Hi-Fi Audio ICKS! Please DON'T Do These!!!

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  • Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
  • These 5 Hi-Fi Audio "Icks" can be a BIG "turn off" to your partner or fellow AUDIOPHILES! Don't get caught making these mistakes with your audio equipment... your amps and speakers! It's an audio jungle out there... so heed my advice! Thanks for watching and please subscribe to my channel if you like this video! There;s NO ICK in doing that!
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  • @philbert9117
    @philbert9117 3 місяці тому +17

    Turntables with wireless Bluetooth really gets me! First, you’re taking sweet analog sound and converting it to digital. Then, the digital is converted to lossy because of bandwidth restrictions. Ick!!!

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      Guilty as charged. Does anyone want my SoundBurger?

    • @kraig7777
      @kraig7777 3 місяці тому +1

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog I was gonna say, there's more to life than bit rates. We spent the 60s listening to cheap transistor radios and we liked it. Compared to those days Bluetooth is nothing short of wonderful. I love my JBL Charge 4

    • @TheFrugalAudiophile
      @TheFrugalAudiophile 3 місяці тому +1

      I agree with this statement, but I can see the argument for BT in turntables. It could be useful in some setups, perhaps in a secondary system where one needs to use headphones and the TT cannot be right next to the listening position. Also, I've been thinking about getting something like the Sound Burger to test records while shopping and using it with BT headphones would just be the most convenient. I realize these are both niche cases, but I think they do exist.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      @@kraig7777 good take! Our expectations have grown up with us!

  • @eddents
    @eddents 3 місяці тому +7

    My test for a speak stand's ability is that it has enough mass to not be tipped by the happy rear end of a 75 pound Labrador retriever.

  • @JohnScheppler
    @JohnScheppler 3 місяці тому +4

    Audio gear without vu meters. Tubes with led lights under them.

  • @jimibird1
    @jimibird1 3 місяці тому +6

    1. Subs without a High Level inputs directly from the amp LFE's are ok for movies. 2. Book shelf speakers in a book shelf 3. sound bars in place of a stereo pair playing music. 4. I agree in ceiling speakers are a joke

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      Bookshelf speakers in a book shelf is brilliant!

    • @jimibird1
      @jimibird1 3 місяці тому

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalogWell TY TY TY also I was at the show on SAT i guess you and Randy were there on FRI and you're right the JustAudio guy is awesome spent some time with him, FYI Im in Grapevine TX up near Randy.

  • @davidkclayton
    @davidkclayton 3 місяці тому +13

    Bruce Springsteen is definitely one of my icks. There, I said it.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      C'mon, Man! Relax! It's just rock and roll! Who is your favorite?

  • @jim010109
    @jim010109 3 місяці тому +9

    I definitely agree on the tone controls, or lack of, and the placing plants on speakers.

  • @dtracy03ss
    @dtracy03ss 3 місяці тому +4

    12 Band Equalizers with All Set to Flat , and they are hooked up into the System
    ICK

  • @ZZZ_ZZZ_ZZZ_ZZZ_ZZZ
    @ZZZ_ZZZ_ZZZ_ZZZ_ZZZ 3 місяці тому +5

    1980 Heresy HBR's with plant water rings! I lugged those things from continent to continent. I got married and divorced a couple times. No major injury to my babies. Wife number 3 puts a plant on it and over waters it. Then melts a candle on it!!!

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      What do you call that act?

    • @eddents
      @eddents 3 місяці тому +1

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog Speakercide and or looking for wife #4?

  • @bradrapp3697
    @bradrapp3697 3 місяці тому +5

    My HiFi ick: people who get all their music on Bluetooth speakers or ear buds.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      That's 93.3% of everyone I know!

    • @infazeaudio
      @infazeaudio 3 місяці тому

      If you are that person, might as well buy high quality ones...

  • @johnstump2433
    @johnstump2433 3 місяці тому +3

    The ick for me is a room full of stacked up speakers on top each other, and wishing you a safe trip and enjoy the concert to the fullest.

  • @mladenbasic1
    @mladenbasic1 3 місяці тому +4

    You nailed most of the icks that I can think of...... love this concept. Keep on truckin' with these theme episodes. Your DJ chops really come through. Super entertaining!

