Impressions of Gearslutz from a newbie

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I thought it would be interesting for me to give you feedback on what a typical person of average skill and intelligence has gathered from reading Gearslutz. I am a blank slate, and have literally been reading the forum 12 hours a day for the last 2 weeks.1. Low-end gear means anything under $2000.2. Everything made by Neumann is crap today. I mean Grade-A dog diarrhea. People only use it because of hype or because they have deals (like LA Guitar Quartet - the KM184 actually SUCKS for guitars, but they have an endorsement so they HAVE to use them...)3. The Yamaha NS-10M is the worst speaker in the world. The sound is somewhat like putting tape over the mouths of two macaws and tasing them(make sure they aren't flush against the wall).4. The only monitors anyone should ever use are the ADAM A7's or maybe - JUST MAYBE - the Barefoot speakers or the Dynaudio M3's. And you really need a sub for those.5. Avalon 737 is trash.6. Avalon 747 is trash.7. The Avalon M5 is OK "for bass."8. The only mics that can be used for classical guitar are the $2500 Schoeps or some equally priced Sennheiser. Otherwise, nothing in your mic cabinet will work.9. Teams of well-paid German, Austrian, and Russian engineers consistently miss the mark, because any piece of equipment can be modded by you for $30 in parts to make it sound "just like a Neumann XX" (vintage of course).10. Anything with the number "500" on it is a great piece of gear.11. Anything that says Apogee is good.12. Anything that has a cat logo or the name of a type of cat is good.13. The Fireface is really the only firewire interface anyone should ever consider. Everything else - EVERYTHING - belongs in the skip.14. Why aren't you using a Mac?15. The TLM 103 is by far the worst microphone made. It makes everything sound like Fiona Apple wrapped in carpet.16. The TLM 49 is a close second. It makes everything sound like Barry White garggling wasps.17. You should've gotten a Soundelux U195. God, it is so much better than any Neumann.18. Or a Peluso 2247.19. If it doesn't say Neve, it is crap.20. If it doesn't say API, it is crap.21. If it doesn't say Manley, it is crap.22. In a "comparison post," whatever YOU own is BETTER, regardless of whether you've ever heard of it or used it, or if your gear was even listed in the OP's comparison.23. Any piece of equipment that is available at Guitar Center or American Musical is crap, except maybe a U87, but that is junk too unless someone from GS swallows it and sh*ts it out, a technique used to simulate 40 years of delicate aging.24. Any gear that is good must've been pulled out of a much larger object and modified to fit in a rack by the actual person that designed it.25. Trident is now crap.26. The jury is still out on Toft, but we're pretty sure it is crap since it is often mentioned in the same breath as Joe Meek.27. Did I mention that Genelec makes the WORST monitors in the world? Just absolute horse-sh*t.28. Anything touched by Joly is better than any mic ever created, including a vintage U47.29. Anything that starts with a G is a good piece of gear (Great River, Grace, Golden Age, Gefell, Grado) EXCEPT Genelec, of course.30. There is no gear - NONE - worse than Mackie. Mackie is worse than late 80's Nady gear. The HR824's woofers are made of goat dung and the tweeters are made from the severed wings of demon locusts, and to dare use anything with a Mackie pre will summon brutish beasts from Netherworld who will feast on the souls of your family.31. Bring your lunchbox everywhere, because no commercial studio has anything that competes with the 512c.32. U87's are not compatible with anything made by Universal Audio (which is all crap anyway, just unusable)33. The Shure SM7 is awesome... BUT IT BETTER BE AN A/B/(no letter).All in good fun, people. I am new to the forums and can't imagine that so many talented (and apparently insanely wealthy and successful) people are on this forum, including industry leaders, designers, and engineers. It's a great forum.Feel free to add lessons I missed.Thanks for all the great info - it's been a roller coaster ride so far.