@@AhmedNSane Fun fact: Napoleon was actually 5’7” which was the average height for his time. The confusion comes from the French unit conversion/his tall army/his temper.
@@matt009817 the confusion is almost 100% down to depicting him wrong and the length measurement they used back then was different, recently watched a documentary on him and it had the up to date facts in their 😉 (guy was apparently a lil bit taller than average for his day 🤷♂️).
I remember working with Matt back in Winnipeg. We used to talk about LTT because I often had LTT videos playing in the background. When he told me he got the job, I was so jealous and excited for him. I used to text him all the time asking when his Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade was coming out. Super happy for you, Matt!
I guess this could be the beginning of Intel Extreme Tech Downgrade. But hey, Matt worked hard for everyone else’s upgrades. It’s about time he got one of his own.
I'm actually surprised at all of the gear you can aquire for $5,000. And I'll say this. I love the little computer they built in this video and it has to be my favorite PC to come from this series.
Props for using DeX so effectively! I use it everyday on my Note 10. It's shockingly capable, and I wish devs would embrace the potential by pushing more desktop class software to Android.
Here here! If only the usb c and thunderbolt standards would be adopted in sub $100 monitor setups! The phone itself is already expensive and the current dongle jungle on my desk between my pc, surface and note 20 are rediculous, to natively switch between builds. I know you can run DeX on pc which is cool but it lags if you do so.
@@jagtan13 I run a 34" 3440x1440 Viewsonic with USB-C PD and DisplayPort Alt mode. I got it from Amazon for around $500 CAD. Definitely more than $100 but it works great with DeX, along with my work laptop.
@@gbenselum DeX has been around for 5+ years and is still developing and improving, it's more a lack of developers delivering desktop-class software to make use of it, along with poor marketing from Samsung. AOSP has a desktop framework and there's plenty of documentation on how to optimize apps.
I'd agree, but because Samsung's flagships don't have microsd slots anymore I'd rather keep my phone and desktop separate, even if dex were a perfect desktop replacement.
Protip for Matt: N64 emulation on the Wii Virtual Console is superior in quite literally every way to Nintendo Switch Online's emulation, please keep the homebrew Wii as your go-to machine :) A man of refined tastes.
Actually I’d disagree. While N64 Online launched poorly, the colors are much more accurate and the gameplay is actually almost perfect now with more framerate than slowdown of the Wii. The Wii and Wii U had terrible dark faded colors on their N64 emulators, so this Switch one is a step up.
Why would he not just buy a receiver and hook it up to the sound bar?! The idea of the speaker directly touching the record player is a bad idea too... Damn it, i'm one of them.
I'm kinda surprised that speaker product even exists. It's obviously a niche enthusiast product aimed directly at record player owners, but record players are notoriously sensitive to vibrations and folks try really hard to isolate their turntable from the speakers.
@@priceisalr1ght There were plenty of models of car record players you could always use. Granted the increased needle pressure ensures your records wear out faster.
Considering I've just seen he has a Billie Eilish album on vinyl (which I can guarantee the audio was digital from start to finish), it absolutely doesn't matter what his amplification solution is, playing it from RUclips through the sound bar is probably going to sound better.
I understand why the LGA 1700 mount was overlooked. When I was building my new system I knew it came with the LGA1700, but It was shipped separately which led to a bit of confusion during building. I’m still siding with Matt on this one, given that he literally told them about it.
I will say, I got into vinyl records around 2019, and my biggest joy about them is the stuff it comes with. Its kind of like getting a collectable from an artist you really like, and you can listen to it too. Thats how I see it at least. Its a collectible from a band I really enjoy, that comes with lots (or little) amounts of stuff, and I can listen to the album while I look at the stuff. HOWEVER... if all you care about is sound, and only sound, a good digital setup is what I would go with. Vinyl is hit or miss. Several albums I have are fantastic on their own, but are terrible presses. Some will sound great for the first half, then slowly degrade as the needle gets to the middle. Some skip right out of the packaging. Some just sound terrible. There are some vinyls that sound great though. Some that sound better than digital. But then you get into the speakers youre using. Some speakers give vinyls a warmth that cant be replicated. But those speakers usually fail in other regards. Hunting down a GOOD press of an album you like can be an absolute nightmare Basically, I see vinyls as a good way to support a band you like, get some cool collectables, and have a tangible experience while youre listening. But to get the best possible sound with no where near the hassle, I would go digital.
I always felt the the vinyl resurgence was more of a reaction to the "make music louder" wars with the awful compression practices from the studios and the crap spotify does as oppose to any actual limitation in digital music. There are physical limitations to vinyl that do not allow for that kind of maximization of the wave form, so the music is allowed to "breath" so to speak. It's important to note that digital has the capacity to sound better beyond what any analog storage can do. That doesn't mean it always is and that's not the medium's fault. It's more on the many choices and compromises from the many people that made the file. Also, it is nice to actually own a physical copy of something as oppose to just another flac file on your PC.
@@Cluuey I agree. I wouldn't "go back" to vinyl. Most of life there is no practical way to listen to one. But on the side, it has always been a very enjoyable way to listen to music. Next to a spotify though, I will always prefer my own library.
during the beginning of the pandemic, vinyl and merch were one of the few ways that bands were able to earn a living without concerts and festivals. I've practically only purchased older vinyl as collectables but that is when I started building a newer library. I'd say it's a collection hobby akin to funko pops, the audiophile stuff is a hard sell even to me.
A speaker that you put a turntable on top of? That is literally THE WORST IDEA. unless that speaker is REALLY weak (which could be possible) the turntable will pick up the vibrations from the speaker (some are even subsonic) and can either make the Needle skip or cause a feedback loop that can blow out your speakers, at the Very least you will be worsening the playback quality of your record. I had to use Vibrapods and Squash balls to get my turntable to not pickup vibrations from my speakers and mine is NOT sitting on top of them.
Yeah, that stood out to me too. Technically the side-firing speakers can cancel out each other's vibrations, but nothing you can do about the front firing. If the front-firing speakers are only handling mid-high frequencies the vibrations probably won't be enough to matter, but still not good practice. Either way, it was pretty obvious that sound quality was not the focus (and if it was you might as well go digital).
I know it's relatively unpopular, but digital music formats are better in almost every way. However, there is one example that I know of where a vinyl record is capable of something that is, as far as I know, not replicable digitally. The band "Defeater" has an album called "Empty Days & Sleepless Nights" where, at the end of the song "White Oak Doors" the vinyl intentionally stops progressing to the next groove. It will not proceed to the next song until you manually move the needle. It's an artistic choice that reflects the death of a viewpoint story character. Digitally, the album simply features a prolonged silence, so it's a different experience on vinyl with the listener being forced to progress the track themselves. I know of no other examples of this technique, but it's the best argument I know of for listening to vinyl over digital. (Edit: corrected the album name to an & instead of the word "and", also corrected the song name to "Doors" instead of "Door".)
Locked grooves also allow a record to start looping at the end of playbacks. Also if you like DJing, the tactility of mixing vinyl is more challenging and satisfying than digital. Although I agree that digital just sounds better and is easier.
The other reason to get vinyl is compression. I have some records specifically because I *_cannot_* find a digital version that doesn't have awful compression or clipping in some songs
@@eragon5779 what people fail to realize is that Vinyl IS already compressed. It is just physical compression versus digital. CDs and magnetic tape (not casettes but reel to reel) are superior in bandwith. There is a reson 45 rpm 12 inch records exist: to reduce physical compression. Also, as long as you keep moving the data to a new medium, you can prevent data rot in a digital medium. It's a lot harder to keep transfering analog mediums as they decay, vinyl included.
