"George Middius" wrote in message
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Mikey Bug-Eater eyes a snack. Oops, too slow. He stirs again. Will he make
the
grab this time?

Nothing wrong with spending whatever someone wants for their gear, but

Except when you know about it.

people should be aware of the fact that it doesn't get them better sound
as
the manufacturers and SP type reviewers would like us to believe.

Nobody wants you to believe anything. All they want is for you to buy
their
stuff.

Then why all the agitprop about better sound?


Apparently you believe nobody can enjoy their stereo unless they've been
brainwashed. Too bad your brain is too pickled to respond to ordinary
stimuli.

Wrong again, so far you're batting a thousand.

I think people should be informed, after that whatever decision they make is
on them.

The problem is that they are being told by reviewers that stuff sounds
different when it can't actually be demonstrated that is so. Worse, is they
are being told that snake oil devices can improve the sound. I just don't
believe reviewers should be involved in helping to commit fraud. They
should subject all tweaks to some kind of testing to see if does anything,
since any improvement would include a FR variation, or some other measurable
effect. That's part of the normal purview of hobby magazines, testing for
the advertised effects.