What a load of nonsense...my audiophile hobby over many decades has rewarded me with loads of pure fun, and if, for example, I try out various speakers and don't like some of 'em I send 'em back or sell them off...any cable that doesn't work to my tastes...gone. Who cares? This results in a great sounding and utterly satisfying system playing music I like to a degree of accuracy and coherence that astonishes me every day, and just gets better and better. If this isn't happening for you, get into stamp collecting maybe.
