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YouTube reviewer that will most likely divide opinion

Fatmarley

"It appears my intelligence circuits have melted"
This guy recently popped up on my YouTube watch list. Although I found myself disagreeing with some of his more technical opinions (that was one of his speaker comparison reviews though), I do like his honesty, and he comes across as quite a likeable character to me.

I'm sure some won't like him, but I for some strange reason I find him more interesting than others I've seen (could be partly because he reviews a lot of older gear). Curious to hear what others think of him.

 
This guy recently popped up on my YouTube watch list. Although I found myself disagreeing with some of his more technical opinions (that was one of his speaker comparison reviews though), I do like his honesty, and he comes across as quite a likeable character to me.

I'm sure some won't like him, but I for some strange reason I find him more interesting than others I've seen (could be partly because he reviews a lot of older gear). Curious to hear what others think of him.

I've always pronounced TEAC as tee-ack, not teak as in the tree. Have I been wrong all these years?
 
He appears to contradict himself on more than one occasion in the above review, e.g. he describes the TEAC as sounding thin and having exaggerated leading edges (which suggests to me some brittleness and etching), but then also describes it as smooth sounding which suggests the opposite. On the plus side, it's refreshing that he's using commoners' music in his evaluation instead of some esoteric audiophile demonstration content, this makes his observations more relatable.
 
When it comes to the quality of YouTube reviewers, the axiom “In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king” somehow comes to mind. The bar is set awfully low...
Gosh.... I dont agree at all. Steve Guttenburg, John Darko, Terry at Pursuit Perfect System, Joshua Valour, DMS, Tarun - A British Audiophile, all set a very high standard of production and content. Even mad 'Zeos' from Z Reviews has a lot of experience now. All, of them more knowledgeable than I and very entertaining in their own ways.
 
This guy recently popped up on my YouTube watch list. Although I found myself disagreeing with some of his more technical opinions (that was one of his speaker comparison reviews though), I do like his honesty, and he comes across as quite a likeable character to me.

I'm sure some won't like him, but I for some strange reason I find him more interesting than others I've seen (could be partly because he reviews a lot of older gear). Curious to hear what others think of him.

I like him, he just gives his honest thoughts and he’s unpretentious... I could happily have a few cuppas or pints with him whilst listening to some tunes and shooting out some gear!
 
Strikes me as knowledgeable as most of the people who drink at my local.
I certainly don’t agree with everything he says, but I still listen to what he has to say. The things he say his thoughts and opinions and I respect them... mostly I watch because he comes across as a likeable chap.
 
Anyone who uses LS3/5a as a reference for reviewing anything has a serious question mark regarding their competence.

He does indeed seem a very nice man though.
 
According to many YouTube “experts,” my life is sorely lacking because I don’t own a pair of Triangle Borea BR03 speakers.

Somehow I think I’ll survive...
 
According to many YouTube “experts,” my life is sorely lacking because I don’t own a pair of Triangle Borea BR03 speakers.

Somehow I think I’ll survive...
Some brands seem to grasp the Youtube route to promotion better than others. I agree its painfully dull when several of them do a review of the same pair of speakers.... hard to avoid though I'm guessing.
As a counterpoint Terry at Pursuit Perfect system recently did an long-ish series on budget speakers. The selection was interesting and the amount of effort he put into the series was exhaustive. Fantastic.... and free!
 
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Part watched about 3 videos from this thread. I'm into HiFi but couldn't sit and listen to all that waffle - just not my thing.

Strangely though, I will quite happily watch someone like Harry Metcalfe chat about sports cars - mind you, there is often more to look at even if it's just a slow walk around.
 
Part watched about 3 videos from this thread. I'm into HiFi but couldn't sit and listen to all that waffle - just not my thing.

Strangely though, I will quite happily watch someone like Harry Metcalfe chat about sports cars - mind you, there is often more to look at even if it's just a slow walk around.
I consume more car related content than anything else by a long way, I’m not just interested in the exotic stuff though, I watch a lot from Car Throttle and HubNut too... dunno why but I find them endlessly watchable.
 
Anyone who uses LS3/5a as a reference for reviewing anything has a serious question mark regarding their competence.

I actually ended up on this channel when searching for LS3/5As recently! I’m coming at things from a whole other perspective (valve amps, jazz, classical etc) but it’s good to see YouTube opening up a platform for all viewpoints etc. I tend to spend more time on the audiophile/music crossover channels such as Ken Micallef, Michael Fremer and the rest of the Stereophile crowd, but all is good.

PS I’d not use anything other than a LS3/5A as a reference point for a mini-monitor! It is the thing one compares the others too!
 
Part watched about 3 videos from this thread. I'm into HiFi but couldn't sit and listen to all that waffle - just not my thing.

Strangely though, I will quite happily watch someone like Harry Metcalfe chat about sports cars - mind you, there is often more to look at even if it's just a slow walk around.

I consume more car related content than anything else by a long way, I’m not just interested in the exotic stuff though, I watch a lot from Car Throttle and HubNut too... dunno why but I find them endlessly watchable.
Tastes differ. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes than watch Metcalfe swank off about his car collection and lifestyle. "just off to the French riviera/Italy to a lamborghini event/the Arctic circle in an old Rolls Royce..... Oh look! Jaguar have just dropped off their latest model for me..... Gosh!

Car throttle is hilarious and very real world by comparison. Those lads really work at it.
 


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