Why do people that are Into rap and hip-hop even want a high-end audio system

Pete Seeger once said "it's very important to learn to talk to people you disagree with."   I think there's something to that.  That's what we  do here, right?

We're all equals, here and elsewhere. Be careful if there are people you consider "way beneath" yourself lest you wind up being the snob.

Not saying it in that way. I try to make it a point to be snobbish. I consider that kind of snobbery way beneath my standards.  I shouldn't go back and forward with the high brows in a nutshell.  Lol. Enjoy your music and this thread.  Happy listening.  

Right back atcha, brother.  BTW, I got to know a lot of classical musicians (students and professors) for many years at a large music school and they were mostly very real and very warm people.  Being a hick from the sticks I sometimes felt intimidated but that was my own doing entirely--no one ever really gave me reason to feel any less than anyone else there.  I'd go back there in a heartbeat if the opportunity arose.

It is not snobbish to deem one thing better than another.
A  Michelin 4 star restaurant is  better than McDonald's .

What might be considered an open mind at 18,
 may well be an empty one at 68 .

Are there even moderators at this place? Are these ridiculous taters threads the type of content they want on the top of the forum every day? I’d like to see taters pinned down Clockwork Orange style with The Geto Boys catalog played on 10 on a loop.