When he said "let's listen to this hi-fi system" he meant it literally...

“Tulip” connectors makes so much sense. and is so Dutch. Here in Canada we call them “RCA” connectors, which is the American name for them, which is a very Canadian naming strategy.

The space and time buttons are brilliant!

I love the "Let's listen to this system" part. It's like an alien who's heard you're supposed to "listen" to these things, but only listens to the sound of the buttons and the mechanical noises that come from them. It doesn't matter, though, because those sounds are pleasant as well.

Even as a Gen Z, I still remember these kinds of component systems in the early 2000's. I always thought machines like this were the coolest, especially multi disc DVD players which were more common at the time. I never got to experience Hi-Fi systems like this, but I'm happy I could spend my earliest years with VHS

You were an instant sub for me. Content creators should be paid extra when viewers watch every second of your videos. You've created a presence that I like to spend time with. You're like a quirky old friend and I hope you keep it up

Criminally underrated channel. Another great video 👏

Legends say that if you pressed and held the space and time buttons simultaneously you would rip open the fabric of the universe in the area surrounding the devices. This feature was later removed after budget limitations.

that system produces such beautiful sound, truly Hi-Fi

Had a Kendwood UD-952 in college. This video made me think about something that brought me years of pleasure during the era but has lived in indignity in an attic for decades. Now I’m inspired to recondition it and bring it back to working form.

I was born in 2003 which was just when everyone started moving away from things like VHS. I never got to grow up with a hi-fi system like this but I wish I could've. Nowadays I find these systems so fascinating and it is something I would love to have in my home even today. I collect records, cassettes, microcassettes, minidisc, and I plan to collect so many more forgotten music formats as well as their players. Gen Z definitely didn't get to grow up with *everything* that's forgotten these days but there are a few of us who love it as much as when it was actually popular. This system is amazing and I would love a set.

Great channel. Just found it after KZfaq gave me the segment display video. I would say the problems with the trays on that hi-fi van be fixed with some cleaning.

The amplifier doesn’t actually run at class A when you press “pure A” it is still class AB but it biases the transistors nearer to A than B

it's so weird that the algorithm had just picked up on your channel. this is so beautifully shot and put together, like the rest of your videos.

I know I'm 10 months late but can we talk about the framing in this video? The shot were he placed the JBL speaker on the "cabinet" and then the rest of the equipment was sensational. Great stuff

That "cabinet", in the UK we usually called that a radiogram, or a console stereo. Good to see that Kenwood is still all working perfectly though.

You make awesome videos man! Wish my audio had a space and time button... I love audio setups like this. I'm a millennial and I'm working on making my perfect audio deck. I have a good Yamaha amplifier with retro styling and a seperate disc/ DVD player. But I also need an FM-receiver, cassette deck and an equalizer deck with VU-meters. But I also don't wanna go overboard with the audio stuff, cause it gets very expensive, very fast. Yamaha amp and speakers alone cost over 2 grand... I adore this retro-futuristic look, the display colors and the cheesy marketing nonsense like "auto laser playback", or other something similar. I love having tons of buttons and several VFD matrix displays that show pretty much the same thing, but in a gorgeous 90s way.

I love to see someone else appreciate this kind of stuff. I love finding this kind of stuff in thrift stores and flea markets and experimenting with them. I used to record my CDs to blank cassettes to play in my portable Memorex tape player on the go, and that was in 2015 when I was 11. I am not your average generation z. lol

this is an really good video posy!! i just wanted to say that i trully love your content on the main channel and the lazy channel. your content is amazing and i love your personality, it ads layers of joy and curiosity and you make the best videos that i want to watch. Me also being dutch adds an nother layer and its so fun! I like you posy, the channel and you are truly about anything.

i am a gen z-er and i love these kinds of designs. i never experienced a lot of this stuff but i really like silver and transparent plastics as an aesthetic. the original 'phat' nintendo DS is genuinely one of my favorite looking things

Your videos are proof that you never have to ask for anybody to subscribe to your channel if you make videos people enjoy watching.

As an early gen-z-er, I'm picking up what you're putting down here, these definitely look cool. CD and Minidisc were both things for a decent part of my life; and with the resurgence of retro formats like cassette and vinyl records, I even have my own fairly decent hifi setup!

The volume knob is probably a rotary encoder, since it's "smart". Rather than being a traditional potentiometer. Pots get scratchy and unreliable as their little copper wiper gets gunked up. Rotary encoders don't have that problem. The better-quality rotary encoders are optical so can never wear our, but even mechanical ones are fine, it's essentially just a couple of switches going off and on in sequence, much easier to make the component robust.

So nice to see a video of old HIFI that's not in Thai! Thank you!!!

