Just Stop! - Posting Audio Clips on YouTube

That’s an interesting question. My initial reaction was the same—I thought using YouTube to demonstrate or compare high-end audio was pretty ridiculous, and I still don’t think it’s a reliable way to seriously evaluate components.

That said, I’ve softened on it. Many of my customers watch these videos and genuinely find them helpful, and some say they do hear differences. Because of that, I’ve started sending short recordings privately to customers. Just yesterday, I sent a clip of a system with a sub and then without it, and the difference was very easy to hear—something the customer immediately confirmed. I’ve also had cases where a customer could recognize differences between two amplifiers. I could clearly hear it in person, but he could hear it in the video as well. I didn’t give any hints or clues—I simply sent the clips and he was able to articulate what I could here in my room. 

Is it ideal? No. Is it a replacement for in-room listening? Absolutely not. But I do think these recordings can convey certain things like spatial cues, imaging changes, and especially bass presence. Used with the right expectations, they can still have some value.

Wait until he discovers the "Rate my system" or "how’d i do" threads in the audio subforums on reddit. 

Meh, I find it fun and even informative and entertaining. On my desktop system, differences are often easily heard when they use top notch mics, setups etc.. You don't hear the differences at all? Bummer.

Here a short and simple tune from my listening session last weekend that others can use for comparison to their own system. You can do it in private and don’t even need to tell anyone how yours compares to mine:

Delia’s Gone

Hmmmmm, I just checked Utube.. It's funny, it didn't hold a gun to my head and make me listen.. so I'm guessing if you don't want to see or hear it, don't watch, listen or look for it! I've got a novel idea, It doesn't appear any harm is being done so let people do what they wanna do. Last time I checked it's a free country!! :) Too- 100k rigs are on the lower end spectrum. Almost all my audiophile Friends Rigs are pushing 4 to 800k. A big part of the fun in this hobby is to actually see what other people have and what direction they went in.