George Middius wrote:

Brother Horace the Wantonly Ignored said:

How do his opinions regarding the sound of amps, CD players,
and wires stack up to what typical "real" engineers would
have to say concerning those topics?

Oh, is that the Official Ferstlerianism Rating System? Too bad the best products
aren’t designed for mere wage earners like us.

The best products are designed for intelligent and
perceptive individuals. On the other hand, many tweako
products are designed for idiots who have money to burn and
brains that enshrine "preference."

You like complaining that expensive things don’t perform “better” than modestly
priced ones.

Nope. Some do; some don't. The problem is that tweakos like
you think that stuff like exotic wires or super-duper
amplifiers matter. They don't.

Is that because you actually believe you’re smarter than the people
who design them, or have you finally come to terms with your raging class envy?

Most (but not all) "serious" audio buffs are jerks. How's
that for a nutshell analysis of people like you?

Howard Ferstler