My motivation in asking this was due to the RAGE expressed by certain people, even some who have posted on this thread, that hate anyone who does not have, and appreciate the same gear they have.
In these days of political correctness all this hostility cannot be allowed. It amazes me the venom that some people are willing to spew on those with other likes and dislikes. If there were no choices there would be no controversy, and we could all get along.
Does it make any sense for people to be hostile toward one another because of their choices of stereo gear? |
Boa2 I took no offense at your remarks. I wanted to let people repond a little to make the point that there are hundreds of good companies out there making gear. There are far less that I would by from, but that doesn't mean that their products are garbage or that people who like their products are idiots yet when some people don't care for company 'A' some others attack them for disagreeing.
I have gotten irrational e-mails from people who have questioned everything from my hearing to my lineage based on my choice of amplifiers.
Boa2 I have nothing against you or your choice of gear, I am even glad that you have opinions, and feel the urge to share them, but you were polite/humerous or at least that's how I took it. You have every right to have opinions and should feel free to share them without fear of castigation. That's my point! |
Tom Ryan, I wonder if these people actually think we are going to throw away the things they ridicule and go out and buy their product because we have been properly chastised. I don't understand the point of these attacks.
I do not own any tube gear, although there are a few products that interest me (like the Wolcott 220's and the CJ LS16 pre-amp) but all things being equal, at this point I prefer SS. I have nothing against people who use tube gear, because they use tubes, I am frustrated with people who think that I am wrong for prefering SS though. I'm sure there are tube fans who have been taken to task because of their choice of gear too. It's not a one way street.
I don't expect the owner of the Rogue 66 to sell it because I don't want it, but he is foolish if he thinks I will never buy another Krell because he doesn't like it. I wish people understood how dumb they sound when they attack a person for their choice of gear.
People are killed all over the world for being the wrong color or attending the wrong church, or voting for the wrong political party, stereo equipment is not worth fighting over, it's there to be enjoyed. |
Actually I sold all of my armour except for my great helm and shield. I used to do a lot of mideval re-enactment stuff, with full contact combat. It took too much time away from the family though. |
The most amusing aspect of my situation (other than reading these threads) is that I had sold my Krell amp before this person began their tirade and am currently using a friends Cary V12 monoblocks.
I'm pretty sure I will buy a Krell FPB 600 or the new FPB 700cx, so I can get back on the 'hate' list. |
David once again you fall back into your previous form. I never said I hated the Cary's. I don't hate the Cary's but they are not as good as my previous amp. The Krell sounds better in every respect, but not by a huge margin. The Cary's are good amps, but I still prefer solid state.
The comments I made which said that your comments were inappropriate were made after you attacked a company about which the author of the thread was relating a complimentary experience. Perhaps you don't care for that company (which your comments clearly indicated), but that has nothing to do with the exemplary service he received from them.
Boa2 If I said that about tube CDP's I misspoke. I have never heard a tube CDP from any company. I'm still looking for a tube turntable : )! |
David, I did not post any of that on this site as I consider AudiogoN to be for mature adults, I responded in kind to the e-mails you sent to me. I did not ask you to contact me, and I do not want anything to do with you now.
Look at what you posted and then asked yourself if that is the type of material you want floating around the ethernet with your name attached! That is the perfect example of what I am complaining. You are irrational in your extreme anger toward anyone who does not have the same gear as you, or who prefers something else.
So do you think there should only be one system and you should be the one to decide what that will be, and the rest of us have to get what you have determined to be best?
Take some more of the meds you are slipping from the patients, but go for a sedetive this time. |
Oh yeah, I sure am glad we don't have horrible debilitating diseases like AIDS, ebola, and syphilus anymore!
Hurrah for modern medicine, or as it was known in ancient times through the middle ages: the occult.
The greek word for occult is: pharmacia. Sound familiar? |
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I guess my point was that not everyone died during the middle ages, and not everyone is dying of these terrrible diseases today, but for the ones who are affected the result is the same. There are more bad diseases around today than there were then. How is that for a ringing endorsement for medical science!
AIDS, so one theory goes is an offshoot of antibiotic resistant syphylus. There are many diseases that have gone underground for a short period to return as stronger strains that are resistant to the ubiquitous antibiotics found today. We haven't cured much really, just made it stronger, while peoples immune systems are worse than their stereo systems!!!
Even the meds for AIDS don't cure it, they just drag out the life of the poor unfortunate who has to be treated.
I must commiserate with you on the appendix issue though. I had mine out at four years old in Austria. Quite an adventure as I recall. |
