OCD mickey website and negativity.

I generally agree with what hilde45 said. I would add, Mickey is a refreshing alternative to the "everything sounds great if they advertise with us" magazines and the "only measurements can tell the truth" people out there. He has strong opinions based on his experience. Yes, he can be snarky but he can also be really funny and helpful. 

He seems to ignore a lot of very good gear that's out there and tends to be in a very narrow product line.  I'm not sure what to make of what he offers and it all seems on the lower end price Side.  

Hard to say whether he's trying to make money or just likes doing a YouTube channel. His website really doesn't have very much on it when it comes to used gear. It's kind of a spar website overall so I don't think that's his main goal to promote and improve this website. He doesn't seem to care if you buy from him or someone else so he's definitely a mystery.  Sort of in the camp with this other guy called Jay and I think they're great friends but hard to say.  Doing a YouTube channel is difficult and you don't make money from it so it's very weird.

Many of these wannabe YT influencers manufacture drama and anger to create a sense of excitement and urgency and, they hope, a loyal following. It just all seems so silly to me.

I am more attracted by the purely human side of the reviewers...

Or pure scientific acoustics video as those of dr. Choueiri or Toole etc ....

The audio side of these video annoy me generally because i dont need anything really more than what i have... I must be deaf or as some could say ignorant of high end gear...😁😊😉

I smile at these thoughts about me because the sound we listen too convey all acoustics factors, and they are there or not for our satisfaction or for our frustation, they are there relatively optimally considering for sure the specific design quality level of the gear we use and the way we had embed it.

For sure my sound experience with my system/room or headphone is not the TOP in the world but i live already in ectasy... Then... I conclude the way we use the gear matter as much if not more than the gear itself.... My goal was enjoying music without any sound frustation not going to race with no budget limit... I succeeded.

Then i favor the human side of the reviewers if i go listening them , i am attracted by their personality, not by their gear knowledge only or mainly ... ( i love Huff, Guttenberg, cheapaudioman, i will add Jay because in spite of his acoustic knowledge limitation till recently i think he is an interesting honest character, there is others but i dont listen much about audio gear these days because music is there now and my sound is satisfying enough to put me in ectasy)

If i want to know something about sound experience i go elsewhere than listening audio reviewers ...😊

I forgot to say that anyway when i was searching for upgrade with the right piece or buying my first top amplifier for example i search for owners customers  reviews not official reviewers... I read them all BEFORE buying...

Against my better judgement I purchased an item from him recently and I was pleasantly surprised by the good customer service and even a phone call after the online order. He seemed a little goofy to me on the videos he made but we had a good conversation on the phone. I would definitely recommend him. Also don't forget for new customers he has a 10% off deal.