What is wrong here.. on Audiogon?

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,

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hard to find now but the best sounding OEM output stage tubes came from the Prussian Empire...

Some amps do not really reproduce farts that well.

Seriously,  people comment on what they know or think they know.  Too many have never heard Nelson Pass designed electronics.  The first truly audiophile system I ever heard used a Threshold preamp.  We compared it to Audire and Bedini.  The one that sounded the best was always the one playing through the Qauds.