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In Reply to: Yes, you can't make $ on classic gear can you? posted by edta on June 22, 2003 at 19:10:06:
Yes, a well stated, cogent and complete argument - you've given us all a lot to think about. It's all a conspiracy, and us poor audiophiles are the victims, having no minds of our own.The mere fact that a publication with the breadth and distribution of Stereophile would even bother with an internet asylum speaks volumes to their credibility, especially with an asylum so continuously critical like yourself (however probably 99% of such posts are made by 1% of the users).
When I first came to this page, I found volumes of negative opinions about the Quad ESL 988/989 - to the point where if I didn't own them (and if I believed the posts) I would never have bought them. One other newbie later came to the page and posted to ask "why everyone hates the Quads" - he was in fact thinking of buying them before that. My answer was to - in short - "consider the source" of the posts, as not one of the posters actually owned the Quads - and referred him to audioreview.com where posters all own the equipment, and the Quad 989 is rated 5 stars by everyone but one poster (who "heard them twice at a store" in unfamiliar surroundings, with unfamiliar equipment and recordings but posted nonetheless).
I think almost all the users on AA are great, but the small percentage cause so much problem, and taint us all. Sometimes the action is just too fast and furious on AA, and bad things get posted and preserved forevermore - fast and furious is fun, but thinking before you post is wise.
In fact, in this post JM stated that instead of firing back at all the "stereophile haters" out there, he instead decided to "turn the other cheek" and include the asylyum to the point where it could actually influence a nationally distributed magazine's choices for review - presumably to rectify the "conspiracy" that had continued to now I suppose. I think most asylum users thank stereophile for that, and have surely gotten a bit of a thrill from it. I'm not that good at turning the other cheek, personally, but admire those who are. Attitudes like yours however will keep the larger publications away in droves however - after all, turning the other cheek and participating here ain't gonna sell them any more product either.
No I ain't kissin ass, but the first issue of stereophile is still on my shelf, circa 1991, and have been reading them + TAS ever since - so this little rant is my payback for a decade of great reading. AA is great too, something new every few hours - but as someone happier with my system than I've ever been, I'll soon retire from the sport too - but will still keep reading the major mags just for the fun of it...
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Follow Ups
- A well stated, cogent argument... - longtimequadowner 20:47:46 06/22/03 (2)
- Re: A well stated, cogent argument... - mauimusicman 04:45:21 06/24/03 (0)
- Stereophile lost its soul when it accepted advertising - edta 20:23:13 06/23/03 (0)
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