No volume knob is absolute no-go.

@goodnightmoon

Жыл бұрын

+1

@BrennanYoung

Жыл бұрын

& physical buttons

@ericodijk

Жыл бұрын

I understand, there's a lot of cheap micro systems that do have that. I also think it's a thing that should be on it.

@skylined5534

Жыл бұрын

It's nice to have but not a dealbreaker on a system of this size.

@nipstyler

Жыл бұрын

Even earlier versions of this only had up and down volume buttons.

Mat you did impossible thing - awesome entertaining video about the dull gray HiFi. I really enjoyed the whole micro HiFi series, thank you.

@paulmurgatroyd6372

Жыл бұрын

How did you reply to this 4 days ago?

@batterieman3001

Жыл бұрын

​@@paulmurgatroyd6372 Patreon Users have early access to his videos

@wndy7073

Жыл бұрын

My old Bogen tube amplifier had stereo reverse and phasing controls too, that I have never seen on anything modern to play with either 🥱

@paulmurgatroyd6372

Жыл бұрын

@@batterieman3001 Makes sense.

@andrewcollins7783

Жыл бұрын

A HDMI ARC connection would’ve been handy.

Funny how that works. Young, pre internet, me dreamed about having all the music in the world at my disposal, but since that's a reality music doesn't feel special any more it became a commodity. In my mind a sound system like this reflects that way of thinking.

@afberglund2764

3 ай бұрын

Had that dream too

As someone who loved all those bells and whistles in early 2000s equipment, this device feels like it has no soul 😢

This has been a blast from the past series but I agree, we've culminated in a grey austerity box.

@markianclark9645

Жыл бұрын

@@joeylummox7330and Austin..thankfully..fortunately..we have many genres of great music other than so called Pop..which is unpopular to most people i know..i discovered Vocal Trance and Lounge and Chill..and there's always Classical / Soft Rock / 60's 70's 80's / Soul funk / Smooth Jazz / Acid Jazz and so on..i'd settle for Denon's new Austere grey box..does what it claims..pity it doesn't make the tea though..

@wastelandwanderer3883

Жыл бұрын

@@joeylummox7330 Agreed! Appropriate for playing odorless, colorless, normalized contemporary music! "A Flower!" 🎶 (If you know, you know! 😉)

@amac203

Жыл бұрын

@@joeylummox7330 Yawn. Every generation has had the older generation bemoaning the trajectory of popular music.

@straightpipediesel

Жыл бұрын

It's only a grey austerity box because it's the austerity model. The Marantz version is the proper black hi-fi with metal switches and accent lighting.

@rijjhb9467

Жыл бұрын

@@amac203 AHHHHH!!! Are you awake now? I tend to agree with you, although I must say that nowadays the music scene is way more fragmented: back in the 90s you had MTv to dictate what was in, but nowadays where does one go to find out what's popular?

I couldn't give a single toss about micro systems, but I'll watch 100 of these because I want to see what Techmoan thinks of them.

Mazda drivers in the US had their head units toasted when a radio station sent out track thumbnails in a JPG format but without the .jpg extension. This sent the head units into a permanent boot loop.

@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381

Жыл бұрын

Sounds familiar to me, here in Germany we're still using FM mostly, DAB was around in the late 2000s but failed and it's scheduled for deactivation, however that date (I don't know) isn't really safe, IMHO they made DAB+ for new sold vehicles far too late mandatory (21st of December 2020). However, the FM stations ususally use RDS for station name, traffic information (my Audi MMI records these in the background) and also radio text for Song, Artist and some further informations, but around ten years ago, some public stations began to insert the songname and artist played at the moment in place of the station name (because cheap and older radios have just plain RDS but no radio text) and this idea itself tbh isn't wrong, but it messes up station lists, although I have an option in my MMI 3G to make the station names static, it's still messed up.

In the Netherlands we had the Firato exhibition every year from 1950 to 1998, which grew into several very large exhibition spaces in Amsterdam full of hi-fi stereo sound equipment and video equipment. From the cheapest to the most expensive, in short, the golden times, of sound and video equipment, great time to experience. Experienced this first with my father and later with good friends, marveling at a huge amount of equipment

@anonUK

Жыл бұрын

Why did it finish in 1998? Was it the then growing dominance of little silver discs for both audio and video?

