
Hi centinel6505, unfortunately, now that the channel has been accepted in the RUclips partnership program I can no longer get music demos past copyright. I don’t use any fancy optical cables. If you want to splash out get a proper glass fibre optical cable. I use Kabel Direct on Amazon. Good luck 😊👍
@@abritishaudiophile7314 ok thanks!
Tarun, thank you for this series. Although I have watched a number of you videos, and commented, I missed this series. I found it extremely useful and informative. I am in the process of changing from my old separates (Audiolab pre/power plus CD and Rega phono with Mission 751's). What I get confused about is the use of DAC's. In you final video you mention the Chord Mojo but the Aurelic has an internal DAC ? I am considering a Naim Uniti Atom but are you advocating using an external DAC with the Naim or is the integrated DAC sufficient?
I assume my Audiolab 8000C and power 8000P are now outdated and require upgrading? I would appreciate your views. Thanks, Nick
Hi Nick, the Auralic internal DAC is okay but nothing special, that is why I use Mojo.
I am not sure what you want to achieve with your upgrade but it seems to me that your speakers are the obvious weak link in your system. Your Audiolab 8000 C and 8000 P will fare very well with modern day amplifiers including the Naim Unity Atom. Unless you want the convenience of a one box solution, I would stick with your amplifiers and upgrade your speakers first.
Wharfedale make some very good, well priced speakers that should be a good tonal match for your Audiolab. Both brands are owned by the same parent company and I know from first hand personal experience that there is a good scenery between Audiolab electronics and Wharfedale speakers. Of course, in the end your choice of speaker comes down to your own personal taste. You can then add a decent streamer like the Innous Zenith mini and in time upgrade the internal DAC for an external DAC like the Chord Mojo or Cutest.
I hope this helps and good luck 😉
Thank you vert much Tarun for the extremely helpful reply. I’ll try auditioning some of the speakers you suggested. Thanks again. Nick
I hope it goes well Nick and let me know how your get on 😉
@@abritishaudiophile7314 I will, Tarun
Foobar 2000 is my go to - especially for DSD to a DAC - is quite an ass to set up with components and WASPI/ASIO etc But you have great control of the output.
Thank you
Thanks for the video, I’m getting back into hifi systems after some years.
Question: did you not contradict yourself by saying Bluetooth streaming from your phone etc reduces the sound’s quality, then advising not to buy a CD players as there is no real benefit in sound quality between CDs and steaming nowadays?
Please clarify.
Thank you, this is an old video. Unfortunately, I can’t recall 😊
So Taurun, I enjoyed you reviewing your audio equipment. You went through most but not all your equipment, I think. I was wondering if you are using and amplifier/speaker selector and if so which one?
I have an amp and plan to get a second plus I have 3 sets of speakers.
I want to just switch the source and speakers without any loss or signal interference
Looking at russound as an option.
Thanks
Thanks again for you knowledge and straight talk! I recently bought a turntable and truly missed the manual interaction and sound. I saw your video on your CD's but not vinyl? Have you moved on or do you also listen to vinyl? Curious of your views pros and cons?
Hi K Black, over the years I have heard great sounding vinyl and great sounding digital systems. I don’t fall into one camp or the other as I know it a fantastic system around both formats. I was foolish enough to get rid of my turntable and about 50 records that I owned in the early nineties. I know, I sometimes miss the manual interaction as well 😪😪😪
Can you do a video discussing going from a surround type system to a dedicated two-channel stereo setup? And by that I mean, is it possible to get a good stereo and have TV and movies also sound good through it? Thanks, sorry for the convoluted question. I'm really wrestling with this right now, upgrade my old, failing A/V receiver to another A/V receiver or just bag it and go back to a stereo. I want more from the music side, but my space constraints require that any system handle music and video well. Cheers.
Hi Tarun, I've recently started following and catching up on your videos but now I'm a bit confused. I'm starting again from scratch having been using a Sony stack system (the first ever CD system they made from the 70s) and have bought a Denafrips Ares II R2R DAC and just about to get the Denafrips Avatar CD Transport! I have over 600 CDs and a much smaller vynil collection. I've bought a 3 whatts per channel valve amp for a bit of fun but also plan to get a Technics GU 700 amp as well. I'm also about to buy a pair of Fyne F1-5 speakers. It's the CD Transport that you've got me worried about now though! What do you think.
