Does long hair destroy the soundstage?

I think that it's obvious that anything over your ears will have an effect on the sound. Having hair over your ears would be expected to muffle the sound.

As for this being related to the demographic of audiophiles, I'd say this is a small factor.

In my opinion, a significant part of the audiophile "bug" is related to the enjoyment of having and tinkering with the equipment. How many women do you know that truly enjoy tinkering with electronics. For them it's significanlty more about the music and, in my opinion, when it's all about the music the system isn't nearly as important. As always there are exceptions, but swapping expensive speaker cables for a minor difference in sound isn't evidence of a listening being all about the music.

Excessive ear hair is actually good for the sound, filtering out any of unpleasant lumpy sounds, making the overall listening experience smoother and more engrossing.

I remember when I had my ears cleaned and they had to cut all the hairs out.....got back home listened to music and OMG. I had planned on upgrading my radio shack speakers but no need.

Hope that answers everyones questions.

Perhaps it's time to have audiophile ratings for hairstyles. Or better yet, audiophile hair care products.
Full Spectrum Shampoo - $248.00 / 12 oz..
High Frequency Taming Conditioner - $248.00 / 12oz..
Each product could also be sent back to the manufacturer, and upgraded to the "SE" formula for only $124.00 plus shipping.