A cool, retro looking amp/speaker switcher: NeoHipo ET30 is what I needed

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20 күн бұрын

Reviewing the NeoHipo ET30 amp/speaker switcher. Is it better than the Fosi LC30?
#NeoHippo #hifi #audio
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@bobby666666 18 күн бұрын

I don't require one of these as I just have a Sound Bar for the TV and a separate Amplifier for my Hi-fi. This one reviewed here sounds great if it is required, but find VU Meters not necessary. Great timing for your posting as I was able to watch during the half time of the Football.

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

The meters are there strictly for looks... eye candy.

@grahambiggs9822 14 күн бұрын

Nice piece of kit Frank. Love those VU meters. Remember my school teacher with some JVC units set up in the gym hall. They had the meters and they we mesmerising, but old kit is so expensive today. Enjoy your new amp !!

@randymiller3070 18 күн бұрын

Just got one from Amazon for $127.98. $160 - 20% coupon. Thanks Frank!

@VinylsFinal 18 күн бұрын

Love VU meters like we all do but I browsed this sometime back and I do remember it was a costly toy to have :)

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

VU meters are cool... love the look of them, for sure. But the ability to switch amps (and speakers) to me is what makes this worthwhile.

@VinylsFinal 18 күн бұрын

@Channel33RPM Hi Frank. In my setup I use a switch system that I ordered from Italy and it was also not cheap US$130. It is very well made and metal construction. Has 4 switch push buttons. Amplifier 1, Amplifier 2, Speaker A and Speaker B. I wish it had VU meters :)

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

Sounds like a nice switcher!

@kodacres7820 17 күн бұрын

Less than 200 bucks, which is chump change for this hobby.

@memal25 18 күн бұрын

Looks like the kind of switcher I'd want to have if I had a need for one. I like the adjustable lights and the ambiance those meters provide.

@thetubesrock 16 күн бұрын

Great video Frank. I'm glad you keep getting the new stuff to try out for us to see. I'm actually in the hunt for a switcher and both videos helped I the decision making process. 😊😊 Keep on Spin'n

@groundhoglife 17 күн бұрын

I have one of those connected to my retro hifi and it fits in with the look perfectly 👌

@Channel33RPM 17 күн бұрын

Nice 👍

@bigedhaaheo 16 күн бұрын

Aloha Frank, Thanks for your positive review on this product. Will be checking out Amazon . Always enjoying your videos & love your reviews.

@cpta03 17 күн бұрын

The manufacturers of this type of amp/speaker switchers keep adding features, which is a good thing. Thanks for the review, Frank.

@theflipside-vinylcommunity 18 күн бұрын

Awesome video

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@ronverheghe2499 18 күн бұрын

I use one that I built myself to toggle between H/T and Hi Fi it's crude dosent have VU meters and it dosemt require a power source. It's basically just a wood box with some DPDT toggle switches.

@pstudio4096 14 күн бұрын

Very interesting video. keep up the great work!

@theaudiosnobnw942 18 күн бұрын

Hey Frank, useful gadget, but did you compare your listening experience with this unit in the signal path versus without? Anything between the source and the speakers has the potential to change the presentation.

@mrhoffame 18 күн бұрын

Cool review Frank! \m/

@chuckmaddison2924 17 күн бұрын

That is something I really could use. But here in Australia, it would probably sell for $ 1000 like most things. Can't quite my head around the name " New Hippo "

@tonyienco 18 күн бұрын

Is there any cross talk?? For example if you have both amps on and switch to B, do you hear A in the background??

@Carl-G 18 күн бұрын

WOW!!! :P I LOVE'em!!! ;) I LOVE VU meters :P I might have to get them soon(I just looked online & they are available in the UK to for £149.99 which is a ok price) 👍 😎 Cool review man ;)

@SikNic 18 күн бұрын

Rule #1 for Quality High end Audio , WEIGHT !! Might have to tie that down, so it Don't Float Away .

@jayfry-tv 17 күн бұрын

Great review Frank! Your setup looks “wired for sound!” Love the channel - I’m going to be in Winnipeg - can you recommend a couple of record shops I should visit? Vintage vinyl of course:) ⚡️⚡️

@Channel33RPM 16 күн бұрын

Thanks! For vintage vinyl, check out Old Gold Vintage Vinyl. It's a small shop in Osborne Village, but all they sell is vintage vinyl. He gets new inventory in, constantly. Into the Music is the biggest record store, but it;s mostly new vinyl. Cheers!

@jayfry-tv 16 күн бұрын

@@Channel33RPM thanks for the tip Frank! Much appreciated!⚡️⚡️

@ediblehorse 18 күн бұрын

I use a real cool one from the 70's that takes 2 amps and 4 sets of speakers. It a Niles SVC-4. Cool retro look. Works great. Check it out.

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

Nice! I willl look it up.

