Pet audiophile peeves - name yours

1. Power supplies that are not the same size or finish as the preamp. Who decided this was a good idea?

2. Ridiculous and obvious snake oil salesman

kublakhan10-07-2007 11:29pm

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sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 10-26-2007 at 03:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete One of my pet peeves is the incorrect use of the word "may",i.e. "You may like these cables or you may not..." The correct word to use here in both cases is NOT "may". It is "might". There is a difference. I know. I am a bit anal about this, but the word "may" is used so frequently in the wrong way in so many threads and ads.
sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 10-26-2007 at 10:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Okay,Mr. Stark. I'll try not to be so anal.
sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 10-26-2007 at 11:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's "MIGHT", dammit! May is for permission. Oops! Sorry, I was getting a little retentive again.
sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 10-27-2007 at 12:54am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Chad, Yeah, right. Everybody likes anal retentive guys at their party. Now Jax2 is a different story. This guy is one funny Mofo. Search the threads where he and Gunbei( aka Gumby, our cute little green slanted-head buddy) used to trade funnies. Now, there are some dudes you'd want at your party.
sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 11-06-2007 at 01:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Joey, If you'll do a search on "Bose", you'll understand what he's talking about re: Bose Bashing
sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 11-06-2007 at 03:05am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Back before computers were in the home, e-mails, the internet, etc.( 1978 ), I mailed a short, hand-written letter to The Absolute Sound, Attn: Mr. Harry Pearson, with the words, "Dear. Mr. Pearson, I am considering buying the new Bose 901 Series II loudspeakers. I would appreciate your opinion on these speakers." He returned the note, handwriting a short note on the back, "with the exception of sheer spaciousness, I can't recommend these loudspeakers for musical enjoyment." Signed, HP. I didn't buy the speakers, going with DCM Time Windows instead. I wish I had kept that note. It might have been worth something some day.
sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 11-07-2007 at 02:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sadly, as much as I love Audiogon, their search engine leaves MUCH to be desired. Until the Audiogon folks invest in a better search engine such as the one on the AA site, certain threads will have to be repeated from time to time. IMHO.
sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 11-07-2007 at 03:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Chad, I agree. Yes, there is still a wealth of knowledge when you do a good search. I always try to do a search before I start a thread. There are some newbies who still haven't figured the search thing out yet, though. You would think that whoever the moderators are for our forums that before they allow a thread to be posted they would take that into consideration to avoid wasted bandwidth.
sherod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,690 posts 04-06-2008 at 05:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It's difficult to tell who's a dealer and who isn't these days. (O:

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