This is a lesson on control and responsibility. 😂 For me to buy new gear, it has to outright beat what I have by a mile, which is why I haven't purchased anything in two years. I don't have as big of a collection as you and I have a bigger room, yet I feel I have too much. So I stopped the buying spree. It took a lot of effort, but contentment is something I learned along the way. Cheers Nemo
I made the same mistake of buying the Denafrips Ares II 12th (I love it) instead of the Pontus II 12th-1, so at first I added the Denafrips Iris 12th ddc which improved the music, but eventually I upgraded to the Pontus and moved the Ares to my 2ndary system in the living room. Now I use the Iris with the Pontus. The upgrade from the Ares to the Pontus was worth every penny! source=Apple Music lossless
When the Fritz 7 with Be tweeter came up on USAudiomart like 2/3 of the new price and only a few months old I was sorely tempted. Just downsized from a large bookshelf and while the Fritz was about 1.6 inches shorter, it would have put me right back there size wise. If I were in a different space and not in downsizing mode where I could listen a bit louder, I may have. And, finding a small speaker that works well with a sub and without having to have a powerful amp has not been easy but there are a few. Regrets? More like timing. Perhaps down the road. I settled on Dali Opticon 1s MK1 on closeout and they work just fine driven by a Keces E40 on a Topping d70s with a small 8 in woofer sub. That is about as small both size wise and budget as it gets in this game.
And let's not forget that big shiny REL S510. I'm sure you wanted to keep that beauty. I wish I had bought a used Mark Levinson amp circa 1990-91. I still wish I had just pulled the trigger. Thanks Nemo.
that's actually not one I regret, I have the T7X pair which are a better fit for my smaller room. I had to do a lot to get my little room to accomodate the S510 just to review it, if my room had another couple feet in depth then it would have been on the list for sure!
Interesting that you pair the ZU DWX with the CHoco Emei. You bring this component up again in the amplifier section of your video. Makes me really consider the CHoco Sound for a place at the table.
Nemo, please help. I am just about to pull the trigger on the RSL 12S. When it comes to just music bass textures and detail would I be left wanting compared to REL HT/1205 or Rhythmic F12? Love your channel!!
hi bro, you're asking me a question about your taste & perspective, I can't really answer that. It's like asking how much detail from a speaker is enough detail, everyone is different. The 12S is a great sub, if you need serious bass reinforcement it's an absolute monster and one of the best sounding large subwoofers on the market, especially at its price.
Great sharing . As for mind :worst & bad experience owning .my most expensive terminator DAC , almost dead on arrival ,lost channel sound couldn't be fixed,just too heavy to ship back & very few/service center.2nd Harbeth Speaker ,dead on one bass driver .poor quality control,for the price! (Not in heavy use).³rd VTL power amp ,often tube burnt & even power button failed! Again due to poor quality part used !
I own a Pathos Classic One MK3 and love it. Is the Remix Inpol a significant upgrade in your opinion? There is one in the used market in my region for about 2k, and it screams my name!
Significant… hmmm, in my experience that can be personal. What could be considered a significant upgrade to some people is sometimes considered a nuance upgrade to other people it’s one of the interesting things about this hobby but to answer your question I felt it was a very noticeable upgrade and as long as you have the speakers and the rest of your system that can show off that upgrade. I think 2K is a incredible deal for such an amplifier.
I’m just barley getting into wanting a better listening experience wether it be with movies or music.I’m just not sure how I should be setting up volume of speakers relative to tv. Example, should I have my tv volume at 70 to like 90% and adjust volume through speakers or have speakers volume at 70% to 90% and adjust volume through tv. What do you do?
I just set the amp to what gives me usable range when adjusting my TV volume, for my amp that happens to be set to 75% of max, for you it might be different. Just do what works for you.
That’s what she said.. my mind immediately went there before you said it. My biggest bummers of not buying are: Tekton double impact SE used for 1100. A guy was fire selling a beautiful orange pair as he was moving. I had the cash but simply couldn’t move them myself. Somebody else showed up with two burly guys and then took them home. My back would have screamed at me moving those 110 lb beasts into my basement by myself.
