I'm here for the sharing, not the snobery

Case in point, @mahgister’s system. Take a look at it. It works for him. I can’t argue the objectivity of that.

You cannot look at it.... The photo are too old and my dedicated audio room laboratory is "nuttier " than you think...

My " mechanical equalizer" for example include discarded tubes and pipes and straws and empty toilet roll papers ...And it is impossible for me to take a photo of all that...( light is not very good and all is distributed along the room)

Believe me it is nut....

But believe me my basic audio system could prove to anyone here at peanuts price that embeddings controls is almost EVERYTHING in audio...My system is not the best to say the least compared to most here.... But it is one of the best there is on earth for the ratio quality/price...500 bucks....

And which one of you control all acoustic concepts: imaging, soundstage, listener envelopment, source width, AT WILL with no electronic gear, costly "tweaks" or equalizer?

Who?

No one.... Save me, sorry to be immodest here with only some psychoacoustic basic facts among others.... At no cost....Then.... Look at my room but dont laugh too much.... Last laugh is for me when i see any audio system and after that his price tag and his sound on youtube sometimes... I am not deaf even if 70 years old...Not at my best but owning old "donkey" very long ears....
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I sell creativity not products...

You gotta post more recent pics then!

@djones51

It’s easy to agree to disagree on personal preference it’s only when some think personal preference are commandments or universal.

BINGO!!! I agree 100%. IMO, The problem lies in writing and reading in our busy world. Both have their problems in communication. I am in no way opposed to test measurements or blind testing. I like Paul McGowan & Hans Beekhuyzen who say it has its place in the mfg process. I agree. But because we do not know each other personally and because its improbable to read every post, its very easy to paint a black & white picture of someone when often we are more nuanced.

IF you miss the snobbery, you may be missing the best part of this series... the education isn't worth beans.

@hilde45

I agree with your point about cherry picking. I try not to do it but know of my humanity as well. And then there is the perception of the reader. I'm not PC enough for the modern world. I'm old and my stepfather would be would be 133 yrs old this year.
Regarding cherry picking , I often believe that those who do it a lot probably do not really know any other facts. Its not that they were not exposed to them but rather they chose to forget about them because it didn't fit their world view and/or were too cumbersome. I can relate because I know that truth is often a meddlesome thing which sometimes forces me to accept it or lie to myself which I think even more troublesome