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Jiles McCoy
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Hi, I'm Jiles McCoy and this channel is dedicated to all of the cool tech, hifi, and gaming gear that I love. We love Home Theater, Gaming, PCs, Mobile, HiFi, Movies, etc!
On the channel you will find several different types of videos:
- How to videos showing step by step DIY instructions
- Product review videos from leading brands
- Trade show coverage typically in the form of shorts. I travel there so you don't miss anything!
I also run a weekly livestream where I feature a relevant brand or personality. You can find this each Tuesday at 7:00PM Mountain for season 4! (Started in February 2024).
Thanks for dropping by the channel and I hope you find something here that is valuable!
On the channel you will find several different types of videos:
- How to videos showing step by step DIY instructions
- Product review videos from leading brands
- Trade show coverage typically in the form of shorts. I travel there so you don't miss anything!
I also run a weekly livestream where I feature a relevant brand or personality. You can find this each Tuesday at 7:00PM Mountain for season 4! (Started in February 2024).
Thanks for dropping by the channel and I hope you find something here that is valuable!
How Easy is it to Install the Cambridge Audio Evo 150?
How Easy is it to Install the Cambridge Audio Evo 150?
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Get Yours:
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Edited by DRAKE THE PRODUCER!
***Check These Deals
Great Dealers:
▶️DreaMedia Home Theater Gear: dreamediaav.com?ref=8
▶️Upgrade your Home Theater with Jiles and DreaMedia: form.jotform.com/240460421163141
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▶️Amazon: amzn.to/3WTxSTe
Great Brands:
▶️ GSG Subwoofer Flat Packs: shop.gsgad.com/discount/Hometheaterfanatics
▶️SVS:
www.dpbolvw.net/click-100577713-12953978?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.svsound.com%2Fcollections%2Foutlet-specials
▶️LG:
Direct: www.lg.com/us/collections/tv-savings?externalId=B0Af0
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Best Buy: bestbuy.7tiv.net/rQm1AQ
▶️Samsung:
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Amazon: amzn.to/4dJsLv7
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DISCORD: discord.gg/gGmRMqYTNH
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Listened to them at AXPONA, they are my new favorites
This is a code violation for running power line behind drywall. Do it at your own risk.
Great video !! Can I use a Sonos Speaker with my wiim amp?
No, SONOS speakers are already powered.
well done master
Thanks!
Torn on those, can you give me your thoughts for suing them for movies/tv shows? I also will also be enjoying them for music as well.
omg!! this box is wayyyy to complicated!! and the router took out way to much wood strength
It’s really super easy.
That sound in the background made this video painful to watch!
Thanks for watching.
This is the only channel I've heard Kaleidescape.
It’s so good.
It’s 2024 and it’s not working somebody actually help me
:-(
I’ve been collecting tong for about a year, and as a collector, we’ve got to stay positive about physical media staying alive and being around for a long time, and this attitude certainly does not help. There are many vitiate labels working very hard on 4ks and keeping 4ks alive.
It’s not an attitude, it’s just a discussion of the facts.
Hey Jiles, I know you had the Silver Ticket screen before. Honestly, how does the Seymour compare with it, minus the masking system, just screen quality and image. I may be looking to upgrade mine, however with the manual masking. Appreciate your response, Thanks!
The silver ticket is a solid screen … the Seymour is a definite upgrade but it’s probably not necessary unless you have a really nice projector.
Is this still better than c655? Im looking 50inch tv for my small room
I dont think so.
"A" Team
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We just purchased this refrigerator but in stainless steel. We love this refrigerator, especially the middle drawer. Looks so classy in our kitchen. ❤❤❤
Congrats!
What's the story on JL Audio home theater Subwoofers? I know they was the best for car audio years ago and i heard they are Expensive for Home Theater models. When I'm ready to spend $900 I'm looking only at the SVS SB2000. But if i get a new house on 1 Acre or 10-20 Acres custom built, I'm getting SVS 16" subwoofer. Maybe even Stereo Integrity 24" sealed box if Big theater room. Place in the back corner.
They are great subs. Love them.
@@JilesMcCoy how was your vacation? You go to MWAVE or the Midwest Home theater show?
OSD Trevoce 15s (3 Woofers in sealed box) was a super deal when $499 few months ago, now it's $699. Best deal now is the OSD FS12, dual ported 12" hits 18 hz and meets CEDIA level 4 requirements hitting the frequency and decibels. 600 Watts RMS and is $299 on Sale now.