I'm also "getting the band back together" with my old HiFi stack. It also has the ability to transport me back to when I was younger.

Another awesome video Posy! I Love the format, perfect audio, slightly sarcastic approach in some aspects. I hope you are stretching your muscles for another video as 20k subs in one day is quite a launch, YT needs like never before a channel dedicated to multi-topic "Everything and Nothing". I'm sure you have a powerful well educated background and I want to see the silver and gold play button soon - because you f***ing deserve it! Keep up the great work! The humour in your videos is top class!

Been using an all in one Kenwood system that my uncle gifted me since i was like 13. CD player acted exactly the same way ever since i got it. Must be a Kenwood feature.

Thanks man! I enjoyed every second of this video. Great production. Your YT channel is special. 💜

When you said, let's now listen to the system, you were not kidding! All those clicks, whirrs and clacks...

This channel has undeniable potential of hitting 1M subs!!! Keep up the fantastic work.

I kinda just want to close my eyes and listen, but you have such good visuals that I dont want to miss out on.

This is such a high quality video that I couldn't help but comment. The voice, cinematography, audio, and the time-space scene are all so good.

Absolutely LOVE the fabulous PHILIPS stereogram from the 1960s. Cherry wood cabinet with polished chrome legs - wow! I appreciate your video's about the Kenwood system, but I'm mesmerised by that glorious PHILIPS stereogram. Great post!

Cant believe I dug your channel. Gonna start watching all videos from the beginning. Great stuff, Keep em coming.

Nice sens of humor - I love vintage - Thanks for this timetravel 😄

My 5th watch from segmented displays video. You’re a gem 💎 🤝

I'm not sure about the comments about GenZ. I'm 18, and although I was very young when I last had to do it, I remember how to hook up a PS2 to a old CRT screen. maybe people younger than me don't know how to, I'm not sure, but I think you underestimate how much we all picked up when we were just kids growing up with this technology. also, I agree with you that the look is timeless. I don't think the silver plastic aged well, but the shape of the boxes is sleek and (almost) minimal, which is arguably an even more popular style today than it was back then. I like it, and honestly, if I had tapes and disks to put in a setup like this, this is probably something I'd look at buying in the modern day (assuming that everything still functioned correctly). Spotify is convenient but physical copies have much greater style (and besides, I think picking physical media is far more personal than finding a song you like on an app) you end up with a far better curation of music because you actually have to pick and choose what you want to buy. I also think its important to note the things that we see in digital media that originated from physical media; silly things like the word "rewinding" once meant to literally wind up a cassette tape so that it was back at the start and you could play it again. also how the save button in most applications still looks like a floppy disk, even though they have been outdated for longer than I have been alive. Also more important things, like the fact that albums still exist just because that's the way that music is. It would have been silly to only release one song at a time back when records were the most popular form of storing music; who would buy a whole record just to listen to one song? but this standard of "release a bunch of songs at once" has continued long after the digitisation of media; where it no longer matters how many songs you release at once because everyone can listen to every song without having to worry about which collection of songs are better. In the modern day we can just listen to both, but music creators still bother to release music in albums. I've messed around a bit with my dad's old record player, he has a pretty nice collection of rock songs that were popular when he was my age, and its a really cool feeling knowing that all this stuff still exists. I'm not sure if the same will happen when i get old; after all, my "collection of music" is a few entirely digital playlists on Spotify sorry for the essay, but its just cool to go back in time and see the positives and negatives of the switch to digital media. also love your channel. criminally underated

You are quite possibly the first man on earth to fit both inside the "ADHD as an identity" circle and the "enough patience to win a staring contest with a mannequin" circle.

In the early 2000s I spent $2,000 on a Kenwood surround sound system. I never used any of it's features except to hook it up to my XBOX and while watching DVDs. TV didn't have surround sound back then. Now almost 20 years in the future since those days, I don't know anyone with surround sound in their place. Yet back then I was certain everyone would have it how awesome it was.

your content is so awesome. Thank you!!

Reflections of happiness! Space clocks, nice tone! Thanks for the inspiring and interactive videos!

i remember my uncle's sony mini components. man i can still remember how amazing it sounds

That was the most aggravating listening session ever.

This takes me back. I used to work for an electronics retailer in the 90s and I had to service these mini-systems. We got paid on commission, so these were quite the annoyance.

Incredible. I've been trying to recover my parents' old 8mm tapes... When rewinding a couple the tapes snapped on the reel. I cried, I felt like I let my mom down because all she wanted to do is watch the tapes with me. I know the footage isn't lost, they're still salvageable. Seeing this, listening to the devices... I did the same with the Hi-8 camcorder, bag still full of multiple cables I never thought I kept... Original manual stuck to the bottom where it fit perfectly without a single crease... This video is going to keep me focused on why I want to save this nostalgia, and turn it into something great like this. Use my old memories to create more in a process that feels fulfilling and gives others joy. Thank you algorithm, job well done. Posy, you're a legend.

