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RE: Hikejohn's original post

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In Reply to: RE: Hikejohn's original post posted by JNS on May 14, 2008 at 07:45:44

The post by JNS seems about right to me. I hesitate to enter into this spat, but people who would like to see this forum be a place for reasoned discussion should speak up for hikejohn.

No matter how much John Marks stretches and contorts his interpretation of the original post, there's nothing defamatory in it. Resorting to name-calling signals that there isn't much substance to his assertions.

Hikejohn was doing good critical reading. So should we all. What is the writer's point, how did he or she get there, what are the supporting arguments, do they seem valid, do they justify the conclusion reached? He was raising a question of whether certain opinions were supported by the facts offered -- and if not, wondering if "industry buzz" could have influenced perception. Hardly a revolutionary thought -- the subconscious susceptibility of people to external influence is well documented.

But my main point is not to interpret the original post, but rather to ask if people want this to be a place for discussion or a place where those with whom we disagree are attacked?

There could have been a reasoned response to the original post -- that there were other data considered, that technical measurements don't reveal everything about a speaker, that in the end it's more a personal-preference judgment of sound quality than a measurement-driven conclusion. None of that was offered -- instead we got name-calling.

One wonders why? Could it have been an attempt to shame the critic's critic into silence? And in the process alert others that this is the treatment they'll get too if they question the reviewers?

May I see a show of hands of everyone who has never, ever read a review (of anything -- movie, concert, audio equipment) and thought, how in the world did the writer come to that conclusion?

Follow Ups:

Excellent post! - JNS 07:58:05 05/15/08 (1)
- Disagree...which should be allowed, no? - robert young 06:16:12 05/17/08 (0)

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