General Asylum

Posted by cdb (A) on August 08, 2002 at 19:36:55

In Reply to: Re: No, that is incorrect posted by Jerry Parker on August 05, 2002 at 13:31:01:

Jerry has stepped into a pool of grumpy old men who evidently weren't ever 19 years old in their life. Just how many hours or years of experience do you expect this young man to have in just plain *listening, let alone auditioning systems, attending concerts, learning to play a musical instrument, reading, collecting records, researching, experimenting?

Jerry has some terrific qualities; the majority of which are well suited to being an excellent engineer.
Curiosity
Assuming nothing and asking questions.
Questioning Authority.

Man, it's *real* hard to pick on a 19 yr. old who dares to ask some questions. No doubt a lot of the responses he's gotten will surely encourage and mentor him to pursue either audio engineering or building up a reasonable home stereo system.

I'll also say I think Jerry is close, since in my experience, discrete amplifier change - within the same power range, and not a 30 yr. old receiver to a pair of modern monoblocks - produces sonic changes that may be subtle. In my case it was a mod'ed Hafler DH200 to a ARC D130. Not terribly earth shattering; or that lameass TAS phrase "jaw-dropping"...

Hang in there Jerry. Not only will you outlive us all, but I expect you will do quite well with your life.