Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums?

Followers of the Double Blind Test Dogma want to distill the depth and breadth of Dr. Toole's work down to debating cable switching, music memory, or fast switching speaker platforms.  There is so much more Toole work related to the many factors involved in sound reproduction and listening experience.  The entirety of his work paints a much more complex and nuanced picture.

Also, one must remember work done by Harman (i.e. double blind testing) involved significant business profit motive.  What sound characteristic did the general public consumer prefer?  Identify what the masses prefer and you then provide products for the masses.  DBT and other snippets from the work of Dr. Toole or Sean Olive have been adopted by a few as the gospel mantra to explain all.

Dr. Toole said it pretty well himself to summarize the complexity, nuances, and pitfalls of the musical listening experience.  "Two ears and a brain respond very differently to a complex sound field — and are much more analytical — than an omni-directional mic and analyzer."

Thanks for this short on the point post which do better than my too long posts ...😁

DBT and other snippets from the work of Dr. Toole or Sean Olive have been adopted by a few as the gospel mantra to explain all.

Dr. Toole said it pretty well himself to summarize the complexity, nuances, and pitfalls of the musical listening experience. "Two ears and a brain respond very differently to a complex sound field — and are much more analytical — than an omni-directional mic and analyzer."

Our society has become this way for 2 main reasons imo. We have been trained by the media, both social and professional to personally fear and hate those that disagree with us. And, people have slowly lost core values in the name of progressive, moral relativism.  Combine the 2, add the internet, and boom, there you go. 

@pcrhkr Wow, mention of Utah speakers.  My first speaker build used Utah 12 inch full range drivers with a whizzer cone, no less, in a Karlson enclosure.  Wore out a  Dual turntable.  Since then built and modified numerous speakers amplifiers, pre-amps, and other electronics.  For several years spent too much time in HiFi stores buying and trading equipment seeking out the latest with best specs.  Many great learning experiences along the way leading to equipment that just sounds good to me, regardless of specs or price.  No claim to be an expert, but will share with others willing to learn in search of their happy place.