Which is more important?
Harry Lavo wrote:
"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
Fairly strong statements, Arny, presented as facts, not
opinions. Your supporting evidence?
Supporting evidence:
(1) SE triodes abandoned by the mainstream audio world.
(2) Tubes abandoned by the mainstream audio world.
(3) LP format abandoned by the mainstream audio world.
(4) Analog tape abandoned by the mainstream audio world.
(1) SE triodes never were part of the mainsteam audio world, at least as we
have know it since "hi-fi" came into being in the '50's.
(2) Tubes were abandoned, and then "rediscovered" by hi-fi lovers *because*
they sound better than SS to many "hi-fi" lovers. They now account for a
sizeable chunk of the "hi-fi lovers" market. As opposed to the mass market
where convenience and not sound quality holds sway. You can't prefer "more
accurate" sound quality if you don't even pay attention to sound quality,
wouldn't you agree, Arny?
(3) LP abandoned because most people took abysmal care of their LPs, hated
the resulting noise, and abandoned them for the "easy path" of CD.
Convenience and freedom from care, more than sound quality, Arny.
(4) Analog tape other than cassettes (in other words, where *sound quality*
was king, never was part of the mainstream audio world, Arny.) And
cassettes were again superceded by the CD because they were more convenient,
Arny. Most users were perfectly happy with the sound of cassettes....and
would be today if they came in the form of indestructable little disks.
Old Arns is playing games as usual. He has to throw in "mainstream"
(read: "Best Buy") to his claims to try to make them true.
It is just as valid to say, "Tubes returned to audiophile status by
some audiophiles." "LPs returned to audiophile status by some
audiophiles." to refute his proclamations.
Arns has a problem with logic. He can't grasp two fundamental logical
concepts:
1. Just because a claim hasn't been conclusively refuted doesn't mean
that it's true.
(This is what he bases his ABX claims upon.)
2. Just because a claim hasn't been conclusively proven doesn't mean
that it's false.
(This is what he bases his ABX/floobydust/etc. claims upon.)
For example, claims about Mpingo disks do not violate any physical or
logical laws. While I don't *believe* that they do any good, all I
could possibly say is, "I have seen no compelling reason to believe
that they work." Which is all the old Arns can say about most things
that he proclaims as fact.
Once old Arns gets his arms wrapped around those two basic principles
(if he ever does), he'll shut up if he has a brain.
Or maybe not, since he is also a proven liar.
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Arns Krueger (n. Vulgar): an insane asshole who is addicted to
harassing Normal people's preferences on the Usenet
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