viridian
It's up to each reader to evaluate the opinions of the contributors here. Everyone gets to make up his own mind, and that's why everyone here deserves respect. If there are those you can't respect, it's best to just ignore them.
Talking about baseball is very different than giving advice on what audio gear to spend ones hard earned money on. That would be more akin to suggesting to a player which bat to use.I think that's a faulty analogy. For the most part, this forum swaps experiences and opinions among fellow audiophiles, not engineers and manufacturers. This is a hobbyist's group. Yes, there are professionals who participate here, just as a baseball coach might be a guest on talk radio. But I don't think the pros come to Audiogon for guidance on their designs.
It's up to each reader to evaluate the opinions of the contributors here. Everyone gets to make up his own mind, and that's why everyone here deserves respect. If there are those you can't respect, it's best to just ignore them.