One of the nice things for these influencers is that they probably can deduct some of this as a business expense (for US influencers, I don’t know Canadian tax law) and the video views adds helps to subsidize the cost…
Agree. Nothing very imaginative here. That said I’ll take the McIntosh stack if money didn’t matter. It’s eye candy, but at least good candy. At this point get the Nautilus B&Ws. Go big or go home. Or better yet a pair of Elac bookshelves for $600 and spend the $40k in Bora Bora for a vacation you’ll never forget. Come home and the music sounds just as good.Not sure this deserves a thread. It is some high end system, but clairly not "very expensive" for that specific market. I do not see that much of snake oil either (apart from the power conditioner). McIntosh amps are usually (objectively) good, while overpriced. The speakers are not crazy, the REL subs are subperformers at this price. And that's it. Clearly nothing to write home about.
I wasn't far off. $600,000 will get you a run-down studio and this totals about 1/4 of that.A run down of some of his system. I'll add it to the top as well. The $6,000 power conditioner! Relative to the rest he went cheap on the subwoofers.
2 McIntosh MC1.25KW Monoblock Amplifier - $27,000
https://www.paragonsns.com/products/mcintosh-mc1-25kw
1 McIntosh C12000 2-CH Hybrid Preamplifier - $16,000
https://scottwalkeraudio.com/store/mcintosh-c12000-2-ch-preamplifier/
2 BOWERS & WILKINS 801 D4 (PAIR) SPEAKERS - $40,000
https://www.sundownone.com/product/...or-standing-loudspeaker-801-d4-rosenut-803444
2 REL Carbon Special Subwoofers - $8,000
https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/carbon-special/
1 McIntosh MPC1500 Power Controller - $6,000 (!!!)
https://www.paragonsns.com/products/mcintosh-mpc1500
Shunyata cabling, for me, is the epitome of snake oil.Not sure this deserves a thread. It is some high end system, but clairly not "very expensive" for that specific market. I do not see that much of snake oil either (apart from the power conditioner). McIntosh amps are usually (objectively) good, while overpriced. The speakers are not crazy, the REL subs are subperformers at this price. And that's it. Clearly nothing to write home about.
I thought Shunyata was the Japanese translation for snake oil. But I’ve never been to Japan, nor studied the language beyond a pretty bad Styx album in the 80s. Bad on me.Shunyata cabling, for me, is the epitome of snake oil.
We have to accept a lot of the hobby is about the visual dimension like people who buy Ferraris and Lambos are not buying them for their performance on the race track. If we look at it from the visual angle those thick cables under the amps could be one of the most important parts of the system for the owner as he is doing sighted listening, not blind listening.Shunyata cabling, for me, is the epitome of snake oil.
I even suspect he is currently reading this thread with great interest.He evens mentions in the video that it's not his end game setup, I think he has chronic upgraditis. Luckily there is a cure......ASR!!
Well electricity in Quebec is cheap! (Hydro)Everything looks so massive. Perhaps a nuclear power plant is an apt comparison.
At the end of the day, his system is still better looking and probably sounding than most of ours, even if it uses up far more electricity than strictly necessary and wastes thousands of dollars on speaker cables.LOL he's getting all sorts of praise on You tube! Too funny
Maybe but then again, probability says that it is unlikely to be audibly different from most of ours assuming a modicum of effort. He certainly seems to like bass.At the end of the day, his system is still better looking and probably sounding than most of ours, even if it uses up far more electricity than strictly necessary and wastes thousands of dollars on speaker cables.