Sorry Tarun, that should have been a Technics SU G700
Hi Brynybach, this series was very much aimed at beginners putting together their first hifi system. The reality is that a Blu-ray player makes a decent cd transport, especially the better quality Blu-ray players. People starting out should not be spending money on dedicated transports IMHO. It is different for someone who is trying to squeeze the last bit of performance out of an already very good system.
Personally, I didn’t notice a great deal or difference when comparing my £200 Sony Blu-Ray player as a cd transport to my £1,500 Exposure CD player. However, the Exposure is 20 years old and uses a Philips transport, well regarded at the time but things may have moved on since then. I would try the Denafrips Avatar and see what difference it makes. I am expecting to get the Ares II in for review shortly. I will see how that goes and maybe it might be worth speaking to them about getting the Avatar in next so that I can revisit the transport discussion from a seasoned audiophile perspective.
hi good work , i watched all parts.
i want to ask your opinion
maybe this is not crucial in hifi but more tend to protection.
which one do you prefer
plug the speakers (currently im using powered active speakers) into the line interactive UPS ( not an expensive one) in purpose to protect the speakers from electric problem (power outage , brownout , spike and surge)
or do you prefer plug straight into the wall outlet?
i do some research out there many folks saying UPS isnt good for speakers unless you buy an expensive one with online system UPS , well of course i cant afford that.
i lived in a country that doesnt have good electricity..also i wouldnt spen my money to expensive ups or power conditioner which is also not cheap.
how do you think?
Hi Dice, always go with safety first. Try it with and without in your system and trust your ears to be the judge. If you think it is adding noise or reducing the dynamics of your system, think about upgrading to something like the Ifi ac ipurifier. It is widely available with a number of plug options to work in different countries. It is a good device and I use it in my system. Link to manufacturer website...
ifi-audio.com/products/ac-ipurifier/
@@abritishaudiophile7314 interesting, wasnt thinking about ifi ipurifier but not cheap either
Speaking of DACs... can recommend ifi Zen, and just grabbed a Topping D50s ... they are below 250€. The D50s is probably more versatile, Zen is only for computer/phone connection via USB.
Hi Gregor, both have received a fair amount of praise. I personally have not heard them but usually where there is smoke, there is fire🔥 Enjoy!
I have an audiolab 7000a ,blusound node x,monitor audio bronze 500 in a room of 5mx5m with thick carpet and good bit of furnishing
Hi I currently use Roon on my laptop and USB to my Hegel amp. Can I use a streamer from Auralicsay and still use roon remotely from say phone or I pad or do I need to use Auralic software instead.Do you think this will yield bette sound in my 2 channel set up.Thanks Sean
Hi Sean, if you have a good pair of speakers that are set up properly, then I would suggest the next step will be to replace the laptop with a dedicated streamer. It should lower the noise floor and micro-details should be more noticeable. Don’t get me wrong, it is not as dramatic a change as changing your speakers or your amplifier but it is the next logical step in squeezing the most out of your setup,
@@abritishaudiophile7314 Thanks for the reply, yes I'm happy with my current speakers they are nice Harbeth 30.1. Any decent streamers you have tried. I was looking at the Innuos mabe , thanks Sean
Hi Sean, I use the Auralic Aries Mini which was a bargain at £450 but now unfortunately discontinued. I would agree that the Innuos Zen Mini Mk3 @ £899 is good option which I am pretty certain can be used as a Roon endpoint (please, double check). If you want to up the anti then the new Auralic Altair G1 is worth checking out but is £1,899.
@@abritishaudiophile7314 Cheers for that ill check out 👍
Excellent stuff turan. Very good idea about using DVD player as CD transport.
I have just completed My CD rip with DB Poweramp. And it so much better than my previous rip with WMP which was riddled with missed tracks, duplicated tracks etc.
