Popular Post daverich4 Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 Sort of.... https://www.audiostream.com/content/rmaf-2017-lifes-ball plissken and Teresa 1 1 Link to comment
Popular Post plissken Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 You knew that was coming. I'll quote him "My answer: I don't know." Finally something him and I can agree on. Telstar2, Tony Lauck, MrMoM and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
opus101 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 'There's no such thing as bad publicity'. Link to comment
Popular Post rando Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 I think a screenshot has more merit than linkbacks or a couple thousand angry clicks to his site. Les Habitants and plissken 1 1 Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 What a pathetic little whiner. maurice, Fokus and semente 2 1 Link to comment
Popular Post wgscott Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 Quote To my way of thinking, audiophiles should be like the ground. Like an isolated bucket of sand and rocks that does nothing? plissken, Fokus, Lighthouse and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment
Popular Post firedog Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 Why do any of you care? If you don't respect him or his opinion, don't go to his site. More page views only help him. I think ML's site is often informative and helpful. I like that he reviews and compares competing components and tells us how they sound different to him. Many sites never do this; I find it useful as it gives me a reference in getting an idea about how items sound relative to one another. He was rightly banned from this site for abusing the PM mechanism. But it is also true that the nasty posts on various threads were not just initiated by him; some were initiated by others. trappy, Teresa, 4est and 15 others 6 10 2 Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
wgscott Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 The guy dropped by every few weeks to shed his Bannon-like exo-skelaton and to stir up the animals. I wouldn't shed too many tears. Lighthouse 1 Link to comment
Samuel T Cogley Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Everyone: ML is trolling us. And the fact that this thread even exists means he has succeeded. Please stop feeding the troll! wgscott 1 Link to comment
Popular Post esimms86 Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 23 minutes ago, Samuel T Cogley said: Everyone: ML is trolling us. And the fact that this thread even exists means he has succeeded. Please stop feeding the troll! I disagree in that he has not succeeded. I did post a response on Audiostream yesterday re: his being banned for explicit rude profanity. My post stayed up for an indeterminate period of time and then was taken down. And Firedog, I hear what you're saying but they also say that, under Mussolini, the trains ran on time. If I were Chris I'd contact John Atkinson and inform him of the circumstances surrounding ML being banned (followed by his cowardly, trollish response on Audiostream in which he also purposely left out the fact that he had PM'ed a forum member to "Go f*** your mother") and let JA decide if this is the kind of lowlife that Stereophile wants to be associated with. PeterSt, maurice, daverich4 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 3 hours ago, wgscott said: Like an isolated bucket of sand and rocks that does nothing? or perhaps he is referring to the chemical and physical structure of an outstanding marl, like the ones underlying the Grand Cru sites of Burgundy Link to comment
Popular Post Ralf11 Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Samuel T Cogley said: Everyone: ML is trolling us. And the fact that this thread even exists means he has succeeded. Please stop feeding the troll! Just don't click on HIS site - rando has it right mav52 and rando 2 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 42 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: Just don't click on HIS site - rando has it right ...unless you are a detritivore. Some people thrive on this shit. Link to comment
esimms86 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 fyi, there are no responses posted on his site. I assume that all response have been anti-ML and, thus, deleted by ML. Clearly, no disagreement or dialogue wanted. Of course, if he did own up to what he did and allow any dialogue in this instance, he would almost certainly lose his sponsors along with his gig with Stereophile. Using his Audiostream soapbox he's unafraid to troll CA(from which Chris Connaker makes his living), but he's afraid to risk his own sponsors by allowing posts stating opposing viewpoints. What a coward. Link to comment
Popular Post LCC0256 Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 4 hours ago, wgscott said: The guy dropped by every few weeks to shed his Bannon-like exo-skelaton and to stir up the animals. I wouldn't shed too many tears. "stir up the animals"? Bannon like? That comment coming from you and your fellow fascists wannabe's at Berkley (Who by the way are CONSTANTLY shutting down free speech) is f@8k!n@* laughable. This is a forum for computer audiophile not political discussions. You just can't help yourself can you. Dicky and speavler 1 1 Link to comment
