The Chesky was shocking. I’m regretting not leaving with a pair… the Maco Macarias were the show stealer for me (in wood, not the stone ones). Just stunning.
I was there and heard the eastern bay speakers. They were absolutely amazing how big and deep the sound got, even without the sub! They are killer for under 1500, and look so pretty 🤩
15k is enough to build any number of great sounding systems. It's a fun exercise to think of the options. In my case, I would probably go with a Sugden A21 or Rogue Audio CMIII, Technics 1200g with a 1k cart, Revival Atalante 5 speakers, a Node, and some reasonable cables. I might even be able to manage a separate phono stage and stay under 15k.
I went to my first audio show here at the Capital Audio Fest. Came with the wife and kids and totally missed out on catching up with my audiophile RUclips hero’s. Happy Veterans Day sir. Semper fi to all my fellow Marines as well!!
Glad you were able to talk with Luka Chesky about his speakers. I was the one that mentioned him to you and was really impressed with him and his speakers. I also really liked his goal to make an affordable quality speaker so more young people can enjoy listening to music on something other than EarPods.
the gyro se record player is an end of search answer to a very critical component. a budget way to play with the big boys, it is a recognized classic that is still a performance market contender, ever since old man Michell brought it to market way back in 1968. few designs last that long. I am grateful I have one every time I hear it function
I hit 15k at my peak in audio on a single system….. Post 55yo, I have been slowly downsizing my main system. I recently packed three monoblocks and 2 stereo amps in storage, got one 7ch amp. I replaced my separate pre and pro with a pre\pro combo. Sold my cd player, and using my blueray player for the super rare times I listen to a cd, streaming is more practical now. As I age, my desire for better and more separates has slowly declined into good for the price and a less is more mentality, why I like this channel.
I'm only 35 and been in the hobby for about 10 years and I've already hit this point myself, so I'm with you. There are so many good integrateds and receivers nowadays that having separate everything, while it does sound good and often better, is just too much to mess with and at the end of the day really not worth it.
Hi Randy, this is my Wife’s account, I’m the guy that told you about the Boenicki speakers in room 844, curious if you got to hear them and what you thought? Thanks
@@TraditionsByTheSeasons What shows on Boenicke's website looks wild from a fabrication standpoint (especially if you really love wood and woodworking).
Great call with the J.A. Michell GyroDec SE, but do look into the Hana SL cartridge as a synergistic matched tandem……, it’s okay to invest in this type of system, I’ve and didn’t regret it.
Cost no object dream system, now your talking. Amp McIntosh MC 462 with CL12000 pre ( the real deal, not wannabe), speakers Wilson Audio AlexiaV, dac Rock and Wavedream, streamer, Hifi Rose RS130. No vinyl for me thank you. I'm 64, did vinyl from 71' to 98', it's a never-ending rabbit hole pursuing the best pressings. A great SACD transport is a better option. Esoteric Grandioso being the best. Hey, I'm only at $200K. Better upgrade the speakers to Sonos Faber Reference Suprema, and top of the line Mc amps & Pre along with dac from MSB Technology. On further thought, I'll stick to my all in $8k rig. Thanks Randy for knocking some sense into us.
I say that the Eastern Bay speaker set with LTA Aero dac and LTA tube amp or Synthesis tube amp is one of the best (the NAT Single is the best amp). The AN 0.1 and Sugden dac 4 and FX glass tube dacs are also one of the best. The Cyan 2 With red streamer set is also one of the best. The Vincent 237 or Pathos or two Aegir amps are another option for amps. The Elac Vela and Canton Reference and Epos 7n and Triangle Duetto and F and F are great speakers too.
I agree with just about every choice except the turntable. That thing is 10K here! Surely you can get something amazing (incl. cartridge & tonearm) for 1/4 that.
geez Randy your goin snob 3 yrs ago you laughed at me when i asked what to buy in the 5 k range, you know when you were having eargasms with your Sony speakers ? I only wish I could afford 20k on audio ,, good on you my friend ..
