Polite Rules for discussing Audio related things

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Geoff,
That's nice but remember, I'd have absolutely no reason to "Troll' your old posts. The line I used is an offshoot of one that I originated in Junior High circa 1965.


It looks like you're over 50 years late.

Perhaps, considering the nature of trolling and not trolling in this thread, when I wrote the occasional article for AudioExpress and before that Glass Audio, the old Ed Dell publications, it was considered good form to welcome newcomers. They're the future of the hobby after all.

Here we get quotes like:

This has become the whining newbies vs the Audio Insider.


There's a current thread about how things are not selling on this website, partly due to the graying and shrinking membership, and partly due to the snooty attitude of some members both in postings and listings.


There's a connection between how we view newcomers and how they react to us. Speaking as a newcomer, people notice that sort of thing.

Do we want to encourage the newcomers or are we altogether too good for that?

>>>>You’ll pardon me for saying so but you’re reading way too much into this. Lighten up!

Geoff,

Lightening up never been one of my strengths. I've been a curmudgeon since, man I forgot that long ago.

Then again, I've forgotten many things...

Welcome to whack a mole alley.

Here's some role modelling:

One Stereophile review showed sensitivity and impedance quotes off by significant amounts

Response...

The stereophile review does mention the impedance sweep, but also says that there is no issue with it ,as the actual magnitude is low, and thus the speaker can be driven well by any competent amplifier. IE, no significant current is needed to drive them. They sensitivity, well, that's an issue you have to take up with the designer. Nevertheless, if a guy is driving them with an 8 watt SET and is filling a room on orchestral peaks, the speaker is doing just fine.

I appreciate your polite and well reasoned explanation to [ ]. With regard to audio it is imperative to view the entire picture rather than focus on a few measurements in isolation.  ..... Measurements are what they are, however actually listening and directly interacting with an audio product is far more meaningful and definitive.

+1 @fetguy @charles1dad

Politeness is always good!  You just have to figure how to sdvise a guy promoting spending $900 on as specialty recepticle (a plug) for his CD player; that after thirty days "burn in" using his refrigerator that it will not provide a dramatic, jawdroppimg improvement in clarity, soundstage and transparency!  These small tweeks actually either do nothing or provide a change to he programe that would be so subtle as to not be noticed by most...and a change not necessarily for the better.