Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hound.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!bellcore!petrus!sabre!zeta!epsilon!gamma!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!hound!rfg From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Re: nut.audio: The "ear" vs. the "instrument" Message-ID: <1398@hound.UUCP> Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 00:49:53 EDT Article-I.D.: hound.1398 Posted: Wed Oct 9 00:49:53 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Oct-85 07:14:25 EDT References: <787@nmtvax.UUCP> <569@edison.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 26 [] Damn. Thought I could stay out of this one,but I can't. Bothers me when someone says, to paraphrase,"well, people should buy whatever sounds best to them, etc.." This the big come-on for selling junk by the ton. The point that is missed here is that while it sounds neat, logical, permissive and generally ok to make that observation, it neglects that taste (preference) is educable. And its educable whether you want it to be or not. So if you start out with your unwashed tin ear and blow your money on what sounds great right off the starting line, you are almost sure to become dissatisfied with it unless, of course, you never listen to it. But if you listen to it, and to others, you will eventually educate yourself to a better grade of sound reproduction. It therefore seems to me that, unless you have lots of bucks to throw away, you should try and do as much education as possible to yourself and your ears you pays your money and takes your choice. If lots of fairly experienced people tell you that brand x is really where its at, and brand y sounds to you like it blows the doors off brand x, then x is supposed to be so great. Get others to listen to brand y. Compare, listen. grow. spend your money wisely. -- "It's the thought, if any, that counts!" Dick Grantges hound!rfg