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Why on earth?

Answer me this:  On You-Tube, there are endless of reviews, comparisons, and demos of equipment played in the creators room, recorded by a mic and published as if we could hear anything relevant considering we are listening to OUR stereo!  Some of these have high play counts.   Does anyone think they could hear differences in an amp or DAC picked up by some unknown mic, A2D, post processing and played back on their HT?   Are we really that stupid? 

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carlsbad2
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In answer to your next to last question, yes, there are lots of people that think these videos are relevant. 

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cleeds
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I've pondered the same thing. And on top of it all, YT videos use lossy compression. Yet some still insist the videos allow them to "hear differences" and that they can make judgments based on that. It makes no sense to me.

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I guess there isn't too much difference between watching U-Tube and following internet forums when it comes to valuing comments and advise, or for that matter making comments or giving advice. Whatever floats your boat, its a personal choice made for reasons mostly unique to the individual. Don't watch if you don't like! You really don't need to piss on others for their beliefs. :-(

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