Visualizing the Spectrum? AK Technologies AK2515 Audio Spectrum Analyzer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 เม.ย. 2018
- Old school EQ's with spectrum analyzers are getting very expensive and hard to find. I recently came across this 25 band spectrum analyzer by AK Technologies. It is reasonably priced at $45 currently and looks SO good. Check it out and the links below if you are interested in picking one up!
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I don't know why these spectrum analysers are not in stereo or AVRs anymore. They made the system looks so beautiful when playing. My dad had a Kenwood and I could sit and watch the light and analyser all the time when my dad was listening to music, and they were so beautiful to watch. 😂😂😂
I was thinking the same thing!
Get 2... Left and Right..??
Love these. My dad back in the early 80's had one for his home audio racks. Used to watch the lights for hours. Make me want to install it in my truck .👍🏻
Thank you for another outstanding video!!! I so miss the EQ analyzers from the 80s and this is freaking cool I love it I am definitely going to purchase one or two appreciate the videos very much brother.
Great video Big D. Good to see variety related to car audio. I was inspired to build my bench top power supply by your video a while back. This thing is cool, now I just need to find a way to use it so I can buy one.
Channel just gets better and better..... Keep it up big D!
Thanks brother, I appreciate the comment
Big D I ordered one and it came in today. Cool as hell. Reminds me of the old school Alpine 3339
There is just something so cool and satisfying by being able to see what you're listening to, like watching a sub with good excursion oscillate. I had (still have packed away) a Kenwood KMD-D400 in dash minidisc changer that I kept installed long after I was no longer using minidisc just for it's (nearly) full screen Spectrum analyzer. Love this gadget for that price.
Very cool with that old school look. Nice to see something new and different. Keep on expanding the content!
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That's very cool thanks for sharing! I can think of a lot of ways this could be installed or used. It has a lot of possibilities.
Wow!!! One of the best things I’ve seen on TH-cam!! I love it!! Ordering now 👌, thanks mate!
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69MazdaR100 for what?
Thankyou so much for posting this. I just bought three for my cars stereo systems. I’ve been looking a long time for something like this.
May require a little work to get it working in the car, but I know you guys are resourceful. Post some pics or email me some when you get them installed BigDWiz (at) gmail dot com
That's awesome! I use to have a Kenwood double din where the second unit was a 7 band display and loved it. The only reason I bought my Panasonic and Awai Decks were the spectrum analyzer. If only I could find a way to make it look factory in my car.
ok I'm buying one, this is so cool
Brother you are either up really late, or really early 😬
Hey man where is Fernando?
I got one,it's bad asap brother. I highly recommend one
This is really cool. I'm thinking my choice to go single din was right on! I wish I had enough room for a 1/2 din EQ AND this, but no...
@@wal how can I get one for my car
I hadn't been able to find a din sized one. Now I have! This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Sure thing brother 👌
Got one, have you fabbed it to fit in dash?? If so I would love to see some pics for an idea on how to do mine
I used to have the cassette version of that Sony stereo in my Saab. I loved the amber/green switching of the display. I wish i still had it...
Love this channel!! I had that same Sony head unit with the slide out cassette deck and Sony XE-90 EQ back in late 89 early 90. Ah the memories. Thanks big D!!!
Sony cd player model CDX-R77 i had one back in the day!! WOW i love this channel it brings back alot of good memories!! Back when bass was@ its peak! Everyday you would here prob 3 or 4 systems. Now your lucky to hear one once a week!! Good times👍
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It definitely has fell. I can't drive with out a good system. Even when I have to borrow a friend's car I'll end up putting a system in just for when I need to use it lol. It they'll end up buying one after driving my van.
I think we all have one of those head units. I can still remember the feel of those volume up volume down buttons that I wore out.
If bass was at its peak back then I would be afraid to drive down the road then, we hear a big car sound system at least once an hour here, just imagine.
It's beautiful... I have a visual spectrum with equalizer for my Optimus stereo and it's amazing.
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I just sent an SOS help signal to ya for hooking up these to my stock stereo.
Thanks for the test vid, Big D, was looking at their AS256 model for my new build. Pretty damn sure I'ma get it now...
