Gear of the Year 2022 (No Sponsors, intros, outros!)
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WIIM Mini amzn.to/33CL99w
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Around $100 (These prices will fluctuate between $75 - $150)
Sony SSCS5 - Lively amzn.to/3pZNnGk
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Elac BS41 amzn.to/3SBmEgq
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Last night when logged in on Amazon, it offered me a super reduced price on the WiiM Mini, down to USD 79, valid for just 5 minutes!
It's a funny thing. Your first few videos I had made fun of you. And since, almost all of my equipment purchases have been based on your recommendations. So, full circle, I value your opinion and your honesty. Don't lose the real audio guy inside of you. I always sense no BS. Good day and happy Holidays.
Randy has definitely come a long way and learned a lot along the journey. I still think of his first few videos compared to now. His confidence is definitely there!
I enjoyed his early videos. I thought they were really funny and informative,
Take a trip to ASR instead of buying on subjective advice. Paid reviews are not reliable.
I'll admit I was thinking the same thing. Now, he is my go to Guy for all things audio.
@@jamms2966 I'm all set with ASR
Great wrap up on the best of for 2022 and can't wait to see all the things to come in 2023.
Merry Christmas, Randy. Thank you for all your reviews. Greatly appreciate the humorous, no bs approach to your videos. All the best.
I have learned more over this past year about affordable hi fi than ever before! Thanks for all the advice, I have my Wiim mini, Soundcore earbuds and Aiyma Amp and am happy to have them.
Great year, Randy! Had a huge amount of fun watching!
Happy Holidays and thank you for your videos! I bought the Geshelli Labs J2 DAC based on your review and I couldn’t be more pleased with this purchase. So, I bought the Geshelli Labs A2.5XL headphone amp. What a great combination and I believe I will not need to upgrade in the foreseeable future. The best part is that Gino and Sherri offer the excellent customer support and I try to support companies manufacturing products in the USA.
I’m so glad hifi is coming back. I bought my first system in 1983 after working at a factory all summer before heading off to college. I needed a real component system (for the dorm stereo wars) and even thought I only spent $400, I was blown away. I think I wore out my cassette of The Police’s Zenyatta Mondatta.
I have to get back into hifi. Trying to put together a decent system for $2000. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the good reviews this year. Keep on doing your job. Wishing you a good Christmas and a happy new year. Stay healthy and enjoy your holidays. Cheers
Can’t wait to get my DAC of the year. I really rate your reviews. Bought the Fluance turntable earlier this year and it’s great.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year Randy. Thanks for the entertainment and info.
Thanks to you (and others) I have become a big fan of Emotiva - I have the TA-1, the B1+ speakers, and their CD player - I mostly play CDs. I love all their equipment - my/their system sounds great.
Merry Christmas. You have entertained me every week this year. Thanks 🙏
Thank you for all your hard work. Merry Christmass.
Have a very merry Christmas. I especially like all those stockings. That’s a good and proper big crew. Nice!
Hey Randy! Just wanted to pop in to say I really enjoy watching your videos. I subscribed back in 2020 when I first looked into the Sony SSCS5 speakers. Decided it wasn't the right time and just came back recently to find you've gone full time on CZcams! Great job man! Thanks to you this Christmas I'll enjoy my upgraded system with the SSCS5s and the new Aiyima T9 Pro. Keep up the good work!
Which dac or preamp is recommended to pair with T9 pro?
Thanks! Appreciate you watching, my friend
Hi Randy, I've been watching your videos almost since the beginning, really happy for your progress and being able to work as a FT youtuber. Great work, keep it fun, keep it cheap.
Looking forward to a great and amazing 2023 for CAM NATION!!!! Cheers Randy.
You and me both!
I've had my Aiyima T9 and Emotiva B1+ combo running for a week now. Super impressive, even on the built in Bluetooth (WIIM Pro comes tomorrow). Shockingly full sounds (see: We The People by Tribe Called Quest) and nice detail (see: Play Crack the Skye by Brand New). Thanks, Randy.
Enjoy 👍
Thanks from the UK buddy, LOVE your posts and have a geshelli J2 winging its way to me as we speak, thanks to you! Happy Christmas brother
Rock on!
