Randy, my man! I’m a Schiit /Porsche fan too. I’ve got a 2023 911 targa and a couple of Schiit systems. Life is good! Congrats on a great car and a great life! Celebrate your success…it’s not easy and you deserve it! Also, I’m a tag watch guy…
Nice! Maybe a 911 some day for me too... But I love the cayman. I traded in my Miata for it and it's just big enough to be super comfortable but fun. I'm n to man enough for a 911 yet
Return policies and brand loyalty....The original LL Bean flagship store in Maine has AMAZING return policies. As in stupid and short term money losing amazing. College students would buy an entire wardrobe in August before the school season. Then in June (before the summer break) they would show up with a pile of khakis and flannel shirts full of stains, rips, patches and they would say "I want to exchange these I do';t like them anymore". Nod nod wink wink -- LL Bean would give them FULL CREDIT towards new stuff. Wash rinse and repeat for 3 years. How does this BENEFIT LL Bean? When these kids become lawyers, doctors, congress people, Government managers, etc...they have an amazing loyalty and buy from Bean for decades ...
To your point of "why does my dryer need wifi" - I'm not sure what utility forkbeard has for me. Schiit's simplicity is one of the reasons I appreciate their products.
My dryer has Wi-Fi, I am 68 bad knees, so much easier to check how much time is left on the dryer, instead of having to do the steps to the basement. So yes I love wi-fi on my dryer.
Interesting app. I can see it being a big help for the beginner figuring out their system but beyond that? Also on the streamer thing, I'd like to see Schiit make an enclosure and DAC top-hat for the a Pi and let the customer pick their own streaming software. Maybe they can work with something open source and have something pre-bundled or just work with Roon or Plex.
I used to have major flakage in my beard and I started with Neutrogena T/Sal in less than a week it was gone. Really good seeing Schiit getting modern, some years ago they did a Q&A stating they will never go that direction, so really big for them!
Haven't visited this channel in a while - glad to see you're still going. You've lost some weight (hope it's not due to illness). You're rolling in cash (if the car is any indication). Still cool and relatable. Best regards.
What I loved about the Omega headphone segment was Doug’s comment that they could be made equivalent to high end audio i!n a tuned room. On certain audiophile sites, the ones with lifted pinky and ever so educated non-accents, I have been roasted for saying this is the next audio frontier. HA! You hide bound non-believers. Then there’s the giant vat of powder. Ya gotta love that.
Regarding open headphones, I have an old pair of Sennheiser 600s that I modified with 50% felt backing, I played around with all sorts of thicknesses and area from 10% to 100%. I come from a speaker building background so playing around was natural for me. I know these are not the best sounding headphones, but I don’t think they make any major mistakes.
@TheRandomMichael it makes perfect sense that he went and got the Wiim Ultra of all Porsches. That is still a fun car to drive for less money. Good for Randy.
@cheapaudioman awesome. Good for you. The 911 is my dream car, I currently drive a convertible Mercedes, which is nice but nowhere near the performance of a Porsche...someday, someday. Congrats Randy.
Coincidentally, I ran into Golden Sound straight away at SoCal CanJam. He’s a crack shot btw 🎯 So glad you gave a goodly amount of time to DougMS! I was anxious to hear his very cool creation! Though I tried them, the room was so loud and these are sooo open I was not able to hear much except a hint of some good resolution. Randy’s impressions seem authentic, and Dougs explanations also quite intriguing! Wanted to talk to Doug at SoCal, but only got as far as eye contact Cool Camen Randy! What is the Schiit at Schiit? And sorry to see them free fall from CA… Forked Beard, ok, got it! Hope to see more CaJam videos Rando!🎧🩶
Look at his subscriber quantity!!! Of course hes making some $$. So what he drives a Porche. Lol, he could have jumped in a 2025 Ford F350 Decked out with every option available and spent WAAAY more than the Porche and NOBODY would have said word 1. He has a great channel. If he had a bigwheel i would still watch. (Bigwheel E-brake burnout contest)!!!
