Crazy Audiophile Systems Under $1000! 5 to choose from!
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2024
- 5 Audiophile Systems Under $1,000 you need to check out!
Yamaha AS301 howl.me/cjWnduNs1ib (affiliate)
Elac B5.2 amzn.to/3UAjPAs (affiliate)
WIIM Streamers amzn.to/3vYscfW (affiliate)
Huge thank you to the Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau - Наука та технологія
Welcome to Malaysia 🇲🇾!! I’ve been watching your channel since the pandemic 😷
Those are all excellent solutions. Well done. I did note the absence of the Sonys.
Cool thanks Randy, hope your trip is going well, keep having fun out there!🎉😊
Very cool video. Have a great time Randy.
Excellent location, eye-opening as I've never been there! Good job!
Thanks a lot!
i run the Aiyima A07 + Elac 5.1 simple, cheap and sounds great
I had to watch this twice. Once for the great information on systems, then again, just to see the awesome looking Malaysia. Enjoy your trip and safe travels.
Awesome video, it would be cool to travel there.
Penang, yeah 👏👍. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for the video. Nevertheless, i think you deserve some days off without worries and without work, as we all do. Just enjoy the trip.
A little observation: the Cambridge axa25 integrated amplifier doesn’t have a phono stage . The axa35 does.
Great video and fine system for the money. 🤗👍
Randy-Would you use the B5.2's in a near field setup for a desktop with a sub? Already have the sub, amp etc.....need something that will go against a wall that's front ported.
Dear Randy, aka CHAM (Cheap Audio Man),
As I am crying tears of joy to the sounds of my new system just connected,😂
I wanted to thank you for all the videos you made,
and all the money you saved me (that I didn't have anyways).
Sys: SMSL SU1 DAC + Fosi T20X AMP (also does headphones) + JBL A130 (Discontinued wonder) 🤤
Album: Cigarettes after S-x
🥰
I just got the ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2, and honestly really enjoy them so far.
They're paired with an Elac SUB1225. Pushed by a SMSLU DU-6 > Douk T8 Pro > Fosi ZA3 x2.
All thanks to this channel!! :)
Fosis really perform I gather. I'm still in Clayton 14k$ class A 100w S100 monoblock land. A bit dark for my 65 yo ears.
Those Elacs with coaxial drivers should image like crazy.
Welcome to Malaysia. You look great in real person.. Hope the weather is not really bother you and your team so much.. :-)
Awesome vid 😊
Way cool. SPEAKERS question... (Aside: love the travel slice. Thinking about getting Malaysia's visa (MM2H) but that's another topic.)
I got a really good impression of the tall speakers you reviewed... Emotiva Tall not short... And I can see you're sticking to a budget here... But if you had the whole budget to drop on just one thing? The Emotiva TALL, right?
Just for fun: For a long time, my system was Chromecast Audio plugged into JBL Charge 3s, paired. Then I wanted Zu Dirty Weekend passives (extremely efficient👍) so I needed an amp. Got Klipsch Powergate (close out pricing) and moved the Chromecast Audio to input on that. (ASR data showed that little amp was great at, like $85?)
The wiim amp was a vast simplification and has all the assistants, so I retired the Klipsch + Chromecast Audio.
In an unrelated simplification, I got divorced and since I was moving stuff anyway, I took a minute to plug the TV into the Wiim and retire my Sony soundbar+sub. Way, way, simpler now ...on so many many levels.
(Aside: I believe the Chromecast Is actually a pretty good DAC, but I assume the wiim amp onboard DAC is new enough to automatically be better... hold that thought.)
Now then, the ASR people don't like Zu. I like 'em fine, but I hate to pass up a deal. Emotiva has been on my radar 👍 since shopping amps the first time... But these tall horns look like they'd be a very good buy (a great bang for every little buck) and then I can fiddle with DAC when I have time... I want to understand why op amps are a thing...
So just for fun, your budget cutoff on speakers seems to me like it leaves some value on the table, as compared to the tall speakers... though a budget is a budget! And I think i paid too much for the Zu pair... so I'm asking... 😂
Love your content! ...So far I'm resisting watches after selling my Cartier... But that too is a whole 'nother conversation. Cheers bro!