Hi friend,, 🍻🥰🤘 Did you keep the HECO Aurora 300,s,, 🤔 They would be interesting in a side by side test with the similair priced DALI Oberon,s, Wharfedale,s, etc, all driven by a WIIM Amp. A very competent sub 1000USD/EURO suggestion I guess,, 😎👍. Häve a excellent weekend NEMO,, 💖
I bought the Aurora 300 to make the review and still own them. It’s a benchmark warm speaker. Easily the best under $500 for that type of sound. I’ve only heard the Oberon 1 and it was too bright/sharp for my taste but had very rich bass.
Criticism without a solution is rarely helpful. Aurora 300 is a less than $500 speaker. Are you suggesting she use a Pathos instead? What non made in China amp can you suggest for affordable speaker customers?
I’ve thought about getting a new/nicer rack but not a larger one. The size i have is right for the room. Wider would cause issues with dual subwoofer reviews. I’d be very limited on placement.
Kind of, my buddy came over to hear it and he loved the billie so much he decided to buy the review sample for his Kanta No1. He was using a $2k denon and the billie was a big upgrade for him. See pinned comment in billie review for choco comparison.
@@NemoPropaganda ya. I emailed tel audio about purchasing one after seeing you video and he gave me a deal and told me it was the unit you had for your review. I figured it had good vibes so I bout it. 😂
@@NemoPropaganda enjoy that beautiful place. I spent days on wave runners driving around the cruise ships in awe of that harbor!! Be well and safe travels amigo!
Too easy to get to much stuff over the years. I'm not buying any more speakers till I sell some of what I have. Already sold most of my amps and kept just one. Did a lot of selling of stuff to buy the Buchardt A10 active speakers and limit clutter.
Hey Nemo, how bout you send me one of your many subs you don’t use often?? 🎉 would love anything you don’t want with high level inputs!! 🎉 hehe btw. I’m currently trying to save up for the RSL 12S because of your review!! 🎉
There are four…four different amps that I cannot stop obsessing over. While absolutely nothing wrong with the one I already have! I’m pretty sure I’m simply at these four to justify buying two of them. Totally commend you on your restraint 🙏🏼
Not a bad idea in hindsight, considering some of them haven’t been turned on in over a year, but sadly too late as the DWX have already been shipped back and I already miss them.
Packaging takes up half the space of my house. (Every hifi RUclipsr reality). Hope the TS34 will impress you enough to tempt you.
lolol, I remember you made a video one time showing the rest of the room, it was crazy!!! You had too much stuff!!
This is a lesson on control and responsibility. 😂 For me to buy new gear, it has to outright beat what I have by a mile, which is why I haven't purchased anything in two years. I don't have as big of a collection as you and I have a bigger room, yet I feel I have too much. So I stopped the buying spree. It took a lot of effort, but contentment is something I learned along the way. Cheers Nemo
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I made the same mistake of buying the Denafrips Ares II 12th (I love it) instead of the Pontus II 12th-1, so at first I added the Denafrips Iris 12th ddc which improved the music, but eventually I upgraded to the Pontus and moved the Ares to my 2ndary system in the living room.
Now I use the Iris with the Pontus.
The upgrade from the Ares to the Pontus was worth every penny!
source=Apple Music lossless
Yeah, I prefer smaller speaker too, in term of look and friendlier to deco in a room.
For me it’s the Philharmonic BMR stand mount. It’s huge
That’s a beautiful speaker!!
@@NemoPropaganda yes the curved cabinet is a no brainer for the extra $
Go with Rosewood BMR monitor--beautiful and same sound signature as the stand mount
@@mattgiunt curved black pearl for me 😉
Almost bought them but realized I wanted to downsize. Now have Dali Opticon 1 with a sub. Big size difference.
When the Fritz 7 with Be tweeter came up on USAudiomart like 2/3 of the new price and only a few months old I was sorely tempted. Just downsized from a large bookshelf and while the Fritz was about 1.6 inches shorter, it would have put me right back there size wise. If I were in a different space and not in downsizing mode where I could listen a bit louder, I may have. And, finding a small speaker that works well with a sub and without having to have a powerful amp has not been easy but there are a few. Regrets? More like timing. Perhaps down the road.
