Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum?


Why should we be subjected to audiophile deniers, on a site dedicated to audio?
It’s antithetical to the hobby and adds nothing to the pursuit. I want to quote something from another thread.

@djones51 wrote "exposing bull products like "audiophile switches, cables, fuses " and other highly questionable devices that serve no purpose"

What then, is the purpose of people with this agenda being on this site? To “expose bull products.” It’s fine for someone to post they tried a product and it didn’t work for them, but to dismiss entire product categories is not a discussion that belongs on an enthusiast forum.

Would a car enthusiast site stand for this type of post?

Try going on a Porsche forum, just for example, and posting that your Mustang is just as fast 0-60 and that others poster’s claims about their driving experience is “dubious.” See how long that will be tolerated

There are plenty of sites to poke fun at audiophile’s obsession with cables, power conditioners etc. Why does it belong here, especially when we can’t mute specific posters?

What’s next? Arguing that speakers that measure the same must sound the same and that we are all suckers for buying expensive speakers? I thought we got rid of trolling?

Isn’t it obvious with all the ASR related posts here lately we are being trolled?

A couple of months back I read a post here about someone that ordered a new cat8 cable from China. I tried it and posted back my fantastic results for others to benefit.

Personally that’s the kind of forum I’m interested in, not to come here to be challenged about what I hear and that since it can’t be measured so it must be “dubious.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Was it hate mail or simply someone presenting a contrary opinion? Please share if you dont mind.

All any enthusiast has to do is prove something to themselves. If you hear a difference then this difference exists. If you dont then it doesnt. Pretty simple. 

 

Including all comments and opinions makes for a tastier stew. Only the most offensive comments should be deleted and even this is a slippery slope.

It isnt about what you believe it is about the reaction of others when they discover your beliefs. 

And how many Skinheads and Neo-Nazis do you believe actually exist in our country and elsewhere? I am sure if you took some time you could find an even more radical and obscure group to make your point. I assume that what many of you want is to shut down all free and open discourse. To date I would say you have been very successful with the public schools and the universities. I am done with this as so many of you simply dont understand the real dangers of what you propose.