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What is wrong with Audiophiles?

Well, many issues. The pursuit after uber-expensive interconnects, speaker cables, power conditioners, power cables can be rediculous. Not to mention Audiophiles who paint the outer sides of their CD's with a green marker. A few days ago I visited a local hi-fi exhibition in Israel. Two of the most impressive rooms where the YG Acoustics with an all NAGRA amplification and the Focal room. The speaker cables in the first room cost $70,000. That was also the cost of the speaker cable in the Focal room. One could buy a BMW or a Merc AMG or a Porsche for that much money. Does this make sense to you? And, lest I forget, I have an Audiophile neighbor in the building where I live. I offered him to borrow a CD of an Israeli singer that I admire. How is the quality of the recording, he asked. "average", I answered. "No, I can't listen to average recordings", he replied. I call that "Audiophilia neurosis". 
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glupson
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thyname,

What is your own system?

I saw your amplifier, at least one that to me looks exactly like yours, at a recent show. Its looks exude confidence, for sure. How often do you, in real life, have to use the screen on the front? It looks like it would attract fingerprints like crazy. Otherwise, very nice.


glupson
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geoffkait,

>>>>I’m still thinking about the question. 🤔
Remember, thinking is also directional Wrong direction! Start thinking about the answer.

Is the answer in any way related to temperature of given CD/player?
glupson
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andy2,

"I wonder where hotter?"
What exactly does this refer to? It seems that something in the sentence got omitted.
glupson
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I wonder where hotter? My front or my back lols.  
I am missing this one. Any way to simplify it?
glupson
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geoffkait,
"The color black doesn’t absorb infrared light anyway."
Where does infrared light get stored after being absorbed by whatever color that absorbs it?
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