This is such a wonderful idea for a product. I have been looking for a large-display graphic spectrum analyzer (or "music visualizer" as you call it) for years. The Kenwood Models GE920 and GE930, from the 1980's, were the equalizers with the largest graphic spectrum analyzers (one for each stereo channel) ever made, back in their day. The fact that this one offers microphone open-air connectivity requiring no physical hook-up at all is amazing. The problems are... exactly as you state them in your video: the build quality is lackluster, the 64-stage button cycling with no memory of a favorite setting is irritating, and the price is too prohibitive. These problems are fixed easily enough. Using stiffer components and properly framing the unit in a thicker plastic or acrylic case (which could then be wrapped in a choice of brushed aluminum or even wood veneer) solved the build quality. Giving it a more user-friendly interface with memory is simple enough, if the manufacturer wanted to do so. Finally, getting price down is a simple matter of economy of scale: these need to be produced not 25 units at-a-clip (as I suspect they currently are), but about 1,000 units at-a-clip... to get the per-unit production costs down to where the improved build-quality units could be sold at a retail price of somewhere between $195 USD and $295 USD. If these three issues were addressed, I would buy one today. Honestly, it is the build quality and interface issues, not the price, that prevent me from jumping on this right now, even at the $400 USD price. To pursue this a bit further, what would really be awesome, is if this type of huge display were part of a good quality functioning equalizer, rather than being a display-only type device. Admittedly though, now we are really increasing the production costs, as such an equalizer would probably be double to triple to current display-device--only price. I am amazed that the current generation does not see the value in equalizer or graphic spectrum analyzer displays, such as this gloriously oversized display. Today, everyone seems content with their smart phone (or iPod / MP3 player) and a pair of cheap earphones. In the 1970's and very early 1980's, the "Hi Fi" was a centerpiece in many people's living rooms. Huge components wrapped in silver metal... and even wood veneers... adorned with heavy weighted knobs, and that beautiful long illuminated analog AM/FM tuner dial glowing nicely... accentuated with the hypnotic bounce of the equalizer's graphic spectrum analyzer were a feast for both the ears and the eyes. Sadly, this gave way to the 1980's B.P.C. (Black Plastic Crap) components and the equalizer and its graphic spectrum analyzer ("music visualizer") eye candy vanished from the market quite unceremoniously. If only the market demand were still there... this giant display could be manufactured thousands of units at a clip by some well-funded electronics company like Kenwood, Sony, TEAC, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, etc... and the price would be marketable, and the build quality would be what one would expect from such companies. Oh... I can dream.
I love the way you categorised those comments. You just have a brilliant sense of humour. If you'd post a video that just consisted of you categorising comments I'd still watch it!
What people need to understand is this would be far cheaper if it was in mass production in a factory. Probably under £100 as it's a pretty simple device. But it was clearly made by a lone hobbyist, which means the price is probably more of a reflection of his/her cost in time.
Not just time, either. If you source parts yourself, on a small scale, you pay a lot more for them than a big manufacturer would, in bulk. If it's a Chinese hobbyist, at least he's closer to the source, but even then, he'd still have to spend time dealing with suppliers over all the parts that didn't arrive, or didn't work, or were the wrong thing in the packet - just like we have to here, but with a shorter waiting time in between.
Ah, the old "ebay after drinking routine". I have made many a purchase this way, you're right, it makes sense at the time ;-) Regarding the cost of this product, I personally don't think it's too much if it's a made to order item. No small business can compare to a mass production factory. The components and machinery to make this will cost more for a small company as I assume there isn't enough demand for these to warrant mass production, and of course whoever is making these needs to earn a crust. Great video.
No thanks, I get enough hate mail. That said, I stopped watching the new TG 10 mins into episode two. However I was never that into cars, just liked the silly old men fooling around type sections. I'll give the GT a try when it is out.
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It’s not about bringing back Flashing Lights. I found it very therapeutic watching the Visualization on computer screen whilst listening to my favourite tracks, it really allowed me to float away.
I just learned of you & your channel here, I have watched a few of your vids this morning & I love how you are a straight shooter about everything. You supply people with great quality product info, while injecting humor in your video & your not spreading BS, keep it up & I can't wait to make it thru all your vids......Thank You.
I like and agree with all your comments. Your observations and detailed description are spot on. To make a unit like this as a one off easily with run as much cost due to "one of everything needed purchasing". To have a product that functions well enough like this and no remote to adjust features creates that moment/question. How much more to get it to function using a remote control with say 4 or 5 key functions like on/off, select and up down like the programmable led strips. "priceless" yea ya
I suggest a new recurring segment. You deliberately get yourself pissed out of control and buy electronics. It's important you are sloshed enough not to recall what you bought, or even /that/ you bought anything. Then make reviews of things you didn't know you ordered. I have no clever idea for a name of the segment, but maybe such a name can be crowd sourced.
