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Please Read and express your feelings and opinions....

I noticed  that lately or maybe for the last five yrs, there is so much arguments,name calling, attacking cables , speakers , components makers and more, more of disagreement with members, even Audio dealers are being attack here...Very few know how to apologize when they are wrong.What can we do as Audiogon members to improve our communication to each other? How to give the informations, recommendation to members who need it? This is without involving Audiogon, any opinion or ideas ,  For me this is fun and place to learn in audio...thank you all
jayctoy
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whart
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Geoff- Making the complex simple is an art. I don’t think the problem is confined to the hard sciences.
My technical knowledge is spotty, and mostly learned from experience, though I’ve certainly read a fair share, and when the need arises, I ask questions. Most people seem to be pretty gracious in sharing their knowledge unless there is something proprietary involved. (I’m now speaking as a hobbyist, not a lawyer-- I’m retired anyway, but I teach at the university level and it is a challenge to impart knowledge even to smart, ambitious students).
The other thing about audio, and here I’ll probably enter into the ’no go’ zone is that the end result of what i’m listening to is more than a bunch of equations or formulae. I’ve got to take into account room acoustics, gear set up, the source material (which is a huge variable in my experience). When it all works, it is akin to magic, even if there are scientific explanations for what I’m experiencing.
I live for those moments of musical transcendence. The gear is just the machinery to get there.
trelja
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@erik_squires "In my day job about half of what I do is this, translating between software developers, reliability engineers and business people so that the teams are fully engaged and unblocked."

Tom Smykowski would feel proud 
ps
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It's often a case of angels vs pinheads.  I fear there is no ready solution, here or in society at large.
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david12
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 I have to agree with the original post, standards of courtesy do seem to be dropping. I try to post my opinions and make clear they are opinions, not facts and then try to accept other peoples opinions. I have'nt experienced much vitriol. only once I can recall clearly. I expressed that I was'nt that impressed by Magico Speakers after a prolonged listen at a show. The gist of the reply was I could'nt give an opinion unless I had experienced them for some time, weeks certainly, in my own home.


 It plainly is'nt possible to audition everything in your own home, especially a product you can not afford and have no intention of buying. That is simply unfair on the dealer. I thought the response was just plain stupid, but did'nt say so and was not mortified.

 We should just expect opinions and advice is given in good faith. Now I know there are trolls around, people pushing an agenda for commercial reasons. Unless that is clear, I just accept peoples posts are in good faith..

 Please don't assume all members are from the US of A, I'm from the UK. We have the same problem here.On the PinkFish site, make a favourable comment on the benefits of cables and you are likely to find men in pointy hats and a burning cross on your front lawn next day.

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