[Boatanchors] Re Stereotypes

[John Myers]

Duane,

My sincere apologies for you, and anyone I offended in my reply to the 
audiofools message. 

But, I was refering not to collectors, but to someone that would spend 
well over $200 for this hunk of quartz.

As for myself, I agree that my old SX-838 sounds better than any audio 
system in my home; even to my less than perfect ears. In fact, I bought 
it with the intention to "EBay" it. After hearing it, I think I will 
hang on to it for a year, or two, or 30.  

As I get older, I am appreciating the sound of high end audio, more 
than ever before.

When I used the term "audiophools" in my post, I never gave a thought 
to whether I would be offending anyone. That, I guess, make me human.

I apologize. 

John, KD8MQ

> 
> 	
> Stereotypes are a fact of life, whether we like it or not. While some 
are
> totally inaccurate and destructive, others are so ridiculous as to be 
amusing
> and are relatively inert. What i do not want happening on this list, 
is the
> branding of anyone, or any group, as "fools". You do not tell a man 
who just
> spent ten grand on a new tube amplifier that he is a fool, especially 
if you
> happen to be the seller! 	
> 	
> Foolishness, vanity and ego tripping can be found anywhere one cares 
to look. To
> one extent or another, we are all guilty of it now and then. The 
downside is
> that refering to an individual, or a group, as "fools" on these lists 
is an
> invitation for a flame war event. It is one thing to comment that 
buying oxygen
> free speed wire for speakers on a stereo system is 'ridiculous' 
or 'foolish',
> but another when you call the buyer a fool. Hence the reference 
to 'audiofool'.	
> 	
> Walk up to a person in a store who just paid out hundreds, or 
thousands, for
> some product or accessory for his/her stereo system and tell them you 
think they
> are a fool! You may end up with that oxygen free wire around your 
neck depriving
> you of oxygen! Better to go home and chuckle in private than to do it
> publically.    	
> 	
> When you publically call one person who paid $9,000 for a pristine rx 
a fool
> because no vacuum tube radio is worth that much, you just branded 
collectors as
> a group as being fools. 	
> 	
> Any group has individuals who go to extremes, including high end 
audio devotees.
> Some call them sound engineers, others refer to them as 'the sound 
guy' and some
> call them audiophiles. (I have seen this term spelled four different 
ways,
> wonder which one is actually correct?) There always has been, and 
always will
> be, someone who will go to the extreme, regardless of the venue, to 
have the
> latest or greatest fad or gimmick to enhance whatever. Just because 
someone pays
> a huge sum of money for a vintage boat anchor piece of equipment, 
does not mean
> that all who collect boat anchor equipment are 'fools'.    	
> 	
> I believe that we can all laugh at our own blunders or moments of 
insane vanity,
> or those of others, without having to resort to branding or name 
calling. It is
> one thing for you to say, "Boy, was I ever stupid! How could I have 
been such an
> idiot?" But if a stranger says that to you, the result is not apt to 
be a smile
> in return -  	
> 	
> So while we can all good naturedly laugh at each others moments of 
neuron
> synapse failure, let us not resort to labeling any group because of 
any one
> member of said groups extreme behavior. It is always best to avoid 
stereotyping,
> because most times the image portrayed is negative and hurtful. Which 
takes on a
> whole new perspective when it is 'you' who are being stereotyped. 	
> 	
> Duane W8DBF 	
>   
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