tls49 OP900 posts06-24-2016 10:56amThat kind of comment is exactly what I was talking about. (Sorry for the thread interruption.)
"My limited experience with AG has been the recent thread "Are audiophiles still out of their minds?"
Was someone forcing you to read that thread and not allowing you to read another?
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.
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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If I am budgeting 10k it'd make sense to allocate 5 - 10% for travel/hotel or re-shipping costs. Anyway, I think 95% of forum advice is bs unless I'm careful to finely filter the real nuggets. Even then, I mostly miss the nuggets anyway since nugget mining is largely counter-intuitive going against commonly held audiophile beliefs. |
mapman13,416 posts06-24-2016 9:35amAnother interesting though somewhat rhetorical question is why do people take bad advice? I'm pretty sure in most cases the givers think their advice is pretty good. Spaceman, An good or bad advice is in the eye of the beholder. Wow, 13,416 EXCELLENT posts! |
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