+zooblestyx that's pretty much how I got to here. Some of my best worst decisions were made late at night. When parcels arrive it's like a slightly insane but financially better off, alternate version of myself has sent me a present.
Absolutely gorgeous! I think re-framing is an excellent option to match décor. My reaction to the price was somewhat similar, I am sure people will be considering a regular TV plus a raspberry pi, but its less authentic.
Cracking video as always Mat! Many moons ago when I was new to this ebay malarkey I took delivery of a 650w petrol generator via ebay. This was a complete surprise to me as I hadn't ordered it but yet it was purchased using my ebay account on my computer. What's even stranger is I was in the room with my computer that evening and didn't see anyone else using it. I remember the evening well because I was enjoying a rather nice bottle of shiraz at the time. I personally have absolutely no use for a 650w petrol generator, however it was a good price so I can understand why someone could be tempted. At least it wasn't a late night winning bid placed on a moped in Birmingham. Well not that occasion anyway.
Couldn't agree more about the lack of blinking lights on now-a-days hifi gear. Couple things I'd like to see if I can not pick. Peak hold on the top meters that slowly fade down. Also some kinda HZ/KHZ designation to what frequency each bar represents. I know you could make the thing a lot more hi tech, say control it with your iPhone, but I suppose $400 is enough. Love the videos keep making more.
It's gone up and price. From the link in the description, the seller is now charging $585.00 USD! Shipping to US is $85.76! But definitely a cool item for a video. Thank as always for the great video!
I was in a Guitar Center in Orlando, Florida a long time ago and they had one that was about 4 feet tall by 8 feet wide. It was amazing. Each band was it's own piece and it was HUGE. lol
That's pretty pricey for AliExpress, I've bought a few pretty decent)android devices from there for less than £20 before. They're great for knock off stuff and flash carts to old games consoles too! Even got an Arcade machine flash cart there and I didn't even know they existed!
Wow, I wish that we had that back in the days of the old three channel colour organs !! That thing is just so cool to watch while playing the old tunes for sure !! Nice ...
Ludicrous size achievement unlocked. Unless in a future video you want to cover an entire wall, I'd say you just delivered on a Giant ready-made LED Music Visualiser. No complaints here.
+Cam Shaft ....ah but therein lies the rub. Without purchasing this device and bringing this review to you, we would both be existing in a different reality. You wouldn't have heard about this visualiser or know whether it had any issues. As this video wouldn't exist neither would your comment. Just think how much richer we all are for having this new knowledge rather than watching a video with an old nutter just showing 'some kind of software' on an LCD TV.
@@Techmoan "watching a video with an old nutter just showing 'some kind of software' on an LCD TV." I did enter the comment zone to suggest that it might be easier to have some sort of software create a display on my TV when I have my music playing. I'll even pay for the Whiskey to get this done.
Your tolerance, accommodation for trolls, and patience in order to continue to make well produced, informative videos, is the thing I like the most about this channel. Ever thought of a visualiser to display that? I may part with 330 notes for it :-)
:| $400!? Excuse me while I go see about a thing. (also) I tlooks like you should be able to splice in a simple battery backup, (two diodes + coin cell,) to only power the PCB. Without knowing the actual power draw of the PCB I would guess that it would allow it to retain settings overnight, but if there is an unimplemented stand-by mode that could be significantly incresed. edit: also, I would like to expand my earlier offer to make custom connectors for "entirely too much money" to whatever electronic product you are willing to invest "too much money" for, except cameras.
Makes me want to check out the "light organs" that were around during the 1960s and 70s. My aunt had one and it came in a wood cabinet and looked really cool!
I like the visualizers as well. I think home theatre was the reason they went away. Any lights on your amplifier were considered distracting. Some 90's 2000"s receivers had nearly no lights at all on the front panel. I know people who put their video game consoles, A/V equipment in a closet and control them with a RF remote.
Oscar Velazquez In the US, it's called the Underwriters Knot, after Underwriters Laboratories, our electrical safety certification company. For example, a knot must be tied into the cord inside the light fixture of table lamps. But, they could have used a better cord strain relief, like a spring at least.
Don't listen to the detractors. Don't even given them the time of day. You keep doing what you are doing. I bought a most excellent Dash Cam by your recommendations. i would never have found it if it were not for your reviews. I appreciate all of the videos you contribute. I am a fellow tech guy, and I am inspired by what you post. I am interested in making an LED device powered by an Arduino board that will display many LED's for the purpose of providing some Light Therapy for Visually Impaired people.
520 bucks with shipping.. Think I`ll pass lol, I mean it`s cool, I want one, but JEEEEZUS CHRIST what a price! You can get a DJI phantom drone for that.. This needs to be MUCH better built and WAY more fancy for that kind of money. But I like it..
for those who are unaware, the display gives a visual indication of the volumes of frequencies in the audio playing. low frequency (left) will probably start at 20Hz, running all the way up to the right which would normally be 20,000Hz (high frequency). music producers use similar displays (graphic EQ) to craft a mix :)
ADC made a spectrum analyzer equalizer in the mid to late 70's but it wasn't nearly as big as what you have. They were VERY EXPENSIVE even back then and now are priced probably double of what they cost. Mine was over 300.00 bucks back then. It was a beautiful piece of equipment and i wish i hadn't gotten rid of it now!!
