5 Dumb Things Audiophiles Believes.

I came across Ron's early New Record Day videos many years ago, and found myself wondering: Does this guy not know that all his proclamations (made with a very self-congratulatory tone) are already well known to others? That his "new" discovery is one made by everyone on their audiophile journey, and that he has barely "rounded first base"? How 'bout a little humility?

Every new loudspeaker he auditions is the best he's ever heard. And then the next one is. He appears to believe that his every declaration is evidence of a newly-discovered (by himself, of course) truth, previously unknown to anyone else. As others have said, he sure gives off an air of self-satisfaction. It's embarrassing.

At the hi-fi show in SoCal in 2014 (I think it was) I found myself in an elevator with Ron. When spoken too, he made no eye contact. I couldn't tell if that was evidence of deep insecurity, or of smug arrogance. Either way, it's unattractive.

I like the help he has provided Danny Richie in the latter's GR Research videos, but in the videos in which they both appear Ron acts as if he and Danny are peers. Talk about a lack of self-knowledge!  

waytoomuchstuff  +1 Good point about the sommelier.

I think this guy is hilarious (in a good way), entertaining, interesting and so very spot on. So what if he's preaching common knowledge? Not enough audiophiles are paying attention to the basics. In terms of what he's selling, I don't know or don't particularly care.

He's funny in his presentation, yes, and maybe a little arrogant too, but a LOT of what he says is absolutely true, IMO. It seems that the most offended/outraged on here are the ones who have lots and lots of previous posts - you know who you are.

It's not arrogant to say that some have, or can, 'hear' 'better' or 'more' than others, or rather, have a more experienced ear. eg. I have a good friend who used to be an importer/distributor of 'high end' equipment. HIS system sounds awful (to me), and one reason, IMO, is that he has his speakers, which are designed to be used well away from the wall, have their backs up against it, and one is close to a corner! You can imaging the awful bloated, thrummy and ill defined bass, and the effect that that has on the rest of the frequency range, yet he likes it and thinks it's fine. No accounting for taste, or hearing experience, or willingness to experiment with speaker positioning, which is CRITICAL.

The BS that's talked about, a LOT, on this forum provides a lot of humor, for me, and I'm sure for many others. Speaker cable risers does it for me - REALLY!!! Expensive fuses on the input to a power amp!! Get a grip!

He makes a lot of sense and says things which are absolutely true, which has hit hard, a nerve of some of the self righteous, self proclaimed experts on here.

@fittebd - If you watched it for less than a minute, then you have no place here to make a comment on something you've just admitted you hardly watched! - epic AG comment!

@bjoffe /Ben - So, you didn't like/agree/listen/understand; because he has 'painted wood panneling'!! OMG - what a dumb thing to point out. It shows your level of understanding. What possible difference can that have on what someone is saying? Oh yeah - you also don't like his hat!! REALLY? Is that the best comment you can make?

@coltrane1 "He’s not arrogant at all. You only perceive him as arrogant because your ears, and mind, are closed. He’s only stating common sense". - I absolutely agree, particularly with the closed mind comment.