@prof Virtue Signaling is an addiction disease that is hard to cure. In the current "look at me" society, it makes people feel important to the groups of people they admire.

The bigger question is if one is "really as concerned as they want everyone to think they are", why are they thumbing thru audiophile message boards, to begin with? 

@malibu457 libu why can’t the U.S. start making audio tubes?

have you any idea what tooling up from scratch would cost ?

Uh, a maniac is murdering humans and your biggest issue is, "can I get tubes for my billion dollar stereo?"

You did it.  I am speechless.

@richopp I'm also concerned about getting Russian Vodka for my well-stocked, billion-dollar bar.  There is counseling for virtual signalers...go see your doctor for a referral