I CUSTOM BUILT THE HOLY GRAIL VINTAGE HIFI SYSTEM
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
- We were tasked by KEEMSTAR of DramaAlert with restoring and modifying his VINTAGE HIFI HOLY GRAIL Pioneer SX-1980. But this is not just a vintage receiver restoration. We are custom building an entire system. We are going to BUILD THE BEST AUDIO SYSTEM IN THE WORLD! We will be restoring a pair of the BEST VINTAGE SPEAKERS the Pioneer HPM-100's. Custom building a Vintage Pioneer PL-530 Turntable, and a Pioneer CTF-750 cassette deck. Then we are going to take it to the next level with custom modifications that have never been seen before including building every components cabinets from scratch!
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Lenny - @ThatGuyWithTheBeard
Keemstar - @DramaAlert
00:00 Intro
00:25 Keemstar's Challenge
00:51 The Proposition
01:59 Receiver Custom Wish List
05:12 System Wish List
07:10 The Cabin
09:15 Pimp My Stereo
09:52 Laserd*cks
10:51 How Long?
11:32 The Wood Shop
14:06 Vintage Speaker Restoration
14:35 Vintage Receiver Restoration
18:01 Modifications
19:52 WE HAVE A PROBLEM!
21:55 Going To Japan (Audio Technica)
23:45 Vinyl
24:45 The System Reveal
31:09 One Last Surprise! - Наука та технологія
Can’t imagine what that cost.
The entire system was around $30,000
@@LennyFlorentine yikes!
Worth every penny, in fact more! If this entire system was remade today, it would probably cost $70,000.@@LennyFlorentine
JA's self-respect.
Never knew a video about pimpin stereos would be so entertaining.
Whoever said that money can't buy you happiness? Just watching this made me extremely happy! The work you guys did here is incomprehensible! Mind Blown!😱💥
Money can't buy you true happiness BUT if you have joy in your life already money can amplify it one trillion fold in an instant. Just Audio can make what was old new again. I've seen it often enough to know.😃 It was nice seeing KEEMSTAR having his mind blown. Nice seeing someone other than me having a Just Audio inspired overjoyed meltdown.🤣
Customizing and modding out a rare receiver, is pretty much ruining it forever. Great job!
They destroyed it
Not necessarily. It might be worth something for a fan of his, and possibly for a small niche. Stop gatekeeping
@@hennessy4666 Just Audio demands a high dollar for "vintage" HiFi. That's the point.
@@gustercc why dont u see xenon headlights on a 55 mercury ? or on a cobra? because they just dont look right ......same thing here , to put white led instead of warm yellow light on a vintage piece its a big KITSCH , that pioneer looks like something from a spoiled kid room who wants to show everyoane how ,, cool ,, he is .....just my humble opinion.
ps. i bet those old big capacitors still have very good performance even by today standards.
@@hennessy4666So, as a car guy... I have absolutely seen Xenons (ten years ago, it's high-output LEDs now) on vintage cars.
Heck my side business is restoring and restomodding cars, I've sent cars to SEMA from my shop like that. The new trend is BMW-esque Halos.
We just shipped a ''66 Comet Caliente Convertible with four color changeable halos on the highs and lows; not my style but the buyer liked it, so...
And just like this, it's a light. Don't like it? A soldering iron and 20 minutes can make it whatever you want. Caps? 50/50, If the saline is gone, as most of them would be at this age, it's time to go.
Stick in some nice Nichicons, put sealed pots in for the knobs, it'll sound better than the 70s all day.
I applaud people doing what they want with the products they own...
I never thought i would come across Keemstar in an audio topic related video.
This is the craziest shit I seen in a while. They went all out for him tho. Cant think of a more undeserving person to do it for unfortunately.
well. I am speechless. This was in the style of very professionally made "redo-journey" videos for restaurants, houses, cars, fish tanks, etc. Accept - this was way more earnest, entertaining, engaging, educational, cooler, funnier and full of down to earth kindness. You are just an all around good person.
Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed it!
Minus the trying too hard with the tough guy wild rocker image, the vintage gear is cool to see. We already have wacky inflatable tube man from dreameadia.
