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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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three_easy_payments OP
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@lemonhaze

I'm sure there are a large number of experienced members who seldom post now because of all the vitriol spewed around. It never used to be like this , I remember avidly reading new posts of interest and looking forward to the next Thursday's Weekly recap. Not so much anymore.

I couldn't agree more and my hope is that we are slowly turning the Queen Mary towards a better, more friendly trajectory.  The fact that so many like you are voicing this message appears to be helping (at least in the near term).  I remain optimistic that we will see more people starting to post as they become less fearful of being dressed down or becoming the target of vitriol as you say.
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ursm
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There are so many threads and topics – it's up to you which one you choose.

If I'm interested in cables, then I follow cable discussion threads.

If I'm interested in fuses, dito.

That said, I (probably) will not change my audio components anymore since I'm satisfied with the way they sound now, after 50 years of exploring and trying...

BUT there's still and always room for tweaking my system because it's fun!

What makes my day: Listening happily to music I enjoy.

livinon2wheels
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@asctim Your post is one of the funniest I have seen in a while...thanks for the chuckle.

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