Love your videos. Definitely appreciate the honesty and integrity. Your videos (and some from other utubers) led me to purchase and build the css criton 1tdx with superior crossover and mdf flatpack... Im finally done and they are sitting on top of my older PSB stratus golds from 2004.... driving them with a NAD 3045D class D streamer integrated amp (i think thats what its called?). Well my mind is now blown... i though that I would need over $10k to have my dream speakers... the total cost was just over $1k and they sound incredible good. But more importantly, exactly as you had described them so thank you and Merry Christmas!
I plan on buying one for each of my kids.
Per your recommendation, I recently purchased a WiiM Pro and I gotta say the thing is amazing! Setup was a snap. The WiiM app is fast and very well done. I connected it to a Project Pre Box Digital S3 via an optical cable. Streaming Qobuz through it, the sound is sublime. Thanks for all of your reviews, I just love your down to earth and honest approach.
I really enjoy watching the Cheap Audioman video series 👍😊
These are tough times for many of us, so I would say don't worry if you can't afford to upgrade your hi Fi right now.
If you've any kit you haven't used for ages then why not hook it up & experiment with your speaker positioning & re-visit music 🎶 you haven't played in a good while
Wishing Cheap Audio Man & all followers a good 2023 👍🙂 🇬🇧
Hey, same to you brother ! : )
Good year Randy. Happy holidays.
Your video quality is getting better and better 👍
Great video Randy. Since technology is moving on,for 2023 is time to test room correction DSPs. Dirac based like MiniSsp and the others. A wonderful 2023 everybody.
Came to this a bit late - but still, a whole hour of thecheapaudioman! My cup runneth over. Thanks Randy ❤️
I'm on board my friend!!! New sub and happy to be here. Your approach and content is refreshing to see. Thanks for the shout out for any and all small businesses in Florida! We get a bad rap sometimes. Unfortunately, it's often deservedly so. Lol. Love your video content and thanks for looking out for the hard working, on a budget, common man and women trying to get the most out of their money. I would have never thought these things were affordable and so many options available. Not until I saw your approach and the products I was unaware of. Your ideas are going to save me so much time and money. Keep up the good work.
Superb work. Thank you! 🙌
In the days before stereo, the 6SN7 was a twin triode with a lower amplification factor used to drive power stages, so it could be good for this application. In the 60’s, the tube was obsoleted by the 12AU7, very similar electrically, but
in a cheaper and smaller form factor. Eventually the 12AX7 twin triode with a higher amplification factor was typically used. Sometimes a 12AT7 is used as the phase splitter driving a push pull power stage to excite the primary of the output transformer.
just wanted to say ty. followed ur advice so fricken happy
😁
I found you when searching for bookshelf speaker reviews. Went with the B1+ and was not disappointed. Happy holidays and thanks for the great reviews!
Don't appear to be available in UK 🇬🇧
Merry Christmas Randy and family!
Same to you!
Only found your channel today. so pleased I did. Excellent videos... Thank you
While I'm watching your vid I'm listening to the Andy Williams Xmas album... now I'm in the spirit.. Everyone have a wonderful Christmas! :)
Randy, I have been on youtube for many years and never felt subscribing to any channels. Yours is the very first. You are genuine and honest. I enjoy watching your channel. Please do not change. All the best to you.
congrats! he’s a good one to lose your subscrinity to
Great video quality in the living room!
Thanks Randy!
Randy I recently saw your video on Prostate Issues. I am 76 and over the years have had 4 sets of biopsys because my PSA was ranging from 4-10. We all know it should be less than 2. But each time the results came back benign. Then one day about 4 years ago my PSA had risen to 38. Big problem. Upon the new set of biopsys they found 2 areas of cancer which based on the way of staging it were on the high side and aggressive. I underwent surgery, siberknife radiation and hormone ( cancer) therapy. Am doing fine today. Unusual case. One thing to also consider is if it runs in your family .Prostate biopsys are like take a 22 and shooting it into the prostate. They usually take 12 shots. I always set myself up thinking after each shot there are only X number left. It got me through that very unpleasant experience
I picked up a pair of the Elac BS-41 speakers and really like them. I still like my Sony Css5 speakers but something about the Elacs have me shelving the Sony for the time being. Build quality seems really good and there is something about the bass that caught my ear. Even without my powered sub on, there seems to be a decent amount of bass in my small listening room. Of course powering up the sub and tweaking the midrange a tad sounds awesome.
