Mapman,
I love your sense of humor. Perhaps you and other readers of this thread can help here. I wonder how may feel that my statements in this thread -- please see below -- suggest or imply "Rhodium religion" and constitute a "snow job".
"I cannot compare the gold to the rhodium because I have never used the gold in my system."
"If gold works for you it works for you. If rhodium works for you it works for you."
"I have stated clearly that rhodium usually works better than gold in my system."
"I may be mistaken but I believe there is a very good reason why Furutech makes rhodium products."
"Regarding rhodium versus gold, there are no authorities here -- neither Chris VenHaus nor his customers nor anyone else. No one knows their system better than themselves. The only authorities are one's own ears."
"You see, the problem is that you cannot make rules about everyone's systems. Need I state the obvious that not all systems are alike -- so one size does not fit all. Hence, Furutech offers 2 choices to its customers -- rhodium and gold."
"Those who imply that Furutech does not know what they are doing may have underestimated Furutech."
"The obvious fact is that the proof of the pudding is in the eating, not in the talking. Some folks just happen to enjoy the taste of rhodium -- knowing that others prefer the flavor of gold."
"It may surprise some but there is room for both in the world of high end audio -- and, obviously, a need for both."
And quoted from the review:
"Any well-heeled audiophile would already know that systems are different and that one does not fit all."
"One outlet may serve a certain type of system better while the other outlet may synergize a little better with a different type of system, with final results heavily being dependent on the listener's personal tastes as well."