I settled on Dali Opticon 1s MK1 on closeout and they work just fine driven by a Keces E40 on a Topping d70s with a small 8 in woofer sub. That is about as small both size wise and budget as it gets in this game.
Some amazing gear, I’d like to own it all too 😂😂😂
And let's not forget that big shiny REL S510. I'm sure you wanted to keep that beauty. I wish I had bought a used Mark Levinson amp circa 1990-91. I still wish I had just pulled the trigger. Thanks Nemo.
that's actually not one I regret, I have the T7X pair which are a better fit for my smaller room. I had to do a lot to get my little room to accomodate the S510 just to review it, if my room had another couple feet in depth then it would have been on the list for sure!
@NemoPropaganda hey man how you doing. I'm waiting on your review of the bouchardt sub to match with my bouchardt s400 mark 2 to pair with.
@@chrishmeet i posted an early impressions video, I've been out of town for the past few weeks so that's all I've got for now.
Interesting that you pair the ZU DWX with the CHoco Emei. You bring this component up again in the amplifier section of your video. Makes me really consider the CHoco Sound for a place at the table.
they're both products that really punch above their weight in my opinion :)
Galion TS 120 SE is a stand out
I see only the best reviews from other folks regarding Thomas’s amp
Nemo, please help. I am just about to pull the trigger on the RSL 12S. When it comes to just music bass textures and detail would I be left wanting compared to REL HT/1205 or Rhythmic F12? Love your channel!!
hi bro, you're asking me a question about your taste & perspective, I can't really answer that. It's like asking how much detail from a speaker is enough detail, everyone is different. The 12S is a great sub, if you need serious bass reinforcement it's an absolute monster and one of the best sounding large subwoofers on the market, especially at its price.
Great sharing . As for mind :worst & bad experience owning .my most expensive terminator DAC , almost dead on arrival ,lost channel sound couldn't be fixed,just too heavy to ship back & very few/service center.2nd Harbeth Speaker ,dead on one bass driver .poor quality control,for the price! (Not in heavy use).³rd VTL power amp ,often tube burnt & even power button failed! Again due to poor quality part used !
Can you please do review of Technics SU-G700M2 integrated amp and bigger brother SU-R1000 integrated amp? SU-R1000 is a badass amp for $10k!
I have a lot of gear right now, maybe in the future.
I own a Pathos Classic One MK3 and love it. Is the Remix Inpol a significant upgrade in your opinion? There is one in the used market in my region for about 2k, and it screams my name!
Significant… hmmm, in my experience that can be personal. What could be considered a significant upgrade to some people is sometimes considered a nuance upgrade to other people it’s one of the interesting things about this hobby but to answer your question I felt it was a very noticeable upgrade and as long as you have the speakers and the rest of your system that can show off that upgrade. I think 2K is a incredible deal for such an amplifier.
Thank you Nemo, take care.
The Pathos are superb. That one must have been tough to send back.
Yes it was!
What silver amp is that on your rack? Been trying to figure that out looks nice!!
Kinki Studio EXP7 pre amp. But their EXM1 is the integrated amp version if you want that and then EXM1+ adds subwoofer outputs and HT bypass.
@@NemoPropaganda oh nice thank you! Love your videos!
@@miguelhernandez-alvarez3140 glad you enjoy them dude!
I’m just barley getting into wanting a better listening experience wether it be with movies or music.I’m just not sure how I should be setting up volume of speakers relative to tv. Example, should I have my tv volume at 70 to like 90% and adjust volume through speakers or have speakers volume at 70% to 90% and adjust volume through tv. What do you do?
I just set the amp to what gives me usable range when adjusting my TV volume, for my amp that happens to be set to 75% of max, for you it might be different. Just do what works for you.
@@NemoPropaganda thank you, appreciate it.
