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RE: Demagoguery

Posted by op48no1 on March 14, 2013 at 20:40:20:
Dennis, let's get a few things straight.

First of all you are not a "good engineer." You are not an engineer at all. You have no engineering credentials, you do not understand nor subscribe to engineering methodology, you do not communicate in a way that is recognizable to an engineer as engineering communication. Kindly, out of respect to those of us who ARE engineers, please stop misrepresenting yourself in this way.

Second, anecdotal reports from the incredibly small user base of your narrow-purpose equipment prove nothing about the superiority of your methods and designs. In fact, there are very good arguments to be made that your amplifiers are INFERIOR, if only because they are utterly useless at driving the vast majority of real-world loudspeakers in real-world listening rooms.

Third, you constantly remind us that your amplifiers are the very best in the world. This is a grandiose claim. The only proof you have is vigorous assertion. Personally, I don't believe in the "world's best amplifier" because there is no single use case, and therefore no single best solution. I don't know if I'm more offended by the claim itself, or by the fact that you expect people to believe it.

Fourth, I am confident you wouldn't be posting here if there wasn't some net benefit to you, financially, psychologically, or whatever. I cannot believe you get nothing out of it. My goal is to make the experience less pleasant for you, so you will be encouraged to go away.

Fifth, I dispute that your "know-how" is "extremely valuable." I say the value is questionable at best, and quite possibly a net loss. I have pointed out on many occasions statements you have made that are undeniably misleading and/or untrue. You have never responded satisfactorily. In my opinion, the community is better off without your "know-how."

Sixth, I'm convinced that you sincerely believe what you say. What I consistently observe about you, though, is that you NEVER learn anything. You never adapt or grow from the feedback you receive. You are static and unchanging, and to me that means mentally DEAD. In my opinion, while representing yourself as being so vibrant and creative and alive, your mind is the worst kind of cold, hard stagnation. I don't expect you to understand this, but this is the profound impression you've given me, and I have a lot of experience interacting with smart, vibrant, creative people.

Finally, I haven't slandered you. It's in writing, so it would have to be libel. And to prove libel, you'd have to prove false and malicious defamation. I'll stand by the truth and honestly of everything I've said about you. If I've made a mistake, prove it and I will gladly apologize. Integrity is important to me. Politeness, not so much.

I don't know whether the misinformation you post is intentional or self-delusional, or a bit of both, But you should know better by now. That's why I said you are "reckless." I believe it would be best for you to find another playground to peddle your "incredibly valuable know-how." Like the Tweak asylum. Take Jeff with you.

-Henry