Ajani:
matthewpiano:What irritates me about the whole thing is the 'we are right, you are wrong' attitude that emanates from the AVI camp and I actually suspect that this approach has lost AVI more customers than they have gained. Building an argument for complete objectivity in choosing hi-fi and basing that objectivity on scientific measurement before using it as 'evidence' for the ADM9.1s superiority over everything else simply seems like a good way of trying to persuade everyone that they are foolish for liking something else. That alienates people and, if the ADM9.1 is the credible and high quality option it seems to be, it is a shame.
Interestingly (to me, anyway) AVI is only one of many HiFi brands/Audiophiles with such arrogance... I really like Musical Fidelity Gear, but I have to admit that their marketing claims are.......
I've yet to see a HiFi forum that doesn't include some open warfare over brand superiority etc... Such is the nature of our hobby.,.,. We can't just all admit to having different tastes and sonic priorities....
I agree about MF, and other brands. In fact I know hi-fi dealers/retailers who have been completely put off promoting MF for that very reason. It is superb equipment though.
It is a shame that we can't 'just all admit to having different tastes and sonic priorities' because for me, that is exactly what this is all about. The vast amount of kit that I've heard and owned has showed me very clearly how wildly different recordings can sound through different CD players, amps, and speakers and, whilst I've been able to hear the considerable merits in most of the equipment I've tried, very few combinations have effectively hit the spot for me.