In Reply to: "Permanently" is so inflexible... posted by Steve O on August 27, 2012 at 14:56:46:
I do what I can. Actually, for the first two years after my equipment went "public" and won some awards, I refused to post-- realizing what might happen if I presented ideas that were not approved by the judgmental type of DIY'er.
I started posting after it was requested by a large enough group of new audio friends who thought that the ideas would benefit the state of the art.
I quit posting when the going got rude and ridiculous, but People asked me in E-Mails and phone calls-- to keep on posting as they were applying the ideas and getting good results... they told me not to be "intimidated by a small minority".
That was the only reason to keep posting here. Once I realized that the majority were benefitting from the unusual posts, I set myself aside, and considered other people like I was doing before the *silencing* team arrived.
I did realize, and do now-- that the human race has always done this-- try to destroy the messengers of new ideas-- especially ideas that apply and work.
It is a question of how many forum members appreciate the discussions VS how many are afraid of the unusual ideas and apps.
I have a lot to do besides audio, and enjoy all of it. I love good music, so that is the only reason I develop better technology to hear it. Many others involved in audio do also-- nothing is really the result of only one person.
What one person can do is focus on something that advances the Art. Whether that is popular or not is not a valid consideration. The performance of the applied idea is what is relevant..
It's all about really high performance and whether people want that difference in their own musical listening. There are other desirables such as long component life and absolute stability-- with the extra benefit that no adjustments need ever be made to really good equipment.
In the final say-so, it's really up to the individual how much of this-- or none of it-- that he wishes to use.
I think that men of good will can discuss anything anybody cares about--and can still stay civil and honest.
People don't always do that. Sometimes the villain takes the position of accuser. This is usually a result of lack of confidence somewhere in the person's makeup. Maybe he's just short on cash and feels bad when someone else spends his last buck on performance-improving parts and methods. Maybe his wife won't let HIM do it!
That kind of thinking should have no bearing whatsoever on audio discussions. Those should simply seek to understand what is working best for a given circumstance.
---Dennis---
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- RE: "Permanently" is so inflexible... - tube wrangler 20:35:16 08/27/12 (72)
- Lack of Substance - Triode_Kingdom 05:54:17 08/28/12 (71)
- RE: Lack of Substance - tube wrangler 09:59:40 08/28/12 (70)
- RE: the many and the few... - deathtube 667 11:35:52 08/28/12 (69)
- Statism?Totalitarianism? Why the politics? - Ray Moth 16:56:20 09/01/12 (6)
- RE: ??? - deathtube 667 19:10:15 09/01/12 (5)
- Statists are . . . - Ray Moth 19:59:00 09/01/12 (4)
- RE: Statists are . . . - op48no1 20:02:55 09/01/12 (3)
- RE: Statists are . . . - Ray Moth 22:46:43 09/01/12 (2)
- RE: Statists are . . . - op48no1 23:27:46 09/01/12 (1)
- RE: Statists are . . . - Ray Moth 17:35:34 09/07/12 (0)
- RE: the many and the few... - gusser 18:28:39 08/28/12 (24)
- RE: the many and the few... - tube wrangler 20:24:12 08/28/12 (21)
- RE: 100% correct... - deathtube 667 17:03:31 08/29/12 (19)
- Sycophancy - op48no1 23:29:06 08/29/12 (18)
- RE: you are wrong... - deathtube 667 17:42:24 08/30/12 (17)
- Dennis's and Jeff's eternal legacy - op48no1 23:52:02 08/30/12 (15)
- RE: are you for real? - deathtube 667 04:30:04 08/31/12 (14)
