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

What John Darko is doing is to get a conversation going. I also watch/read other reviewers.

#13 - I have been to 1 audio show, SWAF in 2024, small show, easy to view ever room. I also take trips to visit physical stores to listen. Better synergy, room treatments.

#14 - Listen to new, buy used/trade-in. Some people can buy new, I buy their used. Mola Mola Tambaqui, Grimm MU1

Glad you all are enjoying this. 

Hey freediver... I'm in my eighties with tinnitus for 60 years and will take that listening challenge.

It's not that you can't hear the difference, it's that you've already decided and so the difference to you is too small to care about.  To me the differences are typically here and there in the music and absolutely thrilling.  It's what I love about this hobby.

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Kinda lame. But this one is objectively false.

"This more affordable product competes with other products selling for 2x or 3x the price"

I'm not talking about comparing some speaker you bought at Walmart, but most $2000 speakers will normally sound just as good as $20,000 speakers in terms of sound quality. Exceptions are the exception, not the norm.

What adds the most value to your HiFi experience is how much you enjoy yourself. 

If the end goal is great sound, that can be found on a small radio if one is listening intently.  The brain can fill in so much. 

I get it... we want to be bathed in sound.  I feel the same way.  But if one cannot allow oneself to let go and enjoy the music in however it presents itself, then no matter the system it will always ring hollow. 

With love, a fellow audio yeti.