Darko nailed it. 12 examples of wishful thinking in the hi-fi community

Darko is an important voice in the hobby. You don't have to agree with his subjective takes on everything, but if you say he's useless with everything then you need to understand why you don't have friends.

@newton_john In my post I stated taking some issue with the digitization, and a preference for all analog. I agree its far from a disaster.

@mapman Michael Fremer made a video about how amazing MoFi’s expensive Original Master Recording vinyl sounded, how digital can never sound like this, how he can tell the difference. Turns out that record among many other MoFi Original Master Recordings was cut from DSD lol.

@sns 

Sorry, I misunderstood your comments.

It’s unfortunate that the likes of Darko try to wind us up to get attention.

Yet, he is capable if doing more detailed and thoughtful features such as this interview with Peter Cormeau. https://darko.audio/2023/10/podcast-10-hi-fi-myths-busted-w-peter-comeau/ It still has a clickbait title though.

while this is one of the cringiest one, it’s worth discussing and a separate post

8. Being an audiophile is “all about the music”

First, audiophiles are KNOWN to be about the gear. How much - it all varies. Second, they are not about the music, but about the sound. Do they like music, sure. But unlike 97% of the population that cares about the music, audiophiles care about how the music sounds. 

+1 @gano 

A. What's wrong with liking sound as much if not more than music, anyway?

Comment: No one ever makes an argument when they say this – they just imply it's self evident. But Steve Gutenberg – a huge music fan – talks about being fascinated as a kid by the static between stations on the radio. That's pretty cool. And I bet Brian Eno and a thousand other artists are also fascinated by sound as much as music. The presumption that music>sound is a dogmatic one and anyone who asserts it also believes a host of other self-indulgent opinions.

B. What's wrong with liking gear? 

Comment: Shall we go after car nuts, next? Foodies? Trainspotters? People like things for random and personal reasons and that's kind of cool. If someone is caught in an OCD loop, well, that's too bad – but don't blame "gear." That's their hangup, man.