No Negative Reviews Allowed?! (And Other YouTube Secrets Revealed)

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:56 - Manufacturer Expectations / Industry Pricing
6:08 - No Negative Reviews
8:46 - Fulltime Reviewing Job
10:20 - What's My Listening Room Setup / Acoustic Panels?
17:31 - My Day Job / Work/Life Balance
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@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Support the cause: Patreon: www.patreon.com/erinsaudiocorner Contribute via PayPal: www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=CLHSW4L9SBSLY A simple request: If any of you find yourselves shopping for anything sold by the retailers below please consider using my generic affiliate link. These can earn me a small commission which goes a long way toward helping me review items and make content. It is a great way you can help me continue doing what I enjoy doing without costing you anything extra. It is truly appreciated! Amazon: amzn.to/3v6i6ov Audio Advice: www.audioadvice.com/?referral=erins-audio-corner Best Buy: howl.me/ck2IPpcOp1h Crutchfield: shop-links.co/cgZmmT81jmh Parts-Express: parts-express.sjv.io/Y9zoEB Newegg: howl.me/ck2IQg52L5b Samsung: howl.me/ck2IQ5qe16w Target: howl.me/ck2IRDNsIqn Thomann: www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=2577 Emotiva: shorturl.at/pBEU9 Monoprice: bit.ly/3yAY6NH Arendal Sound: arendalsound.com/store/?refer=hardisj Purchases through these links can earn me a small commission - at no additional cost to you - and help me continue to provide the community with free content and reviews. Doesn't matter if it's a TV from Crutchfield, budget speakers from Audio Advice or a pair of socks from Amazon, just use the link above before you make your purchase. Thank you!

@brandonwelch578 29 күн бұрын

would you consider do a review on Totem Accoustics' Tribe V on-wall speaker?

@LessTalkMoreDelicious 24 күн бұрын

If it's worth anything... there's a legitimate sounding audiophile on YT (actually Uses REW & UMik-1) that has owned Genelec 1238 (big 15" monitor, $8.1k ea), Genelec 1032c ($2.5k ea) and Genelec 836 ($5k ea)... and he says the DZR315 sounds better than all those high-end studio monitors and the DZR315 are his current, ideal setup. He believes they can easily cover the HiFi speakers I mentioned (JBL L100 Classic, Klipsch [yeah I know, a low bar lol]) He says they sound very accurate, flat, neutral, clean, clear, very pleasing, etc., etc.

@kungfooey6571 29 күн бұрын

This is why Erin is my #1 audio reviewer. Thank you for keeping it real!

@ChicagoRob2 29 күн бұрын

I follow four or five reviewers, and Erin is right up there, at the top.

@thomaslutro5560 29 күн бұрын

I agree. I find Erin very informative. I think the main point is the way he connects the dots between subjective listening experience and measurements. Always making it accessible without dumbing it down (at least not to below my level of understanding). Love the enthusiasm, too. And the integrity. If the entire audio press was like this, I'm almost certain the entire industry would also be making better products. Wouldn't even have a choice. It's that important, and it's that rare. And this from a guy who's not looking for buying advice at all, but any solid source of wisdom on his way into serious DIY.

@jollyroger3778 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for being so transparent and honest about the business of review on KZfaq, many people will not be as candid as you have been. Stay real thanks.

@ruvamsi 29 күн бұрын

Since you just moved, show us how you're setting up your new listening space. Choosing sub/speakers placement and what equipment you are using

@Charles12509 29 күн бұрын

I would love for you to do more of these videos, thanks a lot

@Charles12509 29 күн бұрын

Also a live feed so we can ask questions….there are so many s]speakers out there getting the wrong one is a expensive mistake

@blakehussey 29 күн бұрын

Erin have you ever reviewed a GR-Research upgraded speaker, before and after upgrade?

@koekert112 29 күн бұрын

I really enjoy you explaining audio stuff like room treament, speaker setup. Your able to explain difficult subjects (for newbs) in a very understandable way.

@ADREISTER 29 күн бұрын

Thanks for the mix of klipple and ear reviews! Valuable info!

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Hey, thanks for the contribution!

