AIAIAI Unit-4 Is... Interesting...
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- The Unit-4 Wireless Low Latency Studio monitors by AIAIA are here. But who are they for? And are the Unit-4 Monitors worth it? After having my pair for a while now I try to answer that question and also share where I found wireless studio monitors to be beneficial in my setups! AIAIAI has a knack for breaking away from the usual expectations of a music equipment manufacturer, just like they did with their TMA-2 Wireless+ headphones. I can't help but wonder if these low-latency wireless studio monitors are yet another step in the direction of a product that's almost "ahead of its time." Come along for the ride my friend.
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00:00 What we're talking about today
01:28 They Remind Me Of The Wireless+ Headphones
02:15 Setup #1
03:26 Setup #1 Gripes
05:28 Setup #2
06:35 Pros and Cons
08:22 Who Are These For?
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Seems like most of your criticisms could be addressed by AIAIAI if they made a battery powered dongle that serves as a 2x2 I/O audio interface when it is plugged in! I hope they’re listening!
As someone who has a set of Adams but multiple places in my house where I like to make music and like to likes to listen to music outside (and also, since the new iPhone is USB-C), these are kinda an exciting product. I swear, if they were made by Teenage Engineering and cost $2,000 more people would be interested in them 😂
We're listening :)
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Yes, please release a more generic transmitter/receiver! I’ve even tried plugging my headband into my mixer on the other side of my studio/room once.
@watchAIAIAI Hi, what's the max SPL on these units? I don't see it on your site. I want to use these with my portable DJ system, paired with perhaps your wireless headphones, the Denon DJ Prime Go, and a wireless subwoofer. It would be great to have a fully flight ready portable setup to bring to music festivals, parties, vacation, etc.
The quality of this video is mind blowing. Very concise, to the point, shows pro and cons, no unnecessary opinionated stuff related to brand which you can hear sometimes in other channels.
Thanks a lot!
I am considering those as I don’t have a proper pair of studio monitors and I was also looking for a Bluetooth speaker to bring around (was considering the JBL) and I recently sold my iLouds. This product can cover both worlds with one single purchase! Amamzong!
I’m actually tempted to grab a set of these. I have a very crowded space right now with only monitor headphones. I’ve been looking for something for a long time that’s small and portable with decent sound quality for productivity that can float between my setups. I’m thinking these might just be the solution for me
Great to hear! :)
Def gonna cop these at some point. It's exactly what I want/need for my setup.
Awesome bro. I got the headphones for when I record my V Drums. Got tired of having a wire in the way when I play the drums. They work excellently AND very very little latency. I love em. Can walk all over the room too. So liberating. The only thing is the transmitter often needs charging which I have to get in the habit of doing. Sucks when I reach for it all inspired and it doesn't power up. Also noticed the transmitter power button has to be depressed for a long time before it turns on. Wish it would just turn on when pressed briefly.
Hi man. Great vid - helped me out a lot. Thanks. I find it really hard to find cool-looking, good quality cables. What are the cables you're using?
Broski, any cool new eurorack modules you've been working with? Always inspired by your videos.
I think those are a great option for someone with a bigger studio as well. Even in my small music making corner those could be useful.
For example, I have my speakers set up on my desk but my synths are at 90° to them, so whenever I play with them I only hear sound from my left.
Of course you can hear what you're doing with that setup, but putting these speakers in front of you wherever you are is a nice bonus to always be in their sweet spot to get the best sound and full stereo image from them. Of course you could use headphones, but I prefer listening to whatever on my monitor speakers.
I have a Mackie Thump Go, battery powered 8" PA speaker It's really nice having portable powerful sound for all kinds of different purposes.
Sorry, left at 800$ price tag 😂
Thanks for the vid though ❤
it depends what sound quality they deliver for 800 bucks - any serious sound technician would skip for this low price
The sustainability is why I got them. Such a dope company in that respect. Sure theyre pricey but I literally just put off buying them for a couple months and got them. So hyped to take these out and about with some gear.
Glad they're considering the forearm straps accessory......I'm testing a pair as I type while kayaking.
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Thank you.
I saw those. Did not have the need for any wireless speakers. Now I want them.
BTW @RickyTinez: Do they come with a charger? Or do you charge them with USB?
