I'm looking to pay back some of that and want to find some good undiscovered content. There's lots of people posting really good technical content and they just aren't pushed out by "the algorithm".
Maybe the production values aren't great, the audio is not great or it's just very amateurish, but if the content is good then I'm interested.
I'm not really interested in people who already have thousands of subs, I'm looking for the guys who are getting a few views on their videos and deserve more.
Free hand soldering a BGA ram chip onto a raspberry
Here are some I subscribe to that seem to be still active. You could see if your audience might like:
https://www.youtube.com/@peterryseck
https://www.youtube.com/@AndersNielsenAA
https://www.youtube.com/@jsincoherency
https://www.youtube.com/@6502Nerd
https://www.youtube.com/@hjalfi
https://www.youtube.com/@LucidScience
https://www.youtube.com/@skyriverSat
The Signal Path isn't that obscure but there may still be some test gear nerds who haven't run across it: https://www.youtube.com/@Thesignalpath
Same is true for Marco Reps: https://www.youtube.com/@reps
FesZ Electronics at https://www.youtube.com/@FesZElectronics has some great coverage of analog/RF basics, as does W2AEW: https://www.youtube.com/@w2aew/videos
Yes, most of these folks have thousands of subs, but there's a reason for that: they're pretty awesome.
The channel if you're interested: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTtYLn03CmwX-PUfZ3RF0A
No idea where I found this - brand new channel. The first video earned a sub immediately. https://www.youtube.com/@Scott_dgl
Seen here on HN, followed immediately. <4k subs currently. https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingIsHacked
17k subs, high quality, but pretty small still. And the detailed focus on the main project is great. https://www.youtube.com/@StevenBennettMakes
~1k subs. Mostly electronic audio and instrument design and construction. Almost all recorded between 11pm and 1am.
How to Make Everything is bootstrapping civilization from the stone age, so that's pretty neat.
Absolutely brilliant tool maker and grinding expert. Very good teacher, too.
https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections (deep dives on tech/science related topics)
https://www.youtube.com/@DankPods (laughing at terrible MP3 players from the 2000s and some other good content)
https://www.youtube.com/@SilverCymbal (owns a big piece of property in NH and talks about upgrades he does to his house)
https://www.youtube.com/@CathodeRayDude (plays around with 2000s video and computing equipment)
https://www.youtube.com/@Asianometry (discusses Asian technology related topics, has amazing videos that taught me everything I know about ASML and EUV)
https://www.youtube.com/@ModernVintageGamer (video game topics, reverse engineering/jailbreaking of consoles)
https://www.youtube.com/@MachoNachoProductions (video game console modding)
https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetroFuture (Japanese handheld console finds)
https://www.youtube.com/@RetroGameCorps (modern day handheld emulator hardware for older platforms/playing ROMs)
https://www.youtube.com/@WulffDen (similar to previous)
https://www.youtube.com/@TTTHEFINEPRINTTT (a new one for me, lives in his converted van that he plays PC games on and streams on Twitch, talks about van life and mods and such)
https://www.youtube.com/@CraftComputing (server software/hardware builds and reviews)
https://www.youtube.com/@JeffGeerling (lotta Raspberry Pi content but also general electronics)
https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering (channel starring the previous YouTuber and his dad who is a longtime radio engineer, discussing a lot of engineering and electronics stuff)
https://www.youtube.com/@clabretro (new for me but he's been recently playing around with a lot of SunRay hotdesking stuff and things like overlaying text onto RG-5 carried video that he sends all over his house)
https://www.youtube.com/@CrosstalkSolutions (lotta networking topics, especially Unifi/Ubiquiti)