@ADREISTER 29 күн бұрын

KLIPPEL!😂

@ADREISTER 29 күн бұрын

In a previous life, I used klippel for before and after analysis of a driver, measuring suspension break-in.

@thomaslutro5560 29 күн бұрын

Fun fact on returning reviewed products. I've heard of importers/ dealers talk of problems getting reviewers (small scale print magazines) to return products after they've published their review, even when repeatedly asking. This is a weird world.

@johnlehew8192 29 күн бұрын

Yes, it can happen. Probably no penalties when keeping it

@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 27 күн бұрын

No you sign a loan/lease agreement if you don't send back you get a bill , That's imho Stealing !!

@thomaslutro5560 27 күн бұрын

@@tee-jaythestereo-bargainph2120 In mine and the complaining owner of the tested kit as well, happened none the less, and really ended up being disruptive in the very small circle of importers/retailers/manufcturers/reviewers.

@Texacate 29 күн бұрын

After I replaced the carpet with hardwood flooring in my room I HAD to add acoustic panels to reduce the room echo.

@NosEL34 29 күн бұрын

Love your channel & whatever you want to chat about. I would still like to see a live video of an up to date REW tutorial. RT60 decay time talks..Phase graph talks..& i guess just go over the basics for those that have never used REW. Good luck with the rest of your move or setting up. ✌️

@ic2433 29 күн бұрын

I love how your are so open about things, its really refreshing to hear. Sound like you have a good work/life balance and are happy with how things are going now. Keep up the good work Erin, it's really appreciated 👍

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Thanks. My life has been upheaved recently but this channel helps me stay positive and focused so my brain doesn’t nosedive into an abyss at times.

@ic2433 29 күн бұрын

@@ErinsAudioCorner 😁

@jamesrobinson9176 29 күн бұрын

I try to remember to usa affiliate links whenever possible. It doesn't cost me a thing😊

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

I’m sending virtual high fives your way! ✋

@kewlbug 29 күн бұрын

It's like Musicians, or even gamers or something, only the top like 10% (probably less) make any decent money. As far as affiliate links, you kind of have to own it. act like it's normal, and nobody will bat an eye. I think its a mistake when youtubers apologize and give a whole speech about it. You're putting in the work. You deserve some compensation for your time.

@KeithWalker-rs1cn 29 күн бұрын

Nobody should apologize for getting paid for what they do.

@bassfan71 18 күн бұрын

Erin thanks for being so candid. This is a refreshing take from the audio reviewer community. I always favor objective reviewers rather than subjective.

@robg8963 Ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks for taking questions some other YTers might be tempted to dodge.

@johnwright8814 29 күн бұрын

You're an engineer, not a salesman, and only a salesman would make money off KZfaq. The salesman makes more money than the engineer, but the engineer is worth more than a salesman. As an engineer myself, I have struggled with this injustice all my life.

@shipsahoy1793 29 күн бұрын

tell me about it John Wright.. just remember that it's most "silver tongued" that make more money as salesman than the engineers. Before retirement, I struggled with the same nonsense. A good design will make itself known over time.. it doesn't need an expensive mouthpiece to speak for it😂

@johnwright8814 29 күн бұрын

@@shipsahoy1793Yes, and this;- Manufacturer's markup - 10%. Distributor's markup - 60%. Retired myself now, so I can just have fun making speakers and things for myself.

@pocket5s1 29 күн бұрын

that's a bit overly broad and unfair. If Erin had millions of views a month and got a piece of that ad revenue but is doing no "selling" directly, why not? I too am an engineer, although not a youtuber, and I watch some other engineers' channels. Some do make money, some don't. The ones that do aren't salesmen any more than any other ad supported content medium (TV for example)

@shipsahoy1793 29 күн бұрын

@@pocket5s1 most of that discussion was regarding salesmen and engineers in the workplace, not on KZfaq, but I think I understand your point from the perspective of YT.

@DemoRaferGames 29 күн бұрын

Words of Truth ! Keep up the good work. In my opinion you create most valuable audio reviews.

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@rustinmichael 29 күн бұрын

I really appreciate all you do for the community!

@user-mz6lt2pr9s 29 күн бұрын

Erin good to have you back making videos. Glad to hear that your move went well. Please consider sharing pictures of your listening room setup when you’re ready. Thanks for honesty answering the questions. It adds to your integrity and reinforces why I enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work. Rock on!

