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Couldn’t agree more!

@josephkelly478 Thanks for watching! They are the Sanus Steel Foundation series stands and they come in 22", 26", and 30" heights for $210-$220 per pair depending on height. They are very solid stands that we have trusted and sold for years.

@@HiFiBuys Thanks 🙏🏾

🫣 Thanks for holding us accountable! Dusting some systems as we speak 😁

@@HiFiBuys My OCD with dust got the better of me 🤣.

Sorry to hear that you had a bad experience, but hundreds of happy HiFi Buys + Rega customers would attest to it not being “junk”. That being said, there are a lot of great options in this price point these days. We’ve certainly had a handful of issues over the years, and that is why shopping at a local shop is so important if you’re lucky enough to have someone nearby. We set up and check the performance of every turntable we sell before they go home and are here to help if you ever have trouble down the road 😁

@@HiFiBuys you cant set anything with rega. Everything is factory set. You cant do something about it. Even when u buy stylus when the needle worn out you cant change it

I am sorry that you had such a bad experience with your RP1, but you can absolutely adjust cartridge alignment (though that is almost never necessary), tracking force, and VTA (with shims) on Rega turntables, so I'm not sure what you mean. The only meaningful adjustment that isn't available on the current Planar 1 is the anti-skating force, but on every other Rega arm, that too is adjustable. The Rega Carbon that comes on a Planar 1 does have a replaceable stylus and if you purchased an RP1 prior to the Carbon, while it didn't have a replaceable stylus, the arm at that time did offer anti-skating adjustment 🤷 The other Rega cartridges are all built intentionally as one piece because it sounds better than a replaceable stylus, and they offer a discount on a replacement when trading in a worn cartridge that brings the cost of a new cartridge down to the same price as competitors' replacement styli.

I'll assume that you aren't being sarcastic here, but I hope that my comments about choosing a turntable in the ~$500 price point didn't cause you to start doubting the performance of your $2,200 turntable. Most tests that I have seen online for the Planar 1 put it in the 0.15-0.20 range for wow which in general is lower than most humans can perceive. Direct-drive tables typically measure much better for wow and flutter in my understanding, but the design presents other obstacles that must be overcome. Like everything in hifi, design of a product is a series of compromises, and there are great-sounding products in all categories, it comes down to what you personally are sensitive to or prefer. Happy listening!

@@HiFiBuys Thank you for that. I know that the question sounded sarcastic but I seriously wanted to know and I could not find the answer and I have decent google-fu. I have watched a couple few video reviews and the 1200 GR2 is apparently crap compared to the 1200 G. I run a good MM cartridge as a good MC costs a bundle and makes me question trying to go up the food chain and I keep thinking why not go down the food chain price-wise as I am interested in and like vinyl but not enthusiastic enough to sink 10k plus into a record player and cartridge. So, long story short I am genuinely interested. Thank you for your response.

Looks like the 1200G is about twice the price of your table so I certainly hope it would perform better. I don’t have a ton of experience with the new Technics turntables as we don’t carry them, but if you’re enjoying the sound of your records then you’re doing something right 😁 We’ve learned that there’s never a point where there’s no way to improve your system, even at the crazy high end, so enjoy what you have now and look forward to possible upgrades down the road 🔊

as for PSB, their Alpha series is very good, but if you can, go with the Imagine series.

and if you don't mind getting second hand speakers, try to get older Energy speakers (also a Canadian brand but later bought by Klipsch and let to die...). You can get even some of their top of the line Energy Veritas used for an affordable price! I got a pair of the Energy Veritas V-Mini and been using them as desktop speakers for several weeks now, they sound very natural and punchy for their size, look great too!

Useful comment! Im planing on purchasing my first stereo hifi system so I will surely take those in consideration!

@bigyoshi2456 Make sure to look for local shops in your area! Always love seeing new people getting into hifi!

They are shockingly good for such a small package!

@kimbye1 I'm sorry that you got this feeling from the video, but I really don't think your comment, especially the last sentence, is fair at all. Not once in this video did I tell anyone to listen to only these 10 songs or even to buy anything from us. These songs were chosen by a manufacturer to demonstrate specific aspects of their speakers and the system during an event at our store, and we had many requests after the event for a copy of the playlist because it wasn't full of music that most people were already familiar with. We thought it would be great to share it publicly, but as I've learned on social media, you can't please everyone. I personally love Tool, The Beatles, and Tori Amos too, and they get played all the time here in the store (Chocolate Chip Trip in particular gets played almost daily and is an incredible track), but I think most people are already familiar with those artists and sharing a playlist including them seems less compelling. Perhaps you'd enjoy our much longer, daily playlist of music that we love that you can find at hifibuys.com/jams, but at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is that you love your system and the music that it connects you to.

