I've gone through my audio phase and I have the system I want, but I realized that most of these guys are shills. Not all. You can decide for yourselves who is who.
I’ve unsubscribed from most audiophile channels because the balance between informed, educated discussions and placebo-driven mysticism has tipped too far in the wrong direction. However, I still follow Pearl Acoustics for his genuine passion for music and Darko Audio for his grounded, pragmatic approach. Both bring a refreshing perspective to the audiophile community, focusing on what truly matters rather than getting lost in unnecessary unscientific hype.
I would strongly recommend The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel and Tharbamar channel and Passion for Sound I agree with most all of your recommendations but there are a couple that I would put in the shill category Great list and enjoyed the video and I have been subscribed to your channel for a while so I would add you to my list I expect you will get a lot of views for this video
@@middleearthltd I know Hans and Tharbamar’s channel, but it’s hard for me to follow them for an extended period of time. Which ones are shady for you - I’m curious. And thanks for your kind comment. Much appreciated!
I am not going to name names. My opinion is just that and no good can come from me questioning reviewers who smell of desperation for money and seem to me to be compromised. I should have added Real World Audio which is a fantastic channel and ABX which is an important channel. All the tube focused channels.
Nice vid! I rely on many of the reviewers you’ve outlined. Jay’s Iyagi, Thomas Stereo and The British Audiophile were my early goto reviewers for when I made the jump to tunes with the Willsenton R8. Thomas now does reviews for the online website for The Absolute Sound. Always enjoy Steve Guttenberg along with Herb R. for their excellent reviews, positive outlook and for Steve’s music recommendations. I put my trust in Hans B. for his reviews. I also enjoy Ron at New Record Day. For a majority of them I glean what information I need and try to stay away so I don’t go broke😂
Hi Greg! Best regards and thank you for your honest opinion and kind words. I know that knockoff cables are controversial subject: still, a lot of guys do look for any info on the internet. And you can learn a lot about building your own wiring looms by looking at the repeatable patterns in geometry and materials of these. I appreciate your opinion! :)
Forgot audiosciencereview, similar to Erins channel and also Audioholics.both provide objective results. Poes is awesome too for how to setup and select systems.
About Erin's audio corner, you need to know/ learn about the measurements in order to fully understand/ make use of the measurements. They're really useful to know about problems with speakers and their quirks.
All worth a watch if you are interested in better sound quality. Yes, "better" is subjective. When you hear detail or immersion that you missed on lesser systems. I would class that as a better musical experience, not different. Realism is the goal. These channels have helped me get BETTER sound. Big thumbs up to HIFI Zone, IIWI, Skunkie, Paul, British audiophile, sound news and Danny from GR. Thank you very much for your great content 👍
Totally agree. Well, almost ;-) Realism IMO is also subjective because we don't really know how "the artist intended" the particular piece to sound. At the end we strive to configure our systems the way we want them to sound.
It's all BS guys, believe it if you want to, but you'll just keep going round and round and further down the rabbit hole. If that floats your boat - go for it.
Your honest and straightforward comments were appreciated by this viewer!! With the exception of only 2 I am subscribed to all of them. There is one audio reviewer whom I was disappointed to see omitted, Zeos Pantera. He is not everyone's cup of tea for sure but he is very honest in his assessment of affordable to higher mid end gear and is extremely funny. He can be a bit caustic but I have learned so much from him in terms of making complicated audio issues quite understandable. Again he does take a little getting used to but I find him highly entertaining and a very refreshing antidote to some of the stuffier reviewers. Just my opinion. PS I am now subscribed to your ch.
So glad you started a channel, brother. Keep cranking. Really humbling to hear that you got inspiration to start from me. If an idiot like me can do it I know you’ll crush it
Ron will happily admit that his shed is not 'perfect' - has simply put a lot of time, money and effort into addressing the realities we all face with acoustics.