@Oz-Jameson 27 күн бұрын

Hi Erin, I’ve seen a few of your review and I like the way you review speakers, and how you explained the information, keep going Erin

@jamesbell7246 17 күн бұрын

I used to work in defence too. I had the same 'conscience-checking pause' when naming it out-loud as part of me knew, regardless of the few nice colleagues, that I was somewhat responsible for some death somewhere unnecessary. I hope the chance to go full time on reviews reveals itself in time. It's not all about the health of the bank account ;)

@johnsonrobinsonjr1272 29 күн бұрын

Dude.... Fantastic Vid. I completely agree about watching reviewers who only do positive reviews on gear. I don't watch those channels because I don't know if they're get kick backs or not. How do I really know if the gear is any good? It's okay to do negative reviews on gear and telling us why you don't like it. This is why I love your channel. 16:03

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Thank you, sir. I agree. It would be nice if they would at least make a community post just to let us know that they review something and it wasn’t necessarily to their liking so they sent it back.

@zadamone 28 күн бұрын

Thank you for the honest update. I'm really grateful that you are doing these detailed technical reviews ☺

@kjellhedberg1199 29 күн бұрын

I was in the branch for many years. Agree! Erin you are one of them Im trust in. Thanks for your videos. Keep on your great work ❤😂

@PlaybackMansion 29 күн бұрын

I loved that Gerald Undone video! "Access journalism" is real. I have some sympathy for manufacturers because the internet is a place where people pile on any negative factoid. I think it's good long term thinking for reviewers to disclose anything of value (trips, gear, etc) they received in the intro like Gerald does. One thing for viewers to consider is that if someone is reviewing stuff that's out of production- no manufacturer is giving them anything. This is excellent content

@brankocernik8384 29 күн бұрын

Erin , you have confirmed why i watch your videos , you are a decent reviewer . Respect , thank you .

@1337sim1 29 күн бұрын

Hey welcome back! 😎 Great video, thank you. Personally, I find 80/20 rule applies in audio reviews too. 80% are ads disguised in reviews. The other ones are more "consumer oriented" like yours. Really appreciate your work 😊 keep it up!

@nosurname9652 28 күн бұрын

Appreciate your videos including this one alot. Really like when someone able to make honest reviews and this is exactly what i find every time on this channel. Thanks a lot.

@fuzz_spl Ай бұрын

Great video, Erin! Thanks for all the time you dedicate to this stuff.

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@dipolito4963 29 күн бұрын

Erin, you're a genius!

@timothylovett6119 29 күн бұрын

This is a great video, Erin. Thanks for all the effort you put into this community, you are cherished.

@ThexCatmanx 29 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed listening to your thoughts on room treatments. As a newbie to this hobby it was needed information

@brianhart6978 28 күн бұрын

KZfaq in general, and audio enthusiast driven channels in particular, need more reviewers exactly like you. Thank you for your contributions, Erin.

@wezzman1 26 күн бұрын

The problem is , if you do you get in the trouble that Erin got into a month ago and companies won't send you products. The entire community is dog 💩 which is sad.

@foblivio 29 күн бұрын

Ha! I saw Gerald Undone’s video when it first came out. Photography is my other hobby. That video immediately came to mind when you mentioned you were going to talk about the relationship between manufacturers and reviewers.

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

That was a great video.

@mattgiunt 29 күн бұрын

This was excellent. Love your honest take on room treatment. For a while watching this I thought you were in your garage but outside the street was as silent and empty as a walking dead episode. Gotta love green screen

@jduke989 29 күн бұрын

any reviewer that has positive things to say all the time about products is just a salesman to me. they always have links , doesn't pay to put down the product when you have alot of subs

@totalplonker824 29 күн бұрын

As far as room acoustics are concerned, that's some good advice right there. I was one of those ones who thought he could sort his room acoustics out by ear. It's only taking me the best part of a year to realise this might not be the best strategy. Mind you, isn't this part of the journey, or should I say, learning process.

@JohnAudioTech 29 күн бұрын

Having some interest in camera gear, I saw the Gerold Undone video as well. It has been making waves as a lot of other camera channels have chimed in already. Gerold is to cameras as Erin is to speakers. Both great channels!

