Social Media and High End Audio
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You state that Mike’s videos have been bad, but there are dozens of people on this site (including me) that have said it’s one of the best sounding systems they’ve ever heard.
I post pictures of my room. I strive to create a relaxing and inviting place to listen to music. You post pictures of your hoarders collection of random equipment. I haven’t heard of another member visiting your room, so who knows how good it sounds. Who knows if it’s even accessible to other people.
I, like many others, have had you on ignore. I’m going to see if I can tolerate your posts (they are entertaining) but will probably just put you back on ignore.
I have a low tolerance for delusional people.
I don't need to go to Sterling Sound I have owned and operated a vinyl cutting system myself. It is beyond obvious that vinyl has riaa curve. Yet it is a common myth that digital files destined to be cut to analog *require* different mastering ( which in the industry nowadays refers to adjustments prior to the transfer ) versus the digital format release. The whole concept of 'mastering' has evolved from the physical format only days.
tape, vinyl, and digital ( please specify digital format as these differ as well ) will never be identical which I think is a given. Yet the concept of a special vinyl version being required to make the cut is not ubiquitous.
I apologize for not being more specific in my language.
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Jeff, hit the ignore button. For the record, it is Mike who has chosen not to allow videos of his system. You can listen to many videos of my systems on this site. As I have mentioned countless times, I’m not here for affirmation. I don’t need affirmation from anyone. Why do I need to invite strangers to my house to validate anything? If you think that others need to validate you then that’s you, but is not me. I have nothing to prove to others and I find it sad that you feel like you have to. Gain some confidence and stand on your own two feet.
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People may quibble with the ratio, but I think that one hour of listening to music together, in real life, in front of a real system, playing a track you both know, enormously facilitates mutual understanding of each other's subjective preferences, vanquishes misunderstandings and mistaken assumptions, and is worth more than 100 hours of fencing on WBF over remotely-recorded, digitally-recorded videos of unfamiliar analog-recorded music playing on unfamiliar systems.
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What’s the end game of these interactions? Are we on some sort of competitive endeavors that we need to understand other's subjective preferences, vanquish misunderstandings and mistaken assumptions?
This video made some very valid points! To be honest I am in agreement with most of what has been said. The whole customer/ dealer/ manufacturer scenario is very well laid out.
Being an old timer I still enjoy the print media but I get it, the next generation may not be into it. I also have to agree that if the print magazines are to remain relevant their online delivery needs to improve.
The dilemma I would identify is who do you trust. Having read the passionate print magazines since the early 70s I have seen a more commercial slant develop in the reviews. I think that most audiophiles must recognize that reviewers wether they like it are not are influenced by the bottom line. Still I find many print reviewers consistent and credible in their assessment.
On the social media side I am not so sure who I trust at this point. Perhaps it's because the continuity is not there. To much flavour of the day and onto something else? I do enjoy the Audiophilliac and Darko that seem to bridge the two domains. It is also important to identify that if even if you present something very well, if you really didn't have anything meaningful and credible to say it's not worth squat.
LOL. Are you serious?
I think Carlos is serious. I for one would like to see some people try to answer that question.
Carlos, people may not like your tone or agree with everything you say, but you do take your posts seriously and you provide information from which people can learn. I appreciate that. For all this talk about inclusion and diversity, there’s not a lot of tolerance for opposing points of view.
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Thank you Peter. The respect is mutual.
I have been in this hobby for over 35 years, have a technical background and have explored just about every faction of this hobby.
When I read nonsense or see so call “experts”, “influencers”, “forum leaders” or the so call “distinguished individuals” leading the readers with untruths, incorrect or unfounded information, I simply can’t close my eyes and look the other way. It may not be obvious to some but my aim is to help others here from going down the wrong path, from succumbing to charlatans, or being mislead by the ignorant.
Some posters state things on here with such conviction that are just wrong, and while many may not be in a position to call them out, I feel that I have to say something to prevent this misinformation from propagating and the gullible from being led astray by the many pipe-pipers
Many here do not like it when I rain on their parade, but I do not do it out of malice, just the opposite, I aim to educate and help others with what I have learned and know.
Social media is turning into Asocial media .
Audio is not a competition , if you like what you hear at home you have succeeded .
(May be i ll post vids of the Gryphon Apex running my speakers next year .)
But you can t please everybody so its useless trying it
Mike is a clear audio winner , he doesnt have to prove himself with a vid
.Audio is not a competition , if you like what you hear at home you have succeeded .
(May be i ll post vids of the Gryphon Apex running my speakers next year .
)But you can t please everybody so its useless trying it
Mike is a clear audio winner , he doesnt have to prove himself with a vid
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Social media is turning into Asocial media
Audio is not a competition , if you like what you hear at home you have succeeded .
May be i ll post vids of the Gryphon Apex running my speakers next year .
You can t please everybody so its useless trying it
Mike is a clear audio winner , he doesnt have to prove himself with a vid
Have you forgotten already when I explained to you the advantages of active crossovers over passive crossovers? I would think that you as a “speaker designer” would have found the information useful and been grateful .but instead you write silly stuff like the above.
No i forgot i cant remember and having heard many many active systems over the years there is only one that did it right FM acoustics.
People can put as much technical advantages in a design as they want , but if it sounds crap to me then its just another dead end i dont need to explore
Its your own lack of knowledge in that discussion you didnt provide anything new .
My opinion is exactly the same as then
Lol! I see that it didn’t sink in. I guess that we’ll have to let others judge for themselves because I will not be re-explaining it again.
Sure Carlos no problem .
Either way you want it
.PS ;
I ll probably hear another 100 active set ups in Munchen this year .
Half of the time i dont even bother going inside the rooms anymore
If you don't understand the point you are really missing the boat IMHO. I am a long time member over on Lansing Heritage. Over the years I have had listening sessions with several members. This lead to us both understanding each others posts much better when comparing our subjective impressions through the written word. It was definitely a beneficial and fun thing to do. Highly recommended!
Rob
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