Do you think audiophiles are the most gullible hobbyists

gullible = strong desire + lack of solid information.

Like Schubert implied, music is a drug = strong desire for some people.

Not just with audiophiles. Gullible happens with anything from face cream to the pill industry to the concept that money equals happiness so if you spend a lot of money on a house, car, etc. you will be happy

It's not that simple.  If I had the money and I spent a lot of money on say a Ferrari I would be happy. Or if I spent a lot of money on speakers, say Raidho or Rockport or Magico, I would be happy.  Obviously if you're a poor audiophile you will have to make do and be happy with that. You will have to settle for something like a Honda or a Toyoto.  Cars and audio are not like the cosmetics industry at all. Money can buy happiness.

I'm involved in several hobbies and I must confess that the audiophile hobby has the most snake oil flying around.
After all, you can't argue with someone about what he has heard.

i bet that what someone has for breakfast any particular day has more influence on audio perception than what type of power cord one uses.

No more so then gullible lovers of cars,watches,yachts eye...

Sometimes they are ignorant about ALL of they're toys!

health nuts are the worse !
the kooky, off-the-wall and plain stupid stuff that health nuts go for make even the most hardcore audiphool seem grounded.

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you might be right, but i’m 45/150lb, 8% body fat. run or bike daily with power workouts or games(volleyball in particular), consume lean and fresh home cooked food. not really nuts about organics(only in certain cases), but always get food fresh from local privately owned farms of a choice. sometimes I PARTY, but don’t get addicted to what I party with. i used to consume cannabis daily in form of either smoke, vapor or food, but switched to recreational only as i aged. i also consume 1...2 shots of cognac every evening. i’m married to a woman over 15 years younger who is professional kick-boxer. frequent mutual workouts is part of our passion and i guess attraction followed by massage of exhausted and sweat bodies.

overall being a "health or workout freak" is nowhere near the audiophile’s foolishness and MUCH cheaper.