My son and I have had the opportunity to meet Jay @jaysaudiolab in person two times. My most recent interaction was with him today at the @nextlevelhifi showroom in Wayne, IL. I have also paid money and benefitted from his consultation services. Anyone that is a naysayer or describes his PASSION as "hype" hasn't really taken the time to get to know him and really understand how he has and is helping audiophiles. Does he "call out" bs whether it be one of us, or a manufacturer, maybe even a scammer? Absolutely, and that's exactly what this industry needs! In fact, we need more people like him that invest their own time, money and self which ends up benefitting all of us in the long run. Other than trade publications (which we have to take their word) how many independent sources do we have? How many people do you know that go through the trouble of finding meaningful products in the marketplace, buy them and review them in a forum where we can all see and hear with our own eyes and ears exactly what he is being talked about. Jay literally buys a product, puts it through the ringer, gives an opinion, and then lets us see and hear how he arrived at his conclusion.
Back to my son, why does my 17 year old like Jay? Because Jay takes a special interest in him on a personal level and asks insightful, meaningful questions to him and actively engages him. My son sees that Jay has a thirst of curiousity and genuinly wants to know things like, why so few people from his generation have an interest in this hobby. Jay knows that it's his generation we need to engage to carry on this great PASSION we all share.
Lastly, if Jay, were as some describe, he wouldn't waste his time talking to my son!