I built my pc for around 1.6k including the new 1440p 144Hz IPS monitor which was 340€ on its own. The components I remember: Ryzen 7 2700X 180€ Corsair RM750x 100€ Case a generic 60€ one Motherboard Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite (because I intend to buy a used 5950x eventually) 200 and something 32GB of 3200MHz ram 130€ (I'm a programmer and I usually have 1000 apps open at once, the extra memory is worth its weight in gold) 2TB Sabrent Rocket NVME ssd 160€ (on Black Friday on Amazon two offers stacked for a little while and I don't think they were supposed to lmao) Sapphire RX 5700XT Nitro OC 415€ I later added a Noctua NH-D15 but it wasn't included in the original build. It's damn expensive but it's amazing, I've never cleaned it and even though it's full of dust by now even at full load with an all-core overclock I can barely hear it. Late 2019/early 2020 build. That would leave 3300€ for an iPad and a TV, more than enough. Prices now are higher and he went with a higher end case, but still I'd be surprised if he spent more than 2500 on the pc.
@@grn1 Everyone one get's them at MSRP so they didn't need to use the full budget on a GPU. That's why some of them talked about how lucky they were to get 3080s at MSRP while many couldn't get one at all. They just had to get EVGA or whoever to send one for MSRP.
Yes, digital formats sound way better than vinyl (I collect records and I'm pretty sure). But one thing you don't do is put the turntable on top of the speakers even if you have a quality record with a more stable tonearm. Speaker vibrations can set off the tonearm and cause skips or worse, scratches due to the needle hitting the record.
Really enjoy this series of videos. Matt is such a good addition to the team (he's probably been with you for a while but I was meaning channel wise). Can we get and Matt vs Sarah build off please!
The tags are actually the least complex part of the system. The QR codes just coincide with the number below them. The only benefit to using them is that I can use a barcode scanner to check items out, similar to a library or retail store. All the tags you see equal one entry in the inventory system database.
Fake it till you make it. I've used this mantra more than once to secure a job and besides, your interviewer doesn't care about the tech your carrying. They want to know about YOU and what YOU can offer too the company. If you land with a good company they may even help you get up to speed, which is shown in this vid.
@@Xnoob545 well no as even if Intel didnt specify it lets say it'd still be a bad promotion and most likely wont be put up on video cause why would your boss (Linus for example) post that knowing it was sponsored by Intel and consequently losing the sponsorship for these vids. Tho as a joke it would be really funny
Ever since i saw the video where everyone brought their computers in, i believed Mat deserved an intel 5k upgrade asap. I am glad he finally got it especially in comparison to what everyone else got.
I believe they've said in the past that they use the old name in a hat method to pick so that's why it took so long. He definitely needed that upgrade though.
I don’t think the LTT mat would have matched but the blue in his totally clashes with the rest of the setup. Just get a plain black/white one at that point.
I've heard that having the speakers on the same shelf/platform as the record player is bad because the vibrations are transferred from the speakers to the record player, so having the player on top of the speaker must be loads worse.
indeed, you want them almost completely isolated from one another if possible. the added vibrations are really bad for the grooves of the record and will make it wear out a lot quicker.
Linus: "If you want the cool look of the GPU vertically mounted on the side then I think it's fine to put the rad in the bottom." GN Steve: (left eye twitches)
Yeah I mean, he could’ve just gotten an aio with the pump mounted in the rad or on/in the the tubes themselves. Especially since the look of the pump block didn’t matter anyway
Having a turntable, which is a machine that reads vibrations from a physical track on a vinyl disk, sitting on a speaker, a device which amplifies and emits vibrations, sounds like a beyond stupid idea. Just get a set of stereo bookshelf speakers... FFS
My take on the vinyl trend: It's a bit like with the Japanese tea ceremony. It's not about having tea - it's about making it feel more relevant and adding weight instead of just pressing a button on your computer.
I would imagine that Matt's setup was even more janky than my own, but probably a lot more capable. I used a Raspberry Pi 3 for about 5 years as my sole computer. That was tough, at times, but a lot of fun. Had a wireless keyboard that used a dongle, not bluetooth, so it was almost as good as wired. Though browsing the web was absolutely excruciating. I miss the days when most websites worked properly with elinks.
This was one of the better episodes of this series. I couldn't believe it had already been 25 minutes by the time i got to the end, and at the end I had a smile on my face while sitting alone. It's not easy to get me to smile when I'm alone. Thanks LMG. Have a great night.
Linus, you seem like the best person to work for ever. So many of us are in the ditch with just trash for leaders. Thank you for giving the rest of us hope.
16:41 Those Mackies are studio reference monitors. They are for getting a more flat audio signal which will give a mixing engineer a better idea of what the song will sound like on multiple( even crappy phone speakers). They arent really designed for listening back under the best circumstances. So yeah the $99 mackies are better for mixing, but you can probably get a better sound overall from a $50 set if you really shopped around.
@@Vladimir_Kv Only it isn't because they're inexpensive tiny monitors, which simply will not reproduce music as accurately and as detailed as said engineer would have heard it. Not to speak of the total lack of proper bass extension that any speaker that size will suffer from
16:30 I have to agree with Linus, switching to LP system with integrated speakers in the base of the player just for the asthetic reasons is dumb. If you don't mind the audio quality, use the soundbar that's already sitting under the TV.
I just made myself a tiny system for casual listening. My $50 Stanton turntable plugs into a $50 X-Fi HD USB sound card (controlled by a $20 ThinkPad T420 that's tucked away); the card plugs into a $29.99 Sharp micro HiFi Bluetooth receiver with $7.50 Yamaha bookshelf speakers and a $3.50 Yamaha powered subwoofer, and best of all it was all thrifted and second-hand components. That's my daily driver and I love it.
As a professional audio nerd, digital done correctly (which it pretty much always is now) recreates sound perfectly, but with those speakers you won't be able to tell the difference anyway. Vinyl has a certain vibe which is nice though
the thing on the venyl is the waaaaaaay better compression rate. like spotify sounds soooo bad on good speakers, but..... on the avarage audio set (yes also your top of the line home setup) spotify will probably sound more dynamic, and also the user experience has up and down sides, so as an audio engineer i think both is fair for day to day use and there is no better option :)
Built exact same case a few weeks ago. Specifically went AIO with the pump in the rad so the rad could be on the bottom. No risk of pump bubbles in the stand cpu/pump combo, since the CPU is the high point of this AIO build.
@@timothylockhart2009 You don't want the air rising and getting stuck in the pump (and potentially killing it) which is what would happen if the pump was in the CPU block - having said that air getting trapped in the block will raise CPU temps, but it's the best solution if you want to bottom mount the rad.
you do not want the cpu at the high point for the reason timothy stated. bubbles rise and if theres a spot for them to get trapped you will overheat parts of your cpu
Cable rant counter argument: the only visible cable you can see in almost everyone set up is the keyboard cable! People have wireless mice, hide their monitor cables behind the stand, cable rack under the desk, speaker stands to hide cables, mic boom arms, etc! So when it comes to the ONLY VISIBLE cable in your setup why not make it fancy? PLOOF me wrong! 😅
as a modest record collector, I can say the experience of listening to vinyl records does have a (debatably) desirable je ne sais quoi. That said, the turntable sound bar thing does seem like a gimmick (for one thing any highish volume could rattle the TT, introducing an unnecessarily difficult-to-isolate vibration).
It's a gimmick to me to, just a good amp and some nice speakers (around 500€ for a pair of very good column speakers) and your play the neighbourhood flat :)
@@Damicske Yeah for sure. I mean, the aesthetic of an all in one speaker/TT tower is nice. But if that's your priority, just connect to a good tv sound bar, which will sound way better than the TT podium/speaker contraption
OMG someone that uses Dex! When I worked for Samsung it came out with the S8 and I loved the concept behind having your pc in your pocket and docking it when you arrived home for a larger experience. I just have never actually heard of anyone actually using it in my day to day passing in the cellular industry. There was this guy working on a full windows 10 port to the oneplus 6t but I haven't checked up on it in awhile. Having my rig in my pocket would just be amazing.
Vinyl for me is about the ritual of turning everything on, taking it out of the cover, cleaning it off, dropping the needle on etc. just makes for a more interactive music experience.