@TorontoJon 17 күн бұрын

Those Niles SVC-4 units certainly look stylish and well-built, but you're not getting the VU meters as eye candy and the speaker pins on the back are fine, but do not look as rugged as the banana plug speaker connectors on the NeoHipo ET30. Those Niles units with their fairly minimalist design would certainly look great with vintage amplifiers by Sansui, NAD, Creek Audio, etc. Thanks for mentioning that unit being able to handle four pairs of speakers since that is certainly worth considering depending on one's testing needs. :)

@ediblehorse 17 күн бұрын

@@TorontoJon I have all vintage gear, so it's nice with my system. I have UV meters in my Pioneer sx-780 amp, so I have the eye candy there.

@shooter4473 18 күн бұрын

Does it put a load on the amps when they are switched? ie when using tube amps in case of a mistake of not turning the amp off before switching the speakers to the other amp.

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

Good question - don't think so, but not sure.

@timbosak2519 18 күн бұрын

That’s exactly the question I was going to ask.

@dasherf17 18 күн бұрын

Really cool looking, to say the least...if you can adjust the sensitivity, does the music actually distort when the meters peg into the red?

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

No, the meters are just there for looks. The intended use is as a switcher... the meters are eye candy.

@dasherf17 17 күн бұрын

Oh you bet, they're SO VERY cool...!

@Toogoodtobetrue458 18 күн бұрын

Good for a/b but does it introduce sonic elements you don’t want - I only want it for the vu needle jumps

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

I addressed this in the video. To my ears, it did not colour or change the sound

@Alan_Always 17 күн бұрын

I was very interested in buying one of these switchers until I realized how they are hooked up, you can't send the same audio signal through the 2 amps - it's either one or system or the other. I would like to compare the same source through different amps.... so this defeats the purpose :( Sometimes I want to hear my records through a solid state amp and other times through my tube amp.

@henrys3629 18 күн бұрын

What the VU? As much as I want this, I'm not sure where i can put it or should I get a vintage one. Needles doing something is important for visuals only.

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

Yup. A switcher is great if you need one...the needles are for looks (but I kinda dig that).

@lonniestringfellow9854 18 күн бұрын

Can you play both sets of speakers at the same time with it?, or do you have to choose one or the other.

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

One or the other.

@TorontoJon 17 күн бұрын

If you want to play two sets of speakers at the same time, most vintage amplifiers or receivers (and plenty of new ones) give you that option already. For example, I play two pairs of speakers using my vintage Marantz 2270 receiver (and other receivers in my collection made by Bang & Olufsen, Harman/Kardon, Pioneer, Yamaha, Sony, Sansui, Akai, Scott, etc.).

@lonniestringfellow9854 17 күн бұрын

@@TorontoJon I've been pairing speakers with my vintage equipment since the 70's. I like the esthetic of this UV splitter, and was hoping to integrate it with one of my setups

@inmyhouse11 18 күн бұрын

Look the old school look

@13Carrey1 18 күн бұрын

I never used an AMP/Speaker switcher and to be honest: I don't know if i need them and for what 😅

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

They are definitely not for everyone. I'm sold on switchers, just because I want to use 2 amps on the same set of speakers.

@7JANEWAY 16 күн бұрын

I have to ask: the pillow that says “oh my God Becky”. Do you watch a lot of the old Roseanne show???!!!

@Channel33RPM 15 күн бұрын

It's my wife's pillow.... it's a reference to the song Baby Got Back: Oh, my, god. Becky, look at her butt... 😀

@joshcara5345 18 күн бұрын

Isn’t this the same as the douk audio?

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

I think Douk and Fosi make similar ones, but they are all a bit different. Not sure if they come from the same factory????

@thetownspeople6486 18 күн бұрын

I’m not paying $200 to do that.

@Channel33RPM 18 күн бұрын

A switcher is only valuable if you need to switch between amps and speakers.

@kodacres7820 17 күн бұрын

Your loss.

@thetownspeople6486 17 күн бұрын

@@kodacres7820 you mean my gain. +$200

@salviaspuzzle 17 күн бұрын

I swear every stereo channel I watch is obsessed with VU meters... Why? I'm sorry, but the fascination seems childish and primitive. Wooo.. a glowing light and a bar bouncing around. 🤦‍♀. Love your channel though. Just my 2 cents....

@kodacres7820 17 күн бұрын

Because it is cool, same reason people buy anything, they like it. Maybe you should stick to bluetooth speakers from Temu.

@salviaspuzzle 17 күн бұрын

@@kodacres7820 my comment wasn't meant to be disrespectful. There's no reason for your snarky reply. It didn't even make sense...

@kodacres7820 17 күн бұрын

@@salviaspuzzle you basically called the people who like stuff like this "childish" and "primitive", seems fairly disrespectful and deserving of some snark. Clearly the product isn't for you, so move it along.

@salviaspuzzle 17 күн бұрын

@@kodacres7820 hence the "just my 2 cents." Did ya even read that or just immediately get offended?

@kodacres7820 17 күн бұрын

@@salviaspuzzle so as long as I preface an insult with "just my two cents", it is okay? Your logic is flawed, but I expect nothing more.

@eternalhalloween1 18 күн бұрын

Hey Frank. Slightly sad news. The place where I shop is kind of having less available records. At least where I live, it seems like the demand for records is dropping. At least I had a nice run. I was able to get 30 or so records over the years. . At least I found the gem of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977).