@billsmith3439 29 күн бұрын

I really enjoyed this video. Great answers to questions I've had about this stuff. However, I'm still trying to figure out if you liked the Morel Speakers. I finally got my pair.

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

I did. Check my review of em. 👍

@jupitorsaturn8533 27 күн бұрын

I watch your channel regularly. When I saw the title of this video I wasn’t sure that I was interested. But I’m glad I clicked it. I found your openness engaging and refreshing. From a topic perspective, my ears perked up when you shared on room treatments. I run Ohm speakers and the manufacturer recommended going without. Audyssey via a Marantz processor makes a very noticeable improvement. More time on this topic would make me happy. I used GIK products (traps and side absorbers) in another room with a different rig and speakers. They improved the sound greatly. You have a clear way to explain things. I’m an industrial engineer

@ErinsAudioCorner 27 күн бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and kind words!

@richh650 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for your very candid and enjoyable video. One big thing I know was not a question but still something I really notice is the small products from almost all YT reviewers. I suppose it is due to the world we live in with shipping constraints. I have long noticed that most audio reviewers hardly ever review larger floor standing speakers, which I happen to love over smaller bookshelf speakers. It can be very tiring to only see bookshelf speakers reviewed on an almost constant basis by the masses on KZfaq. I appreciate that you seem to be one of the more varied reviewers and that is MUCH appreciated.

@SuperMcgenius 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for your transparency, this is why I watch your channel

@brandonwelch578 29 күн бұрын

@ErinsAudioCorner, would you consider do a review on Totem Accoustics' Tribe V on-wall speaker?

@SylviaVanderlay 29 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@billanders9199 29 күн бұрын

Thanks Erin for the "Behind the scenes" discussion.

@jamesmccaffrey1892 29 күн бұрын

I very much enjoy and look forward to your reviews . I personally appreciate your time and energy doing this. If you enjoy doing this stuff, and its worth it to you, please continue to do so. Dude, you don't have to explain yourself to anyone. Nobody.

@stitch1007 26 күн бұрын

I like this style of video. Would be nice to see maybe a monthly or quarterly Q/A video like this.

@carlitomelon4610 28 күн бұрын

Seems like an opportunity: New room setup with REW measurements. The best measuring speakers in a bad room can't possibly perform to their ultimate potential! Darko just went on that journey for us. I judge a room on whether conversation is comfortable. Cozy, yes. Flutter echoey, *NO*!!

@genkifd 26 күн бұрын

this is so true. hearing eco in a room is basically saying i like hearing distortion. without minimum room treatment in the right locations imo cannot determine the true subjective sound of a speaker.

@jim010109 28 күн бұрын

The honesty is very much appreciated. There is some reviewers that I watch now for more of a entertainment value, but when I want the cold hard facts your channel and about two or three others are my go to sources. If I want sugar coating I can easily go to the store and listen to a salesperson blab on and on.

@petertower2531 29 күн бұрын

Loved the viewer engagement!!! Keep it up, please.

@fabsenk 29 күн бұрын

HI Erin, many thanks. Quick question: I bought speaker but have limited space. I can only place them 20cm away from the wall. Is putting a acoustic panel right behind them a fix?

@abxaudiophiles 29 күн бұрын

AWESOME STUFF ERIN!!! ❤❤😊😊. Love it. 😍

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Thanks, bro!!!

@Time-Travelling-Lesbian 29 күн бұрын

What is your opinion on room treatment for home theater where you've got dozen + speakers in an atmos set up

@avnut5517 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for doing what you do. Keep doing what you do.

@scientificaudiophile 29 күн бұрын

Thanks for this awesome video.

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

I tried to answer 30 questions about pink noise but ran out of time. 😂

@kellybest2357 28 күн бұрын

S/A, your videos crack me up.

@scientificaudiophile 28 күн бұрын

@@kellybest2357 It's S|A, not S/A. And my videos are pure science, nothing funny in them. You must have me confused with someone else.