Same for me, you need a really expensive setup for it to sound actually better, I just like collecting big physical copy of my music and making it a nice experience when I listen to them
18:21 I tried wireless(Specifically Bluetooth) keyboard Keychron K1 V5, but I stopped using in wireless mode after days of connection and latency issues. It does work, but sometimes it kills both Bluetooth keyboard and trackball in Windows with brand new USB Bluetooth adapter I bought. I initially suspected the BT adapter, but my Linux laptop also shows similar issue(it does recover after few seconds though). I could've bought different BT adapter or different BT keyboard, but at this point I wasn't willing to spend any more money to troubleshoot the issue. I am done with Bluetooth keyboard, at least for now. I also updated my K1's firmware to see if it's any better, but it did not help. And even if the connection was stable, it would get instant F when playing rhythm games.
Bluetooth is sadly not a fast protocol at all. Not surprised you had latency issues, especially playing rhythm games. Did you at least get a chance to tune the latency in those games though? If so, what was the offset?
I'm on Linus's side with the record thing. I want to like records but the sound quality on the same speakers vs digital just isn't good in my experience. Tested different speakers and everything and it just sounds better digital or on CD than a record.
For me I think it comes down to futzing around with your setup and finding all the right components, so that the music you like sounds good to your ears. Everything else is like debating the results of a science experiment. As yeah, you are very right about an apples to apples comparison. On paper everything being the same, digital just produces a more stable and clear sound. ...but again for the hobbyist, we like hearing the warmth that analog can provide.
agree my favorite audio experience is still CD with open headphone ( for the moment a sundara ), in theory flac should get me the same quality but on the cd i own, the cd quality is a bit better than the flac. maybe the mix was a bit different on the cd than on the version on tidal; spotify or deezer.
@@youtubeisnotsogood4390 honestly, I like the idea of collecting records and do still sometimes buy special prints from bands I like, but overall, I just don't see myself making it my primary listening experience given the quality difference and me not really wanting to mess around with testing different things to get the sound I want. So I've stuck with occasionally buying some records just to have them and primarily using digital sound. I do like having physical media though because, at some point, some places will lose licensing or whatever. I've seen it happen with anime a bunch of times, music is just as volatile for streaming services and licensing rights and all that.
My dad owns some vinyl records and he got them out of the garage and cleaned them during the pandemic. I never listened to a record before and I was very curious about the sound quality. He doesn't own any 7" singles (he says they used to be ridiculously expensive) so I cannot comment on their sound quality, but 12" LPs (even ones in great condition) sound noticably worse than CDs. But 12" Maxi-Singles (they run at 45 RPM) sound great. Apparently they were mostly made for use in clubs so the grooves are wider which makes the signal much louder, that means you don't hear the vinyl artifacts (hissing, popping, etc.) as much.
Sound quality completely depends on the mix. I have a first print of dark side of the moon on vinyl and the CD. CD and Spotify sound the same. The vinyl sounds different, I can hear things, not cracks, that I can not hear on the digital editions. But I don't need a vinyl version of Nevermind, it was never mixed for vinyl, so there will be no difference between the CD and the vinyl.
I don't feel anything different from vinyl, it sounds just like CD to me, but I still enjoy the medium. That being said, the Andover Audio Spinbase seems like an idiotic solution if you have *ANY* other speakers in your house. My current Pro-Ject Debut Carbon is hooked up to Elac Uni-fi UF5s and it's ridiculous. Granted those are up to 1K for a pair, but even the uni-fi bookshelf speakers would be better than that Spinbase imo.
Best upgrade jet. This guy is great, He is my blood. Nintendo gaming, LP's, don't care about PC performance and care about ecstatic. Linus you have some really awesome people in your team!
0:45 I wouldn't say it warms my heart but it is nice to know that despite the fact that he's only one meter tall and I'm 2 m tall Linus and I eat those brownies the exact same way
@@nerdatwar49 I know exactly what you're talking about because that's what my brother does but that is not eating a handful of chips that is grinding chips into crumbs with your face
I like records because of the physicality and interactivity of them. They sound great, but aren't convenient. It really is about looking at the art, touching the disk, cleaning the disk, flipping it over when a side is done. It's about loving it. It's the same reason I drive a manual. Life isn't always about doing things most efficiently. I never just sit down to listen to digital music; I always have to be doing something else. I will sit down for hours and only listen to records. It's because I feel more connected to it as a listening experience. Plus, there's no shadow of doubt that I own the copies of my music, not just licensed to play it. (I know a lot of that is applicable to CDs, but it's just different. Like CDs don't have any romanticism. They're just digital copies on a physical disc. A record is sound physically etched into vinyl (I know a CD's data is physically etched into the plastic, but I can't see it with my bare eyes, and it's digitally converted, not the straight vibrations amplified). and they're huge. If I were to use CDs, I'd just do only digital.) I started collecting because I bought the King of Limbs (IIRC, the first wave of production only came as a vinyl/CD/download combo) and didn't have anything to play it on, so I invested in a turntable. Then, I needed more reasons to use it.
Cool views, I respect them, you however got one thing wrong - vinyl does not sound great. It's significantly and clearly audibly worse than digital. My take is people use it for sentiment, looks and show off only. If someone is interested in actual music he goes for digital as it unquestionably sounds better.
I love my NR200 as well. I got the purple one and I am running a very similar setup. The only jank is that I have a full ATX PSU held in with zip ties.
pretty similar build here. Arctic liquid freezer 2 280mm aio, with an amd ryzen 7 5800 and an Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3070 Master 8G. it fits snug bit does a good cooling job. under full load max 70°. The NR200 case it the bomb
Part of the appeal to vinyl is the process of putting it on and sitting to listen to it rather than just hitting play on Tidal. I listen to digital music all the time for the convenience but when I want to actually listen to music, putting on a record really helps get you in the zone to listen and appreciate the record as intended
Want to start liking vinyl? Think about it like this: It's lo-fi. Like, literally, it's lo-fi but on a disc. once you realize this, the ''bad audio quality'' argument kinda falls flat
I'm with Matt on the wires. By the time I had a wireless keyboard, wireless mouse, wireless headset, 2 wireless controllers for my VR setup (and numerous other RF devices in the room) I had all kinds of random wireless interference issues. They didn't resolve until I reduced the number of wireless connections in my rig.
Seriously...I've been waiting for yall to make another mouse pad...I love that they come in crazy different sizes though...but need some more colors 🤜❤️
These are some lucky people. A chill boss and getting new tech. I've never had a new PC and I've always wondered what having a new up to date decent PC was like.
This is another computer case/build I don't understand. Small form factor that shows off...the face of a power supply, and that forces the AIO to be mounted in it's worst possible configuration. Also, who in their right mind would put a turn table on top of the speaker like that? Aside from the crap sound from that particular model, I don't get why anyone would have made the product in the first place, putting a source of vibration as the place you set the record player. Back in the day, folks floated them on oil to isolate them from whatever vibration moved through the floor to the cabinet.
I'll join in on the record player thing. I think the act of putting on a record and just letting it play though adds to the experience. It isn't my main way of listening to music at all, but when I want to sit and read or relax in the living room there is just something really nice about it. The whole process of picking a record, hearing the sound of the needle drop, and just getting lost in the music is super nice. It's kinda like doing coffee through a pour over vs a drip. Is it effectively the same just with more work? yes. But that extra work and process can be super relaxing and add to the experience and helps you appreciate the coffee more.
@@crimson7151 Wouldn't say a crazy PC, but defenetly something usable. For what I consider a crazy PC you would need to spend about 2 grand i would say. Crazy PC = close to top of the line.
@@CorbyQ I guess yes, depends on what you run right now. Also depends on what you do with your PC. I edit Videos and for colorgrading 4k 10bit h265 footage I did end up getting a rtx 3080 ti, since that was the only card I could get at msrp this winter. (I did not want to have to transcode everything, since that requires a ton of time and is just annoying to do.) But if you just game at a resolution smaller than 4k I tottaly agree, you don't need a PC that cost like 2k.
