Anthony PDC sniveled de novo:

[snip irrational, dogmatic upchuck of superficial stereotyping and
infantile posturing]


If the whole idea of learning what's good value and what's not is so
terrifying to you, then you most certainly deserve to be fleeced by
some unscrupulous "high end" dealer who's only in the business to make
a succession of quick bucks. And if you're so disbelieving of
everything you read in print that your limited brainpower falls victim
to your mindless paranoia, you should definitely scale down your
materialistic lust and buy the cheapest yet adequate ensemble you can
find at Circuit City or Best Buy.

Stay away from all carriage-trade goods and services. Never go to a
fancy restaurant; ignore jewelry completely; consider only vehicles
that are value-priced. Accept your mediocrity and adapt your
expectations to suit your insipid taste.

And finally: Shut the **** up, you sniveling twit.



Ooops - I hit a sensitive spot with you didn't I?

No, stupid. You displayed a soft spot in your own brain, and a pretty
big one at that.


At any rate, it's great you kicked off the debate - though not in a
way that's much removed from um...well, puerile and hysterical.

You're entitled to your opinion.

Anybody who believes high-end audio, and by extension other value-in-
the-eye-of-the-buyer goods, can be reduced to a series of objective
comparisons is what we on RAO call a 'borg. Yes, it appeals to
people's desire own fancy stuff. No, it is not necessarily
distinguishable from lower-priced, utilitarian-designed, mass-market
hardware.

Finally, in direct response to your childish insult ("hysterical"),
such tactics are, in my opinion, the best and most direct way to
counter obvious trolls. Don't pull that passive-aggressive **** on us,
whiney-boy. We've seen your type all too often. Usenet is largely a
giant playpen, and you are no more than one of the sly children on the
playground who start fights quietly, and then run for cover when the
sound of adult supervision is heard.


I'm speculating here, but you sound like someone whose perception is
determined by the superfice of the *package* - rather than the
*content*

No, stupid, you have it completely backwards. High-end audio is
largely *about* the package. That is a large part of the *point*. More
so in the ultra-expensive part of the market, anyway. It's not a
question of perception; it's reality.

Myself, well I don't know much about jewellery or fancy
restaurants...umm. I'm not an aesthete as you guessed, and in that
sense I suppose I proved my point apropos elitism and similar
indulgences.

Yes, you certainly did. You've shown your grungy fingernails and
sweaty blue collar to the world. You've also shown us that you don't
comprehend how pathetic and revolting your parochial viewpoint is.