Popular Post esldude Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 But now that ML is banned on CA, there is one less unhappy person here. He was the one unhappy. Plus some of us are now happier as a result. So once again ML gets it wrong. He even managed to get it wrong when he said he doesn't know. And he really doesn't know. That is some special talent there. This is so funny it is worth the pettiness he displays. semente and mansr 1 1 And always keep in mind: Cognitive biases, like seeing optical illusions are a sign of a normally functioning brain. We all have them, it’s nothing to be ashamed about, but it is something that affects our objective evaluation of reality. Link to comment
Popular Post NOMBEDES Posted October 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2017 Are we happy? We are a bunch of people who can afford to refine our audio systems with a goal of enjoying music. Some of us have spent 1 or 2 thousand dollars, some of us have spent 10 or 20 thousand dollars. (some more / some less) How many on the face of the earth can do that? Nothing anyone can do to make me less happy. Solstice380 and Teresa 2 In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake ~ Sayre's Law Link to comment
kumakuma Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 25 minutes ago, esimms86 said: fyi, there are no responses posted on his site. I assume that all response have been anti-ML and, thus, deleted by ML. Clearly, no disagreement or dialogue wanted. Of course, if he did own up to what he did and allow any dialogue in this instance, he would almost certainly lose his sponsors along with his gig with Stereophile. Using his Audiostream soapbox he's unafraid to troll CA(from which Chris Connaker makes his living), but he's afraid to risk his own sponsors by allowing posts on stating opposing viewpoints. What a coward. He appears to disabled comments on that post. Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
plissken Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 46 minutes ago, esimms86 said: fyi, there are no responses posted on his site. I assume that all response have been anti-ML and, thus, deleted by ML. Clearly, no disagreement or dialogue wanted. Of course, if he did own up to what he did and allow any dialogue in this instance, he would almost certainly lose his sponsors along with his gig with Stereophile. Using his Audiostream soapbox he's unafraid to troll CA(from which Chris Connaker makes his living), but he's afraid to risk his own sponsors by allowing posts stating opposing viewpoints. What a coward. I called him a hack and a coward awhile ago but only because I truly believe both those things and I can back it up. Now I have additional proof of his cowardice. The fact is he's not taking responsibility for being a jerk and telling a member to gfym (this is the domain of someone holding an untenable position and getting taken to task for it) and mentioning Chris personally like Chris had a the real option of not banning such a sniveling, two faced, person. All cowardly acts. He's a real class act. Link to comment
plissken Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 17 minutes ago, kumakuma said: He appears to disabled comments on that post. From the get go I imagine. mansr 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I'd say it is the domain of someone who is deeply disturbed and needs professional counseling. Link to comment
Lighthouse Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 5 hours ago, wgscott said: The guy dropped by every few weeks to shed his Bannon-like exo-skelaton and to stir up the animals. I wouldn't shed too many tears. I mean, Michael is not free from blame, but some of us here in forum did not really help the situation. But yeah... at least he is not as damaging as Bannon from forcefully positive perspective. Link to comment
rickca Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 57 minutes ago, esldude said: But now that ML is banned on CA, there is one less unhappy person here. He was the one unhappy. Plus some of us are now happier as a result. Exactly. The only topic I'm more tired of hearing about than MQA is ML. Pareto Audio AMD 7700 Server --> Berkeley Alpha USB --> Jeff Rowland Aeris --> Jeff Rowland 625 S2 --> Focal Utopia 3 Diablos with 2 x Focal Electra SW 1000 BE subs i7-6700K/Windows 10 --> EVGA Nu Audio Card --> Focal CMS50's Link to comment
plissken Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: I mean, Michael is not free from blame, but some of us here in forum did not really help the situation. IMO ML is the sole author of his exit here. The post at his employers website taking a jab @ hi-fi forums in general and naming Chris and CA directly is just symbolic of how stupid people can be. Now anyone can look and see how much of an asshole he is. Link to comment
rando Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Hectoring and taking turns one by one matching wits seemed to be tactics he embraced. Gang warfare isn't even fun for the ones stripping flesh or fracturing immobilized bone. Link to comment
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