Posted by Wayne Parham [ 70.128.96.22 ] on July 05, 2006 at 18:21:56:
In Reply to: Re: Northcreek to Discontinue DIY Sales posted by Martin on July 05, 2006 at 16:51:03:
I had the same thoughts. Some of the biggest "rubber chickens" are industry members, some even with advanced degrees. There are egos involved and it isn't a matter of technical incompetence (or maybe I should say, isn't just a matter of technical incompetence) but also an effort to introduce "spin" to push their ideas, and ultimately, their products or services.
But I do agree that there is a lot of rubbish spouted about on the internet, and that audio is one of the worst-case subjects for pseudio-science jibberish. And you have to admit that there are some laymen that are adamant about the most errant nonsense. They can get pretty argumentative, and some even proudly boast about their lack of technical abilities, as if to equate "ignorance" with "open-mindedness". It can get pretty frustrating when a person attacks you almost violently with an "Earth is flat" argument, as I know you well know.
Still, I'm not sure which is worse - The arrogant layman that can't even spell "acoustics" or the charlatan industry member selling half-truths. One in particular I know of proudly boasts that he is a "myth buster" when he himself pushes more myths upon the industry than anyone else I know. Gotta laugh at that! 
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