That’s what she said.. my mind immediately went there before you said it. My biggest bummers of not buying are: Tekton double impact SE used for 1100. A guy was fire selling a beautiful orange pair as he was moving. I had the cash but simply couldn’t move them myself. Somebody else showed up with two burly guys and then took them home. My back would have screamed at me moving those 110 lb beasts into my basement by myself.
glad we have the same humor, that's a hell of a deal on the DI's but yeah size can be a limitation for a lot of us, especially when transporting.
Hi friend,, 🍻🥰🤘
Did you keep the HECO Aurora 300,s,, 🤔
They would be interesting in a side by side test with the similair priced DALI Oberon,s, Wharfedale,s, etc, all driven by a WIIM Amp.
A very competent sub 1000USD/EURO suggestion I guess,, 😎👍.
Häve a excellent weekend NEMO,, 💖
I bought the Aurora 300 to make the review and still own them. It’s a benchmark warm speaker. Easily the best under $500 for that type of sound. I’ve only heard the Oberon 1 and it was too bright/sharp for my taste but had very rich bass.
@@NemoPropaganda 💖
Drive them with a real amp and you might enjoy them not chif crap
Criticism without a solution is rarely helpful. Aurora 300 is a less than $500 speaker. Are you suggesting she use a Pathos instead? What non made in China amp can you suggest for affordable speaker customers?
If you move to a bigger house you should request the REL Reference No.32 for review. For shits and giggles 😁
As a rule I don't review subs over 100 lbs, it's just not worth it to me. The risk of injury goes up significantly.
Have you thought of getting a bigger/ better rack system?
I’ve thought about getting a new/nicer rack but not a larger one. The size i have is right for the room. Wider would cause issues with dual subwoofer reviews. I’d be very limited on placement.
did you end up keeping the billie amp mk2?
how would you compare it to the choco? in terms of holography and bass.
Kind of, my buddy came over to hear it and he loved the billie so much he decided to buy the review sample for his Kanta No1. He was using a $2k denon and the billie was a big upgrade for him. See pinned comment in billie review for choco comparison.
I bought your review Choco from the distributor out of Texas 😂😂😂
like the actual unit I had? That's pretty cool!! hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!
@@NemoPropaganda ya. I emailed tel audio about purchasing one after seeing you video and he gave me a deal and told me it was the unit you had for your review. I figured it had good vibes so I bout it. 😂
i hope you are having fun being out of town my friend and my favorite revewer of audio ever.........
Hey what’s up Joan! Yeah I’m in Mexico right now, pretty cool so far, great food, great people.
@@NemoPropaganda i am sooo happy for you........cool.........
@@NemoPropagandawhere you at? I miss tres hermanos in Rosarito. Best Al Pastor
Cabo San Lucas currently. Had an amazing fajitas plate last night and don’t get me started on the flan 🤤
@@NemoPropaganda enjoy that beautiful place. I spent days on wave runners driving around the cruise ships in awe of that harbor!!
Be well and safe travels amigo!
Too easy to get to much stuff over the years. I'm not buying any more speakers till I sell some of what I have. Already sold most of my amps and kept just one. Did a lot of selling of stuff to buy the Buchardt A10 active speakers and limit clutter.
Hey Nemo, how bout you send me one of your many subs you don’t use often?? 🎉 would love anything you don’t want with high level inputs!! 🎉 hehe btw. I’m currently trying to save up for the RSL 12S because of your review!! 🎉
The 12s is an absolute unit!!!!!!!!!! You're gonna love it!!
There are four…four different amps that I cannot stop obsessing over. While absolutely nothing wrong with the one I already have!
I’m pretty sure I’m simply at these four to justify buying two of them.
Totally commend you on your restraint 🙏🏼
altec vott
woo those are some big boys!
No video here.
it's a scheduled video my bro, it's not live yet. I'm out of town so I have to schedule ahead of time.
Sell subwoofers, buy DwX. heh :)
Not a bad idea in hindsight, considering some of them haven’t been turned on in over a year, but sadly too late as the DWX have already been shipped back and I already miss them.
Order a dwx in supreme for yourself one day, you’ll be happy you did