Some purdy stuff on display throughout this 'un, Randy. I'd be excited as heck just walkin' around one of these expos, even if I didn't have a dime to spend on anything. The environment itself seems great, and the expensive music makin' modules take it over the top. My system is currently sittin' in the $20k neighborhood...and I think I'm happy in terms of gear moving forward. I do want a nice hardwood rack w/ white oak shelves & black legs/feet. That rack will add another $1,500-ish to thangz overall. Spending all this money isn't necessary, tho. I'm sure there are guys with $5,000 system that perform comparably to mine...just because they have better knowledge concerning speaker/subwoofer placement, a treated room, etc etc etc. My currrent gear: Sources: - Eversolo DMP-A6 M.E. w/ on-board linear PSU, 2TB Samsung 990SSD & a Pioneer optical disc drive for ripping CDs. - Music Hall Stealth w/ Ortofon Concorde Music Black, 3mm Funk Firm Achromat, Clearaudio Professional PSU, Michell Engineering clamp. Preamps: - Black Ice Audio F360 w/ RAY'S TUBES 6NS7 RESERVE tube - Black Ice Audio Fusion9 MkIII w/ pair of NOS Telefunken tubes Power Amps: - Pair of Emotiva XPA Hc-1 monoblocks Speakers: Arendal Sounds 1723 THX towers Subwoofers: - Pair of SVS Sounds SB-16 Ultras Surge Protector/Power Conditioner: - Audio Quest Powerquest 505 If I do end up buying anything else, it'd probably be a decked out Geshelli Dayzee, and I'd then use my Eversolo as a transport for .flac & streaming. The main thing stopping me from doing this is I opted for the DMP-A6 Master Edition, which is an upcharge...and then I added that linear PSU that costs like $250 or $300 (I don't remember exactly). Basically, I feel like I spent too much money on the Eversolo to use it as ONLY a transport. My kit list may look entry level to some folks, but it took me almost 2 years to "comfortably" put together my current gear. I ain't a wealthy man. If I were starting over from scratch, I'd probably buy the new Eversolo DMP-10, or one of Advance Paris' more fancy pants All-In-One units and skip a turntable & phono preamp altogether. I do enjoy vinyl as a hobby, quite a bit. ...but great analog playback is so pricey. Turntables, cartridges/styli, phono preamps, tubes, mats, clamps/weights and RECORDS are so expensive. About 90% of my actual listening is digital. I don't even spin CDs at all. Didn't even add a transport to my setup...unless you want to count the $150-ish external Blu Ray burner that I use to rip CDs to the DMP-A6 M.E.'s SSD.
Hey you know Randy I don't know of anybody's mentioned it to you but it looks like you've lost weight and I think that's awesome. I don't know if it's intentional or not but I've recently lost some weight intentionally myself and I know it's been a huge burden, quite literally, off of me and as a resulted in me feeling better and feeling more energetic and having better focus and mental clarity and just the whole thing.
Oldguy hifi has some good vids but his Arcam A25 review is honestly the most bizarre review I've seen on RUclips. Lol Lean? I think he described it. Never heard an Arcam sound lean. Ever. Anyway! Fun video Randy. Well done.
Why is everybody ignoring the SVS Ultra Evolution Tower( The smaller of the 3) $ 3000.00) Everyone is Reviewing the Pinnacle and the Titan but the Smaller one replaced the older SVS Ultra Tower. Hey guys give them a review!!😮
Love you but 0:35 is the Advance ParisA10, not the A12....A10 does not have dual mono power....A12 in video is later....one can tell as it has more than one knob
Hey Randy....a dude hacked your channel and has a full bag of money....he's going all high end to spend it all.... hope you get your channel back CAM. nice change and different video
For the NOOBs.............. 9:49 Just because the Advance Paris A12 has HDMI doesn't mean it has video output for gaming, as in this case whereas the HDMI is an i2s output. Acid Jazz, Funk & Brass 🔈🔉🔊
You didn't go overboard. If you look at an higher price system as something you have for the long term it's justifiable. Plus it will never need to charged, need oil, need gas or new tires. Over ten years the amortized cost is two hundred dollars that's less then what concert tickets can cost these days. If you're not into vinyl the cost of the turntable is gone too.
