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What is wrong with audiophiles?
After a couple of days of reading responses by audiophiles, I started asking myself..."What is not wrong with audiophiles?" 
Best Brands Out of These-Wharfendale,Bowers and Wilkinsons...
Finally a thread worth reading. 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
ieales,Thanks, but I made it. It was interesting. I have not done it in decades. Two hours a day for two afternoons at CAF and one hour total in New York. Not that bad. I would not do it for third weekend in a row. 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
Smearing others aside, but I often, if not always, find music played at home (any home) way more "exciting-sounding" than the one played live. In some sense, the artificial one sounds "better".I spent last two weekends checking out two audio shows... 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
"...and therefore base their assessments on their fantasies.""The truth of the day" 
What is wrong with audiophiles?
prof,"...I can not reliably detect tones above, say, 14 kHz. This suggests my claim to be able to hear up to 20 kHz is false."I am not sure if this is the case, or it is an example you made for the discussion. In any case, you could have a dip at ... 
What is wrong with audiophiles?
cleeds,Well, any test of any validity has to be reproducible. Which would make it into conducting another ("clone") test. Some tests are too complicated for many people to make them. Not necessarily these audio tests, but in other fields.Now, what... 
What is wrong with audiophiles?
"...so there must be many tests, by different individuals on different systems with different people running the tests."A single test, complicated and sophisticated as it may be, could be enough. The sample size is what matters more. 
What is wrong with audiophiles?
That is an impossible situation. It is always all 6 that hear it. One way, or another. 
What is wrong with audiophiles?
A number of recent posts are discussing/defending the fact that even casual non-audiophile visitors can be impressed by "soundstage" or similar phenomena. Does anyone even doubt that some really good system in a well-thought-out room will be notic... 
The science of opinion ...
Yes, ma'm! 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
"...like someone is going to build ADUs and have homeless move onto their properties,"Technically, they will not be homeless anymore, if I understood correctly. Otherwise, it does not seem like a reasonable expectation.Anyway, it is nice that you ... 
The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase
fleschler,Four garages, things that dreams are made of.Interesting story about building laws and big buildings overshadowing small ones. It seems you need Elliot Glass. 
The science of opinion ...
asvjerry,"After getting through.............toothbrushes...."Curaprox. 5460 athough lesser numbers are decent, too.Nothing will be the same.That is my opinion. Pure science. 
The science of opinion ...
"Hi! Is this the Dr. Phil Show?"Not quite. Audition for your character is third door to the left. "To Fuse or to Cable" thread.