Channels to consider: Scientific Audiophile (SA) - down to earth reviews and critics (often sarcastic). Stjernholm Reviews - out of the box funny. Utilitarian TV Like the other comment, some of your proposed channels, imo, are kinda 'shady' ;) I believe the 'paranormal' channel was many times addressed as profiting from misery just after a death or accident (maybe look that up - Titan submarine and SH)
Soundnews channel is excellent. Sando ( Poland) is quite knowledgeable and owns a lot of excellent gear to compare to the review gear. The youtube reviewer that I missed the most is Shane from Zero reviews. Like Ron, he is an OG.
Thanks for your comment. I don't think Sando is from Poland. I am and to me he sounds more like a Balkan guy - a Croatian perhaps :) I've added Z Reviews to the "appendix" in the pinned comment above.
0 Fidelity is a channel you omitted. I have much respect for his basic and no nonsense format and his opinions. He has been rather quiet of late. The British audiophile is another no nonsense channel I have much respect for. Steve G. I don’t question his experience or knowledge. But I find his broadcasts hard going. It seems to me he has a lot to say about very little. John Darko. Not my preferred choice of reviewer. He tends to bulk his broadcasts out with frequent musical interludes and images of plugs and cables being connected and disconnected. My time is limited, I prefer the direct approach. Amir, at Audio Science Review is another channel you omitted. We need more people like him to help us audiophiles keep our feet firmly on the ground and sort the shit from the shine. As for Jay. I find his esoteric attitude very hard to swallow. He claims to be an audio engineer and trained in neuroscience. That’s not reflected in his broadcasts! He tends to use his time spent in high end retail as validation of the authenticity of his opinions. I worked for 18 years in the financial services sector. That doesn’t make me an expert on money, far from it. I used to hold in high esteem the advice and opinions of the team at Audioholics. But since they’ve started collaborating with Jay, my trust in their judgement is impaired. Paul at PS audio. What’s not to like about the chap? I’m sure everything he says and does is genuinely said and done with the best intent. Even though sometimes he holds firm opinions which aren’t scientifically or factually based. Erin, of Erin’s Audio Corner. A likeable character providing a valuable service. I could go on. There are many others, including:- Ron at New Record Day, Danny at GR Research, Adrian at Audio Excellence, Hunter Gray, Etc. Etc. As for female audiophile RUclipsrs, Andrew Robinson’s channel features Christie. There is another channel presented by a female, Rita I think, but don’t quote me on that.
Thanks for your elaborate comment Howard. I agree with most of what you said :) However, Zero Fidelity channel is discontinued I'm afraid. The guy hasn't posted any new content for a year. I hope he's doing fine and he just got bored with it.
1. 10:30 very relevant, Directivity index and estimated in room response give a lot of information of how speakers would act in a room. 2. Any channel telling Ethernet cables have sound should be discarded and never looked back at.
I do follow the reviews of the above audiophils (except Yours) ... for Years. For me no. 1 is "British audiophil". PS. From now on...I will explore your channel as well.
Pearl Acoustics, Tharbamar, Thomas and Stereo, Beekhuyzen, Nemo Propaganda, Persuit Pefect System, Anadialog and Zero Fidelity (seems to be discontinued unfortunately)
That asian guy from a thumbnaill knows nothing about music. He stated that there is no information below 50Hz in music and told me to "google it". I replied he should learn how to make and read spectograms so he banned me. Don't listen to that guy he's a full of BS.
The 1st 3 you should avoid at all costs, shilling audio based by monitization, check their websites. The others not so bad. Darko and cheap audio guy are the worst, trust their opinions at you own cost.
OK , it goes like this: True Fidelity Audio (Audio) is about reducing artefacts to the level of of inaudibility. HiFi Audio is about a rabbit hole with lots of bullshit together with badly designed equipment with lots of artefacts which supposedly makes your music “sound better”. It doesn’t make anything “sound better” only different. You are just listening to artefacts which shouldn’t be there. There’s also a lot of FOMO involved. In fact it’s much worse than that . These guys have to make stuff sound different in order to sell it. Nobody will buy a 50k amp if sounds the same as a 5k amp which sounds the same as a $500 amp - think about that. If they were true fidelity components they would all sound exactly the same. Guess what ? The industry doesn’t want to make true fidelity components.