You don't need discrete op-amps you can do the same thing by running two chip amps in parallel and could be better actually better deck and a lot cheaper $1900 Nottingham analogue ace spacedeck it's better than the gyro by a long way.
$20k for what can be audibly equaled for about 1/4th of that. The high-end audio market has become too predictable-trendy for me, personally. It will not repair flawed recordings, and the best recordings already come across audibly perfect on much less. Now you have to hope your room is worthy, without adding a lot of room EQ or $50k worth of acoustic treatment.
yes, yes you did. at least my ears are busted for working at nightclubs in my 20s ... my grandma was right lost a lot of high freq on my left eat. for me ? going above the Sony SSCS5 or the AW6500 outside is wasted on me ... maybe not that drastic, but almost. so id take a 2k system with a wiim amp and 18k in my bank account. not gonna lie ... it's a beautiful setup and makes me want it anyway, but wasted.
I need expert help!!! How can I reach you? I’m trying connect sub to my denon receiver and it’s been a shitshow. I’m a drummer so I SHOULD have an easier time considering I know interfaces setups. NOPE!!! I’m about to throw everything out a second story window. Can you help me? My Denon has one output for sub but my subs have 2…. X 2 for each woofer. I’m losing my mind here for 3 days 🤬😤😭
You build no system. You only picked a few boxes in your head that have matching price for the target sum and aren‘t too shabby. Theat‘s no System, but a simple irrelevant shopping list. Listen to it, fine tune it add the cables and target rooms to it, establish 2-3 systems that way for different taste and use and then we might talk again. But running across a hotel and making numbers up is plain BS.
There is more to DACS than Geshelli… I knew as soon as the video started that you’d buy their dac. I’m surprised you didn’t add Emotiva in there too. (Maybe they weren’t showing). For me, you are becoming boring and predictable. I hope Geshelli are taking care of you. I used to love your videos, but success has changed how you produce content. I’m in the take it or leave it camp with CAM now. Not in a rush to see your videos.
Edited: I retract my earlier statement about being a fake cheap audio man as it turns out he didn't actually buy a $20,000 system. I did watch most of the video and presumed it was purchased due to the click-baity title---I'm a cheap audio person demographic, and was very disappointed to see the champion of 'value' audio making a video on a $20,000 system after becoming successful.
@@cheapaudioman I've edited my comment accordingly! By the way, I've lived in China for the past 6 years and on Taobao (their Amazon), they have re-branded an enormous amount of high quality speakers and sell them on the cheap. It's a massive, massive, rabbit hole that would help produce a ton of content. I have not seen any audio content creators dive into the Taobao rabbit hole. (google translate will translate the whole page)
I know I critiqued the turntable pick, but everyone needs to lighten up. A couple of days ago CAM picked two $1.5k systems at the same show. Then he goes nuts and runs around picking high(er?) stuff limited to what’s at the show, and that he actually likes. C’mon, don’t we all wish we were there spending Monopoly money like that? It’s not like he actually bought it all. Right, Randy🫣? Whatever else you may think, you have to love the enthusiasm.
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Going overboard for me is getting 3 fish tacos AND the Supreme Enchilada plate. This system is to the moon and back! What a ride it would be.
I'm with ya on the tacos, enchilada, but also chimichanga
Wow that sounds great right now.
Both Eastern Bay and Chesky Audio Speakers sounded great!!! I loved the leather jacket as well. Great video Randy! 👍👍👍
The Chesky was shocking. I’m regretting not leaving with a pair… the Maco Macarias were the show stealer for me (in wood, not the stone ones). Just stunning.
