RE: Is Valin an idiot or what?

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Topic - Is Valin an idiot or what? - Don_C 10:19:06 05/19/10 (117)

RE: Is Valin an idiot or what? - silentsourceaudiocables 02:11:24 08/13/10 (0)

Nah, he just looks funny; like me! nt - mrr 21:11:51 05/28/10 (0)

Looks like the Greacian Formula has affected his technical brain. * - mr grits 12:00:39 05/27/10 (2)

......and your ability to spell apparently. nt - viridian 10:20:00 05/28/10 (1)

RE: ......and your ability to spell apparently. nt - mr grits 11:51:16 05/30/10 (0)

RE: Is Valin an idiot or what? - RGA 17:01:52 05/25/10 (18)

Shows are "poor" places to judge equipment! nt - Don_C 22:52:34 05/25/10 (17)

I disagree with this premise and IMO it is an excuse... - RGA 16:37:31 05/26/10 (11)

piffle - plantsman 05:21:42 05/27/10 (10)

RE: piffle - Brian Cheney 08:14:10 05/27/10 (8)

I think you are missing my point - plantsman 08:30:01 05/27/10 (7)

RE: I think you are missing my point - RGA 17:38:24 05/27/10 (6)

Try to keep up - plantsman 18:39:19 05/27/10 (5)

RE: Try to keep up - RGA 21:26:02 05/27/10 (2)

RE: Try to keep up - carlos269 08:55:03 05/28/10 (1)

RE: Try to keep up - RGA 16:58:20 05/28/10 (0)

RE: Try to keep up - Eric B 21:05:20 05/27/10 (1)

RE: Try to keep up - RGA 21:38:17 05/27/10 (0)

RE: piffle - RGA 08:05:02 05/27/10 (0)

So, if he liked what he heard, that would mean they are potentially even better away from the show? - Enophile 10:03:28 05/26/10 (4)

RE: So, if he liked what he heard, that would mean they are potentially even better away from the show? - Don_C 10:29:49 05/26/10 (3)

For someone you don't have much respect for... - mkuller 12:34:27 05/26/10 (2)

Another reviewer defending reviewers! - Don_C 13:01:43 05/26/10 (1)

RE: Another reviewer defending reviewers! - John Atkinson 14:24:21 05/26/10 (0)

RE: Is Valin an idiot or what? - apollo66 21:25:18 05/24/10 (0)

You should read... - John Atkinson 16:47:50 05/24/10 (2)

Good stuff? - mkuller 21:22:54 05/24/10 (1)

RE: Good stuff? - Stephæn 09:25:55 05/25/10 (0)

Don C- Who's the "idiot" here (hint: it's not Valen) - Ned 12:04:36 05/24/10 (15)

the ignorant and inexperienced find it easy to be intolerant -t - Sordidman 15:04:09 05/24/10 (4)

You appear to be a fine example of your own comment. - Ned 16:55:40 05/24/10 (3)

What are you talking about? - Sordidman 17:04:05 05/24/10 (2)

Sorry, that wasn't clear... - Ned 17:26:31 05/24/10 (1)

RE: Sorry, that wasn't clear... - Sordidman 18:35:19 05/24/10 (0)

To put it mildly, you're easily offended. This ain't a Quilting Society meeting. nt - Rick W 14:43:49 05/24/10 (2)

Quilting people are vicious. And they're handy with pointed implements. nt - keith_d 10:51:19 05/27/10 (0)

No, it is the Ship of Fools - Frihed89 10:36:20 05/25/10 (0)

Lighten-Up Ned........ - Eric B 13:37:59 05/24/10 (2)

RE: Lighten-Up Ned........ - Grant 19:29:35 05/24/10 (1)

Well said, Grant nt - Ned 10:13:39 05/25/10 (0)

I am trying to expose him for the "Marketer" he is! - Don_C 13:18:37 05/24/10 (3)

RE: I am trying to expose him for the "Marketer" he is! - DAP 19:27:54 05/26/10 (0)

RE: I am trying to expose him for the "Marketer" he is! - jimmycj 08:23:53 05/26/10 (1)

Can you cite examples to back that up? -t - Sordidman 14:33:55 05/26/10 (0)

Didn't you really leave more room for responses than you meant to? - keith_d 13:36:39 05/23/10 (0)

RE: Is Valin an idiot or what? - fafafion 20:55:04 05/21/10 (1)

RE: Is Valin an idiot or what? - highendfan 19:35:09 05/25/10 (0)

