These are my favorite Audiophile Components for a Reason

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0:51 Cheap Amps I love
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4:26 Speakers I can't Stop Loving
5:51 Prettiest Amp I Own
7:22 Favorite Turntable
8:27 King of the Cheap Speaker
10:12 All You Need
11:03 All the DAC You Need

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[rippedtopshelf]

I have every piece of audio gear I need, and love the glorious music it produces, but I still watch this guy.

[Simon_Hawkshaw]

Your HiFi journey kickstarted my own HiFi passion with some great recommendations and new Patreon friendships, as well as your own friendship, graciously offered. The B1+ was the first purchase, followed quickly by the TA1, and the rest, as they say, is history. Thank you for resharing these iconic items and your great suggestions and community. Take care, Sir.

[qmnlsko]

This is not...I repeat NOT an insult or a verbal slam. I'm just not sure that this particular video was even needed. You tend to stick with the same brands normally. Emotiva, Sony, etc...etc. The brands that are very much in your wheelhouse. I would love to see you check out other brands that are outside of your comfort zone.

[chadmdalton]

I bought a pair of the SS-CS5 based on your recommendation and they are great! Got them "used" in box for $75 and run them off of a SONY ES receiver and they are awesome for stereo listening.

[HifiFixation]

These TI chips are legit. I recently purchased an amp that was rated 400 watts into 8 ohms? 600 into 4 ohms. This amp was based off of the EAS D400 rev B GanFet module and I absolutely hated it. Yes it had the power but it made all of my speakers sound thin and brittle. Maybe true audiophiles have fun listening to no body or dynamics and brittle sound but I had to send it back. Wasn’t for me. Just amazing how much the TI chip sounds better than the more expensive class d ganfet modules. I’m still a class A/B guy at the end of the day though. Lol.

[briannelson]

What up Cheap! This video is just what I need, I knew you'd come thru for me, you always do! I'm back on the hunt and this is perfect. Oh, thanks for tip on the Sony ssc5s speakers, I've had them in my living room for about a year and a half, not their final destination, they're slated for the office if I ever get it done! Seriously, thanks buddy, you are my go to audio guy for sure.

[martyn_g]

I’m sorry. The faceplate is a bit of a mess on that Advance Paris. It can’t totally be helped - what you have is two typefaces plus the digital display for input - so it looks like a mismatch - five colours - the blue, silver, the darker silver for the logo, and a bright white for the source selection, and the orange glow of the tubes. I think the lack of cohesion makes it look cheap.

[paulmcdonough]

I completely agree that what something looks like affects how you like the sound it makes. This extends to more or less every thing in HiFi, the kit I use in my hobbies and red coloured road bicycles, they always go faster ! :0)

[SuperMcgenius]

Great TT, the Rega arm is a bargain for it’s performance, it also pairs really nicely with a Denon 103 Cartridge. That is my favourite by far for its price.

[brucesamuelson]

I ditched the soundbar for a Fosi BT30 2.1 connected to 4 spkrs and a 10 inch sub sounds great!

[ginom]

Thanks Randy! You've Never steared me wrong! I have more than a few of the brands you come back to and am very happy with the value they provide. It's all about "Bang for your Buck" for me. 👍👍👍

[orwhat]

Check check where is my check?

BTW - I landed the B1+ for $200 from a sale on their site.

[michaelrogers]

Got my Sony SSCS5 hooked up to the Sony STRDH 190 with the Sony PSLX 310BT TT ( that comes with the ATN3600L Stylus which I’m told is a good stylus) and to round things out is the Onkyo DXC 390 6 CD changer. The whole thing cost me $890 and I love how everything sounds.

[MechAdv]

For me, the speaker and electronics combo I can’t stop coming back to despite having much nicer gear in my house, is the Infiniti Primus 363 floor stander and my AXR100 integrated amp. I cross them over at 60hz with my SVS PC2000 pro, and 2.1 just sounds so amazing. Warm, wide, dynamic, detailed, thunderous, whatever you wanna say. It just sounds good. When I swap out for my separates and my Danish made high end driver/crossover/cabinet speakers with 7 channel up mixing for spacial cues and ambiance, the sound is objectively better in every way, but I don’t get as big a smile as I do with my 300$ towers and 400$ amp fed by an optical cable on my PC. It’s odd, but maybe the fact that I know how much money I spent on that 7 channel setup just eats at me a little bit. Lol

[TheFrugalAudiophile]

Love my J2 with the 4499 chip and Burson op amp upgrades!

[crisjr]

I have the magni and mani combo it’s excellent. I also have the sscs5s because of your original review years ago. Still love them, like you they’ll be in rotation forever. Watching your videos got me back into the stereo world and I haven’t stopped yet lol.

[Brian_Romska]

As much of a cam fanboy as I am, 😂, out of all that equipment I only have the j2s, and I fully agree that it’s “end game” for me (once I decide to upgrade the op amps of course), thanks again Randy!

[tpr]

I have two pair of the Sony speakers in different systems, and the Geshelli DAC, and headphone amp. I might need to try the Emotiva speakers….. What’s better the Emotiva speakers, or the new Elac B3???

[vladimirjovanovic]

Thank you for this review!
I know this might not be the best place, and Randy please erase this comment if you deem that it is inappropriate, but:
Following all the hype on YT and partly your glowing review of the V3 Mono, I've ordered a pair directly from Fosi Audio. The "dispatch date" was listed as Aug 8th - 18th initially, then it moved to "around" Aug 28th, and today I got an e-mail saying it was moved to "around" September 6th... who knows when and if they will be dispatched at all.
Just a heads up for the people ordering from Fosi - be prepared for a long wait. I believe they will deliver in the end, but when, it's a serious question. It's somewhat looking like the Tesla Model 3 scenario 😒😒

[Sparklepony]

The movie you’re thinking of is The Parent Trap…wait no?