@_Scintill8tor

Жыл бұрын

@@anonUK The amount of visitors dropped enormously end of the 90s, so they stopped. I also enjoyed the FIRATO the couple of times I went there. I think I was there with my brother in the early 80s, perhaps even end of 70s. I recall very much the heaps of promotion material I collected for all the nice stuff I saw (I was 10 or so). I remember some brands made life-size foto-prints of some "boomboxes" so that (when you couldn't afford it) you could stick it to your wall and imagine you have one! Good times.

Really enjoyed this micro hifi series you've done. Great job as always

@dashtesla

Жыл бұрын

I'm curious to see how you could mix new tech with old this looks like a prime candidate for a stack minidisc and that sony tc-s1 deck due to their size. Also I want those sample wav ogg mp3 files by techmoan :D

@lucasRem-ku6eb

Жыл бұрын

Radio people, lol ! only local stations, why need that ? in relation 'Where you are', Radio 1 !

Still think most people should have an AV receiver and some bookshelf speakers. Cheap, supports everything and sounds excellent.

@theladyfingers___

Жыл бұрын

A basic 2-channel amp is all you really need. Everything else is just a cheap dongle that usually has app control now.

@burner8959

Жыл бұрын

I agree though I'd say spend some money on a good set of speakers and not necessarily new ones. Start with speakers, then fill in with what you can and upgrade as you feel necessary. I am a speaker hoarder though, so I am biased. I think aiming for a particular "sound" that defines some companies like Klipsch, JBL, Wharfedale etc. is a good place to start. It will also give you an idea where to go. I run a usb from my computer into a Schitt dac that then goes into a tube preamp that then feeds an integrated JVC amp from the 70's, into a pair of Klipsch KG 4's. All in I'm at or slightly over the price paid for this Denon system (not including my computer). I also have a cd/dvd player and a cassette player that I had lying around but can also be found for relatively cheap. You can easily make a better system for $500 or less.

@hermanmunster3358

Жыл бұрын

​​@@theladyfingers___ If you just want 2ch stereo, then yeah, I agree. But AV receivers can be had for not much more, and will give you far more options, an FM tuner, (Some have DAB) WiFi, depending on model, and HDMI connections to connect your Blu-ray players etc. As well as 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound capability. So an AV receiver is the way to go if you want all that functionality. You can't get a dongle that will power surround sound speakers. But it all depends what you want as an individual I guess.

@OldSkoolUncleChris

Жыл бұрын

@@theladyfingers___ almost, add a subwoofer and you are really laughing. Something like a KEF that doesn’t even need a sub out amp!

@XxmatixX6videosdiariosdenadav

Жыл бұрын

Av receiver aren't cheap

"I kept forgetting I was doing a review and just enjoyed the music" is a strong recmmendation.

Looks like the ideal system to put on your shelf next to all the box files and accountancy manuals.

Techmoan, you are so relatable, everytime you make a point i go "THIS, THIS IS IT". Physical buttons > touch controls, removable plugs > non removable plugs ect.

Wonderful! Thanks for the presentation! That unit reminds me of McDonald's restaurants. In the old days, units and McDonald's used to be colorful and fun, now grey and dull. But still serve a main purpose.

Same thing is with car stereos. In 2000s stereos had some cool displays with some VU-Meters animation, or some cars or dolphins. It was beautiful. And also old stereos feel like they aren't made from cheap plastic

@macdaniel6029

Жыл бұрын

My car stereo from 1989 shows the frequency/preset, indicates the tape direction and if the receiption is good enough for stereo. That's all. And it is perfectly fine for me. In the 2000s they had this crap and it was bad, it's just distracting. Today cars have huge 15" screens with too much stuff going on, i hate it.

@costascostas1760

Жыл бұрын

​@@macdaniel6029 I agree, plenty of examples from every era of good quality, bad quality, simple, flashy. There is a distinct oversimplification recent years. I can't even tell apart car brands, etc

@raycreveling1583

8 ай бұрын

I bought my wife a stereo with the dolphins!

@karlos543

3 ай бұрын

​@@raycreveling1583Pioneer used to do dolphins. They made great car stereos.

It's pretty awesome that CD is still rocking on till this day. Alongside vinyl records and cassette tapes bouncing back.