@@HiFiBuys Glad to hear you play a big range of music. I think people hearing music they know and love is the most important aspect. I used to be very into hi-fi and feeling alienated or not respected as a customer is something I have never felt in another buying experience outside hi-fi. People playing "golden tracks" is a very common thing and a certain part of the hi-fi establishment go from enjoying music to listening to certain details that feature the low end, mid range or spaciousness of their system. Knowing how music is recorded and that the way the chain is presented as a perfect source that is akin to a live experience is such a big mistake. Enjoy music for what it is, warts and all. Spiral out 🤘

@kimbye1 We totally recommend (and insist) that everyone listen to music they love before making any purchasing decisions. That's the only way to know for sure that you'll love it! That being said (and as I mentioned in the video) a lot of the music that I love is not recorded very well, so it can hinder my ability to evaluate a system's set up or true capabilities. I still love and listen to it all despite the less-than-stellar recording, I just use other tracks (ones that I am very familiar with as well, but not usually something that I would listen to for fun) to test and set up systems. At the end of the day, all that matters is that you enjoy listening and that your stereo helps you to enjoy it as much as possible!

Awesome recommendation, looks like some great bass tracks on this list! Here's a link for anyone else interested - open.qobuz.com/playlist/15189122

@HiFiBuys That's my babe! Thanks for posting the link ❤️

@jonrucket8653 Thanks for the kind words Jon!

@captainbigjim1708 Thanks Jimmy!

I haven’t had the chance to play with one yet, but it looks like a great product!

Going to check these out today! Thanks!

Sounds awesome! I will definitely check it out soon, thanks for the recommendation!

Let us know what you think!

Links to the playlist are in the description so that you can listen for yourself. Happy to provide a link to another service if you’d like 👍

Thanks Scott! That is a great song!

Great idea! What are a few of your favorites from that list?

I’ll get back to you in a few ..but some Alison Crouse ,Cowboy Junkies, Dylan ,Mark Morrison ..just to name a few . But to be sure there’s enough to put systems into panic mode 😂

@carminedesanto6746 love it!

@sockhopsinger We’ve got more playlists coming, including some featuring our headphone partners! While this playlist is focused on the Orion loudspeakers because it came from our event with them, it all translates to headphones as well! A good headphone system should highlight all the same great examples of sound staging and bass response etc.

Echoing what @HiFiBuys said. Any great speaker playlist will make for a great headphone playlist. Car stereo playlist as well IMO 😉

You can actually crack your foundation for FAR less money, but a jackhammer won’t have the same high frequency response 🤓

@@HiFiBuys jackhammers can be kind of rythmic.

The cool thing about HFB is that there are lots of other systems to hear that playlist on, including one that may possibly fit your budget. Or use the tunes to evaluate a friend's system or yours (don't be too critical of your friend's though). 🤐 😁 And HFB is happy to give the experience of the system in their Beatles room to listeners who stop in (even if it is fiscally out of reach) because they enjoy sharing the experience of music played at a level of fidelity that is inspirational.

@eddents Thanks Ed, really appreciate your support and the kind words!

Just want to make sure everyone knows how to spell it 😉

Totally agree! Software can make or break the experience. Thankfully, CH Precision is really top-class when it comes to both hardware and software and the result is an absolutely delightful user experience to go along with world-class performance.

Usually I agree and prefer a larger remote, but these are heavy enough that I don't think they're a problem. Direct sunlight will make most IR sensors act crazy, lots of infrared wavelengths flooding the sensor, but we usually just see inconsistent control behaviors, actually having commands trigger from sunlight is super unlucky!

I’m happy that you enjoy your McIntosh equipment, but wishing that other companies will fail is a bad look and detrimental to the HiFi community as a whole. CH Precision just celebrated their 10th anniversary and we don’t see any reason why they won’t continue to manufacture stellar HiFi components for many years to come. If you’re looking for McIntosh-related content, I’m sure there’s plenty available on other channels.

I have been a rep in this business aproaching 40 years now. I am invested and in my thoughtful mooments have often wondered this very thing. Then I learned something that makes it all make sense, "passion, true passion, never dies." From the designer, to the fabricator, to the dealer, to the end user, there is a line of passion that is hard to quench. Bring on the next great recording please!

They do indeed! Come by and hear for yourself if you're ever in Atlanta!

Thank you so much for the kind words! We’re so grateful to everyone who takes time out of their busy day to come listen to some music with us 😊

We have yet to hear an active/DSP-controlled speaker system that even comes close to the experience of a system built around a pair of Rockport Technologies speakers, but we'd certainly be intrigued to hear if you have experience with a product that does what you say at this level. Also, there are still crossovers in active speakers, they are just often "in front" of the amplifiers rather than after in the signal chain, but still present the same challenges as in a passive loudspeaker.

While Rockport doesn't believe bi-amping is necessary, there is a bi-amp + jumper option for the Orion and Lyra. I certainly would be curious as to the difference a meaty stereo amp bi-amped for each speaker would make!