@dlloyd6300 28 күн бұрын

I don't know if this is even in your wheelhouse but I would love a detailed breakdown of all of the major sound formats throughout time. From mono, stereo, Dolby pro logic, DTS, DTS X, Atmos, and any of the others I may have missed. How many discrete channels, what bitrate. etc. etc

@chrisjames483 29 күн бұрын

Really cool video. I like your style of presentation and how you present the products.

@johanakerblad339 29 күн бұрын

Great comment on room treatment! For me it only made the music dead. I am back to the 1970 with adding reflections like Sonab OA12. No expert have recommended this but I like it.

@flightvector 29 күн бұрын

Fellow BSAE aerospace engineer here. I can definitely relate to working with a great group of people and all of the analysis and data mining. I always felt like my career has given me some cool skills that I normally wouldn't have, so I'm curious to know how you think it has impacted your analytical skills in audio. Definitely get the limitations of KZfaq and the commitment to your career, which is a good one and I would think has kept you more level-headed. As we like to say in my group, engineers are "doomed to a merely comfortable life.” My problem is having just enough money to begin dabbling in the seriously expensive gear. Slippery slope.

@michaelsegel8758 29 күн бұрын

Nice that you're stepping out from just reviews. I've seen others like Toids where they do a live stream event (that gets saved for later viewing) to take questions and discussions in real time. You may want to consider that...

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

I do those occasionally but it’s pretty random.

@jimf5160 29 күн бұрын

thank you for the explanation

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

You are welcome!

@outolempinimi5165 29 күн бұрын

Re room treatment I would suggest at least trying some diffusers at the main reflection points. Depends a lot on the room size and shape of course what is the best solution. I made myself decent polycylindrical ones by bending slatted wood panels to curved shape (similar to GIK Acoustics SlatFusor PL) and now have a smoother and clearly less echoey frequency response at mids and highs and am comfortable able to listen about 5 to 10dB higher volume levels as before.

@JKadison 29 күн бұрын

Great honest presentation. Most of the reviewers that I follow appear to be forthright and honest in their reviews. The ones that do not it’s pretty easy to tell right from the get-go and any videos of theirs that I watch I take with a grain of salt

@6643bear 18 күн бұрын

Hi Erin, you have very informative content to us viewers see see how good and not so good on audio equipment. Regards mark

@constantinoskatodrytis542 29 күн бұрын

The part about acoustic treatment surprised me a bit tbh. Would you not need treatment for a dedicated home theater? recommended reverb time (rt60) is about 0.2-0.6 ms, is there a room that can have such a low reverb without treatment? Would you prefer diffusion instead of absorption?

@adamjj85 29 күн бұрын

Great video Erin. You're one of the best reviewers out there. Most of the standard YT business stuff doesn't bother me, except this sponsored video stuff. When a reviewer starts getting paid to essentially make marketing videos for a brand instead of reviews, that stuff drives me nuts. At that point, you're no longer a reviewer and are a videographer for hire with an audience.

@harisjaved1379 29 күн бұрын

Man I love your speaker reviews. I have a request - could you please do more amplifier reviews? Yes in my experience a manufacturer has a big influence on reviews. This is why I try to buy products that are reviewed by people who buy the product because these people will be more honest vs someone who was flown or sent the item. I have also noticed that if the manufacturer sends you the item without charge and the item is reviewed poorly then they just won’t send you items in the future. Case in point, Nvidia, Intel.

@ptpoul 29 күн бұрын

You deserve way more viewers. I am certain they will come!

@tom6363 24 күн бұрын

Love this type of transparency.

@MM-qs7xh 29 күн бұрын

Erin, Thank you for all you do! I have a potential topic for you. I would love to hear your perspective on what would make a speaker superior for low level listening.

