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Is Jay making a mistake? Amazing sound room being created

 

https://youtu.be/n2LanIySDaw?si=pjCr3s_GXqkLzvYA

I have to applaud jay's initiative. His latest video portrays him under critical assault and I think this is so wrong. He is resting comfortably on his estate in front of an incredible pool. He has found his paradise and living the dream.

He is doing lots of videos on his sound room build and a recent video on the electrical System is fascinating.  So many really cool ideas such as eight gauge wire, insulating conduits for the wire, and a completely copper electrical panel box which will probably turn green.

He is also planning a separate powerline from the street pole to his separate structure for the sound rooms. He sites many people criticizing him for digging a trench but how else are you gonna do it.   Why not do lots of solar panels and create your own power and be really quiet. It's the same electric company so how do you solve that noisy problem. Why not produce your own power with a PS audio Power generating device thingy.

I can't wait to see the system components? Maybe by Christmas.  And will he have a solid state room and a tube room. Will he have two YT channels, one for each room.  Why would someone have two rooms. Twice as much fun

He has a nice attic space to Store all the boxes. Where are you going to store all the components and I suspect that second room will probably end up being a Storage room. You need lots of space for boxes and components and inventory and I didn't see any bathrooms but it's out in the middle of nowhere.  people can take care of things in the great outdoors.

I hope he invites me to his next barbecue. I don't know too many people with nice pools.  I didn't realize Texas has so many trees I thought it was all desert with lots of flooding.

 

 

 

emergingsoul
facten
3,124 posts
 

@emergingsoul  You really should think about what you post before doing so  as you're a contradiction

"He's on the verge of creating probably one of the finest sound rooms in Texas"

"I think the cement foundation is a huge problem for the sound quality in his rooms. I think the space may be too big to achieve his purposes. Where is he gonna store all the boxes and components.  I think the electrical system he is doing is absolutely nuts. No idea why he has a second room and he hasn't really explained it. No idea why there's no bathroom that I can see. Would seem to be a commercial enterprise at this point, is it commercially zoned and I'd be super pissed if I was his neighbor. He's going to have a lot of traffic coming in and out of that place.  The resale value of his creation is going to be minimal. Society is giving him tax breaks because he can depreciate everything, although he needs income to offset that depreciation. So we are helping him pay for this thing.  "

 

parkergetdean
1,049 posts
 

I thought it was all desert with lots of flooding.

pick one

There are "deserty" parts and semi arid parts and  semi tropical parts, it’s a giant state. 

 

Just curious, what is incredible about the pool?

Everyone I know (not many, 10 people ,max) in Texas has a big salary, big house and big pool. It takes time to figure out the house layout when I visit them, and not to use the wrong bathroom and fridge. they are literally that big (for me, from my 600 sqf city world).

About the project, whatever. I wish him the best, he seems like he knows what he is doing, way more than I would.

About the negativity he receives: sounds like a good "influencer trick". No proof about the emails, but definitely gets a lot of attention. "Poor Jay" is the theme in the comments. 

 

 

secretguy
1,985 posts
 

And this is why people make fun of audiophiles.

emergingsoul OP
1,534 posts
 

@facten 

Thank you for highlighting everything I say. Support appreciated.

kerrybh
681 posts
 

I don't have any great insights into his sound room, but I've heard him speak about his income. He's said that he makes very little on YouTube videos and he make money selling gear. I believe he's said he buys the gear he shows on his channel. Whether he gets "accommodation pricing" or other breaks, I don't know.

I find his channel interesting because he shows gear you don't see that often on YouTube. I don't consider his opinion to necessarily be any more educated than anyone else, but I find it interesting. On the other hand, I dont find his construction videos interesting, but each to their own.

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