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In Reply to: RE: Hmm, that's surprising. posted by Rick W on March 07, 2017 at 13:29:45
There were some cuts that were more favorable to these speakers and some that were worse. I'm familiar with maybe half of the material in that demo. But like you said, I'd need to hear the same recordings and same partnering components in the same room to form a better judgement.
I agree that listening to YouTube videos of audio systems is just "wetting your whistle". I would never rule out, or buy, a pair speakers based on a YouTube video alone. But in this case, the W5 already has a couple of strikes against it (IMHO) in the form of poor measured performance, use of cheap drivers, and high priced upgrades of questionable merit. Considering those points along with the mostly unimpressive YouTube sound (IMHO), I'm not interesting in considering it further.
It's a shame though, because I really like the design concept, and love the look of these speakers.
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You could always try an audio show. In HK I am fortunate that dealers basically take out a floor in a large building and on each floor you can hear several different companies. In the States and Canada you go to a dealer but then have to drive an hour to get to the next dealer. In a day you cover 2 dealers - here I can cover 15 dealers in one day. All of them in the same building with the same constructed rooms of similar size.
Youtube videos have problems of course from the quality of the camera being used to unfamiliar rooms. The echo you hear in some videos you may not at all hear when you are sitting in the room.
Now I have two young kids and getting away for a weekend on my own is hard.
Most YouTube videos of audio systems don't do much for me, but Fred Crane of AudioPrana/Stereodesk does good ones.
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