Nah, I think he's trying real hard to be HP's replacement. - DustyC 12:18:47 05/21/10 (4)

Which he will never be - E-Stat 14:17:38 05/21/10 (1)

Hey! - Charles Hansen 21:03:52 05/22/10 (0)

HP is already "retired", he no longer owns The Absolute Sound. nt - Don_C 12:48:13 05/21/10 (1)

RE: HP is already "retired", he no longer owns The Absolute Sound. nt - DustyC 13:04:16 05/24/10 (0)

I much prefer reading about the exotic than the affordable. - shamburg 09:55:46 05/20/10 (1)

Imagine... - Enophile 12:17:25 05/20/10 (0)

RE: Is Valin an idiot or what? - Irishaudioboy 22:43:40 05/19/10 (8)

Interesting.... - Enophile 12:20:43 05/20/10 (5)

So...just how much sonic difference - mt10425 04:50:52 05/23/10 (4)

Natural afro or artificial? - Enophile 16:30:37 05/23/10 (3)

With JV, wouldn't it have to be atificial? - mt10425 16:41:35 05/23/10 (2)

OK, then. Rainbow colored or monochromatic? - Enophile 16:59:03 05/23/10 (1)

Given his salt & pepper goattee, - mt10425 03:42:40 05/24/10 (0)

He's a better writer than you (or me)–who gives a fuck about his hair (nt) - shamburg 11:45:25 05/20/10 (0)

Ha,ha,ha, - jihad 09:31:34 05/20/10 (0)

"Technical Brain" amplifier: something to be desired in that name? - Elizabeth 16:38:22 05/19/10 (1)

International marketing research lacking, - cdb 18:26:04 05/19/10 (0)

Don't think so... - Grant 16:11:06 05/19/10 (12)

Should he be evaluating State of the Art in a lousy room? nt - Don_C 20:38:44 05/19/10 (11)

What's with you? - Grant 07:48:57 05/20/10 (5)

RE: What's with you? - Don_C 19:01:05 05/20/10 (4)

RE: What's with you? - mrr 08:34:02 05/21/10 (0)

At the expense of confusing the issue with facts - E-Stat 19:05:08 05/20/10 (2)

At least he didn't get snarky and ask - cdb 19:54:23 05/20/10 (0)

My mistake nt - Don_C 19:34:07 05/20/10 (0)

Your one-line responses aren't helping. - robert young 02:40:42 05/20/10 (4)

RE: Your one-line responses aren't helping. - Don_C 17:56:31 05/20/10 (3)

so it continues... - robert young 08:21:40 06/01/10 (0)

RE: Your one-line responses aren't helping. - Blackout 14:39:37 05/23/10 (1)

RE: Your one-line responses aren't helping. - lord addleford 15:12:21 05/23/10 (0)

RE: Is Valin an idiot or what? - josh358 12:30:30 05/19/10 (6)

Here is another opinion of one of Valin's reviews - Don_C 18:46:12 05/20/10 (3)

RE: Here is another opinion of one of Valin's reviews - josh358 14:07:29 05/21/10 (2)

Smock? - Sstone8807@aol.com 15:41:34 05/21/10 (1)

RE: Smock? - josh358 15:53:09 05/21/10 (0)

His opinion certainly carries more weight than some joker - Sordidman 13:18:37 05/19/10 (1)

RE: His opinion certainly carries more weight than some joker - josh358 11:05:35 05/20/10 (0)

I think he's turned his focus to amplifiers... - Charles Hansen 11:52:40 05/19/10 (6)

RE: I think he's turned his focus to amplifiers... - josh358 15:12:08 05/20/10 (4)

As a reviewer, Valin is... - Charles Hansen 21:18:23 05/22/10 (3)

RE: As a reviewer, Valin is... - John Atkinson 10:44:31 05/23/10 (2)

RE: As a reviewer, Valin is... - Eric B 10:09:37 05/25/10 (1)

RE: As a reviewer, Valin is... - John Atkinson 08:07:14 05/26/10 (0)

And... - E-Stat 12:57:21 05/19/10 (0)

What did you think when you heard them? - Sordidman 11:38:31 05/19/10 (15)

RE: What did you think when you heard them? - josh358 15:23:42 05/20/10 (2)

RE: What did you think when you heard them? - lord addleford 16:50:41 05/20/10 (1)

RE: What did you think when you heard them? - josh358 14:17:33 05/21/10 (0)

