Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy

yep @hilde45 right on the mark... folks can’t have it both ways

be a robin hood, mr altruist, then be in it for the $$ too - but very often lack of self awareness is one’s most prominent fault, particularly and painfully true of those struggling with narcissism 

I mentioned this in his youtube comments and suggested that his performance (on video) of this contradiction might actually be detrimental to his own success. He pushed back, of course saying he was doing just fine, thank you very much. So, myopia hard at work.  For me, it makes me wonder how good his judgment is in other areas -- such as in audio. 

@hilde45 this topic is probably beaten to death. I couldn't help but post my recent observation on the Innuos ZENith MK3 server. The self professed genius OCD guy was dissing the unit while the new record day guy was peddling the unit on youtube. It's all comedy.. The OCD guy is not only, hard to watch but also the voice.. If I was a surgeon, I would add tone control to the voice coil. 

Don't see the point in @rman9 or anyone else taking personal potshots at Mike when the guy was just trying to shed light on a rather complex topic like computer/server/streamer/digital audio. You don't have to 100% agree with the guy but at least acknowledge the effort, even if some of the motivation is to sell his services or products. You learn a lot from people who post that stuff that you won't get from your typical brick and mortar dealers who mostly don't know how the black boxes work that they sell or what exactly is in those black boxes. My B&W dealer didn't have the slightest clue what was inside the Innuos Statement he was demoing for me, and was not the slightest bit embarrassed about that lol. My Porsche dealer on the other hand gave me a 2 hour dissertation on the PDK transmission versus the 7 speed manual on the 2023 Carrera T soon to be released, and now most likely if I pull the trigger I will be making a truly informed decision... just wish all dealers of high end products were as professional.

I find that most salespeople that I encounter in real stores are old line audio guys who know something about amps, CD players, turntables, speakers, etc. Streamers however are networking computers housed in audio component casework and many of the sales people are clueless. I’m not being critical, but it doesn’t really make being a consumer any easier when the shiny thing looks and sounds great in the store and then is problematic in your home