AIAIAI have been on top of their game for a long time now. I swear by my TMA-2's.
Great to hear, thanks!
I'm sure it's cost cutting either on labor or materials, but it does seem odd not to allow for interface-like usage of the transmitter. Like it's got to have an ADC in there for transmitting the 3.5mm audio to the speakers and it's obviously capable of handling digital data from the DAW over USB, seems like it would be a no-brainer.
Great if you're traveling with them and not a fan of mixing on headphones. I wonder how many can be run at once? Like a 8 of them through out the house? Probably better options for that though
8 UNIT-4’s in one space would work well using W+ low latency! The transmitter has 16m range.
I feel like it’s a great product for producers who wanna produce outside of their studio and actually be outside. Sometimes it’s really nice to have a great set of speakers in the outdoors if you don’t love using headphones. It’s a really expensive solution, though.
Hey Ricky, do they connect to both the headphones and speakers at the same time or does that require 2 transmitters? Thank ✌️
The receiver/transmitter needs to be miniaturized, Improving latency from time to time (along with the development of the bluetooth standard) and sold loose to attach it to any equipment. This technology is still in development, so for now if anyone wants to be an early adopter, go ahead :)
the repairability of the monitors is dope. any time something is battery powered my first thought is, “can they be easily replaced?”
Thanks, we're happy to read this! :)
Nice video bro 😎 😊
additional feature they should add [should it not be there already] a way to set the LED color! 👍🏾
At 800eur, these aren't for me. But big thanks because the video was so useful to me anyway. Was planning to get an Audient Evo 4 for Christmas, so that I can use my iPad 2020 Air for granular audio effects processing. It completely passed me by that my Elektron Digitone could can be a class compliant audio interface for an iPad. Now I can get something funkier instead. Maybe a second-hand Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water. Thanks Ricky!
I might get a pair 👍 🔊 (t w s s) and I would try more for a portable dolby atmos *which AIAIAI confirms its possible. But imho, I believe the price could be better....
Ricky, maybe an idea worth exploring> Maybe a pricing strategy, if bought just one 350, if bought in pair 650, if 2 pairs maybe 1200. . . . . >
-most will start with one... because it is a great product, they'll need to get the other one so... their effective price will be 700 (not much of a difference and AIAIAI will be blasting the market with an "easy entry option)
-For those daring to go directly for a pair, it is possible they end up buing more *at least speaking for myself, because studio capable monitors, 20h battery life, NO CABLES, low Latency.... darn!
-MAybe a direct Dolby Atmos setup with special price for the bundle. . . . 5, 7, 9, 11 monitors...
I guess you can get a usb-c dongle cable for 2 1/8 trs(s): one for out, one for the mic and you should be able to use the iPad as an interface.
Personally, I can't see these speakers used at home anyway, more like for on the go for weekend escapes to a cabin with minimal gear and jams with friends outside :)
On a side note, any chance for a video about your vinyl collection on the background? :)
Do they work with the battery powered transmitter from the headphones?
Hi, X01 (the headphone transmitter) has been designed to work with headphones and isn’t compatible with UNIT-4.
Maaaan... not a word about how they sound :(
Exactly!
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He said in the beginning „that they sound good“.
This fact itself gives you enough clues about their sound already…
I have them, former mastering engineer here. They sound decent enough for the size. They’re smaller than I thought so the bass is as you would expect for a very compact speaker. The tweeter is good enough, I would say comparable to mid range studio monitors (take your pick) it wouldn’t win any awards for detail compared to high end speakers. They sound reasonably flat so you could work with them. They come with an annoying bass roll off out of the box, they sounded very thin to me and you can disable this EQ on the app (but I’m not sure it applies in all situations?). Main pro for me is the portability, I bought them for being able to do music stuff in different rooms (that my kid isn’t in!). Main con is, yes price, they’re probably about 1/3rd too expensive, and also I find the connection/digital experience difficult, pairing to the transmitter wasn’t easy for me, as mentioned the app and EQ settings didn’t work super well. 3.5 out of 5? Maybe a 4 if you really needed the portability. If the digital experience was smooth I’d give them a 4 so maybe they’ll improve that
Do they sound any good ?