@hiresaudiocosta873 29 күн бұрын

Great content. Very interesting and informative. I’m so glad you are honest with both positive and negative feedback. Ever since I’ve known of you, you’ve always offered a fair and direct opinion what you feel is right and you’ve called me out on it in the past, so for that I respect you quite a lot. You’ve shown me just by allowing me to listen to your civic what an enjoyable, and musical system can provide. At finals last year, you didn’t tell me directly that my system was too bright for your liking, but you said that you had to leave as your ears got fatigued or fried. ( I forgot what you said exactly) I appreciated that simple comment so very much, as it helped me to adjust the tuning to taper off the top end instead of leaving it flat. I like detail, but there’s a fine line between detailed and too harsh. My system has always been leaning towards the harsh side and it’s an issue I’ve been struggling with since the beginning with regard to riding too close to that fine line. Your subjective opinion was spot on and it helped me to adjust my listening preferences towards a system that can be enjoyable at high volume for hours on end without being fatiguing, yet with plenty of detail. Miguel Rios helped tune the Time Machine, with a rolled off top end, and frankly, it’s never sounded as good as it does now. I also got feedback at finals from others that my Bass and sub bass were on the lean side. Again, Miguel Rios fixed that issue as well. In conclusion, your honesty has helped me all along my audiophile journey and for that reason, I’ll always be a fan and friend. 😊 In fact, I turned away a Judge during your demo twice because I favored your opinion more. Thanks Erin for all that you bring to make the world and audio world a better place.

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Thanks, Gerald. I hope to see you at an event soon!

@prterhorst6204 29 күн бұрын

Thanks for your tireless work Erin. I really appreciate the candid, insider's guide to how reviews are done, and in particular how you go about them. Integrity of the process is what I look for above anything else. I don't want/need to be entertained, I just want to be treated as an adult who loves music and seeks to make sensible purchasing decisions. On that note, I would like to view your take on standalone DACs versus DACs integrated into a component. I have a hard time believing DACs are much different from each other, and I have not seen the value in buying a standalone DAC. Maybe you've already covered this, if so please post a link.

@peterroy6801 29 күн бұрын

Brother the logic of you have not tried it, yet you believe there is no benefit from it? After much experimentation with my entire system, the DAC is absolutely the most important component in the chain affecting quality of sound.

@MyLittleBitOfEverything 29 күн бұрын

My view: Avoid built in DACs. Remember when you got Dolby Pro Logic, then came Dolby Digital then came... All the way to now Dolby Atmos and other competing formats. Each time you needed to buy a new receiver or preamp for the new decoder for that format. Oddly DACs have followed that same sort of path but in quality per dollar. Also each DAC type has a "flavor" augmented by the analog path afterwards within the DAC. Some DACs even let you choose your "flavor" a bit to whether you like a smooth sound or an analytical sound and more. DACs carry the same variations you get with speakers. Sometimes dramatic some time subtle. But every year the quality per dollar improves more than most any other piece of your system.

@jaycrall69 9 күн бұрын

lol.. defense side of things.. good way to put it!

@VoodooZ 28 күн бұрын

For Movies in Atmos I'd rather have a bit of treatment and more directionality in my speakers and rely on processing to create width.. But for music it's very different.

@gadgets72 15 күн бұрын

Hello, I have a Luxman l505ux mark II integrated amplifier with some B&W 703 s2, in your experience with speakers, which brand and model do you recommend to maximize the experience of my amplifier?

@michaelslocumbsr.2286 26 күн бұрын

Erin! Go for it!

@Duggar200 13 күн бұрын

I listen to your review of the Kef R3 Meta, do you think you will get a chance to review the Kef R7 meta?

@JJ-no2ob 16 күн бұрын

Erin- what kinds of deals have you been offered for your end game speaker (KEF BLADES)? 50, 30, 20% ? I landed a dealer demo KEF Blade 2 non meta by shear luck for 40% off retail. Love em !

@brianbrockhoff 29 күн бұрын

Great conversation! Love it. 😎🤘

@wallycunningham5090 Ай бұрын

Like the green screen action!

@oumakavoula 29 күн бұрын

Loved the video thanks Erin

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@steveh545 29 күн бұрын

Cool vid. As far as only looking at the thumbnail because you know a reviewer will like the product: so many caveats to that. Even Gutenberg will preface his likes with product limitations. That’s the real value of KZfaq reviews (that are well done). No 1 product is right for everyone, as we all have different expectations. The “limitations” of product X, might not be applicable to me. Or critical to me, but good reviewers discuss this stuff, even if it’s a “positive” review. Great stuff. Don’t quit your day job…joking, your vids are great. 😂

@rofgabor 17 күн бұрын

this channel, zerofidelity and the joy of vinyl records are my most trustworthy sources

@clayanderson6064 29 күн бұрын

I think the best thing you can do for your viewers is to keep being Erin Hardison!!!