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      Appreciate the support! This was fun one to conceive and execute! Some of my friends will be angry!😢

  • @kimigeg
    @kimigeg 3 місяці тому +3

    Hello. Great video , you hit a home run with all those IKS and can relate to all of them. Can’t wait for more. Keep the good work.

  • @kraig7777
    @kraig7777 3 місяці тому +4

    "Have you ever heard of The Band?!" "What band?" "THE BAND!!" "You said that! WHAT BAND?!"

  • @JoshColletta
    @JoshColletta 3 місяці тому +5

    Smaller graphic equalizers with center frequencies that do not correspond to anything musical. Okay, great, I can crank up the 330 Hz to fill my speakers with MUD or drop it to make it HOLLOW. What good does THAT do me? Honestly, I'll just pay the extra money for more bands than I need. Or better yet, give me a pair of parametric EQ's and I'll just dial it in, myself.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      Good take! Just give me something so I at least have the illusion of making it better!

  • @jamesvozar1
    @jamesvozar1 3 місяці тому

    I have tone control on my vintage Rotel amp but there is a fierce hum when i loop it in. Gotta love that, i sure do.

  • @carravagio16
    @carravagio16 3 місяці тому +13

    when you see a person wearing a band shirt that you know has no idea about the band

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      Are you actually accusing me of not knowing The Band! Sir.. I demand satisfaction!

    • @davidkclayton
      @davidkclayton 3 місяці тому +2

      For starters you need to learn how to pronounce his name

    • @steveh545
      @steveh545 3 місяці тому

      I work with kids. One was wearing a Slipknot T-shirt the other day. I couldn’t tell you a thing about the band, but I casually asked her “so, who’s the new drummer”? Upping my street-cred tremendously!

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      @@davidkclayton Lah-vahn! Did you know him?

    • @carravagio16
      @carravagio16 3 місяці тому

      LoL i know nothing of your shirt, however i was thinking of my 14yr old Niece who proudly reps her pink Nirvana hoodie, when pressed on her favorite song..........@@UnitedStatesofAnalog

  • @jimfarrell4635
    @jimfarrell4635 3 місяці тому +6

    Oh! Oh!, Oh! I haven't even finished the video, but Kef Kitty Speakers/scratching posts. My fortune is made!
    Also, how come no-one mentioned stereo speakers stuck next to each other in a corner with the rest of the system on the other side of the room
    Also I seem to remember Darko conclusively proving plants improve imaging and tonality, though it depends on the dimensions of the leaves.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      Darko would know! He knows everything!

    • @philipteater3714
      @philipteater3714 3 місяці тому

      KEF Blades 1 or 2 would work. $2000 up charge. Reminds me of an ick, expensive speaker stands that integrate with the speakers but not included

    • @philipteater3714
      @philipteater3714 3 місяці тому

      Darko had a good April Fools with the plants, coming up

  • @mrmelton4776
    @mrmelton4776 3 місяці тому +1

    Cords everywhere or industrial hifi racks in a common living space. If it’s in a common space, it should be tidy and look like or blend into the furniture. Love the shirt by the way. His last two albums was some of his best work in my opinion. What a way to go.

  • @dannyfannyfoodle
    @dannyfannyfoodle 3 місяці тому +1

    Love it!! Definitely keep these coming!
    * components stacked on each other
    * speakers shoved against the wall
    * paper record sleeves

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      No stacking at all???? I don't do it, but where's the limit!

    • @dannyfannyfoodle
      @dannyfannyfoodle 3 місяці тому

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog Haha! I mean…if done well and or purposefully, a double-stack *may* be acceptable. But three? Never!
      Reminds me of the Monty Python skit - The Royal Society For Putting Things On Top Of Other Things

  • @johnphelan
    @johnphelan 3 місяці тому +3

    When my wife stacks stuff on my turntable like there’s already not enough scratches on it !! 😢😢

  • @wtcwtc9861
    @wtcwtc9861 3 місяці тому +2

    Components, including a turntable and speakers on one long shelf..

  • @temporoboto
    @temporoboto 3 місяці тому +3

    funny stuff! how about friends who love music but only use iphone earbuds

  • @wildstar41
    @wildstar41 3 місяці тому +1

    Stand mount speakers with MSRP of $500+ not on stands, placed permanently on random crap (like a metal filing cabinet or a laundry basket) at different heights. Ick! Get it together man!

