I find myself changing direction, in a way.......

I do the YouTube concerts once in a while with excellent results due to the fact I hooked up the Schitt Loki Max equalizer between the TV and main system. And Blu-ray disks concerts get the same treatment. I usually get the room dark, sit further back in the listening room and crank it to a higher volume than usual. The result is the closest I can get to being at a concert. However I never bother doing it for any kind of music videos that are not live concerts.

@mrdecibel 

If you check my system you will see the TV between the speakers but way behind them and covered with a wool rug while not in use. I can honestly say it does not effect the sound quality of the system at all. Same with the two small windows right behind the speakers. Either covered or not, my acoustic treatments and equipment placement make it so I cannot tell a difference in sound. It will take some adjustments but the usual audiophile rule that placing a TV in a listening room is a big no-no turned out to be nonsense in my case.

YouTube just one of many new technologies killing off traditional “high end audio”.  How about those AI generated music videos for old material?  Not to mention entire  new albums AI generated based on past content? Or new mixes with additional AI generated elements? Yowza!

Many people find watching performances and performers enjoyable. Some of these folks are performers themselves. 

I enjoy the music. I find watching distracting... even at the symphony.  Typically I close my eyes to allow my mind to be engulfed. I am taken by the music... without regards to the instruments. Although, the natural sound of the instruments is really great. However, I remember first hearing The Art of Noise and realizing music does not require musical instruments. Like the drummers in cities banging on plastic bucket... they can produce some great compelling music. 

I have some friends that play instruments and clearly are swayed by technical skills. I remember one of the Al Di Meola albums my friend (s) loved... to me it was only a guy exhibiting how many notes he could pump out... without creating any actual music. I have never been able to listen for more than a couple minutes... something Gypsy. 

There is no right way. But this is how I appreciate music. So, I own no music videos , concerts and am not drawn to YouTube. But that’s just me. 

I used to love watching concert videos on DVD's, and later on YouTube; that's gotten to be just too much of a rabbit hole so I rarely watch a live performance vid; I do listen to YouTube for audio without visuals as well. So much stuff is available, and the music is more important for me than having the ultimate sound quality.