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Don't Be Like Me and Wait to Buy These Hi-Fi Products (I Called Them "Unnecessary")

3.9K views · Aug 17, 2026 · People & Blogs

Comments · 17

  • @MarkFannon-q5e · 1 month ago

    Yes, this odds the basics, but it’s amazing how many people need to return to the basics to fix the problems that are ambushing their musical enjoyment. It’s good advice!

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  • @Fuzzy63 · 1 month ago

    This video provides some useful basic information if someone knows very little about Audio. On the other hand, I’m not sure how much advice I would take from someone who thought for years that better speakers didn’t matter or that moving them out from the wall wouldn’t make any difference or that a separate digital to analog converter wouldn’t improve the sound. If you really didn’t get any of these things for years, it’s a little concerning

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  • @DeanRF · 1 month ago

    Nice reminder for beginners and a good review of some foundational principles of great audio listening.  Nicely done.

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  • @user-su7qh3xr2y · 1 month ago (edited)

    I've heard most if not all before that this video discusses but it's still enjoyable to listen to. I would love to add many comments but I would end up writing a book. I'll simply say that I use information like this as a learning tool and decide for myself what I need to do to help my system sound it's best.

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  • @Scopolamine46 · 1 month ago

    You can never bring the music into your listening space. What happens is we are transported into the studio or the live venue and hear what's going on there. The music does not sit forward of the speakers if it does something radically wrong it projects into the room

  • @chrispicquet733 · 1 month ago

    Your a Gen Z newer Phile. I&apos;ve been into ultra high end since the mid 90&apos;s! <br>I&apos;ve designed and Built my own stand mounted two ways that blew away everything I had..<br>I had a menagerie of big high end floor standing speakers .one after another they went bye bye.<br>I&apos;ve had over 20 pieces of McIntosh gear. Krell KSA 250, Audio Research stuff, etc......<br>Bottom line is: Separate components are the way to go! <br>Separate power supplies, minimal intermodulated &nbsp;crosstalk, and distortion minimal. I use a Passive Pre- Amp, ( no gain stage) ,sorry I gotta go. I could do this for hours. No Time now.

  • @Vern-m22 · 1 month ago

    Have dr John, fleet wood Mack both the blues version and the reprise albums !

  • @FantaconeBoxWorksCBG · 1 month ago

    A few contradiction throughout these videos....<br>I still like them, mostly just for the pictures used. Although most of the pictures dont go along with the topic.

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  • @danhefner · 1 month ago

    All of you people are hawking a book.

  • @FatRat-f9m · 1 month ago

    This video presentation is so ridiculously basic that it&apos;s stupid🙄

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  • @VincentvanRooij-j9n · 1 month ago (edited)

    So, let me check your latest message: a separate DAC does make sense now? But better cables were still &apos;snake oil&apos; in your last video? And now they are not? This is just laughable. <br>It&apos;s simple: EVERY part of your system audibly influences sound, whether you like it or not. And the more you spend the bigger the audible differences will be. Simple, right? It&apos;s all about finding the right balance inside your budget.<br>Just use your ears (that&apos;s what they&apos;re for) and you will hear what suits you best.

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  • @cliffordbicknell2856 · 1 month ago

    My wife bought me a Yamaha A-S500 amp which she bought for me in 2011 is it worth Keeping and using please

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