WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?


It seems like when I see comments on high end gear there is a lot of negativity. I have been an audiophile for the last 20 years. Honestly, if you know how to choose gear and match gear a lot of the high end gear is just better. When it comes to price people can charge what they want for what they create. If you don’t want it. Don’t pay for it. Look if you are blessed to afford the best bear and you can get it. It can be very sonically pleasing. Then do it. Now if you are also smart and knowledgeable you can get high end sound at mid-fi prices then do it. It’s the beauty of our our hobby. To build a system that competes with the better more expensive sounding systems out there. THOUGHTS?

calvinj

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@calvinj It seems that you have stuck a stick into an anthill. So many post removals😶

@scottwheel  Here we go again. If you do not notice the differences, so be it.

There is no need to convince others that they are "delusional", just annoying.

"Electrical audio signals are not particularly complex. Determining whether or not there is a change in an audio signal is pretty simple as well."

Actually not so, science apparently is still not sure about electrical current workings see: "Two New Theories for the Current Charge Relativity and the Electric Origin of the Magnetic Force Between Two Filamentary Current Elements" paper.

"I don’t perceive sound any differently than you or anyone else." I am pretty sure this is questionable, at least.

>>> I don’t perceive sound any differently than you or anyone else. >>>
 

>> am pretty sure this is questionable, at least. >>
 

how so?

If you do not know it by now, I guess you never will.

@calvinj It seems that you were given the ultimatum, "I’ll move on when you drop the cliche excuses and ad hominem arguments", to get @scottwheel of your and 99% of this tread participants backs 😁. And I thought it could not get more entertaining.

I think the stance of @scottwheel is perfect answer to the subject of this tread. Shoving his opinion on everybody else by the way of disdain, belittling and virtual hate toward anybody disagreeing with his view how the hobby of high end gear HAS to be pursued. His way is the RIGHT way and anybody thinking otherwise is delusional moron.

@mahgister "scottwheel is right about that, he never explicitly claim the above criticisms of audiophiles"

It has been done implicitly.

@cleeds "sealioning" 

Exactly.

@mapman

I think it is perfect comparison, it is the same category of not being utilitarian.