@jamesslick4790

Жыл бұрын

I'm THAT guy who NEVER experienced CDs as a full-on format! ( I have a few..) I was on cassette in 1975 (when the world was all about 8 track!) Held on to cassette until MiniDisc. Then of course, MP3. Reason? I liked to "roll my own". Yeah, I had what the hipsters call vinyl (We just called them records, many records were NYLON and not VINYL!) LOL! (I'm old, born 1962).

@freeman10000

Жыл бұрын

Spot on.

@discopants68

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@Mostlyharmless1985

Жыл бұрын

@@discopants68 Because your music can't really evaporate in a puff of bytes when someone decides storing your music on a server is no longer profitable when you own it on a physical object.

@PhysicsGamer

Жыл бұрын

At this point if I like an artist's music it's just easier to buy one of their CDs. The alternatives are really only to find it on KZread, which is generally easy but gets you a truly appalling audio quality (pretty sure it's gotten *worse* over the last decade, somehow...), or to try and hunt it down on whatever music-focused streaming service that artist's music winds up on. Which means logging in to site after site and trying to search for the song. A rack of CDs is just... so much less of a hassle to deal with.

I recently bought a Panasonic SC-PMX92EG-K, coupled with and audio-technica record player, as a group gift to a friend, we tested it toghether and it is a great little thing: very good audio quality and great output power (60 Watts per speaker) without distorsions, also it has as many inputs as you want for a modern hi-fi, also it looks great, great materials (metal and wood), it has its fair weight, real knobs/controls, and the grill covers of the speakers are removable

When I saw the ps5 for the first time, I thought I'd prefer a gray box, but having it in person, at least it isnt boring. Thanks for the video!

@koghs

Жыл бұрын

Ps5 IS boring through

Lol the world moved so quickly, it feels like just yesterday we had hi-fi in our house, and now it's just a smart internet-ai tv

It'd be so cool to have an interview with someone involved in designing these systems, particularly those older ones which were laiden with whimsical features. I'd love to know how those features managed to make it into the product, as my feeling is that engineers just created little features on their own and brought them to the table, and they were just thrown in.

Waking up at 4am and getting to watch Mat is a great way to start a Saturday.

This Denon is as inspiring as HÅLLBAR Bin with lid, light grey from Ikea

@Peron1-MC

Жыл бұрын

hållbar just means durable wich isnt very inspiring either XD

we need more fun! As a 66 year old geezer with "essential tremor" and radically reduced dexterity this system means very little to me! I guess what does make me hopeful is there is a growing number of younger folk who do get the appeal of older audio systems! Another great video with some thoughts to takeway! Cheers chum!🧡

Thanks for this mini-series. I've got the older Denon RDCM41DAB, and after seeing this, I'm glad I have. It's got old fashioned things (from 2019) called buttons and dials, and it's construction is that obsolete metal!

The lack of an ability to search through MP3 tracks kills it for me as I listen to a lot of audiobooks. Really odd that you can't do that.

@duckcurious3801

Жыл бұрын

^ this. How it's even possible that such basic functionality is missing just blows my mind. I have never come across an mp3 player of any kind that can't do this. Absolute dealbreaker!

@FrankieShovels

Жыл бұрын

Play it in another app and airplay it over

@skylined5534

Жыл бұрын

​@@FrankieShovels ^^^This

@ilya.b

Жыл бұрын

Same with Dj sets that usually 1-2 hours long, sometimes even longer. If you want to skip several minutes of one particular track you don't like - you stuffed.

@MetalTrabant

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they'll add that function with a firmware or app update later on, especially if someone at Denon is a Techmoan fan :)

Great series, thanks Mat. The brand name, CEOL, is interesting as ceol is the Irish word for music. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but maybe not.

@currykevuk

Жыл бұрын

😎😄

@colinholman

Жыл бұрын

Maith thú!

@luasdublin

Жыл бұрын

I spotted that , figured it was either an easter egg suggested by some engineer with connections to Ireland , or a coincidence.

@seanfinlay7393

6 ай бұрын

Was going to post that too then saw your post 😊

Can't bear a Pioneer 70's stack system with all the neon blue lights. To die for.