- Are YOU for real, or just a drama queen?? - Ray Moth 17:12:07 09/01/12 (10)
- RE: Are YOU for real, or cyberbully?... - deathtube 667 18:22:31 09/01/12 (9)
- RE: Are YOU for real, or cyberbully?...LOL! - Ray Moth 14:59:25 09/05/12 (1)
- RE: OK, you got me ... LOL!!! - deathtube 667 16:33:58 09/05/12 (0)
- I vote for drama queen. - op48no1 18:28:07 09/01/12 (6)
- RE: nice try... - deathtube 667 18:36:35 09/01/12 (5)
- RE: nice try... - op48no1 20:01:43 09/01/12 (4)
- RE: sorry... - deathtube 667 04:55:45 09/02/12 (3)
- RE: sorry... - op48no1 09:52:50 09/02/12 (2)
- RE: i tried... - deathtube 667 10:37:31 09/02/12 (1)
- RE: i tried... - op48no1 11:31:45 09/02/12 (0)
- RE: are you for real? - LinuxGuru 04:55:01 08/31/12 (2)
- Some things can be fixed. - op48no1 09:15:14 08/31/12 (1)
- Looks like the original link is down now - op48no1 10:33:03 09/01/12 (0)
- RE: you are wrong... - Tre' 21:53:58 08/30/12 (0)
- RE: the many and the few... - Stephen R 12:01:33 08/29/12 (0)
- RE: the many and the few... - cpotl 19:58:29 08/28/12 (1)
- RE: the many and the few... - drlowmu 00:10:24 08/29/12 (0)
- RE: the many and the few... - Triode_Kingdom 16:48:26 08/28/12 (0)
- RE: the many and the few... - mach1 16:45:19 08/28/12 (35)
- RE: the many and the few... - tube wrangler 20:49:25 08/28/12 (34)
- RE: the many and the few... - cpotl 21:17:09 08/28/12 (33)
- Slagle is the actual scientist here... - Joe Roberts 09:58:41 09/01/12 (29)
- RE: Slagle is the actual scientist here... - cpotl 12:53:43 09/01/12 (28)
- RE: Slagle is the actual scientist here... - Joe Roberts 11:20:23 09/02/12 (27)
- RE: Slagle is the actual scientist here... - cpotl 14:43:48 09/02/12 (26)
- RE: Slagle is the actual scientist here... - Joe Roberts 16:34:19 09/02/12 (25)
- RE: Slagle is the actual scientist here... - cpotl 18:00:05 09/02/12 (24)
- RE: Slagle is the actual scientist here... - Joe Roberts 19:52:04 09/02/12 (23)
- Interesting Factoid - gusser 10:25:30 09/03/12 (22)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - Joe Roberts 11:34:06 09/03/12 (19)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - gusser 13:46:58 09/03/12 (18)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - LinuxGuru 14:02:46 09/03/12 (3)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - gusser 15:00:17 09/03/12 (2)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - LinuxGuru 04:12:02 09/04/12 (1)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - gusser 11:03:18 09/04/12 (0)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - Joe Roberts 14:02:40 09/03/12 (13)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - gusser 15:15:35 09/03/12 (12)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - Joe Roberts 17:24:23 09/03/12 (7)
- Skin effect! - gusser 11:35:32 09/04/12 (1)
- RE: Skin effect! - Joe Roberts 12:24:02 09/04/12 (0)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - cpotl 17:50:34 09/03/12 (4)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - Joe Roberts 18:27:56 09/03/12 (3)
- Addendum - Joe Roberts 18:50:47 09/03/12 (2)
- RE: Addendum - cpotl 19:34:31 09/03/12 (1)
- RE: Addendum - Stephen R 05:33:11 09/04/12 (0)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - cpotl 16:41:33 09/03/12 (3)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - Joe Roberts 20:13:10 09/03/12 (2)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - cpotl 23:47:36 09/03/12 (1)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - Joe Roberts 00:53:22 09/04/12 (0)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - dave slagle 10:40:59 09/03/12 (1)
- RE: Interesting Factoid - gusser 10:57:27 09/03/12 (0)
- RE: the many and the few... - drlowmu 07:50:13 08/29/12 (1)
- RE: the many and the few... - cpotl 08:23:29 08/29/12 (0)
- Thanks Chris, Well Said! - Triode_Kingdom 21:40:00 08/28/12 (0)