Thank Mike. I use my Sony BDP 7200 as a CD transport all the time. I got it half price when the new range came out and i choose it because it plays SACDs and has a co-ax digital output that I can connect to my DAC. DB Poweramp is a use bit of software, glad it worked out for you. Thank you for your support and I hope you tune in to my next series. Tarun
Hi Tarun, I am using a RME Babyface Pro with my PC running Foobar - I used Foobar to rip the CDs.
Can I improve on this with different software or hardware at all?
Hi MaestroMusician, I haven’t used Foobar but I think it supports lossless formats such as FLAC and WAV. If you are happy with the sound it wouldn’t change it.
What type files did you rip your CDs to?. You think your viewers understand CD/A vs mp3?
Lossless FLAC to a Western Digital Hard Drive 😊
Chord mojo... can you please describe the sequence of component to your speakers using this DAC. My head is spinning with all the different options. Finding a Pre-Amp with all the options I want + wanting the ability to have home theater setup with the two main speakers driven by higher end amps for hifi listening is proving to be a nightmare....
Hi Abhi, my set up is
Auralic Aries Mini Streamer
Chord Mojo DAC
Exposure XXI Preamp
Exposure XVIII Monoblocks
Or Hegel H160 Integrated amplifier
ProAc Response 1SC Speakers
REL Strata III Subwoofer
Abhi, what is your setup and what do you want to achieve? If you let me know, I may be able to give you a couple of pointers.
@@abritishaudiophile7314 Thanks for your reply!
Basically similar to what you have, except be able to have a 5.1 surround sound system in between, via the AV receiver
The two main stereo speakers + Sub would be through a higher quality amp like Hegel, Music Fidelity or tube amp... so that I'm able to listen to high quality audio, and then switch to a movie with 5.1.
Hi Abhi, the Hegel would work as it has a Home Theatre bypass but so do many others stereo amplifiers these days. You may know this but I will run through how to use a stereo amplifier with a AV receiver.
Find a decent AV receiver with preouts for the front channels.
Use the AV receiver to power the centre and effect channels.
Connect the front Left and Right preouts from the AV receiver to the Home Theatre input of the stereo amplifier.
Adjust the gain on the centre channel so it matches the stereo amplifier.
Good luck 😉
@@abritishaudiophile7314 I had the same question and went looking through the comments. I would suggest that this content properly belongs in the text preamble of your videos. I enjoy your content and share many of your views on audio, such as, for example, the idea to triple your budget to get meaningful improvement in sound.
Thank you for the suggestion g. d.
Great video's, it is good to get advice from someone who is British. Most people on RUclips are American. Can I plug my phone into a amp or DAC and I wanted to burn my CDs onto a harddrive then put them on a memory card and put it in my Samsung galaxy s10 is this possible. Thanks
Hi Paul as long as the DAC has a USB input you should be able to connect your phone. I use a software package called dB Poweramp to rip my CDs. It checks the quality of the rips. Remember to rip in lossless FLAC or WAV formats.
@@abritishaudiophile7314 Thanks mate keep the video coming. Great work
There are many reasons that vinyl is having a slight resurgence [percentage wise]. It's about the playing-music experience. Swiping and selecting doesn't add to the playing and enjoying music experience. Having 50,000 albums on a NAS or millions on streaming is too much to wrap our heads around. I prefer CD. A disc can be played thousands of times without any loss [unlike vinyl]. One can read the liner notes and it is a physical media. Placing beloved tunes that took years to discover into a cheap, plastic and flimsy drawer of a BlurRay player detracts from said experience.
Hi Banana Junior 9000, you are making me very sad that I got rid of my turntable and record collection in the 90’s 😪😪😪
Thank you for watching and sharing 😉
@@abritishaudiophile7314 - I had to sell my turntable and all of my vinyl albums recently for an international move. That's the way it goes. [sad face] Thanks for grounding approach.
