@newbee +1 The current mindset(of many) is asserting one's opinion as the undisputed truth. YT can be informative with a sound clip giving one the basic characteristics of a given component or system. I attended Axpona 2023 and many sound clips replicate to a small degree what I heard in person.
Why on earth?
Answer me this: On You-Tube, there are endless of reviews, comparisons, and demos of equipment played in the creators room, recorded by a mic and published as if we could hear anything relevant considering we are listening to OUR stereo! Some of these have high play counts. Does anyone think they could hear differences in an amp or DAC picked up by some unknown mic, A2D, post processing and played back on their HT? Are we really that stupid?