Caveat emptor, let the buyer be ware. One guy I saw is partnering with manufacturers. No bias here folks, move along. It runs the gambit. Some have decades of experience, Guttenberg for instance, but he likes just about everything. Vandersteen 2's are dull/warm as hell, he loves em, Zu speakers are super detailed from what I hear, he loves them. Him loving anything tells me very little. My opinion, if you don't know my prejudices, is completely worthless to you. I Holtz and Cordsman(sp?) were the only 2 reviewers I used to pay attention to. Others may be even better, but how do I know that? It's a crap shoot. Heck, even if you and X agree on everything, whose to say that X won't change what he is looking for? Did he move from a castle to a former funeral home with heavily passed floors? Or got into economic trouble and started taking bribes? Sorry, I wish it wasn't so.
Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers?
I’d like to recognize that it takes a great set of self promotional skills to become successful in the Youtube world. That said most of the audio reviewers I’ve seen don’t have the experience to review, or the kind of space that would really allow gear to shine.
Most of them start of with K-Mart like gear, did their formula and got popular, and jumped far up the audio food chain. Of course everything they review is going to be great compared to the Service Merchandise system they sold last year.
Just throwing it out there that people should be careful listening to these guys that are mostly working for the views/money (not that some aren’t passionate).
Anyone else seeing this?