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Re: I have no anti-utilitarian bias

first of all-- a race car and an f100 are naturally NOT designed for the same purpose, nor are boots and running shoes. a lowther 8" and an altec 15" aren't either. but neither are a boat and an anvil. the analogy doesn't stand- as both good home and good PA drivers ARE capable of good performance USED PROPERLY, entirely dependant on the application and the driver. either can be great or horrid depending on the design of the system they're in. period. every venue, system, and/or listening room is different.

therein lies the crux.

nobody'd ever disagree to the statement that there are bad drivers in both pro and home audio.. there's tons o' junk out there. but i've heard just as many bad 'audiophile' systems as i've heard bad PA's.. the design and operation is the problem, and if that's the argument- i WISH i had a dollar for every bad soundman! but i'd be equally rich for every time a $50k system ripped my ears off!

the only reason i bring it up, is that the myopia of thinking that only expensive 'audiophile' drivers are good enough for good sound is just as pernicious as that that says only pro-audio is good enough! no offense meant, honestly-- but to say pro-audio drivers aren't every bit as good WHEN GOOD is exactly the same bias.

anyhoo.. i'm gonna go listen now..

d

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