I'm planning to go Las Vegas for CES 2025. Last time i went like 26 years ago there was a very nice Home Theater display, saw Krell amps and Sunfire $10,000 Subwoofer. I will try to Organize an event for all of us UA-cam Home Theater guys.
CES is great, but there isn’t much HIFI there any more.
@@JilesMcCoyokay I see, been a long time much has changed.
I really dislike modern D&D. Instead of the telling of new Tolkein stories, with Halflings and Humans, Dwarves and Elves, you are more accurately re-enacting a furry convention. Demon-blood PCs instead of demons being monsters to kill. Cat-people in armor and half-dragons who breathe fire as a first level character; and more powers and abilities at start then Superman. Paladinhood available to all races and alignments, instead of making a class unique to only the purest of humans; instead of Lancelot and Galahad, you are re-enacting...well, nothing, really. And character deaths so rare the DM must really hate the player to make it happen. And don't get me started on the disgusting wokeness of WotC.
The game is really what you make it. If you are playing with a group that doesn’t match your taste you should just find another group. The system doesn’t force you to do anything. And if you really don’t like a core mechanic you can always play 1e,2e,3e,4e,OG dnd, pathfinder, gurps, palladium, etc etc etc.
@@JilesMcCoy Well, yes, I agree with everything you said. I was merely expressing my opinion on 5th edition. It does impact me as 5th edition being the current thing, it makes it more difficult to find groups that match my taste.
What do you guys think about klipsch fives, sevens and nines other than these Also i bet Jazz music sounds fantastic on these speakers
I like them. I would love to have a pair of the nines.
I believe the old one was a Westinghouse, I would never switch a Westinghouse for some random Chinese one. There are kits on AliExpress that convert the remote controlled fan to smart Wi-Fi with Alexa and Google Assistant support, but the new one looks way better!
It looks much much better.
so I just need to connect this to say an arcam A25 then into speakers?
That will work.
They edited out the price part of the video guess they don’t want people to know the price
Nope, just watch the other video.
@@JilesMcCoy What other video? I can't find it!
@@zapaim ua-cam.com/video/laH39x4Hm78/v-deo.html
In 2001 I bought a sansui Dolby surround home theater package of amp 150 w 50 hz, two left right with 8 ohm 15-watt full-range and 10watt 8 ohm tweeter which made the left right 25 watt each, center 8 ohm 15-watt one full-range only, two rear speakers 16 ohm 10 watt full-range and a subwoofer 6 ohm 30 watt. I live in Delhi India in quit noisy environment even thought the system was way too loud that the volume hardly went a above 40 percent while normal listening 70 percent some gather or birthday parties.
Yep...I WANT ONE OR TWO😂
Let’s go!
Diff btn 650f and 650g ??
Different year models for sure.
The best game on quest 2 is gorilla tag😮😮😮😮😮
Good game
No seriously the best game is gorilla tag😭
Really easy to install it is. Not too good it sounds, though. Cheers!
Sounding great here so far.
@@JilesMcCoy had a brief listen. As an all-in-one around that price point it is OKisch, but moste A/B amps will sound much sweeter. Of course, if you fancy class D anyway, it's not bad.
In Italy these Klipsch cost 300 euro more than these Dali.😮
Wow
On the lower and smaller segment the best Is Dali spektor 2...way better than it's Klipsch counterpart. Always try a Dali before pulling the trigger!
Dali is really nice.
Looking at the balance,importance and interaction of the three factors streaming is the winner by a large margin,because quality is the least important factor of the three for most people. Good video,all the best from Belgium.
Thanks for watching !
Seriously, just how much bass can you get out of 2, 6.5" woofers? and made in china too.
Nothing wrong with made in China. If you need more bass check out the new Evolution towers. The pinnacle has 4 8” drivers.
@@JilesMcCoy Just listened to the Prime Towers. (RC Willey) No Bass, like I figured. Mid's and highs were good. Quality is crap, made in china like I said. Cheap grill cloth with push in plugs to hold them. Cheap Cabinets. I'll pass. they are now $1200 a pr. Can get much better for that price. And YES, there is a lot wrong with stuff made in China. It's all low quality and it's designed to fail.
I’ll just agree to disagree on this one.
1:35 - 3:18 Here's some stuff
Indeed, good stuff!
@@JilesMcCoy 🤣
Couldn't finish watching your video. Music was too annoying. I don't know why people add music. U can't cater to all. A basic beat would play to all. Not a slide whistle on red bull. My opinion. If I mute, I can't hear what your saying. I lasted 23 mins. Good enough 😂
Thanks for trying!