that salt lamp is a great tweek
If you get one put a mat under it as it does erode over time 😉
Well I have a ton of equipment... nothing stellar, and listen to music every day ... vinyl a lot, and anyone of I think 9 fully set up turn tables (and record players... including 78 RPM) of various vintage... from the 1950 to today... have lots of old record and new... I play CDs too, have fat too many from over the years to ignore them.. .. and finally often I listened to Amazon music some times right from some better amazon devices... sound better than you might think.. and often via the headphone Jack on the echo to the reciever... vintage and new ... Aux input... it does not sound bad at all. I have done my phone on the same way... headphone jack to rca aux. Now I realize that may not be great... but I know an awful lot of people who listen to a lot of music and do that too. I do not ever really understand was DACs is and how to use it ... and I don't feel alone. So to me that would be an interesting place for you to go some day... for us frequent but extremely unsophisticated "audiophiles" .. maybe Junior Audiophiles... but we are quite old... including a discussion of the headphone cable attachment... you did not even mention that possiblity when you talked about bluetoothing your phone.... I have done that too. Pain though... phone likes to do other things too and interrupt me a bit.. You are a treasure!!
Thank you Jerry. I appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences. I also appreciate your support 😉👍
The computer based software Audirvana
audirvana.com/product/
and Roon
roonlabs.com/
make finding and playing back a digital jukebox stored on a PC or NAS very easy.
VLC (www.videolan.org/vlc/index.en-GB.html) is free and plays back all audio and vidio formats. It also has control over latency, an issue with lip sych on movies and speakers with DACs in them. If you organise your file structure into categories e.g. type (pop, rock, classical) and by artist or composer drilling down to finding an album is not difficult.
USB to stereo analogue output sound cards and DACs are easy to find e.g. Yamaha WXC50 streamer/preamp or WXA50 with power amp.
There is less choice for USB to 5+1 or 7+1 analogue although most PCs offer a 5+1 configuration from 3.5mm sockets and the built in sound cards. External sound cards are preferred as they reduce and even remove the transmission of internal PC noise to the speakers. Terratec DMX6fire USB and current model AUREON XFIRE8.0 HD offer surround sound analogue output and stereo TOSLINK and coaxial digitial output.
The TOSLINK and coaxial feed stereo to a preamp or speakers fitted with TOSLINK (e.g. AVI DM10, Devialet Phantoms) or RCA digital inputs (e.g. AVI DM10, Meridian digital active speakers). AVI DM10 also have stereo USB without the need for other devices or interfaces.
Terratec DMX6fire USB provides surround sounds to a power amplifier or analogue active speakers with volume control from the application and/or sound card software.
To distribute surround sound to digital coaxial or optical speakers you need a miniDSP U-DIO8 (with 8 channel USB to AES-EBU or SPDIF) or Dante enables sound card and receivers for each speaker (Ethernet to digital or Ethernet to analogue). This rapidly becomes more complex and expensive compared to analogue active speakers.
I'm sad it's over.
Don’t worry Marc, these topics will be revisited but I’m going to be more specific and go into more depth. For example, I am going to do one on speaker positioning. How do you know when your speakers are too far out/in, apart, towed in correctly, right height, on spikes or damped, etc.? I didn’t want to go into on axis/off axis response, cabinet resonances and edge diffraction in the first series as it would put newcomers off.
Oops, I think that’s what you call a spoiler! Watch this space...
True that Bluetooth is lossy but I believe Airplay is lossless.
Hi LAZY DOG, you are right. Airplay uses lossless compression to stream over your network.
Funny thing I saw have same issue think at start of video there looks like glitter floating in front of you but its fibre or fine dust or pollen in air hate this issue drives me crazy for ever cleaning and wiping everything down but when I record s video I see fine particles in the air floating then I'm like for f sake I try hovering the air lol. Ps it's a no win situation
I feel tour pain 🙏
Gratitude 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Thank you Gerson 😉👍
You don´t loose much words on analog sources, I guess you don't listen to vinyl? No problem, I just see with all this information on youtube that you have to divide your infos between the digital and the analog group, some use both and recommend stuff for both sources. I am vinyl only so your videos gave me good information in general but not concrete stuff for me.
Hi Wolfgang, I regrettably got rid of my vinyl collection several years ago. I like vinyl but it would be a considerable investment to rebuild the collection and get a turntable and phono amplifier. Maybe one day. Thank you for watching and commenting on the video.