I appreciate that. You're dead on. I had a Miata before which I saved up for a paid cash for and I traded that and saved up and sold some stuff to get the "base level" Porsche. Which was cheaper than most KIAs
@cheapaudioman Amen brother. Keep doing you. Love the channel and love your outlook on "audiophilia" (if you will). I love music and I love audio products but $$ doesn't love me, so I've followed your advice and recommendations for years.
Noooo, it's not a simple clipping LED. It's "visual volume". Because we're a tech company. Cue the IPO on the NYSE, introducing AI into the product line, a full-self-driving amp ("not 100% ready but surely in the next release") and a trillion dollar company valuation that WILL CHANGE THE WOOOORLD oh, got a bit ahead of myself there, didn't I.
I’m more concerned with the fact that they seem to be unable to control the heat in the Wotan amplifier they’ve just introduced. I’ve seen class A amplifiers that do not need fans. I’d be very concerned about the two fans, no matter what bells and whistles they’ve introduced. When’s the last time you’ve seen a manufacturer stick two “what appears to be” four inch fans in the back of a 200 watt amp. The literature on the website goes to great lengths to state how “quiet” the fans are. If they’re so quiet why mention it. I’m thinking they’re going to have a hard time selling that amp, especially at the cost bracket it’s in. At that price point I can think of many other manufacturers that have similar specifications with NO fans. Just my thoughts and I could be completely wrong. Time will tell.
"Hi my name is Randy the Cheap Audio Man. For today's episode I'm going to set aside talking about the Sony SSCS5 in order to film myself running a stop sign and very nearly killing somebody. Stay tuned."
Would this be better described as a Schiit Show or a Schiit Storm? Can you tell Schiit from it's competitor Shiinola? If you combine a Fukk DAC with a Schiit amp would you have a Fukk Schiit Stack?
Dude, is that a turbo S? Audio upgrades? I have an 08 Crarea S with a kenwood HU, 60x2 JBL amp with a 6.5 rockford component set in the front doors with a kicker 10" hideaway on the back shelf. Not great but happy with the price/performance ratio.
There’s a wide swath of men with an occasional significant other female in tow. A friend pointed this out to me at SoCal. Hadn’t really noticed, to focused on 🎧🩶
Sweet ride & great video Randy! Congrats! Not that life will ever allow me to have the income, I wish I could try some of Schiit's top tier gear. I wonder how it compares to some so-called "audiophile" level gear.
DUDE! It was great seeing you. Thanks for chatting and im really glad you liked Omega. Hope I see ya there next year! 😄
Mid engine audio man
Aren’t mid engines a bit Kef LS 50ish!
It’s like light streaming from under clouds, a bit too cool for words 🦫
Seat-belt twister audio man
Congrats on the Cayman!
As a German I love how you start your video with that sleek white German automobile… 😍… the video itself will be good as always anyway 😜👍🏻
So much interest on a car. I’m actually interested in Schitt. Got my Fosi system going. Now want to put a Schitt system together. 2.1 with monoblocks.
Great, another app is what we all want.
Randy, my man! I’m a Schiit /Porsche fan too. I’ve got a 2023 911 targa and a couple of Schiit systems. Life is good! Congrats on a great car and a great life! Celebrate your success…it’s not easy and you deserve it! Also, I’m a tag watch guy…
Nice! Maybe a 911 some day for me too... But I love the cayman. I traded in my Miata for it and it's just big enough to be super comfortable but fun. I'm n to man enough for a 911 yet
Return policies and brand loyalty....The original LL Bean flagship store in Maine has AMAZING return policies. As in stupid and short term money losing amazing. College students would buy an entire wardrobe in August before the school season. Then in June (before the summer break) they would show up with a pile of khakis and flannel shirts full of stains, rips, patches and they would say "I want to exchange these I do';t like them anymore". Nod nod wink wink -- LL Bean would give them FULL CREDIT towards new stuff. Wash rinse and repeat for 3 years. How does this BENEFIT LL Bean? When these kids become lawyers, doctors, congress people, Government managers, etc...they have an amazing loyalty and buy from Bean for decades ...
