How large (or small) is the audiophile market?

Five main habits of a narcissist include:

1) A grandiose sense of self-importance.

2) A belief in their own specialness.

3) A constant need for admiration.

4) A sense of entitlement.

5) A tendency to exploit others for personal gain.

They also often lack empathy, are easily envious, and struggle with criticism

They dont buy quartz to ground their gear homemade.... They bought costlier product...

And your point is?

You judge and smirk at people who do not live the way you think is correct?

A real audiophile  test soundtrack (no electronic spatial effects here only voices and instruments ):

What makes you the determinator of what is "a real audiophile  test soundtrack" and what is not?

Most people called audiophiles here  buy gear pieces without end on a race to upgrade the sound...

Gear matter for sure...

But  acoustics matter way more  than the choice between  relatively good basic pieces of gear...

 

Most dont want to know this simple truth,

What makes you the determinator of what is truth and what is not?

here you cut my post from his thread context: What is the most underestimated fact in audio ?

 

Then you arrange the post truncating it from his context to make it as if i had disparaged everybody instead of recommending to pay attention to the grounding process : grounding each piece of gear rightfully...

Don’t know what you are talking about. I copied from this thread -How large (or small) is the audiophile market?. Here it is in its entirety:

mahgister

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05-27-2025 at 09:58am 

The only real audiophiles i knew are dead...

They played with the gear pieces never were really concerned and never studied acoustics...

I am the only real audiophile i knew now, i used a dedicated room, and i studied how to makes it  holographic with basic gear because i could not enter the upgrades race. My budget lack was my luck but i did not knew at the times....

I succeeded but it takes me 2 years full time to understand how to do it at no cost...

 

Most people called audiophiles here  buy gear pieces without end on a race to upgrade the sound...

Gear matter for sure...

But  acoustics matter way more  than the choice between  relatively good basic pieces of gear...

 

Most dont want to know this simple truth, because they dont have a room  dedicated only to audio, they dont have the time to study acoustics... And a dedicated acoustics room done by a pro cost more than a high end system anyway...

What is an audiophile?

It is a fool with money who buy gear pieces  one after the other or a fool with no money ready to have fun in a dedicated room whose hobby is acoustics (me)...

There is rare people with unlimited budget spending money on room and gear....

They dont buy quartz to ground their gear homemade.... They bought costlier product...

Excuse me but you are deluded or very sensible skin...

More name calling and ad hominem attack.

There is rare people with unlimited budget spending money on room and gear....

They dont buy quartz to ground their gear homemade.... They bought costlier product...

At least i dont use only sarcasms against specific person here as the one calling me narcissist or deep33 insulting me for one year non stop...

Use about people "Who bought costlier product" is not an attack?

You are serious?

 Alluding to a fact in general is not an attack against anyone even if we use irony...

The fact is a grounding box can cost peanuts...

;)

Oh, I see. You insult people then call it "irony" to justify.

After accusing me of attacking all audiophiles...

So that is your excuse to call me names and attack me?

Where did I accuse you of attacking all audiophiles...?

You posts attacks are so thin asnd of bad faith i will not answer each one...

I am sorry you consider my questions an attack on you. Maybe when you find an appropriate explanation why you say what you do, you can respond.

You call me a narcissist because you dont have argument...

Where did I call you a narcissist? Why do you assume my post is about you? Have an argument about what?

 You are the one twisting my post sentence and distorting them  to make a point..

Okay, here it is now:

What is an audiophile?

It is a fool with money who buy gear pieces  one after the other or a fool with no money ready to have fun in a dedicated room whose hobby is acoustics (me)...

There is rare people with unlimited budget spending money on room and gear....

They dont buy quartz to ground their gear homemade.... They bought costlier product...

Please forgive me for not quoting all your words. My partial quote gave you some edge to vilify me and vindicate yourself. I guess this is now an argument. And you have won the argue.

You called audiophiles fools but you really do not think audiophiles are fools. I was wrong.

I dont see how your post is a constructive post and not an attack or insinuation against me ?

Calling someone out for name calling (audiophiles are fools) was a mistake on my part. I am sorry.

Obviously you have all day to post on Audiogon. I do not. So you can continue post and win all the arguments. My hat off to you sir.

@mahgister I see you will continue to argue and fight until you have won.

I give up. You win. I loose.