  • @SteveG325
    @SteveG325 3 місяці тому

    Finding mistreated records in general is a big ick (no inner sleeves, paper sleeves, placed so they’ll fall out of the sleeve, etc) but here’s an extreme example: Found some records in my inlaws’ house purchased from Alexander’s (NY department store) back in the day. Alexander’s apparently used to STAPLE record outer sleeves probably to prevent opening them in the store. Whoemever orignally bought these records pulled the sleeves open but never bothered to remove the remains of the staple, which over time left not just scratches but GOUGES out of the records. I wanted to cry.

  • @christopherklinck
    @christopherklinck 3 місяці тому +2

    This was great!

  • @jaiybraulick4644
    @jaiybraulick4644 3 місяці тому +1

    Great episode!

  • @markfurlonger9356
    @markfurlonger9356 3 місяці тому +2

    Best video yet. Brilliant 😂

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +2

      I smell a mini-series!!!

    • @markfurlonger9356
      @markfurlonger9356 3 місяці тому +1

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog My ex mother in law used to put my father in law’s speakers behind the couch so they were “out of the way” 😆

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      @@markfurlonger9356 Well, THAT will prevent unwanted room reflections!!!

  • @mansolomd
    @mansolomd 3 місяці тому +1

    I loved my high end ceiling surround speakers.

  • @attrktmarketing4582
    @attrktmarketing4582 3 місяці тому +1

    Great vid. I liked ick a lot 😄

  • @paulchristman4918
    @paulchristman4918 3 місяці тому

    This was a great video!!!! I love your idea of sharing HiFi icks 💜 Some of my icks hehe: down firing subwoofers, desktop computer speakers with about one watt of output, non-removable speaker grills, those push button speaker terminals on both speakers and the backs of amps, (never thought about it) but I have to agree with you on the circular VU meters. It really looks wanky and cheap. And finally, generally speaking, I get the icks with anything that mixes a nice textured surface (black for example) with some kind of that wood simulated veneer. Make it one way or the other. Mixing them doesn't work for me.

  • @wvjon75
    @wvjon75 3 місяці тому +1

    I put glass tops on my Cornwalls. I agree with the no tone control. Gotta have them. Use them much on the Fortes?

  • @christopherviers8302
    @christopherviers8302 3 місяці тому +1

    Here's an "ick" for ya...!!! People coming over to visit and casually screwing around with the dials on my stereo equipment...!!! Even when they haven't the slightest clue as to what they're messing around with...!!! Hands off...!!! If you have a specific request, I'd be more than happy to accomodate you...!!!

  • @WireHedd
    @WireHedd 3 місяці тому +2

    Going to Vegas to see The Boss! You lucky bugger. I'm jelly like a donut Bob so enjoy my friend cuz we ALL want to hear about it when you get back.
    My "ick" in hi-fi is when people will literally wipe their finger across the stylus making that loud fingerprint noise. GAAAAHHH! Stop that! LOL
    EDIT: I absolutely LOVE the shirt dude. Levon would have laughed seeing people wear his name. Arkansas modesty.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +2

      Bought it straight from his estate... no shame! Love The Band! RIP to them all? Is Garth still alive?

    • @WireHedd
      @WireHedd 3 місяці тому +1

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog My mom was speaking to he and Robbie before she passed away last May and with Robbie passing last year as well I'm assuming Garth is the last.
      My mom worked for an entertainment lawyer in the 60s and 70s and I was actually in the studio at Big Pink as a little tyke and one of my oldest memories is the song The Weight being sung acapela for my parents and some other folks when we were in New York when I was about 4 years old in 1970. Levon playing a cardboard box and a wine bottle for percussion.I also apparently met Dylan but don't remember that part. Got to meet Ronnie Hawkins too thru my mom and his stories of the days of The Hawks backing him were pretty hilarious. They used to come thru Sarnia all the time in the 60s and Rick Danko was from Petrolia a little town outside Sarnia and some of his family are still there.
      Love the videos Bob, thanks for the memory surge.

    • @eddents
      @eddents 3 місяці тому +1

      @@WireHedd Wow! That's a cool early memory to have!