Welcome to Malaysia.
This weekend, there is an AV SHOW happening at Penang.
Hope that you have a pleasant trip and nice foods in Malaysia.
Enjoy.
You could visit the Yamaha factory there and give us a tour.
Penang Hill is nearly always 10000000% humidity, did that trip a couple of years ago following lockdown and people were passing out left, right and centre !
Welcome to Penang... unfortunately miss the chance to meet u yesterday
Yamaha RN303D (an amp, tuner, streamer all in one) and Wharfedale 11.1's is the combo I have and works well.
Angela-Gilbert Yeung (of Blue Circle Audio) offers a $250-ish upgrade to the AS301 that is supposed to be worth the price. Would be worth hearing.
Did I see Passion for Sound? Enjoy Penang, I love that place.
Grateful if you’d review some pendant speakers and do a best of video.
Wow! What brings you too Malaysia?
How close could one get for building a system with a standalone streamer (i.e., that does not require an external device as an interface) ?
That was great 👍
Great video. What brought you to Penang? Are you making more stops in the region? I'm in Penang right now. And I've been an SE Asia (mainly in the Philippines) for about seven years. Let me know if you are looking for places to explore.
Welcome to Malaysia 🎉
@cheapaudioman: thanks for the cool vid. Wondering if you could suggest an upgrade for the one piece - WiiM Pro AirPlay 2 Receiver. I'd like to spend a little more on that. Any recommendations? I see other WiiM streamers, but they are also amps. Would that still work? "WiiM Amp: Multiroom Streaming Amplifier with AirPlay 2, Chromecast, HDMI & Voice Control | Stream Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal & More | Remote Included | Silver"
Thank you, and keep 'em coming!
Elac 4.1 or 6.x's with a decent sub and a good int amp (Cambridge, Ps Audio, etc) and you are styling. Don't be afraid of used gear...you'll save a bundle and get higher quality over new (mostly).
Is that enough power for those elacs?
I purchased the AS301 a couple of years ago. I'm running it with an Aiyima tube preamp. I am driving the Jamo S809s and a pair of Emotiva B1+ speakers with a Polk subwoofer for a 4.1 system. It is not my main listening room but makes a great and economical secondary system. It sounds great to me. The AS301 is all I need for an amplifier. No need to go any more expensive than that.
Considering upgrading my home A/V system and seeking advice. I am trying to improve the musical performance of my HT System. Do any of the integrated amplifiers you have reviewed offer HT Bypass & can they control 2 subwoofers? Or would you think it is better to buy an external DAC & Streamer? My set up consists of Sony A95L 77”, Denon X4800H, B&W 704S3, B&W Center Channel HTM72S3 and JL Audio Sub D110 & Athena AS-R1.2 Bipole Surrounds. Thanks for any help you can provide! PM
Welcome to Malaysia!!
Wow Randy! What a video.
I thought you might like it comma Steve
@@cheapaudioman Absolutely comma Randy!
The phono pre amp on the Yamaha itself is not bad so you can use it for the Fluance directly, saves money 🤫
Yo! Bro what you doing at my country? Awesome place I was there few weeks ago. Got sick from dehydration. Get more water and stay under the shades when possible.
You do a vacation show of all the sites and street you're at.
I noticed that the KEF Q150 is not in many of your budget audiophile systems is that because of the MSRP to performance or do you think that even at the lower $350 price that they still don’t compete well for overall value?
KEF speakers are just boring - (I had them) great on paper but damn boring 🙂
Looks like a great trip. Thanks for taking us along.
Didn’t exactly take us along ….met us there, at best 😅
welcome to malaysia bro...
I welcome you to visit India, great food ,great people and vibrant democracy. World largest general election going on. And Indians love music too much as we have no movie without songs . I can't imagine my life without Hindi film songs!
In the first system, pros and cons of using the Wiim amp in lieu of the Yamaha? (possibly, likely, discussed in another video, just being lazy.)