But in reality you don't really know how the "true fidelity" should sound because when the music is recorded, it goes through many processes that alter it the same way your playback system does. Quite often the producer has more influence on how the recording sounds than the musician. So, it's all subjective. Plus, some people focus more on the music while others focus more on gear - like with every hobby, and it's OK. It's the same with cars for example - some collect old or expensive cars just because they think they're pretty while others race their modified VW Golfs on a track. Who's to say which is "better"?
This is bogus.Firstly, listening to gear is dumb - all you’re listening to is artefacts which shouldn’t be there to begin with. Secondly, never use car analogies in audio - they don’t work . Audio is about the absence of things (artefacts) not the prescence of something ie more hp and faster laps etc. Thirdly, I would argue that audio equipment is like a wine glass - you wouldn’t be too happy if your wine glass changed the flavour of your expensive wine, regardless of how the vintner decided to make it. Pls don’t make apologies for what is a very shoddy “industry”.
There's a few shills here, some of these "reviewers" (salesmen) only do positive reviews (sales pitches) avoid them. There's one particular person on this list who has another channel where he claims he's communicating with the DEAD via his handheld radio. (Im not making this up) I won't say who it is but he has 3 large windows in his listening room. Personally i can't trust a person who does this.
The vast majority of such sites utterly depend upon sensationalism to ‘grow their followers’, very much like a religion. They abuse language to impress audiences with meaningless words like ‘warmth’, and avoid or even diss measurements that actually reveal truth. Very few of them acknowledge basic audio research that dispels audiophile mythology, choosing instead to propagate the nonsense instead. If a site is wholly subjective, then it is wholly deceptive, and it is intentional. Audio Science Review and Erin’s audio are examples of good reviewers that relate quality sound to measurements that prove it. Anything from PS Audio is extremely bad, as are most. You are better off just ignoring online reviewers.
@@plcamp1 Thanks for your comment Peter. In my opinion this hobby, like any other, is totally based on subjective feelings and preferences. And good measurements are not the only element that constitutes a „good” audio component for someone. It’s like with cars - performance is not the only factor and in fact it only matters on a race track, which 99% of drivers will never visit. By the same token, what’s the use of perfectly measuring audio gear, when you put it in your untreated living room and turn of while having dinner with your kids or partying with your friends?
They both are trying to simply sell (like worst type of salesmans) worthless device - cheap DDC for wiim ultra used with wiim usb out. Based on assumption that wiim ultra has bad jitter, which is not true on many different levels -it's contradictory with real measurements which are clearly indicating that wiims jitter is on very good level - best in whole wiims family, on the same level as other devices similar type. Also there is no any electrical noise on wiims Outputs (i checked myself). They did not provide any different measurements, any data on their part. Any confirmation, any proof absolute nothing, only pure assumption "trust me bro" which assumption is technically near impossible. They are stating that audible difference is huge - not possible in case of jitter in modern devices, not possible in case of very cheap DDC with low quality power. Even real DDC worth a lot, lot of money (like Denafrips Iris) , are providing very subtle effect. Not anything huge. They are stating that cheap one is doing miracles. Technically simply impossible. They are simply using lack of their vievers experience. And usb out out is not compatible with lfe. They are ignoring this fact, not informing about this their viewers. Lfe is far, far, far more important, besides, DDC in practice could work as in fact reclocker with spdif connections, not with usb. Usb is asynchronous type of connection. Do not need reclocking. Simply do not need any DDC. This device is on many levels pure vodoo, and they both are selling voodoo harmfull for their viewers, without any real explanation, measurements, proof, absolute nothing. Only "trust me what I'm hearing". I do not trust them any more in any way. I do not trust basically any yt audio channel after seeing something like this. They ears, any reviews, now are now worth nothing. This type of adverts should NEVER be created without clear measuremets charts. They both presented absolute worst face of yt. Simply advert to sell worthless voodoo device. Without any solid ground. Without any real data. And this is not first time. Lack of real knowledge and competency could be observed also in the past not one time. What is in fact important for audio devices - it is power quality. I did not seen videos from their side regarding for example good power supplies like Ifi devices. This could be real added value. Easy to measure and proof. For this reason, channels with real value for me from now on can be maily iiwi or British audiophile. And on some way Darko - thanks to overall form.
