saabister@alien.topBtoAudiophile•Advice to budding audiophiles: Trying gear in person, ideally at home, is with 10x as much as all the internet reviews in the worldEnglish
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1 year agoThe Youtubers in particular I find clownish and ignorant, yet they want to be taken so seriously. The belief that you can tell what something sounds like from a lossy YT video is especially absurd, yet that is the stock in trade for many of these self-appointed authorities.
There is no one-size-fits all answer because it all depends on the specific release. Sometimes, the plain-jane original release sounds best.