@dobieprime 29 күн бұрын

love the Muscle Shoals Sound shirt...I live about an hour from the Shoals...:)

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

Me, too. 🙂

@dobieprime 29 күн бұрын

@@ErinsAudioCorner u must be in my neck of the woods then:) that’s cool. My son and his wife live in Killen. I’m over in Huntsville:)

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

⁠yep! I’m in Huntsville, too. 😮

@dobieprime 29 күн бұрын

@@ErinsAudioCorner well …I totally respect your reviews and they help me. Maybe I’ll run into you sometime and get to meet you! Thanks for all you do!

@julesmeuffels 27 күн бұрын

I'd like to see designer interviews again.

@Finite-Tuning 29 күн бұрын

It's a rare day when I disagree with you, but today is a day. I've never heard a room that "did not" need some kind of absorption material or treatment. The entire point of the stuff is to remove reverb, which all rooms suffer from greatly, from my experience. I documented with measurements, the entire process from beginning to end of one of the rooms I recently treated on my channel. As shown, even with furniture and carpet, this room was just bad! After my home made dirt cheap treatment, it's now good with reverb down in the 200ms range. Ain't no such animal as a room that is too dead with too little reverb, not in the consumer space. But deadening is the entire goal of room treatment. And it always takes a lot to do any real good, a couple of panels here and there is just a waste of money. Cheers 🍻

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

My experience has led to form an opinion that aligns with what Floyd Toole writes about. Some rooms definitely need it. But slapping panels around in a room can often do more damage to the experience as having no panels. We can agree to disagree. 👍

@Finite-Tuning 29 күн бұрын

@@ErinsAudioCorner: Always, you will never get an argument from me, just the occasional difference in opinion. But I am curious how we are so far apart on this. To put it point blank, if you're hearing the room, then you are not hearing the speaker! While room reverb can 'enhance' the sound field and effects, it will always color it in the process. If the goal is to just hear the speaker, then you have to make the room disappear. Or so that's my opinion on the matter.

@audio_facts 29 күн бұрын

@@Finite-Tuning This depends on so many variables, though. When making a generalization, sometimes it's safer to say "if you don't know what you're doing, don't do it". In my living room, I have a wall close to my left speaker. In theory, this should introduce a lot of issues and completely wreck the center image. But I have rather big midwoofers and ring radiator tweeters in waveguides, mounted in-wall. With controlled dispersion from ~1k or so, turns out, it's not really an audible issue unless I'm listening very specifically for a loss of imaging precision, and even then, it's really only audible in certain tracks. With a huge fabric couch, and some furniture here and there, I also need to play fairly loud before other reflections/flutter becomes an issue. At normal volumes, it's really not a thing. I'm all about facts, but the most important fact is that not every measurable issue is audible, but every single audible issue is measurable. Don't spend a lifetime searching for and correcting the former.

@genkifd 26 күн бұрын

This is where experiment in your room is required. You cannot put a blaket statement that no treatment is required while in reallity most room (all rooms imo) will r equire some sort of treatment. Just do the simple clap test. if you can hear the reverb of your room imo treatment is a must.

@87adinagesh 29 күн бұрын

YAY fellow rocket scientist!

@phillipmorris9847 29 күн бұрын

This the best and only channel for speaker reviews and now amps, however i wish erin would just keep a few products as reference, so erin no need to ask more than once for return label. one thing to consider is maybe they get tax right off or something they wont get if they take it back

@Mishael_Agyei-Boamah 29 күн бұрын

Really welcome change

@LessTalkMoreDelicious 28 күн бұрын

I'd love to see you review more affordable 12" & 15" speaker "hi fi" alternatives... like the Yamaha DZR12, DZR15, DZR315 PA. Can't afford 12" "hi fi / audiophile" speakers like the JBL L100 Classic, 4349, etc. But, just discovered the DZR PA speakers, and they supposedly sound super clear, undistorted and flat freq response measurements. They don't distort like QSC PAs and I've read they are also better than other equiv priced PAs - JBL SRX, EV ETX, RCF, FBT, etc. I wonder if they sound as good as JBL or other "hi fi" speakers. They'd be a bargain and would def give that "I won, cuz I found a cheap alternative as good as the super expensive stuff" you mentioned. If they sound as clean and good as my current Yamaha HS8, just in a bigger 12"-15" format, then I'd be super happy w/ them. Can't go wrong w/ Yamaha! ...just look at their inexpensive hi-fi amps! All Japanese components/parts and high quality on the cheap!

