Any smooth jazz fans out there?

"Censoring opinion is the gateway to narrowmindedness. There is nothing wrong with naming crap when you hear it. It strengthens resolve. Hail satan"

Chasmal, saying you "hate" something is one thing calling it "crap" without adding "IMO" is in my opinion a bit offensive. A little courtesay is warranted especially in light of the the OP preferences and feedback he was looking for were directed towards like minded individuals. The question asked was reasonable but some of the corresponding responses seemed unduly rude. It is easy enough to say you don't like something without going over the top and calling it crap. According to who? Oh, excuse me, You!

saying you "hate" something is one thing calling it "crap" without adding "IMO" is in my opinion a bit offensive

I think saying you "hate" something or calling something "crap" pretty much rules out the need to use the "IMO" disclaimer!!!!

It is easy enough to say you don't like something without going over the top and calling it crap. According to who? Oh, excuse me, You!

This is a members forum,the man is a member and has a right to state his opinion.

Yes Tpreaves of course you are right, we all have the right to state an opinion. But denegrating someone else's taste by calling it "crap" while well within the rights of any individual is still rude. While I realize that rude has taken on an acceptable place in our day to day dialogue I don't feel there is any place for it in this thread based on the question asked. He was looking for feedback from like minded individuals and if you don't like something maybe a little more critical analysis of why would add a little more intelligence to the dialogue than calling it "crap" which is derogatory and uncalled for. That is how I see it.

Isn't it obvious that when I use the term 'crap' that it is my opinion? I am not a professional critic or paid reviewer. This is an amateur venue of people who love audio as a 'hobby', in addition to being music enthusiasts. I assume there is a certain amount of editorial license implicit here, meaning, how can my statements be anything other than 'opinion'? If it isn't, you are really giving me a lot of credit!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. When it's used to cast a negative view is unproductive when the OP was looking for positive results. This is getting ugly.