For me, I like vinyl for the nostalgia. My dad had an Audiophile ship mate when he was in the Navy, and he got some great hand-me-downs. I no longer have a turntable, but when I visit friends who do collect, I keep asking if they have BTO or Boots Randolph...
I like buying records, usually as merch, to support bands, and for the sleeve art. some records do sound interesting on vinyl, but I get how impractical it is for sound overall. I just like looking st album art and throwing money away. The ritual of taking the record out and putting the needle on can also be fun at times. Especially if you have a nice record player.
I've got that exact same CPU and GPU and I've been super happy with the gaming performance! GPU fans were a bit loud, but I undervolted it a bit, and now they're whisper quiet - highly recommend. Edit: their > they're
With now Intel is gonna be releasing their own GPU, I hope in the future tech upgrades Intel doesn't force LTT to use their GPUs only and still allowing other team's GPU.
@@unpaidintern6652 I know, but we don't know if in the future Intel might change this, and could use this series as a promotion for their new gaming GPU lineups. Because as far as I know, there were no AMD GPUs in this series, all of them were Nvidia GPUs. But I don't whether it's because of LMG employees' taste or because Nvidia is the only GPU brand that Intel allowed in this series. Because Nvidia is Intel's closest gaming GPU partner before they eventually made their own GPU.
@@n_core Linus stated in one of the first few IETE episodes (or it was possibly on WAN show) that Intel had no requirement to showcase their products. There is a TON of freedom within the guidelines for the sponsorship of this series.
Very big point of having those LP-records was they had possibly super cool cover art. The whole package was the coolest object you can own. You waited for a new LP two years. And one thingy was that you could see the music from the surface of the LP. For example one could immediately spot the ballad and longer hit effort. In fact the visual observation gave good clue if the record was full of hits or was it a forced product. Of course a simulation image of an LP-record could be easily created for any current music player - on smart phone or PC screen. It appears like such culture does not exist but there is no reason it could not reborn.
10:52 no truer words have ever been spoken. cable management is great but taking apart and putting back together sometimes makes it not worth it. i tend to wait til i do massive upgrades. undo everything then redo it. yes it takes about 4hrs. but its the only way i've found to maintain a clean esthetic.
"You're not allowed to make me feel short"
I really hope that's a legit company policy. Bravo Linus.
I want a I’m not short bro shirt
_Napoleon approves_
Angry or small tho?
@@AhmedNSane Fun fact: Napoleon was actually 5’7” which was the average height for his time. The confusion comes from the French unit conversion/his tall army/his temper.
@@matt009817 the confusion is almost 100% down to depicting him wrong and the length measurement they used back then was different, recently watched a documentary on him and it had the up to date facts in their 😉 (guy was apparently a lil bit taller than average for his day 🤷♂️).
Matt seems like a really kind soul, glad you guys gave him an upgrade and showed what one guy could do with 5 grand
he did fuck all with that 5k...itx??? is that it?? waste of 5k i tell ya...
@@MenCanNotBeWomen dude he also got a go-pro and Sony aiii and a 65 inch TV
@@granthoover9045 Look at his name. He's just a troll.
@@lw8882 his name is correct tho
@@temmegaming1393 Yeah it is. There are no men who become women. There's just women who were born into a man's body sometimes.
I remember working with Matt back in Winnipeg. We used to talk about LTT because I often had LTT videos playing in the background. When he told me he got the job, I was so jealous and excited for him. I used to text him all the time asking when his Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade was coming out. Super happy for you, Matt!
no way
I guess this could be the beginning of Intel Extreme Tech Downgrade. But hey, Matt worked hard for everyone else’s upgrades. It’s about time he got one of his own.
I still don't know why it was a downgrade
@@dragonskinner7109 He downgraded his sound. That's the joke.
@@alexlowe2054 Thanks I would have never gotten it.
Every time they don't choose an AMD CPU for the Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade its literally a downgrade from the best possibility....
@@friedrich1277 AMD has its uses but I guess we found the fanboy...
The "Intel $5000 Extreme Tech Upgrade" show turns out to be the "LTT How much stuff my workers stole from the office" show.
im waiting for someone to steal the firetruck
Most of them actually break even between the upgrade and all the stuff Linus takes back to the office with him after the filming is done.
linus also takes stuff from the office for his home. you can see it in any video he does about his move
@@kirbi3232 because is his company xD
@@benjaminipinza that’s only a valid argument for certain types of companies. But LMG is almost certainly one of BC’s 3 partnerships so touché.
I'm actually surprised at all of the gear you can aquire for $5,000.
And I'll say this. I love the little computer they built in this video and it has to be my favorite PC to come from this series.
It's 5000 usd not cad,
Converted it gives you a 6500$ budget in CAD pricing.
I'm also guessing they get sponsorship deals on as many products as possible
@@jacobreid113 To my knowledge they buy that stuff like every other person does. The math also checks out if you sum it up.
@@jacobreid113 Watching these videos as a Canadian makes me so sad
Tbh that pc looks horrendous
Props for being clearly nervous the ENTIRE time and still being entertaining!
W
Props for using DeX so effectively! I use it everyday on my Note 10. It's shockingly capable, and I wish devs would embrace the potential by pushing more desktop class software to Android.
Here here! If only the usb c and thunderbolt standards would be adopted in sub $100 monitor setups! The phone itself is already expensive and the current dongle jungle on my desk between my pc, surface and note 20 are rediculous, to natively switch between builds. I know you can run DeX on pc which is cool but it lags if you do so.
@@jagtan13 I run a 34" 3440x1440 Viewsonic with USB-C PD and DisplayPort Alt mode. I got it from Amazon for around $500 CAD. Definitely more than $100 but it works great with DeX, along with my work laptop.
Android should start a standard, neither dex or the Lenovo versión are going to thrive
@@gbenselum DeX has been around for 5+ years and is still developing and improving, it's more a lack of developers delivering desktop-class software to make use of it, along with poor marketing from Samsung.
AOSP has a desktop framework and there's plenty of documentation on how to optimize apps.
I'd agree, but because Samsung's flagships don't have microsd slots anymore I'd rather keep my phone and desktop separate, even if dex were a perfect desktop replacement.
Protip for Matt: N64 emulation on the Wii Virtual Console is superior in quite literally every way to Nintendo Switch Online's emulation, please keep the homebrew Wii as your go-to machine :) A man of refined tastes.
Actually I’d disagree. While N64 Online launched poorly, the colors are much more accurate and the gameplay is actually almost perfect now with more framerate than slowdown of the Wii. The Wii and Wii U had terrible dark faded colors on their N64 emulators, so this Switch one is a step up.
@@Chris.Batchelor but also, NSO has less of a game selection for N64 than Wii Emulation
Why would he not just buy a receiver and hook it up to the sound bar?! The idea of the speaker directly touching the record player is a bad idea too... Damn it, i'm one of them.
Should have bought a phono pre-amp. and connected to sound bar.
Receiver is waste of money, and wont be as good as a pre-amp.
I'm kinda surprised that speaker product even exists. It's obviously a niche enthusiast product aimed directly at record player owners, but record players are notoriously sensitive to vibrations and folks try really hard to isolate their turntable from the speakers.
I found three audiophiles!
@@priceisalr1ght There were plenty of models of car record players you could always use. Granted the increased needle pressure ensures your records wear out faster.
Considering I've just seen he has a Billie Eilish album on vinyl (which I can guarantee the audio was digital from start to finish), it absolutely doesn't matter what his amplification solution is, playing it from RUclips through the sound bar is probably going to sound better.
Somehow the more I watch this the more I realize Linus has so many different employees that know how to push his buttons. And I love it
I think landing a good call on Linus is part of the interview process.
The best part about this series is watching Linus slowly get tired of building everyone's rigs for them lol
First world problems: Ugh, I have too many employees.
We've seen Sarah build several computers now. I'm siding with you, Matt
Team Matt ;D
Hell yeah Matt.
Sarah is awesome but building PCs is not her strength. I’m sure Matt’s right.