Great been dying for this.. Nothing better for display musical than this.. Thanks
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Yes!!! So cool to have those old skool visuals with new school equipment. There are only so many stereos with spectrum analyzers so this definitely has a place. Kind of hard finding the older EQs with a spectrum analyzer and hard to justify buying one when stereos have the same capabilities inside now.
Yes very true. We really just need the visuals anyway
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I own both pioneer deq-7600 & 9200. But at this price point its a great buy.
That's way cool BigD!! I think I might actually use one of these in my build. Thank you for that. 👍
It is as cool as it looks on video. Easily worth the asking $$. I want a bigger one for my home theater 😊
I had been craving some spectrum toy in the practice sessions and had not happened on this gem until your review. Cheers, mate. Just bought one.
Reminds me of my old Alpine 3342 , cool stuff man ! Keep up the sweet vids man !!
Thanks brother!
I know which one you're talking about :)
I'm definitely getting this! Thanks man!
Whoa! This is awesome. Reminds of the first time I saw the Clarion 900SEQ or the Sony XE-700!!! Thanks for the link, ordered!
Looks a lot like the Alpine 3339 too 👌
Another awesome video BigDWiz! Ideas are flowing. Time for some 3d printer action!!! See if we can make a single DIN face plate.
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Sicc to make better sounds in your car
@@Qualitymobilevideo Could you do the single din face plate, I need one of this installed in my 1986 Renault Encore! Please advise!
That looks pretty sweet, thanks Derrick!
Awesome video, thanks for shaking it up!
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Awesome, always loved to see my music and I totally agree with you, the first display is the best. Ordering one right now.
It’s like being put under a trance 🤗
A moth to the flame.
Thanks for the video! I saw this on eBay, but wasn't sure how big it actually was, or if I could use it as a display for my home audio, or if it had to be installed "IN" something, or if it had to be soldered, or plugged in, but you just answered all of those questions! Very helpful!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Love this!!!!
I am getting one, for sure.
Yeah boi 👏
Reveived mine 2 days ago...i love it!!!.
Need to make a case for it...
sweet, a display of this display in use was what I was looking for
Old school spectrum analyzer FTW! Looks like it would take a bit of work to custom mount in a car setup. Nice find!
Yeah a little custom work plus a 12v to 5v step down converter
@@wal what's the cost of it and how to order
Thank you sir I been looking for something like this for my car. Thanks!
Remember this will require some work to use in a car, but its doable
That's awesome, need one for my old school build
Love all your videos! Anything you post is good! But for your question, I like videos where you show off products! Keep them coming! Much love from the Bay Area ca
Thanks brother. I appreciate the feedback
Yea boy I've seen this a few times wanted to buy one but m excited to get one
Thank you so much I been searching for these Thank you so much
Happy to help!
I always loved those vacuum fluorescent displays. Really cool tech behind them.
Wow, I want one. Also that Sony CDX-R77 brings back a lot of great memories.
I had a 1996 regular cab Dodge Dakota Sport with the short bed. I put 4 Kicker 15s in the bed ported through to the cab with an RV weather boot. We took the cup holders out and put in a Kenwood KGC-7043 single din graphic eq and I loved it! It not only gave HUGE adjustments to the sound but there was a knob on the front of it that had gain controls for my Subs and my high range amps which offered endless setups for your music!! I loved it and wished I never had to sell that damn truck......
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SO cool! I never knew there were DIN size units like this available. I used to stare at the spectrum analyzer in my Aiwa bookshelf stereo back in the 90s during certain songs. Had a Sony head unit in the early 2000s that had a configurable display that thing was cool too, but there is no substitute for a VF display. This is going on the Amazon wish list stat. Thanks big D another great production
Man I remember going to the electronics stores and drooling over the coolness of those mini systems with the spectrum analyzers and “hyper bass” output. Fun times
Purchase the Spectrum Analyzer on eBay: goo.gl/wM6UFu
Purchase on Amazon: amzn.to/2GByjM2
3.5mm male to RCA cable: amzn.to/2uZF6cW
3.5mm male to male right angle cable: amzn.to/2JpQr9w
DKnight Portable Bluetooth Speaker: amzn.to/2H7bJKY
Manual for AK2515VFD - is.gd/aktech2515manual
Full disclosure: Spectrum analyzer was purchased by me for the purpose of this video. All of the opinions in this video are my own and the content wasn't reviewed by anyone prior to posting. Affiliate links are provided for your convenience. I receive a portion of the sales from these links, which help me bring you more unbiased content for this channel.
