doctor_big wrote: > Philippe, you're a huge contributor to this ecosystem and for that you > have my utmost respect. And I think you definitely get what I'm trying > to say. I too am saddened by Jkeny's and Arny's relentless squabbles, > although I am rooting for JK to come out on top as at least he owns a SB > and is part of this community - kruger is here to fight only. He's the > master baiter. > > Still, this behaviour doesn't have to be. If you scorn homeopaths, you > don't go to a homeopath conference and start hollering about science. > But if a homeopath comes to a research lab at a university and starts > yelling about how everyone's doing it wrong, well then - he's fair game. > And that's what's going on here. Someone wants to chat about how > lifting his cables off the floor "removes veils" from the sound, or how > an emailed file sounds different... who is he hurting. You and I know > it's bullshit, but why dogpile on him as these goons are doing? If they > post nonsense in the General forum, well it's game on, but look at the > name of this sub-forum - AUDIOPHILES. > > This ralphy guy must have been beaten up by a gang of audio reviewers, > or maybe his wife cheated on him with an audiophile? Who knows. But > this behaviour of him and his buddies is truly irrational. I come to > this forum every few days to see what's new with plugins, hardware, > software and the like. As you stated, these flame wars are at the top > of the list. But I can't blame Jkeny for responding to the thuggish > actions of the four or five goons who provoke and ridicule a harmless > affectation of those who want to play with wires and gear and talk about > it in the appropriate place. > > To follow up with your analogy regarding food. Say you spend $500 on a > hand-made, forged Japanese chef's knife. You buy high-end waterstones > to polish and refine the edge, which you get down to one molecule and it > glows blue when Orcs are around. You make a meal with this knife, and > -- as you said -- your pride in what you did makes it taste better. > Wouldn't it suck to post this pride in your work on a forum and have a > bunch of cheerless wankers jump all over you saying you wasted your > money and that a $50 Wusthorf is as good? > > Really, there's plenty of room on the internet for everyone. Why spoil > the fun of others? > > Jason
Jason, I'm confused as to why you single me out. Many of my posts simply try to point out how and why audiophiles are being duped, which I blame on the "experts" - whether they be audiophile writers, editors or manufacturers (and their marketing and advertising departments). Individual audiophiles, with no commercial interests, can believe whatever they chose to believe, however when they state these beliefs as facts, facts that counter to accepted and well established science, well then I have no problem calling them out and asking them to provide real proof that these beliefs are facts rather than mere fantasies. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103950 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