  • @No_Limits_411
    @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому

    Spring holders for speaker cables

  • @shanedaiken2831
    @shanedaiken2831 3 місяці тому

    Why is this a thing? Universally wives all hate speakers mine included. Great video! Took 20 years to sneek it all back in the house again. 😅

  • @insurrectionindustries1706
    @insurrectionindustries1706 3 місяці тому +1

    So many icks so little time, fun segment

  • @scottbaylor6215
    @scottbaylor6215 3 місяці тому

    I guess you wouldn't like my Cambridge Audio CXA81. No time controls. But it does sound good.
    Audio Kicks: Listening to vinyl via Bluetooth

  • @frankmadrid7233
    @frankmadrid7233 3 місяці тому +1

    Cool tee shirt Bro!

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      Thanks! Some commenter accused me of band appropriation because I didn't pronounce Levon's name correctly. But he never hung out with Robbie Robertson at a Hollywood party... I did!

  • @Feliciano12v
    @Feliciano12v 3 місяці тому +1

    But the plants on top of the speakers help with acoustics. Bonus absorption if you use the Rafflesia arnoldii. Next to your speakers.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      Did you learn that from Darko?

    • @Feliciano12v
      @Feliciano12v 3 місяці тому

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog lol no idea. I was being sarcastic.

  • @christian2123
    @christian2123 3 місяці тому

    Lol!! I'm guilty of #3. No tone controls, but I love how it sounds. Like a good chef, who needs salt and pepper at the table if it's already perfectly seasoned.
    I see it a lot in high end circles...amplifiers on the floor. That's my ick.

  • @andydrangstveit8975
    @andydrangstveit8975 3 місяці тому

    I’ve always liked the saying, “don’t ick someone’s yum”. Man, does that resonate in the hifi world.

  • @No_Limits_411
    @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому +1

    Volume control that crackles

  • @LitlHickey
    @LitlHickey 3 місяці тому +1

    Love these”Ickes” I need Moorreee

  • @petekutheis3822
    @petekutheis3822 3 місяці тому +2

    Oh BTW Tokyo Groove Jyoshi at the jazz place in Vegas middle of May. The beautiful trio of Japanese jazz girls are finally coming to the US!

  • @BobGeogeo
    @BobGeogeo 3 місяці тому +1

    There's got to be a market for audiophile heat and humidity dissipation layers such as cup rests and plant protection supports 🙃

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      You would think!!!!

    • @9mmmike642
      @9mmmike642 3 місяці тому +1

      Check with Randy (CAM), Sith Audio may have some releasing soon.

  • @adamcanterbury
    @adamcanterbury 3 місяці тому

    Everyone in the airport or mall who are “wearing” AirPod max or AirPods as a sign of “I’m into music”…

  • @formerhobbit5599
    @formerhobbit5599 3 місяці тому

    On Bruce Springsteen and aging singers. I hope he puts on a great show for you, Bob. We saw Lyle Lovett last year. According to Google he was 65 at the time. I am sorry to say his voice was totally gone, impotent. It actually hurt my ears to listen to his voice cut in and out like a too distant radio station. Yeah, yeah, "Lyle Lovett never had a good voice!" Not to everyone's liking, for sure, but I always loved his unique tone and large band western sound.

  • @boatformypotplants
    @boatformypotplants 3 місяці тому

    Oh no, I've not only let you down, I've clearly let myself down by having kind-of ceiling speakers, and I want forgiveness. I'm not in Essex, I'm now in Montolieu, near Carcassonne in France (you can add that to your map, Bob), and I have some FANTASTIC Grundig Audiorama speakers here that hang FROM the ceiling and are omni-directional. I've had them 40 years and they sound great, so I'm actually quite proud of my ick. My biggest hifi ick is when my darling wife prefers her small Hey Google speaker and says she can't tell the difference. Ick!

  • @mikecampbell5856
    @mikecampbell5856 3 місяці тому +1

    You must be a mind reader. I agree with all of your icks. I have seen speakers, antique radios and fine furniture with planter rings. Offenders should be punished. The circular VU meters remind me of the crappy communications gear I worked on in the Navy back in the 70s. You used similar looking meters to read different voltages.

