Well thanks one and all,all responses,whether they sided with me or or not are valued and again my thanks to the person who thanked the mods for aloowing this to continue.
I tend to type slower than I think so my appologies if my message isn't clear.
What I hope to now make clear is what my intentions were in the first place.
Not completely manipulative,but I did feel that this would push the right buttons and in and of itself would prove that it only takes a bit of prodding to stir up some conflicting views that would later result in arguments.
In short, using the word "argue",sets the tone for what will surely follow or so I hypothesized.
I believe I was right.I knew this would lead to arguments,which like brush fires eventually evolve into all out wildfires that destroy everything in their path.
I wasn't trolling, but I also predict that some will call it that.
Most likely the folks who were disturbed by this thread.
But what I truly did hope this thread would do, was to try and bring some sort of self awakening or enlightenment to the folks who continually bash the high end, expensive gear and tweaks and seem to be the ones who ignite the intial flame that eventually takes out the forest.
What can they gain by being the naysayer?
I believe Bryon has elaborated on that issue quite elequently, and my thanks to all the others who did their share of soul searching when I started this thread.
We are a hobby of diverse individuals , with different skill sets and levels of education,but we do have one common denominator, the joy we get from listening to recorded music.
Why some folks are dead set against accepting things that others say ( with hands on experience)can improve sound quality has been something that I've tried to find an explanation for.
I can understand if finances are an issue,but why kill the messanger if an audio mag reviews a $100,000 speaker now and then?
Isn't it nice to know that someone got the chance to listen and evaluate it?
Believe him or not, be a skeptik, call it a paid for review,make an issue out of the fact that there is a full page add for the product,but at least you have something to read and perhaps get a bit more insite into the product than what you find in the advertisement specs.
But again, for some, the specs are all you need.
Everything else is rubbish and the ears are not to be trusted.
So it goes,in countless forums and letters to the editor.
The great debate or argument rages on, like that wildfire, it's grown over the years, to the point where I fear there are more of "them" than "me".
BY that, I mean, more folks who are interested in proving something can't work, then there are folks who can say they do.
More likely afraid to post that something does work for fear of riddicule from the naysayers.
Again, we've learned from Bryon that there are several reasons for this type of behaviour from the naysayers.
Which in turn solicited some more controversy.
I don't think I"ll be around to see the day when the great divide is no longer with us.
There will always be two sides,the ones who are in the playing field and those on the sidelines.
But time has a funny way of changing things.
I've seen tip toes,vibration control, and more widespead acceptance of power conditioning becoming less fringe and more mainstream over the years.
Perhaps some of the more contentious items kicked about will also become just as acceptable.
What I fail to understand is the misconstrued perception that only fools spend big bucks on audio systems and only do so for bragging rights.
It couldn't be furthter from the truth.
If you really feel it's all about the music, you would understand .
I tend to type slower than I think so my appologies if my message isn't clear.
What I hope to now make clear is what my intentions were in the first place.
Not completely manipulative,but I did feel that this would push the right buttons and in and of itself would prove that it only takes a bit of prodding to stir up some conflicting views that would later result in arguments.
In short, using the word "argue",sets the tone for what will surely follow or so I hypothesized.
I believe I was right.I knew this would lead to arguments,which like brush fires eventually evolve into all out wildfires that destroy everything in their path.
I wasn't trolling, but I also predict that some will call it that.
Most likely the folks who were disturbed by this thread.
But what I truly did hope this thread would do, was to try and bring some sort of self awakening or enlightenment to the folks who continually bash the high end, expensive gear and tweaks and seem to be the ones who ignite the intial flame that eventually takes out the forest.
What can they gain by being the naysayer?
I believe Bryon has elaborated on that issue quite elequently, and my thanks to all the others who did their share of soul searching when I started this thread.
We are a hobby of diverse individuals , with different skill sets and levels of education,but we do have one common denominator, the joy we get from listening to recorded music.
Why some folks are dead set against accepting things that others say ( with hands on experience)can improve sound quality has been something that I've tried to find an explanation for.
I can understand if finances are an issue,but why kill the messanger if an audio mag reviews a $100,000 speaker now and then?
Isn't it nice to know that someone got the chance to listen and evaluate it?
Believe him or not, be a skeptik, call it a paid for review,make an issue out of the fact that there is a full page add for the product,but at least you have something to read and perhaps get a bit more insite into the product than what you find in the advertisement specs.
But again, for some, the specs are all you need.
Everything else is rubbish and the ears are not to be trusted.
So it goes,in countless forums and letters to the editor.
The great debate or argument rages on, like that wildfire, it's grown over the years, to the point where I fear there are more of "them" than "me".
BY that, I mean, more folks who are interested in proving something can't work, then there are folks who can say they do.
More likely afraid to post that something does work for fear of riddicule from the naysayers.
Again, we've learned from Bryon that there are several reasons for this type of behaviour from the naysayers.
Which in turn solicited some more controversy.
I don't think I"ll be around to see the day when the great divide is no longer with us.
There will always be two sides,the ones who are in the playing field and those on the sidelines.
But time has a funny way of changing things.
I've seen tip toes,vibration control, and more widespead acceptance of power conditioning becoming less fringe and more mainstream over the years.
Perhaps some of the more contentious items kicked about will also become just as acceptable.
What I fail to understand is the misconstrued perception that only fools spend big bucks on audio systems and only do so for bragging rights.
It couldn't be furthter from the truth.
If you really feel it's all about the music, you would understand .