Just ordered one yesterday but in silver and not with the down rod.
Awesome!
When did Drake have a haircut last? Looks a little long. I know, I had longer hair in High School, many moons ago.
He had a trim .... a year ago maybe. He is focused on growing it out long. We don't know exactly where it ends... but it has to be near the end of the road for length. Its curlier than we all expected!
I missed your start. Didn't know you were on today. Also noticed that you have a Hisense 100 inch U8N now
That's just an picture unfortunately. I am still on the hunt for a 100" TV!
It all depends how you listen, headphones or the LA Memorial Coliseum.
True, but everything follows the same rules!
All good..But why didn't the Eversolo think of making s brushed silver model not everyone has black components.. Eversolo Think outside the box Pleeezzz😮
I’d like silver too!
I got the RZ50 a few months ago and love it. I just got the Klipsch RP-504C but its not listed in the Klipsch list for speaker selection. That list really needs to be expanded and should at least have every RP speaker in the last 2 generations. I selected the RP-504C II instead but I'm not sure if I should actually just select other? Anyone know?
I don’t know the answer but a larger list would be nice!
Hi Late to this review, but quick question => I want to play Apple music lossless. How can I do that with this device? Can it be with BT or need a direct connection?
If you connect with Bluetooth the quality will be determined by the Bluetooth connection.
Tell them it’s too expensive
I am confident they have heard this before.
Hi jiles which would u prefer between velodyne impact x12 vs svs sb3000 or def tech dn12
Sb3000
Thanks jiles also why did u choose svs over the others
@@lyndonramchatesingh105 I have the most personal experience with the SVS product. Its very subjective.
Hey jiles what do u think about the klipsch rp 1400sw
@@lyndonramchatesingh105 Ive never seen one anywhere before.
Tell them to lower their ridiculous price
I am confident they have heard this before.
Purty!
4 real!
I didn't see the squirrel until it was brought up, though I did see the Pioneer Elite AVR. And yes, I know Pioneer and Onkyo are the same parent company.
Right on!
I'm an Intergra onkyo kind a gal. I just got a RZ 50 for My home teather, my left right and center are lumina's 2 Klipsch for in ceilings DS 160 cdt Atmos and sourounds and rears And wanted to do an 7.1.4 with another zone with 2 other speakers. What amp do you recommend that would paired well ?
Emotiva / Monolith/ ToneWinner/ Summitt Hi-Fi are the first few names that come to mind.
I am a Starke Sound guy myself.
Thank you guys 👍
Only 100dB I guess that’s why it’s cheaper. When I built my ht subwoofer, my target was 120dB at 20Hz. I think that’s what’s needed for the movie theater type excitement and sound quality
What did you build?
I went for the Pangea DS400’s on sale for $200! Filled with sand, sand awesome!!
Thats cool!
I wish Onkyo would manufacture just a AV Processor.
They have in the past. They had the PR-xxx model designation as opposed to RZ-xxx (or SR, NR, and so on). The price was ridiculously higher than the equivalent RZ model, especially given it had no built in amplification.
The AVRs near the top of many makers’ lines offer all the functionality most folks would need for often less money than their own separate processors, so there’s that. My last two AVRs have been Onkyos - if it weren’t for FOMO and the seductive promise of Atmos, I might well have stuck with the TX NR818; but by adding an outboard 7 channel amp to my RZ740 and using only internal amps for height / surround channels has proven to be a decent enough compromise. When my birthday lottery ticket wins big, the Marantz AV10 / AMP10 are already on my wish list😊
@@fonkenful that’s exactly what I’m doing with my RZ-830- using its internal amplification for the Atmos/height (.4) speakers ONLY, with external amps handling the ear-level speakers (7.). I often wonder if it’s not the most power-efficient method, but at the very least it’s taking nearly the entire load off of the internal amps.
@@BeefyMonTo my mind a more than satisfactory compromise for less than the sales tax (I’m in a Canadian location where the combination of Provincial and Federal = 12% ) on something like a Trinnov, Storm, or even the aforementioned Marantz. Yeah, first world problems.
@@fonkenful sure, but it could be HALF the price (or less) than those if you purchase the version with internal amplification- which you don’t need to use if you don’t want to (though for height speakers, you’d be insane to think external amplification is necessary unless your living room is a gymnasium).
The Altitude is so much better than my Denon 8500. The Denon was a toy compared to this. I used to think the Denon sounded great - wow, there is almost no comparison.
Its an amazing box!