garym;684471 Wrote: > No one cares how any of us spend our own money or whether we get > enjoyment from tweaking. That has never been the point.
I'm not so sure. I can't recall how many times already I've read snickering deriding statements like "you're an incredible moron for wasting that much money on such-and-such". Mean spirited people on this and other audio related forums are tripping over themselves in the attempts to ridicule how some members are spending their money. That type of derranged behavior is petty, gossipy, sad, and extremely disturbing. For example, I've spent $99.00 on Shakti Venom 3 power cable, and am extremely happy to report that this cable makes the sound in my system much smoother and more liquid than the Nordost power cable I was using. I haven't got the foggiest as to why would that cable sound better than another cable, nor am I trying to explain that difference (nor do I care about the explanation -- I just love the final results). But sure enough, there won't be shortages of people who would jump in and ridicule my purchasing decision and call me gullible moron and a fruitcake and so on. Sad, really. garym;684471 Wrote: > It is typically more similar to a situation where a wine lover suggests > that his new $500 bottle of wine tastes better because the (1) the > Earth is flat and (2) the grapes are grown at the outermost edge of the > flat earth. Another poster says, "wait a minute, the Earth is not flat, > and that's a scientific fact." OP says, "well that's your opinion and > how dare you even raise that issue. It's unfair. or stupid, or none of > your business." > > Most of the counter comments to tweaks made here are of that nature > (i.e., assertions that no, the Earth is NOT flat and it is not subject > to debate). But I agree with the earlier comment that this is a > religious war and they can't be won, at least not in an internet > debate.... No, I don't feel that it's really about that, because even if I don't supply my lame explanation as to why does an upgrade work (and typically many of us tweakers never bother to hypothesize as to why does something work, we just enjoy the ride), the witch hunt nevertheless gets unleashed. The hatred crowd is ever vigilant in sniffing out people who are not afraid to post their impressions, and then the hate mongers are riling the forum to burn the fuckers alive on the stake. Such sad, psychotic behavor, causes deep reasons for concern. -- magiccarpetride ------------------------------------------------------------------------ magiccarpetride's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92918 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