Mitchell Hang It was awesome, but I would have done this. Holding the virtualizer above my head, whilst playing, "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. m.ua-cam.com/video/S5Y8tFQ01OY/v-deo.html 🎥 Say Anything... (3/5) Movie CLIP - Boombox Serenade (1989) HD ...
probably the best option for something like this, if you aren't DIY inclined, is to pay your local electronics hobbyist to build you a custom one. it'll be reasonably priced for cost of materials and build time, fit exactly your specifications, and if it breaks you can get it fixed pretty easily.
You've given me an idea. See that blank wall atop your music setup, well wouldn't it be a brilliant use of that space to put a LED/LCD backlit Television there. Now here is the clever bit, with the electronics of this unit you are showing us, I wonder if there is one that inputs to a Television. This way not only are you economising on the cost of the screen but you are getting a TV screen in the bargain. Now if the Television is in fact LCD then it ought to be quick in response to the music signal. The task then becomes ... to find an electronics box ready made that plugs to your Television. Some may like to separate TV viewing room from audio listening room and I'm currently in that category, however with this giant LED music visual analyser(spectrum analyser), you may as well place a 65" LED/LCD 4K telly which can be had for cheaper and cheaper prices nowadays and get the added benefit of a TV. Gosh I wonder if its possible to put a set of GIANT VU meters onto the TV screen. Now that would be some fancy electronics, but just the spectrum analyser would be great alone onto the TV screen. My point is that if you are going to spend that much anyway... why not get a TV out of it. I'm working on the premise that the display unit is the major component of the cost, but I could be mistaken because electronics design can be costly too.
The price is hilarious. I expected something around 50 USD. Kinda funny to think about how cheaply this is being produced and then sold with a massive profit
I was looking for something like that for ages!!! Didn't even knew for what shall I google, but here it is, presented by you. Thank you. The price is rather high though.
finally revisiting this video, took me forever to find it (techmoan, you have way too many videos with “sepctrum analyzer” and “VU meter” in the title lol) I’m really wanting one of these to go behind my stereo on the wall. Like you, I love lights with my music, I’m a fellow 80s tech fan in a big way.
You could buy a low end 42" LCD TV for that sort of money, and just run some visualiser software through it for a much bigger and better effect. It could never be worth what they're asking, it's silly money for a quite ropey product. Nice video, though, keep them coming! Loved the spitting out of the coffee, I share your sense of humour, and your videos are amongst the most entertaining on UA-cam.
This is a HUB75 P10 panel matrix. It may be able to make a bigger one with more panels, but that depends on the controller. It does look as if they use the same one for the smaller VU meter.
Because, where can you buy (not make) a better one for less money that has as many or more features that is a stand alone device and requires no configuration? Also, people do all kinds of silly things for fun. ;)
I would be shocked if you could manufacture (what about the cost of design?) "one" for that price. I'm sure you could manufacture 10,000 for less than 10,000 x that price. But I don't want to spend the time to try and sell 9,999 of these.
Yes, these are very expensive but it is also very cool and it can surely compliment one's sound system. Sure, it might not be something that one needs, but to be honest, when we are converting our sound systems, we are often filling it with things we don't need. A lot of what we do to our systems is aesthetics and that is just as important as the sound to many of us. The sad thing here is that this business could probably blow these off their shelves if it were priced reasonably. Based on the appearance and less-than-stellar build quality, it probably cost them a few dollars to make one of these, which means they could probably afford to reduce them significantly/ Since this video was made, many others have come out with their own version so you can now find many similar audio visualizers on eBay for far less money. I would recommend eBay for anyone who is interested in one of these. I found a nice one that is a bit smaller, but it has a similar build quality for less than $79 American dollars!
Okay okay okay, just to make it clear, you're definitely related to James May in some way, shape, or form. You're also the reason that I brought my old vinyl collection back to life and bought a record player just recently. Love the videos. Thanks
You can buy a cheap monitor that you can set up to do the same thing but is way more useful. All it is is a screensaver. A laptop with a mic will do the same thing and save your settings. Hotels are selling their old flat screens from 2007 now so make a 46" one for under $100.
I love spectrum analyzers! You don't see them anymore these days! I looked all over for a software solution but could't find any that would consider satisfying.
This joins the list of "things I never knew I needed". The build quality would annoy me, though. Hopefully the people who paid for this at the time were, in effect, paying for the improvement for future versions.
Fantastic detailed review of an interesting gadget I don't really need. (only thing that bothered me about the design was the cord coming out the right side instead of hidden neatly down the center back)
Nice. I do miss the 80s/90s era of LED visualisers everywhere. A nice product that I would consider buying, but not at that asking price. I'd sooner make one myself if I had the time. Nice video though!
