@glupson. That’s a legitimate question. To answer more generally, it’s clearly been tempting for many of us to respond to provocation - I’m sure that I’m guilty as charged. But giving in to that temptation hasn’t yielded a very satisfying result.
I believe most of us are capable of something better. What do we collectively want this thread to be - a conversation between audiophiles who can respectfully agree to differ, or another descent into toxicity? I favor the former and will do my very best to behave accordingly. I hope that you and others feel the same way.