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


I looked back over my posts and even my audio business dealings over the last 5 years and it seems like we have lost our ability to peacefully disagree or resolve disputes like grown men. Some of my best friends in this life are audiophiles and I enjoy the gear, the music and the brotherhood. I don’t enjoy the senseless spats. The inability to resolve conflicts and the people trying to destroy peoples business and reputations. Thoughts? 

calvinj

Folks have lived with analog their entire lives and understand it quite well, often at expert level.

Digital is different. Many people try to apply to digital what they know about analog and they become confused when that doesn't work. Some respond by studying and deepening their knowledge, while others huddle around beliefs and superstition and purchase amulets whose efficacy is commonly held to be directly proportional to how expensive they are.

It's interesting that rarely does anyone argue about analog equipment like amps and speakers, despite the fact that they are the ones directly responsible for how their systems sound.

rarely does anyone argue about analog equipment like amps and speakers,

Seriously?

Thanks for my first laugh of the day. 

I'm part of a firearms collector forum and almost all of the members are polite and respectful.  You don't have to worry about what you say and how it might be interpreted. Very few arguments. 

I'm part of a firearms collector forum and almost all of the members are polite and respectful ...

Haha.

An armed society is a polite society. (Robert A. Heinlein)