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Post Subject: Why, indeedPosted by Paul S on: 11/22/2006
I have found it useful to learn a little bit and also to remember what people have said about equipment they build. When I have had a chance to listen to the gear and compare what manufacturers have said with my impression of the gear, I have been able to build on my basic, puny knowledge as it relates to my own taste. So regardless of how much anyone else "likes" a Krell amp, I remember that I disliked it so much that I become suspicious of the whole genre typified by the Krell amp. Maybe that's not fair or reasonable, but so far it's saved me time, if nothing else. Also, listening and comparing "specs" with sound helps sniff out the pure BS, such as the many Carver "alikes", etc. Basically, one does oneself a service to remember that some manufacturers produce nothing but mid-fi, and some produce nothing but junk.
As you have said, most of the spec touting is just hyberbole and/or pandering to the pseudo-knowledgable "target" audience, anyway. Also enthusiasm about the good stuff is generally mixed right in with enthusiasm about the bad stuff; so maybe we are better served to learn to read people than to learn electronics.
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Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site