Wow!!! Those pieces turned out amazing!!! Awesome work!!!!
So he wanted room jewelry then
Definitely gonna be a fun one
Great Job.
Whoa!!! I have some of John's early work!!! I have a Technics SL 1200 TT and John made an amazing housing for it. This is 3 years ago!!!
Very cool!
This was absolutely beautiful work 👏🏿 I take my hat off to you guys at Just Audio WOW amazing ❤❤❤❤
Wow, thank you!
Nice! Love the content! Keep it coming.
This video is one of the greatest films, I have ever seen! Lenny you are genius! I loved this video!
Actually there was a man who was a professional audiophile by the name of Ken Fritz who built the world's best audio system. Look him up
GREAT WORK LENNY???? Only thing that Lenny make is a sandwich. GREAT WORK GUYS IN WORKSHOP!!!!!!
Yeah thats about all I make, these guys do the hard stuff
That’s some fine work, Lenny. Fantastic system and great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was a great video guys! Sad I missed yall at the Southwest AudioFest in Dallas (I couldn't make it).
Wow that system turned out great Lenny. Great job on the audio system and video guys 👍🏼
Thanks Larry!
I love y'all's build videos, but this was amazing! I'm very picky on a budget, and have some very nice pieces, but I have a goal now of that 1980 and get a custom cabinet. Life goals man.
Life goals for sure. Thanks so much!
Actually Far from the best in many ways, but the ultimate test is the owner's perceptions.
Here, looks win out over what it sounds like.
If that satisfies the customer, so be it, as long as he either understands or doesn't care about the deficiencies.
Man this is awesome!
Hey, thanks!
Beautiful ❤️❤️😎
Thank you!
@@LennyFlorentine welcome ❤️👍
Don’t care what all the haters think. Regardless of your opinion of Keem, this was a great video. Great job!
Love to see resto-mods. Car, stereo, toys, jewelry, whatever. If you’ve got the money, go for it.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!
I enjoyed!!! 👍 thanks thanks 🙏 everything is possible 👍
Thank you!!
Great job and the best part is the customization is completely reversible. Literally, put the old cover back on and pop the LEDs out of the speaker grills and you've got a sorted, classic Pioneer setup.
Can you share who made the relief cut acrylic top?
It was a one off. Not someone that sells them.
ive got a matching set of vintage trusonic cabs with a 15 an 8 and a tweeter in each one .. the serial numbers are very low in the 400s and they are super heavy ....are they worth anything??.. i have owned them for well over 20 years and never use them at all.. thoughts about the trusonic brand ?? is this a good product?
Some kind of obscure, rare flagship/hot rod type rig from the 80's would be pretty cool. Maybe some vintage full range actives?
cool video
Discovered you guys to Andrew Robinson's channel, never got away since. You guys rock! Sadly I'm living over the pound in Europe... Otherwise would come over buy some stuff 😅
Oh nice! Long time Subscriber! Thanks for commenting, and glad you enjoyed it!
The Keem branding is tacky. The turntable looks badass as well as all the new veneer.
I never realized narcissistic Dirtbag podcasters made that kind of money. Amazing.
Personally and for functional reasons, I think the turntable should be on top...
Aside from the tacky narcissistic logos, everything came out great
You have the equivalent of trump derangement syndrome but for keemstar 😂😂🤣 life is too short to be worried about an Internet personality that you don’t know
Hi Lenny. I'm 68 years old heading to retirement. I had a pair of Certain Vegas 211s in college. You don't seem interested in this brand. You often mention to contact Just Audio for requests. As a subscriber I request reviews of Certain Vega speakers and willing to pay top dollar for restored 211s. Thank you. Barry
U took one of the most beautiful vintage receivers and turn it into kitsch.....its something like mtv pimp my ride back in the days....
Yeah....tacky.
I’d love to know how to hook up one of those spectrum analyzers to my vintage system in bedroom and even the one in living room which has a kinda modern anthem 225
The best audio system in the world? Which world is that?