Hey man, I know I'm a few months late here but I just started to dip my toes into the vast ocean of this hobby and I'm happy I found your channel. Good for you going full time on yt! I wish you the best. I have too many hobbies and blow waaay too much money on them lol. I was glad to find that I could enjoy this one for around a $500 budget and have a great experience. I started with just buying a decent IEM, Moondrop Katos. And just those alone plugged into my phone blew me away. Then I picked up a simple dongle dac, Muse M3, and...wow. Honestly I'm good now, lol. I think some time in the future I will get a Geshelli amp and dac for the house and call it a day.
I am in Australia I have 2 Emotiva amps and a Magni HP amp, costly to send here but they are great amps. Your reviews help me with some of these brands and your humour sets off the videos.
Merry Christmas Randy to you and your family. I wanted to thank you for the wonderful year of insightful and entertaining content that you have provided the past year. It is appreciated and I look forward to an exciting 2023. I wonder if you could take the time, when the mood takes you and suggest a capable DAC for the WIIM mini. Yes I know the DAC of the year is the Geshelli J2 ( I think I can recite that in my sleep:) ) but I am looking for some suggestions that are price appropriate for for the WIIM mini, the DAC should not cost more than $150. I was looking at the JDS Labs Atom+ or the Schiit Modi. Any thoughts? Once again thanks for all you do.
Well Mr Randy, upon your excitement of the Geshelli Labs J2 DAC with the AKM chip ... I finally got one today. I have it paired with a WiiM Pro (hard wire ethernet) ... and streaming Tidal. Blue Jeans Cables coaxial interconnect bringing the two together. All I can say is "I get it now" - the music sounds INCREDIBLE. I appreciate your channel and all of the effort you put into it. This purchase has made a significant difference in my system (and life!) - thank you!!! Wish I made the move sooner!
Merry Christmas Randy
Randy, we are similar. A friend describes me as a wonderful goofball and has said talking to me is like a trip to the amusement park!
Love the channel, going forward i would really love move “home Theater” reviews, amps, subs, Oh’MY!!!! Congrats on the new CZcams Job!!!!!
That’s sensational, great news mate! Really happy for you, will the shop now be open to the public to go in and visit?
Got the Wiim mini on your recommendation as I have a house of Sonos and wanted to move out of their locked in system. Now rocking Roon with the Wiim mini and loving it.
The Emotiva B2+ has been a great speaker, great recommendation.
Ok, I just purchased the Airmotiv T2+ speakers. Currently using Mission 770 Freedom speakers that I bought new in the 80’s. Time for an upgrade…hope it’s as good as everyone says!
I watch your videos and love the content. Thank you for producing them and keeping it honest. While I do understand most of your best recommendations target a lower range, some I dont understand. For example the amp recommendation you have here is the A08 pro. It says it drives at 150 wpc @8 ohms. How does that compare to perhaps a Rotel stereo amp like the rb-991 or the emotiva xpa-2 stereo amp (since you do emotiva)? While cheap is good, quality is needed too. But still I wanted to give it a try. So I got the amp you recommended and tested it with my B&W 804D set of speakers that were originally driven with the XPA-2. I compared this amp with the XPA and also tried the RB-991 which also I own. I can tell you that the A08 pro sounded super crappy at 80% volume on my Rotel receiver. Both the emotiva XPA-2 (which I bought used for 600$) and the Rotel RBA-991 (which I bough used for 450$) performed significantly better than this crappy amp. Just wanted to write my experiences...
Merry Christmas to you and ypurs.
Having the Elac BS41’s here (hear lol) for a while now, I can tell you that they really shine on stands and into the room running at 75 to 90 dBA SPL. Too loud and you lose bass from compression and too low they sound slightly anemic or dull, but can be compensated with some bass and treble shelf boosts. That said, at around 60 dBA they make excellent late night speakers. They also have texturally interesting midrange for
a 2-way. Great speaker for the money. The bass literally punches deeper than it should for its price and has decent tone. The little woofer does respond better after some extended mechanical exercise.
2023 would be a great year to start reviewing pro audio stuff!
My Geshelli labs Dac has just arrived. So inciteful and much more bass than my Topping. Brilliant. Thanks for the recommendation even though it cost me over £70 for the import to UK still well worth it.
How long did it take for you to get it, Ross. I want to get one, but they have yet to answer me on the wait times.
You are my goto person for buying audio and HT gear.
Great stuff. Thanks for compiling it all.
Suggestion for 2023. Would love for you to do a beginners video. Explaining terms like amp/watt/ohms/and everything else haha.
