"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"Robert Morein" wrote in message

"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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"zwerl1" wrote in message
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Can someone please point me to a website(s) that will give me some
direction in the very basics of high end stereo? I love music; I
know nothing about equipment. Thanks.

Here's a good starting point:

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/AudioFAQ/part1/


Arny,
I amazed at the utter courtesy and open mindedness you demonstrated by
recommending this site, especially since Part 8, with great open
mindedness, includes viewpoints so different from your own.

As will shortly evolve, the viewpoints in question are the same as my
viewpoints. What you meant to say Morein is that he presented viewpoints
that differ from your twisted and warped perceptions of my viewpoints.

I would like to point out that if you continually exhibited Bob
Neidorff's good will and courtesy, there would be little hostility,
including my own, toward your espousal of your ABX viewpoints.

Morien, you seem to have missed the fact that according to google
estimates,
Neidorff made a grand total of 32 posts to RAO, and none since the last
quarter of 1996. Thus Neidorff has not been subjected a great deal of the
insanity and abuse that took place since then. More sepecifically, since
google searching shows that you didn't post here until well after he left,
he has not had to deal with your weirdness.

So right up front Morien, you're presenting speculation as fact, because
there is no evidence that can be used to determine how Neidorff would
respond to the current situation.

Arny,
Bob Neidorff and I have cordial relations, and I have, in fact,
contributed via correspondence to a modification in the statement of his
F.A.Q. about speaker placement. My question is not about Bob Neidorff. It is
about you. Mr. Neidorff maintains cordial relations with just about
everyone, and his F.A.Q. has had much more of an effect on persons entering
into this hobby than your espousals.

If your points of view and Mr. Neidorff's are actually coincident, or
nearly so, then the factor which distinguishes Mr. Neidorff from you is his
cordiality and inclusiveness. I have never known Mr. Neidorff to attack
anyone, or to interject into a thread in an antagonistic way. In fact, while
Mr. Neidorff promotes the advantages of blind and double blind testing, he
does not make a condemnation of sighted testing. This is a big difference
between you and Mr. Neidorff. Mr. Neidorff promotes, but you condemn.

If you look at the general perception of Mr.Neidorff vs. yourself, and
you believe that your viewpoints are significantly similar, then you must
look elsewhere for the cause of polarization and dissonance that clings to
you. It would appear that only your personality remains as the explaining
variable.

This may be a conscious choice, a poor choice, or an unknowing choice.
Permit me to point out, however, that abrasiveness is not necessarily the
best convincer. Being known as you are does not make you a good ambassador
for your cause. When people think of you, Arny, they think of someone who
tries to dictate from on high. They think of you as someone who loves to
bully from the pulpit. This, in itself, makes you a target. People don't
mind being convinced, but they don't want to be preached to, unless they
happen to be looking for a church.

Your choice, Arny. I suggest that you keep your beliefs, but change your
image.