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Oppression within the speaker industry and how it can be stopped?

As we all know, speaker companies have been oppressing us audiophiles for a very long time. The question is how it can be stopped? 

The insistence on ''flat as pancake'' response is only one example of this. Some companies offer a bit of a dip in the mids. But as we all know, if we weren't being oppressed we could CHOOSE whatever response we liked. 

The so called linkwitz riley 24db crossover and variations thereof is an evil device which has been going on for a long time in the speaker business. 

Butterworth 12db vilified as dip at crossover. QB3 BB4 ports. constant directivity. The list goes on and on. 

I have even attended speaker demos where I was prohibited from playing my own choice of music cds that I'd brought along. 

The wicked speaker industry must be stopped before its too late. We must demand maximum freedom of choice before THEY bully us into utter submission.
kenjit
cat_doorman
237 posts
 
Any suggestions?

Hunger strike?
Marching and protests?
A sternly worded letter expressing disappointment?
Armed insurrection?
Suicide bombers?
Ask to speak to a manager?
A well aimed raspberry?
dramatictenor
183 posts
 
Oppression, Kenjit? I find that insulting and demeaning to groups who have suffered genuine oppression. Perhaps you should rephrase you original post so as not to retraumatize those who have endured genuine suffering. Does this make sense to you? 
larryi
4,098 posts
 
For such "oppression" to be a reality, you must have a conspiracy or dominant monolithic power that controls the industry, which is simply the opposite of reality.  With a low barrier to entry into the market, there are hundreds of different companies offering a dizzying array of products.  You could devote your entire life to auditioning current and past models and I bet you would not be able to hear a tenth of what is out there.  And if there were such a "monolith," how can you account for their being so many of the the "evil" designs being employed? The existence of so many different designs is evidence of a complete lack of a controlled industry.  How can someone say there is such a variety of bad speakers and design out there and then say that there is no freedom of choice?
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