I disagree that it's nebulous -- it has a fairly clear meaning -- but nebulosity is a form of misrepresentation.
My superior knowledge did. And if I were about to buy a Mercedes and you thought it was a poor decision, why _shouldn't_ you tell me how you feel?
They are when people claim that expensive products are rarely, if ever, worth what they cost.
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I've never cared much for Vandersteens, because I find them (as I find many audiophile speakers) insipid-sounding. But...
Did you buy the Vandersteens and the Music Reference electronics because some unknown writer at Popular Science told you how great they sounded? Or because you blindly believed the advertising literature? I doubt it. You bought them because you sat down and listened carefully, COMPARING THEM WITH OTHER PRODUCTS, and decided that this was the that it met your needs, and IT was reasonbly priced for the sound it delivered. Right? It was a more or less rational decision, not one (much) influenced by advertising hype or lies about the products.
If someone had told you that there were other brands of speakers or amplifiers you might like better, would you have listened to them before making your final decision? You probably would have, because you no doubt wanted to spend your money wisely. And it doesn't matter whether you're spending $500, $5,000, or $50,000.
Do you think most Wave customers make their purchase on a similar basis? What shouldn't they be told they're making a mistake? Do you _like_ seeing people waste their money?
I said nothing of the sort. You read what you wanted to read.
There is an odd parallel between the Mac and the Bose, and Windows and component systems. The former are pretty much closed systems, the latter are far more "open". The main difference, though, is that when you buy a Mac, you get a good computer at a reasonable price.
Windows machines, though, do offer a wider range of software and hardware. This may or may not be a good thing, depending on your needs.