I must admit that, you Sir, are king of denouncing the haters. Hands down, the best, nehr, the only video that explains this happy-daisy thing that we all want to know more anout. Straight props for the tea-spew. Again, haters. Please keep it up, I'm a closet 'arbitrary' tech-fan and audio fan. You're creating my my favorite* channel. *sorry, Yank here.
In fact, the big chip is just an arduino, that they put on a circuit board ! They just wired it to 3 pre-manufactured led displays. You could easily (unless you have a bit of knowedge in this dommain) DIY for a fraction of the price.
there is another option, a fully customizable one for your desktop computer. download rainmeter, and do a search for spectrum analyzer. one should come up in a google search that is named "fountain of colors" this uses the same idea as the led visualizer. it picks up sounds through a microphone and displays it in a number of ways and frequency bands on your computer screen. it was cheap so cheap I didn't have to pay one cent. its worth a look I've been using it for a while now after watching this video and not wanting to pay $400 for that product
It was a good thing I had already finished drinking my cup of tea before viewing the price of this spectrum analyser, sparing me the clean up job. Phew.... Ha Ha. I love the humour that comes along with your videos, Mat. Good Job. Thanks.
wish it could change the frequency columns to change away from the groups of four LEDs to 1, 2, 4 thus making the columns narrower if desired. Hope the manufacturer sees these reviews of their product and makes some of the edits discussed in your review (i.e. the rear panel, use of non-recessed silver screws in a black anodized frame (Screws should be countersunk and black - would look dramatically better IMO)
All the links are in the video description - including the old video about the old smaller, cheaper LED display.
+Techmoan i like the old school ones with the needle :)
+Techmoan This makes me think about "Real Player" it does the same exact thing that this does ... Are you familiar with "Real Player"
+Zeeadster TV ....a two foot long needle.
+LENOVOVO I was using Real Player when it was all fields. There are plenty of software based visualisers....this is hardware.
+Techmoan lol
Sitting here with half a bottle of whisky... this looks GREAT
+Lazy Game Reviews I am sober, it looks hidious and cheap.
+Lazy Game Reviews Tfw one of my favorite youtubers comments on one of my other favorite youtubers' video.
only on LGR XDDD
I’m sober and it looks great
lol
This is such a wonderful idea for a product. I have been looking for a large-display graphic spectrum analyzer
(or "music visualizer" as you call it) for years. The Kenwood Models GE920 and GE930, from the 1980's, were
the equalizers with the largest graphic spectrum analyzers (one for each stereo channel) ever made, back in their day.
The fact that this one offers microphone open-air connectivity requiring no physical hook-up at all is amazing.
The problems are... exactly as you state them in your video: the build quality is lackluster, the 64-stage button cycling
with no memory of a favorite setting is irritating, and the price is too prohibitive. These problems are fixed easily enough.
Using stiffer components and properly framing the unit in a thicker plastic or acrylic case (which could then be wrapped in
a choice of brushed aluminum or even wood veneer) solved the build quality. Giving it a more user-friendly interface
with memory is simple enough, if the manufacturer wanted to do so. Finally, getting price down is a simple
matter of economy of scale: these need to be produced not 25 units at-a-clip (as I suspect they currently are),
but about 1,000 units at-a-clip... to get the per-unit production costs down to where the improved build-quality units could
be sold at a retail price of somewhere between $195 USD and $295 USD. If these three issues were addressed,
I would buy one today. Honestly, it is the build quality and interface issues, not the price, that prevent me from jumping on
this right now, even at the $400 USD price.
To pursue this a bit further, what would really be awesome, is if this type of huge display were part of a good quality
functioning equalizer, rather than being a display-only type device. Admittedly though, now we are really increasing the
production costs, as such an equalizer would probably be double to triple to current display-device--only price.
I am amazed that the current generation does not see the value in equalizer or graphic spectrum analyzer displays,
such as this gloriously oversized display. Today, everyone seems content with their smart phone (or iPod / MP3 player)
and a pair of cheap earphones. In the 1970's and very early 1980's, the "Hi Fi" was a centerpiece in many people's
living rooms. Huge components wrapped in silver metal... and even wood veneers... adorned with heavy weighted
knobs, and that beautiful long illuminated analog AM/FM tuner dial glowing nicely... accentuated with the hypnotic
bounce of the equalizer's graphic spectrum analyzer were a feast for both the ears and the eyes. Sadly, this
gave way to the 1980's B.P.C. (Black Plastic Crap) components and the equalizer and its graphic spectrum
analyzer ("music visualizer") eye candy vanished from the market quite unceremoniously.
If only the market demand were still there... this giant display could be manufactured thousands of units at a clip
by some well-funded electronics company like Kenwood, Sony, TEAC, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, etc... and the price would
be marketable, and the build quality would be what one would expect from such companies. Oh... I can dream.
I love to watch your videos regardless of what the product is.
+Ionicent Likewise!
