Man does my head hurt. After trying and trying to get some of my fellow audiophiles over at the Stereophile forum to "see the light" regarding music servers I've come to the conclusion that many of these audiophiles are quite simply Luddites. Link to Stereophile thread: http://forum.stereophile.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=62941&page=0&fpart=all&vc=1
>From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: "Ludd·ite Pronunciation: \ˈlə-ˌdīt\ Function: noun Etymology: perhaps from Ned Ludd, 18th century Leicestershire workman who destroyed a knitting frame Date: 1811 : one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest ; broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change" Sure I understand how all the various file formats (lossy versus lossless, Windows versus Apple versus open source) can easily make one's head spin and yes, I get it that hard drives fail and those big bad hackers can infect your computer with nasty viruses but the overall refusal to accept the march of technological progress still sounds like the crying of a bunch of Luddites. I feel better now that I've gotten that off my chest. Seems that I can't find a nice middle ground: it's backward thinking Luddites over at Stereophile or blind adherents to DBT over here at SqueezeBox. (Note: that's not really true but it makes for a nice little "soundbite". Sorry if I've offended anyone.) Aren't there any forward thinking believers in subjective testing to be found anywhere? -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61715
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