Sorry, Terry, for the bad news of not making this list. I myself unsubscribed to your channel when you abandoned the great format of including sound demos of the gear you reviewed.
Based on your feedback, I'm compiling the complete audiophile channels list - in alphabetical order. I'll be updating it regularly:
- www.youtube.com/@abritishaudiophile7314
- www.youtube.com/@abxaudiophiles
- www.youtube.com/@andrewrobinsonreviews
- www.youtube.com/@Audioholics
- www.youtube.com/@AudioMasterclass
- www.youtube.com/@AudiophileJunkie
- www.youtube.com/@AudioScienceReview
- www.youtube.com/@AudioUniversity
- www.youtube.com/@cheapaudioman
- www.youtube.com/@Currawong
- www.youtube.com/@DarkoAudio
- www.youtube.com/@DMS3TV
- - www.youtube.com/@ErinsAudioCorner
- www.youtube.com/@ForeverAnalog
- www.youtube.com/@generationbehindhifi
- www.youtube.com/@gramophone-channel
- www.youtube.com/@GRResearch
- www.youtube.com/@HIFIDaydreaming
- www.youtube.com/@HiFiHuff
- www.youtube.com/@Hi-FiRiff
- www.youtube.com/@iiWiReviews
- www.youtube.com/@Jayiyagi
- www.youtube.com/@JoycesReview
- www.youtube.com/@kronoshifi
- www.youtube.com/@k4syx
- www.youtube.com/@LennyFlorentine
- www.youtube.com/@MattCoykendall1
- www.youtube.com/@MelindaMurphy
- www.youtube.com/@NemoPropaganda
- www.youtube.com/@Newrecordday2013
- www.youtube.com/@NormcoreGreg
- www.youtube.com/@OldGuyHifi
- www.youtube.com/@PassionforSound
- www.youtube.com/@Paulmcgowanpsaudio
- www.youtube.com/@PearlAcoustics
- www.youtube.com/@PursuitPerfectSystem
- www.youtube.com/@scientificaudiophile
- www.youtube.com/@SkunkieDesignsElectronics
- www.youtube.com/@skylabsaudio
- www.youtube.com/@Soundnews
- www.youtube.com/@stereoreviewx
- www.youtube.com/@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac
- www.youtube.com/@Tharbamar
- www.youtube.com/@TheAlphaAudio
- www.youtube.com/@TheAudiophileMan
- www.youtube.com/@TheBoomerConsumer
- www.youtube.com/@TheHansBeekhuyzenChannel
- www.youtube.com/@TheHEADPHONEShow
- www.youtube.com/@TheHonestAudiophile
- www.youtube.com/@ThomasAndStereo
- www.youtube.com/@UnitedStatesofAnalog
- www.youtube.com/@UTILITARIANTVUK
- www.youtube.com/@VirtualHiFi
- www.youtube.com/@ZeroFidelity
- www.youtube.com/@ZReviews
- ...
Thanks for the inclusion in this list! Been subbed to your channel for a bit, keep up the great work!
@@ForeverAnalog thanks for your comment and your sub. Happy to be part of this great community :)
I've gone through my audio phase and I have the system I want, but I realized that most of these guys are shills. Not all. You can decide for yourselves who is who.
@@danisold you are absolutely right.
Totally. There are a couple of grounded pragmatic ones, the rest are **** peddlers.
I’ve unsubscribed from most audiophile channels because the balance between informed, educated discussions and placebo-driven mysticism has tipped too far in the wrong direction. However, I still follow Pearl Acoustics for his genuine passion for music and Darko Audio for his grounded, pragmatic approach. Both bring a refreshing perspective to the audiophile community, focusing on what truly matters rather than getting lost in unnecessary unscientific hype.
Hey, I missed this but I appreciate the kind words!
Hey Erin! Thrilled to see you here :)
you are not even in the same league as most of these fellows... hows that for lack of clarity. 😅
@ speaking of clarity, can you clarify who are you referring to?
@@NormcoreGreg I was referring to Erin .
I kid him when I can. I think he’s an amazing reviewer.
