Just Stop! - Posting Audio Clips on YouTube

@macg19 1) the editor on the forum only gives you a limited time to edit the posts, 2) the word was corrected later on in the statement, and 3) the question still remains unanswered.

I get what you’re saying.  I don’t listen to the music clips on those review videos I focus on the equipment shown and the comments about their impressions and opinions. 

@bassbuyer you bring up a good point. Music clips during online reviews or show coverage do not tell me that much. The audio recordings that convey and provide value, at least to me and a few others, are the ones recorded from the listening chair position. In theory, when played back over speakers, in a near-field arrangement, our personal HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function) is applied to the sound, recreating what it would sound like if we were sitting at the listening chair. How well does reality match theory? It depends on a number of factors. It will never be a perfect duplication of the sound at the listening chair position chair in the room, for one microphones are limited in capturing the lowest frequencies, but enough information is conveyed to allow the listener to to assess the sound of the recorded system and its sound qualities, in most cases.

carlos269    ~~ enough information is conveyed to allow the listener to to assess the sound of the recorded system and its sound qualities, in most cases.

Very true. Anyone can get experienced ears by listening his familiar system sound and it’s recording even if it’s small cellphone mic. All mics sound similar. Alex

I don't know how much HRTF applies to the videos because I know that at least in my case, the mics on the Nikon I use are on the front of the camera next to each other.

OTOH, my ears are to the sides of my head and there is a big "orb" between them.  Still, at least you know that you are hearing the room, even though this is also  skewed by the mic placement.