In 2017, my mom and i moved to a new apartment and i decided to buy myself a new audio setup for my bedroom and i chose a Denon CEOL N9 that was heavily discounted in a Hi-Fi shop nearby, back then i was only listening to spotify, i had no physical media in my possession. I was incredibly suprised by the sound of that Denon system, i was super happy with that, what i wasn't happy with was spotify connect because every 3 months it would just stop working for like a week until the Denon unit got a firmware update that would bring back the Spotify Connect for again a few months until it got down again. That made me crazy so i ended up digging in my old stuff a Chromecast Audio and connected it via TOSLINK because that had no problem with Spotify Connect. The Chromecast was not ideal either cause at some point in 2018 we got a new internet provider and a new internet box with it and that internet box would give lots of dropouts in wifi that caused the Chromecast to have lots of issues with streaming in the standard quality. So after all that streaming mess i started only using bluetooth. Years have passed since, i moved out on my own and one of the first thing i did moving out was building my own hi-fi setup with separates components i chose myself with an amp that had a lot of analog inputs so i could just connect as many things as i wanted. I still have that Denon C9 setup but, the streaming capabilities are dead to me, too unreliable, and Airplay is also limited to older specs so no multi room streaming which was my biggest motivation to start streaming music. The CD player never worked and bluetooth is too painful to use. So this C9 is just used with it's speakers on my desk for my Gaming PC and nothing else. I enjoy that it has EQ settings but that's about the only thing i like about it after only 6 years of owning it.

WHOO HOO! Put on the kettle and fetch the Custard cream biscuits, Techmoan is on.

@markem41

Жыл бұрын

it's a special occasion - time to open the hidden box of Clubs and KitKats.

@GGoAwayy

Жыл бұрын

Wait... is he British or something?

I’m loving this series. Do more! 👏

Well done Techmoan! A great 3 part video. Thank you again!

I love my old, trash picked denon UPO-250. Crude, simple, does whatever I want. It is a bit small for my speakers (beolab penta, also trash picked) but honestly I never had it even at half volume. Never seen a better system, I love it!

It's kind of like old buildings vs new ones, nothing spent on personality, all practicality and cost savings.

A few years ago I decided to buy the Philips TAM8905/10 system, mostly because I wanted a dedicated setup with a cd player. I must say I am still very pleased with it. It has all the modern stuff, so Spotify Connect, DAB+, Bluetooth and a usb port to read mp3's from a flash drive, but it also has a CD player and an AUX in, so I've got my record player hooked up to that as well. It looks nice, has very decent speakers for the price and with 100W they have some power as well. Just a suggestion for those looking for a nice little micro system with some capability to play cd's and hook up older gear.

@troyconnolly9053

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a Philips fan

Great 3 part series, enjoyed this thoroughly! Thank you Techmoan!

40:51 I said "fun" exactly when you said "fun", Matt. It was the only word that came to mind when you were describing what was missing!

I bought one of these (in black) with a denon turntable and some wharfadale diamond 9.1 speakers... attached a bunch of other separates (second hand) such as a tape deck, blu ray player and a tape deck.. added a mac mini and cheap monitor... couldn't be happier with the sound quality.

@amichaelthomas83

Жыл бұрын

oh and a mini disk

@BelgianSquirrel

Жыл бұрын

Well that's great, but how did you do all that with only one line input?

@amichaelthomas83

Жыл бұрын

@@BelgianSquirrel I bought one of those splitters, fully uitilised the optical inputs.

Thank you for your audio technology addiction, and for allowing all of us to live out our addiction through your excellent videos. :)

@satanritual2333

Жыл бұрын

/M/p/$\ /w/$/ /p/$/ /c/p/ /L/r/M/Were involved in me being drugged raped and cut me at the Swindon dental Anaestheticclinic and they Murdereda person therejoanneto/$$oun/

I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed this series!!

I just got the Denon RCD-M41 for my new micro hifi setup and so far I'm really satisfied, nice crisp sound and enough power to fill a room. This was a great video to watch!

I suspect the electronics inside is a car radio, but put into mini-case for home use.

Regardless of the wattage claims though this is still probably one of the best mini systems you can possibly get.

@a1white

Жыл бұрын

I thought the 65 watts was the max the speakers could handle as appose to what the system outputted?

@smartgorilla

Жыл бұрын

Love some physical buttons

@BrennanYoung

Жыл бұрын

that's depressing. I guess the bar is very low these days.

@BrennanYoung

Жыл бұрын

​@@smartgorilla imagine being blind and having to use this

@smartgorilla

Жыл бұрын

@@BrennanYoung imagine being older too. My solution is to now tipex my mates black button on his pc or tablet or whatever so they don't get confused.