I would strongly recommend The Hans Beekhuyzen Channel and Tharbamar channel and Passion for Sound
I agree with most all of your recommendations but there are a couple that I would put in the shill category
Great list and enjoyed the video and I have been subscribed to your channel for a while so I would add you to my list
I expect you will get a lot of views for this video
@@middleearthltd I know Hans and Tharbamar’s channel, but it’s hard for me to follow them for an extended period of time. Which ones are shady for you - I’m curious.
And thanks for your kind comment. Much appreciated!
I am not going to name names.
My opinion is just that and no good can come from me questioning reviewers who smell of desperation for money and seem to me to be compromised.
I should have added Real World Audio which is a fantastic channel and ABX which is an important channel.
All the tube focused channels.
Nice vid!
I rely on many of the reviewers you’ve outlined. Jay’s Iyagi, Thomas Stereo and The British Audiophile were my early goto reviewers for when I made the jump to tunes with the Willsenton R8. Thomas now does reviews for the online website for The Absolute Sound.
Always enjoy Steve Guttenberg along with Herb R. for their excellent reviews, positive outlook and for Steve’s music recommendations.
I put my trust in Hans B. for his reviews. I also enjoy Ron at New Record Day.
For a majority of them I glean what information I need and try to stay away so I don’t go broke😂
Thanks for your comment. This hobby can quickly become very expensive, but it's important to enjoy what you have, as with almost everything in life ;)
Hi Greg!
Best regards and thank you for your honest opinion and kind words. I know that knockoff cables are controversial subject: still, a lot of guys do look for any info on the internet. And you can learn a lot about building your own wiring looms by looking at the repeatable patterns in geometry and materials of these. I appreciate your opinion! :)
Forgot audiosciencereview, similar to Erins channel and also Audioholics.both provide objective results. Poes is awesome too for how to setup and select systems.
Thanks. I’ve added them to the complete list of audiophile channels list in the pinned comment above.
Thanks for the suggestion. Objectivity is what I want.
About Erin's audio corner, you need to know/ learn about the measurements in order to fully understand/ make use of the measurements. They're really useful to know about problems with speakers and their quirks.
Enjoy this video. Good choices. Have some on my list. Some channels was new to me. Will be fun to see how you do this world of reviewing.
Thanks for your kind comment :)
All worth a watch if you are interested in better sound quality. Yes, "better" is subjective. When you hear detail or immersion that you missed on lesser systems. I would class that as a better musical experience, not different.
Realism is the goal. These channels have helped me get BETTER sound. Big thumbs up to HIFI Zone, IIWI, Skunkie, Paul, British audiophile, sound news and Danny from GR. Thank you very much for your great content 👍
Totally agree. Well, almost ;-) Realism IMO is also subjective because we don't really know how "the artist intended" the particular piece to sound. At the end we strive to configure our systems the way we want them to sound.
It's all BS guys, believe it if you want to, but you'll just keep going round and round and further down the rabbit hole. If that floats your boat - go for it.
As always, I try to verify information in different sources. But those channels provide good guidance for me.
@@davidcarr2216 its not all bullshit tho is it
Your honest and straightforward comments were appreciated by this viewer!! With the exception of only 2 I am subscribed to all of them. There is one audio reviewer whom I was disappointed to see omitted, Zeos Pantera. He is not everyone's cup of tea for sure but he is very honest in his assessment of affordable to higher mid end gear and is extremely funny. He can be a bit caustic but I have learned so much from him in terms of making complicated audio issues quite understandable. Again he does take a little getting used to but I find him highly entertaining and a very refreshing antidote to some of the stuffier reviewers. Just my opinion. PS I am now subscribed to your ch.
Thanks for your comment and your sub! I've added Zeos's Z Reviews channel to the appendix of this video in the pinned comment.
My Friend! Thank you so much for the shout out. I am so glad you enjoy my content. I am now a subscriber. Thanks again and best wishes.
So glad you started a channel, brother. Keep cranking. Really humbling to hear that you got inspiration to start from me. If an idiot like me can do it I know you’ll crush it
Wow! Thanks for your comment Randy! It means a lot :)
Ron will happily admit that his shed is not 'perfect' - has simply put a lot of time, money and effort into addressing the realities we all face with acoustics.