Price I thought of: 50-100$
Real Price: 585$
Conlusion: Could be built in Germany for that price!
This is too expensive.
+Big Red Studios Grab some lm3915's and build your own. You could not build this for less than £500
+M6EXH You guys obviously arent getting the joke
+Big Red Studios
1) Yes it is.
2) You don't have to buy one.
3) ....
+M6EXH yeah you could. it just takes £500 worth of effort/soldering.
+Big Red Studios
1) Yes it is.
2) You don't have to buy one.
I love the way you categorised those comments. You just have a brilliant sense of humour. If you'd post a video that just consisted of you categorising comments I'd still watch it!
Agree completely.
It's 2022 and we need more spectrum analyzers!
What people need to understand is this would be far cheaper if it was in mass production in a factory. Probably under £100 as it's a pretty simple device.
But it was clearly made by a lone hobbyist, which means the price is probably more of a reflection of his/her cost in time.
+Dan Xepha This is very true - but unfortunately when you use logic and reasoning in youtube comments it makes them invisible.
Not just time, either. If you source parts yourself, on a small scale, you pay a lot more for them than a big manufacturer would, in bulk.
If it's a Chinese hobbyist, at least he's closer to the source, but even then, he'd still have to spend time dealing with suppliers over all the parts that didn't arrive, or didn't work, or were the wrong thing in the packet - just like we have to here, but with a shorter waiting time in between.
You just have to convince yourself that it's made by "Naomi Wu" 😍🤗😘
Ah, the old "ebay after drinking routine". I have made many a purchase this way, you're right, it makes sense at the time ;-)
Regarding the cost of this product, I personally don't think it's too much if it's a made to order item. No small business can compare to a mass production factory. The components and machinery to make this will cost more for a small company as I assume there isn't enough demand for these to warrant mass production, and of course whoever is making these needs to earn a crust. Great video.
I wanna be like you when I grow up Techmoan!
+Jon Juarez one of the secrets...is not growing up, just getting older.
Thanks! I'll try to remember that.
+Techmoan nice tip for living
Techmoan Drat, by "liking" that comment, it's no longer at 69. 😁
Hahahahahahahahaha.......!!
Tecmo needs to replace Chris Evans for the new Top Gear
No thanks, I get enough hate mail.
That said, I stopped watching the new TG 10 mins into episode two. However I was never that into cars, just liked the silly old men fooling around type sections. I'll give the GT a try when it is out.
Anything but Evans lol..
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Techmoan, you dig out some fun stuff. I love the way you confront and deal with the moaners.
It’s not about bringing back Flashing Lights. I found it very therapeutic watching the Visualization on computer screen whilst listening to my favourite tracks, it really allowed me to float away.
you're the best. please don't stop doing what you do
I just learned of you & your channel here, I have watched a few of your vids this morning & I love how you are a straight shooter about everything. You supply people with great quality product info, while injecting humor in your video & your not spreading BS, keep it up & I can't wait to make it thru all your vids......Thank You.
They do make more sense after a bottle of whiskey don't they?
as I am always drunk it takes a lot of sense to me
I like and agree with all your comments. Your observations and detailed description are spot on. To make a unit like this as a one off easily with run as much cost due to "one of everything needed purchasing". To have a product that functions well enough like this and no remote to adjust features creates that moment/question. How much more to get it to function using a remote control with say 4 or 5 key functions like on/off, select and up down like the programmable led strips. "priceless" yea ya
I can hear the world of UA-cam channelling their inner Yorkshireman with a cry of "HOW F@CKING MUCH?????"
Very cool, I love how the peaks remain and fade and that you can change colors. I miss my 10 band equalizer LEDs
I suggest a new recurring segment. You deliberately get yourself pissed out of control and buy electronics. It's important you are sloshed enough not to recall what you bought, or even /that/ you bought anything. Then make reviews of things you didn't know you ordered. I have no clever idea for a name of the segment, but maybe such a name can be crowd sourced.
+zooblestyx that's pretty much how I got to here. Some of my best worst decisions were made late at night. When parcels arrive it's like a slightly insane but financially better off, alternate version of myself has sent me a present.
In the solemn words of Eddie Izzard, then: "Errr.... well done...!?" =)
Absolutely gorgeous! I think re-framing is an excellent option to match décor. My reaction to the price was somewhat similar, I am sure people will be considering a regular TV plus a raspberry pi, but its less authentic.
this would be nice to have in the studio
I love it ❤️ program
Lolz at the Tea Spit !. All good hi-fi should have strobing led's :)
I'm the same as you after a few drinks, first thing I know about what I've bought is the email in the morning or something actually turning up
Cracking video as always Mat!
Many moons ago when I was new to this ebay malarkey I took delivery of a 650w petrol generator via ebay. This was a complete surprise to me as I hadn't ordered it but yet it was purchased using my ebay account on my computer. What's even stranger is I was in the room with my computer that evening and didn't see anyone else using it. I remember the evening well because I was enjoying a rather nice bottle of shiraz at the time. I personally have absolutely no use for a 650w petrol generator, however it was a good price so I can understand why someone could be tempted. At least it wasn't a late night winning bid placed on a moped in Birmingham. Well not that occasion anyway.
