Does it ever bother you

It only bothers me if what is said is nonsense.

It always helps when they give a point of reference so you can relate to what they say, but it doesn't "bother" me.  Some people are technical oriented some are music oriented.  If they get excited about technical aspects so be it.  It does "bother" me when people make generalizations about music types not being worthy of high end audio, but that's another discussion.

Some people are technical and some not.   If not tech-speak may as well be a foreign language.  But one worth learning something about if your goal is good sound for reasonable cost.

I’ve learned advice from folks who listen to rock is often not useful to me for the classical I listen to. As I imagine advice from me is not worth much to them .

Much depends on the context of the conversation. Some issues require tech detail much of which flies over my head. But oftentimes the type of music is helpful to reinforce the points they are trying to explain. In my case, although I don't listen to much classical or rock for that matter, most of us are at familiar with the various genre to understand the point being made. Only when condensation creeps in does it get a bit old. Interesting conversation. Thanks, Dave