Very well done series on micro Hi-Fis. I am 100% with you when it comes to the excitement factor of the Denon device vs the older models. All that "silliness" was part of the fun of purchasing and enjoying a sound system. PS: Thank you for the years of very entertaining and enjoyable videos!!

My grandfather would've loved that, he painted all the walls of his house inside and out, battleship gray 😂 my grandmother absolutely hated it😂

Well, at least you can still buy a micro system that supports a physical media format :-) Great video and really enjoyed this three part series.

So weird, the other day I was literally searching through your library on videos about modern HiFi systems like this one. It's like you saw what I wanted and responded.

As you talked about how it was not exciting, I turned around to look at the three 80's working boomboxes on my shelf. I'm with you.

Uncanny. I purchased the N10 with the same speakers 2 days before this video came out. Basically my entire use-case was as an internet radio & Roon/DLNA endpoint for my home office. Been very satisfied with it so far. I wasn't after the loudest volume, or the heaviest bass. Just a nice, clear audio output whilst I work.

Nice display and the build quality looks good. Nothing worse than buying a nice hifi only to find the display or cd tray is crooked.

@christophermcmichael880

Жыл бұрын

It's built good enough to keep Matt out of it..😂😂

Battleship grey

@dandylion4496

Жыл бұрын

“haze gray”

@cheese8death

Жыл бұрын

Ocean grey or military grey?

@oldtechnobodycaresabout

Жыл бұрын

Jubilee Line Silver

@ReinKayomi

Жыл бұрын

Cloudy Grey

@broadsword6650

Жыл бұрын

Corporate Grey

I have always been a huge fan of Denon products. Great bang for the buck. Nice, clean and no fuss looks.

I'm deaf in one ear, but I've always wanted to have good HIFI equipment for listening to music. Today, I've got what I like: a good amp, a good minidisc player/recorder connected to a good CD player and good speakers. And it all cost me just 100euro....I sometimes use Bluetooth speakers, but when my friends discover my real HIFI set-up, everyone is surprised by the quality of the sound coming from old equipment! And it's thanks to Techmoan that I've been able to do all this ;)

Thank you for a great 3 part series, your right this unit is very much a plain jane and the others very much eye candy

Didn't expect to see Irish language in there. Ceol is Irish for music.

@peterlarkin762

Жыл бұрын

The naming might have been outsourced as Denon has never acknowledged that and might not actaully be aware! I do wonder how other countries pronounce ceol in Irish it's 'K(yee)ole' if that makes any sense.

I agree we've lost the character of hifi systems from previous decades. I remember in the 80s as a child going to bed looking at a catalogue of some hifi-system I longed for, examining the picture closely to see what all the buttons were. We've lost that with new stuff. I have a Panasonic mini system from the early 2000s in my bedroom. It's a Panasonic SA-PM22 brushed silver with a front panel that glides back when you turn it on to reveal the tuning, bass, treble and volume buttons, and other buttons. That was replaced by a Bose Wave CD player and that by a Sonos One speaker. Now everything is done via Sonos. I have Sonos speakers in every room. I love my Sonos system, and unlike the system you demonstrated, I can plug my Technics cassette deck into the line on my Sonos Play 5 and play a cassette in any room in the house. But the speakers themselves are boring to look at; I can't imagine looking longingly at a picture of a Sonos One.

I just acquired a Sony CMT-M333NT from the UK so I had to buy a step up converter for my U.S. power supply. This thing is just fantastic. Built-in minidisc, cassette, and CD with USB for Net MD, optical and Analog inputs. I wiring it up for bluetooth in the optical port. To my ear it sounds terrific. I'm especially happy with well-made and stylish cassette mechanism. I'm installing it in my office next week. I have a weakness for these vintage systems with knob/button interfaces. No tracking, no firmware upgrades, no subscription required. My cassette, vinyl, minidisc and CD collection is a little out of hand - but its so fun.

So, the smart thing to do is to buy a Bluetooth sender receiver of decent quality, and use whatever "dumb" hi-fi you want to through analog or digital and then the apps on your phone will continue to work as long as Bluetooth is around,. The hi-fi doesn't become landfill ever as you can always upgrade your phone, the device that connects to the hi-fi though RCA or digital or line in, and there are plenty of apps offering digital radio etc etc. Built in streaming reminds me a lot of iPod/phone docking hi-fi of the 2000s. As soon as something changes in the spec, it's dead. If there's a n app tied to a physical product, just say NO.