Finally i found a hifi channel that is not crapy and boring
Love the "dead pan delivery" when your holding the panel early on in the video.
As long as you can also connect your Tefifon, nothing can go wrong. ;-)
+VectrexRoli I just tried it....and now I've created a worm-hole in my living room. I thought you said nothing could go wrong. :-o
+Techmoan - Ovex tablets, they sort out a bad case of worm hole.
Couldn't agree more about the lack of blinking lights on now-a-days hifi gear. Couple things I'd like to see if I can not pick. Peak hold on the top meters that slowly fade down. Also some kinda HZ/KHZ designation to what frequency each bar represents. I know you could make the thing a lot more hi tech, say control it with your iPhone, but I suppose $400 is enough. Love the videos keep making more.
Do you remember the light organs? I had two of these. But you can't find these now days either.
fmtelevison I loved those! My best friend had one.
It's gone up and price. From the link in the description, the seller is now charging $585.00 USD! Shipping to US is $85.76! But definitely a cool item for a video. Thank as always for the great video!
at 2:02, you should have put sunglasses on lol
I was in a Guitar Center in Orlando, Florida a long time ago and they had one that was about 4 feet tall by 8 feet wide. It was amazing. Each band was it's own piece and it was HUGE. lol
That's pretty pricey for AliExpress, I've bought a few pretty decent)android devices from there for less than £20 before.
They're great for knock off stuff and flash carts to old games consoles too! Even got an Arcade machine flash cart there and I didn't even know they existed!
The Phase Linear dynamic expander definitely adds to the beauty of your system. The Pioneer reel to reel deck is beautiful too.
Necessary. This is necessary...
Wow, I wish that we had that back in the days of the old three channel colour organs !! That thing is just so cool to watch while playing the old tunes for sure !! Nice ...
Thats neat but I do agree it does cost a lot. Thanks for posting this review.
Ludicrous size achievement unlocked. Unless in a future video you want to cover an entire wall, I'd say you just delivered on a Giant ready-made LED Music Visualiser. No complaints here.
for the issues you noted that price is excessive, could you not run a lcd tv with some type of software
+Cam Shaft ....ah but therein lies the rub. Without purchasing this device and bringing this review to you, we would both be existing in a different reality. You wouldn't have heard about this visualiser or know whether it had any issues. As this video wouldn't exist neither would your comment. Just think how much richer we all are for having this new knowledge rather than watching a video with an old nutter just showing 'some kind of software' on an LCD TV.
@@Techmoan "watching a video with an old nutter just showing 'some kind of software' on an LCD TV."
I did enter the comment zone to suggest that it might be easier to have some sort of software create a display on my TV when I have my music playing. I'll even pay for the Whiskey to get this done.
@@paulo8001 Screen sharing from a smartphone to a pocket projector.
Then it's portable,and you can make it pretty much any size you want.
Your tolerance, accommodation for trolls, and patience in order to continue to make well produced, informative videos, is the thing I like the most about this channel. Ever thought of a visualiser to display that? I may part with 330 notes for it :-)
:| $400!? Excuse me while I go see about a thing.
(also) I tlooks like you should be able to splice in a simple battery backup, (two diodes + coin cell,) to only power the PCB. Without knowing the actual power draw of the PCB I would guess that it would allow it to retain settings overnight, but if there is an unimplemented stand-by mode that could be significantly incresed.
edit: also, I would like to expand my earlier offer to make custom connectors for "entirely too much money" to whatever electronic product you are willing to invest "too much money" for, except cameras.
Damn, that’s impressive! I ordered the BD-PP31 spectrum analyzer after watching your video on it a few days ago.
LOL the people who think you are James may
if he wears a wig he could pull it off..
+trombonista92 He doesn't even sound like James May, he sounds more like Ringo Starr to me...
+Tito Rigatoni He sounds nothing like a Scouser
+trombonista92 he sounds like james may
***** I don't know what a scouser is. But he sounds more like Ringo than May.
Makes me want to check out the "light organs" that were around during the 1960s and 70s. My aunt had one and it came in a wood cabinet and looked really cool!
Is there a reason the last bar (furthest to right) is so much thicker than the others?
+Lucas Isdabomb It shows the overall sound level.
I like the visualizers as well. I think home theatre was the reason they went away. Any lights on your amplifier were considered distracting. Some 90's 2000"s receivers had nearly no lights at all on the front panel. I know people who put their video game consoles, A/V equipment in a closet and control them with a RF remote.
a knot to hold the cable in place, classic
Oscar Velazquez In the US, it's called the Underwriters Knot, after Underwriters Laboratories, our electrical safety certification company. For example, a knot must be tied into the cord inside the light fixture of table lamps. But, they could have used a better cord strain relief, like a spring at least.
