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Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics

I'm increasingly fascinated by the number of threads that have been created lately by OP's who have joined over only the last 2 months with less than 30 posts that all seem related to the importance of wires and tweaks. While I'm not dismissing the notion that everything matters in hifi (including digital cable), it seems that these topics vastly overwhelm thread topics that clearly would have more influence to hifi audio sound such as discussions of the sonic characteristics of various amplifier topologies, the importance of simplifying the signal path, and identifying fantastic speaker/amplifier synergies, etc...

If some unsuspecting newbie were to stumble onto this forum they would likely come away thinking that a fuse or a piece of wire are the most important elements towards obtaining wonderful hifi sound. This is unfortunate. For example, my discovery of listening to a SET circuit years ago paired with speakers possessing a high and flat impedance greatly outshines any joy derived from identifying the finest digital cable produced by man. I'm simply questioning the hifi priorities that this forum seems to be obsessed with lately.

Is it just me?
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mglik
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This Forum has become a daily education and treat. I am grateful and gratified. Almost all my system has greatly improved through judiciously scanning and reading the significant posts.
Throughout my Audio journey, reading the magazine articles has been informative and educational but extrapolating truth from end user Forum members has directed me to many great elements that have elevated my rig toward “the absolute sound”. Amps, speaker cables, speaker platforms, and, yes, fuses have repeatedly raised performance when, every time, I thought it could not get better. 
middlemass
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+1 mglik
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tomic601
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The M3 analogy is pretty spot on. Even buying a well sorted race car w solid win history still leaves up the question of how to go faster the next season …. There is also a rubbish bin of stuff that didn’t work….
One key concept buried in the thread title is… priority… car, driver, crew, tow rig, tire budget… i am guessing contact enhancer ain’t on the list, unless your electrical system is Lucas, then even quantum tunneling won’t help ya….
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blue-magoo
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Mind Blown! $87800.00 cables
https://hifibuys.com/product/dragon-bi-wire-combo-speaker-cables/
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rixthetrick
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you pretty much nailed the psychology behind this recent tweakery.  How about helping me sneak a new bicycle into the house?  My tactic so far is that the more bicycles you have, the less likely one more will be noticed.  That approach sort of works with stereo equipment too.
- mitch 2
I swapped out a 55" tv  that was pretty old, it had a very wide bezel all the way around the screen, for a 75" Sony 4K tv.
It took my wife three days to notice the newer TV, and that was after I tipper her off that something had changed.

She'll notice a turntable the second it's introduced though.
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