How does the sub out on the AS301 work? If you plug a sub in, does it filter out the lows from the speaker connections (and at what frequency), or are you passing the low frequency out to the sub and the speakers?
Nope. I asked Yamaha about it for my 701 a couple years ago. All frequencies still go to the main speakers.
Thank you Randy. Safe travels.
I am still having trouble with the whole movement away from AM/FM Stereo receivers... I guess I'm old school, and like how radio provides what's popular now, as well as stations with a mix of the classics, without having to pay for subscriptions.
Your point about new music has just been elevated to me, recently. We had a local alternative station go off the air (now streaming for free) a few weeks ago, and I've really noticed how much more new stuff I would hear in about two hours there, versus five hours of listening to Sirius, DirecTV, Pandora channels in the genre ...
You always have the option of just listening to Internet radio stations of your choice for free..... that's what I've done for the past 18 years. To clarify my thought, I am speaking of Internet radio stations that are independently run, not affiliated with any form of commercial radio or college radio. There are loads of options.
I guess it depends where you live. Locally a single company bought up most of the tiny mom and pop unique radio stations and now those stations lost their character. There is college radio and usually you can stream that over the Internet. Radio and broadcast TV isn't what it used to be.
I heart radio is cool too. All you do is search your station
You can listen to UA-cam Music without a paid subscription. However, it will include advertising, though not nearly as much as you hear on AM/FM radio. Having access to UA-cam also gives you access to UA-cam Music.
Great video! Penang looks amazing. If I was just starting out I'd opt for your speaker option, with the Yamaha integrated amp, Emotive speakers and WIIM Pro streamer. But I already have a nice stereo setup...
What's the difference using a dedicated streamer to internet on a laptop or desktop. Right now I have laptop to dac to preamp to amp to speakers.
And I’ll bet it sounds very good,i run an iPad into a dac using Tidal and it’s very good!
I think you mean Speaker Box from Pro Ject? Rotel doesn’t make a speaker box?
Fun video!
Why the Wiim pro over the mini if you’re just running it to an external DAC?
EQ?
Cromecast is not built in to the Mini
By your recommendations, I purchased wiim pro plus, fosi v3 and Elac b2.6 speakers. Loving the system. Thank you!
This video reminds me of HiViNyws the way he would discuss hifi in public places
Hell yeah man, I love the travel/audio buying talk. Your editing is nice!
Look at you galavanting round the world and sharing the awesomeness with us as well as affordable and excellent audio equipment. Thank you for your time, efforts, and sharing this with us all. Safe and happy travels brother.
as a rule of thumb, you get,what you pay for
Hi Randy, a good piece to test your speakers for reviews, or just enjoy, in case you wouldn't have heard of it: "Måneskin - Valentine" (The world's last rock band - NY Times), when you're tired of rest, listened a million times. I know I get tired with always the same stuff...
So, the kind of rock you would like, I believe, and what's missing in today's musical scene, more or less.
Anyway, seems like a good song, going crescendo, little like Led Zep. at times, strong bass, voice and guitar, and I thought I'd share. Best...
Wlcm to malaysia randy…..
The Schiit Raggy is on sale for $999.
The axa25 doesn’t have a phono preamp. The axa35 does though. A cheap phono from Pro-ject could suit the vinyl enthusiast system
Great Video Randy!!! Safe travels. 👍👍👍
Surely the whole enchilada should include a CD player?
Randy, Thanks for going the distance for us and our listening pleasure. A true professional!
Rotel speaker box ? Was that correct?
I had the same question. Looks like the picture he showed is a speaker from Pro-Ject. But it also looks to be $800 a pair, which would put that vinyl setup well over $1k.
dont miss penang street food while you're there
If you're really pinching pennies, for amplification, av receivers from eras past can be had at thrifts stores for under $20! That's too great a savings to ignore. I've found some exceptional receivers while thrift shopping from Yamaha, Onkyo, Pioneer Elite, Denon, Sony & Sony ES even. I can't recommend that more than even the "chi-fi" class d amps as you add so many inputs, maybe a phono in, usually a good dac on board as well.
