Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube!

I think I can hear the difference and it is a starting point to figure out which gear you might like but not the be all and end all.

This article wraps up my thoughts on youtube audio quality, https://vonk.scintilla.utwente.nl/post/2020/youtube/ I've never even bothered playing youtube over my audio only system. On my home theater system, Qobuz and Tidal sound quality far better than youtube.

IMO, it's just you and those like you.

DeKay

Roy, you're starting to sound like a Flat Earther defending the indefensible. All other things being equal, it is possible to hear the difference in say, changing a cartridge or speaker, or tubes in a HD YouTube video. You can hear one being brighter, darker, or more detailed than the other. We are in agreement that you cannot hear the exact same sound as you would in a live audition. The medium and the transducers get in the way. Just like listening on a system is never as accurate as the real performance. Nevertheless, we are satisfied listening to our hi-fi systems which give a simulation of the real thing. So too does the YouTube video. It may not be as good but it is discernible. 

Just wow.

Betting 99% of us are not running YouTube videos through our reference systems. Zero connectivity through quality servers or streaming systems.  My Innuos statement has zero YouTube ability. Unless I use airplay and why would I. 

I wonder if all the ones who say you can't hear a difference on well recorded YouTube videos stream music. Just saying.....