SBGK wrote: > Always interesting to hear what the holy monks of objectivism are > currently paranoid about. You forgot to mention glossy magazines full of > advertorials giving everything 8 gold stars or more. > > The only bullies I've come across are objectivists who just can't > tolerate anybody reporting differences in digital playback.
I don't think anyone is paranoid in the true sense of having -irrational- fears or distrust of others to do harm to us... Nor would I personally use the term "bully". Disagreements, anger, sarcasm, etc. is just part of the discourse. I fail to see how a few guys talking anonymously with zero power to "force" anyone to do or believe anything as bullying. The only hope is that the discussion could sway those who are looking for answers and thinking to explore for themselves how they want to align in a debate. Obviously it's better to stay on track and provide rational dialogue from both sides. And the vast majority of the complaints from objectivists is about concerns around the irrational beliefs, even "fears" posed by some subjectivists on sonic differences and the need for "cures" to the sound system. In essence we're saying subjectivists generally -do not have to be "paranoid"- that their systems sound bad or need to add yet another questionable product to the sonic chain. Nothing wrong with complaining about "glossy magazines full of advertorials giving everything 8 gold stars..." if one makes a rational argument about journalistic integrity (which of course has been studied in the literature and the effects when there is industry sponsorship). I'm pretty sure I can report that DACs sound different (like my ASUS Essence One vs. Pono vs. Dragonfly) around here. Let's see if folks attack me for that statement... What's this about "objectivists who just can't tolerate anybody reporting differences in digital playback"? That's just being hysterical. Remember, there is a *gradation *in what is possible and what is extremely unlikely. DACs sounding different because of channel balance issues, noise level, digital filter settings (think Pono) are all fair game and quite possible. Slight jitter differences, highly unlikely to be an issue at all. FLAC vs. WAV vs. ALAC - you'd seriously need some damn good -evidence -to impress anyone! Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104340 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
