The Absurdity of it All

OP, you talk as if we old timers just started life at 60! Sorry, but I've been playing music for 50 yrs and bought my first record at age 8. That would be 62 yrs ago.

The one advantage  that age has is experience. In my case, 60 yrs of hearing music, both live & recorded. So, yes, I CAN speak with a certain amount of authority. Science cannot prove everything. To believe so is SCIENTISM. 

Again, 96% of the universe is missing. Yet modern man believes he has a great amount of knowledge, in spite of the fact that there is only 4% that can possibly be known. And of that, the smartest may know .5% at best. Maybe less. So what does man REALLY know in the full scheme of things? An extremely small amount.

Expository Writing 101:

50-60-70 year old ears stating with certainty that what they hear is proof positive of the efficacy of analog, uber-cables, tweaks...name your favorite latest and greatest audio "advancement." How many rock concerts under the bridge? Did we ever wear ear protection with our chain saws? Believe what you will, but hearing degrades with age and use and abuse. To pontificate authority while relying on damaged goods is akin to the 65 year old golfer believing his new $300 putter is going to improve his game. And his game MAY get better, but it is the belief that matters. Everything matters, but the brain matters the most.

You were doing a pretty good job (okay honestly you were doing a horrible job, but pretty good for here) building a case for, well something. You are upset- triggered, frustrated, confused- that much is clear.

Point being to encourage more humility and less dogmatism.

Ahh, and you thought to accomplish this with.... a bunch of unrelated gripes?

D-.

If you submit a re-write today we will drop the D-. Agreed?

Chuck,
Thanks for the passing grade. Maybe if I re-write you will consider a re-right. Joe

I can still hear a pin drop! I was born in the last year of the Truman Administration. Anybody remember "The buck stops here"?

Experience brings wisdom - we hope!