To your point of "why does my dryer need wifi" - I'm not sure what utility forkbeard has for me. Schiit's simplicity is one of the reasons I appreciate their products.
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You have the choice to NOT include ForkBeard.
@@SallyMcCracker no wayyy
@@zmmmzmmmz yes way
My dryer has Wi-Fi, I am 68 bad knees, so much easier to check how much time is left on the dryer, instead of having to do the steps to the basement. So yes I love wi-fi on my dryer.
Man, I'd love a Schiit streamer! As long as it is really tiny and with USB to the DAC.
Saw that on their website last night. I’m buying an Aegir with it next year for sure😊
Porsche. There is no substitute.
@@smendrickpepperell1179 Hardly...
I've had a couple, there are plenty substitutes...LOL. My current 2021 Lexus LC500 for one. 😝
Bring back between two speakers! The best.
So hilarious
Bro is balling from all them reviews 😂🎉
From Mazda Miata to Porsche... it's good to be Cheap Audio Man
@@photo_n_art you choice call
Me the Irresponsible Man
@@cheapaudioman hey if I buy enough cheap audio gear I may save up for an Prosche as well 🤣🤣🤣
The look on his face when he accelerated told me the car is on loan from a friend.
no wonder every review he does is positive!
@@danmarjenka6361well, let say there is a slight difference in acceleration between Miata and Cayman 😁
Interesting app. I can see it being a big help for the beginner figuring out their system but beyond that?
Also on the streamer thing, I'd like to see Schiit make an enclosure and DAC top-hat for the a Pi and let the customer pick their own streaming software. Maybe they can work with something open source and have something pre-bundled or just work with Roon or Plex.
I used to have major flakage in my beard and I started with Neutrogena T/Sal in less than a week it was gone. Really good seeing Schiit getting modern, some years ago they did a Q&A stating they will never go that direction, so really big for them!
I thought the announcement was going to be that they’re finally moving away from ESS 9018.
I recommend you turn off auto focus on your two person interviews.
Or go to multi-point focus instead of center focus.
Haven't visited this channel in a while - glad to see you're still going. You've lost some weight (hope it's not due to illness). You're rolling in cash (if the car is any indication). Still cool and relatable. Best regards.
Speaking of Schiit, the Saga 2 has been out for long enough I thought you would have reviewed it by now. Is that coming?
So awesome that all those YTers got to meet you 😊
Schiitt's the only audio gear I haven't bought at goodwill in 20 years. everyone should have Freya and/or a Valhalla.
Someone is making big money from talking about cheap audio.
It's been confirmed that you're not the cheapautoman
Wow this channel must be lucrative. Nice Porsche.
What I loved about the Omega headphone segment was Doug’s comment that they could be made equivalent to high end audio i!n a tuned room. On certain audiophile sites, the ones with lifted pinky and ever so educated non-accents, I have been roasted for saying this is the next audio frontier. HA! You hide bound non-believers. Then there’s the giant vat of powder. Ya gotta love that.
So the cheap audio man actually wears an omega and drives a swanky expensive sports car! Just saying.
I like the Schiit Wotan amp, but I would be more excited if they actually put trigger in and out ports.
Porsche, huh? This channel has been good to you 😊
Love Jason and everything his company does!
Regarding open headphones, I have an old pair of Sennheiser 600s that I modified with 50% felt backing, I played around with all sorts of thicknesses and area from 10% to 100%. I come from a speaker building background so playing around was natural for me. I know these are not the best sounding headphones, but I don’t think they make any major mistakes.
What are the best sounding ones, really? There are quite a few who are happiest with the 600s/650s. Different strokes.
Is that a Porsche 911? Cheapman my @ss. ...I mean congrats Randy.