Loved this 3 chapter video Thanks for your efforts techmoan 🙌

Thank you for this great series Matt! It lets me appreciate my hifi setup more and more as time goes by and new stuff pops up. I'm using my now 24 year old Pioneer stereo amp (A-307 R) with my PC as the main sound source. It plays whatever I want in fantastic quality via the 1st generation X-Fi Xtreme Music card, has a 40" full HD colour display and I can connect almost everything to it that I want. There is also an old Pioneer tuner ( F-204RDS) and an old Yamaha tape deck (KX-390) connected to the amp, just in case. I could even connect a record player to it since the amp has a built-in phono pre-amp. I'm glad I bought this stuff over 20 years ago when you could get decent hifi equipment for a reasonable amount of money. And it still works fine!

Hi Mat. Just to confirm some of your comments at 13:15ish: Heart North & Mid Wales is indeed in stereo at 40kBps, using the HE-AACv2 algorithm (DAB+). Heart North West is, as you rightly mentioned, at 112kBps joint stereo using the older standard MPEG layer 2 encoding. The infrastructure for the two multiplexes is operated by two different operators, using all different equipment, so there is a likelihood the sound may be 'coloured' by the different technology used, as well as the different encoding algorithms. Both services have exactly the same audio processing applied, so should sound the same up to the point where they are encoded. Hope this helps. Keep up the good work! And look after yourself. 🙂

This is the perfect solution if your parent‘s old stereo from the 90s is broken. It might seen „dull“ but at least your mom does not call you on a Sunday morning at 7am and says that the radio is „broken“ because she accidentally activated a stupid EQ preset. Very well done, Denon.

@JernejVirag

Жыл бұрын

I found Albrecht products to be much better for that - they even support a special mode where they lockout all controls outside the preset/volume/power ones.

@pear7777

Жыл бұрын

Actually my 86yo mum bought such a unit, it is teadious to understand the remote and menu, but other way she's happy with it.

@chrisridesbicycles

Жыл бұрын

@@pear7777 I would have liked a second, simplified remote, some dedicated memory buttons for the radio and a big volume dial but I guess that was cut by the cost savers.

@sjefhendrickx2257

Жыл бұрын

Much to complicated

@mrtelevision8079

Жыл бұрын

Your "old" stereo might not have been this old because this does not replace a cassette deck

¡Gracias Mat! Greetings from Mexico. Loved this series on micro HiFi systems. I bought a Denon DT-1 (30 w) from 2018 during the first months of the pandemic at a discount and although it's not as sophisticated as this one, it has physical buttons and it plays less formats (AM/FM , optical, Bluetooth, CD, mp3, analog), I am quite happy with it and mainly use it to enjoy my CDs and listen to the radio or stream music while being in my bedroom. Really appreciated your appreciation (sorry) of stereo sound, since It is one of the reasons i consider this small machine as my "main" music player in the house. Shoutout to any other DT-1 owners here! Love to read your experience with this system.

AWA is (or was) the brand name of Amalgamated Wireless Australia. They manufactured high quality radios (going back to the beginning of radio itself) TV sets, record players etc until they went bust decades ago and the brand now appears on stuff made in China. Like some other once prestigious brands. There is a lot more to AWA than this brief summary. Love the video and agree that it is very grey. 😊

I'm back from a trip to Germany, and this is peak German Airport Design philosophy.

@41:00 lol sounds like you preferred the first two machines that caused you no end of trouble than the brand new machine that worked fine. Excellent videos as always. Thanks for making 👍🏻

@goodnightmoon

Жыл бұрын

works fine yes but it's boring

"Download an APP, " the product lost me there. There are so many things you need an AAP for nowadays it is bloody annoying. I need an App to open my locker at work; what's wrong with a key? 😕

@TetsugakuSan

10 ай бұрын

A keys a bit shit to operate a hi fi though.

Great video! Always enjoy your personal take on things.

You do some of the best and most thorough HiFi videos I've ever watched. Thank you.

