I don't know anything about Erin so I'm not going to say anything about him
But
Most YouTubers are in it for the $$$
And most reviewers give a positive review because if they didn't they wouldn't get stuff from brands to review or keep in some cases.
It's just common sense.
I'd still take active studio monitors over the Blade 2 Meta
Active crossover vs passive , no need for amps , reliability is high as it's a pro audio product ,built in room correction (most of the time ), probably cheaper as well.