magiccarpetride;625616 Wrote: > It would appear that in order to pass the rite of passage and be > decorated with the "you're now one of us, one of the in-crowd" gold > medal on this (and on many other audiophile forums), one need to put on > the most cynical, skeptical face and ridicule and deride anyone who > claims to be able to hear any differences between any components. > > Still, many people (myself included) can clearly hear the differences > in the sound quality when replacing/modifying the system components. My > question: if you can hear a difference, does it, according to the First > Audiophile Asshole Law, always mean that something about that component > is broken? > > I ask this because any time I report that I'm hearing a difference, for > example by switching to a different DAC, all the audiophile assholes > hasten to jump on my case and explain to me that the DAC in question > most be seriously broken. In other words, in their exalted opinion, no > two DACs should ever sound different, providing, of course, that > they're not somehow broken. > > Same goes for speaker cables, amplifiers, digital transports, speakers, > rooms, you name it. > > How can people afford to always act in such an asshole-ish knee-jerk > manner all the time? > > Trolling over and out!
MCR, I enjoy many of the threads you start with philosophical questions and I think of you as a very high quality troll (and I don't know how to best convey this, but I actually mean this in a nice way). Where some folks around here have problems are when (1) all changes produce "staggering improvements", (2) ABX or blind tests are lambasted, based on incorrect assumptions about how such tests can be done, and (3) the negativity when someone dares to say that they can't hear any differences (or that mathematically, the difference suggested is impossible, e.g., the 100% volume mod). And then Phil finds very small measurement differences under very limited circumstances, and some use this to declare soundcheck's mods to be a gift from the audio gods. I'm happy that Soundcheck tinkers with this stuff and some folks really like his mods. I actually assume that some (maybe all) of them certainly can't hurt (but again, there's the "staggering difference" part). And I have to admit I often get a kick out of some of these threads, even though they lead nowhere. I picture you getting the same kind of chuckles, as you certainly don't take all this too seriously (of course none of us should...it's just fun stuff related to our music interests). But hey, this is a public forum, not someone's private blog. And people are free to express their opinions, even if clearly wrong. I frankly would be embarrassed to call myself an audiophile. The term has been hijacked by wackos to the extent that it is embarrassing to be lumped into that group. But again, that's my personal opinion. I started hanging out here because I wanted to learn about SB stuff. I've learned a lot and very much enjoy my SB products and my setup. I rarely have any problems, but continue to hang out here to try to answer questions of newbies that are confused about how the dang things work. I'm not an engineer or a technical person by trade, so I'm only useful for explaining a few basics and suggesting a few tried and true cures for problems. And sometimes I post to provide a counter opinion (e.g., posts that suggest that everything is broken for everyone because MINE doesn't work). But I'm not trying to change the world, audiophiles or otherwise. On the one hand your posts indicate that you have thick skin, are a thinking adult well versed in the ways of internet forums, and like to have a bit of fun. But then posts like this one seem odd as you are essentially complaining that you don't like how other people respond. That's your right of course, but it seems the opposite of your primary persona around here. This said, you seem like the kind of guy I'd enjoy having a few (staggeringly good) beers with and solving the problems of the world. Cheers. -- garym ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87051 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
