Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics


I'm increasingly fascinated by the number of threads that have been created lately by OP's who have joined over only the last 2 months with less than 30 posts that all seem related to the importance of wires and tweaks. While I'm not dismissing the notion that everything matters in hifi (including digital cable), it seems that these topics vastly overwhelm thread topics that clearly would have more influence to hifi audio sound such as discussions of the sonic characteristics of various amplifier topologies, the importance of simplifying the signal path, and identifying fantastic speaker/amplifier synergies, etc...

If some unsuspecting newbie were to stumble onto this forum they would likely come away thinking that a fuse or a piece of wire are the most important elements towards obtaining wonderful hifi sound. This is unfortunate. For example, my discovery of listening to a SET circuit years ago paired with speakers possessing a high and flat impedance greatly outshines any joy derived from identifying the finest digital cable produced by man. I'm simply questioning the hifi priorities that this forum seems to be obsessed with lately.

Is it just me?
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Interesting the people known for not trying tweaks don't seem able to even so much as entertain the possibility that people are talking about tweaks because they actually work. 

Another thing I find interesting, they don't seem to care too much for the fact they are attacking one of the nicest kindest most generous members on the site. Not only is he unbelievably kind and gracious even when mercilessly attacked, but he is clearly deeply in love with his music, a subject on which he frequently waxes poetic. Finally of course it is clear the guy has little money and goes out of his way to stretch every dollar to the max. Yet here we are with a thread seemingly devoted to trashing mahgister.

Have you no sense of shame?
Typical politician's tactic: if you can't win an argument, distort the terms of the discussion out of all recognition, and then start arguing about that.
Pathetic is putting a positive spin on it.  He and mahgister are on opposite poles of the cool person spectrum.
Well, I can only speak for myself......I feel like I’m not wanted here because I speak my mind.
I don’t owe you an equipment history, I don’t owe you much of anything, nevermind an "audiophile" resume.

If you ask me a question, I will answer it to the best of my ability.

I came here because I was tired of Facebook’s pages, to be honest.....

I own Tekton speakers. I had a good experience. *shrugs* YMMV. 

This place doesn’t seem very friendly, just saying....