Your favorite channels on YouTube for gear repairs and reviews

[Freds.Bands]

What are their url's, specialties, and descriptions.
How long have you been tuning in?
Is it informative to you?

 

[swechsler]

I'm not going to bother posting the urls, since Youtube is easy enough to search. But the audio-related channels I watch are:

Techmoan (audio and obsolete audio formats)
AH-Fix-It (audio repair; I'm not sure if this guy is a member here, but he's mentioned AK on his channel before)
Paul McGowan, PS audio (owner of PS audio)
Williston Audio Labs (mostly car audio reviews but does occasional home audio)
Mr. Carlson's Lab (vintage repairs and repair info)
Mend it Mark (repairs)

and audio-adjacent:

VWestlife (older tech; owner is a member here)
Technology Connections (focuses more on various types of tech including audio and video, rather than specific equipment)

Most of them I've been watching for a while (I think AH-Fix-It is the one I started most recently). I find them entertaining if not necessarily informative. Of all the channels I watch (audio and non-audio related), Techmoan and Technology Connections are two of my overall favorites.

 

[tarior]

I watch Mr. Carlson's lab to refresh my brain on stuff I learned 20 odd years ago in tech school.
Our very own @Ray Gianelli has a channel as well.

 

[dbuz]

I like AH-Fix-It. He does some car stuff too if you're into that.

 

[Ray66]

XrayTonyB is top notch. A very smart guy.

 

[Bone Yard]

Triple R, his restortion work is unbelievable

https://www.youtube.com/@Repair3R

6R, mostly R2R, tons of knowledge, love to see this channel grow.

https://www.youtube.com/@the6r/videos

My Mate Vince, electronics, I love his style of troubleshooting

https://www.youtube.com/@Mymatevince

 

[jobrewer1983]

What are their url's, specialties, and descriptions.
How long have you been tuning in?
Is it informative to you?

I have not watched many YT videos for repair in a good while, there are a few of them I like. A lot of the restorers on YT focus on SS gear, I tend to stick with Tube gear and I dont see many folks on YT working on Tube HiFi stuff.

 

[kwayde]

If I have an appliance that needs attention I'll search to see what I can find. I've been able to repair washers and dryers among other things.

Don't have favorites, don't youtube unless I need to repair something I'm unfamiliar with.

 

[dane79]

https://www.youtube.com/@PosyMusic/videos

For the crazy good cinematography and art of it all

 

[The Fuxtor]

Mend it Mark is amazing.
There's another fella from here that has a channel that I like too... Jordan Pier.

 

[KeithTr]

Novalux Stereophonic
XRayTonyB
Ray Gianelli
Mr. Carlsen's Lab (more old radio stuff than classic 2 channel, but some stereo and superb electronics explanations)
Ah-Fix_It
12voltvids
and while he hasn't posted in at least a couple of years (wish he would put some more up since his vids are better than new restorations.)

PrimeHiFi (he's on here as well)

Almost forgot: Trevors Bench and Duality Repair

 

[Tooker]

Spare Time Repair is fun to watch. He works mostly on CD players so that limits his audience.

 

[Duane]

Along with the already mentioned, I enjoy Spare Time Repair.
Another is 12voltvids, but he gets on his soapbox way to often. His work bench needs an enema. Kind of a slob. However, he's been in the business for over 40 years and quite knowledgeable.

 

[malden]

ray gianelli
uncle doug
blueglow electronics
mr carlsons lab
novalux stereophonic
duality repair
xraytonyb
aaron danner

12voltvids.....watched once, can't stomach the chaos


I rarely watch reviews

vintage audio review.....in depth reviews, likeable but tries too hard to look cool
a british audiophile......reviews gear that I would never buy but he has some interesting insights

paul mcgowan (ps audio)......smug and uninteresting, audio's biggest blow-hard on youtube

 

[Freds.Bands]

Honest HiFi
Vintage Watts
Vintage Audio Review
XRayTony
Novalux Stereophonic
Skylabs Audio
Blueglow Electronics
AH-Fix-It
Trevor's Bench
ElPaso Tube Amps
Delatronics
Erik's Electronics Workbench
Vintage Audio Addict
Joe'sBench506
6R
Phil's Analog Basement

 

[bowtie427ss]

Been watching a lot of Dave Rat lately.

Here's Dave explaining linear drive subwoofers to Audio University:

 

[Doug G.]

Not entirely to do with repair but there are too many self-styled "experts" on YouTube, these days, who really don't know what they are talking about.

Doug

 

[Freds.Bands]

Some are simplified and specialized; others are more useful, but you should check any of interest. Often I will search for topics of interest and see if I like the video enough to subscribe

 

[KentTeffeteller]

I like XRayTony's channel, Novalux Stereophonic, I like Jordan Pier also a lot.

 

[SG19]

I watch many that folks have already listed , another I didn't see anyone mention is,

ATO Audio ,

not sure if he's really putting out many video's any more , his retail business has him pretty busy , building and selling hardwood cabinets for Pioneer and other receivers , 3D printed parts for various equipment , pointer assembly's for X3X Pioneers and various other small parts for equipment.