Top bang for bucks HI Fi tips

How to spend money best on Hi Fi

[HugoPontes]

Best hi-fi channel for the no nonsense normal people here on youtube. Yes I do like this content. Keep 'em coming Kelvin cause It's all good.

[zenfishbike]

"Get the biggest speaker you can". HA! Love it! Sunday morning tea with Kelvin makes me happy.

[TheMamosians]

when you said "get the biggest speakers you can" my wife got mad. I had to move rooms to continue watching. Great video as always

[jhnpennington]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - the world is a better place for Kelvin and his hi-fi channel.

[eazydraw]

Priceless Kelvin, you bring such a brightness to the day every time you post another video no matter the weather. common sense down to earth tips hints and reviews

[simonzinc-trumpetharris]

Solid core mains cable makes excellent speaker cable.

[mattspokane]

I love your honesty and not being just a hi-fi snob like some of the people with other channels. 🙂

[scottbennett]

Good video! Thanks. Just a short while ago, I thought RCA cables didn't matter, and I was using the cheapest RCA cables. But then I installed the fairly cheap red/white Monoprice cables. Some say they are stiff cables. The high frequencies were noticeably less distorted with the Monoprice RCA cables. Because I was able to hear that difference, I decided to step it up to the 'World's Best Cables' WBC Gotham/Amphersol RCA cables. And I can easily hear the difference once again. It's like the window has been opened and I can now hear all the music! My system is about 5000 dollars US. Thanks again..

[stevezeidman]

Great advice! I only have big speakers. I love your content. My favorite is a vintage US brand called ADS. They were an US based offshoot of Braun. You may have seen Brauns there in the UK. They are 3 way with a sticky dome mid and tweeters. Beautiful full and lush mids with great detail.

[grumpy]

excellent Kelvin - you should do this kinda short primer on basics every so often. so many audio YTs start & end at the deep end of the pool. basics such as you've pointed out - particularly in the manner you point them out - are valuable point-of-entry guidance for future audio enthusiasts (& old-timers too!) adjusting to the many emerging technologies.

[thisisnev]

You can get mains cable by the metre at Wilko - it's sold side-by-side with 'speaker cable' and it's so much cheaper! I read the mains cable tip over 4 years ago (I think it was in a What Hifi? group review of speaker cables) and I've sworn by it ever since.
As for buying vintage amps, practically every 'development' since the late 70s has been aimed at reducing manufacturing costs, not improving sound quality.

[SuperHyperExtra]

My speaker cables: a few years ago, a major wiring supplier for the aviation industry in my region got rid of kilometers of cables following a change in regulations on aviation safety. I acquired a hundred meters of these cables for a pittance from my electrical/electronic equipment supplier. Do the job perfectly!...

[johnkendrick]

Your advice for younger folks is right on the money. I'm over 60 years old and I have done the exact same thing you have done and the most important one I have to say is get the biggest speakers you can because they sound the best no matter what anybody says. Especially if you're not spending 10 grand

[williamscoggin]

Thank you for telling people the truth about speaker cables. Companies advertise super special expensive speaker cables just because they want more of your money when something comparatively mediocre will do. Just as good a job. It is their job to sell you the most expensive cable. They can talk you into buying, just because that is what they're paid to do. 👍🏻💸

[Totalplonker]

One of the best and cheapest upgrades for me was getting the couch off the back wall. The bass never sounded or felt so good 🥳

[TheSoundrookie]

I'll say that something still can be gained from better cables even on a cheap system. But don't go for the expensive ones. A little better than the typical ones that you show can work wonders.
Great video Mate.

[jamesvozar]

As an audio engineer, this is spot on advice mate, especially about the big old speakers.

[alensolic]

The best advice I've ever got, I got it in I guess in kindergarten and it applies to the audio world as well:
Use common sense!

[ootnaboot]

Absolutely love your no-nonsence approach and opinions based on experience. I'm just gutted I got rid of my B&O and Wharfedale speakers, my Beomaster amps and original Philips CD player years ago. I really wish I still had that gear. At least I kept my CDs and I'm enjoying them on my Denon mini system.

Meant to add - great tips Kevin and my most unusual speaker cable was copper wire used underground for shotfiring manholes etc!😊