  • @Simon_Hawkshaw
    @Simon_Hawkshaw 3 місяці тому +1

    That sounds so awesome. Enjoy your trip and concert. Travel safely. I must just ask you when you were spying on me and my HIFI audio 'icks'. Round VU rule, long before rectangular. 😂 In-ceiling speakers work when ceilings are not acoustically true when reflecting Atmos speakers. No tone control, get a graphic equalizer and adapt to your hearts content, with flashing lights or bouncing bars. What's not to love? 😂😂😂 I don't have or have ever used speaker stands, so no comment. 😂😂😂 . No display OLED screens on equipment is a big 'ick'. 😂😂😂 Sonic obscuring tropical jungles are only useful for ambiance inclusion when watching Apocalypse Now or Tropic Thunder. 😂😂😂😂

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      Hysterical! Thanks for meeting me half way, Simon!

    • @Simon_Hawkshaw
      @Simon_Hawkshaw 3 місяці тому

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog you're most welcome, Sir. You brighten my days.

  • @DrNoahBoddy004
    @DrNoahBoddy004 3 місяці тому

    I’ve had a riveting time😂 with The Icks!
    And I can appreciate CDs digital, historical preservation of cherished music at the end of the day. But I’m mainly a phono, and cassette fan at heart. I’m also a huge fan of terrestrial,
    a n a l o g
    FM! Not one, but two experiences of Full-Modulation FM quieting scared the BeJesus out of me, body-slamming me to those floors! The first one in 1979 from a Fisher RS-1080 (a TOTL receiver THAT HAD Dolby FM!) The second encounter came 15 years later in 1994 at Texas audio dealership via a Linn Kremlin FM tuner from Glasgow, Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
    The blackest backgrounds known to man, that were ‘Silent Hill’ creepy!
    And no audio shows I’ve seen lately have displayed any….. My thinking is, surely an arrangement of some type can be made to temporarily 2X4, and nail something on the roof, so that a top floor suite can pull-in a 96 to 100% peg on the meter.
    Anyway that’s my small Ick! you’ve been great, keep up the posts!

  • @Bob-Fields
    @Bob-Fields 3 місяці тому +1

    Any time someone mentions 'wife acceptance factor' or mentions partner approval, I simply tune them out. They are not serious about doing what's necessary to achieve the sound they want and are open to compromises. Not having money or practical means is one thing. Not having the balls to do it is a non starter.

    • @alekhidell3644
      @alekhidell3644 2 місяці тому

      I'm guessing you're not married, Bob. 😂

  • @philstark2765
    @philstark2765 3 місяці тому

    My 6 CV D9s have following on top: 2 have plants, 2 lamps, 2 katanas in stands, and my guitar pics and slides. Yes i am married.

  • @hifi-photo-Brian
    @hifi-photo-Brian 3 місяці тому

    ICK #1 --> Integrated amps and Home Theater Receivers with no Pre-outs! ICK#2 I have an amazing Pre-amp (Tone controls on the remote: Bass and Treble) It also has a A Sub out and a high pass filter for the pre-out(and a full range pre-out). --> it has a Subwoofer volume control on the remote -> Every Pre-amp and Integrated that doesn't have a subwoofer volume control on the remote and a high pass pre-out is a huge ICK!!!!!! which is probably 92% of them.

  • @SteveG325
    @SteveG325 3 місяці тому +1

    Oh here’s another one: speakers that have to be pulled out 3+ feet from the wall to sound good. Who has that kind of space, and whose spouse is going to tolerate speakers in the middle of the damn room?

    • @raymoore8435
      @raymoore8435 3 місяці тому +1

      KlH model 5 designed to be used closer to front wall, increases mid bass punch love them

  • @No_Limits_411
    @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому +3

    Configuering a subwoofer

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      I have videos on that particular frustration! Can't help you, I'm afraid! Thanks!

    • @No_Limits_411
      @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому

      😂😂​@@UnitedStatesofAnalog

  • @ridirefain6606
    @ridirefain6606 3 місяці тому +2

    I do not consider these an ick but more in line with pet peeves. Mine would be when my bride is done playing a CD, she just pulls it out of the player set its data side down on the rack and does not put it back into its jewel case or protective sleeve. When it is a Mo-Fi or Analog production reissue, this carelessness becomes particularly painful, especially on overpriced out of print titles.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      I hope she's still a keeper!!!

    • @ridirefain6606
      @ridirefain6606 3 місяці тому

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog Let us just say it is a good thing she is cute. So, I do not have it in me to stay irritated for long.

    • @carlitomelon4610
      @carlitomelon4610 3 місяці тому

      Get a Bluesound node for her.
      No touchy the discs!
      My wife can't even turn on my system, let alone decipher how to play a cd!