Hey Williston Audio Labs Thank you for the video and info. I was on the fence about these but thanks to your video I am now going to buy 1 or 2 of these this weekend, waiting a month for delivery sucks but these are worth it. Thank you again
They are fun for sure!
just got my display and this thing is amazing, gonna get me a six pack of these and put them everywhere I have tunes.
My home eq has one on it which I’m a big fan of these been having one since early 80s
appreciate every thing you do!!!👍👍👍🙌🙌🙌❤cool vid😎
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Got mine today - what a cool toy! Thanks!
Awesome 👏
Big D!!! Thank you so much for your video!! I’m a little late to the party, but better late than never. I just ordered one of these, has a CDX-C900 to the pioneer DEQ-9200 many years ago, miss it, lol
Was it difficult to install this in a 12v car audio application? Going to try and run it through a Clarion EQ5746 in an old-school 1965 Chevy Impala, where the heater controls went. Thank you for any help sir, thanks again for all of your videos.
Thanks been looking for one.
Thanks BigDWiz thats is one nice piece of eye candy, im going to order one and mount it in my dash or console thanks man!!!
There are pads on the back where you can solder RCA leads if you have the skillz
So many possibilities! If you have too strong of a signal you could wire a potentiometer in series to limit the overall signal voltage. That would prevent overdriving the signal and just getting one or more of the bands maxed out. And I wonder how it would hold up to the scorching heat of inside a vehicle in the middle of the summer with the windows up? I also like the green filter idea I seen on a previous comment. Do the website quote any of the band frequencies?
Yes i did enjoy the video. Thank you.
Sweet i luv it!!!!
Yes! No need to haunt for that super expensive alpine spectrum equalizer!
damn im definitely putting one in one of my diy boomboxes! that shits dope
OMG ..you saved my life ..lol
I was looking at old school EQ's... just for the dancing lights (Alpine H701) and I thought the display was too blue and would make it look like I had two identical head units in the car , it would just look wrong..IMO..this is dope.
Excellent review ..BTW
Cool man. This one will need a 12V to 5V USB adapter and either RCA to 3.5mm adapter or some soldering skills to add RCA’s to pads on the unit. But yeah, it’s super cool looking 👌
Personally I think that the manufacture would be wise to market this with a din size frame around it , to appear as something from Alpine or other major manufactures. Also mount the function buttons on the front , built into the bottom or sides of the screen.
This is one item I don't understand we are lacking with newer equipment more capable more precise and lights and displays wayy cheaper today yet they leave things like this out today. That is a really nice analyizer. Reminds me of the one that was on my 1990 JVC premiere shelf system when auto tape scan / rewind and flip took off. The vacuum lit display reminds me of my mini arcade stand up Boxing game from early early 80's.
Agree 100%
Hell yeah you should hook it up to your amp dyno just so we can see
right angle plugs would of been handy for car install. Thanks for the link to tha manual.😁😁😁😁
This will go great with my old school Mazda b2200 mini truck. Great vid!
Yessir, sure would 😎
BigDWiz just wanted to say, I love your channel. Thanks for keeping the old school alive.
Damn, I have to get one. Really like the old school vacuum fluorescent display, they just look great!
I need to pick up another before China can’t keep up with the demand...
Hello bro, I need same product, please send purchasing details..
Awesome find Big D. 👍
Thanks for watching and commenting!
what a great find. Thanks Big D
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Yeah that's cool now I need one
Awesome video man that's pretty cool I like it display on that I look good in my car
I loved equalizers on radios as a kid. made music fun to listen to and watch. and they behave similar to how fountain water does, bouncing up and down and alternating in height.
For what it is it’s pretty awesome. I messed with vfds a while back and they were expensive as heck. Btw BigD. I fix that hifonics amp you smoked a while back ? Hear back from Sonic electronics ?
Great Video as always :)
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I just got ond... I freaking love it
Not sure why I didnt get one before
I just order 1 cant wait to put in my Oldschool 🚗
I would have loved this about 25 years ago!
