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

@calvinj   I have to agree at least on Audiogon.  I attended the launch of the Lampi Horizon DAC in Feb 2022.  After the launch, I posted my review of what I heard.  The hate and negative comments caused me to ask Audiogon to take down the thread which they did.  It boiled down to people criticizing why anyone would want a $50k DAC....you have to be an idiot to spend that kind of money.  The funny thing is all I was trying to do was post my comments on what I heard.  It just wasn't worth it for me to read the vitriol.  I have seen other comments from many people on higher-end equipment.  

Everyone has a budget for audio.  Whether it is a $10k system or a $300k system to each their own.  I am sure the $10k system sounds great in their listening room.  I just don't get why people negatively comment on higher-end audio on this site.  In most cases, those people have never heard it in person a particular high-end amp, speaker or DAC.   That is probably why I spend more time studying audio on What's Best Forum.  Enjoy what you have but there is no need to trash others who can afford whatever they desire.  

Yes I do go to what’s best forum sometimes. They are less judgmental on the higher end equipment. I own a 35k Infigo DAC that is state of the art. Hans Looman  actually worked with the inventor of the Ess Sabre Dac chip itself. So he knows how to get the best out of it. There is a lot of engineering that goes into the higher end gear that people dismiss. However the important part is how it’s sounds. Most people don’t have equipment that is even resolving enough to even hear the differences in sound. Like have extremely low noise floors, greater soundstage width and depth. Extreme detail retrieval and increased dynamic range. There are levels to this and when you get to hear them you see why some people are willing to pay a premium for that you are their experience. It’s kind of funny on Audiogon you get them calling you crazy for spending. Then on what’s best there can be a sense of uppityness at times where they think they can say whatever they want without push back. Sometimes their systems are their identity. 

A very commonly held fallacy that something more expensive is better and it's not always the case. In the stereo world, it's riddled with expectation bias and having something more expensive is expected to sound better but products from places like Schiit prove that's not always the case. 

Would a pair of $60,000 Magicos sound the same as if they sold direct and were only $35,000? Of course they would but lots of people would say they didn't.

More envy than hate, I would think. Certainly what I feel about the matter.

@heretobuy +1 I agree