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Re: One very weak response

> > You seem to think you are the scam police. If you don't see your self as one of the self-righteous missionaries of pseudo science who are going to save poor deluded souls from themselves, you are the only one. < <

Norm, once again you presume to speak for everyone, claiming that I "am the only one"--as if you speak for all the others. What is up with that? Your words don't describe some concensus opinion; it's just you.

> > I don't think anyone is impressed by your missives, but I again think I am not alone in wishing you would not seek to save us from ourselves. Who asked you to do so? < <

I guess one answer to that question is that John Atkinson asked me if he could publish that essay after I showed it to him, so maybe he's your man. But really, what I write I write for myself. I'm not interested in saving anyone. But I do care about audio and I do what I can. When I think something cheapens the industry/hobby, I speak what I take to be the truth. People can read it, enjoy it, laugh at it, burn it, wrap fish in it, or frame it and put it on their wall. Naturally I think people will respond positively to what I write--and many do--but I don't expect concensus and I'm not interested in deciding what people think or do. I've done an honest job; let the chips fall where they may.

By the way I re-read "Chips for Chumps" last night and I think I nailed it. If you want to know why people are pissed off, read it for the deeper message: audio companies/designers are like artists in the sense that, if they were to try to make a living by selling only to people who really "get it," they'd go broke. They've got to appeal to the broad swath of the population with more money than sense or expertise. And one way they do this is by encouraging people to "just listen" and "trust their ears"--because they realize that the power of suggestion is like money in the bank.

Beginners can no more trust their ears than they should trust their ability to strike out Manny Ramirez, perform heart surgery, or tell a wine from one vinyard from one just down the street. It takes a lot of focused time and effort to develop that degree of discernment--and no, I don't claim to be a guru, just that I am taking it seriously and working diligently to acquire that expertise. I hope that anyone who reads what I write about audio will be aware of where I'm coming from: that I'm serious, technically informed (in the fundamentals but not, eg, the details of circuit design), and I listen hard.

Jim

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