We've all experienced the "snooty boutique attitude", and not necessarily with audiophilia. Go to a froo-froo restaurant and order some cheap Spanish red to go with your pricey oyster plate. The disdain may be palpable--but does your dinner choice then taste less good to you? Go to a car lot and tell them you want something that has wheels and gets over 40MPG. Oh, goodness--but don't you want a V8 engine, leather seats, and heated cupholders?
In short, ignore them. If you know what you want, be very clear that this part of your plan is not negotiable. If they don't respect that, walk. I've found that some snooty boutique folk CAN actually know quite a lot about their subject matter, and can be very helpful in areas where you need their opinions. All you need to do is fence off those areas where their opinions are welcome. But if you find their opinions suspect, walk. No judge is as good as your own ears. You can't taste a meal at a restaurant before you order it, so the recommendations of others have a bit more weight there. Many audiophile shops let you schedule listening tests, though. Some even help you do single-blind tests, which is even better. I've not found a place that really even understands the concept of double-blind though. -- CatBus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32232 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
