Have we lost civility and respect on Audio forums?

100%

This forum is filled with people who do not - and have not - owned the equipment filling it with toxicity.

Those of us who buy things - and want feedback from others who own similar equipment - are at a loss to find fellow users in all the bullshit of "power conditioners dont work"  "cables are a waste of money" bullshit form those who have never owned these things.

It really sucks. Would love to engage with fellow McIntosh and Nordost users ... without all the BS.

Still looking for a forum like that ... Hifi Rose has a good user forum that is about supporting each other.

@calvinj  exactly. Never owned one of these pieces of equipment but filled with certainty that they will make no difference. 

If you don't own it, or have not owned it and tried it, zip it. Your unverified opinions that it doesn't work fill these forums with garbage.

Thanks @scottwheel  ... and @cleeds  .. last week signed up for both of those. This forum is about to be removed from my watch list. 

@calvinj  agreed on www.audioaficionado.org . actual owners versus those who have never owned it sharing their opinions.

I recently went to a dealer and had him demo Nordost Valhalla 2 versus Blue Heaven (which I use) on SF Amati G5s with a mix of components. McIntosh and others.

When Kashmir from Mancin was played ... blown away. It may not "show a reading on some electronic reading device" but I absolutely heard the difference. It blew me away. Blown away.

And no .. not confirmation bias because I am very judicious with my hard earned cash .. which is why I love US and Canuck Audio Mart ... love buying there.

The same way I loved the sound of a SF versus B&W. It was such a clear difference.