Love it now too 😁
I want to buy this one! I just have a question before I make an order. What is with volume control? I know it is used just to display the current volume (I would do it with a rotary encoder), but does this analyzer have the function of volume display?
Sweet! Thats so damn cool. Easy add on bling :)
Fo shizzle 👌
Cool factor 11, a lot of possibilities. Could be badass, a couple in a custom amp rack.
Yes!
BigDWiz Take an amp worthy of a plexi bottom and have one made. Then send the amp down to Shawn and have him wire it into the amp mounted in the plexi 👍👍👍
Cool. Thanks for the video. I have been looking at these lately and almost pulled the trigger, but held off because it only goes down to 32Hz. Ill probably still get one though, it would look much better than the plastic pocket in my dash that my hand can't fit into to get stuff out of. :)
Awesome Big D!... I would like to see some type of small amplifier and a microphone to Aid in actual car audio tuning!
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I just ordered one, getting it in 3 days. I saved your link, it was helpful, cant wait to get it, I am hooking it to my home stereo, it will go on top of my equalizer, since the one in it is not accurate.
It’s a fun piece!
@@wal I just got it today, took me awhile to figure out to set the settings and the clock, but I did and I love it ! works great !
I had a nice pioneer eq back in the day that had a spectrum analyzer built in you mounted you your car
str8upfunE deq 6000 or sumting... By the time I had money to afford one, I went with an audio control
Deq7600 and pioneer deq 7200
This looks more perfect that arduino based spectrum analyser
Nice man... I've ordered 1.whats the model of that Sony deck?
Merry Christmas From The Cooper's Cleburne, Texas
The good old rectum spanilyzer! That dot matrix display would go well with my truck's dash.
Get u one!!
Had an 'ol DEQ-7600 Pioneer DSP that had this display function. It was such a sweet EQ, only drawbacks were tons of hiss and was too dim. Surprisingly, they are hundreds of dollars more expensive now than before when I bought it for $200 new...now $500+
oh pfft theyre over a thousand now
i dig the hell out of that.im redoing my old truck to make the inside look more modern and i could implicate this into my dash,and a volt meter,and maybe a clock all in a cool color
I like this!! I need one for 25 to 32 MHZ too
Awesome I love CD players that have a visual spectrum
Omg I missed my Kenwood 9044, had it mounted under my Kenwood Mask radio similar to how you stacked the Sony. Old School Never Dies!!!
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back in the day I had 2 displays on my AKAI EA-M719 equaliser, but the displays were pretty small, would love a full size unit with two of these, shame no-one makes stuff like this anymore
Thanks for an honest review! Looks pretty amazing, Im actually considering buying one, so i can be "displayin'" like you man.. yeah, i know i like it haha Love your style sir.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hey, Does the volume of the source effect the display? Thanks!
That's tight
Gotta get it.
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you just told a ton of these guys....but i might stuff one in my build some where. the solder points dont look too hard to figure out
I had a similar one year's ago but not this well done. Does it have a selection for color BigD.? Or is it just green..blue would be perfect for my car but I'm gonna get it anyway. Reminds me of the Alpine 3339
My old CTA1505 Alpine had a miniature design of this back in the day.
Great video Brother 👍
Very nice equalizer
THANKS
Got one coming! i was looking at the old school spectrum analyzers on eBay and damn they're expensive. I'm thinking I can flush mount one just above my head unit. Im sure ill figure something out. Thanks Big D!
Let us know when u get it installed, maybe shoot a vid?
Have to wait the typical 3 week boat ride from China. Will do when I get it setup
YESSSSSS 😁, soooo perfect for my ride. Thank you BIG D for your Discoveries and hard work. ✌️out bro till next vid
Thanks for watching and commenting 🤙
Yo D, just went ahead and ordered one👈😎👉, ✌️out
The front size is the same but what about the two cords jutting out the side? Where do you suppose the room is for them in the recessed cavities of a car console?
Very cool! I am actually going to buy one. Enjoy this kind of video something different!
I didn’t mention in the video, but the visual stimulation actually makes the music sound better 😜
BigDWiz yes back in the day I had a Kedwood doubl din Radio that had visual + factor that would boost the music experience!