@misterzero8667 25 күн бұрын

They are pa speakers not for critical listening at home

@LessTalkMoreDelicious 25 күн бұрын

@@misterzero8667 Yes, I know PA speakers are usually crap (I used to rent PA speakers for parties in the early '00s)... but after much research, they supposedly don't sound like any other PA speaker, ever; which are usually harsh sounding, shrill and have scratchy mids/highs. And most older PA "tops" don't have much bass extension (usually only down to 50-60hz @f10) From what I've read from many diff sources, these relatively newer Yamaha DZR are unlike older PAs... they supposedly sound "hi-fi/audiophile", great for home use, small room & low-volume use too, and sound very quality, super clean, clear, neutral, flat, as well as having excellent bass-extension w/out using subs (12" to 39hz, 15" to 34hz and the 3-way 15" to 31hz). They also have cloth grills now, unlike other PAs... more aesthetically pleasing for home use. Just the parts/design alone sound much better than Klipsch Heritage (yeah, I know, Klipsh sucks)... what DZR has that Klipsch doesn't - drivers are cast frames/baskets, proper cabinet bracing, plywood cabinet, actual insulation inside cabinet, most current speaker tech, etc.

@LessTalkMoreDelicious 24 күн бұрын

@@misterzero8667 If it's worth anything... there's a legitimate sounding audiophile on YT (actually Uses REW & UMik-1) that has owned Genelec 1238 (big 15" monitor, $8.1k ea), Genelec 1032c ($2.5k ea) and Genelec 836 ($5k ea)... and he says the DZR315 sounds better than all those high-end studio monitors and the DZR315 are his current, ideal setup. He believes they can easily cover the HiFi speakers I mentioned (JBL L100 Classic, Klipsch [yeah I know, a low bar lol]) He says they sound very accurate, flat, neutral, clean, clear, very pleasing, etc., etc.

@lekmannen9990 29 күн бұрын

Tbh this is not my favourite channel (still like it tho) but it’s likely the most importent audio review channel on YT. I hope it keeps going and does well in the future.

@purplehazeffc 29 күн бұрын

As someone who just this month alone spent just over $600 from Amazon & prob average $400 a month. I'm quite happy to do that through the affiliate link. Though I'm in Australia & buy on Amazon Australia, not the US Webpage. So any idea if the Affiliate links will still work?? I did try Google, but couldn't get a defined answer.

@pkhammu2005 29 күн бұрын

Keep doing these QnAs

@giangpham6348 29 күн бұрын

Hooray, Erin put me on stage 🎉🎉🎉

@De132an 26 күн бұрын

My comment, thank you!

@karoliinasalminen 29 күн бұрын

You should review more Genelecs, they wont screw you or require sugar coating as they are very much pro-science also themselves.

@ErinsAudioCorner 29 күн бұрын

I’ve asked many times.

@decaf77 29 күн бұрын

Great video thank you for sharing! You’re one of the most trusted KZfaqrs in this space and I really appreciate your hard for all of us.

@marcosvictor4935 28 күн бұрын

I always wondered how/why you suddenly realiser you needed to buy a Klippel NFS and start measuring speakers. I really feel like that can't be the reason you bought it, it must have something to do with your day job as an engineer right?

@ErinsAudioCorner 28 күн бұрын

I had been measuring speakers for many years before I got the NFS. The NFS makes it MUCH easier. I used to spend 10-15 hours on average manually measuring speakers at 140 different points (70 quasi-anechoic at 2 meters and 70 groundplane). It took forever. Then I’d have to post process the data and make sure it made sense and that I didn’t have a bad measurement (punched wire, duplicate because I forgot to turn the speaker or noise floor issues). Plus, I had to test outdoors which meant I had the deal with the weather or I was otherwise limited by it. It was suddenly that I realized it. It was something I had been wanting since it was first released.