I have three Pioneers SX1980 and one had a beep mark and was to repair it with silver solder and it turned out so good you can't fill it with your hand well you need a magnifier glass to see it and it still hard to find if you don't know were it was
15:52 You should NEVER tin the wires when you are using screw terminals! That makes a bad contact because solder is soft and with time it will get lose. You need wire ferrules for stranded or use screw termnals that work with stranded wire or remove teh screw terminal and solder directly on teh pcb (best option).
Where did you get the power supply for the Pioneer? I rebuilt a power supply in one. Id rather have the one you got
Outstanding Lenny You and Your Team Got My Attention Again This Was a Great Episode The Pace of This Episodic Was on Mark The Visit To The Wood Shop Man Now All We Need is Mr. Carlsons Lab Keep Up The Good Work Love The Energy You Don't Bog Us Down With Nonsense......The Show You Did in Texas Vintage Was Outstanding The Only Draw Back is Because of Ebay and UA-cam We Ended Up Jacking Up The Prices Of This Vintage Equipment Peace
Thanks and glad you enjoyed!
Clearly, your GOAT video.
Thanks!! Share it!
Great job documenting it. More of this content please! Can you also put the contact of your woodworking guy? 😅
Wood cases are available through our store
Thank you!
I was thinking of doing something like that to a extra pair of hpm 100s i have. I am hooking up a super system with a mint restored maranatz 2325 (125 watts rms ) , a pair of hpm 100s ( 200 watt )versions, a pair of 1st generation Jbl L100 century’s, ( inline drivers ) vintage pioneer cd player and a Phillips 212 turntable ( mine from high school
He is a Lucky man. I just had my Studer B67 and Aiwa XKS 7000 serviced ( then my Sony TA 700 es packed up - so thats being repaired ) so far £ 4,000-00 worth every singly penny of my Pension .......
This was an amazing video. I got tired watching it. So much energy! You guys are the best!
Do you put new more flatter response crossovers
Paint on heatsinks is an insulation layer, not good. They should be alodined (gold hue) or anodized whatever color you prefer.
Originally they were powder coated, whatever that does for heat.
Never knew KEEMSTAR was a vintage HIFI enthusiast. He looks so happy with this setup.
Well he use to be a DJ
Good observations. For me this (~10 month in the making) made a perfect intro to the channel with bonus type behind the scenes bits of Keem from a relatable perspective for us OG component collective. :)
I don’t own the AT-LP60. My turntable is a 2017 Numark TTUSB.
Analog definitely sounds better than digital primarily compressed digital music. Even the old school big artists like Slash have started going back to recording in Analog by building out an old school analog studio and working with studios that have never been upgraded to digital.
Rush different stages yes
Awesome video! ❤ all of the crazy custom mods.
Weird! I've always hated the SQ of cassettes. To me it's : CD > vinyl > cassettes
Nice work🤘
Ahem, Ahem. I built the worlds best audio system. It's not for looks, it for sound. The newest piece was made in 1993 from a kit built by me. Why is it the best? Because it works on an entirely different principle that has nothing to do what what audiophiles do, the way they think. I've been playing with this idea for 50 years, patented it. It' was hard to figure out, crazy complex system design, hard to tune to the room, and hard to operate correctly. When it's done right, It doesn't sound anything like what everyone else listens to. It delivers concert hall realism and much more.
What do you want to see next?
How you get such a fabolous finish on your silver faced vintage pieces.
Your shop!
Great video love vintage stuff
I hope Cal Ripken called you next.
That is a wonderful work fellas, WELL DONE!!
Side Note: About a Year Ago Am Watching a UA-cam Video At a High End Audio Exhibit in Germany Crazy Super High End Audio Half a Million in one System Set Up with Speaker Cable Over Ten Thousand Bucks.....What i Could Do With 10 Grand .....So The Camera Guy Is Panning The Hall and I See a Guy That Looked Like You Lenny Checking Out The Vintage Vinyl or Records You Smiled and Went About Your Business......Outstanding Lenny You Are Ubiquitous .....Your Next Show is From The North Pole in a Igloo By a Guy Who is in The Federal Witness Protection Program and All He Wants is a Decent Sound System As You Battle a Polar Bear Single Handedly As You Uni/Bog Through The Frozen Tundra of The Arctic Circle @ 66.5 Latitude
Beautiful video
New subscriber
Awesome! Welcome!