That's a great idea 👍
A very Merry Christmas to you, Sir. Thank you for all your good advice and effort to share it with us all.
Happy holidays!
Very nice. I like to some day sample those speakers if I can find them somewhere. Emotiva looks pretty good.
I got a WiiM mini for Xmas, after seeing not-the-cheapaudioman also recommend it. Wow wow wow. Count me in the cult. Definitely awesome. I haven't slaved it to my DAC yet (different system), but it's functionality alone (even through the stock op amp) is great.
Got the wiim pro yesterday delivered from the CAM link. I have it hooked up to my Dac and integrated right now and streaming natively through Amazon app. It’s going toe to toe with the BlueSound node for sound quality. I love blue OS but the native amazon app is just better m.
I picked up a Modi+ and I'm very impressed with it. It has a Sabre chip but to me it doesn't have the standard Sabre sound I have heard with other devices like my LG G7 phone.
I just tweeked my gear to reach BASS HEAD heaven. I turned on "hi pass" on my BasX to run Triad LCRs then split the sub out. One pair to my Aiyima A07 to power just the 15" woofers of my Marantz speakers and the other side I sent to my JBL sub with the low pass set at 50 hz. BOOM! Now I have bass control and sub bass control. Plus, the MTMs are sounding cleaner and the sound stage is wider and deeper.
I have a similar setup in my living room, went from 5.1.2 to 7.1.2 with the new sony az5000es reciever. Upgraded the sound now its time to move up to a 77" oled tv. Gonna come down to either a G3 or one of the sony oleds, i currently have a 65 QFN8.
Thanks!
I met the Geshelli labs family at Florida Audio Fest and they could not have been nicer. I left feeling like I need to buy some of their products even though I have no use for them. Maybe the 2 channel speaker amp once it’s available.
Merry Christmas. I may would have added the Speaker Box 5 in the speaker of the year as honorable mention. Would you say that there are other speakers now worth getting over the SB5 for the price?
Went the route of 'Less is More' ~ Meridian's Director DAC (SPDIF/USB) for CD transports and Laptop audio in home systems, and Meridian's Explorer 2, HRT dSP DACs (USB only) for headphone systems. It got to the point where I just wanted to 'plug & play' w/ no x-tra features or remotes.
Randy! You are thee HiFi CZcamsr of the year! Happy Holidays! Cheers!🔊🎶🤘😎🏆
Emotiva anything.. they out out great products. I’ve yet to hear any of their speakers but have been through much of their home audio geat over the years. Have settled on their XPA and matching preAmp (I forget the model, but it’s an all analog preamp). I have their CD100 as well for occasional CD play
"Real Veneer"...........reminds me of an SNL skit called "Lowered Expectations"
Hi Randy! Love your channel! I was wondering if you could do a video explaining what DACs are and when to use them, what Amps and preamps are and when and where to use them and the Geshelli headphone product. I have an older Toshiba receiver Sa-750, which I love. Just wondering if I need any of those things? Thanks Randy! Hoss
Have a great Xmas Randy
you too, brother
how do the guys behind Gesheli labs say Gesheli?
Supah concise and informative video. thanks a bunch. Happy festivities and merry times (:
Merry X-mas
Was excited to see the Schitt stuff, however you spell that, being from Corpus
Geshelli Labs J2 for DAC of the year. wow didnt see that one coming. Nott like it was mentioned that much throughout this year.
Excellent compilation, btw please do a review of chi fi pre amps, like the ones from Nobsound and Fosi Audio. And look up for the DropxTopping E30ii, USD 129 for 2xAKMs!
Thanks for the video. I subscribed. I have three WiiM mini. They allow me to add Airplay 2 to gear.
I picked up a set of Sony speakers rated at 200wpc ten in, they sound really good, I worked with a guy that looks nearly identical to you, and his audio knowledge is most impressive also,
An hour of the Randy Savage of the audio world! haha!!
The talk about the tweeters on the Emotiva got me thinking about clarity. In general, do headphones offer better clarity due to their nature of both blocking sound and pushing the music directly into the ear? So, say you have a $600 pair of bookshelf speakers and a $600 set of headphones, will the headphones always be superior to the open air speakers, in terms of clarity? Or is there a factor in not considering? Do headphones lose clarity quality due to their limited driver size but then even out sonically because of the direct nature of their sound delivery? Whereas a bookshelf speaker LOSES quality due to air travel distance and room set up but makes up for it via superior power and driver size?
