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This week on the channel +504K views this week
Skylabs Audio's dream stereo comes with a basement attached
Kevin Moll examines why faithful receiver remakes are so unlikely, from custom metalwork to the memories no factory can reproduce.
In short
On YouTube, Skylabs Audio has 219,000 subscribers and 46,969,594 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 584,685 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I'm Too Scared to Sell These and I Own a Stereo Store!", with 239,392 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,490 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 141 of 163 in category "Technology reviews and gadgets". On Instagram, @skylabsiowa has 4,463 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
219,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 2,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 2,000 in the last 30 days
total views
46,969,594
▲ 584,685 in the last 7 days
▲ 2,326,834 in the last 30 days
▲ 2,326,834 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
122,447
on a typical day: 86,956
Videos on the channel
419
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
3 days ago
November 8, 2026
Views per subscriber
214
a new long video usually gets 202,692 views
Next milestone
250,000 subscribers
31,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers
@skylabsiowa · The account on Instagram
Followers
4,463
▲ 2 a day, on average over the last 3 days
Posts
537
1 new post in the last 7 days
Views per Reel
7,386
usually, by 9 recent Reels
Likes per post
80
usually, by 14 recent posts
1.8% of followers
1.8% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Technology reviews and gadgets | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,351 of 2,442 | 77 of 84 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Technology reviews and gadgets
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chances are good your dad had a Dual turntable. Guess who's back. 🎶 | Reel | November 7, 2026 | 6,738 | 93 | 4 |
| Happy 40th, Chad and Acoustic Sounds! | Carousel | October 19, 2026 | - | 70 | 1 |
| **Had an absolute blast sitting down with Drew Barr from moonaudio for an… | Photo | October 1, 2026 | - | 49 | 2 |
| The ultimate 90s music heist wasn’t committed by master criminals—it was pulled… | Reel | September 24, 2026 | 949 | 34 | 2 |
| What's your favorite The Who track / album? | Photo | September 18, 2026 | - | 20 | 6 |
| Skylabs is excited to now be carrying the full Nagaoka MP line of cartridges,… | Photo | September 17, 2026 | - | 78 | 2 |
| Ever find yourself yearning for an era you never actually experienced? It’s a… | Reel | September 17, 2026 | 5,407 | 275 | 11 |
| There’s a quiet rebellion happening in the world of audio, and it’s being led by… | Reel | September 14, 2026 | 7,386 | 369 | 17 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 10 Reels, 1 carousel and 4 photos.
As of November 9, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
November 3, 2026 2.8x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 216,978 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (78,059).
This week on the channel +561K views this week
Skylabs Audio makes room for smaller speakers
Kevin Moll's only new upload explores compact cabinets, bass response and the difference speaker placement makes.
The video drawing the most views now
The Stereo We All Want, and Why Nobody Will Build It
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 194,760
- Video views, pace per day
- 62,975
- Views on its first day
- 103,264
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Technology reviews and gadgets | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,490 of 5,393 | 141 of 163 |
| By views gained this week | 3,235 of 5,274 | 96 of 163 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,295 of 5,043 | 105 of 163 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.1% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Technology reviews and gadgets
Views gained this week in the category Technology reviews and gadgets
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 217,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 219,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 44,666,830 views → November 11, 2026: 46,969,594 views · average: 79,405 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 22.4 in the category: 23.3
- comments per 1,000 views
- 3.0 in the category: 1.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 89,013 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 280,492
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Most Wanted Vintage Stereo Pieces Today | January 14, 2024 | 17:39 | 2,143,962 |
 We Used To Love Them! What Changed? | September 22, 2024 | 19:22 | 1,922,151 |
 The 3 Biggest Reasons to Go Back to CDs... Again | March 30, 2025 | 10:54 | 1,856,776 |
 They Were the Best — Now They're a Walmart Brand. What Happ… | June 7, 2026 | 16:24 | 1,610,346 |
 The Best Kept Secret in Stereo Hi-fi... No, its not CD’s. | April 27, 2025 | 11:21 | 1,027,449 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Audio Technica AT- LP70 the New Entry Level King? #vinylrec… | November 16, 2024 | 2:59 | 170,924 |
 Vintage Stereo HiFi #shorts brought to you by Skylabs :) Ma… | August 25, 2022 | 0:16 | 58,045 |
 Stereo VU Meter A/B Switcher Douk & Fosi | November 21, 2024 | 2:54 | 56,738 |
 I'm Done With Pioneer Peeling Cabinets! #vintageaudio #vint… | December 27, 2024 | 1:23 | 27,414 |
 Rob on McIntosh | March 6, 2024 | 0:59 | 24,974 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 216,978 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (78,059).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 152,792 views a day, 2.4 times a normal day (64,405).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +504K views this week
Skylabs Audio's dream stereo comes with a basement attached
Kevin Moll examines why faithful receiver remakes are so unlikely, from custom metalwork to the memories no factory can reproduce.
This week on the channel +561K views this week
Skylabs Audio makes room for smaller speakers
Kevin Moll's only new upload explores compact cabinets, bass response and the difference speaker placement makes.