What is wrong here.. on Audiogon?

A few comments- I agree- these threads seem to be like dropping a pebble in a puddle- within ten minutes every possible fringe response is posted and the thread is w-a-y off base with comments that are not relevant, often controversial or confrontational.

Unfortunately the same thing happens on every social media site it seems- really unsettling to see how people think and feel from behind the anonymity of their keyboards and how much personal info they're happy to share publicly, engage in name calling, politics etc. 

In regards to a pre-amp- I have a Pass 250.8, Focal Sopra 2, REL s5/SHO and PS Audio DSD Jr. I run a Pass XP10 and it sounds great. Very quiet, neutral and musical. Built like a tank as is the metal remote for it. I bought it used on Audiogon for around $2500 as I recall. I stream Tidal and Quboz via Roon and don't need a phono stage...

amen...and thank you! Sounds like a great system.

I have found that the experts do not know whether I will like something or not. Now I will ask about FACTUAL information, but as for subjective opinions, not any more.  Asking what audio equipment sounds better is a like asking someone which ice-cream brand and flavor am I going to like better. That is something my OWN experience only can answer. 

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The best I think we can achieve is to akin to finding movie reviewers we like, but also to listen to those we don’t.


We discover reviewers (amateurs count) who like the same kind of films and have shared pet peeves with us. Knowing WHY a movie reviewer likes or doesn’t like a film though is supremely important. "I found the costumes too colorful" my be exactly something we want to watch. "I thought it was a documentary, but it was a musical and I hate musicals." Those sort of salient details make a reviewer much more useful than a thumbs up/thumbs down type of taste maker.


And that’s a pet peeve of my own. I can respect the preference of someone who loves brand X - but if they don’t give me some details about what they like about it, what other brands they tried before, and what speakers they are listening to this fanboy commentary doesn’t help me very much at all. All I've learned is that Susan loves X and doesn't like Y. Well, that helps me not one bit.


Best,

E