    • @ridirefain6606
      @ridirefain6606 3 місяці тому

      @@carlitomelon4610 Been there, done that. What a waste. The streamer never got used. Too many steps to deal with, all she is willing to handle is to turn on the receiver, the player, throw a disk in, and hit play. Never got how to search the library and get to her favorite music, even though I set up custom playlist for her.

    • @carlitomelon4610
      @carlitomelon4610 3 місяці тому

      @@ridirefain6606
      Good.....
      GRIEF!
      This is what I used to do:
      Blu-tac an empty multi disc data CD package spindle atop the CD player (With or without the lid).
      Any CDs taken out of the player you can't find a case for gets popped on the spindle for later.
      Viola 🎻 & VOILA👀no more scratched discs!
      At east she's a music lover.
      🎵🎶🤫🎶🎵

  • @No_Limits_411
    @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому

    Need for correct speaker placement

  • @stevezeidman7224
    @stevezeidman7224 3 місяці тому

    Bob, you are right on the money! I’m with you. Especially yellow round VU meters! I cannot stand them. All of them need to go! Very entertaining video. Btw, “Rock of Ages”, great live album by “The Band”. To me, better than “The Last Waltz”.

  • @Darkmonster620
    @Darkmonster620 3 місяці тому +3

    EQs in a V shape

  • @kraig7777
    @kraig7777 3 місяці тому +1

    Reading comments I have every ick. 100%!

  • @ForeverAnalog
    @ForeverAnalog 3 місяці тому +3

    We've seen Bruce three times and he never disappoints. Enjoy!

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      I will! I hope he's back to full strength!!! Thanks for watching!

  • @patrickgeorge141
    @patrickgeorge141 2 місяці тому

    Bookshelf speakers on stands lol. Might as well buy a tower speaker, takes up the same space. Bookshelf speakers on bookshelf, sure, makes sense. No big deal lol. I have bookshelf speakers and set them on things for that area.

  • @howiewaterloo352
    @howiewaterloo352 3 місяці тому

    OK, I know some high-end equipment weighs a lot, however I can not stand seeing equipment sitting on the floor in front of the rest of the gear.

  • @No_Limits_411
    @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому +2

    Customs fees for buying stuff from abroad

  • @jlutell
    @jlutell 3 місяці тому +1

    Sorry I like my ceiling speakers in the bathroom.....which is the only setup of my 8 systems that way😛

  • @DBravo29er
    @DBravo29er 3 місяці тому

    Digital VU Meters, too. ICK!

  • @FunFiEmpire
    @FunFiEmpire 3 місяці тому

    Yet another great video! I do hope this goes viral. How about another Saturday HiFi Fun Club? I love that idea too. Add some FunFi in there for some tongue twisting fun. In regards to "ick" you do have to be careful not to get into "get off my lawn" factor stuff - we are grumpy old men to begin with, so it is a slippery slope. I agree with @philbert9117, bluetooth on a turntable is like putting cheeze wiz on a pizza made in Napoli.

  • @TheFrugalAudiophile
    @TheFrugalAudiophile 3 місяці тому +1

    My ick is when I see center channels inside of TV stands! Come on people, you are greatly harming the sound of your system doing that!

  • @No_Limits_411
    @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому

    Streamer not connecting

  • @steveh545
    @steveh545 3 місяці тому +1

    Don’t agree with all the “icks” but loved the video! Love the “cat tower” comment.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      How many cat towers do you have... and what did not resonate with you?

    • @steveh545
      @steveh545 3 місяці тому +1

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog no cat towers, but I know some of those people. Round VU meters don’t bother me, but prefer rectangular. I have a new system developing as we speak. Wife doesn’t know yet lol. For those with plants on top issues, just get funky B&W or Maggie’s. Problem solved 😂

    • @steveh545
      @steveh545 3 місяці тому +1

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog your “icks” don’t bother me, to be perfectly clear. Loved the vid though. Happy to watch more

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      @@steveh545 you're dialed in!

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      @@steveh545 please sub!🙏

  • @jamesvozar1
    @jamesvozar1 3 місяці тому

    My ick is people in the hobby just casually say they spent 10k on a pre amp like it is nothing when most of will never be able to spend that on one component. And also when good speakers are lavished with over priced finishes that jack the heck out of the price, i just want good sound not a piece of modern art.

