So I am close minded because I do not listen to a certain style of music? My genre is very broad, but it doesn't include any of the above. No reason for me to tune my system to a genre or style of music that I do not listen to.
Gordon wasn't really encouraging you to listen to a certain "style" of music. Rather, he was encouraging you to use discs that are mastered to a higher level of resolution. Mastering does make a difference and Martin Logans are capable of revealing those differences. Just like you wouldn't use highly compressed trash from, say, Britney Spears, to tune your system, the better the sound quality of the discs you are using, the better you will be able to fine tune the response of your system. Gordon was encouraging you to discover discs that are exquisitely mastered in order to help you hear and understand the sonic differences between components that by your own admission you don't seem to hear. Nothing wrong with that advice.
He wasn't calling you close-minded per se; he was simply trying to open up the possibility in your mind that there is more to sound quality on Martin Logans than you realize currently. By your attitude, though, it doesn't sound like you will ever get that one. You seem to think your home theater background has given you everything you need to know about audio. Now that, I would call close minded. Just like your insistence on keeping those big corner-loaded subs pumping while you are trying to dial in your Martin Logans. That is the mark of a complete novice in audio setup. But you would rather complain about the condescending remarks than to listen to the advice of experienced Martin Logan aficionados.
What is sad -- and I see this fairly often on this forum -- is that you immediately start blaming the speaker for your inexperience and inability to properly set them up. Martin Logans are very picky about setup, room acoustics, and associated equipment. And it never seems to fail that when someone is completely unhappy with the sound of their new ML's, that the person has them setup entirely wrong or has very poorly-matched equipment driving them. Then they inevitably get angry at forum members for pointing out that they have inferior equipment or that they don't know what they are doing with speaker placement and setup. As Gordon said, a little humility goes a long way when asking for advice from those more experienced.
I am disrespectful because I have confidence in my home theater system and believe most here would be very happy with its performance?
Again, you are putting words in Gordon's mouth. He didn't say you were disrespectful; he said you were presumptuous. Big difference. Oh, and he was right, by the way. Most folks on this forum have incredible systems and an ear for quality, and could easily pick out the deficiencies in your room, equipment, and setup.
You will not find this at the Shack... and it is sad it exist here among some very fine members.
I thought you said earlier this wasn't about the "Shack?"
You can have the last word... I won't be reading it... thread unsubscribed!
Whatever. Next time you ask for advice on an audio forum, you might want to make clear from the beginning that you listen to 95% home theater and don't really care that much about audiophile-quality sound.