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Re: Subjective and Objective

Steve,

You got pretty excited on this one, you really should calm down.

You claim I am questioning JbC's subjective impressions with objective criteria.

It is amazing to me how this idea got into your head. I was speaking of MY subjective impressions, and those of other audiophiles and music lovers, vs. his subjective impressions. I was speaking of the impression that his posted comments gave to others regarding his system.
I did so by clearly stating that this was based on my years of experience. I did not feel it necessary to also state that these were my subjective impressions, opinions or experiences, and I do not feel that ANYONE should have to do so on an audio chat board. Such a place is, by definition, a place where people are airing their opinions and experiences. How this magically turned into objective criteria in your mind is the real mystery.

Additionally, the equalizer itself is not the real issue, it is the fact that he said his system sounded BAD when he bypassed the EQ. This would raise a red flag to anyone who has been fiddling with high performance audio for many years. You can not fix poor room acoustics or a poor speaker with an EQ, and if his system sounds BAD without benefit of the EQ, then he has either really poor room acoustics OR the speaker itself is not doing so great. Or the system would not sound bad without EQ, it would just sound mediocre or less than great, etc. Just as a reminder, these opinions are all based on my subjective impressions from working with EQ's, and playback systems, over the years.

The remainder of your post is filled with loaded and prejudicial words and phrases, few of which are relevant or appropriate given the actual content of my post to JbC and other such posts.

I make a strong effort to do a fair job of moderating, and there are times when I reign in my personal feelings or POV because of that. I refrain from posting, or perhaps, more carefully word my reply. I also try very hard to avoid censorship in the form of deletions, etc.
However, I am charged with the responsibility of trying to keep order on a moderated yet public forum, not an easy task by any means. Let he who is perfect and free from any flames or attacks come and cast the first stone.

As to why JbC was issued a public warning in the first place, I received several e-mails from concerned inmates, as well as notification from the Bored. He does NOT have a private e-mail that is readily available, he has chosen NOT to receive any mail from inmates. I would normally have contacted him privately by e-mail for a warning, but I did not have that option in this case.

That particular thread was closed based on a discussion with Bored members, after due consideration, and not on a whim, and certainly not based on my personal feelings about any of this.

I suggest that your posted concerns are misplaced, and not really on target, since I was NOT doing anything like what you state that I was. Additionally, I would suggest that you reconsider your choice of language and the use of inappropriate innuendo in posting on AA.

Jon Risch

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