When I upgraded my home theater receiver to one with HDMI, I repurposed my old Yamaha receiver as my computer audio amp. I also upgraded the large left and right speakers so the old ones became my computer speakers. And since the new L and R speakers had powered subs, I was able to use my 10 inch sub on the computer speaker system. So when I bought an electric guitar, I already had an excellent full range flat response speaker system for use with modellers. Sounds amazing, for no added investment.
The entire enchilada from Malaysia.
Randy, i saw you at the Penang AV Show today. Hope you wont gain too much weight from this Penang trip 😅
that's rude
@@gabrielhunter8986nah, Penang is well known for good food 😋
@@gabrielhunter8986u don't understand, Malaysians say that because the island of Penang is a food haven/paradise. So when ppl go there they put on much weight.
maybe ill try a streamer one day...then again maybe not
Mannnnn Randy ...why you didn't tell us coming to Malaysia. 😅
Why nobody talks about Polk audio speakers?
Great video Randy! Enjoy your trip & Safe Travels home. 🔊🔊😎
OMG The first thing I thought of was., good job of making a tax write off trip :)
What’s good cd player I didn’t see one in video my knowledge
Could use a bluray player on own or via an external dac. You'd be surprised how good they can be with music.
@@nc3419 you could. I love sound signature of marantz. I yet find dac imitates old school style of vintage marantz amps that are fortune now get or equal to integrated pm models
@noneya237 the older Marantz with the phillips tda chips sounded great
Visit Kolkata in India.
very humble and insightful, thanks for spending your time talking to us randyyy! 🤝
Brothers! Best Speakers for app 6k$/pair?
I'm one the edge of INSANITY.
Best Background yet!
Big stepping up to worldwide cheap audio
Ok. I'm done. I'm unsubscribing! I retired January 3 of this year. I took my Nikko receiver, ADS 700 speakers and my Technics SL D3 turntable out of a 30 year hibernation. I started watching your videos, Nemo, New record Day, etc. Now I have 4 receivers, a DAC, and 3 pairs of speakers! I can't sustain this new level of insanity.
Fun but weird! ❤
Nice meeting you earlier at the event, and thank you for stopping for some photos. Hope you get your rest tonight.
Nice trip brother!
Smart, tax Deductible trip😅
AXA25 has no phono stage... I have it. Do you mean the more expensive AXA35?
I have it also. Great little amp. I had a Fosi audio phono preamp and then a Cambridge Audio phone preamp hooked up to it. Eventually upgraded to the AXA100.
Elac 5.2 with Yamaha? 😅😅😅 No Way
A pair of the 6.2 with my 701 works just fine. Even better with my Klipsch Forte 2's.
Cheap Yamaha 10X better and will outlast the warranty.
Nice for lowfi sound ..thats it
OK, so this is stupid I know. I don't get why the fascination with all this streaming junk? When I started in music and hi-fi, I bought LPs. Later, I bought CDs. I'm still buying CDs now but when I can't find them I'll get MP3's and burn to CD. The point is, all the music is mine. I don't depend on anybody's server to keep working forever and I don't have to worry about my music going out of circulation. I never noticed I had a problem? This streaming stuff is out of hand. How many services and subscription fees would a person have to pay?
I have the Amazon Music streaming service and the biggest plus for me is that it introduces me to different music I would never ever seek out.. If I like it enough I buy a physical copy.
Also the lack of privacy since your usage information is sold to data brokers.
Wow tax write trips now - big time :)
5 systems for under a $1,000.....except for three of them.
Ok so full transparency, who paid for your trip abroad? Is going to be pertinent to understand what components you might be endorsing. Not saying they are not deserving but I think your audience deserves the transparency
People can't take a vacation without strings attached? You are being presumptuous.
@cheapaudioman Roadtrip! That was awesome fun and useful info!🙃
How much does he get paid for his reviews to be able to afford his lifestyle
Whatchu want sound for under a grand, I heard it straight from Cheap Audio man, If you down and U think you can hang, Check out the wiim and the peaks of penang ⛰️ I named my weed Emotiva cause it bangs! That airmotiv folded tweeter really sangs🤘Canada Loves the Cheap Audio Man!🇨🇦❤✌️