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why do so many discussions turn contentious?
+1 @lfssbn1not just for this discussion! 
Is bass the most important frequency band?
interesting topic/thread...perhaps analogy is useful here, at least to me....what part of an automobile is most important?  Ride(sporty/firm/responsive, or softer/quiet/smooth), interior finish(plush/soft/expensive or firm/controlled/utilitarian),... 
Best Way to Upgrade Digital
+1 @mahler123...As my DAC shows the configuration of the file being played, it is absolutely true that a file listed as HD may not actually be so, which is most disappointing....and, of course if the original master  was crap, no HD conversion is ... 
Best Way to Upgrade Digital
To my understanding, the data contained on CDs is limiting….please correct me if I am wrong, but no expenditure to update your playing of those CDs is ever going to equal what you can hear from HD digital, presuming that the HD digital files are c... 
PD-Creative
Upscale audio:Sbooster BOTW P&P ECO MKII Power Supply - 5-6V 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
+1 jjss49 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
+1 nonoise         "This is turning into quite the soap opera with some over the top ham vying for the spotlight."again, many valid points, how about...enough psychology, rhetoric, etc...this is not a contest to see who wins with the best answer, ... 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
Lots of good points. Let’s all now agree that the reasons may be many, but we can and need to do better. Play nice and be respectful! 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
it is easy, folks....play nice and follow the golden rule....this is not a pissing contest, "mine is bigger/better/more expensive than yours"....if you dont have something nice or constructive to say, simply dont say anything....if you wish to dis... 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
well, the point of my question/original post, was to hopefully raise some consciousness about this "pattern of the times", not thinking of curing it, but hoping to make all participants somewhat thoughtful about how and what they write here....per... 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
Unbelievable …. 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
it takes two to argue, so my approach will always be to avoid the dance when you sense who you are dealing with; what I find disappointing is that this childish behavior largely dilutes the value of the form, making it difficult, at times, to find... 
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
@nonoise I guess I am relatively new to the site. Who was Almarg? Any thoughts of how the site might regain its former self? 
Cartridges with that musical coherence - having heard it, I need to learn more
if you have a phono preamp that can handle low LOMC, check out Allnic Amber.... 
turntable location
In all my years I have never understood, except for the "practical" reason, why people have their TT exposed to the sonic vibrations in the listening room.  Great efforts are made to isolate, but , IMHO, they all fall short of having the TT in an ...