Yea, the Chesky's were very cool and sounded great. I talked to Lucca - nice young man.
Randy must be making big money !!!
No more cheap audio man
Big money audio man !!!!!! Haha
I was there and heard the eastern bay speakers. They were absolutely amazing how big and deep the sound got, even without the sub! They are killer for under 1500, and look so pretty 🤩
I mean, it's like a TV. You can spend thousands of dollars, sooner or later, you're gonna be watching Gilligan's Island at 3am on it. Ya know?
15k is enough to build any number of great sounding systems. It's a fun exercise to think of the options. In my case, I would probably go with a Sugden A21 or Rogue Audio CMIII, Technics 1200g with a 1k cart, Revival Atalante 5 speakers, a Node, and some reasonable cables. I might even be able to manage a separate phono stage and stay under 15k.
I went to my first audio show here at the Capital Audio Fest. Came with the wife and kids and totally missed out on catching up with my audiophile RUclips hero’s. Happy Veterans Day sir. Semper fi to all my fellow Marines as well!!
Glad you were able to talk with Luka Chesky about his speakers. I was the one that mentioned him to you and was really impressed with him and his speakers. I also really liked his goal to make an affordable quality speaker so more young people can enjoy listening to music on something other than EarPods.
the gyro se record player is an end of search answer to a very critical component. a budget way to play with the big boys, it is a recognized classic that is still a performance market contender, ever since old man Michell brought it to market way back in 1968. few designs last that long. I am grateful I have one every time I hear it function
two BX2s and a pair of SVS Titan speakers is my dream stereo set up...... and everything in white!
This video still fits with the channel. $20,000 in the Hi-Fi world is budget. You can spend a few million on a system.
I hit 15k at my peak in audio on a single system….. Post 55yo, I have been slowly downsizing my main system. I recently packed three monoblocks and 2 stereo amps in storage, got one 7ch amp. I replaced my separate pre and pro with a pre\pro combo. Sold my cd player, and using my blueray player for the super rare times I listen to a cd, streaming is more practical now. As I age, my desire for better and more separates has slowly declined into good for the price and a less is more mentality, why I like this channel.
I'm only 35 and been in the hobby for about 10 years and I've already hit this point myself, so I'm with you.
There are so many good integrateds and receivers nowadays that having separate everything, while it does sound good and often better, is just too much to mess with and at the end of the day really not worth it.
My absolute most favorite and satisfactional video you've ever made. Enjoy it like there's no tomorrow, you deserve it. CHEERS! 😂🤑👍
Trad Black Leather moto jackets & 3/4 coats…..rocknroll armor all the way. You wear it well Randy.
Hi Randy, this is my Wife’s account, I’m the guy that told you about the Boenicki speakers in room 844, curious if you got to hear them and what you thought? Thanks
I heard them and was very impressed. One of my favorite speakers at the show. Amazing bass out of the little things.
@@TraditionsByTheSeasons unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to listen. Time got away from me. It was great meeting you
@@TraditionsByTheSeasons What shows on Boenicke's website looks wild from a fabrication standpoint (especially if you really love wood and woodworking).
Great call with the J.A. Michell GyroDec SE, but do look into the Hana SL cartridge as a synergistic matched tandem……, it’s okay to invest in this type of system, I’ve and didn’t regret it.
Cost no object dream system, now your talking. Amp McIntosh MC 462 with CL12000 pre ( the real deal, not wannabe), speakers Wilson Audio AlexiaV, dac Rock and Wavedream, streamer, Hifi Rose RS130. No vinyl for me thank you. I'm 64, did vinyl from 71' to 98', it's a never-ending rabbit hole pursuing the best pressings. A great SACD transport is a better option.
Esoteric Grandioso being the best.
Hey, I'm only at $200K. Better upgrade the speakers to Sonos Faber Reference Suprema, and top of the line Mc amps & Pre along with dac from MSB Technology.