Cayman actually but if it counts for anything it is one of the cheapest Porsches.
It gurgles like a V8 of significance😊I started over and cranked the voloun good👍👍
@TheRandomMichael it makes perfect sense that he went and got the Wiim Ultra of all Porsches. That is still a fun car to drive for less money. Good for Randy.
I had the Miata and traded it in for it. Wasn't cheap but it wasn't bananas either
@cheapaudioman awesome. Good for you. The 911 is my dream car, I currently drive a convertible Mercedes, which is nice but nowhere near the performance of a Porsche...someday, someday. Congrats Randy.
Didn’t realize you are in DFW. Very cool.
You pronounced Schitt the right way. And a Porsche. Livin’ the dream…
Coincidentally, I ran into Golden Sound straight away at SoCal CanJam.
He’s a crack shot btw 🎯
So glad you gave a goodly amount of time to DougMS!
I was anxious to hear his very cool creation! Though I tried them, the room was so loud and these are sooo open I was not able to hear much except a hint of some good resolution.
Randy’s impressions seem authentic, and Dougs explanations also quite intriguing!
Wanted to talk to Doug at SoCal, but only got as far as eye contact
Cool Camen Randy!
What is the Schiit at Schiit?
And sorry to see them free fall from CA…
Forked Beard, ok, got it!
Hope to see more CaJam videos Rando!🎧🩶
“What could possibly go wrong”
Miata to Cayman! NIIIICE upgrade! Congrats!
The cheap guy drives a porche!
Schitt! Your face when you ran the stop sign! 🤣
The cheap audio man drives a Porsche?! 😂😩 Keep winning, Randy!
Look at his subscriber quantity!!! Of course hes making some $$. So what he drives a Porche. Lol, he could have jumped in a 2025 Ford F350 Decked out with every option available and spent WAAAY more than the Porche and NOBODY would have said word 1. He has a great channel. If he had a bigwheel i would still watch. (Bigwheel E-brake burnout contest)!!!
I appreciate that. You're dead on. I had a Miata before which I saved up for a paid cash for and I traded that and saved up and sold some stuff to get the "base level" Porsche. Which was cheaper than most KIAs
@cheapaudioman Amen brother. Keep doing you. Love the channel and love your outlook on "audiophilia" (if you will). I love music and I love audio products but $$ doesn't love me, so I've followed your advice and recommendations for years.
The cheap audio man has hired a Porsche 😮
Dude! You have a 981 Cayman? So do I! Wait... I saw the vents on the dash. It's a 718.
Cheap Audio Man = Expensive Car Man
damn, we got a Porsche ...I see why youre cheap, you gotta pay that car payment
Awesome outlook with Forkbeard
I think it's great that something other than petrochemicals is being made in Corpus!!!!
Oops a stop!! Schiit a scholar zone 🚔🚔🚔
Noooo, it's not a simple clipping LED. It's "visual volume". Because we're a tech company. Cue the IPO on the NYSE, introducing AI into the product line, a full-self-driving amp ("not 100% ready but surely in the next release") and a trillion dollar company valuation that WILL CHANGE THE WOOOORLD
oh, got a bit ahead of myself there, didn't I.
Thanks for sharing Randy
Did we just become best friends? Stuttgart fam!
I’m more concerned with the fact that they seem to be unable to control the heat in the Wotan amplifier they’ve just introduced. I’ve seen class A amplifiers that do not need fans. I’d be very concerned about the two fans, no matter what bells and whistles they’ve introduced. When’s the last time you’ve seen a manufacturer stick two “what appears to be” four inch fans in the back of a 200 watt amp. The literature on the website goes to great lengths to state how “quiet” the fans are. If they’re so quiet why mention it.
I’m thinking they’re going to have a hard time selling that amp, especially at the cost bracket it’s in. At that price point I can think of many other manufacturers that have similar specifications with NO fans.
Just my thoughts and I could be completely wrong. Time will tell.