Team Matt, but only because Linus is Team Sarah
Sorry, she seems like a lot of fun. But I'd have to be insane if I would EVER take her side when it comes to computers.
I understand why the LGA 1700 mount was overlooked. When I was building my new system I knew it came with the LGA1700, but It was shipped separately which led to a bit of confusion during building. I’m still siding with Matt on this one, given that he literally told them about it.
I will say, I got into vinyl records around 2019, and my biggest joy about them is the stuff it comes with. Its kind of like getting a collectable from an artist you really like, and you can listen to it too. Thats how I see it at least. Its a collectible from a band I really enjoy, that comes with lots (or little) amounts of stuff, and I can listen to the album while I look at the stuff.
HOWEVER... if all you care about is sound, and only sound, a good digital setup is what I would go with. Vinyl is hit or miss. Several albums I have are fantastic on their own, but are terrible presses. Some will sound great for the first half, then slowly degrade as the needle gets to the middle. Some skip right out of the packaging. Some just sound terrible. There are some vinyls that sound great though. Some that sound better than digital. But then you get into the speakers youre using. Some speakers give vinyls a warmth that cant be replicated. But those speakers usually fail in other regards. Hunting down a GOOD press of an album you like can be an absolute nightmare
Basically, I see vinyls as a good way to support a band you like, get some cool collectables, and have a tangible experience while youre listening. But to get the best possible sound with no where near the hassle, I would go digital.
I always felt the the vinyl resurgence was more of a reaction to the "make music louder" wars with the awful compression practices from the studios and the crap spotify does as oppose to any actual limitation in digital music. There are physical limitations to vinyl that do not allow for that kind of maximization of the wave form, so the music is allowed to "breath" so to speak. It's important to note that digital has the capacity to sound better beyond what any analog storage can do. That doesn't mean it always is and that's not the medium's fault. It's more on the many choices and compromises from the many people that made the file.
Also, it is nice to actually own a physical copy of something as oppose to just another flac file on your PC.
@@joshuapettus6973 interesting point about the loudness BS the studios were doing, I don't think it's enough of a reason to go back to vinyl though.
@@Cluuey I agree. I wouldn't "go back" to vinyl. Most of life there is no practical way to listen to one. But on the side, it has always been a very enjoyable way to listen to music. Next to a spotify though, I will always prefer my own library.
during the beginning of the pandemic, vinyl and merch were one of the few ways that bands were able to earn a living without concerts and festivals. I've practically only purchased older vinyl as collectables but that is when I started building a newer library. I'd say it's a collection hobby akin to funko pops, the audiophile stuff is a hard sell even to me.
A speaker that you put a turntable on top of? That is literally THE WORST IDEA. unless that speaker is REALLY weak (which could be possible) the turntable will pick up the vibrations from the speaker (some are even subsonic) and can either make the Needle skip or cause a feedback loop that can blow out your speakers, at the Very least you will be worsening the playback quality of your record. I had to use Vibrapods and Squash balls to get my turntable to not pickup vibrations from my speakers and mine is NOT sitting on top of them.
only good thing under a record player is a pavement tile
I like using vinyl to prop up uneven chairs
I think you mean infrasonic. Subsonic means slower than the speed of sound which I'm sure you can figure doesn't make too much sense in this context.
Yeah, that stood out to me too. Technically the side-firing speakers can cancel out each other's vibrations, but nothing you can do about the front firing. If the front-firing speakers are only handling mid-high frequencies the vibrations probably won't be enough to matter, but still not good practice. Either way, it was pretty obvious that sound quality was not the focus (and if it was you might as well go digital).
@@nukfauxsho lol a good that sounds like a rather slippery solution but to each their own
I know it's relatively unpopular, but digital music formats are better in almost every way. However, there is one example that I know of where a vinyl record is capable of something that is, as far as I know, not replicable digitally. The band "Defeater" has an album called "Empty Days & Sleepless Nights" where, at the end of the song "White Oak Doors" the vinyl intentionally stops progressing to the next groove. It will not proceed to the next song until you manually move the needle. It's an artistic choice that reflects the death of a viewpoint story character. Digitally, the album simply features a prolonged silence, so it's a different experience on vinyl with the listener being forced to progress the track themselves. I know of no other examples of this technique, but it's the best argument I know of for listening to vinyl over digital. (Edit: corrected the album name to an & instead of the word "and", also corrected the song name to "Doors" instead of "Door".)
That! ^^^
Locked grooves also allow a record to start looping at the end of playbacks. Also if you like DJing, the tactility of mixing vinyl is more challenging and satisfying than digital. Although I agree that digital just sounds better and is easier.
The other reason to get vinyl is compression. I have some records specifically because I *_cannot_* find a digital version that doesn't have awful compression or clipping in some songs
There's CDs that have a very long silence track before the last song, which is very similar
@@eragon5779 what people fail to realize is that Vinyl IS already compressed. It is just physical compression versus digital. CDs and magnetic tape (not casettes but reel to reel) are superior in bandwith. There is a reson 45 rpm 12 inch records exist: to reduce physical compression. Also, as long as you keep moving the data to a new medium, you can prevent data rot in a digital medium. It's a lot harder to keep transfering analog mediums as they decay, vinyl included.
I'm shocked he managed to squeeze a 4k 120 tv, iPad and whole new computer into a 5k budget
Well, the PC is a more modest build compared to the others going for 3080s and whatnot, so that's already a LOT of money saved
@@Shakzor1 Prices are also more reasonable now which helps.
I built my pc for around 1.6k including the new 1440p 144Hz IPS monitor which was 340€ on its own.
The components I remember:
Ryzen 7 2700X 180€
Corsair RM750x 100€
Case a generic 60€ one
Motherboard Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite (because I intend to buy a used 5950x eventually) 200 and something
32GB of 3200MHz ram 130€ (I'm a programmer and I usually have 1000 apps open at once, the extra memory is worth its weight in gold)
2TB Sabrent Rocket NVME ssd 160€ (on Black Friday on Amazon two offers stacked for a little while and I don't think they were supposed to lmao)
Sapphire RX 5700XT Nitro OC 415€
I later added a Noctua NH-D15 but it wasn't included in the original build. It's damn expensive but it's amazing, I've never cleaned it and even though it's full of dust by now even at full load with an all-core overclock I can barely hear it.
Late 2019/early 2020 build. That would leave 3300€ for an iPad and a TV, more than enough. Prices now are higher and he went with a higher end case, but still I'd be surprised if he spent more than 2500 on the pc.
@@grn1 Everyone one get's them at MSRP so they didn't need to use the full budget on a GPU. That's why some of them talked about how lucky they were to get 3080s at MSRP while many couldn't get one at all. They just had to get EVGA or whoever to send one for MSRP.
Easy Peasy to have a PC, TV and and iPad. It’s not even difficult.
You can even do it with OLED
FINALLY!!! I recall feeling so bad for him when he brought his xbox on the ltt staff computer video because he didn’t have a pc
He also said that he used Samsung Dex to do any office work as well. This upgrade is genuinely filled with wholesomeness.
linus needs to pay his employees better!!!!
Meh, it's not that big of a step down from Windows S honestly. It is a PC, just a slow AMD one with Microsoft on it.
Yes, digital formats sound way better than vinyl (I collect records and I'm pretty sure). But one thing you don't do is put the turntable on top of the speakers even if you have a quality record with a more stable tonearm. Speaker vibrations can set off the tonearm and cause skips or worse, scratches due to the needle hitting the record.
Digital is far inferior to analogue records.
@@ChrisDaytrader insert that one famous Ben Shapiro quote here
@@suborgulag7289 “Facts don’t care about your feelings.” :)
@@ChrisDaytrader Nice bait.
@@CockatooDude I try ::) but i deffo prefer records.
Really enjoy this series of videos. Matt is such a good addition to the team (he's probably been with you for a while but I was meaning channel wise). Can we get and Matt vs Sarah build off please!