On further thought, I'll stick to my all in $8k rig. Thanks Randy for knocking some sense into us.
Luca, Best of luck to you!
I say that the Eastern Bay speaker set with LTA Aero dac and LTA tube amp or Synthesis tube amp is one of the best (the NAT Single is the best amp). The AN 0.1 and Sugden dac 4 and FX glass tube dacs are also one of the best. The Cyan 2 With red streamer set is also one of the best. The Vincent 237 or Pathos or two Aegir amps are another option for amps. The Elac Vela and Canton Reference and Epos 7n and Triangle Duetto and F and F are great speakers too.
I agree with just about every choice except the turntable. That thing is 10K here! Surely you can get something amazing (incl. cartridge & tonearm) for 1/4 that.
geez Randy your goin snob 3 yrs ago you laughed at me when i asked what to buy in the 5 k range, you know when you were having eargasms with your Sony speakers ? I only wish I could afford 20k on audio ,, good on you my friend ..
Great video good picks on the would be no cost no oject system! Would have been really cool to get to hear it all together!
Some purdy stuff on display throughout this 'un, Randy. I'd be excited as heck just walkin' around one of these expos, even if I didn't have a dime to spend on anything. The environment itself seems great, and the expensive music makin' modules take it over the top.
My system is currently sittin' in the $20k neighborhood...and I think I'm happy in terms of gear moving forward. I do want a nice hardwood rack w/ white oak shelves & black legs/feet. That rack will add another $1,500-ish to thangz overall. Spending all this money isn't necessary, tho. I'm sure there are guys with $5,000 system that perform comparably to mine...just because they have better knowledge concerning speaker/subwoofer placement, a treated room, etc etc etc.
My currrent gear:
Sources:
- Eversolo DMP-A6 M.E. w/ on-board linear PSU, 2TB Samsung 990SSD & a Pioneer optical disc drive for ripping CDs.
- Music Hall Stealth w/ Ortofon Concorde Music Black, 3mm Funk Firm Achromat, Clearaudio Professional PSU, Michell Engineering clamp.
Preamps:
- Black Ice Audio F360 w/ RAY'S TUBES 6NS7 RESERVE tube
- Black Ice Audio Fusion9 MkIII w/ pair of NOS Telefunken tubes
Power Amps:
- Pair of Emotiva XPA Hc-1 monoblocks
Speakers:
Arendal Sounds 1723 THX towers
Subwoofers:
- Pair of SVS Sounds SB-16 Ultras
Surge Protector/Power Conditioner:
- Audio Quest Powerquest 505
If I do end up buying anything else, it'd probably be a decked out Geshelli Dayzee, and I'd then use my Eversolo as a transport for .flac & streaming. The main thing stopping me from doing this is I opted for the DMP-A6 Master Edition, which is an upcharge...and then I added that linear PSU that costs like $250 or $300 (I don't remember exactly). Basically, I feel like I spent too much money on the Eversolo to use it as ONLY a transport. My kit list may look entry level to some folks, but it took me almost 2 years to "comfortably" put together my current gear. I ain't a wealthy man.
If I were starting over from scratch, I'd probably buy the new Eversolo DMP-10, or one of Advance Paris' more fancy pants All-In-One units and skip a turntable & phono preamp altogether. I do enjoy vinyl as a hobby, quite a bit. ...but great analog playback is so pricey. Turntables, cartridges/styli, phono preamps, tubes, mats, clamps/weights and RECORDS are so expensive. About 90% of my actual listening is digital. I don't even spin CDs at all. Didn't even add a transport to my setup...unless you want to count the $150-ish external Blu Ray burner that I use to rip CDs to the DMP-A6 M.E.'s SSD.
Randy, it’s a great jacket.
Is there a video for the 1500 usd system?
Top of your game here Randy. Thanks for putting in the work.
