I noticed on YouTube sometimes for car reviews they do a sound system test, sometimes even comparing two sound systems in one car or more. I do think they sound slightly different, but is this really giving an accurate reflection of the sound system? From my understanding the quality of a sound system depends on how it’s built or something, so if for example I was listening to a sound system of a car through a YouTube video through the headphones I have on, aren’t I really just listening to how well the recording device used picks up sound, and how well my headphones relay that sound to me?
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You hit the nail on the head.
And another thing to consider is that everyone is different. Some like high treble and thumping bass others like a balanced system.
Now think of the source, Cd Mp3 or bluetooth that compression changes sound.
>I noticed on YouTube sometimes for car reviews they do a sound system test, sometimes even comparing two sound systems in one car or more. I do think they sound slightly different, but is this really giving an accurate reflection of the sound system? From my understanding the quality of a sound system depends on how it’s built or something, so if for example I was listening to a sound system of a car through a YouTube video through the headphones I have on, aren’t I really just listening to how well the recording device used picks up sound, and how well my headphones relay that sound to me?
It’s a review. You’re not the one passing judgement on the sound, the reviewer is. You’re watching the review to hear the reviewer’s conclusions, not to listen to the product.
To answer the initial question: No, it is not possible.
>How is it possible to accurately hear what a car audio system sounds like through a YouTube video?
* It’s not.
* Sound is influenced by many things including the shape of the room it’s being played in and also where you are in that room.
* Cars have really weird shapes compared to a normal room.
* So not only will it sound different via YouTube, it will also sound different depending on which seat you’re sitting in, in the car.
There was someone on YouTube recently reviewing speakers and doing a comparison. Absolutely hilarious as there’s no way you can get an indication of the differing sound quality this way. Just think of all the variables in systems.
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