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Feel vs. Think - take an objective look...

Greetings fellow Audiogon members,

The title of this new thread speaks volumes. Way too much for an explanation here and now. As an experiment, I would like for each of you, at your convenience while browsing any of the discussion forums in Audiogon or any other 'chat' venue for high-end audio - including the major high-end magazines, to pay close attention to the frequency of the use of the word 'feel' or 'I feel' as opposed to the use of 'think' or 'I think' in the context of discussing the various preferences, likes/dislikes, etc., of audio gear.

There is much to be learned about this otherwise minor detail and certainly much more than the casual observer would take into consideration. As a matter of personal opinion, I would venture that entire companys' fortunes and/or viability in the high-end audio community are based upon the aforementioned phrases and their underlying cause/effect upon purchase considerations.

Check it out -
gunnar
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rsuminsby
152 posts
 
Are you by chance drawing a comparison to the Myers-Briggs personality tests? FWIW, I'm ENTP. And I think that's pretty accurate....
viggen
838 posts
 
I pretty much agree with Pbowne. As to where the perception is from, I think "I think" derives from personal observations, and "I feel" does not. On the other hand, I have absolutely no qualm against reviewers or whoever that uses "I think" or "I feel" in their statements. The reader just have to learn how to judiciously take it with a grain of salt and when to agree. This should be inherent in the reader's literal literacy and ability to read between the lines literacy.
whatjd
1,139 posts
 
ENTJ, INTJ..who.....whom cares? The real concern is the real. We debate tubes vs. transistors...silver cables vs. copper..and the real point(s) are missed.

Ladies..and Gentlemen, your cd players have zinc/steel signal traces..that lead to zinc/steel female RCA output connectors with fake gold plate. Worse than this, they have one dollar, or less, op-amps as the "audio sections".

So, much of what you debate is not the issue..
unclejeff
1,313 posts
 
Simple:

The prudent high-end buyer will make his choice on emotion, subject to fact.
rockvirgo
587 posts
 
Interesting thread. In the classroom whenever I prefaced an answer with "I think" more often than not the clever educator ensconced for my enlightenment would interject "You think?! Don't you know?!" In the age of instant karma, delving past the foibles of human nature occasionally requires the use of one's own judgement and imagination.
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