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Best Audio & video engineering videos, as recommended on Hacker News

59 videos about audio & video engineering that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2009 and 2026. Mostly explainer, demo, tutorial. Channels that come up most: Technology Connections, Techmoan, Linus Tech Tips, Ben Eater. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is D/A and A/D | Digital Show and Tell (Monty Montgomery @ xiph.org): HN calls it the gold-standard debunking of audiophile myths and the stair-step misconception, and recommends it as a primer on digital audio.

• explainerD/A and A/D | Digital Show and Tell (Monty Montgomery @ xiph.org)FL Studio · 15 HN recommenders · 2017–2026
• tutorialThe world's worst video card?Ben Eater · 8 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• lectureFloyd Toole - Sound reproduction – art and science/opinions and factsCIRMMT · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• documentaryMiniDisc - An AppreciationTechmoan · 5 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• explainerCassettes - better than you don't rememberTechmoan · 5 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• explainerWhy is TV 29.97 frames per second?Stand-up Maths · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
• tutorialE-paper hacking: fastest possible refresh rateApplied Science · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• explainerAtari's Quadrascan ExplainedRetro Game Mechanics Explained · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerCD / ColorCaptain Disillusion · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• demoVirtual Barber Shop (Audio...use headphones, close ur eyes)LovelyVirus · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• explainerSegmented DisplaysPosy · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• musicStar Trek TNG Ambient Engine Noise (Idling for 24 hrs)crysknife007 · 4 HN recommenders · 2012–2018
• demoVintage Electronics - The TefifonTechmoan · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
• demoRiding the Booster with enhanced soundMichael Interbartolo · 3 HN recommenders · 2014–2014
• explainerGaslighting Your Fans w/ Dolby ATMOS™Benn Jordan · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• tutorialWorld’s Best Speakers!Tech Ingredients · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerwhat did you doNoodle · 3 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• talkGoogle I/O 2013 - High Performance AudioGoogle for Developers · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2018
• explainerThe Superheterodyne Radio: No really, that's its nameTechnology Connections · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• explainerWhy Snow and Confetti Ruin YouTube Video QualityTom Scott · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
• tutorialHow To Draw Mushrooms On An Oscilloscope With SoundJellybean Fenderson · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• demoE-Ink on Android, and other new things!Technology Connections · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2020
• demoI could hardly believe my eyes! - Looking Glass Holographic MonitorLinus Tech Tips · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• explainerThe Loudness WarMatt Mayfield Music · 3 HN recommenders · 2009–2025
• documentaryWLW's 500,000 Watt TransmitterK7AGE · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• tutorialThe Best Easy Way to Capture Analog Video (it's a little weird)Technology Connections · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
• demoThis AI actually WORKS!!! - NVIDIA RTX VoiceShortCircuit · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• demoTested: Where Does The Tone Come From In A Guitar Amplifier?Jim Lill · 3 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• explainerHow Analog Color TV Works: The BeginningsTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• explainerI Saved a PNG Image To A BirdBenn Jordan · 2 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• demoThis is the WORST Monitor Ever...ON PURPOSE! - Dasung PaperlikeU E-Ink MonitorLinus Tech Tips · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerHow a TV Works in Slow Motion - The Slow Mo GuysThe Slow Mo Guys · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• demoDeath Magnetic Retail vs Guitar Hero 3Metalfan7577 · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• explainerWhy Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)Technology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• musicPink Noise for Ten Hours of Ambient Sound Blocker Masker - Burn In - RelaxationDalesnale - Noise Ambient · 2 HN recommenders · 2013–2022
• explainerMoon Landings Faked? Filmmaker Says Not!VideoFromSpace · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• tutorialWorld's worst video card? The exciting conclusionBen Eater · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2020
• explainerHold music used to sound better. Here's why.Tom Scott · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• tutorialFantastic DIY Speakers for less than $30!Tech Ingredients · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• tutorialSamplerates: The Higher the Better, Right?FabFilter · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• documentaryThe CED: RCA's Very Late, Very Weird Video Gamble (Pt. 1)Technology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2025
• otherApple Pro Display XDR Review (vs Sony Reference Monitor)HDTVTest · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• demoModos Paper Monitor Typing DemoModos · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2024
• explainerThe 1988 VIDEO Floppy Disk Camera: Canon Xap Shot RC-250LGR · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2025
• explainerThe Electrowetting DisplayIEEE Spectrum · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2017
• demoBookeen breakthrough real time web page scrolling on eInk panelBookeen · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2022
• explainerThese Are Not Pixels: RevisitedTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• demoVisualizing video at the speed of light — one trillion frames per secondMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2025
• commentaryThe Mystery Of MacBook SpeakersDave2D · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2026
• demo1 million fps Slow Motion video of bullet impacts made by Werner Mehl from KurzzeitMatt Rece · 1 HN recommender · 2009–2023
• demoProgressive decoding: JPEG vs JPEG XL vs AVIFJon Sneyers · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• demoI Spent $1100 on DisplayPort Cables… for Science!Linus Tech Tips · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• demoThe cheapest capture card money can buy.. is actually WORTH buying? (BlueAVS/Goodan USB 2.0 CamLink)EposVox · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2023
• otherNew York City in 1993 in HD - DTheater DVHS Demo TapeYoutube Pedant · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2022
• explainerLines of Light: How Analog Television WorksTechnology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• explainerI published music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA ReviewGoldenSound · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• tutorialHOW TO DATAMOSH: PART 1datamosher · 1 HN recommender · 2010–2019
• musicA$AP Mob - Yamborghini High (Official Video) ft. Juicy JasapmobVEVO · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
• explainerLCCS: The LCD / CRT Hybrid from JVCTechnology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2025