My Goodness!

Actually they sound very good on video. High efficiency speakers great for tube amps. 

@pindac 

"I am comfortable with the claim I have heard the AN Youtube Demo' bettered with equipment costing a fraction of their prices."

So then you are avowing that systems can be auditioned successfully via Youtube?

@ bolong I got it from the get-go. ;)  Thanks!  It's def a great sounding bit!

 YT Recording quality of a system playing a recording is paramount.

My cheap laptop sound was fantastic. Even sound good thru my cheap phone.

My ears can pick up cues as to the quality the sound coming out of the speakers into the room.

The room appears to be quite small, bare hard wood floors and speaker placement looks compromised. That said the sound is clear and detailed. Room is not "treated" and overall sound at times too "lively"= too much reflective area?

Same setup probably epic in a dedicated room?

@carlsbad2 

"So you think you can listen to a youtube recording of a random system on your system and know what the random system sounds like?"

I should have been clearer. Wasn't listening through my stereo system. Was listening through very mid-fi speakers under the Samsung Big Screen. I have listened to many a Youtube through that setup, so I have some sense of how that plays Youtube sound. When something sounds a cut above it makes me sit up and take notice, but not enough to buy something sight unseen. Could never afford the AN system anyway.