IN-9 Nixielyzer - Extra-Early Access
I have a new video to show you a few days ahead of my usual schedule.
Mr Nixie (or Jürgen) is a chap in Germany who sells electronic kits that predominantly feature Nixie tubes. His website is http://www.nixiekits.eu
In this video I show you his latest creation. The IN-9 Spectrum Analyzer.
The Kickstarter is here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nt-smd-rgb/audio-spectrum-analyzer-with-in-9-tubes-called-nixielyzer
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Got my kit last week and just built it today :) Very very nice! https://imgur.com/5LIVadp
It looked like a complicated kit to assemble to me -are you happy with the results?
Pleeeease: not "Ai'aen". True pronounce: "Eeeen". Because it's INdicator lamps.
Jürgen: you’d better enable automatic redirection from http to https. Otherwise people get “insecure” or similar shown in the addressbar. Hmm, this doesn’t sound too friendly. It is meant to be friendly advice though...
Not that I can afford it ATM a door to hide the controls would be my preference
Thank you for uploading in 4K. I know you've been doing it for a while but since I got my 4K monitor, I've become a bit of a snob. Also, I hope to see that featured in the background of your videos. It would be awesome to see it constantly reacting to your voice or music.
The good thing about watching in 4K is that it makes all resolutions look better due to the more generous bandwidth allocated (a few shots in this video are only 1080p - including the macro ones) So I’d recommend everyone who has the downstream speed to watch in 4K should do so even if their monitor doesn’t support that resolution natively. As far as this EQ goes, it’s definitely staying in my HiFi, it’s much more up my street than some of the others I’ve tested... I just need to rearrange a few plugs.
I would love it as it looks fantastic and is right up my alley, however the price is beyond what I can justify.
It does look quite stunning, imagine in a darker room it would be mesmerizing.
Strangely mesmerising, I like it. And another great video of course. I hope he does well with them.
Question I didn't catch if it was answered in the video, that I hope is of general interest — how does it switch between microphone and line inputs? Is it just based on whether there's sound on the line input? If so, how quickly does it "time out" back to microphone? Can this be disabled (perhaps by setting mic gain all the way down)?
It’s all on the gain controls - to turn off the mic slide it to the bottom (off) otherwise the results are a combination of what is picked up over mic and line-in in whatever proportions you’ve set the sliders.
I'd buy one (fully assembled, of course) if it wasn't for the fact that my VU meter budget has already been spent for this year, having bought the rather wonderful Muzio LED Music Tower featured on Techmoan a couple of months back.
Great video, Mat. Interesting device. I thought 'proper' Nixie tubes needed high voltage to light up - 15v seems low. But it evidently works, so maybe these types of NIxie tube can run on lower power.
No, I am sorry. Each of these tubes needs around 140 V (Neon filled) or 150 V (Argon filled) Anode voltage with a variable current from 0 (no glow) up to 12 mA each (max. lenght).
Pledged.
Thanks Mat.
Nixie's are back cool. really been meaning to build my self a clock
I agree that the more minimalist front is much better.
The demo sounds good with headphones on.
I like that, and I'm one of those masochists who would enjoy the process of building it. However, as you say, I don't actually need it, which is a shame. Ah well . . . Interesting video as always Mat.
Cool preview! I really liked your closeup shots of the nixielyzer (particularly around the 5:50 mark), really soothing.
Yes I was really happy with some of the shots in here too. I used two days and about 100GB to shoot the Hi-Fi demo section.
Mat, the disclaimer you have in the video is 100% appropriate and both needed and appreciated. Many YouTubers are actually shilling for the products they "review", receiving direct compensation from the manufacturer and without properly disclosing their relationship. You may think your disclosure is not needed, but it is. It is not in the category of "coffee is hot". Thank you for being upfront.
Expensive but very nice with brass and wood
Have you seen the Bad Dog Designs bigger version of this?
Yes - there have been dozens of these over the years. All very expensive - but all very nice to look at. I know the Bad Dog chap, but I couldn't afford to send £1800 on one even if I had it.
Now, that’s a pretty thing, and the video arrived just as I stopped for lunch. Thanks!