If I were him I would never admit it is perfect since I wouldn't be able to justify to my wife that I have to keep on investing and working on it ;-)
@@NormcoreGreg I doubt that Eon will ever stop trying to find that 'absolute sound'.
Channels to consider:
Scientific Audiophile (SA) - down to earth reviews and critics (often sarcastic).
Stjernholm Reviews - out of the box funny.
Utilitarian TV
Like the other comment, some of your proposed channels, imo, are kinda 'shady' ;) I believe the 'paranormal' channel was many times addressed as profiting from misery just after a death or accident (maybe look that up - Titan submarine and SH)
@@34332 which ones do you find shady and why? Maybe this will help me avoid the same mistakes :)
@@34332 +1 to Utilitarian TV
Are you talking about the guy with the 3 large windows in his listening room? 😉
Thanks for the shout out!
Thanks for your comment Steve! Been a secret admirer for years :)
Hans there is no lost without Hans B
Thanks for your comment. I've added the ones I missed to the "appendix" in the pinned comment above.
Soundnews channel is excellent. Sando ( Poland) is quite knowledgeable and owns a lot of excellent gear to compare to the review gear.
The youtube reviewer that I missed the most is Shane from Zero reviews. Like Ron, he is an OG.
Thanks for your comment. I don't think Sando is from Poland. I am and to me he sounds more like a Balkan guy - a Croatian perhaps :) I've added Z Reviews to the "appendix" in the pinned comment above.
@@NormcoreGreg Romanian
Thanks for the mention! Subscribed!
Thanks for your comment Ron! It means a lot to me to be able to contribute to this great audiophile community on youtube :)
0 Fidelity is a channel you omitted. I have much respect for his basic and no nonsense format and his opinions. He has been rather quiet of late.
The British audiophile is another no nonsense channel I have much respect for.
Steve G. I don’t question his experience or knowledge. But I find his broadcasts hard going. It seems to me he has a lot to say about very little.
John Darko. Not my preferred choice of reviewer. He tends to bulk his broadcasts out with frequent musical interludes and images of plugs and cables being connected and disconnected. My time is limited, I prefer the direct approach.
Amir, at Audio Science Review is another channel you omitted. We need more people like him to help us audiophiles keep our feet firmly on the ground and sort the shit from the shine.
As for Jay. I find his esoteric attitude very hard to swallow. He claims to be an audio engineer and trained in neuroscience. That’s not reflected in his broadcasts! He tends to use his time spent in high end retail as validation of the authenticity of his opinions. I worked for 18 years in the financial services sector. That doesn’t make me an expert on money, far from it.
I used to hold in high esteem the advice and opinions of the team at Audioholics. But since they’ve started collaborating with Jay, my trust in their judgement is impaired.
Paul at PS audio. What’s not to like about the chap? I’m sure everything he says and does is genuinely said and done with the best intent. Even though sometimes he holds firm opinions which aren’t scientifically or factually based.
Erin, of Erin’s Audio Corner. A likeable character providing a valuable service.
I could go on. There are many others, including:- Ron at New Record Day, Danny at GR Research, Adrian at Audio Excellence, Hunter Gray, Etc. Etc.
As for female audiophile RUclipsrs, Andrew Robinson’s channel features Christie. There is another channel presented by a female, Rita I think, but don’t quote me on that.
Thanks for your elaborate comment Howard. I agree with most of what you said :) However, Zero Fidelity channel is discontinued I'm afraid. The guy hasn't posted any new content for a year. I hope he's doing fine and he just got bored with it.
Goldensound is a good channel for indepth reviews and explanations of mainly headphone related stuff I. e. Dacs, Headphone amps etc
Thanks! I've added it to the full list in the pinned comment above.
Hi-Fi Riff, Audioholics, Andrew Robinson and Kristy, Elite Audio, Tharbamar, Goldensound, Alpha Audio, DMS, Pursuit Perfect System, Kronos AV, Audio Advice, Gramophone, The Audiophile Man, … Cheers.
Thanks for your comment. I've added the ones I missed to the "appendix" in the pinned comment.