This man has a fantastic voice and cadence, quite mellifluous. My brother had one of these and I think, lovely nostalgia aside, the space button adds a bit of silence between songs when recording. The space bar is where astronauts drink.

Haha LOL, I’m literally “listening” to your antique HIFI system !!! Truly marvellous

this is like the best channel I have ever seen why is this not insanely popular?

you need to find one of the 1970s cassette tapes that gave gps directions! Would be amazing to see you explain and use it! " A nifty control unit reads information from the car's milometer and relays instructions to the driver using pre-recorded phrases stored on a cassette tape."

i love your music. REALLY love your music.

This channel is so lovely. Thank you to the youtube algorithm for showing it to me

Your videos are so good, thx for the work

Great videos. More Please 😉

Esta muy chingon tu video amigo. Saludos desde Mexico 🇲🇽.

So creative. I enjoy every video.

You reviews are so relaxing and satisfaying

as a member of gen z, i adore this device. i remember growing up with an early kenwood system in my garage and some HEFTY bookshelf speakers. i find the idea of dedicated devices very special, as devices like phones demand control over many parts of our lives. the idea of a dedicated Music Player like this is something I find nice, and is a good celebration of the art I think.

I love your videos they are so relaxing yeah informative kind of like “Joe Pera talks you to sleep” it’s amazing. I just love it.

Beautiful machine, very long time not used, sadly.

Thanks. I REALLY enjoyed it. I still use one if those 90s Kenwood. Not the one you have. That is beautiful.

I am so glad to find your channel Thanks KZfaq recommendations

I love that from the sound of each button I know exactly what each one feels like.

You just gained a subscriber! Great channel 👍 wildly underated

Thanks for the awesome content

The wood flooring is gorgeous. Nice pick

Beautiful...💖💖💖💖💖

beautiful ending, great video

Awesome video Thank you very much

beautiful video

I miss those times...loved to fiddle around with hifi components.

Awesome video!

Well played, sir.

I'm glad I found your channel

After watching the entire video, I'm now of the opinion that the "Space-Time" function is the best feature. 😂🤣😂🤣

Omg the ending of the vid was genius!

This is wonderful😀🔥🎶 Heel erg bedankt!

I saw the CD component of this set at a goodwill today, immediately thought of this video

Awesome.

your every video is asmr 😍🥰

Nice video of a nice HiFi system. My preference is still for Sony. Nice to see that it still works after all these years ;-) I was shocked when I saw you with hair ;-) Keep up going making nice and humoristic video's.

I have the 6 piece Onkyo INTEC205 version of this mini component stack (Amp, Tuner, EQ, CD, MD, Tape). I think it is a bit more well designed as the power daisy chains so you only need one socket, and the system control cables are easily replacible 3.5mm jacks rather than custom connectors

I definitely remember to have that kind of device tower when I was young 😄

Tactile feel of buttons.... I miss you.

Perfect juxtaposition between the ASMR-volume voiceover and the hard smacking of the various malfunctioning mechanisms. 🤌💋[There really needs to be a chef’s kiss emoji.]

You must fix the doors to open by themselves...its a beautiful well designed hifi

My aunt had one without the minidisc player, as a kid I was fascinated with it

This channel should have at least one million subscribers 💔

I wish I found your channel earlier. Awesome and Entertaining video, Loved the demonstration of the space and time buttons. I'm Marking my place here at 20k

I like the listening part. It sounds just like it looks

I can't quit laughing! I love you, man!

Your voice sounds like it belongs in a Dyson commercial. I could listen to it for hours

Send that CD player over to Techmoan and I bet he could fix up the tray mechanism. Hell, I bet you could do it yourself just seeing all the stuff you take apart. I'd do it but I'm not as close as Techmoan is to you. I'm waaaaaaay out here in the Northern California mountains out by Lake Tahoe somewheres.

this channel is about to be huge

WOW, I've witnessed a review so wrong but so right at the same time. Liked and Subscribed

Belleza de minicomponentes se ven refinados y elegantes.

best review of all time!

Great video! Thanks for explaining everything, I'm Gen Z and all of this is entirely new to me!

Beautiful, I can't believe KZfaq turned off my notifications for your channel

Why are these vids so captivating.

Just bought a Technics system from 1992 - all working as it should, The sound is very "mini-system" not at all like my full size hi-fi components, and it doesn't have a mini-disk (too early) but has inputs for DAT. Now that all these systems can get replacement belts for the tape and CD parts, they should keep going for years to come with a bit of servicing here and there.