honestguv;336868 Wrote: > > > Basically you are saying ignorance is bliss and ends justify the > means. > Not in the slightest. > > Ignorance is a requirement to be an audiophile but it does not seem to > lead to bliss... > You went full speed ahead for the literal bliss but that was not the point. Ignorance is bliss means you can fool yourself, for some unknowingly, and enjoy in the hobby while the reality of things is not that fruitful. Don't question while you enjoy. Enjoying can also be being frustrated and trying every cable out there, having some sort of a goal to pass the time aka hobby.
> > >> So why don't you enjoy being smarter than an audiophile believer? > > I am not that shallow. > > I would suggest that there is a big difference between wishing to be > seen as smart when talking to an audiophile and actually being smart. > The latter is something almost wholly beneficial and to be enjoyed. It > is not shallow. > While discussing about the unfairness of the particular business it is not my priority to look down on naive masses, I would like them to know and we as a collective move on to produce something that really matters. Drive market for real sonic difference. Room correction has a lot to be desired. > > > I have to pay and be embarrassed because we allow these con masters > to operate > > and that's a good thing? > > Being wiser is a good thing. The price is a bit of embarrassment and > some money. You don't think the pros outweighed the cons for you with > audio cables? > Sure it has some general benefits, if you call paranoia to be conned a benefit. I don't have the time nor the money to be scammed into every bit of knowledge out there, we should educate more about this phenomena. > > > Lets con kids and teach them a lesson, those idiots can be talked > into > > anything. > > Indeed. One has the choice of expecting society to remove all nasties > or teaching kids how to recognise and deal with the nasties. When it > comes to harmless silly luxury goods like magic cables I know which I > prefer. > It seems to me you are not aware how expensive some cables are and how strong the drive is to spend all your money on it without end in sight. I disagree that scamming is the best way to teach. Law should state that you cannot make false sensory arguments or something down those lines. Maybe even a blind test passed certificate (I know some will find that funny). > > Although a close call, on balance I think audiophile cables and the > audiophile industry are a good thing. > > The upside is that the developed world has a home audio industry with > all the benefits that derive from this... So you assume audiophiles and superstition boosted the audio industry. What happened to that "before we did not believe in cables"? Seems contradictory. What about plasma TVs; did videophiles on b&w screen TVs drove the today's industry as well. We all want nice pic and sound because reality is the reference. -- nuhi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nuhi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10571 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45323 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
