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Why do you give bad advice?

Now I'm not talking about different opinions or an honest mistake, but a response that is clearly bad advice. Here's just one example.

Poster states that due to living in a small town and no larger town in a reasonable driving distance, he has no way to audition, so he's looking for helpful advice in considering an upgrade.

Then I see responses like, listen to as many as you can before deciding, take whatever to your local dealer to see how well they match, or find a good brick and mortar dealer to audition.

I see this happening more, so maybe it's just a sign of the times that many don't take the time to read the entire post and only respond to the title.

OK, that's my little rant for the day.
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psag
518 posts
 
C'mon guys, the original poster is just messin' with you. You think he really has a problem with listening before deciding? If so there's a nice bridge you might be interested in buying.
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paraneer
818 posts
 
I see this happening more, so maybe it's just a sign of the times that many don't take the time to read the entire post and only respond to the title.
On the other hand, I see more and more posters ask for gear recommendations, especially speakers,  without ever stating what their associated gear is, music preferences, and size of room.  Whether one lives near an audio shop or not, this is essential information that must be given to make the right choice. 

Its almost as if some of these folks are more concerned about what's the most popular and not about sound quality.  Or they would put a little more thought into their questions.

I don't believe bad advice is given on this board as much as poorly phrased questions getting the answers they deserve.
mesch
3,500 posts
 
Yes, easier to provide solid response to a well defined question.That said,  I believe it easier to respond to a poor question than to produce a well defined one. Must admit that I have on occasion overlooked something in an OP,  leading to an unnecessary question rather than to poor advice.  
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wlutke
727 posts
 
Questions are sometimes vague because they don’t know what they want or don’t want, aren’t sure of what quality they’ve got, have no big picture, suffer under a lifetime of misinformation and assumptions, and place logic before experience. OK those were my personal hurdles. Who has been around the hobby for awhile and has never given bad advice? I look back 20 years and some of my posts are downright embarrassments. Everyone is offering help in their own way. Whether they are informed and experienced and to what degree is for the OP to sort out.
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