Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went?

@tannoy56 it cannot reveal any more dynamics, or energy than the system I or anyone else clicking on that video is listening to, in 192kbps AAC by the way. It sounds much better played directly even through Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnM8f95gzUE

Youtube videos for evaluating equipment?  :-(

theaudioamp

The video I presented is from youtube as well.  If you like the sound of your video better,  more power to you. Enjoy the music. 

Cables, people, cables. They are getting better. Recordings are getting worse - no digital so far can match top analogue. Electronics is a debatable point in many cases. Speakers - I don't know. Top turntables are probably even better than before.

" I'm sure, you'll get  there one day, but for now you can enjoy the sound from Best Buy."

Oh, you're quite the wise ass tannoy56! So I'm supposed to hear all of those "nuances" over computer speakers? You thought that was a worthy demo track and you're looking down on Best Buy? That's funny.

tannoy:

The sound of the speakers you linked on YouTube video is not very good (and that's putting it mildly).

I went the extra step and played it (the video) through my mini-system via the iMac  and the sound was even worse.

I have a small vinyl collection of Maori tribal music and it sounds a LOT BETTER on my vintage single driver speakers than it does on the speakers in that video.

Whether the problem is with the video/recording quality, or not I do not know, but I do know that it (the video) sounds awful.

DeKay