Agreed, more detail and a more formalised system would probably be needed, but the fact is that if someone is having problems with the sound code, it wouldn't hurt to know what card they are using. That's why I can't really contribute to the thread beyond suggestions, because I know that OpenAL support on my card sucks at the best of times, so I could be having problems that are purely related to that low level of support.
It's not the level of detail I have a problem with, it's the casual shrugging off of information because 'we're trying to fix the sound code here', there are polite ways and rude ways of doing things and a simple smattering of good manners, particularly outside of GD, is not such a big thing to ask.
I've stated on a few sound code threads that I felt it was more to do with the mixing of the sounds when the audio is particularly 'busy', though apparently Taylor found some other problems as well, and I stand by that belief, but if people want to consider my input irrelevant then fine.