Perceived SQ differences playing local files

[MikeyFresh]

You don't need to be a consumer protection hero, nor do you need to piss on someone else's approach to a hobby. These accusations of delusion, snake oil, and such are derogatory in the sense that you are claiming others are so gullible or easily mislead, when you don't actually know that to be true in any specific instance.

And yes, I believe I am kind when I warn people of blindly following whatever they find on the net, because it can and will cost them a tremendous amount of money which can be invested somewhere else, like in better loudspeakers or a different amp.

Except that no one said they were blindly following something found on the net, there was one tiny mention made about trying something, and that post even included a reference to being careful about succumbing to a "placebo effect" or something to that effect.

You can certainly leave that alone and not get up on a soap box to preach to no end, can't you? If someone states they wish to simply "try something", why does that need a rush to conclusion by you that they are in great need of your careful guidance, otherwise tremendous amounts of money will no doubt be wasted?

Further, my post indicated you had run right past the actual message of "be kind" that was in one of the replies to you. This rigid and condescending finger pointing at wide swaths of this hobby is unnecessary. Nobody likes a know-it-all is what I'm trying to say, and there are other much more appropriate places such as your beloved ASR for that kind of never-ending "measurements and DBT or it doesn't exist" derogatory groupthink. You don't need to post a bunch of links here in responding, that's just more preaching and teaching that you seem to have concluded everyone else needs, when you don't actually know that to be the case at all.

Once again, I'm pretty sure you will insist on the last word here, but let's just see if you can somehow take the high road and let it go at that? At this point I'm doubtful.