OMG! I've been looking back at your older videos and the part at 2:08 was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! HAHA 😂😂😂
Ok, I never realized this, but you sound so much like James May.
I closed my eyes during part of this video, HAHAHA He really does
Don't listen to the detractors.
Don't even given them the time of day.
You keep doing what you are doing.
I bought a most excellent Dash Cam by your recommendations.
i would never have found it if it were not for your reviews.
I appreciate all of the videos you contribute.
I am a fellow tech guy, and I am inspired by what you post.
I am interested in making an LED device powered by an Arduino board
that will display many LED's for the purpose of providing some
Light Therapy for Visually Impaired people.
I am interested in the name & artist of the 5th song (the one after Beethoven), could you please provide? Another good vid, keep up the good works!!
Could it be this one:
ua-cam.com/video/5gj2WkkEcIE/v-deo.html ?
Your audio setup is a dream.
520 bucks with shipping..
Think I`ll pass lol, I mean it`s cool, I want one, but JEEEEZUS CHRIST what a price!
You can get a DJI phantom drone for that..
This needs to be MUCH better built and WAY more fancy for that kind of money.
But I like it..
Ten times as much as the other one..
Really funny watching it react to speech too lol..
for those who are unaware, the display gives a visual indication of the volumes of frequencies in the audio playing. low frequency (left) will probably start at 20Hz, running all the way up to the right which would normally be 20,000Hz (high frequency). music producers use similar displays (graphic EQ) to craft a mix :)
It is cool.😎 But it is expensive 😨, I don't drink😱 so I'll have to figure out a different way to convince myself 😰 that I Need one of these.😈
ADC made a spectrum analyzer equalizer in the mid to late 70's but it wasn't nearly as big as what you have. They were VERY EXPENSIVE even back then and now are priced probably double of what they cost. Mine was over 300.00 bucks back then. It was a beautiful piece of equipment and i wish i hadn't gotten rid of it now!!
wooww! I am in the video 9:53 . Now I am famous xD thanks
A VFD music visualiser would be awesome! I love that green glow.
2:08 Like a boss.
Mitchell Hang
It was awesome, but I would have done this. Holding the virtualizer above my head, whilst playing, "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel.
m.ua-cam.com/video/S5Y8tFQ01OY/v-deo.html
🎥 Say Anything... (3/5) Movie CLIP - Boombox Serenade (1989) HD ...
There is never no sound in a room.
There's no denying it you do really sound like James May!
Why is is this so expensive and could you not make a cheap one using a Raspberry pi and a old lcd screen ?
where can I send payment to?
probably the best option for something like this, if you aren't DIY inclined, is to pay your local electronics hobbyist to build you a custom one. it'll be reasonably priced for cost of materials and build time, fit exactly your specifications, and if it breaks you can get it fixed pretty easily.
2:45 what genre of music is that called
NeetNaw
It reminds me of Bobby McFerrin. I don't think that there is a category for him, but Don't Worry, Be Happy.
You've given me an idea. See that blank wall atop your music setup, well wouldn't it be a brilliant use of that space to put a LED/LCD backlit Television there.
Now here is the clever bit, with the electronics of this unit you are showing us, I wonder if there is one that inputs to a Television. This way not only are you economising on the cost of the screen but you are getting a TV screen in the bargain. Now if the Television is in fact LCD then it ought to be quick in response to the music signal. The task then becomes ... to find an electronics box ready made that plugs to your Television.
Some may like to separate TV viewing room from audio listening room and I'm currently in that category, however with this giant LED music visual analyser(spectrum analyser), you may as well place a 65" LED/LCD 4K telly which can be had for cheaper and cheaper prices nowadays and get the added benefit of a TV. Gosh I wonder if its possible to put a set of GIANT VU meters onto the TV screen. Now that would be some fancy electronics, but just the spectrum analyser would be great alone onto the TV screen.
My point is that if you are going to spend that much anyway... why not get a TV out of it. I'm working on the premise that the display unit is the major component of the cost, but I could be mistaken because electronics design can be costly too.
The price is hilarious. I expected something around 50 USD. Kinda funny to think about how cheaply this is being produced and then sold with a massive profit
I was looking for something like that for ages!!! Didn't even knew for what shall I google, but here it is, presented by you. Thank you. The price is rather high though.
now it's $585 US............
finally revisiting this video, took me forever to find it (techmoan, you have way too many videos with “sepctrum analyzer” and “VU meter” in the title lol) I’m really wanting one of these to go behind my stereo on the wall. Like you, I love lights with my music, I’m a fellow 80s tech fan in a big way.
Can it be used as a webcam?
You could buy a low end 42" LCD TV for that sort of money, and just run some visualiser software through it for a much bigger and better effect. It could never be worth what they're asking, it's silly money for a quite ropey product. Nice video, though, keep them coming! Loved the spitting out of the coffee, I share your sense of humour, and your videos are amongst the most entertaining on UA-cam.