Hey LLT Team, what about a video about your Tag/QR-System and Inventory Software - that would be very interesting.
Linus Leet Tricks
On the latest WAN show colton mentioned they use an open source software called SnipeIt
@@Conjo Yeah! It's open source software with an implementation developed by the Floatplane guys. Matt's procurements system is also part of it.
The tags are actually the least complex part of the system. The QR codes just coincide with the number below them. The only benefit to using them is that I can use a barcode scanner to check items out, similar to a library or retail store. All the tags you see equal one entry in the inventory system database.
Floatplane exclusive
The shameless way Linus and Dbrand go at each other on the regular somehow warms my heart. Deep down, you can tell Linus truly loves them 🥰😏
It's kinda like the old Top Gear trio
my friend it's just marketing
@@patemathic you can still watch them on Grand Tour on Amazon. Same shit, without the British TV bullshit.
Does feel like next-level sponsorship, where their deal includes a weekly shit-talk commitment.
Why core i5? At $5000 budget?
Linus isnt wrong, the mackie shelf speakers sound pretty damn good for the price you pay for em.
the fact that he got the job at ltt without a pc is hilarious
Fake it till you make it. I've used this mantra more than once to secure a job and besides, your interviewer doesn't care about the tech your carrying. They want to know about YOU and what YOU can offer too the company. If you land with a good company they may even help you get up to speed, which is shown in this vid.
Precariously balanced TV and soundbar: how to tell people you don't have kids or pets without words.
sure is, i would a a bigger glass plate or anchor the tv top to the wall ...
I'd slide the soundbar under the glass tbh
I really would love to know if Intel has rules on these about not allowing AMD GPUs for these.
literally only place for intel product placement lmao they not gonna let that go aswell :)
We're about to see alot of those new ARC 770s in these builds then
If i got the extreme tech upgrade my first question would literally be: "can I go full AMD? Is that allowed? Cuz I think it'd be REALLY funny"
@@Xnoob545 well no as even if Intel didnt specify it lets say it'd still be a bad promotion and most likely wont be put up on video cause why would your boss (Linus for example) post that knowing it was sponsored by Intel and consequently losing the sponsorship for these vids.
Tho as a joke it would be really funny
Ever since i saw the video where everyone brought their computers in, i believed Mat deserved an intel 5k upgrade asap. I am glad he finally got it especially in comparison to what everyone else got.
I believe they've said in the past that they use the old name in a hat method to pick so that's why it took so long. He definitely needed that upgrade though.
I don’t think the LTT mat would have matched but the blue in his totally clashes with the rest of the setup. Just get a plain black/white one at that point.
I've heard that having the speakers on the same shelf/platform as the record player is bad because the vibrations are transferred from the speakers to the record player, so having the player on top of the speaker must be loads worse.
indeed, you want them almost completely isolated from one another if possible. the added vibrations are really bad for the grooves of the record and will make it wear out a lot quicker.
When you see a surround sound system and a Wii. You know they're making the most of the Pro Logic experience.
Linus: "If you want the cool look of the GPU vertically mounted on the side then I think it's fine to put the rad in the bottom."
GN Steve: (left eye twitches)
I was expecting to see a shit storm in the comments about the rad placement!
Yeah I mean, he could’ve just gotten an aio with the pump mounted in the rad or on/in the the tubes themselves. Especially since the look of the pump block didn’t matter anyway
@@Freakwenzz are there actually any AIOs with pumps in the rad? The only one I can remember is the Alphacool extreme one.
@@terakahn there's the pure loop aios from be quiet! which have the pump decoupled and in the tubes. would've been a good choice for this build imo
nice to see someone else from Winnipeg it's really hard to find us anywhere on the internet unless you're looking for us
Honestly loving all the new camera talent at LTT
Having a turntable, which is a machine that reads vibrations from a physical track on a vinyl disk, sitting on a speaker, a device which amplifies and emits vibrations, sounds like a beyond stupid idea.
Just get a set of stereo bookshelf speakers... FFS
Yeah, as someone who enjoys vinyl, that turntable speaker shits me….
Who even designs such a thing?!
21:32 As someone who has ripped of a piece off a wooden table trying to move a printer, you're in luck, it's glass...
My take on the vinyl trend: It's a bit like with the Japanese tea ceremony.
It's not about having tea - it's about making it feel more relevant and adding weight instead of just pressing a button on your computer.
God yes thank you.
Good job Matt, we all appreciate you .
I would imagine that Matt's setup was even more janky than my own, but probably a lot more capable. I used a Raspberry Pi 3 for about 5 years as my sole computer. That was tough, at times, but a lot of fun. Had a wireless keyboard that used a dongle, not bluetooth, so it was almost as good as wired. Though browsing the web was absolutely excruciating. I miss the days when most websites worked properly with elinks.
This was one of the better episodes of this series. I couldn't believe it had already been 25 minutes by the time i got to the end, and at the end I had a smile on my face while sitting alone. It's not easy to get me to smile when I'm alone. Thanks LMG. Have a great night.
Wow. You're right. That 25 mins felt as quick as my lunch break at work, possibly quicker.
i didn't notice it was 25 minutes long until you pointed out that haha
17:09 Billie Eilish: I took that personally
Linus, you seem like the best person to work for ever. So many of us are in the ditch with just trash for leaders. Thank you for giving the rest of us hope.
hopefully you dint comment this from your work wifi
"they thought I was going solo"
*plays the bass*
16:41 Those Mackies are studio reference monitors. They are for getting a more flat audio signal which will give a mixing engineer a better idea of what the song will sound like on multiple( even crappy phone speakers). They arent really designed for listening back under the best circumstances. So yeah the $99 mackies are better for mixing, but you can probably get a better sound overall from a $50 set if you really shopped around.
The real problem is the green accent color. Guy has a sound bar under his TV for God's sake, don't think he cares about sound quality.
No, flat line is the best line IMO. No added colour to the sound - just like a sound designer heard it when they mastered it.
@@Vladimir_Kv Only it isn't because they're inexpensive tiny monitors, which simply will not reproduce music as accurately and as detailed as said engineer would have heard it. Not to speak of the total lack of proper bass extension that any speaker that size will suffer from
16:30 I have to agree with Linus, switching to LP system with integrated speakers in the base of the player just for the asthetic reasons is dumb. If you don't mind the audio quality, use the soundbar that's already sitting under the TV.
I just made myself a tiny system for casual listening. My $50 Stanton turntable plugs into a $50 X-Fi HD USB sound card (controlled by a $20 ThinkPad T420 that's tucked away); the card plugs into a $29.99 Sharp micro HiFi Bluetooth receiver with $7.50 Yamaha bookshelf speakers and a $3.50 Yamaha powered subwoofer, and best of all it was all thrifted and second-hand components. That's my daily driver and I love it.
As a professional audio nerd, digital done correctly (which it pretty much always is now) recreates sound perfectly, but with those speakers you won't be able to tell the difference anyway. Vinyl has a certain vibe which is nice though
Vinyl is a perfect way to show people you were never interested in music just want to fit in thinking it'd make you look cooler.
@@RJ-vy4yd HAHHAAHA great take!
I love music, but ill stick to amazon music vs large Frisbees!
@@RJ-vy4yd We're not all under the age of 30 😏
Linus saying "The hell is this" while looking at the Billie Eilish vinyl has A LOT of meme potential.
Surely he knows of Billie though? He can't be THAT old xD
Linus Sebastian: What the hell is this?
Stanley from The Office: It’s called Hentai, and it’s art!
the thing on the venyl is the waaaaaaay better compression rate. like spotify sounds soooo bad on good speakers, but..... on the avarage audio set (yes also your top of the line home setup) spotify will probably sound more dynamic, and also the user experience has up and down sides, so as an audio engineer i think both is fair for day to day use and there is no better option :)
Built exact same case a few weeks ago. Specifically went AIO with the pump in the rad so the rad could be on the bottom. No risk of pump bubbles in the stand cpu/pump combo, since the CPU is the high point of this AIO build.
