The value of Bad. Knowing what you don't want, is as valuable as knowing what you do.


In the flower days of the 60s and into the 80s there were thoughts of everyone and everything being good and personal best.  Most know that there are good and bad people, and no one wants a surgeon that got through school on personal best.   Basically in knowing what I do not want, helps me not waste time and I can focus on what I do want.....and this should not be a surprise to anyone on AudiogoN, it is very much what the pursuit of the absolute sound/the high end is about. 

If you are not sure about this, go to ebay and type "audiophile" in the search bar and look through the listings.

28k+ listings,    audiophile | eBay

In this current time, we are much beyond "Buyer Beware", in many things from what we consume to who we vote for.  

Perhaps I am different, but knowing I wanted to listen to Jazz and not Disco included the thought of what I didn't want. 

Of course when push comes to shove, there are always Pop-Tarts.....



whatjd
@roxy54 ... Well, that's kind of the nature of the OP's opening gambit.

There's as many ways and means to approach and respond to it as there is the equipment we amass to listen to that we enjoy.

One can have a mega$ system that rivals the cost of a Really Nice Car.
Or, it can be that which one has collected over a period of time...used, new, diy'd, tweaked to taste, and fitted to one's tastes and budget.

Noting the plethora of posts you've made, and the amount you've read (or ignored) over the hours you've threaded @ A'gon, I'd suspect that the norm that you've seen endlessly debated, argued, 'imho'd, on & anon....

...is....

The good is kept, until it isn't; 'twas always thus, and likely to remain.

Another mirror of the human condition, tube or ss, analog or digital of late.  Perfection is always just at one's fingertips, just short of grasp...

...but that's my excuse, and I'll keep my own version of it. ;)

*clink* Cheers....*S*


My salutations to asvjerry, another "joolly good fellow" indeed... 😌




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