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What is wrong with Audiophiles?

Well, many issues. The pursuit after uber-expensive interconnects, speaker cables, power conditioners, power cables can be rediculous. Not to mention Audiophiles who paint the outer sides of their CD's with a green marker. A few days ago I visited a local hi-fi exhibition in Israel. Two of the most impressive rooms where the YG Acoustics with an all NAGRA amplification and the Focal room. The speaker cables in the first room cost $70,000. That was also the cost of the speaker cable in the Focal room. One could buy a BMW or a Merc AMG or a Porsche for that much money. Does this make sense to you? And, lest I forget, I have an Audiophile neighbor in the building where I live. I offered him to borrow a CD of an Israeli singer that I admire. How is the quality of the recording, he asked. "average", I answered. "No, I can't listen to average recordings", he replied. I call that "Audiophilia neurosis". 
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thyname
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glupson2,946 posts11-19-2019 9:00am

thyname,

What is your own system?

I saw your amplifier, at least one that to me looks exactly like yours, at a recent show. Its looks exude confidence, for sure. How often do you, in real life, have to use the screen on the front? It looks like it would attract fingerprints like crazy. Otherwise, very nice.
Thanks. 

What show was that? In New York, or DC? Let me know which one, and I can tell you exactly what it was. 

Honestly, I have only used the touch screen early when I got it, to set things up. In the normal course of use, I simply use the remote control.
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atdavid
I have added many things to this forum, but you seem to gravitate towards tweaks, not things that are likely to make a significant difference in your sound, like truly addressing the acoustics in your environment.

>>>>>That’s beautiful! The perfect Strawman argument. Kudos!
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I am also not 12 years old, so I don’t play this "mine is bigger than yours" game. Grow up. How about writing posts here that show that you have any useful knowledge that makes your posts at all relevant, instead of just using ad-hominems to attack others.
I was simply asking you a question. And I have yet to hear an answer. What exactly are you teaching me?

And when / how did I ever launch any ad-hominems attack to you? Perhaps you should look at the mirror:

I will continually make fun of the shoe-box you have for a dedicated listening room

So again, I’ll say: show me your room? Mine is posted here, for all to see, good or bad. How about you?
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atdavid
... you seem to gravitate towards tweaks, not things that are likely to make a significant difference in your sound, like truly addressing the acoustics in your environment.
Whether the change to the sound of a system is "significant" or not is purely subjective, so it isn't clear what your point is here. As to tweaks, they are not mutually exclusive; you can make acoustic improvements as you also make tweaks.
... Almost every post here "recommending" something becomes 50/50 for and against, so adding one more "I heard this thing, in a room I am not familiar with, with equipment I am not familiar with, and I liked/disliked it" is not going to add any value here.
Sez you. But this group does not exist solely for your amusement and satisfaction. Some of us enjoy reading about others' listening experiences, even in the absence of definitive conclusions, and even in the absence of the scientific listening tests you keep asking others to conduct for you.
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