I agree w/ those who recognize many audiophiles are siloed, post to seek reassurance, or affirmation,(usually because we get none of that at home) and come to these forums to seek empathy for our unlovable obsession, ("You spent how much for that needle?"), and may risk a terminating bite by daring to nudge ourselves into the lion's pack, only to be sniffed out as lambs. I paint this woeful scene because...
1. nothing is more painful than rejection by your "betters", those you look up to, want to join with.
2. This hobby rarely is affirmative beyond our own ears. Most everyone I know thinks I'm crazy, building something so "expensive" when I "..can get sound just as good with a bluetooth receiver and iphone".
And 3. The music of today mostly sucks,( sorry, it does), so when I'm caught listening to decades-old music beyond 65db I'm often asked to "turn it down." I'm just this geezer "living in the past", with "all that black junk, all the wires", and "all those old albums and CDs; can't you move that stuff into the garage?".
Not only advice, and suggestions, I come here for solace and sanity, because you (mostly), understand. So, please keep it mind, we're just trying to keep good company.