Hey you know Randy I don't know of anybody's mentioned it to you but it looks like you've lost weight and I think that's awesome.
I don't know if it's intentional or not but I've recently lost some weight intentionally myself and I know it's been a huge burden, quite literally, off of me and as a resulted in me feeling better and feeling more energetic and having better focus and mental clarity and just the whole thing.
Ran-Man, how much for the new Geshelli pre and mono's? Estimated????
That SVS room at AXPONA was my favorite by far.
In Europe the A12 sells for only 2990. Realistically you'll get it for like 2790. Crazy how it's almost 1000 bucks cheaper
$5k for a turntable seems to be a little overboard when compared to the rest of the system? And no CD player/transport?
Expensive Audioman just doesn't sound the same.
What turntable did Ed from Old Guy HiFi recommend in the video? I couldn’t quite make out what he was suggesting.
Yes. Massively.
oh hell yeah static x shirt
Oldguy hifi has some good vids but his Arcam A25 review is honestly the most bizarre review I've seen on RUclips. Lol Lean? I think he described it. Never heard an Arcam sound lean. Ever. Anyway! Fun video Randy. Well done.
You don't need cables for your 20k system? Because that'll set you back a couple of grand too, if you wanna "do it right".
Why is everybody ignoring the SVS Ultra Evolution Tower( The smaller of the 3) $ 3000.00) Everyone is Reviewing the Pinnacle and the Titan but the Smaller one replaced the older SVS Ultra Tower. Hey guys give them a review!!😮
Hegel H400, source point triple 8's or the SVS evolution ultras., SVS PB 17. Eversolo A10. Project or a Rega turntable.
Best of luck,,enjoy.
Love you but 0:35 is the Advance ParisA10, not the A12....A10 does not have dual mono power....A12 in video is later....one can tell as it has more than one knob
That amp is just soooo pretty...
The answer to your thumbnail question did you go too far building a $20,000 system? Answer: For your viewers yes you did.
i thought you already had the advanced audio piece
Hey Randy....a dude hacked your channel and has a full bag of money....he's going all high end to spend it all.... hope you get your channel back CAM.
nice change and different video
Easy to spot, he is wearing a nice leather jacket.
Go back and listen to the Philharmonic HT Towers or the BMR towers. You might get your mind changed on speaker choice.
Anybody know why Cabasse no-showed?
Great video. You can't call your self the cheap audio man if you don't review wilson audio speakers. You can but the speaker for only 20.000 thousand.
Bet he totally cheaped out on his rig😅
These Hi-Fi shows are like a wankers convention.
Just enjoy it 🎉😊!
Yep. 20 grand is the new cheap! 😅
Now you need to buy decent cables, another three grand for all that equipment. At least.
For the NOOBs..............
9:49 Just because the Advance Paris A12 has HDMI doesn't mean it has video output for gaming, as in this case whereas the HDMI is an i2s output.
Acid Jazz, Funk & Brass 🔈🔉🔊
You didn't go overboard. If you look at an higher price system as something you have for the long term it's justifiable. Plus it will never need to charged, need oil, need gas or new tires. Over ten years the amortized cost is two hundred dollars that's less then what concert tickets can cost these days. If you're not into vinyl the cost of the turntable is gone too.
I'd love to be 17 and own a speaker company, DAMN. Im doing something wrong here...
20 Cheap Audio Beans, nice.
If you are buying $5k speakers why not Mofi SP888?
I’m not buying any of it. It was finding products at the show and mofi wasn’t there
@ thanks for the clarification 👍
You don't need discrete op-amps you can do the same thing by running two chip amps in parallel and could be better actually
better deck and a lot cheaper $1900 Nottingham analogue ace spacedeck it's better than the gyro by a long way.
A Schiit stack with way better speakers.
$20k for what can be audibly equaled for about 1/4th of that. The high-end audio market has become too predictable-trendy for me, personally. It will not repair flawed recordings, and the best recordings already come across audibly perfect on much less. Now you have to hope your room is worthy, without adding a lot of room EQ or $50k worth of acoustic treatment.
