wrote:

Derrick Fawsitt wrote:
Can those apparently few people who use this Newsgroup just for matters
Audio advise me if there is a "more" appropriate newsgroup for dealing
with Audio queries ao running down the subject matter of "most" of the
posts leads me to believe that this NG is for anything and everything
except serious Audio buffs.
I do hope this post attracts those who are prepared to advise but no
doubt some people will take offence at the tenure of my remarks, I
assure you no offence is intended, I just want some loudspeaker advice
but feel from the subject matter of some of the posts I may be in the
wrong place.
--
Derrick

By now it was demonstraded to you beyond any doubt what a "serious
newsgroup" doea no look like.
Go to "www.Audio Asylum.com" The DBT discussion is banned, moderator
rejects profanity, people argue about equipment and discuss their
experience. You'll soon know who you feel deserves to be listened to.
Ludovic Mirabel


Audio Asylum is nothing if not aptly-named. And I'm pretty sure I saw Sam Tellig calling
someone *profane* names there recently. (DBT discussion was only banned in the cable section
last time I looked..has there been a forum-wide putsch there since?) It's hardly the haven of
reason and civil discourse Derrick seems to seek.

If you want no-nonsense discussion of audio and audio perception -- claims of the 'I heard a
difference therefore it is real" type are actually against its terms of service, as are
flamewars and profanity -- try www.hydrogenaudio.org. For a pro audio perspective , seek out
the www.prosoundweb forums or rec.audio.pro or rec.audio.tech. www.audioholics.com also
has some very good articles on no-nonsense audio, and a pretty good and lively forum. And of
course, there's rec.audio.high-end, every audiophool's nightmare.