Is there noticeable latency when you (wirelessly) use the TMA-2 Wireless+ headphones together with the Unit-4s as booth monitors when DJing?
the hat inside makes it hard to see your eyes brother!
Good question meanwhile the W+ headphones still suffer from random disconnections and the iOS app to update them simply doesn’t find them/doesn’t work.
Okay... So, I just bought an Ableton Push 3 Standalone... And there is a headphone output and a 1+2 monitor output... Using the Unit-4, would I plug the transmitter into the Push 3's output? USB? Headphones? Because if I sit on my couch and play some tunes from there, the best thing in the world would be having some wireless monitors I can put anywhere in my studio.
you would go from push 3 output into the speakers audio input with a cable. Skip the transmitter all together. -- Or you find a way to power the transmitter and plug your push into that and then its wireless monitors. You might be able to power the transmitter with that USB A on the back of the push 3!
Do these work with the existing W+ transmitter for the TMA-2+ wireless headphones?
I was told no because that is transmitting a single signal to the headphones where this transmitter is transmitting a left and a right signal (two) so it works a bit different.
The existing W+ transmitter (X01) has been optimised for headphones and only works with the H10 headband, however, the X02 transmitter works with both UNIT-4 and H10.
So you can do a promo video.
They have a battery powered transmitter that came with the headphones.That one should work with the speakers as well, right?
X01 (the headphone transmitter) has been designed to work with headphones and isn’t compatible with UNIT-4
thanks!@@watchAIAIAI
Oh, that’s really unfortunate. Does that really adhere to the sustainability principles? Especially because that one is battery powered. 😢
I love that developments are occuring to allow for wireless low latency lossless audio, i think they’re crucial to how music will be made in the coming decades, especially for mobile music makers.
but it’s a bit disingenuous in 2023, to suggest that $800 wireless monitors are a great response to the omission of a headphone jack on the iPad disallowing you to use the monitors you already have… when you could buy a $9 USB C to 3.5mm adapter from Apple. in a studio full of gear.
it’s better to make the argument for this product without the angst. because it already has a rightful place, it doesn’t need an excuse.
i like your little dj station
Could have the Digitakt powered off of a battery too! Hate plugging things into the wall, so restrictive 🙅♂️
I only have one question. Where did you get that sweet pot on the left?
Sounds like companies need to work more with music makers on what will be more helpful vs sending gear out and then getting the feedback. If they are, the latency must be bad.
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These seem to be attempting to solve a problem that doesn't quite fully exist yet.
A solution in search of a problem.
Wireless headphones - I get - but speakers - I don’t 😂
@@JamesRamboPearce yeah. You have freedom to move around (As Ricky has demonstrated in many videos). Speakers though are set and forget. I can’t honestly see these being added to a portable studio that is absolutely ruined by adding on a few power and audio cables. Entering into the Teenage Engineering realm with these. 😂
@JamesRamboPearce if it was a full room PA system for that price, then it would be a compelling purchase
@@CalamindirI guess that’s probably the only use case that makes some sense
I don't get why they wouldn't just use the low latency wifi transmitter from the headphones already? That's got a battery inside...
X01 (our battery-powered headphone transmitter) has been optimised for headphones and transmits to 1 device only - this means it's not compatible with UNIT-4. X02 (our new USB-C transmitter) can transmit to 2 devices, like 2x UNIT-4, and is compatible with both headphones and speakers. Hope this helps! :)
Batteries batteries batteries... biggest scam for lesser quality... marketing at work and people fall for it, like Apple, Starbucks etc etc....
Jbl bluetooth..😮
Big fan of your work Ricky, although the last button on your shirt was undone
$800 is insane but cool idea.
$800? No. Just a hard no.
For $400 I would strongly consider these. For $800 it just doesn't make sense... These are more than likely a secondary pair of speakers for someone so that price needs to drop drastically. It seems like you are paying essentially just for the feature of low latency.
For a tenth of the price I’ll use a cord
they look pretty cool, but no where near $800 cool.
"AIAIAI" Meh... Given that weird brand name, I'm not taking them seriously at all. And I do not need a light around that speaker to tell me it's on. A light in the back of the speaker would suffice.
At 800$ this unfortunately doesn't have a target audience, I think
The made it for the money.
Aiaiai is a scam. Selling worst headphones I've ever heard headphones as PRO headphones
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