My Goodness!

That's a good point, lol.

So is the random system performing at it's peak when your system sounds most like your system?

Yes, Audio Salon does a fantastic job with the sound quality of their videos. 

I am fully aware of what Youtube compression does to sound demos. One has to be comparative. I was just extrapolating that if the Audio Note system could sound that good relative to other Youtube fare, then it was probably a very good system. That does not pretend to be a thorough review.

bolong

Best system demo I have heard through Youtube.

That is damning with faint praise, sort of like, "That's the best hamburger I ever had at McDonald's."

Every YouTube video that I ever played on my system sounded just like the lossy compressed audio that it is.