  • @Scottlp2
    @Scottlp2 3 місяці тому

    Ick? I remember being driven out of the room by about 60 seconds of apogee speakers (?2’ tall) decades ago.

  • @johnpischedda6951
    @johnpischedda6951 3 місяці тому

    Those Black foam acoustic panels ! Depressing!

  • @gongcast
    @gongcast 3 місяці тому +1

    Chincy amps makers impractical spacing of speaker connections requiring ridiculous approach paths for the wires..
    AND speaker terminals not accepting real banana plugs (the fat kind prevalent in the 70’s.. wtf)

  • @petekutheis3822
    @petekutheis3822 3 місяці тому +1

    Speakers so large they take up nearly the width of the room save the rack. Which brings me to: a tall rack has no bidness being 'twixt the speakers anywho. Lol.

  • @wegder
    @wegder 3 місяці тому

    Thank God I don't have golden ears, I'm so stupid I can listen to MP3 and like it.

  • @denis_w1wv131
    @denis_w1wv131 3 місяці тому +1

    Amp without a tape monitor.

  • @rolandogamez
    @rolandogamez 3 місяці тому +1

    Bob, you can take checked bag and just leave it there. Come back after the show and pick it up!

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      Thanks! Hotel, you mean?

    • @rolandogamez
      @rolandogamez 3 місяці тому

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog No, check a bag when you fly out, but go back to the airport and pick it up after the concert.

  • @sidesup8286
    @sidesup8286 3 місяці тому

    My most disliked icks.
    When Pastor Patrick forgets to remove a heavy power amp that he stores on the floor of the confessional, and you stub your toe on it, in the darkness, when you close the door. Never wear sandals to confession.The people in the back pews do have plenty of decibels now though, during the organ parts of the Mass.
    When the salesman at the high end audio store that I never buy anything from, stares at me while he plays ONE track from the cd I brought in and then on track 2 starts running a loud vacuumn cleaner which not only is louder than the music but near deafening.
    The other audio store where I haven't bought anything at yet either, when as soon as I walk in, they say "Sir we're about to close now." Even if it's 10:30 in the morning.
    When you blow on your diamond needle to get the dust off, and instead of just air coming out of your mouth, particles of food stuck in your teeth come spraying out too.
    When neighbors have the reverse and opposite priority, when they see you outside "How's the loud stereo doing?" And how's the family?
    People who are determined to convince others that costly cables are snake oil. Never having owned a pair themselves.
    UA-cam audio reviewers that say they're giving out big prizes in contests to reach their subscription goal, and then never say who won, or anyone ever giving thanks in the comment section. They keep the prizes; most likely. Sometimes they're careless and you can see the so called "prizes" in the background of a later video.
    Those snakes that stare at you from your TV screen, and then start uncoiling and saying "We're coming for you"."We're coming for you no." "We're coming to get you Keith!" Oh wait, that was a late night comedy skit about Keith Richard.
    When you've tipped a few while listening, and all of a sudden you can swear that Three Dog Night is the best. and only rock band ever.
    When it sounds like you're all of a sudden playing some album by a girl singer, and then realize your turntable inadvertantly switched from 33 and 1/3... to 78 again.
    When you blow a speaker wire and all of a sudden you can clearly hear the voices of your neighbors complaining about the loud music.
    When you've achieved absolutely perfect sound quality and instead of being thrilled, you have a deep realization that there's nothing beyond this, to look forward to.
    When the DIY Amp kit you ordered from China says on the box "Easy Assembly." "Only 4,748 parts." "Have Nice Day."

  • @EddieRIffau
    @EddieRIffau 3 місяці тому +1

    Atmos for music.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      I have a separate Atmos setup. Sometimes it's fun for music, sometimes it's a hot mess!

  • @No_Limits_411
    @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому +1

    The cheap leather-skin on earphones peeling off, even if you don't exploit them 🙁🙁😠😠

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому +1

      Going thru that now with my ATH-50x. Wrapped with that stretch tape athletes put on their muscles! So far, so good!

