Darko Audio: Let's End the Cost Videos

I gained respect for Darko when he started doing deep dives on acoustic treatments. That seemed a bit too tied in with a company for my liking, but he was at least getting into actual, critical details of what contributes to the character of audio gear.

Andrew Robinson is a whole another level of (worse) superficiality. His constant dialogue with his wife (who, no offense) rarely has anything informed to say. She represents the "average spouse" or "everyday person" who has "common sense" about what they’re hearing or seeing. But this just makes her opinion uselessly idiosyncratic for audiophile purposes (though perhaps not for relationship purposes). 

Robinson has also ridiculed paying attention to the parts inside products and also has paid virtually no attention to room acoustics. He seems to be hopelessly schizophrenic between appealing to subscribers to Interior Decorator magazine and audio fans.

(My guess is that he and his partner/wife look very closely at YouTube analytics to see what they should do more or less of. They’re out to get clicks (um, I mean $$) and so that’s their thing. Nothing inherently wrong with this as a business; the problem gets enjoined when they are taken as sources of knowledge about audio. Then, we have a kind of mis- or disinformation problem. And that’s raises the ethical antennae.)

@hilde45 - I find both Darko and Robinson somewhat entertaining (some of the time), but I get more useful information from Darko.... 

@hilde45 Robinson is also a thin-skinned bully, I would not want to sit next to on a plane, train or automobile. I have probably watched 25 or so videos of his and learnt nothing. But he is successful, so what do I know.....

Both of these guys are new to me. I watched a few videos from each and you can keep them both. Funny how some of these Youtube experts make me yearn for the top tier reviewers who I dont think have much to add either. I strongly suggest no of you listen to either for advice. Entertainment is not the purpose of such videos.

Both of these guys are new to me. I watched a few videos from each and you can keep them both. 

I'd take A British Audiophile or Hans Beekhuyzen any day of the week, instead. I like Sean at Zero Fidelity, too. I used to like Jay of Jay's Iyagi but he's turned very much to clickbait titles and a bit of plumping for audio stuff that has turned me off.