Doesn't air ride to the highest point of a cooling setup? So wouldn't you risk air locking the cpu if there were air bubbles
@@timothylockhart2009 You don't want the air rising and getting stuck in the pump (and potentially killing it) which is what would happen if the pump was in the CPU block - having said that air getting trapped in the block will raise CPU temps, but it's the best solution if you want to bottom mount the rad.
you do not want the cpu at the high point for the reason timothy stated. bubbles rise and if theres a spot for them to get trapped you will overheat parts of your cpu
When Linus looked at the record he'd been holding, confused.. and just went "What the hell is this :| " I completely lost it 😂
And it was “when we all fall asleep,where do we go?” If I’m not wrong
@@ayush9790 oh, just googled, it's from that Vanity Fair yearly interview girl?
(I never listened to any of her songs, just watched the interviews)
@@FastSloth87 Billie Eilish , you should try sometime , she’s got good songs
Cable rant counter argument: the only visible cable you can see in almost everyone set up is the keyboard cable! People have wireless mice, hide their monitor cables behind the stand, cable rack under the desk, speaker stands to hide cables, mic boom arms, etc! So when it comes to the ONLY VISIBLE cable in your setup why not make it fancy? PLOOF me wrong! 😅
as a modest record collector, I can say the experience of listening to vinyl records does have a (debatably) desirable je ne sais quoi. That said, the turntable sound bar thing does seem like a gimmick (for one thing any highish volume could rattle the TT, introducing an unnecessarily difficult-to-isolate vibration).
It's a gimmick to me to, just a good amp and some nice speakers (around 500€ for a pair of very good column speakers) and your play the neighbourhood flat :)
@@Damicske Yeah for sure. I mean, the aesthetic of an all in one speaker/TT tower is nice. But if that's your priority, just connect to a good tv sound bar, which will sound way better than the TT podium/speaker contraption
23:02 i am kinda suspicious about that sticker under the water bottle
The way the Hysteria bass line is so iconic it's recognizable even without the audio
IKR?!
"note to my self" "linus showing his true colors 4:32"
Intel Extreme Tech Upgrade is so great.
*downgrade
Yeah
Comment brought to you by an Intel employee 😂
@@iHaveTheDocuments Where are the documents
@@iHaveTheDocuments Do NOT show him the documents! Don't confirm for who I realy work for!
OMG someone that uses Dex! When I worked for Samsung it came out with the S8 and I loved the concept behind having your pc in your pocket and docking it when you arrived home for a larger experience. I just have never actually heard of anyone actually using it in my day to day passing in the cellular industry. There was this guy working on a full windows 10 port to the oneplus 6t but I haven't checked up on it in awhile. Having my rig in my pocket would just be amazing.
Vinyl for me is about the ritual of turning everything on, taking it out of the cover, cleaning it off, dropping the needle on etc. just makes for a more interactive music experience.
Same for me, you need a really expensive setup for it to sound actually better, I just like collecting big physical copy of my music and making it a nice experience when I listen to them
I definitely get the feeling ritual and nostalgia about his dad's collection are parts of the appeal for Matt.
18:21 I tried wireless(Specifically Bluetooth) keyboard Keychron K1 V5, but I stopped using in wireless mode after days of connection and latency issues. It does work, but sometimes it kills both Bluetooth keyboard and trackball in Windows with brand new USB Bluetooth adapter I bought. I initially suspected the BT adapter, but my Linux laptop also shows similar issue(it does recover after few seconds though). I could've bought different BT adapter or different BT keyboard, but at this point I wasn't willing to spend any more money to troubleshoot the issue. I am done with Bluetooth keyboard, at least for now.
I also updated my K1's firmware to see if it's any better, but it did not help. And even if the connection was stable, it would get instant F when playing rhythm games.
Bluetooth is sadly not a fast protocol at all. Not surprised you had latency issues, especially playing rhythm games. Did you at least get a chance to tune the latency in those games though? If so, what was the offset?
the game he is playing at 19:27 is Naraka Bladepoint on steam, its on sale rn for 9.99 normally 20 bucks just saying at the time of this comment
The game Nicole* is playing 😌 my b-roll consisted of Marvel's GotG 🤘
I'm on Linus's side with the record thing. I want to like records but the sound quality on the same speakers vs digital just isn't good in my experience. Tested different speakers and everything and it just sounds better digital or on CD than a record.
For me I think it comes down to futzing around with your setup and finding all the right components, so that the music you like sounds good to your ears. Everything else is like debating the results of a science experiment. As yeah, you are very right about an apples to apples comparison. On paper everything being the same, digital just produces a more stable and clear sound. ...but again for the hobbyist, we like hearing the warmth that analog can provide.
agree my favorite audio experience is still CD with open headphone ( for the moment a sundara ), in theory flac should get me the same quality but on the cd i own, the cd quality is a bit better than the flac. maybe the mix was a bit different on the cd than on the version on tidal; spotify or deezer.
@@youtubeisnotsogood4390 honestly, I like the idea of collecting records and do still sometimes buy special prints from bands I like, but overall, I just don't see myself making it my primary listening experience given the quality difference and me not really wanting to mess around with testing different things to get the sound I want.
So I've stuck with occasionally buying some records just to have them and primarily using digital sound.
I do like having physical media though because, at some point, some places will lose licensing or whatever. I've seen it happen with anime a bunch of times, music is just as volatile for streaming services and licensing rights and all that.
My dad owns some vinyl records and he got them out of the garage and cleaned them during the pandemic. I never listened to a record before and I was very curious about the sound quality. He doesn't own any 7" singles (he says they used to be ridiculously expensive) so I cannot comment on their sound quality, but 12" LPs (even ones in great condition) sound noticably worse than CDs. But 12" Maxi-Singles (they run at 45 RPM) sound great. Apparently they were mostly made for use in clubs so the grooves are wider which makes the signal much louder, that means you don't hear the vinyl artifacts (hissing, popping, etc.) as much.
Sound quality completely depends on the mix. I have a first print of dark side of the moon on vinyl and the CD. CD and Spotify sound the same. The vinyl sounds different, I can hear things, not cracks, that I can not hear on the digital editions.
But I don't need a vinyl version of Nevermind, it was never mixed for vinyl, so there will be no difference between the CD and the vinyl.
I don't feel anything different from vinyl, it sounds just like CD to me, but I still enjoy the medium. That being said, the Andover Audio Spinbase seems like an idiotic solution if you have *ANY* other speakers in your house. My current Pro-Ject Debut Carbon is hooked up to Elac Uni-fi UF5s and it's ridiculous. Granted those are up to 1K for a pair, but even the uni-fi bookshelf speakers would be better than that Spinbase imo.
My favorite medium is high bitrate downloads from the pirates bay
Best upgrade jet. This guy is great, He is my blood. Nintendo gaming, LP's, don't care about PC performance and care about ecstatic.
Linus you have some really awesome people in your team!
Noice, always brightens my day when I say a Tech-Upgrade.
Me too
That DOWNgrade gave me anxiety and I hesitated to click on this video for a min lol.
Glad you guys got the Z690I Ultra Plus. The Z690I Ultra has serious issues with PCIe 4.
0:45 I wouldn't say it warms my heart but it is nice to know that despite the fact that he's only one meter tall and I'm 2 m tall Linus and I eat those brownies the exact same way
Same, does anyone eat bags of chips by just eating like a handful at once
@@nerdatwar49 I know exactly what you're talking about because that's what my brother does but that is not eating a handful of chips that is grinding chips into crumbs with your face
I like records because of the physicality and interactivity of them. They sound great, but aren't convenient. It really is about looking at the art, touching the disk, cleaning the disk, flipping it over when a side is done. It's about loving it. It's the same reason I drive a manual. Life isn't always about doing things most efficiently. I never just sit down to listen to digital music; I always have to be doing something else. I will sit down for hours and only listen to records. It's because I feel more connected to it as a listening experience. Plus, there's no shadow of doubt that I own the copies of my music, not just licensed to play it. (I know a lot of that is applicable to CDs, but it's just different. Like CDs don't have any romanticism. They're just digital copies on a physical disc. A record is sound physically etched into vinyl (I know a CD's data is physically etched into the plastic, but I can't see it with my bare eyes, and it's digitally converted, not the straight vibrations amplified). and they're huge. If I were to use CDs, I'd just do only digital.)
