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In Reply to: RE: And you would know that how? posted by Ivan303 on August 20, 2014 at 15:49:38
... and who his friends might be has nothing to do with anything I've been talking about here. Maybe he's a wonderful guy most of the time, but I still don't know what really went on at Stereo Exchange that fateful day. Nobody does, except for the few people who were directly involved.To answer your question, I can say that I've read and heard of the exact same complaint many, many times over. That's more than Barabajagal or anyone else can say of the so-called "facts" pertaining to events reported here.
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From Marco's post on HeadFi:
"I apologized and left. I sent them an apology email as well, but it was met with a similar response.
I think there are a few takeaways that might be useful to people other than me:
First, if you buy something online, don't try to get tech support in unrelated stores. That's not cool.
Second, if a store helps you choose something, buy it there. That's why I bought my TH900 and HD 800 from HeadRoom, my HE-6 from The Cable Company, and my pile of Schiit from Schiit. Most high-end headphones have fixed prices and cost the same regardless of where you buy them, so there's very little reason not to support the places that help you.
And finally, if you ever find yourself at Stereo Exchange... don't mention the internet. At all. They have an amazing collection of headphones — I just wish I had a chance to try any."
What exactly in the above do YOU disagree with?
Having read Marco's post I see no reason to dislike Marco. He seems like a nice guy, etc... I'd bet that we are all pretty nice guys (for the most part), but that is beside the point. My point is that I cannot fully trust (or distrust) Marco, or anyone else involved in this thing, until I feel satisfied that certain facts have been proven. Barabajagal is the only one who has earned my distrust so far, and the reason for that is because he posits opinions as if they were known facts. I won't automatically believe gossip that appears on the internet. I must first know that all parties involved have had their say and/or the same version of events has been corroborated by several people. The situation and the description of people involved in it, as Barabajagal has portrayed them, may or may not be true to form but I cannot rightly consider matters to be proven at this point in time.For some reason Barabajagal deems himself fit to act as representative for all parties involved. He presumes to render judgments that are simply inappropriate at this point in time. He goes beyond what he actually knows to be true. He resorts to speculation. He seems pretty satisfied that he is infallible, but I am less than impressed with his performance so far. Please don't think that I'm trying to demonize Barabajagal, however. He seems human. How many of us choose to employ our imaginations on occasion, so that important stories might seem more conclusive and tidier than they have any right to be?
That's it, in a nutshell.
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He just linked to an interesting thread on Head-Fi. I have no idea WTF this 'Barabajagal' guy is, noting that most here have little respect for him but...
The Head-Fi thread stands on it's own irrespective of who posted a link to it here. And further, Marco is posting in his own name and many know him from his days at Tumblr. and/or his creation of Instapaper.
We've exchanged views on headphones in the past few months and while I have no met him in person, I have close friends in the 'tech' community who have and know that he is held in high regard.
Further, his post on Head-Fi certainly is not a whine, in fact it seem more a 'mea culpa' than a post complaining about the way he was treated.
Me? I'm writing the whole thing off to his choosing to live in NY. Noted that one of the follow-up posts on the Head Fi thread commenting on what would have happened had he encountered Joe Grado under similar circumstances, back in the day. ;-)
I've already explained what I find objectionable about the OP's message and his outlook. Go back and read the things that have been posted so far, if you are still interested.
I think I'm done with this thread. Have a nice day.
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