He uses an "odd ball" recording of a Zither as his reference recording? nt - Don_C 11:54:51 05/19/10 (11)

Not a Valin fan, but... - robert young 14:29:50 05/19/10 (0)

More: What did you think of the amps when you heard them? - Sordidman 13:13:40 05/19/10 (9)

Do you have to "hear" $50,000 cables to know they are B.S.! nt - Don_C 21:04:24 05/19/10 (8)

Best that you can say is "don't know" until you experience them -t - Sordidman 08:43:27 05/20/10 (0)

What's NOT BS is that you are underpowering those Maggies...... - Ozzy 07:16:22 05/20/10 (5)

It is a MYTH that Maggies require massive power1 - Don_C 19:13:18 05/20/10 (4)

"They "DO NOT" represent the vast majority of very satisfied magnepan owners." - volunteer 05:17:23 05/23/10 (0)

RE: It is a MYTH that Maggies require massive power1 - ahendler 12:43:29 05/21/10 (2)

RE: It is a MYTH that Maggies require massive power1 - Ozzy 02:31:36 05/24/10 (1)

RE: It is a MYTH that Maggies require massive power1 - Don_C 22:59:46 05/25/10 (0)

Answer - E-Stat 06:19:43 05/20/10 (0)

I've heard those amps, they are, indeed, fantsastic sounding. - Enophile 11:10:59 05/19/10 (9)

They are "absurdly" priced "insults" to the sensible audiophile! nt - Don_C 12:00:38 05/19/10 (8)

I heard them without knowing the price. I still don't. Why should they have sounded "insulting?" - Enophile 10:41:43 05/20/10 (3)

The amps in Valin's posts are $100,000 to $150,000. nt - Don_C 00:31:56 05/21/10 (2)

RE: The amps in Valin's posts are $100,000 to $150,000. nt - silentsourceaudiocables 21:55:08 08/10/10 (0)

RE: The amps in Valin's posts are $100,000 to $150,000. nt - Bar81 06:16:02 08/11/10 (0)

RE: The amps in Valin's posts are $100,000 to $150,000. nt - silentsourceaudiocables 09:36:59 08/11/10 (0)

150K?!? Yikes! They are "absurdly" priced "insults" to the sensible audiophile! - Enophile 15:18:18 05/23/10 (0)

value = sound quality? No! -t - Sordidman 08:44:27 05/21/10 (0)

So they're outside of your income bracket, doesn't mean those with the means to purchase them, would agree - gme109 20:53:56 05/19/10 (0)

And you are the ultimate arbiter of what is sensible? - Sordidman 13:16:58 05/19/10 (2)

No! But the critics think they are! nt - Don_C 18:13:29 05/20/10 (1)

no evidence of that either; you're batting 1000 -t - Sordidman 21:09:51 05/20/10 (0)

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RE: Is Valin an idiot or what? - RGA 17:01:52 05/25/10 (18)

Shows are "poor" places to judge equipment! nt - Don_C 22:52:34 05/25/10 (17)

I disagree with this premise and IMO it is an excuse... - RGA 16:37:31 05/26/10 (11)

piffle - plantsman 05:21:42 05/27/10 (10)

RE: piffle - Brian Cheney 08:14:10 05/27/10 (8)

I think you are missing my point - plantsman 08:30:01 05/27/10 (7)

RE: I think you are missing my point - RGA 17:38:24 05/27/10 (6)

Try to keep up - plantsman 18:39:19 05/27/10 (5)

RE: Try to keep up - RGA 21:26:02 05/27/10 (2)

RE: Try to keep up - carlos269 08:55:03 05/28/10 (1)

RE: Try to keep up - RGA 16:58:20 05/28/10 (0)

RE: Try to keep up - Eric B 21:05:20 05/27/10 (1)

RE: Try to keep up - RGA 21:38:17 05/27/10 (0)

RE: piffle - RGA 08:05:02 05/27/10 (0)

So, if he liked what he heard, that would mean they are potentially even better away from the show? - Enophile 10:03:28 05/26/10 (4)

RE: So, if he liked what he heard, that would mean they are potentially even better away from the show? - Don_C 10:29:49 05/26/10 (3)

For someone you don't have much respect for... - mkuller 12:34:27 05/26/10 (2)

Another reviewer defending reviewers! - Don_C 13:01:43 05/26/10 (1)

RE: Another reviewer defending reviewers! - John Atkinson 14:24:21 05/26/10 (0)

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