Point of higher priced streamer?

Not sure you were trying to insult me here, but when Mark Twain wrote this, he was not talking about people like me, but about people convinced about things like the the earth being flat, or the virus is a hoax, or that fuses make a dramatic difference in sound, or that masks can't provide any protection, or power cables need burn in.  He was not talking about people who actually know what they are talking about, he was talking about people, absent any real knowledge on a topic, convincing themselves of the superiority of their views. Not their knowledge, their views.

vhiner535 posts12-27-2020 11:03am@audio2design:

“It ain’t what you don’t know that’ll hurt you, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain

Pretty much always, but room correction generally only corrects total energy, and some timing with good bass management, but cannot account for things like strong reflections, non symmetry, etc.   It's best to use acoustic treatments and placement of speaker and listeners to start, and use room treatment to tweak.

Wouldn’t room correction play perhaps a more important role than increasing a few dbs in SINAD beyond a certain level?

I would insult you back @Thyname, but you seem like a sad, lonely person, and since this is the holidays, I figure you have enough to deal with already.

I already pointed to one thing, I was on the committee for the original AES67 (2013), something that John Darko will not and could not be part of. I don't blog, I publish peer reviewed papers, and odds are, you have listened to music that was made better because I was involved some aspect of making the equipment perform to its best, studio equipment I have developed, plug ins, or helping the odd artist get just the sound he wanted.  I don't need your approval, but it makes me smile to know I influenced the one thing in life that brings you happiness, music, while John Darko, realistically, has just made you chase meaningless impossible fantasies while lining his pockets while providing you no additional joy.  And yet it is me you insult.  That makes me smile .... and laugh.

@audio2design,

No insult intended. Just offering some wisdom that was not my own. Twain was warning people to be wary of certitude. Ignorance, which plagues me and the rest of the world, is not nearly as dangerous as being certain about something that turns out to be untrue. Scientists are just as vulnerable to this trap as “flat earthers.” Many scientific discoveries remained elusive because some scientists claimed those discoveries were “impossible.” The more someone is certain they are right, the more skeptical I become of his/her position. But that’s just me. Similarly, I am skeptical of people casting aspersions on other people’s character when they don’t personally know the person they’re disparaging. Do you know Mr. Darko? Maybe you don’t know whether he’s “technically illiterate.” Are you certain?

Hey AtDavid, or whatever you call yourself now, Audio2Design: As I said, your Ego-Boner meter is off the charts.

Darko is a real person, with real name, and face, for all to see. Question is: who are you? Other than a pathetic lonely low life import from troll factory, constantly posting under numerous fake usernames in Audiogon, I fail to see your credentials. I might as well proclaim I am the Pope here. It wouldn’t be better than who you say you are. Isn’t it time for the cat to come out?