24-May-2015, 12:52
(24-May-2015, 12:13)NickB Wrote: Yes but surely he is only saying he didn't like the music played and is relying on people filling in the missing blanks to infer that that includes the Phantoms? A very good way of damning with faint praise.One last way to think of it, remove your belief from the equation. The world's most renowned beer taster went to a beer competition and was served a warm beer from a brewer (insert your
What I am trying to say is that people hold onto their belief, such as "x product is good, the best". You have money and time invested you want to believe. To all of a sudden not believe is to feel cheated, a fool, parted with money etc. To protect people find fault elsewhere or see what they want to see.
One last way to think of it, remove your belief from the equation. The world's most renowned beer taster went to a beer competition and was served a warm beer (other people said the same) from a brewer (insert your favorite beer), he did not enjoy it but he is "100% certain it would be a lot more impressive" if it was served at the proper temperature. Do you feel he has special interests to the big beer companies, is damning with faint praise? No he was served a warm beer.
Why does this scenario not make people point to the critic and properly point to the person serving the beer, because most beers cost a buck or two. And everyone knows people have different tastes anyway.
Read the article, read his words. Step away from your beliefs and you will see the fault is with the people who played music so loud that it was clipping and distorting. Many rooms seem to have the designer in the room who knows the product inside and out, not sure who is running Devialet's shows, anyone know?