I started collecting because I bought the King of Limbs (IIRC, the first wave of production only came as a vinyl/CD/download combo) and didn't have anything to play it on, so I invested in a turntable. Then, I needed more reasons to use it.
Cool views, I respect them, you however got one thing wrong - vinyl does not sound great. It's significantly and clearly audibly worse than digital.
My take is people use it for sentiment, looks and show off only. If someone is interested in actual music he goes for digital as it unquestionably sounds better.
22:42 that’s like 100 bucks worth of red bull just randomly sitting there, minding its business.
This is the best series of videos you've done. I love it when you give away stuff to your employees or other people. Just fun to watch.
I love the NR200 case. I have a 10900k under a 280 AIO and a 2.5 slot 3070 and it all fits AND keeps everything very cool
I am looking at getting it in purple for my media pc build. How have the thermals been?
I love my NR200 as well. I got the purple one and I am running a very similar setup. The only jank is that I have a full ATX PSU held in with zip ties.
pretty similar build here. Arctic liquid freezer 2 280mm aio, with an amd ryzen 7 5800 and an Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3070 Master 8G. it fits snug bit does a good cooling job. under full load max 70°. The NR200 case it the bomb
18:06 we don't try hiding THAT cable because it's clean, it's for the look, but obviously wireless looks best, although the coil isn't far behind
Linus not knowing who Billlie Eilish is kind of surprised me a little. Actually, a lot.
Part of the appeal to vinyl is the process of putting it on and sitting to listen to it rather than just hitting play on Tidal. I listen to digital music all the time for the convenience but when I want to actually listen to music, putting on a record really helps get you in the zone to listen and appreciate the record as intended
yeah, with digital there is a stress before the song ends to think what about next. At least me.
Want to start liking vinyl? Think about it like this: It's lo-fi. Like, literally, it's lo-fi but on a disc. once you realize this, the ''bad audio quality'' argument kinda falls flat
16:30 - 17:12 has gotta be one of the highlights of this entire channel. That was HILARIOUS. Great editing.
7:30 That 'cool' caught me off guard
I'm with Matt on the wires. By the time I had a wireless keyboard, wireless mouse, wireless headset, 2 wireless controllers for my VR setup (and numerous other RF devices in the room) I had all kinds of random wireless interference issues. They didn't resolve until I reduced the number of wireless connections in my rig.
Seriously...I've been waiting for yall to make another mouse pad...I love that they come in crazy different sizes though...but need some more colors 🤜❤️
This is probably the most prepared upgrade ever
Only because the upgrade is for the guy who prepares the upgrades 😅
Since Anthony, this is basically the only guy who was not either boring, annoying or straight up detestable.
These are some lucky people. A chill boss and getting new tech. I've never had a new PC and I've always wondered what having a new up to date decent PC was like.
This is another computer case/build I don't understand. Small form factor that shows off...the face of a power supply, and that forces the AIO to be mounted in it's worst possible configuration.
Also, who in their right mind would put a turn table on top of the speaker like that? Aside from the crap sound from that particular model, I don't get why anyone would have made the product in the first place, putting a source of vibration as the place you set the record player. Back in the day, folks floated them on oil to isolate them from whatever vibration moved through the floor to the cabinet.
I thought he was putting the PC under the TV, where the small form would make sense.
no one is going to mention the fact that the water bottle at 23:01 has the belle delphine gamer girl sticker on it?
I'll join in on the record player thing. I think the act of putting on a record and just letting it play though adds to the experience. It isn't my main way of listening to music at all, but when I want to sit and read or relax in the living room there is just something really nice about it. The whole process of picking a record, hearing the sound of the needle drop, and just getting lost in the music is super nice.
It's kinda like doing coffee through a pour over vs a drip. Is it effectively the same just with more work? yes. But that extra work and process can be super relaxing and add to the experience and helps you appreciate the coffee more.
I love these videos. I love seeing what everyone gets. Man what I could do with $5000 for an upgrade hell i could do alot with $1000
1000 dollars can get you a crazy pc rn
@@crimson7151 Wouldn't say a crazy PC, but defenetly something usable. For what I consider a crazy PC you would need to spend about 2 grand i would say. Crazy PC = close to top of the line.
@Arcturus upgrade wise it would do alot for what I need it to do.
@@NoahBuehler I dont need a crazy PC but upgrade wise $1000 would go along way for what I need it to do
@@CorbyQ I guess yes, depends on what you run right now. Also depends on what you do with your PC. I edit Videos and for colorgrading 4k 10bit h265 footage I did end up getting a rtx 3080 ti, since that was the only card I could get at msrp this winter. (I did not want to have to transcode everything, since that requires a ton of time and is just annoying to do.) But if you just game at a resolution smaller than 4k I tottaly agree, you don't need a PC that cost like 2k.
Bro with the Torches X record playing, just earned my whole heart :,)
19:51 did yall see the spark of electricity on the computer? wild
Oh fuck! 😱
Nah it's the power-led for the computer. No arcing to fear. When I first build my computer I also noticed the power led flickered for a sec.
Yes, what do you do when you get 5000$?
You downgrade you setup.
For me, I like vinyl for the nostalgia. My dad had an Audiophile ship mate when he was in the Navy, and he got some great hand-me-downs. I no longer have a turntable, but when I visit friends who do collect, I keep asking if they have BTO or Boots Randolph...
8:58 Linus: So you are sure it will all fit?
Matt: Yyyeeep....😂
0:11 the way he pushed matt out the way lmao
I like buying records, usually as merch, to support bands, and for the sleeve art. some records do sound interesting on vinyl, but I get how impractical it is for sound overall. I just like looking st album art and throwing money away. The ritual of taking the record out and putting the needle on can also be fun at times. Especially if you have a nice record player.
I've got that exact same CPU and GPU and I've been super happy with the gaming performance! GPU fans were a bit loud, but I undervolted it a bit, and now they're whisper quiet - highly recommend.
Edit: their > they're
Eye like that you went to the trouble of correcting you're English. Knot doing so really bothers me. 😉
With now Intel is gonna be releasing their own GPU, I hope in the future tech upgrades Intel doesn't force LTT to use their GPUs only and still allowing other team's GPU.
@@unpaidintern6652 I know, but we don't know if in the future Intel might change this, and could use this series as a promotion for their new gaming GPU lineups.
Because as far as I know, there were no AMD GPUs in this series, all of them were Nvidia GPUs.
But I don't whether it's because of LMG employees' taste or because Nvidia is the only GPU brand that Intel allowed in this series.
Because Nvidia is Intel's closest gaming GPU partner before they eventually made their own GPU.
@@n_core Linus stated in one of the first few IETE episodes (or it was possibly on WAN show) that Intel had no requirement to showcase their products. There is a TON of freedom within the guidelines for the sponsorship of this series.
Very big point of having those LP-records was they had possibly super cool cover art. The whole package was the coolest object you can own. You waited for a new LP two years. And one thingy was that you could see the music from the surface of the LP. For example one could immediately spot the ballad and longer hit effort. In fact the visual observation gave good clue if the record was full of hits or was it a forced product. Of course a simulation image of an LP-record could be easily created for any current music player - on smart phone or PC screen. It appears like such culture does not exist but there is no reason it could not reborn.
10:25: Nah dude, Sarah is right. She is always right, by default.
10:35 i'm on matt's side!
10:52 no truer words have ever been spoken. cable management is great but taking apart and putting back together sometimes makes it not worth it. i tend to wait til i do massive upgrades. undo everything then redo it. yes it takes about 4hrs. but its the only way i've found to maintain a clean esthetic.
Matt's a vibe.
Glad he got his own upgrade finally