Just Stop! - Posting Audio Clips on YouTube

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.

Hifi cancel culture.  Just what the world needs.

Absolutely Absurd!!

@rvpiano is just as absurd as saying because my system is better than yours then you cannot use your system to convey sound quality information. Even a table top radio conveys some information on the recording’s sound qualities.

Of course you can hear differences, there are differences between phones/pads/computers/headphones/speakers and even browsers/apps you use to listen to them but they are completely useless for any kind of evaluation of that difference.