I have the N10 version and have been overall happy with it. Still gets firmware updates. Bluetooth connection has been a bit finicky for my Android phone, but through time I've figured out how to connect quickly (for the most part). Also works with my Logitech Harmony remote. Speakers are okay, I wish the the bass was more distinctive and seperated in the sound, but I guess it's to be expected for a budget set like this. But it gets the job done for my needs :)

@pdunderhill

Жыл бұрын

I too have the N10, one useful feature appears when using the Digital inputs, number 1 (TV) is that turning the TV on will wake the Amp from standby and also put it back to sleep when the TV is turned off. Putting the supplies Speakers on stands also improved fidelity.

@andreasklindt7144

Жыл бұрын

This devices seems to have the option to connect an additional subwoofer to it, which should give you a more distinct bass.

@ghostbuttster

Жыл бұрын

@@andreasklindt7144 Yeah, but I'm just not interested in having one of those big woofers taking up place in my small apartment. I'll invest in some more balanced speakers one day :)

@videolux4111

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@@andreasklindt7144 Yeah. I got Fostex PM-SUBmini2 Studio subwoofer.

@zusurs

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600£ is not "budget system" at all. You can easily get a really decent receiver + good shelf speakers for that price, and left with sone cash for a few months of Spotify still.

Matt, this series has been a great watch. It's great to have this kind of perspective on the history of these products. I think I have a bit of a different perspective on the color choices. The way these systems are designed is a reflection of what people want now... And that is something that disappears when they put it in their living room. They want to turn it on while they do other things: reading, cleaning, working out, or whatever. Which, oddly, happens back to where things started with the Edison phonograph, and later with hifi consoles. They were frequently designed to be pieces of furniture that blended into your living room. You'd turn them on when you wanted to listen to something, typically while you were doing something else, then turn them off and close them when they weren't in use. Anyway, it all just seems to have come full circle in my opinion.

Awesome reviews. Being born in 1980 and my folks getting in the quad format from 74+ and collecting dead media formats since I enjoy your videos.

Can’t beat physical dials on systems - gives you greater sense of control.

Hahaha you're so right about touch controls. For some devices i don't care as much but especially for things like cars it's a nightmare. Imagine unsteadily pawing your way though arcane menus to change the channel or pair your new phone while driving... Nightmare. So glad the manufacturers are slowly moving back to more sensible controls...

Between Two Speakers, Mat's new interview show.

Love the Batman 66 wipe with the rotating mug. 💯

I'd forgotten about the Classic, Rock,Pop etc settings! I loved them and I think they are on my JVC system which I bought in 1994. I will check!! Thank you for this video. I get so excited when you unbox stuff! 👍🤘

This was a great video (as always). For a Denon (and at that price), it looks remarkably cheap (plastic construction and fixed grille speakers). I've been looking at the Panasonic SC-PMX92. To me it looks much nicer, has a metal case, more traditional controls on the unit and more substantial speakers. Cheaper than the Denon as well, although I don't think the Panasonic has internet radio.

Thank you for taking the time w/ the mirco HiFi series. Love the older systems. The new units seem to have a sterile aestethic begging to blend into our bland everyday lives.

Keep highlighting great albums and bands brother! I love it!

DENON CEOL-N11- It does what it says on the tin, coldly and without mercy.

Got a nice little Denon mini system myself, though I went with the RCD M39 without dab, mostly because a friend gave it to me. Works lovely with my record player and apple TV. Perfect for my office :) Good video series on the mini systems :)

I have the "cheapest" (because it certainly wasn't cheap for me) Denon record player and it sounds great with a Polk Audio sound bar that still had an analog input. It was the closest thing in 2021 (when I bought them) to the HiFi setup we had at home when I was a kid. I actually appreciated that the Polk Audio bar doesn't force me to connect it to the Internet like a lot of modern things do.

great series. really enjoyed this. As a younger person who is just old enough to remember tapes, and is now getting into vintage hifi, you really hit the nail on the head at the end in regards to how I feel now. Everything is so sterile. The "Apple" aesthetic really turns me off. No personality, no charm, just kind of sad. Anyways, again great video, great series. Thanks for all the time you put into these.

not in the sales game. simple and brilliant

I was tempted to get one of these systems or one like it at least but once I realised most of the work would be done via an app on my phone I decided that I would be better off buying one of the last LG mobile phones (they are known for being the best phones for audio quality DACs) and just connecting that to my 20-year-old technics midi system. It is now permanently attached to the stereo and I listen to all my tunes via Deezer plus 100 or so FLAC-based albums that I have put on the hard drive.

@darronjknight

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Which model LG phone do you use?

@Mistahhuntah

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God I miss LG phones so much.