@@NormcoreGreg HiFi Riff is great, and really different from most of the RUclips audio channels
I agree. I watch many of your choices often. Have fun with your channel and audio journey.
1. 10:30 very relevant, Directivity index and estimated in room response give a lot of information of how speakers would act in a room. 2. Any channel telling Ethernet cables have sound should be discarded and never looked back at.
Nice list of popular channels
I do follow the reviews of the above audiophils (except Yours) ... for Years.
For me no. 1 is "British audiophil".
PS. From now on...I will explore your channel as well.
Thanks for your kind comment!
Some channels are more marketing support than critical reviews. Stay sceptical when watching this weeks next best ever gear.
Great video! Huff cut his teeth online with doing photography equipment reviews.
That other female audiophile RUclipsr whose name I couldn’t recall ‘Melinda Murphy’ not ‘Rita’, sorry Melinda.
I didn't know Melinda's channel, but now I do thanks to you :) I've added her to the "appendix" in the pinned comment above. Thanks for your input!
Pearl Acoustics, Tharbamar, Thomas and Stereo, Beekhuyzen, Nemo Propaganda, Persuit Pefect System, Anadialog and Zero Fidelity (seems to be discontinued unfortunately)
Thanks for your comment. I've added the ones I missed to the "appendix" in the pinned comment.
Nemo, not so much.
That asian guy from a thumbnaill knows nothing about music. He stated that there is no information below 50Hz in music and told me to "google it". I replied he should learn how to make and read spectograms so he banned me. Don't listen to that guy he's a full of BS.
😱
@NormcoreGreg You think it's funny. I think it's silly to listen to the guy who hasn't got basic knowledge and promoting him.
Luke, I did not say it is.
The 1st 3 you should avoid at all costs, shilling audio based by monitization, check their websites. The others not so bad. Darko and cheap audio guy are the worst, trust their opinions at you own cost.
I like drD E his channel is great! Straight forward
Ya, Beekhuyzen for sure. Alpha Audio also. Excellent!
Thanks for your comment Eric. I've added them to the "appendix" in the pinned comment above :)
Goood audio chanel The audio couple
I think you missed Amir from Audio Science Review and Danny from GR Research. Both are polar opposite sides of the spectrum, lol
Good. ASR is toxic
Thanks for your comment! I've added them both to the complete list in the pinned comment above.
Bout right.
You are not a sheep, you have a brain, trust it.
OK , it goes like this: True Fidelity Audio (Audio) is about reducing artefacts to the level of of inaudibility. HiFi Audio is about a rabbit hole with lots of bullshit together with badly designed equipment with lots of artefacts which supposedly makes your music “sound better”. It doesn’t make anything “sound better” only different. You are just listening to artefacts which shouldn’t be there. There’s also a lot of FOMO involved. In fact it’s much worse than that . These guys have to make stuff sound different in order to sell it. Nobody will buy a 50k amp if sounds the same as a 5k amp which sounds the same as a $500 amp - think about that. If they were true fidelity components they would all sound exactly the same. Guess what ? The industry doesn’t want to make true fidelity components.
But in reality you don't really know how the "true fidelity" should sound because when the music is recorded, it goes through many processes that alter it the same way your playback system does. Quite often the producer has more influence on how the recording sounds than the musician. So, it's all subjective. Plus, some people focus more on the music while others focus more on gear - like with every hobby, and it's OK. It's the same with cars for example - some collect old or expensive cars just because they think they're pretty while others race their modified VW Golfs on a track. Who's to say which is "better"?
This is bogus.Firstly, listening to gear is dumb - all you’re listening to is artefacts which shouldn’t be there to begin with. Secondly, never use car analogies in audio - they don’t work . Audio is about the absence of things (artefacts) not the prescence of something ie more hp and faster laps etc. Thirdly, I would argue that audio equipment is like a wine glass - you wouldn’t be too happy if your wine glass changed the flavour of your expensive wine, regardless of how the vintner decided to make it. Pls don’t make apologies for what is a very shoddy “industry”.
There's a few shills here, some of these "reviewers" (salesmen) only do positive reviews (sales pitches) avoid them.
There's one particular person on this list who has another channel where he claims he's communicating with the DEAD via his handheld radio. (Im not making this up)
I won't say who it is but
he has 3 large windows in his listening room.