I always thought the hpm 100s sounded too clinical with pioneer receivers. They both have too much of the same characteristics. Nice Equipment though.
WOW !
Pretty nice system, but why he'd put the turntable in the middle like that is beyond me... Awkward! Just asking for trouble there.
Pretty cool to see a Technics SA-8000x quad receiver.. I have one that I need to restore actually.
It was only because he was waiting on a different rack and it wasn’t ready. Really tough placement for sure
amazing story. ty
Its really hard to find the SX-1980 in great condition. Awesome set-up.
One of your best videos ever!!!!!
Dude thanks!!
I can imagine going from cerwin vega to hpm would have been enough sonically...I have both for different music in different rooms. Well done with the customizing, it's about his $ and his joy. While I like everything original looking, this was great to see him happy in the end.
KEEMSTAR hit the mother load of awesomeness. Dude has the best taste in vintage speakers. You can't go wrong with a pair of Pioneer HPM 100's for that unique vintage audio sound. The custom main filter caps look great. Funny thing, I'm an average run of the mill vintage audio schmoe yet Just Audio completely updated my Pioneer SX-1980 to be as nice without the super unique specialty addition's. The Christmas morning feeling is NOT unique to KEEMSTAR. If you love vintage audio every receiver or component serviced at Just Audio gives you that Christmas morning new to you experience, I get when picking up my gear. Carl poured lots of hard work into restoring my Sansui G-9000 & my joy balloon has yet to land!
The O . C. C. of Hifi…… Hope it ends better for you.
SO DO YOU SELL STUFF?
Missed opportunity to rick roll Keemstar, could have switched or reprint a Chris Stapleton vinyl label and stick it to the Rick Astley vinyl.
Wish I had that ability on the way up there! We definitely had that idea!
BADDDDDD Azzzzzzzzzz
Should of worked on that dodgy beard of yours instead! 😆👍
You sway back and forth alot on camera Lenny
Pretty bad ass but im not digging the logos on the speakers
I heard the 1980 is not very technician friendly.
It's not
Nice system! Nice job!
Who called you? Did Chris Stapleton call you and say you owe him money for playing his song on your video? Ha ha
This "Keemstar" guy is a lucky dude.
I wonder how many thousands of dollars he paid for all that work on two stereo systems?
Haha
PL 530 sucks imo, I have one, I upgraded to a Kenwood KP 990, which is ironically cheaper if you know where to look.
Lettttsss getttt intooo the muuussssiiiccccc
I'm so jealous of Keem. Love the guy though! ❤️
Sorry, but this does seem like overkill. Maybe for the Jay Leno’s of vintage audio, with more money than brains. But not realistic for most people.
The best HIFI system does NOT need to be under violet light. And the best speakers are BEOVEOC ones. Certainly not PIONEERS. As for the vinyl reader? THORENS.
TWIN'S 😂😂😂
What’s a “keemstar”?
Here from Keem’s twitter
Install Bluetooth
No mention of budget. I mean who cares if it's stupid money.
Lol not Keemstar
You blew it on the caps. Everyone knows the green ones sound the best. Yes, you had to fix all the obvious problems with the components, but it's obvious that this guy doesn't doesn't give a shit about the sound. His only interest is the appearance.
Yeah I'd rather the caps look cool for sure
Yikes
Moist
Wow how disappointing.
Cool white LED’s 🤮
This guy is a butcher! He’ll do anything for money! 20 bucks is 20 bucks
What is this a joke? My HPM 150s destroy these speakers. Let alone my Spec 1 and 2... There is so much better stuff out there.
Holy fk, I’ve officially found the biggest loser in the world
Spec 1 , Spec 2 look like every lame ass amp and preamp ever built in the 70’s and 80’s avg sound nothing special
The joke is keem lol he clearly doesn’t know anything about this stuff. He said cassettes have the best sound quality and that vinyl sounds too digital. So thankful these guys destroyed his resale value for when he inevitably breaks it all lol.
Personal preference. Stop ripping
Personal preference. Stop ripping
Meh…
Should have accidentally broken the Audio Technica Headphones. Weakest link in the setup.