Not the WHF Best 2025 HiFi Awards

[Jasonovich]

Share your YouTube and other HiFi publications awards here.

Huffy gets the first run.

View: https://youtu.be/-Mg-Rx5jmkw?si=KQCcectEB9Qch2bU

 

[RoA]

Not wanting to poo on you thread Jasonovich ... I dislike end of year 'the best of ...' vlogs. They all do it and worse, some do them in categories with separate videos instead of making new content. Complete waste of time imho with rehashes.

They could at least make it a little interesting by doing the 'worst of ...' but none of them want to piss of their paymasters.

 

[Jasonovich]

Not wanting to poo on you thread Jasonovich ... I dislike end of year 'the best of ...' vlogs. They all do it and worse, some do them in categories with separate videos instead of making new content. Complete waste of time imho with rehashes.

They could at least make it a little interesting by doing the 'worst of ...' but none of them want to piss of their paymasters.

You make a really good point. The worse of, 2026 at least people can stear away from making disastrous purchasing decisions.
Lot of the mainstream Vloggers or even publications like WHF tend to stay clear of this, in fear of suppliers withholding future products.

I look at it as a form of entertainment with a big pinch of salt.

Here's Darko doing his bit, apologies in advance, his usual Roon is my universe might offend some sensitive souls 🙂

Three audio products that reset my expectations for 2026 | Darko.Audio https://share.google/rRVFQgi3Gnh3dOhhG

 

[Jasonovich]

These guys are like Marmite but nice to see them kicking out against the establishment.

Funny, just recovering from a bad flu, fancy some toasted bread, with slice of cheese and marmite!

8 Best Speakers of 2025, According to Over 1,000 Reviews Worldwide | Headphonesty https://share.google/byC5kN0UMubT3eEk5

 

[davidf]

The worse of, 2026 at least people can stear away from making disastrous purchasing decisions.

This is the typical trap that has been created by the likes of WHF - filtering everything down to a single rating - and even worse with some sites, down to a distortion measurement.

Let's not forget that some products, even though they may not be 5 star ones, maybe not even 3 star ones, may well be the right products for some people and their needs. Someone may well steer clear of the perfect product for them.

After all, a review is one person's opinion, based on their preferences, the system used, and the room they're in. The system may not be that familiar to them, and they won't be using this product long term, nor with a range of other components, so a review may well lack reliability and compatibility issues, as well as not being able to comment on its suitability for any one individual.

 

[Jasonovich]

This is the typical trap that has been created by the likes of WHF - filtering everything down to a single rating - and even worse with some sites, down to a distortion measurement.

Let's not forget that some products, even though they may not be 5 star ones, maybe not even 3 star ones, may well be the right products for some people and their needs. Someone may well steer clear of the perfect product for them.

After all, a review is one person's opinion, based on their preferences, the system used, and the room they're in. The system may not be that familiar to them, and they won't be using this product long term, nor with a range of other components, so a review may well lack reliability and compatibility issues, as well as not being able to comment on its suitability for any one individual.

The 5 star rating system is pants. I agree.

 

[Gel Man]

I like WHF rating systems if other sites want different ones so what, if they were all the same it would be boring. WHF have always recommended their rating system as a buying guide but to also demo too, and they don’t have a problem with other sites either.