Where could we add another $5K?
Cables
yes, yes you did. at least my ears are busted for working at nightclubs in my 20s ... my grandma was right lost a lot of high freq on my left eat.
for me ? going above the Sony SSCS5 or the AW6500 outside is wasted on me ... maybe not that drastic, but almost.
so id take a 2k system with a wiim amp and 18k in my bank account.
not gonna lie ... it's a beautiful setup and makes me want it anyway, but wasted.
Oh well, the used to be cheap audio man.
I need expert help!!! How can I reach you? I’m trying connect sub to my denon receiver and it’s been a shitshow. I’m a drummer so I SHOULD have an easier time considering I know interfaces setups. NOPE!!! I’m about to throw everything out a second story window. Can you help me?
My Denon has one output for sub but my subs have 2…. X 2 for each woofer. I’m losing my mind here for 3 days 🤬😤😭
In my opinion, yes.
🔈🔉🔊👏👏👏👏
Yes.
Cheapaudioman goin’ rogue…
well, you didn't go cheap.............
What happend to CHEAP audioman?
No more cheapaudio man
Hi randy thats not cheap...
CHEAP Audio Man..... How Could You?!!! Wouldn't it have been better to have got into hi-end vintage stuff that ordinary people can still afford? 🤔🤔😂
No way! You did NOT go overboard. Not with today's prices. We all may be able to afford better things shortly anyway.
😂
That was fun putting that system together! Thanks for sharing Randy.
Anyone else spot Randy’s Static x shirt?
Mofi triple 8's in front of those bastard svs's.
You build no system. You only picked a few boxes in your head that have matching price for the target sum and aren‘t too shabby. Theat‘s no System, but a simple irrelevant shopping list.
Listen to it, fine tune it add the cables and target rooms to it, establish 2-3 systems that way for different taste and use and then we might talk again. But running across a hotel and making numbers up is plain BS.
No such thing. System could be a million, but if you have tens or hundreds of millions then it's irrelevant relatively speaking.
Randy can’t be in this game and call himself “cheap” audio man let’s be realistic because of inflation and so on…
There is more to DACS than Geshelli… I knew as soon as the video started that you’d buy their dac. I’m surprised you didn’t add Emotiva in there too. (Maybe they weren’t showing).
For me, you are becoming boring and predictable. I hope Geshelli are taking care of you. I used to love your videos, but success has changed how you produce content. I’m in the take it or leave it camp with CAM now. Not in a rush to see your videos.
Well I appreciate you taking the time to watch this one and comment. Emotiva wasn’t at this show.
@ I guessed that..😄
Edited:
I retract my earlier statement about being a fake cheap audio man as it turns out he didn't actually buy a $20,000 system. I did watch most of the video and presumed it was purchased due to the click-baity title---I'm a cheap audio person demographic, and was very disappointed to see the champion of 'value' audio making a video on a $20,000 system after becoming successful.
@@neepers I didn’t buy it. It’s what I would buy if I could.
@@cheapaudioman I've edited my comment accordingly!
By the way, I've lived in China for the past 6 years and on Taobao (their Amazon), they have re-branded an enormous amount of high quality speakers and sell them on the cheap. It's a massive, massive, rabbit hole that would help produce a ton of content. I have not seen any audio content creators dive into the Taobao rabbit hole. (google translate will translate the whole page)
I know I critiqued the turntable pick, but everyone needs to lighten up. A couple of days ago CAM picked two $1.5k systems at the same show. Then he goes nuts and runs around picking high(er?) stuff limited to what’s at the show, and that he actually likes. C’mon, don’t we all wish we were there spending Monopoly money like that? It’s not like he actually bought it all. Right, Randy🫣? Whatever else you may think, you have to love the enthusiasm.
"Ye olde sub is off" 😂🥸