Disagreements and Conflicts between Audiophiles have we lost our brotherhood and maturity?

I agree with all, but I usually  I dislike most arguments as they can be destructive in any relationship. But the old saying "There's one in every bar" rings true.  

Calvin,  Yes, I agree with your comments and post.  When a member asks others for their opinion on something there is always a group of folks (experts) who need to lambaste that person and shoot down their experience.  These negative encounters have trained me NOT to engage with this group as much as I have in the past.  Most threads that I may have something valuable to contribute to I just pass over due to the expected negative feedback.....

We all hear differently, enjoy many different genres of music & like many different aspects of hifi systems. Opinions & tastes cannot be right or wrong & anyone who’s married or been in a relationship for any length of time knows this well.

I’m guessing the average age of most people on this site is 50+ so we grew up w/ no or minimal internet, computers, cell phones & social media. Thus we all should know how to reasonably communicate in a sane & cordial manner having to do so directly or at least over the phone & probably know that we can learn from anyone

I’ve had a good or very good system since I was a teenager as time & money permitted some of which I built or modified & some just stock. I was in the pro sound industry many years ago & learned a lot  then. Some aspects of music reproduction I’m very familiar with & some, especially digital & streaming, not very much. I’ve learned a lot from many folks here, try to contribute occasionally & really appreciate & respect the knowledge & experience of many contributors. 
 

I just ignore or chuckle at those who want to make this an ego contest. They have to live w/ themselves which is punishment enough…

I think the responses in this thread show us how strong the community is here at Audiogon especially.  @052rc I agree most of the people OP is referring to are not audiophiles, but online trolls with nothing better to do than to talk smack to strangers on the Internet.  And spend their life whining rather than working and so will never experience truly high end gear.  I would argue that the vast majority of audiophiles, especially Audiogon posters are actually quite civil.  It's unfortunate that the loudest and rudest people are naturally heard the most.  This makes it seem that the majority is this way when that is far from the truth.  Enjoy your system and focus on the majority of people here who are good folks that just want to talk about their passion!  Don't let the haters get you down! 

Nostalgia can bring out golden memories. I recall bitter arguments and name calling from early days of social media and this site in particular. No doubt there has been change, likely mostly in me in that in my learning phase I used this forum as a resource, many of those members no longer here, sigh.

I agree civil discourse in general is on a downward spiral as people have become inured to all the fussing and fighting. For far too many free speech means exactly that, including being free of consequence. Well, sorry to welcome you to the human race but the things we say have consequence, and our present society/culture is one of those consequences.