Very nice stuff. If only the ears were capable to receive ALL the info that comes out of those 🎧🎧.....🙄🙄
Beard dandruff: I haven't found the solution either.
DMS trying to build tubes inside the headphones? Is he trying to blow up his head?
Very cool - Schitt rocks
Ouch! That would hurt!!! 😮
"Hi my name is Randy the Cheap Audio Man. For today's episode I'm going to set aside talking about the Sony SSCS5 in order to film myself running a stop sign and very nearly killing somebody. Stay tuned."
Wo-Tan Forever. Tyr was too much for me but this seems like my endgame amp.
Wo-Tan should be a huge hit. My endgame is the Aegir 2, but I could use the extra power of the Wo-Tan for my second system.
How can you buy a brand named 💩 and tell your family and friends about it …
I hope you took the Wotan home for review
This is big!
This video proves that I need to get a slightly used Porsche
I highly recommend it
@@cheapaudioman
Careful, not all used Porches are sound…
Maybe a do diligence disclaimer?
@@ScottoGrotto of course it would have to be naturally aspirated and flat6 😀
Would this be better described as a Schiit Show or a Schiit Storm?
Can you tell Schiit from it's competitor Shiinola?
If you combine a Fukk DAC with a Schiit amp would you have a Fukk Schiit Stack?
Get that car to the tail of the dragon!
Nice Cayman shipmate.
Nice car to see some Schitt
Dude, is that a turbo S? Audio upgrades? I have an 08 Crarea S with a kenwood HU, 60x2 JBL amp with a 6.5 rockford component set in the front doors with a kicker 10" hideaway on the back shelf. Not great but happy with the price/performance ratio.
I expected to see a lot of old guys in their 60s and 70s. Then again I guess the headphone crowd is younger because of their younger ears 😂
I’d speculate it’s because more young people can’t afford houses and can’t have outrageous speaker systems that will bother their neighbors
@mikeg2491 good point too
There’s a wide swath of men with an occasional significant other female in tow.
A friend pointed this out to me at SoCal.
Hadn’t really noticed, to focused on 🎧🩶
I’m more interested with the car. 😊
What watch were you rocking in this video?
Nice Porsche Cayman...
Sweet ride & great video Randy! Congrats!
Not that life will ever allow me to have the income, I wish I could try some of Schiit's top tier gear. I wonder how it compares to some so-called "audiophile" level gear.
Randy drives a 911? I knew I liked this guy.
no 911 - its a cayman, right?
yes. Cayman
So you can use this with a Schiit preamp and a 3rd party or vintage amplifier?
You've got American hands
Would love to go to canjam way more that 2 channel
Oh no! What happened to the miata? Hopefully coexisting with the white beast?
how's the stereo in the porsche man?!
Well crap, now I need all new Schiit 💩
Please tell me the family still has a minivan. And that they arent sleeping in it while you cruise for chicks. Mid life crises are a bitch.
thats some Good Schiit
:: they’re changing their name? 👍
Hot Rod Lincoln just popped into my mind.🤣Fun car
I was thinking Deep Purple's "Highway Star."
Another company moves out of California - big surprise
Wondering what Meze headphone that is at 3:01. Some variation on the 109, but what?
Cheap audio man but expensive car man.
So people with Android can't use Forkbeard?
I was hoping it was going to be the new Ragnarok
Very cool !
Cheep audio expensive cars, one has to choose in life…😅😅
I feel changed.
You upgraded your car... Now upgrade that camera. Keeps locking on stuff behind you.
lol. that's user error, my friend. I'm not very good at this if you didn't already know
Biodegradable headphones? How long does it take for the headphones to degrade?
VAG all the way!
what boat were you on i was on the ss von stuben sbn 632
If Forkbeard is iOS only, I'll just not buy anything from Schiit ever again. No Android app is flat out braindead.
Well, Schiit...
Nice car :)
What Phone is the Schiit guy using?
a cellular phone.