We all post videos for different reasons, but I think mostly it is for sharing and learning, nothing more, and hardly for bragging. I began making videos to get advice from others from afar who could not hear my system in person. Then when I became more confident with how the videos portrayed the sound of my system, I shared them broader. It was not to brag, but rather to share. Early on it was to document and demonstrate how various system set up changes affected the sound of the system. Some people heard this clearly and commented while others simply complained.
Later I posted more to document and demonstrate the differences between the sound of my old system and my new system. Sometimes it was simply to share some of my music with others. I did recently post a video for something different: Black Sabbath on a vintage tube/horn system. This was in the context of a discussion about whether or not such a system can play heavy metal/rock music. I let the listener be the judge.
Most of us are confident enough in the sound of our systems and how it is represented in our system videos to not be insulted or offended by what others think. I am hear to learn, so when someone says, "All videos suck", I dismiss it as their opinion and continue with what I was doing. If someone writes they can hear the reverberation in my room and recommend some treatment, or that my cartridge is not set up properly, or the tonal balance is tilted somehow, it is a constructive criticism, and I take it as such. If I had not realized it and care to change it, I experiment more. One time, a friend suggested I alter the wooden slats of the window to cut down on a perceived glare. He was right, all from hearing the video. Criticisms don't really bother me.
Personally, I enjoy the increased exposure that these types of videos provide. I have thoroughly enjoyed Tang's and Bonzo's many videos. I like Thomask's Altec A7s and many others. Stehno's put his comments about anchoring his components into some kind of context. And quite often, I appreciate the new music introductions that videos can provide.
In the end, it is just another tool to help communicate what we are doing with others. Videos can encourage further discussion on a topic. The dealers seem to love them because they get the word out there. People click and listen because it is human nature, as Al writes. Imagine if Fremer would share a video of his before and after electrical infrastructure by making and then sharing system videos. Would we not be better off for that, especially if his videos were accompanied by his descriptive prose?
I posted what I think are the first videos of ddk's system, and with my own music even. Now people can get a glimpse into that remarkable system. Most people had never heard of the Vitavox corner horns. Now, not only can people read about these systems, they can click on a video and get some inkling of how they sound. How cool is that?
Later I posted more to document and demonstrate the differences between the sound of my old system and my new system. Sometimes it was simply to share some of my music with others. I did recently post a video for something different: Black Sabbath on a vintage tube/horn system. This was in the context of a discussion about whether or not such a system can play heavy metal/rock music. I let the listener be the judge.
Most of us are confident enough in the sound of our systems and how it is represented in our system videos to not be insulted or offended by what others think. I am hear to learn, so when someone says, "All videos suck", I dismiss it as their opinion and continue with what I was doing. If someone writes they can hear the reverberation in my room and recommend some treatment, or that my cartridge is not set up properly, or the tonal balance is tilted somehow, it is a constructive criticism, and I take it as such. If I had not realized it and care to change it, I experiment more. One time, a friend suggested I alter the wooden slats of the window to cut down on a perceived glare. He was right, all from hearing the video. Criticisms don't really bother me.
Personally, I enjoy the increased exposure that these types of videos provide. I have thoroughly enjoyed Tang's and Bonzo's many videos. I like Thomask's Altec A7s and many others. Stehno's put his comments about anchoring his components into some kind of context. And quite often, I appreciate the new music introductions that videos can provide.
In the end, it is just another tool to help communicate what we are doing with others. Videos can encourage further discussion on a topic. The dealers seem to love them because they get the word out there. People click and listen because it is human nature, as Al writes. Imagine if Fremer would share a video of his before and after electrical infrastructure by making and then sharing system videos. Would we not be better off for that, especially if his videos were accompanied by his descriptive prose?
I posted what I think are the first videos of ddk's system, and with my own music even. Now people can get a glimpse into that remarkable system. Most people had never heard of the Vitavox corner horns. Now, not only can people read about these systems, they can click on a video and get some inkling of how they sound. How cool is that?
