Good audio reviewers and ones to stay far far away from

Sandu bringing the heat on this one

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For me it is indeed questionable whether this guy ever had one of these headphones on his ears :question: :question: :question:

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OMG this guy, if he’d played it right he could ride the comedy train like a boss. But now it’s just embarrassing.

I literally cannot tell if this is just a troll account or not. I’m going to assume it is.

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I like iiWi Reviews

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He admits to not having even heard Timeless and a couple others. So why rank them? :thinking:

It’s a parody account, don’t worry.
See the video about hearing the headphones through the squiggly lines.

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I saw the video, but I am still not sure if it is actually parody or if he is just really that full of himself.
If it is parody, then it’s badly done. Even if he is not serious… what is the point of his videos? Just shitting on headphones without having heared any of them isn’t funny!? Most of his videos are ā€œsee that spike in the graph… i literally have to vomit, because it sounds so bad… of course i haven’t heared it, but i can imagine that it will sound bad, because I am so greatā€

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ā€œSo tell me, since it makes no factual difference to you and you can’t prove the question either way, which story do you prefer? Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without animals?ā€

ā€œThat’s an interesting question. The story with animals. Yes, the story with animals is the better story.ā€

ā€œThank you. And so it goes with this YT channel.ā€

No clue what you are trying to say…

Any headphone reviewer who takes shots at fellow reviewers is only hiding his or her lack of ability to properly analyze sound.

We call it ā€œshort dick syndromeā€ around here. :slight_smile:

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YouTube headphone reviewers I trust:

Resolve (headphones.com, The Headphone Show. The true spiritual successor to the retired Tyll Hertsens)
DMS
Joshua Valour
The Audiophiliac (Steve Guttenberg, ex-CNET)
The Honest Audiophile
Gavin’s Gadgets (straight shooter from the UK)
BadSeedTech (doesn’t pretend to know everything)
crinacle (the IEM master)
Super* Review (another IEM ace)
Wheezy Tech
Passion for Sound (excellent reviewer from Australia)
oluv’s gadgets (I know Oluv polarizes people, but I dig his no-BS, Austrian approach)

I’m not big on guys with a ā€œschtickā€ like Z, Cheapaudioman or HomeStudioBasics. They know their stuff, but both try to attract as much attention to themselves as the products they’re reviewing. A good way to build a brand, but I’d rather listen to cats who focus on the product.

I love the quality of Darko’s videos. Superb production value. But the dude often reviews gear and systems that cost the equal to GDP of small European nations, so it doesn’t hold as much interest to me.

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giphy11

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I dont think Zeos is putting on an act the guy twitch streams twice a week sometimes for 6hrs straight. What you see is what you get hes just a natural character.

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I think what he meant was that Zeos IS a character himself and you may watch his video for more than just the audio review.

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Watch to see whats he got to review and his how 2s. I was thinking its the 1st person view that was the gimmick.

To each his own, i pick up tips and keep hip through Z and others that review gear.

Act or not, I don’t like his style of reviews. The review is as much about him as it is the product. And he rambles on for far too long, with no real structure to his content.

I know I’m in the minority on Z, and I appreciate his contributions to the community. Just not my thing.

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I dont get the hate he gets. He gives his opinion i laugh at the delivery check erins audio corner, ASR for the measurements, make a decision to purchase the component by using one of their links. (Rotate the commision where i can and hit the like buttons ).

Never said I hated Z. He’s an entertainer. I just prefer to get the information I want and get out. I don’t have time to wade through the meandering stories, talk about waifus, etc. Also not a huge fan of the camera-on-head presentation from Z and other reviewers. I like to see human faces, not arms and hands.

Z is talented. He has an audience. He gives what most people want. Props to him!