@jimfarrell4635

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@@darronjknight The LG V30 and V40 both had excellent DACs and headphone amps and made a great streaming solution. They also, if I remember correctly, had SD card slots so easy to load up lots of music.

@TimeShrike

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Look into Fiio BTR-series DACs mate! I've a BTR5 and it's great. Got use for my old headphones again and got into IEM's because of it's capabilities. I use it on the go via BlueTooth with my phone (currently Pixel 5), at the office via USB-C with my laptop (which also works with my phone, but not really mobile that way) and often plug it into AUX inputs for the great sound quality. WIll recommend.

Seeing these Microsystem videos made me really feel nostalgic. In my local electronic market for the longest time they had like an audio isle with multiple micro station all around for people to sit down and prelisten to their audio CD's or LP's. Sadly they removed it a few years ago. They even removed the headphone stations at the Music area where you could scan the barcode and listen to snippets. I guess its all because of the corona situation back when. Shopping for music sucks now.

A full review, very welcome. Pity about the lack of proper buttons and a tuning knob. "Not much playfulness" sums it up.

Great coffee mug transition/merch plug 😁 Very well done 👍👍 Those mugs look awesome!

You CAN play the cd in a group. All you need to do is to group it in reverse to what you did. Drag the hometheater to the n11 instead. So the n11 is the master and home theater is the slave.

I was going to jump up and down about the lack of Flac support when you were reading the box. Turns out they just don't feel the need to mention either flac or ogg in print! How odd. I think you summed up the "dullness" quite well. My view is that's a consequence of turning music into a mere commodity to be consumed, rather than marketing it as art you can share in. That's what streaming (ie, renting) rather than owning physical media gets you. And now kindly remove yourself from my lawn!!😂

@ndf3

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That's kind of the history of recorded music in general. "Canned music" and everything.

Great 3-part series on mini-stereos!

I always enjoy watching your videos. I still use my Yamaha GX-500 mini system from the late 90s and have fun watching all the lights that come out from the screen on it.

It's too complicated to perform a simple task. It's not just plain, it's plain boring. Thanks again. I've enjoyed your series on micro systems.

Totally agree, it is sad that much of the modern hi fi equipment doesn't appear to be very interesting! Compare this to the Sony FH-7 you covered a while ago. That was an aspirational product when it came out in the 1980s, and it still looks great now. You can plug modern gear into its auxiliary input and have the best of both worlds! I'm sure that the manufacturers could make something more interesting these days, but do they care that much? The little Denon has probably sold well enough. Then again, classic audio gear remains popular for a reason........

I wasn't expecting to hear Man Parish, Boogie Down Bronx. I remember buying it at John Menzies in Stretford Precinct.

I love the detail in your technical approach to its usability and functionality, but also say the sound - the end result of this entire product (a sound system) - is “all right”! Classic British understatement.

One of the possible reasons that it doesn't bring up the album covers when it is playing music locally is that it you need to play for a service that supplies them. There used to be an open source & free album cover service, but I think that died off a while back. When playing from a music service, they have the covers as part of their licensing for the music, and thus can display them.

@Daijyobanai

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Nope, plenty of media playing software on Linux gets the album covers for downloaded music or ripped CDs. Those databases still exist.

@FarrellMcGovern

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@@Daijyobanai Nice. Thank you! The last I heard, some company had bought one of the sites and was starting to charge money for the service. I'm a Linux user myself...but tent to play most of my music from the command line...I guess old habits die hard...I've been using Linux since 1992.

@rich_edwards79

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Grace note CDDB. Winamp used to connect to it I believe, in the 'good old days' of the Internet before everything had to be monetised.

@randomnickify

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It works in the car thou.

@prk55

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I think you're confusing the album or track art with the CDDB (?) Database that used to be used to identify a CD and fill in the track details.

This and the same thing by Marantz (MCR-612) are quite expensive in Australia, between $800-1000, and that’s without the speakers. It does do a lot though. The technics SA-C100 is in a world of its own though at $1800. The budget option is the Yamaha CRX-B370D at under $300

@StreetPreacherr

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Yeah, I've got the CR-510 which I believe is the same thing just without the CD transport. And aren't they discontinued?

9:10 WOPR v2 WOPR was the name of the computer in War Games that did the WW3 simulations.

Very impressed/ happy that the UI looks clean and fast