Personally i can't trust a person who does this.
I know the other Steve Huff's channel ;-) In fact, I mention it in this video.
@NormcoreGreg
Oh is that his name? 😉
The vast majority of such sites utterly depend upon sensationalism to ‘grow their followers’, very much like a religion. They abuse language to impress audiences with meaningless words like ‘warmth’, and avoid or even diss measurements that actually reveal truth. Very few of them acknowledge basic audio research that dispels audiophile mythology, choosing instead to propagate the nonsense instead.
If a site is wholly subjective, then it is wholly deceptive, and it is intentional.
Audio Science Review and Erin’s audio are examples of good reviewers that relate quality sound to measurements that prove it. Anything from PS Audio is extremely bad, as are most.
You are better off just ignoring online reviewers.
@@plcamp1 Thanks for your comment Peter. In my opinion this hobby, like any other, is totally based on subjective feelings and preferences. And good measurements are not the only element that constitutes a „good” audio component for someone. It’s like with cars - performance is not the only factor and in fact it only matters on a race track, which 99% of drivers will never visit. By the same token, what’s the use of perfectly measuring audio gear, when you put it in your untreated living room and turn of while having dinner with your kids or partying with your friends?
I do enjoy Andrew Robinson’s channel.
Audiophile Junkie...😊
Thanks for your comment. I've added the ones I missed to the "appendix" in the pinned comment above.
Unfortunately, Cheap audio man and Old Guy Hifi proved recently that audio channels can not be trusted which is sad...
@@trekkis how so?
They both are trying to simply sell (like worst type of salesmans) worthless device - cheap DDC for wiim ultra used with wiim usb out. Based on assumption that wiim ultra has bad jitter, which is not true on many different levels -it's contradictory with real measurements which are clearly indicating that wiims jitter is on very good level - best in whole wiims family, on the same level as other devices similar type. Also there is no any electrical noise on wiims Outputs (i checked myself). They did not provide any different measurements, any data on their part. Any confirmation, any proof absolute nothing, only pure assumption "trust me bro" which assumption is technically near impossible. They are stating that audible difference is huge - not possible in case of jitter in modern devices, not possible in case of very cheap DDC with low quality power. Even real DDC worth a lot, lot of money (like Denafrips Iris) , are providing very subtle effect. Not anything huge. They are stating that cheap one is doing miracles. Technically simply impossible. They are simply using lack of their vievers experience.
And usb out out is not compatible with lfe. They are ignoring this fact, not informing about this their viewers. Lfe is far, far, far more important, besides, DDC in practice could work as in fact reclocker with spdif connections, not with usb. Usb is asynchronous type of connection. Do not need reclocking. Simply do not need any DDC. This device is on many levels pure vodoo, and they both are selling voodoo harmfull for their viewers, without any real explanation, measurements, proof, absolute nothing. Only "trust me what I'm hearing". I do not trust them any more in any way. I do not trust basically any yt audio channel after seeing something like this. They ears, any reviews, now are now worth nothing.
This type of adverts should NEVER be created without clear measuremets charts.
They both presented absolute worst face of yt. Simply advert to sell worthless voodoo device. Without any solid ground. Without any real data.
And this is not first time. Lack of real knowledge and competency could be observed also in the past not one time.
What is in fact important for audio devices - it is power quality. I did not seen videos from their side regarding for example good power supplies like Ifi devices. This could be real added value. Easy to measure and proof.
For this reason, channels with real value for me from now on can be maily iiwi or British audiophile. And on some way Darko - thanks to overall form.
8 years, 28 million hifi video views and didn’t make the cut… ouch haha
I’m sorry Terry. Please excuse my ignorance. But I do subscribe your channel :) I’ll make a more comprehensive list soon!
@@NormcoreGreg don’t worry I was only playing :)
Sorry, Terry, for the bad news of not making this list. I myself unsubscribed to your channel when you abandoned the great format of including sound demos of the gear you reviewed.
@ like I said David I was just messing about. You can’t win them all
no measurements = no review worth listening to
You'll then enjoy Ron's Audio Corner.