Why do you give bad advice?

Hey, Watts!  It's not all that bad all the time. *G*  That particular forum had all the earmarks of becoming a 'black hole' around page 2.  I'd return just to see if it had calmed down...see if anyone had mopped up yet...;)

Mapman, it just seems that it's become increasingly difficult to parse good from bad in the advice whirl'd.  The item under discussion might work spectacularly for one user and absolutely suck for another.  Likely due to the variations in what said item finds itself in, attached to a whole different set of parameters....
I have this suspicion that, given two identical computers, that even if one was to match keystroke to keystroke and maintaining absolute duplication, that the little buggers would still respond differently after awhile.  Applying this to AI makes me slightly paranoid, but I pick and choose what I let into my life.  Including advice.....;)

I look for advice from someone whose taste I share and then look for such a product at a good price. In this way I have been able to even order products from overseas which were not available here. Granted that I am vertran audiophile there is a market for any Good product and I have not bought any produce on personal audition in memory. The conditions are seldom good enough to get a good idea. I use to go to the Chicago CES and remember when one exhibiter took off the mattresses and put them on the walls to deaden the sound. On another I was sitting next to a mag writer who was listening to a speaker with a satisfied look on his face. I found it unlistenable. 

For example some years ago there was a speaker I wanted to hear and I drove from Southern Indiana to Cincinnati and bought them ear unheard as they were in very good condition. They proved to be excellent but not my taste. I sold them to an audiophile in Lexington who ran a large  store for the same price I paid. I have just orederd an amp from Califarnia at a good price. I have never heard one but I know the brand. Start cheap and learn your own taste. With audiogon and others you can experiment.

Audiophiles are unbelievably fickle and often sell excellent products for a large loss. Even when I was a dealer I bought most of my personal gear used because I could get better prices that way. I handled products like Krell, VPI, Quad, B&W etc. Sold  out of my basement as I had modified the room to get a good sound. I remember selling a pair of 801s and the customer complained that they did not sound the same. He had one next to a full glass wall. Since the speakers can easily be moved I switched them and the sound switched channels. It was the reflection that made them sound different. A radio station engineer was there once and said he had never heard anything like it. Am I a genus? Hardly but I make an effort. Read one of the room set up books before spending a lot of money.

I greatly enjoy this forum. I has allowed me to share my interest in this hobby and  have learned a great deal from the interaction. To do so is simple: Select OPs that interest; follow those that maintain same; participate when induced to do so; ignore those that are not of interest, or intrude on ones' sensitivities; always take the high road.