If black holes were real why weren’t they discovered in the 1950’s?
If gravity waves were real why weren’t they discovered in the 1950’s?
I don’t think these analogies are at all apt to the situation. Audiophiles were dedicated listeners in the 1950’s and more technically knowledgable than most are now. People built their own amps, technical articles had "meat" not fluff. Read "Audio" reprints from the 1950s.
We needed the Hubble and other things to find black holes. We needed nothing but our ears to hear break-in in the 1950s. Audiophiles weren't as gullable then. They demanded real stuff, real advances and they didn't spend money like it was water back then. This hobby has really gotten so out of hand it sickens me.