  • @tmdillon1969
    @tmdillon1969 3 місяці тому

    Personally, as I've moved away from home theater the in-ceiling/in-wall speakers make more sense all the time. Other than my left and right mains I'd prefer to have the surrounds hidden. Of course I'd want my beautiful Cornwalls on display but I generally look at surrounds like popped collars on a polo shirt...." really?" Another big ICK is folks who insist that $10K interconnects are worth it. I get and have bought upgraded wires over junk but I've been told directly by two separate owners of high-end stores that after a point they're just a tax on vanity. And "gatekeepers" suck ass. The dudes who hammer on newbies because the didn't come out of the womb big fans of that group's core brand of components. "If you don't know what Paul Klipsch's farts smelled like you're just a poser!" Or the guys on the DIY sites that condescend to anyone trying something for the first time or winging it. Those basement dwellers won't give the time of day other than derision to anyone who isn't an engineer or worked in tech for 4 decades. I love that guys like Devon Turnbull upset these self-appointed keepers of the flame.

  • @kevincorr2985
    @kevincorr2985 3 місяці тому

    The worst thing of all is bad bass, like from cheap home theater from the box store, in cars etc. I would rather less bass than bad bass.

  • @SteveG325
    @SteveG325 3 місяці тому

    The fact the 90% of speaker stands are FUGLY. In NYC most of us can’t have a dedicated listening room, so the living room has to do double duty. I don’t want some metal industrial looking shit in there since I care about my home looking nice. Give me options.. give me nice wood stained in walnut to match vintage speakers, or white wind to match the room. I see a few people selling nice ones on Etsy now but I had to resort to using wood children’s stools for my Dynaco a25’s.

  • @dennishill290
    @dennishill290 3 місяці тому +1

    That's why i stick with YAMAHA products.... for years now.

    • @UnitedStatesofAnalog
      @UnitedStatesofAnalog  3 місяці тому

      Rectangular meters... right on!

    • @dennishill290
      @dennishill290 3 місяці тому

      @@UnitedStatesofAnalog I don't have as many videos as you....but I've got...Some...maybe you've seen one or two....lol...!

    • @tmdillon1969
      @tmdillon1969 3 місяці тому

      My Yamaha HTR is my least favorite component out of dozens. I was really disappointed with it. YPAO and everything and it still is ....meh...

  • @Rick_Schott
    @Rick_Schott 3 місяці тому

    Haven't even had my coffee yet and you come out swinging at my brand new Chi-fi amp (Nobsound AV-525) with its two round VU eyes 😂 Hey we all like what we like and dislike what we dislike :)

  • @lucybartley5063
    @lucybartley5063 3 місяці тому +2

    I agree with everything you have said apart from wasting money going to see the boring old fart Springsteen.

  • @kawirocket
    @kawirocket 3 місяці тому +4

    Not cleaning up your cables and being able to see spaghetti behind your equipment.

  • @chrisjames483
    @chrisjames483 3 місяці тому +1

    Can't stand not having tone controls! I agree. Just a few db bump is all we need.

  • @whome8192
    @whome8192 3 місяці тому

    Any amp with vu meter.

  • @jimeles992
    @jimeles992 3 місяці тому +1

    It’s pronounced Leevon.

  • @noelmurray1
    @noelmurray1 3 місяці тому +1

    Springsteen! YUK!

  • @HotPink90sSun
    @HotPink90sSun 3 місяці тому +1

    1 minutes and 41 seconds of fluff - the topic starts @ 1:41

  • @dannyfannyfoodle
    @dannyfannyfoodle 3 місяці тому

    Blue LEDs!!! 🤮 😡 🙈

  • @No_Limits_411
    @No_Limits_411 3 місяці тому

    Out dated dac that cost a fortune 😬😬😬

  • @daleboylen6427
    @daleboylen6427 3 місяці тому

    audio reviewers who somehow think adding more electronics to the signal path can magically improve the sound.(tone controls, EQ)
    Audio reviewers who put multi thousand dollar speakers inside wall unit cabinets.
    Audio reviewers who don't understand the physics behind speaker design and claim Klispch are not in your face when ALL the math proves they are.
    Shall I go on??

  • @johnpischedda6951
    @johnpischedda6951 3 місяці тому

    Wilson speakers ! High end but dam ugly!

  • @matsnaslund5762
    @matsnaslund5762 3 місяці тому

    True that!
    WAF, what the f is that, get a new wife…or none!

  • @user-zb8qb2vb7q
    @user-zb8qb2vb7q 3 місяці тому

    First ick circulair or square, nonsence, I'm out.