On Mar 9, 9:51=A0pm, "Fred" <N...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Actually, both the real Bob Morein's and the imposter's posts say
they're =
from "Soundhaspriority" nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
=A0The real
> clue is that Bob's posts originate at giganews and the imposter's
originat=
e at buzzardnews. =A0It's in the path line in the header.
>
> Fred
Thanks for the heads-up, Fred. -- Andre Jute
>
> "Andre Jute" <fiul...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
messagenews:d56969e4-0adb-49ee-8=
186-c8080ccce80f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > David:
>
> > I regret to say you've fallen into a trap set by a usenet troll. The
> > message you replied to was not sent by by Bob Morein but by a con man
> > Bob exposed, who tries by stealing Bob's name and sending wretched
> > messages to assassinate Bob's character. Bob is not a racist or an
> > idiot, as this fraudulent poster tries to make out. When you see a
> > message pur****ting to be from Bob Morein, you need to check the
> > headers to discover whether it is kosher. A post from
> > "Soundhaspriority <nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" is not from Bob but from this
> > persistent criminal trying to harm Bob.
>
> > The same warning applies to you, Ian, and all the other guys who
> > answered the post from the impostor, including some iike Bret Ludwig
> > who should know better.
>
> > HTH.
>
> > Andre Jute
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>
> > On Mar 8, 4:37 pm, David Waelder <davidnews...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> On 3/7/08 11:23 PM, in article C3F87C2B.9D135%nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >> "Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> > I'm a bit of an asshole on this group because I see a widely held
pre=
judice.
> >> > Most people aren't even aware that they are prejudiced, but the
mikes=
they
> >> > prefer are:
> >> > 1. Made by Europeans or Americans.
> >> > 2. Have famous names.
> >> > 3. Cost a lot of money.
>
> >> I won't take the bait of prejudice against various ethnic groups and
co=
nfine
> >> my response to microphone selection.
>
> >> It takes considerable experience to learn the capabilities of a
microph=
one
> >> in real world situations. Some mikes seem to perform really well when
> >> listening in the store or plotting frequencies but will exhibit
limitat=
ions
> >> when being used in challenging situations. No mike is going to sound
gr=
eat
> >> on voices in reflective bathrooms or noisy streets but some seem to
wor=
k
> >> better than others. I don't have a high comfort level with a
microphone=
> >> until I've used it in a considerable variety of situations.
>
> >> By and large, the performance of mikes from the major players -
Neumann=
,
> >> Schoeps, Sennheiser from Europe, Sanken and others from Japan - have
> >> consistently met expectations and have continued to work well over a
lo=
ng
> >> period of time. That is, a Neumann KMR 81 can be expected to work
today=
just
> >> as it did two years ago. (And, yes, everything benefits from the
occasi=
onal
> >> factory tune-up.)
>
> >> When I work an assignment, I rely on my tools to produce the best
possi=
ble
> >> results. By using tools of known professional reputation, I remove
one =
area
> >> of anxiety from a situation loaded with multiple sources of anxiety.
A
> >> microphone from China (or Izbekistan or even Gary Trudeau's
Berzerkista=
n)
> >> may have equivalent performance but I'm not comfortable testing it on
p=
aid
> >> assignments. I've used the Oktava for gunfire situations and learned
th=
at it
> >> is remarkably good for its price but not a daily substitute for the
maj=
or
> >> brands. Until the challengers are tested over a distance of ground, I
a=
m not
> >> prepared to substitute them for tools of known quality. That's not
> >> prejudice, it's simply applying good sense.
>
> >> Of course, as skilled people, such as yourself, evaluate new products
w=
ith
> >> critical listening and thinking, I am interested in your
observations. =
But
> >> until a product is well proven, I will stick with the usual suspects.
>
> >> David Waelder
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