Is Audiophiledom a confidence game?

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2 hours ago, Ralf11 said:

vmartell -- They are not trained in science or engineering.  Many are simply little rich kids who went to high quality liberal arts schools on daddy's money, and confuse the inheritance of capital with ability.

 

This isn't new.  Thorsten Veblin wrote an entire book on it decades ago.  And it was common in medieval times as well.

 

Would it fair to say you feel pretty bitter and twisted about life, and the world at large?  

 

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16 hours ago, Rexp said:

What!! I'd rather see Ralf banned.

 

Me too, and Crenca, and all the other small minded cretins that seem to want to unload all their resentment about expensive products on Michael who, from what I read, handled the discussion with exceptional patience and decorum.  Until he finally snapped and told Ralf what he needed to be told.

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13 hours ago, skikirkwood said:

 

I have to say this is not surprising.  One of my first comments on Audiostream a couple of years ago caused Lavorgna to personally email me with a threat to block my account, and I received a number of follow-ups from him as well.  It was clear to me that my "conjecture" was correct after seeing his reaction from my post.  Here's the first email he sent me:

 

But at least he didn't tell me to f**k my mother.

 

 

 

He probably should have.  But he comes over as a pretty decent guy with a deep passion and knowledge about audio equipment.  So he discreetly read you the riot act.   Naturally,  being a self-important twit, you took umbrage and have been wandering around for past 2 years with your tail between your legs.  Time to man up and get over it.