This is too expansive
This is a HUB75 P10 panel matrix. It may be able to make a bigger one with more panels, but that depends on the controller. It does look as if they use the same one for the smaller VU meter.
why do people pay that price for a thing that is that badly made?
Because, where can you buy (not make) a better one for less money that has as many or more features that is a stand alone device and requires no configuration? Also, people do all kinds of silly things for fun. ;)
I dont known were you could buy one but you could manifacture a better one for that price
I would be shocked if you could manufacture (what about the cost of design?) "one" for that price.
I'm sure you could manufacture 10,000 for less than 10,000 x that price. But I don't want to spend the time to try and sell 9,999 of these.
It's a niche product. They probably sell a few hundred at most, so there's no way to produce them cheaper.
I like to fool myself by thinking I have no space to put all those nice things... :)
Great videos and is good to see you having fun. Thank you!
its not expensive, its ridiculous waste of money..
Absolutely gorgeous reel to reel tape recorder! Want one!
This is too cheap
That's absolutely bloody huge. May just have to get one...
Yes, these are very expensive but it is also very cool and it can surely compliment one's sound system. Sure, it might not be something that one needs, but to be honest, when we are converting our sound systems, we are often filling it with things we don't need. A lot of what we do to our systems is aesthetics and that is just as important as the sound to many of us. The sad thing here is that this business could probably blow these off their shelves if it were priced reasonably. Based on the appearance and less-than-stellar build quality, it probably cost them a few dollars to make one of these, which means they could probably afford to reduce them significantly/ Since this video was made, many others have come out with their own version so you can now find many similar audio visualizers on eBay for far less money. I would recommend eBay for anyone who is interested in one of these. I found a nice one that is a bit smaller, but it has a similar build quality for less than $79 American dollars!
Okay okay okay, just to make it clear, you're definitely related to James May in some way, shape, or form. You're also the reason that I brought my old vinyl collection back to life and bought a record player just recently. Love the videos. Thanks
Beethoven's 5th seriously kicks ass! On this Visualiser !
You can buy a cheap monitor that you can set up to do the same thing but is way more useful. All it is is a screensaver. A laptop with a mic will do the same thing and save your settings. Hotels are selling their old flat screens from 2007 now so make a 46" one for under $100.
I love spectrum analyzers! You don't see them anymore these days! I looked all over for a software solution but could't find any that would consider satisfying.
This joins the list of "things I never knew I needed". The build quality would annoy me, though. Hopefully the people who paid for this at the time were, in effect, paying for the improvement for future versions.
Fantastic detailed review of an interesting gadget I don't really need. (only thing that bothered me about the design was the cord coming out the right side instead of hidden neatly down the center back)
Nice. I do miss the 80s/90s era of LED visualisers everywhere. A nice product that I would consider buying, but not at that asking price. I'd sooner make one myself if I had the time. Nice video though!
I must admit that, you Sir, are king of denouncing the haters. Hands down, the best, nehr, the only video that explains this happy-daisy thing that we all want to know more anout.
Straight props for the tea-spew. Again, haters.
Please keep it up, I'm a closet 'arbitrary' tech-fan and audio fan. You're creating my my favorite* channel.
*sorry, Yank here.
im more interested in it than before because i think you're right and its a single guy in his basement support inventors like this for sure.
In fact, the big chip is just an arduino, that they put on a circuit board !
They just wired it to 3 pre-manufactured led displays.
You could easily (unless you have a bit of knowedge in this dommain) DIY for a fraction of the price.
Is fascinating to see it visualize voice. Every time he makes an "s" sound, there is a high frequency spike.
I have been wanting to make a big WS2812 LED display for a while. Now I know what to use it for.
Noticed this as the easter egg in the last video, looks more attractive than the last one
Thank You Sir for this, I love all your videos and would never ever bash what you deliver.
there is another option, a fully customizable one for your desktop computer. download rainmeter, and do a search for spectrum analyzer. one should come up in a google search that is named "fountain of colors" this uses the same idea as the led visualizer. it picks up sounds through a microphone and displays it in a number of ways and frequency bands on your computer screen. it was cheap so cheap I didn't have to pay one cent. its worth a look I've been using it for a while now after watching this video and not wanting to pay $400 for that product
It was a good thing I had already finished drinking my cup of tea before viewing the price of this spectrum analyser, sparing me the clean up job. Phew.... Ha Ha. I love the humour that comes along with your videos, Mat. Good Job. Thanks.
Many people love power output meters (on their amps), like the gorgeous blue meters on a McIntosh amplifer!
wish it could change the frequency columns to change away from the groups of four LEDs to 1, 2, 4 thus making the columns narrower if desired. Hope the manufacturer sees these reviews of their product and makes some of the edits discussed in your review (i.e. the rear panel, use of non-recessed silver screws in a black anodized frame (Screws should be countersunk and black - would look dramatically better IMO)
The serious face just made me lose it, I think that was hilarious