Why on earth?

@macg19 +1 but...

Wow... why does Everything need to be about Absolutism? So... the YouTube audio of a Demo'd item is not the Be All and End All. I am convinced most people who are Audiogon participants are aware of the technical limitations on display there. Is it So totally egregious as to be important enough to publicly denounce the attempt to demonstate a product/system (to total strangers) and go on and on about it? Is not a Taste better than a Whiff?

I'd expect the Absolute Truth attitude from the patrons of a (Psuedo) Scientific Site or somewhere that everything gets reduced to Numbers, Ones and Zeros, graphs and measurements...Hmmmm 

I usually listen using headphones and, often, I can hear differences in components.  I would never use a YouTube video as the basis for a purchase but, I enjoy watching/listening sometimes.

I’ve watched a couple and just scratched my head. My iPad speakers are great for there size… but watching a video of a system playing music… huh?

OP  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! Are we really that stupid? 

We listen the radio for the music, information, and to kill the time in the car and truck every day. Does that make us stupid?

You shouldn't confident too much for the sound of your hi-fi system. Why most women don't like to listen an expensive hi-fi audio? I believe non-audiophiles (wives) prefer the original music (w/ $30 computer speakers) than the sound of < $100K hi-fi system. Unless one has a true natural sound audio system like mine, I wouldn't insult Youtubers.  Alex/Wavetouch

@ticat 

Wow... why does Everything need to be about Absolutism? So... the YouTube audio of a Demo'd item is not the Be All and End All. I am convinced most people who are Audiogon participants are aware of the technical limitations on display there. Is it So totally egregious as to be important enough to publicly denounce the attempt to demonstate a product/system (to total strangers) and go on and on about it? Is not a Taste better than a Whiff?

I'd expect the Absolute Truth attitude from the patrons of a (Psuedo) Scientific Site or somewhere that everything gets reduced to Numbers, Ones and Zeros, graphs and measurements...Hmmmm 

No disrespect intended, but I don't understand your point or who/what it is directed to/at.