Totally Ridiculous....Auditions on YouTube!

Its not about bit rate… its about the recording microphone being used and the playback equipment on the other end. No way on Gods green earth can anyone accertain anything from these videos.

The first sentence is the key point, but the second is false. With really good recording microphones, one certainly can ascertain some important things. Take the example linked below. It features the highly regarded Wolf von Langa speakers, and even over Youtube, if you are listening through half-way decent desktop speakers (or headphones), the impressive speed and impact of field-coil drivers reproduction are clearly evident.

Wolf von Langa

The AMT (Air Motion Transformer) tweeters are also superb (I have them on my FinkTeam KIM speakers), and are on display through the same excellent microphones here:

WvL AMT tweeters

Yes, we can easily decern over the internet, the cry of a lion to that of an elephant......But Higher End HiFi gear....PLEASE!!!

@rbertalotto

I have provided links to a graphic demonstration of (well-recorded) sound emanating from high-class, field-coil drivers. Feel free to provide a link to a video that demonstrates a speaker that employs a (typical) permanent magnet, and then tell me that you cannot discern a difference.

I do certainly agree that Youtube videos have serious limitations, but some useful information can be discerned from well-recorded videos.

Apologies to all! Because the Wolf von Langa videos are "back-to-back", I somehow posted the same url for both in my initial post.

This is the one that demonstrates the field-coil drivers so well - please give it a listen!

Wolf von Langa field coil

It is all noise, nothing but....just like with pictures and colors on your monitor.

lol! Never mind that professional photographers use their (yes, typically well-calibrated) computer monitors to process and fine tune their images prior to printing.

@rbertalotto 

You're missing the point. The poster made a very poor analogy.

But I have also previously linked to a speaker video that is very well recorded, and does indeed give a good feel for the quality of the component. Of course a fair comparison would require that both components are equally well recorded, etc. But it absolutely is possible to glean valuable insights from such videos.

Would I suggest buying on that basis alone? Of course not! But for that matter, it can even be treacherous to purchase on the basis of an in-person audition at a dealer, as the room and or associated components may produce a very different sound.

Total nonsense.....You are not listening to what was recorded....You are listening to everything between what was recorded and your ears..... I can’t believe you are continuing to defend this foolishness..... But its your right and I appreciate the feedback.

@rbertalotto Your argument seems to be that it either isn’t possible for someone to

a) utilize a high-quality recording

b) play it through high-quality, well-matched components

c) record the results in a high-quality audio/video format and post it online

or...even if the three above steps are taken, the audio quality of Youtube is insufficient to allow listeners to discern anything meaningful about individual components.

I consider both positions to be indefensible, and have supported my position by linking to an example of the former.