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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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Good point @tomic601  Mahgister has stated that he doesn't even own vinyl.  How off-putting certain commentators must be to him with their polarizing positions on digital vs analog.  I value my digital and analog front ends equally.

All this thread was about was reflecting on audiophile priorities recognizing that everything matters and there is role for everything - but there may be a hierarchy that folks can reflect on.  I provided mine and I welcome all perspectives - not just those that mirror mine.
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Three Easy, great thread ! My compliments 
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Something's unraveling around here.

@tomic601 While downsizing your vintage stuff, kindly consider me if parting with with the Croft. ;-)


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Brian it will just show up on your doorstep one day….

;-)
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I have a good VPI Magic Brick story. I bought a set of three from the Stereo Exchange a thousand years ago. And schlepped them around for hours as we did some other shopping. At one point, we were in the rug department at a department store (Macys?) where they were having a demonstration of rug weaving by these mystical looking dudes wearing what I would call Hari Krishna outfits with shaved heads and pig tails. 
I put down my load of bricks with a sigh of exertion. One of the rug dudes (who spoke perfect American English) asked "what's in the package?" 
I said "Magic Bricks."
Rug dude nodded, knowingly. 
As they say in NY, "go figure."
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