The T9 Pro fixes the bugs that people have encountered with the T9 and, IMHO, it's a better design anyway.
Edit: I just found something out, the upshot of which was maybe the craziest idea I've ever had. It turns out that you can bridge the A07 and run it in mono. So what about two A07's as monoblocks (the A07 doesn't have a remote, after all), and the T9 Pro strictly as a preamp-DAC? The only possible downside is if the DAC stage of the T9 Pro doesn't measure up to the $100 stand-alone DACs out there from the likes of iFi and Topping, which it maybe doesn't. But it would sure as heck be a fun thing to try!
Your award given to emotiva! this looks pretty much the same as Adam A series. Does it sound similar? I'm dying to know~! I have Adam A7X, and I thoroughly love this Adam thing. I wonder if Emotiva has similar sound quality.
Randy If you can please review the SMSL A300 this little amp just does the business .
Thanks for all your reviews this year and telling it how it is . On your review I went for the Wharfedale Evo 4.2 and its a Wow of a speaker . Looking forward to what's out there in 2023 ..
Agreed. If the SMSL A300 and the Sabaj A10a were in the mix the AO8 can't win.
Did you review gustard r26 this year? That one is hard to ignore for Dac of the year. It’s at the tippy top for the price range in this channel but it’s a very capable r2r Dac for the $
WHAT!!!??? NO MAN SCAPE SPONSORSHIP!! I'M OUT OF HERE!!! LOL...
Have a Merry Christmas fellow Fort Worth Dude!!!
Well done, Randy. 👍
Randy, please do a video explaining Apple Airplay 2. Another reviewer explained how you lose quality with Airplay 2 versus connecting your phone or other device directly to your DAC. I sort of understood it, but I would love to hear your explanation. I would love to be able to stream Apple music without quality loss and without my phone being held hostage physically connected to my SCH----KIT (lol) DAC. I also think I understand that this problem can be solved by switching to Qobuz or another service (which I have considered), but I really enjoy some of the features of Apple Music. Thanks for all the great videos.
I just order a Topping A50 dac but I think it doesn't have BT as you say.
Thanks for great recomendations!!!
Thumbs up - I really enjoy your channel and I'm not even in the market for any more audio gear - or so I think ; P
Could you please review the Aiyima t9 pro ! I'm very interested in it , and if it has no clicking issues , I will get one for sure
Randy, try a usb ground loop breaker like an iDefender on your audio interface when recording. It might stop the high pitch background noise. Thanks for the vids!
Wouldn't a high frequency noise problem likely be from an improperly shielded chip. It could be leaking out through a device's power cord, or through anything inside the unshielded component. Long circuit traces are also vulnerable as an antenna, that's why tiny surface mount devices and tiny circuit are employed in digital devices.
Good luck with the noise gremlins.
Thanks for your reviews! The popular budget speakers in my region seems to be a bit more expensive. What would you recommend giving following prices?
Sony scss5: 200euro
Jamo s803: 210euro
Polk ES15: 200euro.
Polk Monitor XT15: 180euro (on sale for 90euro)
Watched all your budget speaker reviews but price context might skew your opinion.
I have been following your channel like a religion.(every weekend for a couple hours and once on Wednesday 😅) I have a 5.1 Monoprice system I bought 6 years ago for around $150. Prior I had a Pioneer SP BS22 complete system for about $600 but the Speakers were too big (depth) for my mounting locations and sounded great. I returned them and bought the Monoprice 10565 system. I am now looking at the RSL CG23 5.1 system which is only 6” deep and appears to be a perfect price and fit for my room. For the price, I am surprised you haven’t reviewed the Monoprice options. Is the upgrade to the RSL system worth the money?
I’m in the UK and would love to get my hands on one of those J2 DACs . Any suggestions??????
Be careful with the Aiyima A08 Pro! I bought one to use RCA input only. The bluetooth is always on, and some idiot paired to it. It now automatically pairs and kills the RCA inputs. My unit is basically bricked now. Looks like they learned from them on the new A07 Pro which has a bluetooth switch (CAM review soon please?).
Randy - please consider interviewing Paul of PSB - He seems very genuine and shares many of your concepts on lots of audio (sound) value for the money - Thanks - I got the tower version of that bookshelf and they are great.