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In Reply to: Re: Anybody excited about the new Rethms? posted by kyle on March 9, 2007 at 22:16:02:
Anyone who googles Feastrex has probably seen Roman Bessnow's exceedingly unflattering remarks about their products, based on a very brief listen at CES 2006.My feeling is that in general, much of what Roman says is spot on the money and thus valuable. The remainder should simply be filtered out by the reader.
For some people -- such as manufacturers -- negative criticism can be exceedingly valuable. The people at Feastrex are happy whenever anyone provides some advice or a hint (either direct or indirect) on how they can improve their speakers, and I expect that most manufacturers feel the same way. (If they don't feel that way, they sure can't expect to see much improvement in the future.) Thus the folks at Feastrex felt genuinely grateful for Roman's criticisms, because there were some valuable insights among them. The products are better today as a result. If I was a manufacturer I would definitely be happy for his opinions. Praise may feel good but it is not going to help you discover your weaknesses.
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> > > My feeling is that in general, much of what Roman says is spot on the money and thus valuable. The remainder should simply be filtered out by the reader. < < <Perhaps if Roman communicated in a less inflammatory, 'definitive', arrogant / aggressive manner, others would be more open to his 'suggestions'. The antagonising crusader persona wears thin if over-used.
As you say, criticism - or more appropriately, feedback - can be helpful.
Kind regards
Raymond
Ultra-consumers: Spending money they do not have to buy things they do not need to impress people they do not like.
"Perhaps if Roman communicated in a less inflammatory, 'definitive', arrogant / aggressive manner, others would be more open to his 'suggestions'."Then he'd be just another know-it-all audio bore. We have more than enough of those.
Curious you find that "less inflammatory, 'definitive', arrogant / aggressive manner," equates to "just another know-it-all audio bore". I understand how someone could make this unqualified association, but Ivan, that just ain't necessarily so. There are other forms of titillation than inflammatory remarks, aggression, insults, and inflicting pain on others, etc. As for subjective definitives (oxymoron intended)...Why you associate some mutual respect with "know-it-all" types I am not quite sure; perhaps you are luring a response from a boring know-it-all to support your argument. Problem is, I know f@%k all and am not always boring (I hope!).
Regards
Raymond
Ultra-consumers: Spending money they do not have to buy things they do not need to impress people they do not like.
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