...when based on personal preference alone, doesn't mean much. However, I think it's somewhat silly to let the casual observer's opinion have just as much value as the opinion of someone who has dedicated a lot of time to educate themselves on a topic, irrational as that dedication may be.
I both enjoy good sound and good wine. In both cases I know enough and I have invested enough time into the subject to explain my personal opinion on what makes something "better" with some observations, rather than just categorically state so based on pure seat of the pants feel. In both cases I don't get dragged nor do I feel that I have the ultimate urge to go for the more esoteric expressions of the "craft". The utter flights of fancy are lost on me, but I respect the people that go for it. *If* and *when* I listen to true experts that take me further down the road, pointing out an element in the wine's nose, color or taste I had overlooked, I think it is a great moment. So no, I don't believe everybody's opinion on what is "better" counts the same as far as I am concerned. There are extremes to both sides: those who simply feel entitled to express opinions without having made an effort to know what they talk about, and then there are those who are either a tad too obsessed and borderline derranged, or simply pose based on the premise that throwing more $$$ at something can make them compensate for lack of knowledge... The reasonable people in the middle spectrum with an idea of what they talk about, and the will to exchange opinions without getting caught up in dogma... those are the ones that I personally listen to and learn from. -- pablolie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47395 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
