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🎥 Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss
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🌈 Colour: Olaf von Voss
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4:58 Part 2 🌵

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IKEA BAGGBODA

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Cables and power products by AudioQuest

Hi-fi furniture and speaker stands by Solid Steel

Room treatment by Vicoustic

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[bassandtrebleclef]

I hate comments like the one I'm about to make. John, you and Olaf make films. YT does not differentiate in quality, but you two make films. Not YT videos. Lighting and sound on your videos is ALWAYS on point. As is the content. I was waaaayyyy off on my guess on number of hours required to make this work. There is one other channel that seems to have the passion for the product and respect for the audience and the talent to make the quality of film you do on YT and they are not in the audio space. There are plenty of decent or good YT creators in hi-fi. I can't think of one that puts the pieces together as you and Olaf do.

[dirkbusche]

Dear John, 40 hours for an ambitious video. That's a standard working week for an employee. Wow. That has my deep respect. Your videos are technically, visually, aesthetically, sonically and creatively the best I know of in the hi-fi sector. I hope you don't burn out at some point. Please don't!!!

[johnpipes]

Oh...and your music transitions within the pieces are great! You understand moments of relief are helpful for us as viewers, well done!

[Podcastage]

Informative, entertaining, and relatable. 20-40 hours is standard for me. Thanks for sharing your workflow and all the great videos.

[MB-kxqs]

Danke für die Aufklärung und Einsicht hinter die Kulissen! Tolle Arbeit! Du erntest meinen größten Respekt! 😁👍

[jamesgoens]

Wow! Now I know why I’ve enjoyed your videos the past several years. Please keep up the excellent work. Thanks.

[paulkerr]

This explains why your videos are so good and look like professional productions. Clearly a lot of time and effort goes into your videos and it shows in the end product.

[roblawrence]

Had no idea it takes that much time. Amazing that you do it at all. Sounds like most of us audio nuts appreciate it, I certainly do! Thanks for all the effort, I personally think your vid’s are the best overall. Cheers

[DC-bopy]

Hi, I'm retired now but used to work a 40 hour week doing electrical work and I hated it. Wish I could have done something for a living that I actually enjoyed. Music and HiFi has always been a passion of mine and still is. Thanks for your professional and informative videos which are the best on YouTube.

[RIMc]

I always thought you had some super-power, now you claim it is just hard work.

[markferguson]

The effort is noticable and appreciated! ... I'm going to make a coffee now

[brandonburr]

I threw out a wild guess of 40 hours before this. No idea where maybe the hours of work in a typical week. Your work is appreciated john and olaff!

[nicholasbaines]

I love all the behind the scenes stuff.
Thanks for everything you do .
Keeping it real ( cool )
Proper soldier
❤
Love from Manchester

[felixdahm]

All creative decisions are up to you. In this respect, the videos produced, like any short film, are also an expression of creative work. This - which is certainly often underestimated by viewers - often exposes you to undifferentiated or even hateful criticism from people who do nothing - except rant. Therefore, respect for the personal investment of every creator should be at the beginning of every consideration and every criticism. Criticize the way you would like to be criticized. And don't be sparing with appreciation or praise. Thank you for the videos, which I enjoy watching because of the high production quality and the approach. Even if I'm not really interested in the specific product in each case, I see a high entertainment value.

[hansoosterwal]

You make good vids! So it's a 40 hours job with overtime! Never suspected that. Kudos!

[idibanashapan]

Fantastic run down of the excellent work you do. Thank you.

[Jeff-ligp]

Thanks for all the work.
Love your channel.

[eugeniodinardo]

Keep telling and showing…..thanks JOHN

[jakenord]

Your attention to detail doesn’t go unnoticed! My favorite channel hands down!

[SuperMcgenius]

I have in the past recommended new YouTube reviewers to watch your channel as a format to achieve. I have also recommended the British audio file and Steve Guttenburg. These all have variations of quality and style, but I do think all of you speak to the Audio community in genuine way. Thank you for all your hard work. It is appreciated. Montreal, Canada