OCD mickey website and negativity.

@emergingsoul 

It is difficult to find a reliable source for information about audio products.  I sympathize with anyone trying to wade through YouTube videos in search of reliable information. My 2 cents worth is this. Search for well organized presentations that include both specifications and impressions. No drama, simple and direct.

hilde45 provided another good summary of reasons I choose to avoid the likes of OCD Mikey.  Digging a little deeper regarding the appearance OCD Mikey plays both sides when it suits him, industry insider or rogue outsider.  Mikey sells cables described as containing materials and construction claimed to be superior, but provides no cogent technical explanation or test data as proof.  Rare earth minerals and a crystal resonating disk provide exactly what scientifically verifiable benefit?  That is exactly the same meaningless hype he rails against.  Guess he thinks only charging a couple thousand dollars instead of 10 thousand dollars make his meaningless hype OK. Regardless, he provides no proof that his cable is any better than a hundred dollar cable. 

OCD Mikey sells expensive audio gear.  The rogue outsider routine cannot be taken seriously.  I would not waste a single minute watching him going forward.

Why are the nat amplifiers he sells so expensive?? They look really cool. It's $100,000.  I love the really oversized tubes used

Respectfully, Audio Note dealers are happy to explain in granular detail what’s inside the boxes, and explain why what’s inside matters. They are also generally amenable to removing the covers to show prospective buyers the circuitry.

Audio Note owner, Peter Qvortrup, a consummate gentleman, will answer questions as comprehensively as one requires. He’s remarkably easy to contact, and seemingly always has time for a customer.

That’s nice to hear about explaining what’s inside the mystery box. Maybe mikey can do a video on this. I wish more videos about what goes on inside the mystery boxes would be done. Also would be nice to hear explanations about crossover electronics used inside all these noteworthy speakers everybody talks about. Crossover electronics really impact the sound and I hear that lots of speaker manufactures try to save money on what they install because no one focusses on this stuff. 

He's entertaining, has a point of view that he's pretty clear about, has legitimate background/experience in the industry and no apparent agendas beyond what he says.  He often proclaims he's just another jackass on you tube with an opinion.  I have no problem with any of it.  He's more straightforward and honest about what he's doing than most "experts" on youtube or in the magazines.  He fashions himself as the "black sheep" and anti establishment, which gets a little shop-worn, but he mostly is.  If you don't like his schtick, don't watch it.