My bad, folks.
I was under the impression that audiophiles were on the main seekers of actual, verifiable, quantifiable, information. Yes, yes, “how it SOUNDS” is ultimately the goal here - but hearing is so different for so many people. Reading reviews and commentary on XYZ speakers, or amps, or DAC’s or phone cartridges teaches us this in every post.
Imagine my surprise at the overt hostility presented upon asking basic questions about gadgetry.
1 - what does it do?
2- how does it do it?
3- how well does it do it?
4- compared to what?
5- Is this effect uniform, reproducible, cost-effective?
Apparently these questions fly in the face of the fanaticism present in a small percentage of very vocal defenders of the faith.
But I’ve been on the innerwebs long enough to realize there are enough self-absorbed, aspergerish kids who can’t converse on par with a civilized world and maintain without acting out.
I’ll keep asking the questions, you do you.